Battlefield (Doctor Who)

152[1]Battlefield
Doctor Who serial
Cast
Others
Production
Directed byMichael Kerrigan
Written byBen Aaronovitch
Script editorAndrew Cartmel
Produced byJohn Nathan-Turner
Executive producer(s)None
Music byKeff McCulloch
Production code7N
SeriesSeason 26
Running time4 episodes, 25 minutes each
First broadcast6 September 1989 (1989-09-06)
Last broadcast27 September 1989 (1989-09-27)
Chronology
← Preceded by
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Followed by →
Ghost Light
List of episodes (1963–1989)

Battlefield is the first serial of the 26th season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 6 to 27 September 1989. It was the last to feature Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in Doctor Who.

In the serial, Morgaine (Jean Marsh), a sorceress from another dimension, summons the planet-devouring Destroyer (Marek Anton) in England, where she also seeks to take the sword Excalibur for herself. The plot is loosely based on Arthurian legend.

Part 1's 3.1 million viewers represent the lowest ratings of any full episode of Doctor Who[2]

  1. ^ From the Doctor Who Magazine series overview, in issue 407 (pp26-29). The Discontinuity Guide, which counts the four segments of The Trial of a Time Lord as four separate stories and also counts the unbroadcast serial Shada, lists this story as number 156. Region 1 DVD releases follow The Discontinuity Guide numbering system.
  2. ^ Anderson, Kyle. "Doctor Who: A Companion's Companion, Season 26". Nerdist. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

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