The Left-Handed Hummingbird was the third serial of Season 32 of Doctor Who. It was written by Kate Orman, directed by Kevin Davies and starred Richard Griffiths as the Eighth Doctor, Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield & Robert Bathurst as Chris Hector.
Synopsis[]
- 1968: Cristian Alvarez meets the Seventh Doctor in London.
- 1978: The great temple of the Aztecs is discovered in Mexico.
- 1980: John Lennon is murdered in New York.
- 1994: A gunman runs amok in Mexico City.
Each time, Cristian is there. Each time, he experiences the Blue, a traumatic psychic shock. Only the Doctor can help him – but the Doctor has problems of his own. Now he finds that events in his own past have been altered – and a lethal force from South America's prehistory has been released.
The Doctor, Bernice and Chris travel to the Aztec Empire in 1487, to London in the Swinging Sixties, and to the sinking of the Titanic as they attempt to rectify the temporal faults -- and survive the attacks of the living god Huitzilin.
Plot[]
To be added.
Cast[]
- The Doctor - Richard Griffiths
- Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman
- Chris Hector - Robert Bathurst
- Cristián Xochitl Alvarez - To be added.
- Professor Lawrence Fitzgerald - To be added.
- Huitzilin - To be added.
- Ce Xochitl - To be added.
- Iccauhtli - To be added.
- Achtli - To be added.
- Coyolxauhqui - To be added.
- Quauilticac - To be added.
- Feliciano Nahualli - To be added.
- Lt. Hamlet Macbeth - To be added.
- Sir Charles - To be added.
- Anna - To be added.
- Elizabeth - To be added.
- John - To be added.
- Molly - To be added.
- John Lennon - To be added.
- Yoko Ono - To be added.
- Mark - To be added.
Crew[]
To be added.
Worldbuilding[]
- The Doctor, Benny and Chris were holidaying in Switzerland in 2030 prior to receiving the message from Christian.
- The Doctor and companions follow Huitzilin to the Titanic.
- Huitzilopochtli is pronounced Weet-Zeelo-Potch-Tlee.
- Benny thinks Darmok is a documentary.
Communications technology[]
- Cristián Xochitl Alvarez sends the Doctor, Chris and Bernice a letter, through UNIT.
Cultural references from the real world[]
- "Chilango" is Mexican slang for the city dwellers of Mexico City.
The Doctor[]
- Upon arriving in 1968, the Doctor suggests they visit Woodstock. Two of his earlier incarnations are there.
Drugs and medicines[]
- The Doctor eats psilocybe mexicana mushrooms, which enhance his telepathic abilities.
- The Doctor has three lumps of LSD-spiked sugar in 1968.
- Achtli, a novice priest, dies from taking the magic mushrooms that allow some people to see the Blue.
Fashion and clothing[]
- Chris has a Hard Rock Café Svartos t-shirt.
Foods and beverages[]
- Bernice eats pizza for the first time.
- Bernice eats hot dogs with mustard and sauerkraut.
Individuals[]
- Chris rescues a slave, Iccauhtli, who was to be sacrificed. He dies after he and Chris get into a fight with some warriors. He drowns in a canal after a warrior splits his rib cage open.
- Ce Xochitl is a judge and Iccauhtli's father.
Psychic powers[]
- The Doctor recalls Saul and the natural way the psychic energy pooled to create him.
- Chris gets hit by a telepathic bomb.
Species[]
- The Blue that infected Huitzilin was from a crashed Exxilon device.
Religion[]
- Achtli is a novice priest and touched by the Blue. He is also Ce Xochitl's son.
United Nations Intelligence Taskforce[]
- Lt. Hamlet Macbeth was part of UNIT. He created the Paranormal Division.
Notes[]
To be added.
Continuity[]
- Barbara Wright's attempt to change history whilst visiting the Aztec period with the First Doctor is mentioned several times. (TV: The Aztecs)
- Exxilons previously appeared in TV: Death to the Daleks.
Home video releases[]
VHS[]
- This story was first released on VHS.
DVD[]
- This story along with the other stories in Season 32 were released as Doctor Who: The Complete Thirty-Second Season in 2007.
Blu-ray[]
- This story along with the other stories in Season 32 were upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and were released as Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 32 in the UK.