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|adapted into = State of Decay (audio story) | |adapted into = State of Decay (audio story) | ||
|image = Throne room.jpg | |image = Throne room.jpg | ||
|season number = Season 18 | |season number = Season 18 (Doctor Who 1963)| | ||
|season serial number = 4 | |season serial number = 4 | ||
|story number = 112 | |story number = 112 | ||
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|featuring2 = Ivo | |featuring2 = Ivo | ||
|enemy = The [[King Vampire]], [[Aukon]] | |enemy = The [[King Vampire]], [[Aukon]] | ||
|setting = [[Vampire planet]], [[32nd century]] | |setting = [[Vampire planet]], c. [[32nd century]] | ||
|writer = Terrance Dicks | |writer = Terrance Dicks | ||
|director = [[Peter Moffatt]] | |director = [[Peter Moffatt]] | ||
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}}{{You may|State of Decay (Fanboys)|n1=the serial as it exists within the DWU|State of Decay (book)|n2=the in-universe novelisation}} | }}{{You may|State of Decay (Fanboys)|n1=the serial as it exists within the DWU|State of Decay (book)|n2=the in-universe novelisation}} | ||
'''''State of Decay''''' was the fourth serial in [[season 18]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was the second story of the [[E-Space]] trilogy. It was based on a script written by [[Terrance Dicks]] three years earlier. | '''''State of Decay''''' was the fourth serial in [[Season 18 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 18]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was the second story of the [[E-Space]] trilogy. It was based on a script written by [[Terrance Dicks]] three years earlier. | ||
The original script for ''State of Decay'' was seen by [[Director (crew)|director]] [[Peter Moffatt]] and, as Nathan-Turner had predicted, he loved it. However, when he was handed the script in Bidmead's adapted form, he found it completely different. It no longer had the Gothic atmosphere that had drawn him to the original. Moffatt told Nathan-Turner that he no longer wanted to direct it and so, in order to have him complete the job, the original was reinstated. ([[DOC]]: ''[[The Vampire Lovers (documentary)|The Vampire Lovers]]'') | The original script for ''State of Decay'' was seen by [[Director (crew)|director]] [[Peter Moffatt]] and, as Nathan-Turner had predicted, he loved it. However, when he was handed the script in Bidmead's adapted form, he found it completely different. It no longer had the Gothic atmosphere that had drawn him to the original. Moffatt told Nathan-Turner that he no longer wanted to direct it and so, in order to have him complete the job, the original was reinstated. ([[DOC]]: ''[[The Vampire Lovers (documentary)|The Vampire Lovers]]'') | ||
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=== Influences === | === Influences === | ||
* ''[[Dracula]]''. | * ''[[Dracula]]''. | ||
* The name Camilla was an homage to | * The name Camilla was an homage to {{w|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu}}'s [[1872]] story {{wi|Carmilla}}, and indeed the character was intially called Karmilla. | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* No era is specified in the serial. The novel {{cs|Lucifer Rising (novel)}} establishes that the ''[[Hydrax]]'' disappeared in the [[2120s]]. The ship is said to have stood as a castle for a thousand years in the serial, placing the story in the [[32nd century]], assuming the timelines line up in [[E-Space]]. | |||
* The peasants in this story give a complex [[salute]] to their lords, covering their eyes, ears and mouths. This is a reference to the Three Wise [[Monkey]]s, "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil." | * The peasants in this story give a complex [[salute]] to their lords, covering their eyes, ears and mouths. This is a reference to the Three Wise [[Monkey]]s, "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil." | ||
* When director [[Peter Moffatt]] received Bidmead's altered script, he demanded the original back, claiming it had lost its Gothic atmosphere. Nathan-Turner gave him the original, which he made. | * When director [[Peter Moffatt]] received Bidmead's altered script, he demanded the original back, claiming it had lost its Gothic atmosphere. Nathan-Turner gave him the original, which he made. | ||
* For the only time during his tenure as the Doctor, [[Tom Baker]] had to have his hair permed before filming commenced. It had lost its natural curl due to the actor being in ill-health. | * For the only time during his tenure as the Doctor, [[Tom Baker]] had to have his hair permed before filming commenced. It had lost its natural curl due to the actor being in ill-health. | ||
* This was the first serial which [[Matthew Waterhouse]] filmed. | * This was the first serial which [[Matthew Waterhouse]] filmed. | ||
* Both [[Terrance Dicks]] and director [[Peter Moffatt]] were at odds with [[Christopher H. Bidmead]]. They were keen to emphasise the | * Both [[Terrance Dicks]] and director [[Peter Moffatt]] were at odds with [[Christopher H. Bidmead]]. They were keen to emphasise the {{w|Hammer Film Productions|Hammer Horror}} aspects, while he thought it was against the hard science fiction approach he had in mind. | ||
* [[Peter Moffatt]] found that [[Tom Baker]] was argumentative and wanted to direct the production himself. Eventually he took Baker for a drink and told him that while he was open to suggestions from the actors, he was the director and Baker was the actor and he should bear that in mind. After that frank discussion, he found Baker was far more cooperative. | * [[Peter Moffatt]] found that [[Tom Baker]] was argumentative and wanted to direct the production himself. Eventually he took Baker for a drink and told him that while he was open to suggestions from the actors, he was the director and Baker was the actor and he should bear that in mind. After that frank discussion, he found Baker was far more cooperative. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Arne Peter Arne], [[Colin Baker]], [[Steven Berkoff]], [[John Carson]], [[David Collings]], [[Peter Gilmore]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gothard Michael Gothard], [[John Hallam]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Houston Donald Houston], [[Martin Jarvis]], [[Michael Jayston]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Lacey Ronald Lacey], [[William Lucas]], [[Ian McKellen]], [[John Normington]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Stewart Patrick Stewart], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Valentine Anthony Valentine], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Vaughan Peter Vaughan], [[David Warner]] and [[Peter Wyngarde]] were considered for Aukon. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Arne Peter Arne], [[Colin Baker]], [[Steven Berkoff]], [[John Carson]], [[David Collings]], [[Peter Gilmore]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gothard Michael Gothard], [[John Hallam]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Houston Donald Houston], [[Martin Jarvis]], [[Michael Jayston]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Lacey Ronald Lacey], [[William Lucas]], [[Ian McKellen]], [[John Normington]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Stewart Patrick Stewart], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Valentine Anthony Valentine], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Vaughan Peter Vaughan], [[David Warner]] and [[Peter Wyngarde]] were considered for Aukon. |
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