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[[caption-width-right:350:See [[Creator/ElisabethSladen that lady]] on the right? [[BlatantLies One-off character for sure]].]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:See [[Creator/ElisabethSladen that lady]] on the right? [[BlatantLies One-off character for sure]]. Same with [[Characters/DoctorWhoSontarans that thing wearing the helmet]].]]

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[[WMG:[[center:[-''[[Series/DoctorWho Doctor Who]]'' [[Recap/DoctorWho recap index]]\\
'''Third Doctor Era'''\\
'''Season 11:''' '''1''' | [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E2InvasionOfTheDinosaurs 2]] | [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E3DeathToTheDaleks 3]] | [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E4TheMonsterOfPeladon 4]] | [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E5PlanetOfTheSpiders 5]]\\
'''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS10E1TheThreeDoctors <<< Season 10]]''' | '''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E1Robot Season 12 >>>]]''']]-]]]
!The Time Warrior




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->Written by Creator/RobertHolmes\\
Directed by Alan Bromly\\
'''Production code:''' UUU\\
'''Air dates:''' 15 December 1973 - 5 January 1974\\
'''Number of episodes:''' 4



'''Production code:''' UUU




Written by Creator/RobertHolmes. This four-episode serial first aired from December 15, 1973 to January 5, 1974.
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* CoverIdentityAnomaly: While helping UNIT with a case of suddenly missing scientists, the Doctor runs into a young scientist by the name of Smith. The Doctor praises her on that virology paper she published, especially since given her age she would've had to have written it when she was ''five''. At which point Sarah Jane Smith admits she's not really a scientist (that's her aunt, who's away in America), just a journalist.

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In the 1990s, Creator/BarryLetts wrote "[[Radio/TheParadiseOfDeath The Paradise of Death]]" for BBC Radio 5, which takes place between this story and the next and stars the Doctor, Sarah Jane and the Brigadier.

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In the 1990s, TheNineties, Creator/BarryLetts wrote "[[Radio/TheParadiseOfDeath The Paradise of Death]]" for BBC Radio 5, which takes place between this story and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E2InvasionOfTheDinosaurs the next next]] and stars the Doctor, Sarah Jane and the Brigadier.
Brigadier.

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* BluffTheImposter: At the beginning, the Doctor meets one Dr. Smith, and compliments her on the virology paper she wrote. All the more impressive, he adds, given that with her age she'd have written it when she was ''five''. Sarah-Jane admits her aunt is Dr. Smith, but is away in America.


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* ChangedMyJumper: Sarah-Jane starts off in a suit and cardigan affair, but switches out to period appropriate clothes after she gets to Sir Edward's castle, then covers that up with a noblewoman's outfit. She changes back to her starting outfit in the final episode.


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* DistressBall: The cliffhanger for part 2 is the Doctor somehow tripping over some hay as he tries escaping Irongron's goons.
* DistressedDamsel: Sarah getting off to a flying start, accidentally sabotaging Hal's attempt to assassinate Irongron by spooking him, drawing his attention to them, and leading to her getting dragged kicking and shouting into Irongron's castle.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Even after already having met Linx, Sarah-Jane somehow comes away with the idea the Doctor is the one kidnapping the scientists.


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* KidnappedScientist: Linx has been using a time machine to abduct scientists from the 20th century. He'd have taken them from a bit further ahead, but it was as far as he could manage. UNIT have noticed and tried taking precautions which goes about as well as anything UNIT tries.
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[[caption-width-right:350:See [[Creator/ElisabethSladen the person]] on the far right? [[BlatantLies One-off character for sure.]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:See [[Creator/ElisabethSladen the person]] that lady]] on the far right? [[BlatantLies One-off character for sure.]]]]
sure]].]]
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'''Production code:''' UUU
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--->'''Linx:''' Give me a weapon. I will destroy him.\\

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--->'''Linx:''' [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim Give me a weapon. I will destroy him.\\]]\\

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* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Sarah Jane.

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* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Sarah Jane.Jane is utterly baffled by her surroundings after stowing away in the TARDIS, assuming she's at some sort of Renfair event for a good deal longer than common sense would allow.

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* AbsentMindedProfessor: Professor Rubeish.

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* AbsentMindedProfessor: Professor Rubeish.Rubeish has a tendency to ramble on about [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny matters of little consequence]] and seems largely oblivious to the danger he's in.
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* YouGetMeCoffee: The Doctor tries this with Sarah on their first meeting and nearly gets his head bitten off for his troubles.
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The only Pertwee serial in a historic setting instead of a contemporary or futuristic one, "The Time Warrior" pioneered the "pseudo-historical" format -- stories set in the past but with a science-fictional element (although it should be pointed out that this had already happened before with the First Doctor in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E9TheTimeMeddler The Time Meddler]]" and to a lesser extent with the Second Doctor in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E9TheEvilOfTheDaleks The Evil of the Daleks]]" and "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E2TheAbominableSnowmen The Abominable Snowmen]]").

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The only Pertwee serial in a historic setting instead of a contemporary or futuristic one, "The Time Warrior" pioneered the "pseudo-historical" format -- stories set in the past but with a science-fictional element (although it should be pointed out that this had already happened before with element. While the First Doctor approach has precedent in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E9TheTimeMeddler The Time Meddler]]" and and, to a lesser extent with the Second Doctor in extent, "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E9TheEvilOfTheDaleks The Evil of the Daleks]]" and "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E2TheAbominableSnowmen The Abominable Snowmen]]").
Snowmen]]", "The Time Warrior" was the serial that would lay the groundwork for future takes on the format.
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* BadassBoast: The Doctor reveals the name of his home planet with all of the gravitas of a Time Lord who's using it as a threat without actually openly threatening someone.
--> '''The Doctor:''' Gallifrey. I am a Time Lord.
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The one where Middle Age warlords meet a talking potato. And the one where we meet the woman who first etched herself on the Doctor's hearts.

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The JustForFun/{{The one where w|ith}}here Middle Age warlords meet a talking potato. And the one where we meet the woman who first etched herself on the Doctor's hearts.
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The one where Middle Age warlords meet a talking potato. The one where we meet the woman who first etched herself on the Doctor's hearts.

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The one where Middle Age warlords meet a talking potato. The And the one where we meet the woman who first etched herself on the Doctor's hearts.
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* BadHabits: The Doctor and Sarah disguise themselves as friars seeking alms in order to gain access to Irongron's castle.
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* MindControl: Linx does this to the scientists.

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* MindControl: Linx does this to the scientists. (And Sarah Jane, the first of many times for the poor gal.)
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* ExactEavesdropping: Sarah and Hal arrive outside the window just in time to hear Irongron and Linx discussing Irongron's plans to assault Sir Edward's castle tomorrow morning.

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