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|main character=[[Elizabeth Shaw]]
|main character = [[Liz Shaw|Liz]]
|featuring=[[Preternatural Research Bureau]]
|featuring     = Patricia Haggard{{!}}Patsy
|enemy=
|featuring2    = Brian Rutherford{{!}}Rutherford
|setting=[[Earth]]
|featuring3    = Julie Gilchrist{{!}}Gilchrist
|writer=[[Mark Gatiss]]
|enemy          = [[Alfred Emerson|Emerson]]
|director=[[Bill Baggs]]
|setting       = [[Earth]]
|producer=[[Bill Baggs]]
|writer         = Mark Gatiss
|publisher=[[BBV Productions]]
|director       = [[Bill Baggs]]
|release date=[[1996]]
|producer       = [[Bill Baggs]]
|format=60 minute, VHS
|publisher     = BBV Productions
|prev=The Devil of Winterborne
|release date   = January 1996
|next=Ghosts of Winterborne
|format         = 60 minute, VHS
}}
|series        = ''[[P.R.O.B.E. (series)|P.R.O.B.E.]]'' video stories
|prev           = The Devil of Winterborne (home video)
|next           = Ghosts of Winterborne (home video)
}}{{TV stub}}
'''''Unnatural Selection''''' was the third story in [[BBV Productions]]' ''[[P.R.O.B.E. (series)|P.R.O.B.E.]]'' series. It was written by [[Mark Gatiss]] and directed by [[Bill Baggs]]. It featured [[Caroline John]] as [[Liz Shaw|Dr Liz Shaw]] and [[Louise Jameson]] as [[Patricia Haggard|Patsy Haggard]].
 
[[Geoffrey Beevers]] returned as [[Brian Rutherford]] of the [[Ministry of Defence]], having previously appeared in a minor role in ''[[The Devil of Winterborne (home video)|The Devil of Winterborne]]'', and was forced to [[resignation|resign]] over his connections to [[BEAGLE]]. [[Terry Molloy]]'s character, [[Burke|D.I. Burke]], who said he planned on joining [[Preternatural Research Bureau|P.R.o.B.e.]] in the previous story, did not return and Liz instead worked with [[Ackroyd (Unnatural Selection)|Colonel Ackroyd]], played by [[Alexander Kirk]].


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
In [[1975]], the [[British government|British Government]] quietly closed down a secret evolutionary project codenamed BEAGLE, ordering the destruction of all research materials.
In [[1975]], the [[British government|British Government]] quietly closed down a secret evolutionary project codenamed [[BEAGLE]], ordering the destruction of all research materials.


Today, the discovery of several horrifically mutated bodies alerts Liz Shaw and P.R.O.B.E. to the fact that something is stalking the original site of project BEAGLE - something which may challenge the very nature of humanity itself!
Today, the discovery of several horrifically mutated bodies alerts [[Liz Shaw]] and [[P.R.O.B.E.]] to the fact that [[Alfred Emerson|something]] is stalking the original site of project BEAGLE — something which may challenge the very nature of [[human]]ity itself!


With a crack security team at her disposal, Liz desperately attempts to track down the perverted results of the project.
With a crack security team at her disposal, Liz desperately attempts to track down the perverted results of the project.
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* [[Julius Quilter]] - [[Charles Kay]]
* [[Julius Quilter]] - [[Charles Kay]]
* [[Brian Rutherford]] - [[Geoffrey Beevers]]
* [[Brian Rutherford]] - [[Geoffrey Beevers]]
* Soldier - [[Stephen Bradshaw]]
* [[Soldier 1 (Unnatural Selection)|Soldier]] - [[Stephen Bradshaw]]
* Soldier - [[Keith Brooks]]
* [[Soldier 2 (Unnatural Selection)|Soldier]] - [[Keith Brooks]]
* [[Alfred Emerson]] - [[Mark Gatiss]]
* [[Alfred Emerson]] - [[Mark Gatiss]]
* Col. Ackroyd - [[Alexander Kirk]]
* [[Ackroyd (Unnatural Selection)|Col. Ackroyd]] - [[Alexander Kirk]]
* Dr. Gilchrist - [[Patricia Merrick]]
* [[Julie Gilchrist|Dr. Gilchrist]] - [[Patricia Merrick]]
* Soldier - [[Mark Moore]]
* [[Soldier 3 (Unnatural Selection)|Soldier]] - [[Mark Moore]]
* Security Guard - [[George Murphy]]
* [[Security guard (Unnatural Selection)|Security Guard]] - [[George Murphy]]
* Soldier - [[Gabriel Mykaj]]
* [[Soldier 4 (Unnatural Selection)|Soldier]] - [[Gabriel Mykaj]]
* Clare - [[Zoe Randall]]
* [[Clare (Unnatural Selection)|Clare]] - [[Zoe Randall]]
* [[Angela (Unnatural Selection)|Angela]] - [[Kathryn Rayner]]
* [[Angela (Unnatural Selection)|Angela]] - [[Kathryn Rayner]]
* [[Cummings (The Zero Imperative)|Cummings]] - [[Jonathan Rigby]]
* [[Cummings (The Zero Imperative)|Cummings]] - [[Jonathan Rigby]]
* Dr. [[Dennis Lancaster]] - [[Simon Wolfe]]
* [[Dennis Lancaster|Dr. Dennis Lancaster]] - [[Simon Wolfe]]


== Production crew ==
== Crew ==
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== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
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* [[Alfred Russel Wallace]] came up with the idea of [[Survival of the fittest|natural selection]] in a dream before [[Charles Darwin]] did. He wrote ''[[Voyage of the Beagle]]''.
* Liz's phone number is 01372 559 910. The dialling code belongs to Esher, a town in [[Surrey]].


== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
* Several cast members previous portrayed roles in ''[[Doctor Who]]''; Louise Jameson ([[Leela]]), Terry Molloy ([[Davros]]; ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' to ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]''), Geoffrey Beevers ([[The Master]] in ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'').
* This is the second new on-screen story to be released in 1996, the other being [[Doctor Who (TV story)|the TV movie]]. Another ''P.R.O.B.E.'' story, ''[[Ghosts of Winterborne (home video)|Ghosts of Winterborne]]'', was released the following month.
* Mark Gatiss would go on to write [[TV]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead]], [[The Idiot's Lantern]], [[Victory of the Daleks]]'' and appear in [[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment]]''.


=== Myths ===
=== Myths ===
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=== Filming Locations ===
=== Filming locations ===
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=== Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors ===
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== DVD, video, and Other releases ==
== DVD, video, and other releases ==
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Originally released direct-to-video in 1996, it was reissued on DVD in [[2012 (releases)|2012]].
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/probe3.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide - '''Unnatural Selection''']
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Unnatural Selection was the third story in BBV Productions' P.R.O.B.E. series. It was written by Mark Gatiss and directed by Bill Baggs. It featured Caroline John as Dr Liz Shaw and Louise Jameson as Patsy Haggard.

Geoffrey Beevers returned as Brian Rutherford of the Ministry of Defence, having previously appeared in a minor role in The Devil of Winterborne, and was forced to resign over his connections to BEAGLE. Terry Molloy's character, D.I. Burke, who said he planned on joining P.R.o.B.e. in the previous story, did not return and Liz instead worked with Colonel Ackroyd, played by Alexander Kirk.

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 1975, the British Government quietly closed down a secret evolutionary project codenamed BEAGLE, ordering the destruction of all research materials.

Today, the discovery of several horrifically mutated bodies alerts Liz Shaw and P.R.O.B.E. to the fact that something is stalking the original site of project BEAGLE — something which may challenge the very nature of humanity itself!

With a crack security team at her disposal, Liz desperately attempts to track down the perverted results of the project.

But who or what is hunting whom?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This is the second new on-screen story to be released in 1996, the other being the TV movie. Another P.R.O.B.E. story, Ghosts of Winterborne, was released the following month.

Myths[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Filming locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

DVD, video, and other releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

Originally released direct-to-video in 1996, it was reissued on DVD in 2012.

  • Bbv unnatural selection.jpg

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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