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Arc of Infinity: Part One

  • Episode aired Jan 3, 1983
  • TV-PG
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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Peter Davison in Doctor Who (1963)
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On Gallifrey, someone on the high council is perpetrating a treasonous act - transmitting the Doctor's bio-extract from the space/time matrix to an anti-matter being. On Earth, two English l... Read allOn Gallifrey, someone on the high council is perpetrating a treasonous act - transmitting the Doctor's bio-extract from the space/time matrix to an anti-matter being. On Earth, two English lads spend their last night in Amsterdam sleeping in a crypt where they're attacked by an a... Read allOn Gallifrey, someone on the high council is perpetrating a treasonous act - transmitting the Doctor's bio-extract from the space/time matrix to an anti-matter being. On Earth, two English lads spend their last night in Amsterdam sleeping in a crypt where they're attacked by an alien creature under the same anti-matter being's control.

  • Director
    • Ron Jones
  • Writers
    • Johnny Byrne
    • Sydney Newman
  • Stars
    • Peter Davison
    • Sarah Sutton
    • Leonard Sachs
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    398
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    • Director
      • Ron Jones
    • Writers
      • Johnny Byrne
      • Sydney Newman
    • Stars
      • Peter Davison
      • Sarah Sutton
      • Leonard Sachs
    • 7User reviews
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    Peter Davison
    Peter Davison
    • The Doctor
    Sarah Sutton
    Sarah Sutton
    • Nyssa
    Leonard Sachs
    Leonard Sachs
    • Lord President Borusa
    Michael Gough
    Michael Gough
    • Councillor Hedin
    Ian Collier
    • The Renegade
    • (voice)
    Colin Baker
    Colin Baker
    • Commander Maxil
    Paul Jerricho
    Paul Jerricho
    • The Castellan
    Neil Daglish
    • Damon
    Elspet Gray
    Elspet Gray
    • Chancellor Thalia
    Max Harvey
    • Cardinal Zorac
    Andrew Boxer
    • Robin Stuart
    Alastair G. Cumming
    Alastair G. Cumming
    • Colin Frazer
    • (as Alastair Cumming)
    John D. Collins
    John D. Collins
    • Talor
    Maya Woolfe
    • Hostel Receptionist
    Malcolm Harvey
    • The Ergon
    Barbie Denham
    • Space Creature
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Robert Goodman
    Robert Goodman
    • Time Lord
    • (uncredited)
    Guy Groen
    • Receptionist
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ron Jones
    • Writers
      • Johnny Byrne
      • Sydney Newman(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      One of the locations used for shooting in Amsterdam was Prinsengracht, the street that housed the Achterhuis, the attic where Anne Frank and her family hid from the Nazis, 1942-1944.
    • Quotes

      The Doctor: Well, you know how it is. You put things off for a day, the next thing you know it's a hundred years later.

    • Connections
      Featured in Anti-Matter from Amsterdam (2007)

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    7/10
    It starts off well enough
    The follow on story from the much maligned Time Flight, now i'm one of the minority that has a soft spot for it, but i know it's universally disliked, could Arc of Infinity offer a greater appeal?

    It kicks off on Gallifrey, a rogue Timelord speaks to a seemingly extra terrestrial being, and soon states the Doctor must be used in their plan. The Doctor, travelling with just Nyssa (deep joy) is hijacked in space by the being, and the scene is set in Amsterdam, where we meet our two travellers Colin and Robin. The rogue Timelord is covering his tracks with murder on Gallifrey and has transmitted the Doctor's Bio data extract. The creature has attempted but failed to bond with the Doctor. The TARDIS is recalled to Gallifrey by order of the high council. The Doctor doesn't get the welcome he hoped for as he's detained by chief guard Commander Maxel.

    I love the fact it's just the Doctor and Nyssa, definitely his best companion, she could have been even better if she'd had more solo time.

    The costumes are so much fun, I like the assembled high council, there are some noted thespians on display, Elspet Gray, Leonard Sachs and Michael Gough, bliss!!

    The Ergon is the all time daftest who monster, it's like a GM Emu, it is remarkably bad.

    It's great that we're on Gallifrey, nu Who has definitely been robbed of a few Gallifrey stories.

    The story and script are actually really clever, it is delivered slickly, it feels intelligent without being over complex.

    I loved Colin Baker's Maxel too, a return would have been fun at some point.

    The Amsterdam setting is great, it makes a nice change, it has a continental feel. Good old JNT.

    Overall, flawed I know, but the first part of Arc of Infinity is not half bad it's set the scene well, and had lots happening

    7/10
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    • Aug 19, 2015

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    • Release date
      • January 3, 1983 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands(episode "Arc of Infinity")
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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