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The Conglomerate was the sixth story of Season 32 of Doctor Who. It was written by Nicholas Briggs, directed by Marcus Mortimer and featured Richard Griffiths as the Doctor and Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield.
Synopsis
Sheridan Moorkurk has just been elected president of Earth... but the harsh realities of who really runs the planet are just beginning to dawn on her. And what's more, she's starting to hear voices. Meanwhile, the Doctor and Bernice encounter a mass of aliens heading to Earth... Aliens who have already made the mistake of upsetting the infamous Cuthbert, all-powerful CEO of The Conglomerate, by destroying one of his space platforms.
Will the Doctor and Benny be able to avert an inter-species war that will destroy all life on Earth?
Plot
Part 1
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Part 2
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Cast
- The Doctor - Richard Griffiths
- Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman
- President Moorkurk - Pamela Merrick
- Cuthbert - Martyn Ellis
- Mr Dorrick - Joplin Sibtain
- The Laan - Sarah Lancashire
- General Vincent - Duncan Wisbey
- Air Traffic Control - Trevor Laird
- Bob Caveer - Nicholas Briggs
- Soldiers - Sasha Behar, Roy Marsden
Crew
- Writer - Nicholas Briggs
- Producer - Stephen Garwood
- Script Editor - Colin Brake
- Director - Marcus Mortimer
- Lighting - Alan Godleman
- Designer - Gary Pritchard
- Visual Effects Designers - Malcom James, Dave Chapman
- Make-Up Designer - Fran Needham
- Casting Director - Andy Pryor
- Music - Dominic Glynn
- Costume Designer - Tina Waugh
- Edited by - Liz Baker
- Vision Mixer - Peter Lester
Memorable Quotes
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Background Information
Development
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Pre-Production
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Production
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Post-Production
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Reaction
- Official BARB ratings: 9.59m for Part One and 9.41m for Part Two.
Story Notes
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Continuity
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Home Video Releases
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