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'''John Gorrie''' (born [[11 August (people)|11 August]] [[1932 (people)|1932]]) [[director|directed]] the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[The Keys of Marinus]]''.  
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'''John Gorrie''' (born '''John Sumner Gorrie'''<ref>http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/bio/john-gorrie.html</ref> on [[11 August (people)|11 August]] [[1932 (people)|1932]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=3336|title=John Gorrie|accessdate=18 June 2019|website name=Doctor Who Guide|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20190618184821/https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=3336|archivedate=18 June 2019}}</ref>) [[Director (crew)|directed]] the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]''. He may also have directed, without on-screen credit, "[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)#A Change of Identity (3)|A Change of Identity]]", the third episode of ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'', when [[Henric Hirsch]] was taken ill and collapsed during recording.


He may also have directed, without on-screen credit, the third episode of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'', "[[A Change of Identity]]" when [[Henric Hirsch]] was taken ill and collapsed during recording.
However, Gorrie claimed in later years to have no memory of working on ''The Reign of Terror'', so it is possible that the director of "A Change of Identity" may actually have been someone else, whose identity remains unknown to this day. ([[INFO]]: ''The Reign of Terror'')


However, Gorrie claimed in later years to have no memory of working on ''The Reign of Terror'', so it is possible that the director of "A Change of Identity" may actually have been someone else, whose identity remains unknown to this day.
During recording of the first episode of ''The Keys of Marinus'', "[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Sea of Death]]", it had to be pointed out to Gorrie by [[Raymond Cusick]] that although described in the script, the scene where a [[Voord]] falls through a secret panel in the wall of the [[Conscience of Marinus|Conscience Machine]] building and plunges down a shaft straight into a pool of acid needed to be explained for the viewers, i.e. by their either hearing a scream and a splash or seeing something happen. Originally, Gorrie had intended to have the Voord simply falling through the panel and that would have been it; Cusick explained that this planned shot wouldn't work as the viewers would merely assume the Voord had fallen into a broom cupboard. ([[INFO]]: ''The Keys of Marinus'')


During recording of the first episode of ''The Keys of Marinus'', "The Sea of Death", it had to be pointed out to Gorrie by [[Raymond Cusick]] that although described in the script, the scene where a Voord falls through a secret panel in the wall of the [[Conscience of Marinus|Conscience Machine]] building and plunges down a shaft straight into a pool of acid needed to be explained for the viewers, i.e. by their either hearing a scream and a splash or seeing something happen. Originally, Gorrie had intended to have the Voord simply falling through the panel and that would have been it; Cusick explained that this planned shot wouldn't work as the viewers would merely assume the Voord had fallen into a broom cupboard!
He later provided a commentary on the DVD release of ''The Keys of Marinus''. He also shared his memories of the story on [[THWR 11|the eleventh]] and [[THWR 102|102nd editions]] of [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s charity podcast series ''[[Toby Hadoke's Who's Round]]''.


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Latest revision as of 21:03, 26 October 2023

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John Gorrie (born John Sumner Gorrie[1] on 11 August 1932[2]) directed the Doctor Who television story The Keys of Marinus. He may also have directed, without on-screen credit, "A Change of Identity", the third episode of The Reign of Terror, when Henric Hirsch was taken ill and collapsed during recording.

However, Gorrie claimed in later years to have no memory of working on The Reign of Terror, so it is possible that the director of "A Change of Identity" may actually have been someone else, whose identity remains unknown to this day. (INFO: The Reign of Terror)

During recording of the first episode of The Keys of Marinus, "The Sea of Death", it had to be pointed out to Gorrie by Raymond Cusick that although described in the script, the scene where a Voord falls through a secret panel in the wall of the Conscience Machine building and plunges down a shaft straight into a pool of acid needed to be explained for the viewers, i.e. by their either hearing a scream and a splash or seeing something happen. Originally, Gorrie had intended to have the Voord simply falling through the panel and that would have been it; Cusick explained that this planned shot wouldn't work as the viewers would merely assume the Voord had fallen into a broom cupboard. (INFO: The Keys of Marinus)

He later provided a commentary on the DVD release of The Keys of Marinus. He also shared his memories of the story on the eleventh and 102nd editions of Big Finish's charity podcast series Toby Hadoke's Who's Round.

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  1. http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/bio/john-gorrie.html
  2. John Gorrie. Doctor Who Guide. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved on 18 June 2019.