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

The Left-Handed Hummingbird was the fourth story of Season 30. It was written by Kate Orman, directed by Paul Seed, featured Richard Griffiths as the Doctor, Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield and John Banks as Henrick.

Synopsis

1968: Cristian Alvarez meets the Doctor in London.

1978: The great temple of the Aztecs is discovered in Mexico.

1980: John Lennon is murdered in New York.

1994: A gunman runs amok in Mexico City.

Each time, Cristian is there. Each time, he experiences the Blue, a traumatic psychic shock. Only the Doctor can help him – but the Doctor has problems of his own. Following the events of their earlier trip to Nazi occupied-London, the Doctor knows that someone or something has been tinkering with time. Now he finds that events in his own past have been altered – and a lethal force from South America's prehistory has been released.

The Doctor, Bernice and Henrick travel to the Aztec Empire in 1487, to London in the Swinging Sixties, and to the sinking of the Titanic as they attempt to rectify the temporal faults -- and survive the attacks of the living god Huitzilin.

Plot

Part 1

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Part 2

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Part 3

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Part 4

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Cast

The Doctor - Richard Griffiths
Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman
Henrick - John Banks
Cristián Xochitl Alvarez - Billy Clarke
Professor Lawrence Fitzgerald - Peter Cleal
Huitzilin - Jo Castleton
Ce Xochitl - Edward Harbour
Iccauhtli - Robert Wilson
Achtli - Charles Rea
Coyolxauhqui - Richard Cordery
Quauilticac - Sean Pertwee
Feliciano Nahualli - Michael Irving
Lt. Hamlet Macbeth - Simon Holmes
Sir Charles - Peter Helmer
Anna - Cindy Shelley
Elizabeth - Vivienne Ritchie
John - Terrence Edmond
Molly - Diane Fletcher

Crew

Writer - Kate Orman
Producer - Ian Fraser
Script Editor - Ben Aaronovitch
Director - Paul Seed
Lighting - Keith Thomas
Designer - Ken Ledsham
Visual Effects Designers - Malcom James, Dave Chapman
Make-Up Designer - Helen Barrett
Casting Director - Anne Henderson
Music - Mark Ayres
Costume Designer - Phoebe De Gaye
Edited by - Dave King
Vision Mixer - Julie Mann
Original Theme Music - Ron Grainer
Title Music - Mark Ayres
Title Sequence by CAL Video

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 8.44m viewers. It ranked at 36th over the week.
Part Two received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.27m viewers. It ranked at 38th over the week.
Part Three received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.18m viewers. It ranked at 47th over the week.
Part Four received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.02m viewers. It ranked at 49th over the week.

Story Notes

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Continuity

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Home Video Releases

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+[[Mexico City]], [[1994]]|written_by = [[Kate Orman]]|directed_by = [[Paul Seed]]|produced_by = [[Ian Fraser]]|season = [[Season 30 (Doctor Who)|Season 30]]|original_air_date(s) = [[4 September (releases)|4]]-[[25 September (releases)|25 September]] [[1993]]|original_release = BBC1|image2 =30x04.jpg |previous_serial = |next_serial = |image1 = |main_enemy = [[Huitzilin]]|chapter = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two | Chapter Two]]|chapter_nuber = |format = 4x25 minute episodes|nNthReleasedInSeries = 174|aPrevReleasedInSeries = The Enemy Within (serial)|sSeries = Doctor Who|aNextReleasedInSeries = The Reverent Peril (serial)|nNthReleasedInAll = 177|aPrevReleasedInAll = The Enemy Within (serial)|aNextReleasedInAll = The Reverent Peril (serial)|companion(s) = [[Bernice Summerfield]]
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 :35 (parts 3-4)}}{{Realworld}}'''The Left-Handed Hummingbird '''was the fourth story of [[Season 30 (Doctor Who)|Season 30]]. It was written by [[Kate Orman]], directed by [[Paul Seed]], featured [[Richard Griffiths]] as [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Lisa Bowerman]] as [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[John Banks]] as [[Henrick]].
-== Synopsis==
+==Synopsis==
 : Cristian Alvarez meets the Doctor in London.
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 The Doctor, Bernice and Henrick travel to the Aztec Empire in 1487, to London in the Swinging Sixties, and to the sinking of the Titanic as they attempt to rectify the temporal faults -- and survive the attacks of the living god Huitzilin.
 ==Plot==
 ===Part 1===
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 ===Part 4===
 To be added.
 ==Cast==
 *[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Richard Griffiths]]
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 * [[Molly (The Left-Handed Hummingbird)|Molly]] - [[Diane Fletcher]]
 ==Crew==
+*[[Writer]] - [[Kate Orman]]
-{{Classiccrew|SeriesProducer = Ian Fraser|SeriesScriptEditor = Ben Aaronovitch|Writer = Kate Orman|Director = Paul Seed|DOP = Ian Dow|ProductionDesigner = Nick Somerville|VisualEffects = Malcolm James|VisualEffects2 = Dave Chapman|Make-upDesigner = Helen Barrett|CastingDirector = Andy Pryor|Music = Mark Ayres|Editor = Dave King|Editor2 = Dinah Long|OriginalTheme = Ron Grainer|TitleMusic = Mark Ayres|TitleSequence = CAL Video|Lighting = Keith Thomas|Designer = Ken Ledsham|VisionMixer = Julie Mann|CostumeDesigner = Phoebe De Gaye|Writer2 = }}
+*[[Producers|Producer]] - [[Ian Fraser]]
+*[[Script Editors|Script Editor]] - [[Ben Aaronovitch]]
+*[[Director]] - [[Paul Seed]]
+*[[Lighting]] - [[Keith Thomas]]
+*[[Production designer|Designer]] - [[Ken Ledsham]]
+*[[Visual effects|Visual Effects Designers]] - [[Malcom James]], [[Dave Chapman]]
+*[[Make-up designer|Make-Up Designer]] - [[Helen Barrett]]
+*[[Casting director|Casting Director]] - [[Anne Henderson]]
+*[[Incidental music|Music]] - [[Mark Ayres]]
+*[[Costume designer|Costume Designer]] '''-''' [[Phoebe De Gaye]]
+*[[Editor|Edited by]] '''-''' [[Dave King]]
+*[[Vision Mixer]] - [[Julie Mann]]
+*[[Theme Music|Original Theme Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]]
+*[[Theme Music|Title Music]] - [[Mark Ayres]]
+*[[Title Sequence|Title Sequence by]] [[CAL Video]]
 ==Memorable Quotes==
 To be added.
 ==Background Information==
 ===Development===
-To be added.
+*To be added.
 ===Pre-Production===
-To be added.
+*To be added.
 ===Production===
-To be added.
+*To be added.
 ===Post-Production===
-To be added.
+*To be added.
 ===Reaction===
+* ''Part One'' received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.44m viewers. It ranked at 36th over the week.
-* Official BARB ratings: 8.4m for Part One, 8.3m for Part Two, 8.2m for Part Three and 8m for Part Four.
+* ''Part Two'' received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.27m viewers. It ranked at 38th over the week.
+* ''Part Three'' received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.18m viewers. It ranked at 47th over the week.
+* ''Part Four'' received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.02m viewers. It ranked at 49th over the week.
 ===Story Notes===
-*To be added
+*To be added.
 ===Continuity===
-*To be added
+*To be added.
 ==Home Video Releases==
+To be added.
-*
 [[Category:Stories]]
 [[Category:Eighth Doctor stories]]
 [[Category:Season 30 Stories]]
-[[Category:Stories Set Inside The TARDIS]]
+[[Category:Chapter Two Stories]]
-[[Category:Companion Lite Stories]]
-[[Category:Six Part Stories]]
-[[Category:Chapter Two Part III Stories]]