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

The Reckoning of Shadows was the first story of Season 34 of Doctor Who. It was written by Steven Moffat, directed by Richard Holthouse and featured Michael French as the Doctor and Rakie Ayola as Janet Wells.

Synopsis

The Doctor takes Janet to the largest library in the known universe. They find it empty of human life, but with countless other living beings. When an archaeological expedition arrives in the library, fronted by the Doctor’s old friend, Bernice Summerfield, but before she ever knew him, they find themselves enthralled in a conspiracy which has quite literally saved thousands.

Plot

Part 1

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Part 2

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Part 3

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Cast

Crew

Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber

Executive Producer - Ben Aaronovitch

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

Official BARB ratings: 9.73m for Part One, 9.56m for Part Two and 9.49m for Part Three.

Story Notes

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Continuity

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Home Video Releases

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+{{Episode|prodcode = 9L|episodenumber = Episodes 1-3|doctor(s) = [[Ninth Doctor]]|companion(s) = [[Janet Wells]]|main_enemy = [[Vashta Nerada]]|main_setting(s) = [[The Library (planet)|The Library]], the [[51st century]]|written_by = [[Steven Moffat]]|directed_by = [[Richard Holthouse]]|produced_by = [[Stephen Garwood]]|season = [[Season 34 (Doctor Who)|Season 34]]|original_air_date(s) = [[18 October (releases)|18 October]]-[[1 November (releases)|1 November]] [[1997]]|original_release = BBC One|image2 =S34s1.png |caption2 = |chapter = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two|Chapter Two]]|title1 = The Reckoning of Shadows|format = 3x25 minute episodes|nNthReleasedInSeries = 200|aPrevReleasedInSeries = Resurrection of the Autons (serial)|sSeries = Doctor Who|aNextReleasedInSeries = See No Evil (serial)|nNthReleasedInAll = 203|aPrevReleasedInAll = Resurrection of the Autons (serial)|aNextReleasedInAll = See No Evil (serial)|image1 = |TXtime = 18:30|executive_producers = [[Ben Aaronovitch]]}}{{Realworld}}'''The Reckoning of Shadows''' was the first story of [[Season 34 (Doctor Who)|Season 34]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[Steven Moffat]], directed by [[Richard Holthouse]] and featured [[Michael French]] as [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Rakie Ayola]] as [[Janet Wells]].
 ==Synopsis==
 The Doctor takes Janet to the largest library in the known universe. They find it empty of human life, but with countless other living beings. When an archaeological expedition arrives in the library, fronted by the Doctor’s old friend, Bernice Summerfield, but before she ever knew him, they find themselves enthralled in a conspiracy which has quite literally saved thousands.