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Grendel, a little annoyed at this, commissions a Romana android to kill the Doctor, but K-9 sees her for what she is and saves the day, while Romana herself escapes. Finally, the Doctor rows across the moat to Grendel's castle and swipes the Key segment just before the Prince's men attack the castle, leading to the Doctor and Grendel having a swordfight, ended by the latter diving into the moat and escaping.
Grendel, a little annoyed at this, commissions a Romana android to kill the Doctor, but K-9 sees her for what she is and saves the day, while Romana herself escapes. Finally, the Doctor rows across the moat to Grendel's castle and swipes the Key segment just before the Prince's men attack the castle, leading to the Doctor and Grendel having a swordfight, ended by the latter diving into the moat and escaping.


=== Tropes ===
== Tropes ==


* [[Accidental Murder]]: Madame Lamia is shot down by crossbow fire. She's the only one to die in the serial.
* [[Accidental Murder]]: Madame Lamia is shot down by crossbow fire. She's the only one to die in the serial.
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* [[Come Alone]]
* [[Come Alone]]
* [[Costume Porn]]: Romana's purple and green hat-coat-trouser ensemble, which is apparently fashionable on Tara. In reality, Mary Tamm herself actually designed this costume.
* [[Costume Porn]]: Romana's purple and green hat-coat-trouser ensemble, which is apparently fashionable on Tara. In reality, Mary Tamm herself actually designed this costume.
* [[Everythings Better With Princesses]]
* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]
* [[Feudal Future]]
* [[Feudal Future]]
* [[Frickin Laser Beams]]: Taran [[Sword Beam|swords]] and [[Energy Bow|crossbows]] shoot them.
* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: Taran [[Sword Beam|swords]] and [[Energy Bow|crossbows]] shoot them.
* [[The Guards Must Be Crazy]]: Sick Prisoner version.
* [[The Guards Must Be Crazy]]: Sick Prisoner version.
* [[Heroes Gone Fishing]]: The Doctor resolves to spend this episode fishing, leaving the leg work to Romana.
* [[Heroes Gone Fishing]]: The Doctor resolves to spend this episode fishing, leaving the leg work to Romana.
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* [[Prisoner of Zenda Exit]]: Count Grendel
* [[Prisoner of Zenda Exit]]: Count Grendel
* [[Recycled in Space]]: Based on ''[[The Prisoner of Zenda]]''
* [[Recycled in Space]]: Based on ''[[The Prisoner of Zenda]]''
* [[Ridiculously Human Robots]]
* [[Ridiculously-Human Robots]]
* [[Scenery Porn]]: The very beautiful forests, that's not to forget the location work at Leeds Castle.
* [[Scenery Porn]]: The very beautiful forests, that's not to forget the location work at Leeds Castle.
* [[Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace]]: The Doctor gets there a little too early, and has to ask if they've gotten to that part of the wedding yet.
* [[Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace]]: The Doctor gets there a little too early, and has to ask if they've gotten to that part of the wedding yet.
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* [[Trap Is the Only Option]]: Lampshaded
* [[Trap Is the Only Option]]: Lampshaded
* [[Villain Exit Stage Left]]
* [[Villain Exit Stage Left]]
* [[Whole Plot Reference]]: ''[[The Prisoner of Zenda]]''
* [[Whole-Plot Reference]]: ''[[The Prisoner of Zenda]]''
* [[The X of Y]]
* [[The X of Y]]
* [[You Look Familiar]]: The Archimandrite is Professor Clegg, the ill-fated psychic from the beginning of [[Doctor Who (TV)/Recap/S11 E5 Planet of the Spiders|Planet of the Spiders]].
* [[You Look Familiar]]: The Archimandrite is Professor Clegg, the ill-fated psychic from the beginning of [[Doctor Who/Recap/S11/E05 Planet of the Spiders|Planet of the Spiders]].


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Latest revision as of 00:55, 29 June 2016
Would you mind not standing on my chest? My hat's on fire.
—The Doctor

The search for the Key to Time takes the Doctor and Romana to the planet Tara, where feudalism and chivalry have endured. They split up to search, and Romana finds the fourth segment fairly quickly - it's part of a statue - but is promptly captured by the villainous Count Grendel of Gracht, who thinks she's an android double he's created of Prince Reynart's betrothed, Strella. He's trying to usurp the throne, and will succeed if Reynart doesn't show up for his coronation.

The Doctor, meanwhile, also gets captured, by Prince Reynart's men. He's taken off to the Prince's hunting lodge and made to repair the Prince's android double, used as a decoy. Grendel's men kidnap the Prince, but the Doctor is able to modify the decoy android so it can attend the coronation in his place.

Grendel, a little annoyed at this, commissions a Romana android to kill the Doctor, but K-9 sees her for what she is and saves the day, while Romana herself escapes. Finally, the Doctor rows across the moat to Grendel's castle and swipes the Key segment just before the Prince's men attack the castle, leading to the Doctor and Grendel having a swordfight, ended by the latter diving into the moat and escaping.

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