Dimensions in Time

**Dimensions in Time**
Dimensions in Time
Doctor Who serial and charity crossover with EastEnders
	18 November 1993 Radio Times cover promoting the special
Cast
	Doctors Sylvester McCoy – Seventh Doctor; Colin Baker – Sixth Doctor; Peter Davison – Fifth Doctor; Tom Baker – Fourth Doctor; Jon Pertwee – Third Doctor;
	Companions Sophie Aldred – Ace; John Leeson – Voice of K9; Bonnie Langford – Melanie Bush; Nicola Bryant – Peri Brown; Sarah Sutton – Nyssa; Lalla Ward – Romana; Louise Jameson – Leela; Elisabeth Sladen – Sarah Jane Smith; Richard Franklin – Captain Mike Yates; Caroline John – Liz Shaw; Nicholas Courtney – Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart; Deborah Watling – Victoria Waterfield; Carole Ann Ford – Susan Foreman;
	Others Kate O'Mara – The Rani; Samuel West – Cyrian; Deepak Verma – Sanjay Kapoor; Shobu Kapoor – Gita Kapoor; Wendy Richard – Pauline Fowler; Gillian Taylforth – Kathy Beale; Letitia Dean – Sharon Watts; Pam St. Clement – Pat Butcher; Nicola Stapleton – Mandy Salter; Mike Reid – Frank Butcher; Adam Woodyatt – Ian Beale; Steve McFadden – Phil Mitchell; Ross Kemp – Grant Mitchell; Jane Slaughter – Tracey; Rachel Hiew – Sylvia Weng-Chung;
Production
Directed by	Stuart McDonald
Written by	John Nathan-Turner; David Roden
Produced by	John Nathan-Turner
Music by	Keff McCulloch
Production code	C280X
Running time	2 episodes, 7 minutes and 5 minutes
First broadcast	26 November 1993
Last broadcast	27 November 1993
Chronology
← Preceded by; Survival	Followed by →; Doctor Who

Dimensions in Time is a charity television special crossover between the science fiction series Doctor Who and the soap opera EastEnders, broadcast in two parts on 26 and 27 November 1993 for Children in Need. In celebration of Doctor Who's 30th anniversary, it features every surviving actor to have played the Doctor as well as several of the character's companions. In this special, the amoral scientist the Rani (Kate O'Mara) traps various incarnations of the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker, Peter Davison, Tom Baker and Jon Pertwee) in a time loop in Albert Square.

Doctor Who was put on hiatus in 1989. A 30th anniversary "multi-Doctor" special, The Dark Dimension, began development in mid-1992 but fell through by July 1993. In May 1993, producer John Nathan-Turner was asked to produce a Doctor Who sketch for the charity Children in Need. The script, co-written by Nathan-Turner and David Roden, went through many iterations due to the changing availability of the cast. A crossover with EastEnders was pitched to guarantee publicity for Children in Need and to allow the production to film on existing sets.

The special was filmed in 3D on location at Greenwich and the EastEnders Albert Square set in September 1993. None of the cast or crew were paid for their work due to an agreement with Equity. Dimensions in Time was universally panned by both critics and fans, with criticism aimed at the plot, special effects and cameos from the contemporary cast of EastEnders. Due to Children in Need's high licensing fees, it is unlikely to ever receive a home video release. It is not considered "canon" to the Doctor Who universe.