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The Ordeal was the eighth serial of Season 57 of Doctor Who. It was written by Pete McTighe, directed by Chanya Button and starred Rakhee Thakrar as the Sixteenth Doctor & Ronak Patani as Daniel Neshwin.

Synopsis[]

The Earth is in a state of chaos. In the year 2023, everyone everywhere suddenly feels the urge to take out their anger & paranoia out on everyone. Working with her old friends at UNIT, the Doctor uncovers a plan from one of her oldest enemies to conquer the Earth.

But there is more to this plan than the Doctor suspects. Every move has been seen & planned, every twist has already been predicted & written. All of this is just the beginning of the Master's ultimate plan to destroy the Doctor & her precious Earth.

Plot[]

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Cast[]

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Crew[]

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Worldbuilding[]

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Notes[]

  • This story strongly implies that The War Chief in The War Games is an early incarnation of the Master, something long debated amongst fans, as the character has not appeared since, with several expanded media stories since both supporting & contradicting the idea.
  • Many of the Master's earlier faces in the mental battle between them & the Doctor are members of the production team who worked on Season 57. In order of appearance, they are: Jamie Childs, Chanya Button, Elizabeth Kilgarriff, Jenny T Colgan, Mark Tonderai, Rachel Talalay, Jennifer Perrott, Scott Handcock, Emma Sullivan & John Dorney.

Continuity[]

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Home video releases[]

DVD[]

  • This story along with the other stories in Season 57 were released as Doctor Who: The Complete Fifty-Seventh Season in 2023.

Blu-ray[]

  • This story along with the other stories in Season 57 were released as Doctor Who: The Complete Fifty-Seventh Season on Blu-ray in 2023.
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