The Androids of Tara
Count Grendel and Madame Lamia use android duplicates to undermine the monarchy of Tara. The Fourth Doctor must counter this technological conspiracy, exposing the manipulative use of synthetic beings to protect the royal lineage.
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Arc Timeline
Season 16
5 eventsIn the coronation room's charged atmosphere, the Doctor seizes control of a rapidly destabilizing situation after the android Princess's malfunction exposes Grendel's treachery. While publicly downplaying the threat to force …
The Doctor confronts George's true mechanical nature while verifying Romana’s location with K9, confirming Count Grendel’s capture of both the Princess and Prince. His rapid assessment of the android King’s …
Count Grendel finalizes the coercive machinery of his coup by overseeing last preparations for the forced marriage between King Reynart and Romana. His orders to Kurster ensure Strella's elimination remains …
King Reynart offers the Doctor lavish lands and titles for saving his life from Count Grendel. The Doctor politely declines, his mind fixed on a distant engagement across the galaxy. …
The Doctor quiets the moment of victory after Grendel’s defeat to ask after Romana but learns from Reyart she has impulsively followed the brutal Kurster into the dungeons below Grendel’s …