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Doctor Who Unbound:
Deadline

by Robert Shearman

Starring
Sir Derek Jacobi
as Martin

Directed by
Nicholas Briggs

Production Notes
Rel. Sep 2003
Rec. 12-13 Jun 2003
P/Code DWU05
Rec. @ The Moat Studios

Running Time
Total Time 01:01:08

Review
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Doctor Who Unbound
Doctor Who Unbound: Deadline (#05)
By Robert Shearman

Deadline
From The Back Cover...

It's been forty years since Martin Bannister encountered the Doctor. They were different men back then. Martin was young and talented and The Times' seventh most promising writer to watch out for. The Doctor was mysterious, crotchety and possibly oriental. It was an encounter that destroyed both their lives.

Pity poor Martin now... His career is in ruins, all forgotten. His estranged wives keep dying in the wrong order, and there's a nasty green stain by the wardrobe that could be an alien footprint or, possibly, just mould.

Martin's life is about to change unexpectedly… Impromptu poetry readings. Elephant expeditions. An obligatory bug-eyed monster. And a last, desperate chance for love, before it's too late.

Sounds like it's time for the Doctor to come into Martin's life again. And sort him out. Permanently.


The Cast

Martin Sir Derek Jacobi
Susan Genevieve Swallow
Phillip Peter Forbes
Barbara Jacqueline King
Sydney Ian Brooker
Tom Adam Manning

The Crew

Writer Robert Shearman
Director Nicholas Briggs
Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery
John Ainsworth
Executive Producer for BBC Worldwide Jacqueline Rayner
Script Editor Nicholas Briggs
Recording Lee Bowman
Toby Robinson
CD Mastering Alistair Lock
Music, Sound Design & Post Production Nicholas Briggs
Theme Arrangement Delia Derbyshire
Front Cover Clayton Hickman

Memorable Quotes

Ian: 'That's not his name. Who is he? Doctor Who? Maybe if we solved that, we'd have a chance of solving everything else about this crotchety old man and his unearthly grandchild'

Philip: 'You can't expect things to stay the same just because you're not interested in them anymore.'

Martin: 'It's the only thing I ever felt truly passionate about. I used to burn with ideas, to put things down on paper, to say something new, to change the world just a little. I'd have given my soul for it. Sometimes I think I did.'

Sydney: 'Remember? The interview? For the Official Juliet Bravo Magazine?' Martin: 'Oh my God, don't tell me there are unofficial magazines about it as well?'

Track Listings

01 Close the Doors, Susan 00:03:05
02 Wake Up 00:07:38
03 Do You Know Where We Are? 00:01:16
04 What's Going On? 00:01:09
05 Hello, Mr Bannister...? 00:09:03
06 What Did You Think Of That One? 00:06:15
07 So, Doctor! 00:02:56
08 I Don't Know What to Do 00:06:06
09 It's All These Ideas... 00:09:26
10 Grandfather 00:04:45
11 Hello, Tom 00:06:02
12 I Can't Breathe! 00:03:24

Comments

Sir Derek Jacobi is one of Britain's most respected actors, having featured in such notable television series as I, Claudius as well as many Shakespearean roles. Robert Shearman is the critically acclaimed writer of The Holy Terror, The Chimes Of Midnight, and Jubilee.

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