The Awakening
Joe Siegler
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The Awakening
This Story: Season 21, Story 2. Production Code 6M
Overall: Story 132, Episode 613-614
Airdates: 19 Jan 1984 – 20 Jan 1984
Written by Eric Pringle
Directed by Michael Owen Morris
Notes
- This is the fourth and final 2 part story in the 25 minute episode format. Season 22 had two parters, but 45 min episodes, and Season 23’s final two episodes are part of a 14 part story and share a production code with another story as well. The modern show two parters are all minimum 45 min episodes.
- The other three two parters are The Rescue (1965), The Sontaran Experiment (1975), & Black Orchid (1982).
Links
[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 613 - The Awakening 1/2 (Serial 6M Story 132) - 19 Jan 1984 #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 4, 2023
The last of the 2 pt/25 min stories. This is one I remember more for individual bits. The abandoned Kamelion scene, the bit at the end of ep2 about tea, and the famed horse blooper. pic.twitter.com/RjqEDCqLZw
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 613 - The Awakening 1/2 (Serial 6M Story 132) - 19 Jan 1984 #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 4, 2023
Forgot the crew was here to find Tegan's grandfather. There's a weird time jump from 1646 to 1984 which brings a character (Will Chandler) who reminded me of early Jamie. pic.twitter.com/QS2htA58Mp
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 614 - The Awakening 2/2 (Serial 6M Story 132) - 20 Jan 1984 #DoctorWho 1/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 5, 2023
I get the impression this would be been better w/ more screen time. The various parts of the story felt a bit rushed to me. It wasn't bad as such, but I felt more background would pic.twitter.com/czFbIHGBqF
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 614 - The Awakening 2/2 (Serial 6M Story 132) - 20 Jan 1984 #DoctorWho 2/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 5, 2023
help me get it more. The Malus destroys itself (not sure why) when defeated, and the townspeople return to their normal ways. Ep2 ends w/a fun description of tea by the Doctor. pic.twitter.com/C5DILAMq2N
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 614 - The Awakening 2/2 (Serial 6M Story 132) - 20 Jan 1984 #DoctorWho 3/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 5, 2023
Episode two has one of the funnier bloopers in Who where a horse drawing a cart decides it wants to follow the humans and wrecks a bit of set dressing. That clip is below. :) pic.twitter.com/u4DXh0Mpbm
