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The New Empire was a serial consisting of the eleventh and twelfth episodes of Season 52 of Doctor Who. It was written by Jane Espenson, directed by Rachel Talalay and featured Adjoa Andoh as the Fifteenth Doctor, Daniel Adegboyega as Pete Fletcher, Shelley King as Sally Brennen and Jane Wymark as Annie Downes.
Synopsis
Abducted by the Pirate Collective, the Doctor is sold to the highest bidder at a slave market. Finding herself in the ownership of the Master, the Doctor finds herself coming face to face, once more, with her oldest foes.
Plot
Part One
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Part Two
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Cast
- The Doctor - Adjoa Andoh
- Pete Fletcher - Daniel Adegboyega
- Sally Brennen - Shelley King
- Annie Downes - Jane Wymark
- The Master - Jason Isaacs
- Caitrin Ryan - Gillian Anderson
- Sergeant Wilson - Bradley Gardner
- Ricky Brennen-Downes - Hiten Patel
- Jade Brennen-Downes - Jasmine Uson
- Captain Pieters - Steve Halliwell
- Voice of the Daleks - Nicholas Briggs
Crew
- Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber
- Executive Producers - Jane Espenson and Gaynor Holmes
- Co-Executive Producers - Adrian Hodges, Toby Whithouse, Sarah Dollard and Pete McTighe
- Director of Photography - Stuart Biddlecombe
- Production Designer - Richard Hudolin
- Visual Effects - DNEG
- Make-Up - Suzanne Jansen
- Casting Director - Andy Pryor
- Music - Bear McCreary
- Costume Designer - Glenne Campbell
- Edited by - Will Oswald
- Original Theme Music - Ron Grainer
- Title Music - Bear McCreary
- Title Sequence - Peter Anderson Studios
- Daleks created by Terry Nation
- The Master created by Robert Holmes
Memorable Quotes
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Background Information
Production History
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Development
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Production
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Post-Production
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Release
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Reaction
- Part One received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 7.82 million viewers. It ranked at 4th over the week, which changed to 5th when the 28-Day Figures came out, putting the episode at 8.27 million viewers.
- Part Two received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 7.91 million viewers. It ranked at 4th over the week, which changed to 5th when the 28-Day Figures came out, putting the episode at 8.49 million viewers.
Story Notes
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Continuity
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Home Video Releases
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