Snakedance (TV story)

Snakedance was the second story of Season 20. A sequel to Kinda, it featured the return of the Mara.

Synopsis
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Plot
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Cast

 * The Doctor - Peter Davison
 * Tegan - Janet Fielding
 * Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
 * Lon - Martin Clunes
 * Ambril - John Carson
 * Tanha - Colette O'Neil
 * Chela - Johnathon Morris
 * Dojjen - Preston Lockwood
 * Dugdale - Brian Miller
 * Fortune Teller - Hilary Sesta
 * Hawker - George Ballantine
 * Puppeteer - Barry Smith
 * Megaphone Man - Brian Grellis

Crew

 * Assistant Floor Manager - Maggy Campbell
 * Costumes - Ken Trew
 * Designer - Jan Spoczynski
 * Film Cameraman - John Baker
 * Film Editor - Alastair Mackay
 * Incidental Music - Peter Howell
 * Make-Up - Marion Richards
 * Producer - John Nathan-Turner
 * Production Assistant - Rita Dunn, June Collins
 * Production Associate - Angela Smith
 * Script Editor - Eric Saward
 * Special Sounds - Dick Mills
 * Studio Lighting - Henry Barber
 * Studio Sound - Martin Ridout
 * Theme Arrangement - Peter Howell
 * Title Music - Ron Grainer
 * Visual Effects - Andrew Lazell

Story Notes

 * In 1995 Steven Moffat was a participant in a wide-ranging, public discussion about Doctor Who with Andy Lane, David Bishop and Paul Cornell. He ranted about the "crap" nature of the majority of the 1963 version of the show, but called Snakedance "one I couldn't really fault".  He would build upon this opinion in a 1996 essay, in which he called Snakedance and Kinda "the two best Who stories ever".

Ratings

 * Part 1 — 6.7 million | 95th place | AI 65
 * Part 2 — 7.7 million | 75th place | AI 66
 * Part 3 — 6.6 million | 98th place | AI 67
 * Part 4 — 7.4 million | 78th place | AI 67

Myths
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Location Filming
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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors
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Continuity
The Mara previously appeared in Kinda.

DVD and Video Releases
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Novelisation

 * Main article: Snakedance (novelisation)


 * Novelised by Terrance Dicks in 1984.