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War of the Poplne was the third episode of Season 41 of Doctor Who. It was written by Ronald D. Moore, directed by Winrich Kolbe and featured Anthony Head as the Doctor and Derek Jacobi as the Rogue.
Synopsis
The Doctor sends a party of The Rogue, Leela, K-9 and Francs to the front lines of the Poplne war against the peace-loving, turned warring, Bellonsion people to deliver the weapons. However, the Rogue and Francs don’t make it to the front lines and instead end up on a deserted moon with four dying Poplne.
Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - Anthony Head
- The Rogue - Derek Jacobi
- The Keeper - Don Warrington
- The Rani - Kate O'Mara
- Leela - Louise Jameson
- Francs - John Paton
- Voice of K-9 - John Leeson
- The Prophet - Michael Gambon
- Duo Dram - Quinn Lawrence
- Duo Herl - Craig Wasson
- Duo Famsr - Alexander Balie
- Duo Deathtrick - Alan Dale
- Fell - Harris Gibson
- Fen Gearla - Otto Rem
- Fen Do'nel - Tucker Smallwood
- Sub-Commander Arkque - Jillian Bach
- Admiral Samuels - Barry Sonya
- Father Billard - William Bleach
Crew
- Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber
- Executive Producers - Ira Steven Behr, Julie Gardner, and Stephen Garwood
- Co-Executive Producers - Ronald D. Moore, Paul Cornell, Nicholas Meyer, and Robert Shearman
- Producer - Tony Redston
- Script Editor - Russell T Davies
- Director of Photography - David Odd
- Production Designer - Chris Wilkinson
- Visual Effects - The Mill
- Make-Up Designer - Davy Jones
- Casting Director - Andy Pryor
- Music - Murray Gold
- Costume Designer - Emma Rosenthal
- Edited by - Tony Cranstoun
- Music conducted & orchestrated by Ben Foster
- The Rogue & Poplne created by Nicholas Meyer
- The Rani created by Pip & Jane Baker
- K-9 created by Bob Baker and Dave Martin
- Rassilon created by Robert Holmes
Memorable Quotes
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Background Information
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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 8.16m viewers. It ranked at 17th over the week.
Story Notes
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Continuity
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Home Video Releases
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