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|image = A Business Proposal for Mel!.jpg | |image = A Business Proposal for Mel!.jpg | ||
|main character = [[Melanie Bush]] | |main character = [[Melanie Bush]] | ||
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|featuring2 = Drinking Fountain{{!}}Drinking Fountain | |featuring2 = Drinking Fountain{{!}}Drinking Fountain | ||
|setting = [[Mel's spacestation headquarters]] | |setting = [[Mel's spacestation headquarters]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Pete McTighe | ||
|director = [[Pete McTighe]] | |director = [[Pete McTighe]] | ||
|format = 2 x 3 minutes 40 seconds minisode | |format = 2 x 3 minutes 40 seconds minisode | ||
|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = 21 January 2021 | ||
|network = YouTube | |network = YouTube | ||
|fullvid = A Business Proposal for Mel! - The Collection- Season 24 Announcement Trailer - Doctor Who | |fullvid = A Business Proposal for Mel! - The Collection- Season 24 Announcement Trailer - Doctor Who | ||
|series = ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'': ''[[The Collection]]'' [[mini-episode|mini-episodes]] | |||
|series = ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'': ''[[The Collection]]'' [[mini-episode]] | |||
|prev = Return of the Autons (webcast) | |prev = Return of the Autons (webcast) | ||
|next = Risen (webcast) | |next = Risen (webcast) | ||
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{{you may|24 Carat|n1= the titular organisation}} | {{you may|24 Carat|n1= the titular organisation}} | ||
'''''24 Carat'''''<ref>https://twitter.com/PeteMcTighe/status/1352249372206051330?s=19</ref> was a promotional [[minisode]] written by [[Pete McTighe]] and released in [[2021 (releases)|2021]]. Labelled a mini-episode and entity unto itself by its creator McTighe,<ref name="TWEET" /> it was released as part of ''[[A Business Proposal for Mel! (webcast)|A Business Proposal for Mel!]]'', a longer YouTube webcast which also included a trailer for the ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'': ''[[The Collection]]'' — ''[[Season 24]]'' [[Blu-ray]] (packaged in between the two halves of the minisode, acting as a sort of ad break) and interview clips with various actors who had appeared in Season 24. | '''''24 Carat'''''<ref>https://twitter.com/PeteMcTighe/status/1352249372206051330?s=19</ref> was a promotional [[minisode]] written by [[Pete McTighe]] and released in [[2021 (releases)|2021]]. Labelled a mini-episode and entity unto itself by its creator McTighe,<ref name="TWEET">https://twitter.com/PeteMcTighe/status/1352224520573243392</ref> it was released as part of ''[[A Business Proposal for Mel! (webcast)|A Business Proposal for Mel!]]'', a longer YouTube webcast which also included a trailer for the ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'': ''[[The Collection]]'' — ''[[Season 24 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 24]]'' [[Blu-ray]] (packaged in between the two halves of the minisode, acting as a sort of ad break) and interview clips with various actors who had appeared in Season 24. | ||
The webcast was notable for featuring the live-action return of [[Bonnie Langford]] to the part of [[Melanie Bush]] (which she had previously reprised in audio format with [[Big Finish]]) and also featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] reprising his [[Seventh Doctor|incarnation of the Doctor]]. | The webcast was notable for featuring the live-action return of [[Bonnie Langford]] to the part of [[Melanie Bush]] (which she had previously reprised in audio format with [[Big Finish]]) and also featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] reprising his [[Seventh Doctor|incarnation of the Doctor]]. | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
The minisode is presented as an episode of a [[reality television]] series, also titled ''24 Carat'', in which hopeful investors present their business proposals and prototype products in the hopes of securing a partnership with [[24 Carat]], an organisation run by [[Melanie Bush]] which began as a humble [[carrot juice]] business, but | The minisode is presented as an episode of a [[reality television]] series, also titled ''24 Carat'', in which hopeful investors present their business proposals and prototype products in the hopes of securing a partnership with [[24 Carat]], an organisation run by [[Melanie Bush]] which began as a humble [[carrot juice]] business, but has since expanded into a [[technology]], [[health]] and lifestyle empire which stretches right across the [[galaxy]]. | ||
The first investor to appear is [[Drinking Fountain]], former leader of the [[Blue Kang]]s and current CEO of [[Blue Kang Travel]], who attempts to get Mel to invest in [[package holiday]]s to the refurbished [[Paradise Towers]]. Mel is uneager to invest due to the tough time space travel is currently going through, and her lingering memories of the murderousness of many of Paradise Towers' robotic [[cleaner]]s. Drinking Fountain attempts to quell Mel's concerns about the latter issue by explaining that the robotic cleaners now go through rigorous safety checks, but after she admits that a number of the cleaners still possess homicidal tendencies (with a pool attendant having been killed and a decorator having vanished down the [[waste disposal unit]] within the past year), Mel immediately declines the proposal, declaring it not to be a 24 Carat business. | The first investor to appear is [[Drinking Fountain]], former leader of the [[Blue Kang]]s and current CEO of [[Blue Kang Travel]], who attempts to get Mel to invest in [[package holiday]]s to the refurbished [[Paradise Towers]]. Mel is uneager to invest due to the tough time space travel is currently going through, and her lingering memories of the murderousness of many of Paradise Towers' robotic [[cleaner]]s. Drinking Fountain attempts to quell Mel's concerns about the latter issue by explaining that the robotic cleaners now go through rigorous safety checks, but after she admits that a number of the cleaners still possess homicidal tendencies (with a pool attendant having been killed and a decorator having vanished down the [[waste disposal unit]] within the past year), Mel immediately declines the proposal, declaring it not to be a 24 Carat business. | ||
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== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
* [[Writer]], [[Director]] and [[Editor]] - [[Pete McTighe]] | * [[Writer]], [[Director (crew)|Director]] and [[Editor]] - [[Pete McTighe]] | ||
* [[Gaffer]] - Mike Rothwell | * [[Gaffer]] - Mike Rothwell | ||
* [[Studio lighting|Lighting Design]] - David Bishop and Oliver Lifely | * [[Studio lighting|Lighting Design]] - David Bishop and Oliver Lifely | ||
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* [[Dubbing mixer|Dubbing Mixer]] - [[Mark Ayres]] | * [[Dubbing mixer|Dubbing Mixer]] - [[Mark Ayres]] | ||
* Producers - Jo Larmer and [[Russell Minton]] | * Producers - Jo Larmer and [[Russell Minton]] | ||
Thanks to [[Richard Bignell]], [[Stephen Cranford]], Peter Crocker, [[Toby Hadoke]], [[Derek Handley]], Robin Joll, Richard Latto, The Backstage Centre and Artivation | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Derek tries to get Mel to invest in "[[bubble-trap bath]]". | * Derek tries to get Mel to invest in "[[bubble-trap bath]]". | ||
=== The ''Doctor Who'' series === | === The ''Doctor Who'' series === | ||
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* This marked Sylvester McCoy's first official live-action return to the part of the [[Seventh Doctor]] since [[Doctor Who (TV story)|the 1996 TV movie]] (although he had reprised the part in audio plays as well as in a variety of unlicensed live-action productions, such as the film ''Gene Genius''). | * This marked Sylvester McCoy's first official live-action return to the part of the [[Seventh Doctor]] since [[Doctor Who (TV story)|the 1996 TV movie]] (although he had reprised the part in audio plays as well as in a variety of unlicensed live-action productions, such as the film ''Gene Genius''). | ||
* Alongside Sylvester McCoy and Bonnie Langford, the minisode also saw the return of several other actors from Season 24, with Catherine Cusack reprising her role as [[Drinking Fountain]] from ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'', Edward Peel, who had previously played [[Kane (Dragonfire)|Kane]] in ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'', playing [[Visitor (24 Carat)|the unnamed visitor]] from the [[Iceworld|Ice Colonies]], and Richard Gauntlett, who had previously voiced [[Urak]] in ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', providing the voice of [[Derek (24 Carat)|Derek the Tetrap]]. | * Alongside Sylvester McCoy and Bonnie Langford, the minisode also saw the return of several other actors from Season 24, with Catherine Cusack reprising her role as [[Drinking Fountain]] from ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'', Edward Peel, who had previously played [[Kane (Dragonfire)|Kane]] in ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'', playing [[Visitor (24 Carat)|the unnamed visitor]] from the [[Iceworld|Ice Colonies]], and Richard Gauntlett, who had previously voiced [[Urak]] in ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', providing the voice of [[Derek (24 Carat)|Derek the Tetrap]]. | ||
* | * This was the first of [[Pete McTighe]]'s minisodes released in conjunction with ''[[The Collection]]'' to include credits in the YouTube Release, previously they were exclusive to the version included on the Blu-ray release. | ||
* In an article in [[DWM 561]], Pete McTighe stated that Edward Peel was playing Kane's twin brother. | * In an article in [[DWM 561]], Pete McTighe stated that Edward Peel was playing Kane's twin brother. | ||
Revision as of 20:14, 22 April 2024
- You may be looking for the titular organisation.
24 Carat[1] was a promotional minisode written by Pete McTighe and released in 2021. Labelled a mini-episode and entity unto itself by its creator McTighe,[2] it was released as part of A Business Proposal for Mel!, a longer YouTube webcast which also included a trailer for the Doctor Who: The Collection — Season 24 Blu-ray (packaged in between the two halves of the minisode, acting as a sort of ad break) and interview clips with various actors who had appeared in Season 24.
The webcast was notable for featuring the live-action return of Bonnie Langford to the part of Melanie Bush (which she had previously reprised in audio format with Big Finish) and also featured Sylvester McCoy reprising his incarnation of the Doctor.
Summary
Several investors visit Melanie Bush to propose business ventures, and a mysterious old friend returns....
Plot
The minisode is presented as an episode of a reality television series, also titled 24 Carat, in which hopeful investors present their business proposals and prototype products in the hopes of securing a partnership with 24 Carat, an organisation run by Melanie Bush which began as a humble carrot juice business, but has since expanded into a technology, health and lifestyle empire which stretches right across the galaxy.
The first investor to appear is Drinking Fountain, former leader of the Blue Kangs and current CEO of Blue Kang Travel, who attempts to get Mel to invest in package holidays to the refurbished Paradise Towers. Mel is uneager to invest due to the tough time space travel is currently going through, and her lingering memories of the murderousness of many of Paradise Towers' robotic cleaners. Drinking Fountain attempts to quell Mel's concerns about the latter issue by explaining that the robotic cleaners now go through rigorous safety checks, but after she admits that a number of the cleaners still possess homicidal tendencies (with a pool attendant having been killed and a decorator having vanished down the waste disposal unit within the past year), Mel immediately declines the proposal, declaring it not to be a 24 Carat business.
The next investor to try their luck is a visitor from the Ice Colonies, who presents Mel with two different products; Mr Melty Face Peel, a beauty product which he claims is "guaranteed to strip away the ravages of time", and a "lifelike" ice sculpture (one of a range that he produces) that barely resembles Mel despite supposedly being based on her likeness. Mel is unimpressed by both products, and is visibly disturbed by the visitor's bizarre demeanour, causing her to decline the proposal, declaring both items not to be 24 Carat investments.
Derek the Tetrap fares no better, attempting to get Mel to invest in the Tetrap's bubble-trap bath through threats of liquefying her and feeding her to the Tetrap's hatchlings if she refuses. Mel is unfazed by these threats, and immediately calls for security, causing Derek to flee.
The final investor is a mysterious figure whose appearance is entirely concealed beneath a red cloak. When Mel asks what he has for her, he produces two spoons from his left hand, which he proceeds to play like musical instruments. Mel gradually begins to realise who the mysterious figure is, and he dynamically throws the cloak aside to confirm her suspicions; he is the Doctor, having come back to visit Mel again after many years apart. He presents Mel with a gift of a "holographic six-dimensional record" of their adventures together, with he and Mel then flying away together in the TARDIS to watch one of them.
Cast
- Narrator - Mark Halliley
- Melanie Bush - Bonnie Langford
- Drinking Fountain - Catherine Cusack
- Visitor from the Ice Colonies - Edward Peel
- Derek the Tetrap (Voice) - Richard Gauntlett
- Derek the Tetrap (Costume Performer) - Derek Handley
- Seventh Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
Crew
- Writer, Director and Editor - Pete McTighe
- Gaffer - Mike Rothwell
- Lighting Design - David Bishop and Oliver Lifely
- Make-up - Sarah Burrows
- Sound - Jamine Allodi
- Director of Photography - Matt Patrick
- Camera operator - Paul Vanezis
- Camera assistant - Michael Mowbray
- Billboard VFX - Rob Ritchie
- Space Station VFX - Niel Bushnell
- Dubbing Mixer - Mark Ayres
- Producers - Jo Larmer and Russell Minton
Thanks to Richard Bignell, Stephen Cranford, Peter Crocker, Toby Hadoke, Derek Handley, Robin Joll, Richard Latto, The Backstage Centre and Artivation
Worldbuilding
- Derek tries to get Mel to invest in "bubble-trap bath".
The Doctor Who series
- The Doctor gives Mel a copy of Doctor Who The Collection Season 24 as a present. He calls it a "boxset" which contains a "holographic six-dimensional record" of his and Mel's adventures.
Notes
- This marked Sylvester McCoy's first official live-action return to the part of the Seventh Doctor since the 1996 TV movie (although he had reprised the part in audio plays as well as in a variety of unlicensed live-action productions, such as the film Gene Genius).
- Alongside Sylvester McCoy and Bonnie Langford, the minisode also saw the return of several other actors from Season 24, with Catherine Cusack reprising her role as Drinking Fountain from Paradise Towers, Edward Peel, who had previously played Kane in Dragonfire, playing the unnamed visitor from the Ice Colonies, and Richard Gauntlett, who had previously voiced Urak in Time and the Rani, providing the voice of Derek the Tetrap.
- This was the first of Pete McTighe's minisodes released in conjunction with The Collection to include credits in the YouTube Release, previously they were exclusive to the version included on the Blu-ray release.
- In an article in DWM 561, Pete McTighe stated that Edward Peel was playing Kane's twin brother.
Continuity
- Drinking Fountain's business proposal for Mel is Paradise Towers as a hotel. Mel mentions the Towers' previous reputation, to which Drinking Fountain replies that "most" of the robotic cleaners aren't homicidal anymore. (TV: Paradise Towers)
- Doctor T. E. Hamster noted that Drinking Fountain was now the CEO of Blue Kang Travel in his article on Kroagnon's legacy. (PROSE: Reclaiming Kroagnon)
Footnotes
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