Dimensions in Time was a charity special crossover between the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and the soap opera EastEnders that ran in two parts on November 26 and 27, 1993. It was taped on the EastEnders "Albert Square" set, and features several of the stars of that programme at the time. They were the only dramatised episodes to celebrate Doctor Who's 30th anniversary, the show having been cancelled in 1989, and were made in aid of the charity Children in Need. John Devon Roland Pertwee (July 7, 1919–May 20, 1996), better known as Jon Pertwee, was a British actor. ... The Third Doctor is the name given to the third incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, from The Masque of Mandragora Thomas Stewart Baker (born January 20, 1934) is a British actor. ... The Fourth Doctor is the name given to the fourth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Peter Davison (born April 13, 1951) is a British actor, best known for his roles as Tristan Farnon in the television version of James Herriots All Creatures Great and Small and as the fifth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, which he played from 1981 to 1984. ... The Fifth Doctor is the name given to the fifth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Colin Baker (born June 8, 1943) is a British actor who is best known for playing the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Sixth Doctor is the name given to the sixth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Sylvester McCoy (born August 20, 1943) is a Scottish actor. ... The Seventh Doctor is the name given to the seventh incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... John Nathan-Turner. ... This is a list of Doctor Who television serials. ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... A broadcast of the long-running and popular British science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC about a mysterious time-travelling adventurer known only as The Doctor, who explores time and space with his companions, fighting evil. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera which was first broadcast on 19 February 1985. ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Albert Square is the fictional location of the British soap opera Eastenders. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pudsey is the teddy bear logo of Children in Need, created by designer Joanna Ball and named after Balls home town, Pudsey, in West Yorkshire. ...

Synopsis

The Rani's latest diabolical plan traps the Doctor's various incarnations and companions in the unlikeliest of locations — Albert Square. The Rani is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Doctor is the central fictional character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also featured in a vast range of spin-off novels, audio dramas and comic strips connected to the series. ... Albert Square is the fictional location of the British soap opera Eastenders. ...

Plot

Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman outside the Queen Vic pub

The Rani has opened a hole in time, allowing her access to the Doctor's timeline. She uses this to cycle through the Doctor's lives, causing him and his companions to jump back and forth between past and present incarnations. Her intention is to capture the Doctor(s) in a time loop, trapping him in London's East End; she has already captured the First and Second Doctor in the time hole. This causes the Fourth Doctor to send a message to the his remaining selves, warning them of the Rani's plan. Image File history File links Screenshot from Dimensions in Time File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Screenshot from Dimensions in Time File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Colin Baker (born June 8, 1943) is a British actor who is best known for playing the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Sixth Doctor is the name given to the sixth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Carole Ann Ford (born June 1940) is a British actress best known for her role as Susan Foreman in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Susan Foreman is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The iconic look for the Queen Victoria, that has been used since 1992. ... The Rani is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The First Doctor is the name given to the first incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... The Second Doctor is the name given to the second incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... The Fourth Doctor is the name given to the fourth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ...

The Seventh Doctor and Ace are confused when the TARDIS lands in Greenwich, near the Cutty Sark, thanks to the Rani's attack on the TARDIS. The Doctor finds a newspaper showing the year to be 1973, but before he can make any more conclusions the Rani causes time to jump. Ace finds herself in Albert Square in 1993 with the Sixth Doctor. Local resident Sanjay tries to give Ace some new clothes from his stall, and when his wife Gita tells the Sixth Doctor that it is going to be all the rage in 1994, the Rani jumps time again. The Seventh Doctor is the name given to the seventh incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Ace (given name Dorothy) is a fictional character played by Sophie Aldred in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Third Doctor emerging from the TARDIS in the 1970 serial Spearhead from Space. ... Greenwich (pronounced gren-itch , or by the locals) is a town, now part of the south eastern urban sprawl of London, on the south bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... Cutty sark is 18th century Scots for short shirt: cutty (a cognate of the English language word cut) is short, stumpy; sark (from Old English serce shirt) is a chemise, undergarment or nightshirt. ... Albert Square is the fictional location of the British soap opera Eastenders. ... The Sixth Doctor is the name given to the sixth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ...

The Third Doctor and Mel appear from the time jump, and question an old Pauline Fowler and Kathy Beale on when they are. When Pauline and Kathy reply that it is 2013, another time jump occurs. In 1973, Pauline and Kathy remember the assassination of President Kennedy, while Kathy tells off a young Ian Beale. The Sixth Doctor and Susan Foreman appear, but Susan wonders what has happened to her Doctor, the First. The Third Doctor is the name given to the third incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Melanie Bush, or simply Mel, is a fictional character played by Bonnie Langford in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Pauline Fowler (née Beale) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Kathy Hills (previously Beale, Mitchell) was a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ... Ian Beale is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Susan Foreman is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

After another time jump, Susan changes into Sarah Jane Smith and the Doctor changes from the Sixth to the Third Doctor. They start to piece together what is happening to them, but the Rani lets loose her menagerie of specimens, including a Cyberman and a Time Lord from Gallifrey in the next time jump. Sarah Jane Smith is a fictional character played by Elisabeth Sladen in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Cybermen are a fictional race of cyborgs who are amongst the most persistent enemies of the Doctor in the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ... The Time Lords are a fictional race of humanoids, originating on the planet Gallifrey, seen in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... // Headline text A Vardan spaceship approaches Gallifrey from space (from The Invasion of Time). ...

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The Rani makes the mistake of capturing one companion while she is in the form of Romana. This results in a Time Lord brain imprint being left on the computer inside the Rani's TARDIS, which gives the Doctor the edge needed to rig up a device to overload it. As the Seventh Doctor and Ace leave in the TARDIS, the Doctor observes "I — I mean, we — are difficult to get rid of". The Time Lords are a fictional race of humanoids, originating on the planet Gallifrey, seen in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

Cast

• The Doctor — Peter Davison, Jon Pertwee, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Tom Baker
• The Rani — Kate O'Mara
• Susan Foreman — Carole Ann Ford
• Sarah Jane Smith — Elizabeth Sladen
• Cyrian — Sam West
• Melanie Bush — Bonnie Langford
• Peri Brown — Nicola Bryant
• Frank Butcher — Mike Reid
• Nyssa — Sarah Sutton
• Liz Shaw — Caroline John
• Mandy Salter — Nicola Stapleton
• Captain Mike Yates — Richard Franklin
• The Brigadier — Nicholas Courtney
• Ian Beale — Adam Woodyatt
• Phil Mitchell — Steve McFadden
• Grant Mitchell — Ross Kemp
• Sharon Watts — Letitia Dean
• Kathy Beale — Gillian Taylforth
• Pat Butcher — Pam St. Clement
• Romana — Lalla Ward
• Victoria — Deborah Watling
• Leela — Louise Jameson
• Voice of K-9 — John Leeson
• K-9 Operator — Matt Irvine
• Ace — Sophie Aldred

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Notes

1. The special was one of several special 3D programmes the BBC produced at the time, using a 3D system developed by American inventor Terry D. Beard that made use of the Pulfrich effect. The technology required spectacles with one darkened lens and one transparent one; these were sold in shops to the public, with the proceeds going to Children in Need.
2. The Daleks were also supposed to appear, but the segment (which was filmed but unused) was pulled after a dispute with Dalek creator Terry Nation over payments. All actors and crew were working unpaid, with the only stipulation being that it could never be repeated or sold on videotape/DVD for profit. The Dalek segment would have seen Peter Davison facing up against them again in the streets seen in the 1984 serial Resurrection of the Daleks.
3. The second part was broadcast as part of popular UK programme Noel's House Party. Noel Edmonds, the host of the programme, requested the episode have several key lines and moments cut from broadcast for timing reasons. This contributed to the story's failure to make any real narrative sense.
4. Other specially made episodes of Doctor Who include the 2005 Children in Need mini-episode and Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death for Comic Relief.
5. Tom Baker returned to the role of the Fourth Doctor on television for the first time since leaving it 12 years previously, though he had recorded links for the video release of the incomplete Shada the year before, apparently in character. No attempt is made at explaining his short, grey hair.
6. Placing this story within the continuity of the "Whoniverse" is challenging given its nature and the fact it keeps jumping between Doctors. Some online sources such as the Doctor Who Reference Guide suggest that it actually takes place during the Seventh Doctor's era since it is this Doctor and his companion who begin and ultimately resolve the actual adventure. In addition, McCoy was the reigning Doctor at the time and his era's logo and title sequence were used. The Discontinuity Guide, however, suggests that it is an adventure of the Fourth Doctor, who is first seen on screen, and Romana, who is crucial to the resolution of the plot.
7. Ultimately, the canonicity of this spin-off within the Doctor Who universe is unclear. John Nathan-Turner argued for its canonicity at the time, and unsuccessfully lobbied for the serial to be assigned an official production code. Indeed, when production began the story was presented as a legitimate revival of the series. Arguments against canonicity generally center on how preposterous the story is in its ultimate form, the fact that it makes little or no narrative sense, and the disfavour with which fans regard it.
8. The episode now definitely falls out of canon with the Eastenders timeline, since the character of Kathy Beale has been killed off-screen in a car crash in South Africa (2006). It can be assumed however, that the scenes in 2013 are from one possible timeline.
9. Dimensions in Time achieved viewing figures of 13.8 million viewers for the first part and 13.6 million for the second part, making them two of the most highly watched episodes of Doctor Who ever produced. The highest single audience figure was for Part Four of City of Death, at 16.1 million viewers.

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External links

• Dimensions in Time episode guide on the BBC website
• Doctor Who Scripts Project page for Dimensions in Time
• Title music