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

The Lazarus Project was the fifth and final story of Season 36 of Doctor Who. It was written by Mark Wright & Cavan Scott, directed by Marcus Mortimer and featured Michael French as the Doctor and Laurie Holden as Sammy Thompson, alongside Sylvester McCoy reprising his role as the Seventh Doctor.

Synopsis

"I'll survive, Doctor. I always do."

Unfinished business.

A frightened girl is stalked in a land of eternal night.

A hunter longs for recognition and power.

A traveller in time returns to correct the mistakes of the past and faces a danger that could rob him of his future. Unless his future intervenes.

And in the shadows stands Nimrod. Waiting...

Welcome to the Forge.

Plot

Part 1

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Part 2

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Part 3

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Cast

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Crew

Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber
Executive Producer - David Renwick
Writers - Mark Wright and Cavan Scott
Producer - Sue Vertue
Script Editor - Steven Moffat
Director - Marcus Mortimer
Director of Photography - Geoff Harrison
Production Designer - John Asbridge
Visual Effects - Orange Tree VFX
Make-Up Designer - Vanessa White
Casting Director - Andy Pryor
Music - Richard Attree
Costume Designer - James Baylan
Edited by - Mark Lawrence
Original Theme Music - Ron Grainer
Title Music - Julian Stewart Lindsay
Title Sequence by Mike Tucker

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

Part One received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.62m viewers. It ranked at 30th over the week.
Part Two received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.83m viewers. It ranked at 29th over the week.
Part Three received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 9.09m viewers. It ranked at 25th over the week.

Story Notes

This is the first story to feature the Seventh Doctor since (DW: The Lords of Time), and also marks the first multi-Doctor story since then.
This is the last Doctor Who story to first air in the 20th century.

Continuity

The Forge's computer Oracle recognises the Seventh Doctor from descriptions of his appearance given in reports from incidents in Shoreditch in November 1963 (DW: Remembrance of the Daleks) and Carbury in 1997. (DW: Battlefield)
Nimrod uses a Bowship to kill Cassie and the Ninth Doctor clone. (DW: State of Decay)
The Doctor again refers to the conflict between the Time Lords and vampires, which he first encountered in his fourth incarnation. (DW: State of Decay)

Home Video Releases

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+[[The Forge]], [[Dartmoor]], [[November]] [[2002]] and [[2005]]|written_by = [[Mark Wright]] and [[Cavan Scott]]|directed_by = [[Marcus Mortimer]]|produced_by = [[Sue Vertue]]|season = [[Season 36 (Doctor Who)|Season 36]]|story_number = |original_air_date(s) = [[4 December (releases)|4]]-[[18 December (releases)|18 December]] 1999|original_release = BBC One|format = 3x45 minute episodes|image2 = 36x05.jpg|previous_serial = |next_serial = |featuring = |executive_producers = [[David Renwick]]|chapter = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two|Chapter Two]]|chapter_nuber = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two#Part III|Part III]]|nNthReleasedInSeries = 219|aPrevReleasedInSeries = Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust (serial)|sSeries = Doctor Who|aNextReleasedInSeries = The Puppet Master (serial)|nNthReleasedInAll = 222|aPrevReleasedInAll = Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust (serial)|aNextReleasedInAll = The Puppet Master (serial)|TXtime = 18:45}}{{Realworld}}'''The Lazarus Project '''was the fifth and final story of [[Season 36 (Doctor Who)|Season 36]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[Mark Wright]] & [[Cavan Scott]], directed by [[Marcus Mortimer]] and featured [[Michael French]] as [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Laurie Holden]] as [[Sammy Thompson]], alongside [[Sylvester McCoy]] reprising his role as the [[Seventh Doctor]].
 == Synopsis==
 ''"I'll survive, Doctor. I always do."''
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 ==Crew==
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+* Created by [[Sydney Newman]], [[Donald Wilson]] and [[C.E. Webber]]
+* [[Executive Producers|Executive Producer]] - [[David Renwick]]
+* [[Writer|Writers]] - [[Mark Wright]] and [[Cavan Scott]]
+* [[Producers|Producer]] - [[Sue Vertue]]
+* [[Script Editors|Script Editor]] - [[Steven Moffat]]
+* [[Director]] - [[Marcus Mortimer]]
+* [[Director of photography|Director of Photography]] - [[Geoff Harrison]]
+* [[Production designer|Production Designer]] - [[John Asbridge]]
+* [[Visual effects|Visual Effects]] - [[Orange Tree VFX]]
+* [[Make-up designer|Make-Up Designer]] - [[Vanessa White]]
+* [[Casting director|Casting Director]] - [[Andy Pryor]]
+* [[Incidental music|Music]] - [[Richard Attree]]
+* [[Costume designer|Costume Designer]] - [[James Baylan]]
+* [[Editor|Edited by]] - [[Mark Lawrence]]
+* [[Theme Music|Original Theme Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]]
+* [[Theme Music|Title Music]] - [[Julian Stewart Lindsay]]
+* [[Title Sequence|Title Sequence by]] [[Mike Tucker]]
 ==Memorable Quotes==
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