enlightenment doctor enlightenment fifth serial 20th season british science fiction television series doctor aired twice weekly parts march march serial series enlightenment loosely connected known written directed serial alien time traveller doctor companions encounter group god like racing historical earth sailing vessels space humans time attempt win prize titular enlightenment control struggles guardian orders kill doctor serial production problems caused industrial action taken bbc filming eventually finished months schedule actors new filming dates forced production team recast parts short notice enlightenment averaged million viewers episode transmission received generally positive reviews critics story writer ongoing range released video dvd respectively plot following interference white black guardians tardis appears hold ship fifth doctor leaves companion tardis leave explore doctor discovers crew remember coming aboard decks time ship entered sort race leaves tardis encounters ship mate offers friends doctor encounter captain ship doctor sees map complete marker recognises planets earth solar system operates electronic controls contestants greek 17th century pirate ship vessels times floating deep space solar wind propulsion doctor discovers ship officers beings live opposed doctor companions ships explodes doctor begins suspect sabotage feels ill escorts room contains items tardis rooms brisbane realises reading mind doctor discovers use thoughts ideas lived long unable think need human minds existence prize winning race enlightenment wisdom know tardis discovered trapped board ship moment doctor companions board deck space suits hears voice unable strain leaps overboard space rescued pirate ship commanded captain baron sends mate present competitors sword deliver party captains offers escort doctor party ships draws level shows locked chamber vacuum shield hears voice door rival ship explodes apparently hit doctor suspects foul play ship challenging arriving board doctor examine locked chamber following doctor discovers device believes uses transmit power destroy ships sort focus pair recall captains destroyed ships received red crystals gifts leading doctor believe crystals focus act captured mate managed lure away party time plants crystal confronted accuses doctor spy claims trying capture doctor doctor return ship reads mind discovering lying kill tell serves ships near space station pulls level takes chamber time letting witness power doctor seeing pull close discovers crystal doctor manages power number fragments doctor pieces overboard explode suddenly wind dies pulls ahead ship return tardis doctor travels tries reason mate shows orders doctor thrown space watches ship bodies ejected space reaches finish human crews ships black white guardians winner doctor brought ship help mate met accident doctor refuses diamond crystal containing enlightenment dismisses helped doctor entitled portion prize reminds bargain says diamond sacrifice doctor gain enlightenment tardis diamond screams flames doctor points enlightenment diamond choice continuity commemorate anniversary story season included return enemy doctor past trilogy begun serial concluding enlightenment enemy encountered fourth incarnation doctor conclusion key time saga serial armageddon factor story saw return seen date character appeared production conception writing number radio scripts including episodes crossroads walk submitted story idea doctor script editor acquaintance bbc drama department interested writing series inspired distant relatives stayed demanded constant entertainment visit basing character initially titled submission involved ships racing space addition sub plot eventually evolved story screened series producer liked ideas commissioned script september episode delivered october following episodes arriving january serial scheduled conclude story trilogy featuring duly wrote recurring characters scripts problems script intended open trilogy mills script eventually dropped production team considered moving forward season replace necessitating considerable eventually commissioned write replace song space whale confirmed fifth serial season draft contain material concerning guardians peripheral figure script relationship pre production underway changed story title enlightenment september title felt enigmatic rewrote portions script pertaining story arc particularly final confrontation scenes end originally scheduled director following problems space whale script asked helm replacement experience asked enlightenment production began apparent running dialogue written fill time originally intended character jackson second episode filming concerned appeared executed rewrote include looked running scenes brought forward final scenes guardians extended compensate casting came idea cast actors believed provide detached performances recalled played similarly detached character bbc drama cast role present rehearsals serial production delayed unavailable new filming dates committed filming summer wine forced drop production replaced baron cast captain having previously participated doctor serial voice sings ballad chance saloon heard story previously played crusade morgan colony space given role jackson cast sidekick respectively similarly unavailable revised filming dates january singer replaced short notice despite having previous acting experience originally played serial armageddon factor character appearance series reprised role season appearing terminus enlightenment reprised role previously played serial operation design interior sets boats built specifically programme pulled stock items prop warehouses originally hoped simulate rocking ships mounting sets idea dropped costs effect achieved moving cameras instead photo aunt items created contents mind shot specifically filming requiring played character contracted day models boats racing sequences props sourced visual effects designer following extensive research ships mounted rods filming battery operated model ship remained intact explosion filmed effect edited sequence shocked dilapidated state tardis console prop worried damaging filming explosion asked producer replace told money available ship actually heavy duty painted black struggled low cut ball gown wore filming threatened expose breasts number occasions ball gown worn baron especially serial expensive costume display newspaper found doctor reprint times september food drink served party scenes real filming serial began principal filming early november filming divided main blocks block shot film november consisted deck scenes number model shots actor injured filming scene throwing overboard wire suspended broke leaving able walk difficulty weeks studio work scheduled run november mid december consisted interior scenes tardis mid november union begun strike action disrupted filming number bbc productions including enlightenment potentially meaning final season abandoned dispute settled december badly affected series recording schedule crew able shoot following serial king demons schedule meaning recording block left completed enlightenment season finale return filming completed importance concluding story arc decided enlightenment precedence second production block moved january return abandoned delays serial finished filming month transmission date meaning composer received episode scoring week broadcast having rely musical cues recorded weeks earlier having seen footage themes writer based wealthy group relatives visiting demanded constant entertainment treating family members lesser beings drew inspiration bible book genesis prize enlightenment tree knowledge having read solar winds decided use basis propulsion space vessels highlighted nature enlightenment showing knowledge believe wisdom demonstrated rejection story echoes recurring theme bored god like beings playing lives purpose amusement book time prevalent strand children fiction magical worlds held rules children visit miles wood highlight political elements story portrayal view upper classes parasites feeding labour case imagination doctor acts class struggle helping workers gain freedom gentry essay love stranger published volume highlights central theme lives little people precious special worth fighting power lack jealous thing ability live die thread ran season earlier story showing trapped endless cycle painful regeneration doctors prize results little living death horror eternal life brought home threatens punishment failure drives try commit suicide face broadcast enlightenment broadcast twice weekly slot bbc weeks march story episodes averaged million viewers highest viewing figures million final episode episodes averaged appreciation index achieving highest figures key archive bbc holds episodes tape recorded original inch broadcast tapes reception reviewing story special edition described epic scale suggesting played original strengths series performance period set design mood enlightenment work saying felt grand felt lonely yes felt epic story magazine following release dvd equally calling doctor finest highlights performance captain master class stated menace pitch perfect baron captain captains balancing perfectly writing radio_times performances suggesting baron turn interpretations characters makes heavy weather simplest activities ship require bizarre mixed views story saying enlightenment promising components come briefly create little magic like ships pass night dvd talk similarly mixed views serial conceding doesn succeed good try things work don singled performance particular praise relationship book time equally mixed feelings serial praising setting performances suggesting carries tradition putting symbols world know environments completes grand illusion making history fantasy feel like complimentary elements citing conclusion feeling rushed emphasis guardians little dismiss reveal enlightenment nature choice coming close accuse enlightenment placed position mighty reader survey ranked doctor serial point order preference commercial releases print serial written story author published cover numbered ongoing range doctor penned woman publication doctor magazine book claiming review ways falls familiar straight forward reworking script said following speeches faults enlightenment remains good read simply strength story book sixth doctor later doctor novels doctors home media enlightenment released vhs february subsequently released dvd preceding stories terminus august second disc dvd includes special edition version story movie style edit featuring new cgi graphics newly recorded introduction director doctor magazine enthusiastic new edit suggesting special debate reviewer new special effects stating ironic doctor stories need replacement effects enlightenment original model work gorgeous substitute material crude comparison alongside special edition dvd contained number extra features including making documentary extended interviews director writer actor documentary guardians plus excerpt special featuring serial released doctor dvd files issue march reviews enlightenment reviews outpost enlightenment reviews target target enlightenment
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