Auton (film series)

The Auton trilogy is a series of directtovideo spinoff productions based on the long running BBC science fiction series Doctor Who. The three films in the series are Auton 1997, AutonSentinel 1998 working title, AutonThe Rapture and Auton1999 working title, AutonAwakening. They were produced by the independent BBV company and are sequels to the Third Doctor stories Spearhead from Space and Terror of the Autons. All three films have been reissued on DVD.

When a Nestene energy unit and several Autons are reactivated at a UNIT facility, a plot for world domination that predates mankind is set in motion.At a top secret UNIT facility known only as the Warehouse, Dr Sally Arnold has been studying a Nestene energy unit with no results. As a last resort, she subjects the artifact to cosmic signals from UNITs most powerful deep space scanning satellite. This causes a violent energy release that kills her assistant, Janice. The energy unit has disappeared. ........

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