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Overview

First aired

Saturday, October 4, 1986

Production Code

7B

Written by

Philip Martin

Directed by

Ron Jones

Runtime

100 minutes

Story Type

Companion Exit

Time Travel

Future

Tropes (Potential Spoilers!)

Body Possession, Companion Death, Court Trial

Story Arc (Potential Spoilers!)

Trial of a Time Lord

Location (Potential Spoilers!)

Space Station Zenobia, Thoros-Beta

Synopsis

As the trial of the Doctor continues, evidence is presented showing his most recent adventure - where he faces an old adversary, Sil. As a scientist conducts his unethical experiments to prolong the life of Sil's boss Kiv, the Doctor's memory of the events begins to return... and an unpleasant surprise awaits him.

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4 Episodes

Part Five

First aired

Saturday, October 4, 1986

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Philip Martin

Directed by

Ron Jones

UK Viewers

4.8 million

Appreciation Index

71

Synopsis

The Doctor's trial continues. The Valeyard's next piece of evidence for the prosecution concerns the Doctor's recent trip to Thoros Beta. Though originally investigating arms dealing, the Doctor and Peri become embroiled in their old enemy Sil's alarming neurological experiments...


Part Six

First aired

Saturday, October 11, 1986

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Philip Martin

Directed by

Ron Jones

UK Viewers

4.6 million

Appreciation Index

69

Synopsis

The scientist Crozier keeps making empty promises and Yrcanos and Peri are seemingly betrayed by the addled Doctor who is sure the Matrix is being manipulated...


Part Seven

First aired

Saturday, October 18, 1986

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Philip Martin

Directed by

Ron Jones

UK Viewers

5.1 million

Appreciation Index

66

Synopsis

While the Doctor helps Dr. Crozier transfer Lord Kiv's brain into a new host skull, Peri accompanies King Yrcanos as he searches for the Alpha Resistance fighters whom he feels, most certainly, will follow him into glorious battle against the Mentors and the Doctor.


Part Eight

First aired

Saturday, October 25, 1986

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Philip Martin

Directed by

Ron Jones

UK Viewers

5 million

Appreciation Index

72

Synopsis

As the Possidor Ambassador visits, Sil is appalled to realise Crozier has selected Peri to be the Kiv's new host body - a move Yrcanos takes exception to with devastating results.



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PERI: Do you think this wise, Doctor?

DOCTOR: My dear girl, if I stopped to question the wisdom of my actions, I'd never have left Gallifrey.

PERI: Sometimes I wish you hadn't.

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Part Five

[Trial room]

VALEYARD: Members of the court, we have just witnessed a typical glorious escapade of the Doctor.
DOCTOR: Madam! I ask that the court protect me from the abuse of the Brickyard here.
VALEYARD: How pathetic and juvenile are your attempts at humour.
INQUISITOR: Gentlemen, may I remind you this is a court of law, not a debating society for maladjusted, psychotic sociopaths. You will both conduct yourselves in an orderly manner and show proper respect for the judicial procedure. I hope I make myself very clear.

(The Doctor and the Valeyard bow.)

INQUISITOR: And Doctor, the prosecuting counsel's title is the Valeyard. Not the brickyard, backyard, knacker's yard or any other kind of yard. Again, do I make myself clear?
DOCTOR: Piercingly and irrefutably so, madam.
INQUISITOR: Proceed.
VALEYARD: As I was saying, we have just witnessed a sequence in the Doctor's history which illustrated perfectly his almost gleeful pleasure in interfering in the development of alien life forms.
DOCTOR: I object!
INQUISITOR: Sit down and shut up!
VALEYARD: Thank you, Sagacity.
DOCTOR: Sagacity? You sycophant. Since when has that been a form of address used in a Gallifreyan court of law?
VALEYARD: I am simply showing respect to our learned Inquisitor.
INQUISITOR: An attitude I much approve.
DOCTOR: Well, you would, wouldn't you? Sagacity, indeed.
INQUISITOR: Doctor! Continue.
VALEYARD: I should now like to present the Doctor's next frightening adventure. In fact, the one in which he was engaged when removed from time and brought to this court.


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