Synopsis
Four one-part stories:
1. FALSE GODS by Mark Morris
2. ORDER OF SIMPLICITY by Nick Scovell
3. CASUALTIES OF WAR by Mark Michalowski
4. THE WORD LORD by Steven Hall
IN DETAIL
1. FALSE GODS
by Mark Morris
In the blistering heat of the Egyptian desert Howard Carter and his team search for the lost tomb of Userhat, a servant of the god Amun. What they discover sheds new light on the history of the world as we know it.
2. ORDER OF SIMPLICITY
by Nick Scovell
Dr. Verryman has devoted his life to the advancement of knowledge. When his experiments on a remote planet threaten the entire human race only the Doctor can help - if he puts his mind to it.
3. CASUALTIES OF WAR
by Mark Michalowski
Opportunity knocks in postwar London. But when a tea leaf steals from the wrong woman it becomes a race against time to discover the truth. Only some truths are best left untold.
4. THE WORD LORD
by Steven Hall
In a top secret military bunker deep beneath the Antarctic ice a mysterious death threatens peace negotiations and could spell disaster for the inhabitants of Earth. Can the Doctor cross the t's and dot the i's? Or will his efforts get lost in translation?
Written By: False Gods - Mark Morris, Order of Simplicity - Nick Scovell, Casualties of War - Mark Michalowski, The Word Lord - Steven Hall
Directed By: Ken Bentley
Cast
Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Philip Olivier (Hex)
False Gods: Benedict Cumberbatch (Howard Carter), Lucy Adams (Jane Templeton), Paul Lincoln (Robert Charles), Jon Glover (Creodont), Paul Lincoln(Robot)
Order of Simplicity: Jon Glover (Dr Verryman), Lucy Adams (Mrs Crisp), Benedict Cumberbatch (Thing 2), Paul Lincoln (Thing 1)
Casualties of War: Paul Reynolds (Joey Carlisle), Linda Marlowe (May), Beth Chalmers (Audrey), Beth Chalmers (Miss Merchant), Andrew Dickens (PC Miller)
The Word Lord: Linda Marlowe (Commander Claire Spencer), Paul Reynolds(Nobody No-One), Andrew Dickens (Captain James Hurst), Paul Lincoln (Private Fenton), Beth Chalmers (System)
Number of Discs: 2
