The Puppet Master (serial)

The Puppet Master was the first story of Season 37 of Doctor Who. It was written by Steven Moffat, directed by Sandy Johnson and featured Michael French as the Doctor, Laurie Holden as Sammy Thompson and Gillian Kearney as Lou Madison.

This is the first story for Lou Madison and the first to feature Murray Melvin as the Master.

Synopsis
Lou Madison arrives for her first day at university, only to find something very odd. Everyone is not quite right, they speak almost like robots, and act so very strange. Lou even finds herself acting out of character. When the Doctor and Sammy arrive, Lou finally finds someone with a breath of normality, and it's then she realises just what is controlling the university.

Part 1
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Part 2
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Part 3
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Cast
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 * The Doctor - Michael French
 * Sammy Thompson - Laurie Holden
 * Lou Madison - Gillian Kearney
 * The Master - Murray Melvin
 * The Rogue - Derek Jacobi

Crew

 * Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber
 * Executive Producer - David Renwick
 * Writer - Steven Moffat
 * Producer - Sue Vertue
 * Script Editor - Steven Moffat
 * Director - Sandy Johnson
 * Director of Photography - Geoff Harrison
 * Production Designer - Jonathan Taylor
 * Visual Effects - The Mill
 * Make-Up Designer - Vanessa White
 * Casting Director - Andy Pryor
 * Music - Rob Lane
 * Costume Designer - James Baylan
 * Edited by - Mark Lawrence
 * Original Theme Music - Ron Grainer
 * Title Music - Julian Stewart Lindsay
 * Title Sequence by Mike Tucker

Memorable Quotes
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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

 * Part One received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.56m viewers. It ranked at 17th over the week.
 * Part Two received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.41m viewers. It ranked at 23rd over the week.
 * Part Three received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.77m viewers. It ranked at 26th over the week.

Story Notes

 * This is the first Doctor Who story to air in the 21st century.

Continuity
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