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

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

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

Writer - Ronald D. Moore
Director - Winrich Kolbe

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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+[[Francs]]|main_enemy = The [[Time Lords]]|other_enemies = The [[Poplne]]|main_setting(s) = [[Gallifrey]], [[3447]]|written_by = [[Ronald D. Moore]]|directed_by = [[Winrich Kolbe]]|produced_by = [[Tony Redston]]|season = [[Season 41 (Doctor Who) |Season 41]]|story_number = |original_air_date(s) = [[25 September (releases)|25 September]] 2004|original_release = BBC One|format = 1x90 minute episode|image2 = War of the Poplne.png|caption2 = |previous_serial = |next_serial = |executive_producers = [[Ira Steven Behr]]
 [[Julie Gardner]]
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-== Synopsis ==
+==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.
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 * [[Father Billard]] - [[William Bleach]]
 == Crew ==
+* Created by [[Sydney Newman]], [[Donald Wilson]] and [[C.E. Webber]]
-{{Moderncrew|CreatedBy = Sydney Newman|CreatedBy2 = Donald Wilson|CreatedBy3 = C.E. Webber|ExecutiveProd3 = Stephen Garwood|ExecutiveProd = Ira Steven Behr|ExecutiveProd2 = Julie Gardner|CoExecutiveProd = Ronald D. Moore|CoExecutiveProd2 = Paul Cornell|CoExecutiveProd3 = Nicholas Meyer|CoExecutiveProd4 = Robert Shearman|SeriesProducer = Tony Redston|SeriesScriptEditor = Russell T Davies|Writer = Ronald D. Moore|Director = Winrich Kolbe|DOP = David Odd|ProductionDesigner = Chris Wilkinson|VisualEffects = The Mill|Make-upDesigner = Davy Jones|CastingDirector = Andy Pryor|Music = Murray Gold|CostumeDesigner = Emma Rosenthal|Editor = Tony Cranstoun|OriginalTheme = Ron Grainer|TitleSequence = BBC Wales VFX|MusicConductedAndOrchestratedBy = Ben Foster|Character1a = The Rogue|Character1b = Poplne|CharCreatedBy1a = Nicholas Meyer|Character2a = The Rani|CharCreatedBy2a = Pip & Jane Baker|CharCreatedBy3b = Dave Martin|Character3a = K-9|CharCreatedBy3a = Bob Baker|Character4a = Rassilon|CharCreatedBy4a = Robert Holmes}}
+*[[Executive Producers]] - [[Ira Steven Behr]], [[Julie Gardner]], and [[Stephen Garwood]]
+*[[Co-Executive Producers]] - [[Ronald D. Moore]], [[Paul Cornell]], [[Nicholas Meyer]], and [[Robert Shearman]]
+*[[Producers|Producer]] - [[Tony Redston]]
+*[[Script Editors|Script Editor]] - [[Russell T Davies]]
+*[[Writer]] - [[Ronald D. Moore]]
+*[[Director]] - [[Winrich Kolbe]]
+*[[Director of photography|Director of Photography]] - [[David Odd]]
+*[[Production designer|Production Designer]] - [[Chris Wilkinson]]
+*[[Visual effects|Visual Effects]] - [[The Mill]]
+*[[Make-up designer|Make-Up Designer]] - [[Davy Jones]]
+*[[Casting director|Casting Director]] - [[Andy Pryor]]
+*[[Incidental music|Music]] - [[Murray Gold]]
+*[[Costume designer|Costume Designer]] - [[Emma Rosenthal]]
+*[[Editor|Edited by]] - [[Tony Cranstoun]]
+*[[Theme Music|Original Theme Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]]
+*[[Title Sequence]] - [[BBC Wales VFX]]
+*Music [[Conductor|conducted]] & [[Orchestrator|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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 === Reaction ===
+* This episode received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.16m viewers. It ranked at 17th over the week.
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 === Story Notes ===
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