Doctor Who/Logopolis

Logopolis
Season 18, Serial 7
Airdate	February 28, 1981
Production Number	5V
by	Christopher H. Bidmead
Directed by	Peter Grimwade
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Doctor Who — Season Eighteen

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Logopolis is the seventh serial of the eighteenth season of Doctor Who, and the one-hundred and sixteenth serial overall.

Part One: Tom Baker (Doctor Who), Matthew Waterhouse (Adric), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Dolore Whiteman (Aunt Vanessa), Tom Georgeson (Detective Inspector), Anthony Ainley (The Master)

Part Two: Tom Baker (Doctor Who), John Fraser (The Monitor), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Matthew Waterhouse (Adric), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Anthony Ainley (The Master), Tom Georgeson (Detective Inspector)

Part Three: Tom Baker (Doctor Who), John Fraser (The Monitor), Anthony Ainley (The Master), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Matthew Waterhouse (Adric), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa)

Part Four: Tom Baker (Doctor Who), Peter Davison (Doctor Who), John Fraser (The Monitor), Anthony Ainley (The Master), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Matthew Waterhouse (Adric), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Christopher Hurst (Security Guard)

Uncredited: Adrian Gibbs (The Watcher), Bruce Purchase (The Captain) (archive footage), John Woodnutt (Duke of Forgill) (archive footage), David Troughton (Black Guardian) (archive footage), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) (archive footage), Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier) (archive footage), Louise Jameson (Leela) (archive footage), Mary Tamm (Romana) (archive footage), Lalla Ward (Romana) (archive footage)

Trivia

The Show

• In addition to Part Four adding Peter Davison to the credits, the closing credits have a slightly different backdrop without Tom Baker's face this time.

• First appearance of Tegan.

• This serial marks the last time The Doctor is listed in the credits as "Doctor Who" until the 2005 revival.

Behind the Scenes

• Tom Baker recalled that he dreaded leaving the series and was pretty angry during production and therefore couldn't take direction or comments from anyone. John Nathan-Turner also claimed that after finishing his last scene, Baker quietly slipped away without saying a word.

• Baker began filming three days after his wedding to Lalla Ward.

• The Doctor was supposed to scream as he fell, but Baker didn't feel this was heroic.

Quotes

• The Doctor: It's the end... but the moment has been prepared for.