Police 5: The Master (also sometimes referred to as Crime File - The Master) was a short crime file about "master criminal" the Master. It was broadcast for the 30th anniversary year of Doctor Who .
The story was a DWU edition of Shaw Taylor's long-running five-minute ITV crime prevention series Police 5 (1962-1990).
It aired on BBC One alongside a repeat airing of Planet of the Daleks episode five, as part of a series of featurettes called Doctor Who and the Daleks.
Synopsis[]
Shaw Taylor warns viewers to be on the lookout for a dangerous individual known as the Master.
Plot[]
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Cast[]
Archive footage[]
- The Master - Anthony Ainley
- The Master - Roger Delgado
- The Master - Peter Pratt
- Borusa - John Arnatt
- Azal - Stephen Thorne
- The Doctor - Jon Pertwee
- Jo Grant - Katy Manning
- The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
Crew[]
- Writer - Kevin Davies
- Director - Ralph Montagu and Caroline Wright
- Producer - Caroline Wright
- Executive producer - John Whiston
Worldbuilding[]
- Wanted posters for Zygons, Neomorph Cybermen and the Sontaran Jingo Linx are visible on the wall behind Shaw Taylor.
- Shaw Taylor lists three known "regenerations" of the Master: the nemesis of the Third Doctor, the decayed Master, and the latest Master.
- The Master is mentioned by Shaw Taylor as being 700 years old, although no age was ever given for the character in any of his on-screen appearances.
Story notes[]
- This featurette uses archive footage is from many Doctor Who stories, from Terror of the Autons to Survival.
- Police 5: The Master has never been made available as a DVD or Blu-ray extra due to copyright and clearance problems, and this is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future.
- Along with Glorious Goodwood, Making Cocoa and The Stealers from Saiph, this is one of four DWU productions to feature no surviving cast members.
Continuity[]
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