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The Path Not Taken was the second story of Season 29. It was written by Ian Briggs, directed by Nicholas Mallett and featured Richard Griffiths as the Doctor, Julia Sawalha as Katie Tollinger and John Banks as Henrick.
Synopsis
The Doctor, Katie and Henrick arrive in London, 1971, but it’s not the London they remember. Someone has been interfering in the timelines as London and most of the world is being controlled by the Third Reich.
History must be restored to its due course, and in his attempt to do so, the Doctor is faced with the most terrible dilemma he has ever known.
Plot
Part 1
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Part 2
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Cast
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Crew
- Writer - Ian Briggs
- Producer - Ian Fraser
- Script Editor - Ben Aaronovitch
- Director - Nicholas Mallett
- Lighting - Brian Handley
- Designer - David Laskey
- Visual Effects Designers - Malcom James, Dave Chapman
- Make-Up Designer - Denise Baron
- Casting Director - Anne Henderson
- Music - Dominic Glynn
- Costume Designer - Ken Trew
- Edited by - Howard Billingham
- Vision Mixer - Julie Miller
- Original Theme Music - Ron Grainer
- Title Music - Mark Ayres
- Title Sequence by CAL Video
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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Reaction
- Official BARB ratings: 7.6m for Part One and 7.8m for Part Two.
Story Notes
- This is only the seventh story in the franchise's history to be two parts long, but still maintain the original 25 minute format. The other stories are The Edge of Destruction, The Rescue, The Sontaran Experiment, The King's Demons and The Awakening.
Continuity
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Home Video Releases
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