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

The Well was the sixth story of Season 33 of Doctor Who. It was written by Mark Gatiss, directed by Winrich Kolbe and featured Michael French as the Doctor and Rakie Ayola as Janet Wells.

Synopsis

On the Planet Skyriff, there stands a well. An endless well that no one has ever gotten to the bottom or knows how far down the bottom is.

One day two strange people come up from the bottom, who call themselves the Doctor and Janet...

Plot

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

To be added.

Pre-Production

To be added.

Production

To be added.

Post-Production

To be added.

Reaction

Official BARB ratings: 8.82 million viewers.

Story Notes

This was the first 1-part 25-minute story since Season 3's Mission to the Unknown.

Continuity

To be added.

Home Video Releases

To be added.

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-{{Episode|doctor(s) = [[Ninth Doctor]]|companion(s) = [[Janet Wells]]|main_enemy = [[Walter]]|main_setting(s) = [[Skyriff]]|written_by = [[Mark Gatiss]]|directed_by = [[Winrich Kolbe]]|produced_by = [[Stephen Garwood]]|season = [[Season 33 (Doctor Who) | Season 33]]|story_number = |original_air_date(s) = [[21 December (releases) |21 December]] 1996|original_release = BBC1|image2 = 33x06.jpg|caption2 = |previous_serial = |next_serial = |chapter = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two | Chapter Two]]|chapter_nuber = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two#Part III | Part III]]|title1 = The Well|format = 1x25 minute episode|nNthReleasedInSeries = 197|aPrevReleasedInSeries = Trial by Fire (serial)|sSeries = Doctor Who|aNextReleasedInSeries = Paradise Lost (serial)|nNthReleasedInAll = 200|aPrevReleasedInAll = Trial by Fire (serial)|aNextReleasedInAll = Paradise Lost (serial)}}{{Realworld}}'''The Well '''was the sixth story of [[Season 33 (Doctor Who)|Season 33]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[Mark Gatiss]], directed by [[Winrich Kolbe]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Rakie Ayola]] as [[Janet Wells]].
+{{Episode|prodcode = 9H|episodenumber = Episode 16|doctor(s) = [[Ninth Doctor]]|companion(s) = [[Janet Wells]]|main_enemy = [[Walter]]|main_setting(s) = [[Skyriff]]|written_by = [[Mark Gatiss]]|directed_by = [[Winrich Kolbe]]|produced_by = [[Stephen Garwood]]|season = [[Season 33 (Doctor Who)|Season 33]]|original_air_date(s) = [[21 December (releases)|21 December]] [[1996]]|original_release = BBC1|image2 = S33s6.png|caption2 = |chapter = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two|Chapter Two]]|title1 = The Well|format = 1x25 minute episode|nNthReleasedInSeries = 197|aPrevReleasedInSeries = Trial by Fire (serial)|sSeries = Doctor Who|aNextReleasedInSeries = Paradise Lost (serial)|nNthReleasedInAll = 200|aPrevReleasedInAll = Trial by Fire (serial)|aNextReleasedInAll = Paradise Lost (serial)|TXtime = 19:00|executive_producers = [[Ben Aaronovitch]]}}{{Realworld}}'''The Well''' was the sixth story of [[Season 33 (Doctor Who)|Season 33]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[Mark Gatiss]], directed by [[Winrich Kolbe]] and featured [[Michael French]] as [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Rakie Ayola]] as [[Janet Wells]].
-== Synopsis==
+==Synopsis==
 On the Planet Skyriff, there stands a well. An endless well that no one has ever gotten to the bottom or knows how far down the bottom is.
 One day two strange people come up from the bottom, who call themselves the Doctor and Janet...
 ==Plot==
 To be added.
 ==Cast==
-*[[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]]- [[Paul McGann]]
+*[[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]]- [[Michael French]]
 *[[Janet Wells]] - [[Rakie Ayola]]
 To be added.
 ==Crew==
+* Created by [[Sydney Newman]], [[Donald Wilson]] and [[C.E. Webber]]
-{{33crew|SeriesProducer = Stephen Garwood|SeriesScriptEditor = Colin Brake|Writer = Mark Gatiss|Director = Winrich Kolbe|DOP = Ian Dow|ProductionDesigner = Nick Somerville|VisualEffects = Chris Lawson|VisualEffects2 = Peter Kersey|Make-upDesigner = Vanessa White|CastingDirector = Andy Pryor|Music = Mark Ayres|Editor = Paul Garrick|Editor2 = Dinah Long|OriginalTheme = Ron Grainer|TitleMusic = Dominic Glynn|TitleSequence = Santa Barbara Studios|Lighting = Simon Maggs|Designer = John Asbridge|VisionMixer = |CostumeDesigner = Tina Waugh|Writer2 = |Character1a = |CharCreatedBy1a = |CreatedBy = Sydney Newman|CreatedBy2 = Donald Wilson|CreatedBy3 = C.E. Webber|Character1 = }}
+*[[Executive Producers|Executive Producer]] - [[Ben Aaronovitch]]
+* [[Writer]] - [[Mark Gatiss]]
+* [[Producers|Producer]] - [[Stephen Garwood]]
+* [[Script Editors|Script Editor]] - [[Colin Brake]]
+* [[Director]] - [[Winrich Kolbe]]
+* [[Director of photography|Director of Photography]] - [[Simon Maggs]]
+* [[Production designer|Production Designer]] - [[John Asbridge]]
+* [[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]] - [[Mark Ayres]]
+* [[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 ==
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 ==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: 8.82 million viewers.
-* In 2014, [[Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who: Magazine]] ran a poll consisting of every broadcast Doctor Who story at the time, and "The Well" was voted 307th out of 323 stories.
 ===Story Notes===
+*This was the first 1-part 25-minute story since [[Season 3 (Doctor Who)|Season 3]]'s ''[[Mission to the Unknown (episode)|Mission to the Unknown]]''.
-To be added.
 ===Continuity===
-To be added.
+*To be added.
 ==Home Video Releases==
+To be added.
-*
 [[Category:Stories]]
 [[Category:Ninth Doctor stories]]
-[[Category:Chapter Two Part III Stories]]
+[[Category:Chapter Two Stories]]