Auton is a direct-to-video film set within the Doctor Who Universe. It was produced by BBV Productions in 1997 and is the first film within the Auton Trilogy. It is a sequel to the Doctor Who story Spearhead from Space, featuring the Autons. A sequel entitled Auton 2: Sentinel was released in 1998.
In a top-secret UNIT warehouse Dr Sally Arnold is studying a Nestene energy unit with little success. Until she subjects it to cosmic signals that activate it and it awakens several dormant Autons stored in the facility.
Victims[]
- Janice - Blown up when a Nestene pod atomised after making contact with the Nestene Consciousness.
- Unnamed Male UNIT Soldier - Killed by Graham Winslet (Auton) off-screen, body shown.
- Auton - Shot in the chest by Sergeant James Ramsay.
- Three Autons - Shot in the chest by unknown UNIT soldiers.
- Auton - Shot in the chest by Dr. Daniel Matthews.
- Two Unnamed Male UNIT Soldiers - Shot by Autons.
- Auton - Shot to death by unknown UNIT soldiers.
- Three Unnamed Male UNIT Soldiers - Shot by Autons.
- Auton - Deactivated by Dr. Sally Arnold with the UHF transmitter.
- Two Autons - Deactivated by Dr. Sally Arnold with the UHF transmitter.
Deaths[]
- Total - 16
- 9 Autons
- 7 Humans
- 6 Male
- 1 Female
Kill Counts[]
- Dr. Sally Arnold - 3 (Alive)
- Graham Winslet (Auton) - 2 (Deceased)
- Dr. Daniel Matthews - 1 (Alive)
- Sergeant James Ramsay - 1 (Deceased)
