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''Enlightenment'' is the fifth serial of the 20th season in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which aired on BBC1 in four twice-weekly parts from 1 March 1983 to 9 March 1983. The 127th serial of the series,〔From the ''Doctor Who Magazine'' series overview, in issue 407 (pp26-29). ''The Discontinuity Guide'', which counts the unbroadcast serial ''Shada'', lists this as story number 128. Region 1 DVD releases follow ''The Discontinuity Guide'' numbering system.〕 ''Enlightenment'' was the third of three loosely connected serials known as the Black Guardian Trilogy. It was written by Barbara Clegg and directed by Fiona Cumming. In the serial, alien time traveller the Doctor (Peter Davison) and his companions Tegan Jovanka (Janet Fielding) and Vislor Turlough (Mark Strickson) encounter a group of god-like immortals who are racing historical Earth sailing vessels through space, crewed by humans they had plucked out of time, in an attempt to win the prize of the titular enlightenment. Turlough is under the control of the Black Guardian (Valentine Dyall), but struggles with the Guardian's orders to kill the Doctor. The serial's production was beset by problems caused by industrial action taken by electricians at the BBC during filming. It was eventually finished three months behind schedule, but the unavailability of several actors for new filming dates forced the production team to recast their parts at short notice. ''Enlightenment'' averaged of 6.8 million viewers per episode on its first transmission and received generally positive reviews from critics. The story was novelised by its writer, Barbara Clegg, as part of the ongoing Target Books range in 1984 and was released on video and DVD in 1993 and 2009 respectively. ==Plot== Following interference from the White (Cyril Luckham) and Black (Valentine Dyall) Guardians, the TARDIS materialises in what appears to be the hold of a ship. The Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) leaves companion Tegan (Janet Fielding) in the TARDIS while he and Turlough (Mark Strickson) leave to explore. The Doctor discovers the crew remember nothing of coming aboard, have been below decks the whole time, and that the ship they are on has been entered in some sort of race. Tegan leaves the TARDIS and encounters the ship's first mate, Marriner (Christopher Brown), who offers to take her to her friends, while the Doctor and Turlough encounter Captain Striker (Keith Barron). In the ship's wheelhouse, the Doctor sees a map of the racecourse, complete with "marker buoys" which he recognises as the planets of Earth's solar system. Marriner then operates anachronistic electronic controls and a viewscreen activates to show the other contestants — a Greek trireme, a 17th Century pirate ship, and other vessels from other times, all floating in deep space and using solar wind propulsion. The Doctor discovers that the ship's officers are Eternals, beings who live in the "trackless wastes of eternity," as opposed to the Doctor and his companions, who are "Ephemerals." When one of the other ships explodes the Doctor begins to suspect sabotage. Tegan feels ill, so Marriner escorts her to a room, which contains items from the TARDIS and her rooms in Brisbane and realises Marriner has been reading her mind. The Doctor discovers that Eternals use Ephemerals for their thoughts and ideas. The Eternals have lived for so long that they are unable to think for themselves and need human minds to give them existence. The prize for winning the race is Enlightenment, the wisdom to know everything. The TARDIS is discovered by the Eternals, who make it vanish. Trapped on board the Edwardian ship for the moment, the Doctor and his companions go on board deck in space suits. Turlough hears the voice of the Black Guardian taunting him and unable to take the strain, he leaps overboard into space. Turlough is rescued by the ''Buccaneer'', the pirate ship commanded by Captain Wrack (Lynda Baron). Wrack sends her first mate to present one of the other competitors with a jewelled sword, and to deliver party invitations to the other captains. Marriner offers to escort Tegan and the Doctor to the party as one of the ships draws level with the ''Buccaneer''. Wrack shows Turlough a locked chamber with a vacuum shield, and he hears the voice of the Black Guardian through the door as the rival ship explodes, apparently hit by an asteroid. The Doctor again suspects foul play as the ship was also challenging the ''Buccaneer''. Arriving on board the ''Buccaneer'', the Doctor and Tegan mingle while Turlough sneaks off to examine the locked chamber. Following Turlough, the Doctor discovers a device he believes that Wrack uses to transmit power to destroy the other ships, using some sort of focus. The pair recall that the captains of both destroyed ships had received red crystals as gifts from Wrack, leading the Doctor to believe that the crystals are the focus. Before they can act on it, however, they are captured by Wrack's first mate. Meanwhile, Wrack has managed to lure Tegan away from the party to her wheelhouse and freezes her in time while she plants a crystal in her tiara. Confronted by Wrack, Turlough accuses the Doctor of being a spy and claims he was trying to capture the Doctor. The Doctor, Tegan and Marriner return to their ship but Wrack reads Turlough's mind, discovering he is lying, and is about to kill him, only for Turlough to tell her that he, too, serves the Black Guardian. As the ships near the crystalline space station of the Enlighteners, the ''Buccaneer'' pulls level with the Edwardian Ship, and Wrack takes Turlough into her chamber, this time letting him witness her summoning the power of the Black Guardian. The Doctor, seeing the ''Buccaneer'' pull close, discovers the crystal in Tegan's tiara. The Doctor smashes it, but only manages to multiply its power by the number of fragments. The Doctor hurls the pieces overboard as they explode. Suddenly, the wind dies, and Wrack pulls ahead of the Edwardian ship. The Eternals return the TARDIS to the Doctor and he travels to the ''Buccaneer''. He tries to reason with Wrack, but her first mate shows up with Turlough, and she orders that the Doctor be thrown into space. As Tegan watches from the Edwardian ship, two bodies are ejected into space, and the ''Buccaneer'' reaches the finish. The human crews of the ships vanish. The Enlighteners are the Black and White Guardians, and the winner is the Doctor, who brought the ship in with Turlough's help when Wrack and her first mate met with an "accident." The Doctor, however, refuses the diamond crystal containing Enlightenment, and the White Guardian dismisses Striker and Marriner, who vanish back into eternity. As Turlough helped the Doctor, he is entitled to a portion of the prize. The Black Guardian reminds Turlough of their bargain, and says that he can give up the diamond, or sacrifice the Doctor to gain both Enlightenment and the TARDIS. Turlough hurls the diamond at the Black Guardian, who vanishes in screams and flames. The Doctor points out that Enlightenment was not the diamond, but the choice itself. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Enlightenment (Doctor Who)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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