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Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood

Name: Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood
Director: Darrol Blake
Released: 1978
Duration: 100 min

Representation Score

2.8/10

Limited

1978

Director

Darrol Blake

Runtime

100 minutes

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The film advances through its gender dynamics, particularly by presenting Romana as an intellectual equal to the Doctor. This contributes to a progressive storyline that challenges the norms of 1970s television. However, the score is notably reduced due to a lack of racial and LGBTQ+ diversity. The cast remains homogeneous, sticking to the traditional casting practices of its time and place. Overall, while the film offers a subtle critique of class-based authority and capitalist greed, the limited representation restricts its broader impact.

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Category Breakdown

Does Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or explore non-straight-centered identities. The interpersonal dynamics center around a platonic, intellectual relationship between the Doctor and Romana.

How does Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood portray gender?

Good

Romana challenges traditional gender roles by being a highly capable and intellectually sophisticated peer to the Doctor. This portrayal elevates female influence and avoids the damsel in distress cliché.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood?

Limited

The cast is primarily made up of actors from similar backgrounds, reflecting the rural 1970s English setting. The story does not feature color-blind casting or include characters from diverse ethnicities.

How does Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood represent religion and culture?

Fair

The plot critiques traditional power structures by depicting wealthy landowners as motivated by corrosive greed. It highlights the tension between community stability and the pursuit of personal immortality.

Does Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no visible or invisible disabilities featured as central to the character arcs or narrative development in this series.

Present on Screen

Romana is portrayed as a highly capable and intellectually sophisticated peer to the Doctor.
The narrative avoids the damsel in distress cliché by elevating female influence.
The story provides a subtle critique of capitalist accumulation and the corruption of the landed gentry.

Limited or Absent

The cast lacks racial and ethnic diversity, remaining predominantly homogeneous.
There is no representation of LGBTQ+ characters or non-straight-centered identities.
The series does not depict any visible or invisible disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Searching for the third segment to the Key to Time brings the Doctor and Romana to present-day Earth, where the travellers have to contend with stone circles, Druidic rituals and a not-so-mythical goddess known as the Cailleach.

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