1983 • Television • Doctor Who (1963)
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Original release / air date: 16 March 1983
Runtime: 25 minutes
Season: 20
Episode: 22
Country / region: United Kingdom
Original language: English
Network / broadcaster: BBC1
Production company / studio: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Artificial character(s): Kamelion
Performer(s): Gerald Flood
ASFR type: Built
Character type: Android, Robot
Features:
Human-LookingProgrammingRevealTransformation

Overview

The Doctor discovers that the apparent King John is actually Kamelion, a shape-changing robot being controlled by the Master.

ASFR Content

Kamelion drops the King John disguise and is shown in its metallic robotic form before transforming again into human appearances, including the Doctor and the Master. The machine describes itself as a mass of artificial neurons and the Master explains that its form and behaviour can be controlled psychokinetically.

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ASFR Scenes

Scene 1
Key ASFR scene

King John is revealed as Kamelion

The apparent king drops the disguise and exposes the silver robot underneath.

Character(s): Kamelion
Features:
RevealTransformation
Scene 2
Key ASFR scene

Kamelion demonstrates multiple human forms

The robot shifts from King John into the Doctor and then into the Master, showing that its body can imitate different people.

Character(s): Kamelion
Features:
Human-LookingTransformation
Scene 3
Major

The Master explains Kamelion's control system

Kamelion is described as a complex mass of artificial neurons whose appearance and behaviour are manipulated through psychokinetic control.

Character(s): Kamelion
Features:
Programming

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