The Resistance (episode)

The Resistance was the first episode of Season 42 of Doctor Who. It was written by Russell T Davies, directed by Nicholas Meyer and featured Anthony Head as the Doctor, Derek Jacobi as the Rogue.

Synopsis
It has been 13 months (relative) since Gallifreyan Union was formed and a Bellonsion freighter explodes just outside the Citadel. The Bellonsions blame their former enemy turned ally, the Poplne. However, the Lord President of Gallifrey, the Doctor, suspects otherwise.

Plot
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Cast

 * The Doctor - Anthony Head
 * The Rogue - Derek Jacobi
 * The Keeper - Don Warrington
 * The Rani - Siobhan Redmond
 * Leela - Louise Jameson
 * Francs - John Paton
 * Voice of K9 - John Leeson
 * Duo Famsr - Alexander Balie
 * Duo Deathtrick - Alan Dale
 * Duo Dram - Quinn Lawrence
 * Duo Herl - Craig Wasson
 * Fen Gearla - Otto Rem
 * Fen Do'nel - Tucker Smallwood
 * Sub-Commander Arkque - Jillian Bach
 * Admiral Samuels - Barry Sonya
 * Lh. Achti - Wendy Simmons
 * Dasyt'op - Fredrick Boulevard
 * Francis - Christopher Biggins
 * Time Lord #1 - Patrick Alexander
 * Time Lord #2 - Graham Samuels

Crew

 * Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber


 * Executive Producers - Ira Steven Behr and Julie Gardner
 * Co-Executive Producers - Ronald D. Moore, Paul Cornell and Robert Shearman
 * Producer - Tony Redston
 * Script Editor - Russell T Davies


 * Writer - Russell T Davies
 * Director - Nicholas Meyer


 * Director of Photography - David Odd
 * Production Designer - Chris Wilkinson
 * Visual Effects - The Mill
 * Make-Up - 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
 * Bellonsions created by Russell T Davies

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

 * The opening scenes of this episode began with a terror attack that was based on the events of 9/11. As the episode was due to go out on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the events, the BBC were concerned about broadcasting them. Furthermore, the recent events of 7/7 in London was another issue that was brought up that may be seen as distasteful to fans; especially for a show like Doctor Who. After initial thoughts and due to the large costs of the scenes, it was kept in.

Reaction

 * This episode received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 7.66m viewers. It ranked at 15th over the week.

Story Notes

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Continuity

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Home Video Releases
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