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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
| | |image = Unnatural Selection.jpg | ||
|main character = [[Liz Shaw|Liz]] | |||
|main character=[[ | |featuring = Patricia Haggard{{!}}Patsy | ||
|featuring=[[ | |featuring2 = Brian Rutherford{{!}}Rutherford | ||
|featuring3 = Julie Gilchrist{{!}}Gilchrist | |||
|setting=[[Earth]] | |enemy = [[Alfred Emerson|Emerson]] | ||
|writer= | |setting = [[Earth]] | ||
|director=[[Bill Baggs]] | |writer = Mark Gatiss | ||
|producer=[[Bill Baggs]] | |director = [[Bill Baggs]] | ||
|publisher=BBV Productions | |producer = [[Bill Baggs]] | ||
|release date= | |publisher = BBV Productions | ||
|format=60 minute, VHS | |release date = January 1996 | ||
|prev=The Devil of Winterborne | |format = 60 minute, VHS | ||
|next=Ghosts of Winterborne | |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 | 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|Dr. Dennis Lancaster]] - [[Simon Wolfe]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
'' | * [[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 == | ||
* | * 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. | ||
=== Myths === | === Myths === | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
=== Filming | === Filming locations === | ||
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== DVD, video, and | == DVD, video, and other releases == | ||
Originally released direct-to-video in 1996, it was reissued on DVD in [[2012 (releases)|2012]]. | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{chakoteya|Extras/PROBE3Unnat.html|Unnatural Selection}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|probe3.htm|Unnatural Selection}} | |||
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