
Doctor Who: The War Games
1969

Representation Score
Limited
1968
Director
David Maloney
Runtime
100 minutes
Average Rating
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The series is a sophisticated meta-fictional exploration that challenges the boundary between reality and literary constructs. It manipulates the viewer's perception of truth through its unique setting. However, the production reflects the social norms of its time, reinforcing traditional hierarchies of gender, race, and identity. Despite its complexity, the lack of diverse representation and reliance on conventional archetypes results in a lower progressive score.
Category Breakdown
The story does not include any characters identifying as LGBTQ+ or explore non-straight relationships. The relationships focus on a traditional trio without any queer undertones.
Men play the primary roles, especially the Doctor and Jamie, while women like Victoria often find themselves in situations where they need to be rescued, fitting the damsel-in-distress cliché.
The cast is predominantly white, reflecting the era's casting practices. Archetypes in the Land of Fiction serve as symbolic placeholders rather than detailed ethnic representations.
The narrative employs postmodern techniques to question the distinction between reality and fiction. Although it critiques totalitarianism through the character of the Master, it does not explicitly address Western cultural institutions.
There are no significant depictions of visible or invisible disabilities. Characters are characterized by their physical and mental capabilities needed for adventure.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
To escape from the volcanic eruption on Dulkis, the Second Doctor uses an emergency unit. It moves the TARDIS out of normal time and space. The travellers find themselves in an endless void where they are menaced by white robots. Having regained the safety of the TARDIS, they believe they have escaped — until the ship explodes. They find themselves in a land of fiction, where they are hunted by life-size clockwork soldiers and encounter characters like Rapunzel, the Karkus, and Swift's Lemuel Gulliver.

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