Main menuTerence Dudley, Doctor Who - The King's demons
Release details
| Title | Doctor Who - The King's demons | ||||||||
| Artist(s): | Terence Dudley | ||||||||
| Category: | BBC - BBCDVD (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - BBCDVD DVD's.) | ||||||||
| Label and catalogue number: |  BBC3 - BBCDVD 2738A | ||||||||
| Format: | Disc DVD's | ||||||||
| Country: | UK  | ||||||||
| Released: | 1983 | ||||||||
| Genre: | Dramas - Sci-fi View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Sci-fi. | ||||||||
| Run-off codes: | A0101599010-A511 16 IFPI L556 Sony DADC | ||||||||
| Item deleted? | No | ||||||||
| Distributed / printed by |  2 entertain | ||||||||
| Page views: | 1318 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 4083, rank in dvds is 276. | ||||||||
| My rating: | ***** | ||||||||
| Guest rating: | ***** | ||||||||
My copies information
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| Cover condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| Record condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| BBC records label code | - | ||||||||||
| Number have | 1 | ||||||||||
| What type of seller was used | Physical shop | ||||||||||
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Tracks
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| Side & track no | Track and Artist | Length | |||||||||
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| A1 | Part 1 | 24.48 | |||||||||
| A2 | Part 2 | 24.27 | |||||||||
| A3 | Kamelion - Metal man | 13.54 | |||||||||
| A4 | Magna Carta - The dawn of Democracy | 22.26 | |||||||||
| A5 | Photo gallery | 5.56 | |||||||||
| A6 | Radio Times listings [PDF] | ||||||||||
| A7 | Coming soon - The Dominators | 1.03 | |||||||||
| Total length of media 1:32:34. | |||||||||||
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| My rating | 3 | |
| Guest rating | Current average value is 3. To vote, please select one of these buttons: | |
Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts | ||
StarringPeter Davison (Fifth Doctor) Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka) Mark Strickson (Vislor Turlough) Gerald Flood (Voice of Kamelion) Anthony Ainley - The Master / Sir Gilles Estram Gerald Flood - King John Frank Windsor - Ranulf Isla Blair - Isabella Christopher Villiers - Hugh Michael J. Jackson - Sir Geoffrey de Lacey Peter Burroughs - Jester Jakob Lindberg - Lutenist Written byTerence Dudley Produced byJohn Nathan-Turner Directed byTony Virgo SynopsisEngland, March 1215. King John is visiting the castle of Sir Ranulph Fitzwilliam. The arrival of the TARDIS disturbs a medieval joust, but the Doctor and his companions are proclaimed to be friendly demons by the King, who seems strangely interested in their 'blue engine'. It soon becomes clear that neither King John of his Champion, Sir Giles Estram, are who they pretend to be. One of the Doctor's oldest and deadliest enemies threatens the future of democracy on Earth, and he must be stopped! BackgroundOriginally intended as an interlude between the Black Guardian Trilogy and The Return (of the Daleks), The King's Demons found itself promoted to season finale as a result of the industrial action which plagued work on Doctor Who throughout the latter months of 1982. Although Terence Dudley's previous scripts for the series (Four To Doomsday and Black Orchid) had also featured historical elements, The King's Demons was notable as the first story since the Hartnell era to portray a real historical figure - albeit an alien robot impersonation! As a period piece, the story is beautifully realised, making fine use of a distinguished cast and an authentic location. However, whilst the image of the Doctor and the Master mentally wrestling over a futuristic robot in a medieval castle is bewitching, the Master's presence at this point in history and his odd choice of disguise is questionable. Ultimately, the story's main function is to introduce Kamelion, whom producer John Nathan-Turner had envisaged as the android successor to K-9. Unfortunately, the idea of a shape-shifting robot was considered more enthralling than the reality. Whilst Kamelion's design was undoubtedly striking, and his characterisation realised with great aplomb by Gerald Flood in both guises, the Doctor's newest companion was significantly undermined by the practicalities of the physical prop. Tragically, it was Kamelion's destiny to stand in a dusty corner of the TARDIS until he was once again employed to do the Master's bidding ... | ||
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