Kinda (TV story)

Synopsis
The TARDIS visits the planet Deva Loka, where Nyssa remains behind in the ship to recover from a mild mental disorientation while the Doctor, Tegan and Adric explore. Tegan falls asleep under some wind chimes and becomes possessed by an evil force, a Mara.

Also on Deva Loka is a survey team assessing the planet for colonisation, but three of their number have disappeared and the remainder - Sanders, his deputy Hindle and the scientist Todd - are encountering difficulties in their dealings with the outwardly primitive but telepathically gifted native people, the Kinda. Hindle becomes mentally unstable, but his mind is eventually cleared by a Kinda device called the Box of Jhana.

Aided by the Kinda, the Doctor ultimately succeeds in banishing the Mara - which manifests itself in the form of a giant snake - by trapping it in a circle of mirrors.

Plot
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Cast

 * The Doctor - Peter Davison
 * Adric - Matthew Waterhouse
 * Tegan - Janet Fielding
 * Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
 * Todd - Nerys Hughes
 * Sanders - Richard Todd
 * Hindle - Simon Rouse
 * Panna - Mary Morris
 * Karuna - Sarah Prince
 * Aris - Adrian Mills
 * Anatta - Anna Wing
 * Anicca - Roger Milner
 * Dukkha - Jeff Stewart
 * Trickster - Lee Cornes

Crew

 * Assistant Floor Manager - Val McCrimmon
 * Costumes - Barbara Kidd
 * Designer - Malcolm Thornton
 * Incidental Music - Peter Howell
 * Make-Up - Suzan Broad
 * Producer - John Nathan-Turner
 * Production Assistant - Sue Plumb, Rosemary Parsons
 * Production Associate - Angela Smith
 * Script Editor - Eric Saward
 * Special Sounds - Dick Mills
 * Studio Lighting - Mike Jefferies
 * Studio Sound - Alan Machin
 * Theme Arrangement - Peter Howell
 * Title Music - Ron Grainer
 * Visual Effects - Peter Logan

Supposed deities

 * Mara

Galactic empires

 * Deva Loka was once part of the Sumaran Empire.

Story Notes

 * Kinda is supposedly all about Buddhism, with Buddhist names and themes throughout the story.
 * The textbook REF: Doctor Who: The Unfolding Text features section on the making of Kinda.
 * Well known British film star Richard Todd plays Sanders.
 * Nerys Hughes, better known for her starring roles in the BBC's The Liver Birds and The District Nurse, plays Todd.
 * Adrian Mills plays Aris - he later became a television presenter, including on the BBC's consumer programme That's Life.

Ratings

 * Part 1 - 8.4 million viewers
 * Part 2 - 9.4 million viewers
 * Part 3 - 8.5 million viewers
 * Part 4 - 8.9 million viewers

Myths

 * Kate Bush wrote Kinda under a pseudonym. (She didn't)
 * Playwright Tom Stoppard wrote this story under a pseudonym. (He didn't)

Filming Locations

 * BBC Television Centre (TC8), Shepherd's Bush, London

Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors
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Continuity

 * DW: Snakedance is the sequel to this story.
 * Wind chimes from Deva Loka appear in NA: Legacy.

DVD and Video Releases
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Novelisation

 * Main article: Kinda (novelisation)


 * Novelised by Terrance Dicks in 1984.