Premise: The Doctor travels to Gallifrey where he asserts his right to claim the presidency of the Time Lords. With no choice but to agree, the Time Lords inaugurate the Doctor.
Notes: Originally, David Weir was to provide the six part story to end the season but as his scripts came in it was felt that the story was too ambitious for the budget (requiring a stadium full of cat people) so it was dropped. This sequel to The Deadly Assassin was quickly written as a replacement by producer Graham Williams and script editor Anthony Read under the pseudonym David Agnew. Louise Jameson had already announced her departure from the series and had wished that her character would be killed off saving the Doctor. However, she instead ended up being written out by falling in love with Andred and staying on Gallifrey, despite the two barely interacting at all over the course of the story.
Verdict: Proof that not all scripts written at the last minute turn out to be master pieces. This story displays some of the worst production values ever seen in the series along with a mess of a final part. The TARDIS's brick walled corridors are just plain jarring 6/10
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