Toy Soldiers was the second serial of Season 33 of Doctor Who. It was written by Paul Leonard, directed by Renny Rye and starred Hugh Bonneville as the Ninth Doctor, Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield & Robert Bathurst as Chris Hector.
Synopsis[]
The Doctor and Bernice are following a trail of kidnapped children across Europe, a continent recovering from the ravages of the First World War. The only clue they find is the toy bear each missing child was given. But someone is aware of their search, and they soon find themselves unwilling guests on the planet Q'ell, where a similar war still rages — and has done for fourteen hundred years.
Stranded on Earth, Chris struggles to find a way of stopping the Q'ell from recruiting every child in the world to their cause. And the Doctor tries to start a peaceful revolution on a planet where there is no longer any word for peace.
Plot[]
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Cast[]
- The Doctor - Hugh Bonneville
- Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman
- Chris Hector - Robert Bathurst
- Ingrid - To be added.
- Robert Dale - To be added.
- Hannah Tannenbaum - To be added.
- Josef Tannenbaum - To be added.
- Charlotte Sutton - To be added.
- Charles Sutton - To be added.
- Manda Sutton - To be added.
- Parmentier - To be added.
- Emile Chevillon - To be added.
- Ségovie - To be added.
- Gabrielle Govier - To be added.
- Amalie Govier - To be added.
- Martineau - To be added.
Crew[]
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Worldbuilding[]
- The Doctor's eyes are blue.
- Amongst the many species that are recruited to fight are Ogrons.
Food and beverages[]
- The Doctor gives Edi a pie and some rye bread. He runs Doctor Smith's - Pies For All as a cover in London in 1919.
Fashion and clothing[]
- Benny works undercover at Universal Toys, wearing the obligatory uniform of blue-striped cotton dress and cheap lace collar.
- Chris wears a formal twentieth century morning suit whilst in France.
Notes[]
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Continuity[]
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Home video releases[]
VHS[]
- This story was first released on VHS.
DVD[]
- This story along with the other stories in Season 33 were released as Doctor Who: The Complete Thirty-Third Season in 2002.
Blu-ray[]
- This story along with the other stories in Season 33 were upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and were released as Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 33 in the UK.