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

The Other was the eighth and final story of Season 40 of Doctor Who. It was written by Russell T Davies, directed by Sandy Johnson and featured Richard E. Grant as the Doctor and Anna Hope as Sandra Armstrong.

Synopsis

At the dawn of Gallifrey, many years ago, three men stood tall: Omega, Rassilon and the Other – also known as the Doctor.

Now lifetimes later, the Doctor receives a call from Gallifrey, a call from a very old friend, Rassilon. Rassilon has returned and the Doctor must stop him before all of time is destroyed.

Plot

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Cast

The Doctor - Richard E. Grant
Sandra Armstrong - Anna Hope
Omega - Patrick Stewart
The Keeper - Don Warrington
The Rogue - Derek Jacobi
Rassilon - Donald Sumpter
The Rani - Kate O'Mara
Leela - Louise Jameson
Voice of K9 - John Leeson
Slaan - Pip Torrens
Francs - John Paton
Ohila - Claire Higgins
Presta - Gai Waterhouse
Michael - Robert Eggworth
Dayst'op - Fredrick Boulevard
T'var - James Stern
Gral - David Prell
The Other - Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Richard Griffiths, Michael French, Richard E. Grant

Crew

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

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

This episode received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.07m viewers. It ranked at 19th over the week.

Story Notes

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Continuity

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Home Video Releases

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-== Synopsis==
+==Synopsis==
 At the dawn of Gallifrey, many years ago, three men stood tall: Omega, Rassilon and the Other – also known as the Doctor.
 Now lifetimes later, the Doctor receives a call from Gallifrey, a call from a very old friend, Rassilon. Rassilon has returned and the Doctor must stop him before all of time is destroyed.
 ==Plot==
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 *Created by [[Sydney Newman]], [[Donald Wilson]] and [[C.E. Webber]]
 *[[Executive Producers|Executive Producer]] - [[David Renwick]]
-*[[Writer]]<nowiki/> - [[Russell T Davies|Russell T D]]<nowiki/>[[Russell T Davies|avies]]
+*[[Writer]] - [[Russell T Davies]]
-*[[Producers|Produc]]<nowiki/>[[Producers|er]] - [[Bill Shapter|Bill S]][[Bill Shapter|hap]]<nowiki/><nowiki/>[[Bill Shapter|t]][[Bill Shapter|er]]
+*[[Producers|Producer]] - [[Bill Shapter]]
 *[[Script Editors|Script Editor]] - [[Russell T Davies]]
 *[[Director]] - [[Sandy Johnson]]
 *[[Director of photography|Director of Photography]] - [[Ernie Vincze]]
 *[[Production designer|Production Designer]] - [[Jon Bunker]]
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 ==Background Information==
 ===Development===
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 ===Pre-Production===
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 ===Reaction===
 * This episode received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.07m viewers. It ranked at 19th over the week.
 ===Story Notes===
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 ==Home Video Releases==
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 [[Category:Stories]]
 [[Category:Tenth Doctor stories]]
 [[Category:Stories Set On Gallifrey]]
-[[Category:Chapter Two Part IV Stories]]
+[[Category:Chapter Three Stories]]
 [[Category:Rogue Stories]]
 [[Category:Rani Stories]]
-[[Category:Stories Featuring The Other]]
+[[Category:The Other Stories]]
 [[Category:Omega Stories]]