The Siege (episode)

The Siege was the fifth episode of Season 41 of Doctor Who. It was written by Marc Platt, directed by James Hawes and featured Anthony Head as the Doctor and Derek Jacobi as the Rogue.

Synopsis
Leela takes Francs on an expedition to the Wastelands of Gallifrey in the hopes of finding a forgotten tribe but when they get there they instead find a legion of the Order of Rassilon holding off Poplne forces in secret. It’s only a matter of time before the Poplne breakthrough and take Gallifrey for themselves, it’s up to Leela and Francs, with no communication with the Capital, to stop the Poplne reaching the Panopticon. Meanwhile the Doctor and Rogue find out about the Rani’s covert dealings with the Order of Rassilon...

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 K9 - John Leeson
 * The Prophet - Michael Gambon
 * Vernar - Max Grodénchik
 * Raynod - Helen Yarvin
 * Nadine - Susan Quinn
 * Fell - Harris Gibson

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 - Marc Platt
 * Director - James Hawes


 * 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


 * Original Theme Music - Ron Grainer
 * Title Sequence - BBC Wales VFX


 * 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 7.73m viewers. It ranked at 24th over the week.

Story Notes
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Continuity
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Home Video Releases
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