6J. The King's Demons
Season Twenty - 1983
Synopsis
The TARDIS materialises on Earth on 4th March 1215 during a joust. The King welcomes the travellers who he calls his demons.
The Kings is not who he seems. He is in fact a chameleonic android found on the planet Xeriphas, and brought to Earth by the King's Champion, alias the Master.
The Master plans to stop the Magna Carta from being signed by discrediting the King, therefore altering the course of history. The Doctor manages to free the android from the control of the Master, and the Doctor accepts it as a travelling companion.
Regular Cast
- Tegan Jovanka: Janet Fielding
- Vislor Turlough: Mark Strickson
Guest Cast
- Sir Giles Estram/The Master: Anthony Ainley
- King John (Kamelion): Gerald Flood
- Ranulf Fitzwilliam: Frank Windsor
- Isabella Fitzwilliam: Isla Blair
- Hugh Fitzwilliam: Christopher Villers
- Sir Geoffrey de Lacey: Michael J. Jackson
- Jester: Peter Burroughs (1)
- Gaoler: Tony Annis
- Voice of Kamelion: Gerald Flood (2)
- Kamelion: (all 2) Peter Davison, Anthony Ainley, Janet Fielding
- Met at Arms: Jerry Judge, Mick McKenny, Trevor Steadman, Lloyd Williams
- Ranulf's Knights: David Cole, Mike Mungarvan, Kevin O'Brien, Malcolm Ross
- King's Knights: Dave Ballard, Adrian Fenwick, Paul Lowther, David Ross, Graham Stagg
Original broadcast on the BBC
| Channel | Title | Date | Viewers | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC 1 | 600. Part One |
|
5.8M | 65% |
| BBC 1 | 601. Part Two |
|
7.2M | 63% |
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Studios
- Television Centre Studio 1
Outside Locations
- Bodiam Castle, Bodiam, East Sussex
Bloopers
Part 2: Kamelion (as King John) is seen playing a lute, but he fingers it as though it were a guitar. (The lute is not played like a guitar.)
Working Titles
A Knight's Tale
The Demons
Notes
In order to conceal the fact that Anthony Ainley was in the story, Radio Times credited the part of Sir Giles Estram to James Stoker, an anagram of Master's Joke.
This story introduced Kamelion, a planned companion but who only appeared in one further story.