The Devil of Winterborne (home video)

Synopsis
When P.R.O.B.E. is summoned to investigate the savage murder of a retired headmaster, Liz Shaw is disturbed to find evidence of satanic rite near the scene of the crime.

She soon discovers a web of deceit and corruption that extends back in time, threatening the current occupants of nearby Winterborne School.

With P.R.O.B.E. under threat from within and the death toll mounting, Liz finds herself under increasing pressure from all sides to produce results...

The Devil of Winterborne is at large and only Liz can stop it!

Plot
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Cast

 * Liz Shaw - Caroline John
 * Patricia Haggard - Louise Jameson
 * D.I. Burke - Terry Molloy
 * Brian Rutherford / Wittaker - Geoffrey Beevers
 * Gavin Purcell - Peter Davison
 * Barbara Taploe - Charmian May
 * Georgie - Mark Gatiss
 * Christian - Daniel Matthews
 * Andrew Powell - Reece Shearsmith
 * Luke - Stephen Dolomore
 * Cummings - Jonathan Rigby

Crew

 * Bill Baggs - director and producer
 * Andy Grant - executive producer
 * Mark Ayres - Music
 * Andy Bell - cinematography
 * Dick Kursa - cinematography
 * Michael Duxbury - film editing
 * Sara Cooper - production design
 * Zoe Randall - makeup artist
 * Patricia Merrick - assistant director
 * Robin Prichard - second assistant director
 * Edward Salt - second assistant director
 * Julian Dawton - sound
 * Raymond Turner - sound
 * Jon Head - grip (as Jonathan Head)
 * Ben Hicklin - focus puller

Story notes

 * Several cast members previous portrayed roles in Doctor Who; Peter Davison (Fifth Doctor), Louise Jameson (Leela), Terry Molloy (Davros; Resurrection of the Daleks to Remembrance of the Daleks), Geoffrey Beevers (The Master in The Keeper of Traken).
 * Mark Gatiss would go on to write TV: The Unquiet Dead, The Idiot's Lantern, Victory of the Daleks and appear in TV: The Lazarus Experiment.
 * Reece Shearsmith would work with Gatiss again on , alongside Jeremy Dyson and Steve Pemberton.
 * Ghosts of Winterborne is a sequel to this story, reintroducing the characters of Gavin Purcell (Peter Davison) and Andrew Powell (Reece Shearsmith) set in the months after these events. The themes of reincarnation and immortality from this story are elaborated on, and clips from this film are used as flashbacks.
 * This story is notable for introducing Doctor Who's first same-sex relationship on screen, predating the new series. A physical relationship between Andrew and Christian is heavily implied.

Myths
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Filming Locations
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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors
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Continuity
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DVD and Video releases
P.R.O.B.E Devil of Winterborne was released direct-to-video in 1995 by BBV. It was reissued on DVD in 2012 and is available to purchase from Galaxy 4.