Illegal Alien was the third serial of Season 28 of Doctor Who. It was written by Mike Tucker & Robert Perry, directed by Nicholas Mallett and starred Richard Griffiths as the Eighth Doctor, Julia Ormond as Raine Cunningham and Mark Greenstreet as Higgs.
Synopsis[]
The Blitz is at its height. As the Luftwaffe bomb London, Cody McBride, ex-pat American private eye, sees a sinister silver sphere crash-land. He glimpses something emerging from within. The military dismiss his account of events — the sphere must be a new German secret weapon that has malfunctioned in some way. What else could it be?
Arriving amid the chaos, the Doctor, Raine & Higgs embark on a trail that brings them face to face with hidden Nazi agents, and encounter some very old enemies.
Plot[]
To be added.
Cast[]
- The Doctor - Richard Griffiths
- Raine Cunningham - Julia Ormond
- Higgs - Mark Greenstreet
- Cody McBride - John Alderton
- George Limb - Sean Arnold
- Chief Inspector Patrick Mullen - Bill Bailey
- Major Lazonby - Paul Barber
- Captain Hartman - Richard Armitage
- Wall - Terence Rigby
- Dr Peddler - Simon Cadell
- The Limehouse Lurker - Michael Kilgariff
- Cyber-Leader - David Banks
- Cybermen - Mark Hardy, Brian Orrell
- Colonel T.P. Potter - Norman Lovett
- Washington/Mama - John Grillo
- Sharkey - Richard Cubison
- Caretaker - Leon Tanner
- Dr Ruth Walsh - Anne Havard
- Constable Quick - Mike Haywood
- SS Brigadier General Kraus - Ian Rose
- General Schumacher - Nick Orchard
- Rosemary - Cynthia Powell
- Sid Napley - Peter Laxton
- Josh - Daniel André Pageon
- Deputy Reichsführer Reinhard Heydrich - Chris Sanders
- Wilkins - Richard Jamieson
- Frank - Michael Robbins
Crew[]
To be added.
Worldbuilding[]
The Doctor[]
- When he is talking about the Daleks, the Doctor's voice develops a harder edge, which disturbs Raine.
- The Doctor once watched a game that included Babe Ruth in 1926.
- The Doctor doubts that Captain Hartmann would be able to pronounce his given name.
The Cybermen[]
- The Cybermen that were featured in the story were capable of repairing themselves.
- The Cybermen have used different types of Cybermats which attacked in different ways, such as the injection of poison and a sonic scream. The Cybermats present in the story have metal teeth used for cutting flesh.
- The Cybermen are from the 30th century, where they still have a limited control of time travel.
- A baby is among those converted by the Cybermen. It is given regular-sized Cyber-arms but has the tail of a Cybermat.
- In a similar scene a Cyber-Conversion is witnessed, in which Cybermats are used for surgical instruments.
Individuals[]
- Many characters are mentioned or referenced throughout the story, fictious or otherwise, that do not appear in person.
Notes[]
To be added.
Continuity[]
- The Doctor expresses disdain about his reputation as "the manipulator" and "the Chessmaster". (TV: The Curse of Fenric)
- The Doctor carries a UNIT pass dated 1980, purchased by either his third or fourth incarnation. (TV: Spearhead from Space, Robot)
- The Doctor mentions the Dalek Invasion of Earth in the 22nd century. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)
- Cybermen repeatedly say: "You will be like us," a line taken from TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen.
Home video and audio releases[]
VHS[]
- This story was first released on VHS.
DVD[]
- This story along with the other stories in Season 28 were released as Doctor Who: The Complete Twenty-Eighth Season in 2003.
Blu-ray[]
- This story along with the other stories in Season 28 were upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and were released as Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 28 in the UK.