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

The Web of Time was the eighth and final story of Season 34 of Doctor Who. It was written by Colin Brake, directed by Ronald Wilson and featured Michael French as the Doctor and Rakie Ayola as Janet Wells.

Synopsis

When Janet was a child she witnessed the death of her best friend. She would do anything to change it. Anything.

She goes back in time and stops her from dying but accidentally kills herself in the process. The Doctor must undo the changes that have been made or time will unwind itself and chaos will break loose.

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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Part 5

To be added.

Cast

To be added.

Crew

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

Executive Producer - Ben Aaronovitch

Memorable Quotes

To be added.

Background Information

Development

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Pre-Production

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Production

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Post-Production

To be added.

Reaction

Official BARB ratings: 9.21m for Part One, 9.16m for Part Two, 9.39m for Part Three, 9.45m for Part Four and 9.74m for Part Five.

Story Notes

This is the last regular appearance of Janet Wells as a companion.

Continuity

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Home Video Releases

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+{{Episode|prodcode = 9S|episodenumber = Episodes 18-22|doctor(s) = [[Ninth Doctor]]|companion(s) = [[Janet Wells]]|featuring = |main_setting(s) = [[Birmingham]], [[1934]]
-{{Episode|doctor(s) = [[Ninth Doctor]]|companion(s) = [[Grace Holloway]]|featuring = [[Romana II]]; [[K9]]; [[Katie Tollinger]]; [[Henrick]]; [[Bernice Summerfield]]|main_setting(s) = [[San Francisco]], [[1975]]; [[Gallifrey]]|written_by = [[Douglas Adams]]|directed_by = [[Chris Clough]]|produced_by = [[Stephen Garwood]]|season = 34|story_number = 200|original_air_date(s) = 18/04/1998 - 09/05/1998|original_release = BBC One|image2 = The Web of Time.png|caption2 = Title card|previous_serial = [[Plan B]]|next_serial = [[The Castle that Time Forgot]]|chapter = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two | Chapter Two]]|chapter_nuber = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two#Part III | Part III]]}}'''The Web of Time '''was the eighth and final story of [[Season 34 (Doctor Who)|Season 34]]. It was written by [[Douglas Adams]], directed by [[Chris Clough]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Daphne Ashbrook]] as [[Grace Holloway|Dr. Grace Holloway]].
-== Synopsis==
-When Grace was a child she witnessed the death of her best friend. She would do anything to change it. Anything.
+[[Gallifrey]]|written_by = [[Colin Brake]]|directed_by = [[Ronald Wilson]]|produced_by = [[Stephen Garwood]]|season = [[Season 34 (Doctor Who)|Season 34]]|original_air_date(s) = [[14 February (releases)|14 February]]-[[14 March (releases)|14 March]] [[1998]]|original_release = BBC One|image2 = S34s8.jpeg|caption2 = |chapter = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two|Chapter Two]]|main_enemy = |other_enemies = |title1 = The Web of Time|format = 5x25 minutes|nNthReleasedInSeries = 207|aPrevReleasedInSeries = Iceberg (serial)|sSeries = Doctor Who|aNextReleasedInSeries = The Hail Mary (serial)|nNthReleasedInAll = 210|aPrevReleasedInAll = Iceberg (serial)|aNextReleasedInAll = The Hail Mary (serial)|TXtime = 18:30 (parts 1-3; 5)
-She goes back in time and stops her from dying but accidentally kills herself in the process. The Doctor must undo the changes that have been made or time will unwind itself and chaos will break loose.
+:15 (part 4)|executive_producers = [[Ben Aaronovitch]]}}{{Realworld}}'''The Web of Time''' was the eighth and final story of [[Season 34 (Doctor Who)|Season 34]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[Colin Brake]], directed by [[Ronald Wilson]] and featured [[Michael French]] as [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Rakie Ayola]] as [[Janet Wells]].
+==Synopsis==
+When Janet was a child she witnessed the death of her best friend. She would do anything to change it. Anything.
+She goes back in time and stops her from dying but accidentally kills herself in the process. The Doctor must undo the changes that have been made or time will unwind itself and chaos will break loose.
 ==Plot==
 ===Part 1===
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 ===Part 4===
+To be added.
+=== Part 5 ===
 To be added.
 ==Cast==
-*[[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
+*[[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Michael French]]
-*[[Grace Holloway|Dr. Grace Holloway]] - [[Daphne Ashbrook]]
+*[[Janet Wells]] - [[Rakie Ayola]]
 To be added.
 ==Crew==
+* Created by [[Sydney Newman]], [[Donald Wilson]] and [[C.E. Webber]]
-To be added.
+*[[Executive Producers|Executive Producer]] - [[Ben Aaronovitch]]
+* [[Writer]] - [[Colin Brake]]
+* [[Producers|Producer]] - [[Stephen Garwood]]
+* [[Script Editors|Script Editor]] - [[Colin Brake]]
+* [[Director]] - [[Ronald Wilson]]
+* [[Director of photography|Director of Photography]] - [[Simon Maggs]]
+* [[Production designer|Production Designer]] - [[Jonathan Taylor]]
+* [[Visual effects|Visual Effects Designers]] - [[Chris Lawson]], [[Peter Kersey]]
+* [[Make-up designer|Make-Up Designer]] - [[Vanessa White]]
+* [[Casting director|Casting Director]] - [[Andy Pryor]]
+* [[Incidental music|Music]] - [[Jim Parker]]
+* [[Costume designer|Costume Designer]] - [[Tina Waugh]]
+* [[Editor|Edited by]] - [[Paul Garrick]]
+* [[Theme Music|Original Theme Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]]
+* [[Theme Music|Title Music]] - [[Mark Ayres]]
+* [[Title Sequence|Title Sequence by]] [[Red Pepper]]
 ==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===
+*Official BARB ratings: 9.21m for Part One, 9.16m for Part Two, 9.39m for Part Three, 9.45m for Part Four and 9.74m for Part Five.
-To be added.
 ===Story Notes===
+*This is the last regular appearance of [[Janet Wells]] as a companion.
-To be added.
 ===Continuity===
+*To be added.
+==Home Video Releases==
 To be added.
-==Home Video Releases==
-VHS
-*This story was first released on VHS in 1998.
-DVD
-*This story along with the other stories in [[Season 34]] were included in [[the Complete Season 33 Box Set]] released in October 2003.
-*This story and all other [[Ninth Doctor]] stories were included in [[the Complete Paul McGann Era Box Set]] in April 2012.
 [[Category:Stories]]
 [[Category:Ninth Doctor stories]]
+[[Category:Companion Departure Stories]]
+[[Category:Stories Set On Earth]]
+[[Category:Stories Set On Gallifrey]]
+[[Category:Chapter Two Stories]]