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Spearhead From Space: Episode 1
11:10pm-11:40pm GMT < > « »
Forces TV (adverts during broadcast)
Featuring: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Caroline John, Hugh Burden
The TARDIS takes the newly regenerated Doctor to Earth to begin his exile. Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart leads a UNIT investigation into a mysterious meteorite shower.
Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Continuity:
Introduction:
Sunday afternoon on ForcesTV. At 3:30 it's comedy, as everybody seems to want to have their own midlife crisis in Trouble in Mind. Then, at 5:30 it's Forces News Weekend. And at 6, a young man with no memory is a prime suspect for murder in Spenser: For Hire.
During end credits:
A standard Forces TV caption at the bottom appeared during the final scene to indicate "Next: Doctor Who", and then towards the end of the credits to indicate "Next: Doctor Who, Later: Midnight Caller".
Ad breaks:
An ad break occurs between the scenes of Doctor Henderson checking up on the unconcious Doctor and the Brigadier/Liz arriving at the hospital.
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