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*The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective.*

The Horrors of War was the fourth story of Season 40 of Doctor Who. It was written by Robert Shearman, directed by Graeme Harper and featured Colin Baker as the Doctor and Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush.

This story acted as the long-anticipated regeneration story for the Sixth Doctor.

Synopsis

The Sixth Doctor and Mel arrive Normandy, 1944, and before they know it, they find themselves stranded, slap-bang in the middle of the D-Day landings. The two travellers face no other choice to but to join the allied effort, but a darker force is lurking over them, someone the Doctor hasn’t seen since his early days on Gallifrey.

Plot

Part One

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Part Two

To be added.

Part Three

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Cast

and introducing Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor To be added

Crew

Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber
Executive Producer - David Renwick

Memorable Quotes

To be added.

Background Information

Development

To be added.

Pre-Production

To be added.

Production

To be added.

Post-Production

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Reaction

Part One received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.03m viewers. It ranked at 18th over the week.
Part Two received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.14m viewers. It ranked at 18th over the week.
Part Three received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.23m viewers. It ranked at 23rd over the week.

Story Notes

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Continuity

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Home Video Releases

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+{{Episode|prodcode = 11F|episodenumber = Episodes 6-8|doctor(s) = [[Sixth Doctor]]|companion(s) = [[Melanie Bush]]|main_enemy = |main_setting(s) = [[Normandy]], [[1944]]|written_by = [[Robert Shearman]]|directed_by = [[Graeme Harper]]|produced_by = [[Bill Shapter]]|season = [[Season 40 (Doctor Who) | Season 40]]|story_number = |original_air_date(s) = [[30 August (releases) |30 August]]-[[13 September (releases) |13 September]] 2003|original_release = BBC One|image2 = 40x04.jpg|caption2 = |previous_serial = |next_serial = |title1 = The Horrors of War|executive_producers = [[David Renwick]]|format = 3x45 minute episodes|chapter = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Three| Chapter Three]]|chapter_nuber = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two#Part III | Part III]]|nNthReleasedInSeries = 244|aPrevReleasedInSeries = Creatures of Beauty (episode)|sSeries = Doctor Who|aNextReleasedInSeries = LIVE 34 (episode)|nNthReleasedInAll = 272|aPrevReleasedInAll = Creatures of Beauty (episode)|aNextReleasedInAll = LIVE 34 (episode)|TXtime = 19:35 (part 1)
+:30 (part 2)
-:30 (part 2)}}{{Realworld}}'''The Horrors of War '''was the fourth story of [[Season 40 (Doctor Who)|Season 40]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[Robert Shearman]], directed by [[Graeme Harper]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Bonnie Langford]] as [[Melanie Bush]].
+:35 (parts 3)|image1 = HorrorsofWarRegen.jpg}}{{Realworld}}'''The Horrors of War '''was the fourth story of [[Season 40 (Doctor Who)|Season 40]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[Robert Shearman]], directed by [[Graeme Harper]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Bonnie Langford]] as [[Melanie Bush]].
 This story acted as the long-anticipated regeneration story for the [[Sixth Doctor]].
-== Synopsis==
+==Synopsis==
 The Sixth Doctor and Mel arrive Normandy, 1944, and before they know it, they find themselves stranded, slap-bang in the middle of the D-Day landings. The two travellers face no other choice to but to join the allied effort, but a darker force is lurking over them, someone the Doctor hasn’t seen since his early days on Gallifrey.
 ==Plot==
 === Part One ===
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 === Part Two ===
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 === Part Three ===
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 *[[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]]
 *[[Melanie Bush]] - [[Bonnie Langford]]
 ''and introducing'' [[Sylvester McCoy]] ''as ''[[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]]
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+==Crew==
+*Created by [[Sydney Newman]], [[Donald Wilson]] and [[C.E. Webber]]
+*[[Executive Producers|Executive Producer]] - [[David Renwick]]
+*[[Writer]] - [[Robert Shearman]]
+*[[Producers|Producer]] - [[Bill Shapter]]
+*[[Script Editors|Script Editor]] - [[Russell T Davies]]
+*[[Director]] - [[Graeme Harper]]
+*[[Director of photography|Director of Photography]] - [[Ernie Vincze]]
-==Crew==
+*[[Production designer|Production Designer]] - [[Jon Bunker]]
-{{35crew|CreatedBy = Sydney Newman|CreatedBy2 = Donald Wilson|CreatedBy3 = C.E. Webber|ExecutiveProd = David Renwick|SeriesProducer = Bill Shapter|SeriesScriptEditor = Russell T Davies|Writer =Robert Shearman |Director =Graeme Harper |ProductionDesigner = Jon Bunker|MakeUp = |CastingDirector = Andy Pryor|Music = Murray Gold|CostumeDesigner = Lucinda Wright|Editor = Mike Jones|OriginalTheme = Ron Grainer|TitleMusic = Dominic Glynn|TitleSequence = Sid Sutton|DOP = Ernie Vincze|VisualEffects = The Mill|Make-upDesigner = Davy Jones|Writer2 = |DirectedCreatedAndWrittenBy = Joe Ahearne|DirectedAndWrittenBy = |Character1 = |CharCreatedBy1a = |StoryBy = |StoryBy2 = |SpecialEffects = Bryan Stanislas}}
+*[[Visual effects|Visual Effects]] - [[The Mill]]
+*[[Make-up designer|Make-Up Designer]] - [[Davy Jones]]
+*[[Casting director|Casting Director]] - [[Andy Pryor]]
+*[[Incidental music|Music]] - [[Murray Gold]]
+*[[Costume designer|Costume Designer]] - [[Lucinda Wright]]
+*[[Editor|Edited by]] - [[Mike Jones]]
+*[[Special Effects]] - [[Bryan Stanislas]]
+*[[Theme Music|Original Theme Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]]
+*[[Theme Music|Title Music]] - [[Dominic Glynn]]
+*[[Title Sequence|Title Sequence by]] [[Sid Sutton]]
 ==Memorable Quotes==
 To be added.
 ==Background Information==
 ===Development===
-To be added
+To be added.
 ===Pre-Production===
 To be added.
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 ===Reaction===
+*Part One received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.03m viewers. It ranked at 18th over the week.
-* Official BARB ratings: 8.03m for Part One, 8.14m for Part Two and 8.23m for Part Three.
+*Part Two received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.14m viewers. It ranked at 18th over the week.
+*Part Three received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.23m viewers. It ranked at 23rd over the week.
 ===Story Notes===
 To be added.
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 To be added.
 ==Home Video Releases==
+To be added.
-*
 [[Category:Stories]]
-[[Category:Tenth Doctor stories]]
 [[Category:Stories Set On Earth]]
-[[Category:Rogue Stories]]
+[[Category:Sixth Doctor stories]]
-[[Category:Chapter Two Part III Stories]]
+[[Category:Seventh Doctor stories]]
+[[Category:Regeneration Stories]]
+[[Category:Rani Stories]]
+[[Category:Chapter Three Stories]]