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|novelisation = The Faceless Ones (novelisation) | |novelisation = The Faceless Ones (novelisation) | ||
|series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | |series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | ||
|season number = Season 4 | |season number = Season 4 (Doctor Who 1963)| | ||
|season serial number = 8 | |season serial number = 8 | ||
|story number = 35 | |story number = 35 | ||
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|epcount = 6 | |epcount = 6 | ||
|broadcast date = 8 April - 13 May 1967 | |broadcast date = 8 April - 13 May 1967 | ||
|network = | |network = BBC1 | ||
|format = 6x25-minute episodes | |format = 6x25-minute episodes | ||
|serial production code = [[List of production codes|KK]] | |serial production code = [[List of production codes|KK]] | ||
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'''''The Faceless Ones''''' was the eighth and penultimate serial of [[season 4]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It saw the final regular appearances of [[Michael Craze]] as [[Ben Jackson]] and [[Anneke Wills]] as [[Polly Wright]]. Additionally, the original rendition of [[Delia Derbyshire]]'s opening theme for the series was replaced with a new arrangement. | |thwr2 = 101 | ||
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'''''The Faceless Ones''''' was the eighth and penultimate serial of [[Season 4 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 4]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It saw the final regular appearances of [[Michael Craze]] as [[Ben Jackson]] and [[Anneke Wills]] as [[Polly Wright]]. Additionally, the original rendition of [[Delia Derbyshire]]'s opening theme for the series was replaced with a new arrangement. | |||
Currently, only episodes one and three exist in the [[BBC Archives]]. | Currently, only episodes one and three exist in the [[BBC Archives]]. | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Episode 1 === | === Episode 1 === | ||
[[The TARDIS]] lands on a runway at [[Gatwick Airport]], and the [[Second Doctor]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]], and [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] run for their lives as a jet aeroplane tries to land on them. The jet avoids a collision by aborting its landing, whilst the four intruders are spotted by a [[Policeman (The Faceless Ones)|police officer]], causing them to split up. The airport's [[ | [[The TARDIS]] lands on a runway at [[Gatwick Airport]], and the [[Second Doctor]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]], and [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] run for their lives as a jet aeroplane tries to land on them. The jet avoids a collision by aborting its landing, whilst the four intruders are spotted by a [[Policeman (The Faceless Ones)|police officer]], causing them to split up. The airport's [[Charles Gordon|Commandant]] is informed by an air traffic controller of the reason given by the jet's pilot — a police box on the runway. He incredulously orders the obstruction investigated. The police box is quickly hauled away on the back of a truck escorted by police motorcyclists. | ||
The officer pursuing Ben has lost him, and Jamie meets up with the Doctor beneath a parked aeroplane. Polly, meanwhile, has hidden in the hangar for [[Chameleon Tours]]. She sees a man, who is holding an envelope, killed by another man, wearing a pilot's uniform, with some kind of futuristic weapon. The corpse is covered with a [[parachute]] whilst the pilot enters a hidden control chamber filled with high-tech equipment and reports via a monitor to another pilot by the name of [[Blade (Chameleon)|Blade]]. An alarm sounds, and a monitor shows Polly examining the [[body]]. The man goes out to catch her, but she escapes. | The officer pursuing Ben has lost him, and Jamie meets up with the Doctor beneath a parked aeroplane. Polly, meanwhile, has hidden in the hangar for [[Chameleon Tours]]. She sees a man, who is holding an envelope, killed by another man, wearing a pilot's uniform, with some kind of futuristic weapon. The corpse is covered with a [[parachute]] whilst the pilot enters a hidden control chamber filled with high-tech equipment and reports via a monitor to another pilot by the name of [[Blade (Chameleon)|Blade]]. An alarm sounds, and a monitor shows Polly examining the [[body]]. The man goes out to catch her, but she escapes. | ||
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The Commandant and Reynolds interrogate Meadows, but he is no help to them and is removed. The Commandant has the airport closed and orders the staff to begin searching the airport en masse. | The Commandant and Reynolds interrogate Meadows, but he is no help to them and is removed. The Commandant has the airport closed and orders the staff to begin searching the airport en masse. | ||
In the Director's office, the Doctor meets the duplicate Jamie. The Director will personally decide which Chameleon gets the Doctor's identity. The Doctor needles the Director how he's perfectly safe since his original is on board, but what about the others? This arouses the curiosity of Blade and | In the Director's office, the Doctor meets the duplicate Jamie. The Director will personally decide which Chameleon gets the Doctor's identity. The Doctor needles the Director how he's perfectly safe since his original is on board, but what about the others? This arouses the curiosity of Blade and Spencer. | ||
On Earth, Meadows escapes from his guards. | On Earth, Meadows escapes from his guards. | ||
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* [[Samantha Briggs]] - [[Pauline Collins]] | * [[Samantha Briggs]] - [[Pauline Collins]] | ||
* [[Policeman (The Faceless Ones)|Policeman]] - [[James Appleby]] | * [[Policeman (The Faceless Ones)|Policeman]] - [[James Appleby]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Charles Gordon|Commandant]] - [[Colin Gordon]] | ||
* [[George Meadows|Meadows]] - [[George Selway]] | * [[George Meadows|Meadows]] - [[George Selway]] | ||
* [[Jean Rock]] - [[Wanda Ventham]] | * [[Jean Rock]] - [[Wanda Ventham]] | ||
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* Editing - [[Jonathan Ogle]] | * Editing - [[Jonathan Ogle]] | ||
* Sound Restoration and Mastering - [[Mark Ayres]] | * Sound Restoration and Mastering - [[Mark Ayres]] | ||
* QAR - [[The Ark]] | * QAR - [[The Ark (company)|The Ark]] | ||
* Business and Legal Affairs - [[Linda Duncon]] | * Business and Legal Affairs - [[Linda Duncon]] | ||
* Production Finance - [[Aisha Bhatti]] | * Production Finance - [[Aisha Bhatti]] | ||
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* Directed & Produced by [[AnneMarie Walsh]] | * Directed & Produced by [[AnneMarie Walsh]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* One of the test questions for Jenkins is his [[employment]]. | * One of the test questions for Jenkins is his [[employment]]. | ||
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=== Time === | === Time === | ||
* The adventure takes place on [[20 July]] [[1966]], the same day Ben and Polly left present Earth for the first time. | * The adventure takes place on [[20 July]] [[1966]], the same day Ben and Polly left present-day Earth for the first time. | ||
=== Vehicles === | === Vehicles === | ||
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* The conclusion of this story leads straight into ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''. | * The conclusion of this story leads straight into ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''. | ||
* Only episodes one and three of this six-part story exist as [[telerecording|16mm black & white film telerecordings]] in the [[BBC Archives]]. | * Only episodes one and three of this six-part story exist as [[telerecording|16mm black & white film telerecordings]] in the [[BBC Archives]]. | ||
* Episode three was returned in 1987, along with episode two of ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'', by a private collector who acquired the episodes at a car boot sale some years earlier. However, this copy of the episode is slightly damaged and is missing | * Episode three was returned in [[1987]], along with episode two of ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'', by a private collector who acquired the episodes at a car boot sale some years earlier. However, this copy of the episode is slightly damaged and is missing approximately nineteen seconds of footage. According to [[Toby Hadoke]] on the DVD commentary, this is because the owner of the episode watched it excessively and, as a result, the film was starting to break in several places. However, the episode has been restored to its original length by using the complete audio tape, cutaways and CGI. | ||
* [[Malcolm Hulke]] and David Kerkham (who wrote under the pen-name of [[David Ellis]]) had both previously submitted various storylines to ''Doctor Who'' that had all been rejected. The two of them then collaborated on a script titled ''The People Who Couldn't Remember'' which was also rejected but the two writers remained on good terms with story editor [[Gerry Davis]], having worked with him on ''United!'' | * [[Malcolm Hulke]] and David Kerkham (who wrote under the pen-name of [[David Ellis]]) had both previously submitted various storylines to ''Doctor Who'' that had all been rejected. The two of them then collaborated on a script titled ''The People Who Couldn't Remember'' which was also rejected but the two writers remained on good terms with story editor [[Gerry Davis]], having worked with him on ''{{w|United!}}'' He eventually met with Hulke and Kerkham and asked them to write a new ''Doctor Who'' story set in a department store. Hulke and Kerkham then drafted a four part story, titled ''The Big Store,'' which would have seen the Doctor (then played by [[William Hartnell]]) coming up against a race of shape-shifting aliens, known as the [[Chameleon]]s, hiding out in a British department store in [[1973]]. Davis liked the idea of the Chameleons but was now no longer keen on the location and, subsequently, Hulke and Kerkham rewrote the outline of the story by shifting the action to an airport. Furthermore, [[Innes Lloyd]] was unhappy with the series' onslaught of four-part serials, since they prevented costs from being spread out over more episodes | ||
* A new arrangement of the theme tune produced by [[Delia Derbyshire]] (with assistance from [[Dick Mills]]) to match the new title sequence makes its debut in episode two. The new title sequence featuring [[Patrick Troughton]]'s face was first used in [[The Macra Terror (TV story)|the previous story]], but with the original theme tune used, as well as on episode one of this story due to a production mistake. This new arrangement remained in use (with some variations) until ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]'' in 1979/80, after which it was replaced by a new arrangement by [[Peter Howell]]. (It was also to have been used in the then uncompleted ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]''.) | * A new arrangement of the theme tune produced by [[Delia Derbyshire]] (with assistance from [[Dick Mills]]) to match the new title sequence makes its debut in episode two. The new title sequence featuring [[Patrick Troughton]]'s face was first used in [[The Macra Terror (TV story)|the previous story]], but with the original theme tune used, as well as on episode one of this story due to a production mistake. This new arrangement remained in use (with some variations) until ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]'' in 1979/80, after which it was replaced by a new arrangement by [[Peter Howell]]. (It was also to have been used in the then uncompleted ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]''.) | ||
* As well as the complete 16mm black & white film telerecording of episode one, the BBC Archives also hold an incomplete print returned from ABC in Australia in 1981, after the Australian censors had edited out the following scenes: Spencer killing Inspector Gascoigne with a Chameleon ray-gun; the alien arm emerging from the cupboard; and panning shots of the alien figure — seen only from behind — at the end of the episode. A copy of the Australian-censored 16mm film telerecording of episode one also exists in a private collection. | * As well as the complete 16mm black & white film telerecording of episode one, the BBC Archives also hold an incomplete print returned from the ABC in Australia in 1981, after the Australian censors had edited out the following scenes: Spencer killing Inspector Gascoigne with a Chameleon ray-gun; the alien arm emerging from the cupboard; and panning shots of the alien figure — seen only from behind — at the end of the episode. A copy of the Australian-censored 16mm film telerecording of episode one also exists in a private collection. | ||
*For this serial, the [[BBC]] purchased a lot of stock footage of aeroplanes in flight from Film Centre International and that footage still exists today. This technically means that surviving footage exists from episode four but it is debatable as to whether this counts as surviving footage as it was not filmed specifically for the episode. | * For this serial, the [[BBC]] purchased a lot of stock footage of aeroplanes in flight from Film Centre International and that footage still exists today. This technically means that surviving footage exists from episode four but it is debatable as to whether this counts as surviving footage as it was not filmed specifically for the episode. | ||
* [[Ben Jackson]] and [[Polly Wright]] depart in this story after having appeared only in episodes one, two and six. | * [[Ben Jackson]] and [[Polly Wright]] depart in this story after having appeared only in episodes one, two and six. | ||
* Samantha Briggs was originally named Mary Dawson, then Cleopatra "Cleo" Briggs. | |||
* [[Samantha Briggs]] was originally intended to be a companion, but despite begging from [[Innes Lloyd]] and [[Frazer Hines]], [[Pauline Collins]] turned down the offer of a regular role with the series. She would later appear as [[Queen]] [[Victoria]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'' roughly forty years later. | * [[Samantha Briggs]] was originally intended to be a companion, but despite begging from [[Innes Lloyd]] and [[Frazer Hines]], [[Pauline Collins]] turned down the offer of a regular role with the series. She would later appear as [[Queen]] [[Victoria]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'' roughly forty years later. | ||
* Chameleon Tours was originally called Pied Piper Tours. | * Chameleon Tours was originally called Pied Piper Tours. | ||
* Nurse Pinto was originally named O'Brien. | * Nurse Pinto was originally named O'Brien. | ||
* Blade was originally named Quinn. | |||
* The story originally took place at [[Heathrow Airport]] (or London Airport as it was known then). | |||
* In the original episode two, both the Doctor and Ben investigated the hangar but failed to find Polly, being menaced instead by a falling engine (rather than gas), and Ben and Samantha then rescued Polly in episode three. | * In the original episode two, both the Doctor and Ben investigated the hangar but failed to find Polly, being menaced instead by a falling engine (rather than gas), and Ben and Samantha then rescued Polly in episode three. | ||
* When the animated reconstruction of this serial was released in | * When the animated reconstruction of this serial was released in [[2020 (releases)|2020]], it marked a 10-episode run of animated reconstructions that began with episode one of ''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]'' and continued through to the final episode of this serial. At the time, this beat the previous consecutive run of seven episodes, starting with episode four of ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'' and running through to the end of ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]''. Since then, the largest consectuve run is now 17 episodes, starting with ''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]'' and continuing through to the end of the 2021 release of ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''. | ||
* Furthermore this is the first incomplete serial missing more than half of its episodes (excluding those missing all of their episodes) to receive an animated reconstruction. Additionally this is the first time that surviving episodes have been animated. | * Furthermore this is the first incomplete serial missing more than half of its episodes (excluding those missing all of their episodes) to receive an animated reconstruction. Additionally this is the first time that surviving episodes have been animated. | ||
* [[Michael Craze]] said that he would have much preferred that Ben be killed off, as he found Ben and Polly's departure to be rather weak. | * [[Michael Craze]] said that he would have much preferred that Ben be killed off, as he found Ben and Polly's departure to be rather weak. | ||
* [[Patrick Troughton]] and [[Frazer Hines]] were both unhappy at [[Michael Craze]] and [[Anneke Wills]]' departure, as they'd all become good friends. Troughton credited them with helping him find his feet as the Doctor. | * [[Patrick Troughton]] and [[Frazer Hines]] were both unhappy at [[Michael Craze]] and [[Anneke Wills]]' departure, as they'd all become good friends. Troughton credited them with helping him find his feet as the Doctor. | ||
* This was the last story that [[Shawcraft Models]] worked on due to numerous mishaps. The door to the satellite didn't work properly, and the bulb on its base blew, with no replacement on hand. Most severely, they had not considered how the satellite should be mounted and, when they finally suggested hanging it from a wire, the model proved too heavy and fell to the floor. Shawcraft was able to refurbish the prop overnight, but only at the expense of several hours of work by [[Gerry Mill]]'s team. Then, during the last day at Gatwick, Spencer's freezing gun broke and it took the company several days to repair it. | |||
* [[Gilly Fraser]] was married to [[Peter Purves]] at the time. | |||
* The scene where Nurse Pinto encounters her duplicate was achieved via a combination of photographic stills, careful camera placement, a recording break, and an extra in make-up. | |||
* [[Frazer Hines]] speaks in his normal accent when playing Jamie's duplicate. | |||
* The animated version of this serial contains several references to other ''Doctor Who'' stories and characters: | * The animated version of this serial contains several references to other ''Doctor Who'' stories and characters: | ||
** In episodes one and six, posters of [[the Master]], with the faces of [[Roger Delgado]], who would become the first actor to play the role four years after the original serial was broadcast, and [[Sacha Dhawan]], who became the most recent actor to play the role at the time of the animated version's release, are visible when the police officers prepare to mount their bikes. The face of "[[The Monk|The Meddling Monk]]" can also be seen on the board in episode six. | ** In episodes one and six, posters of [[the Master]], with the faces of [[Roger Delgado]], who would become the first actor to play the role four years after the original serial was broadcast, and [[Sacha Dhawan]], who became the most recent actor to play the role at the time of the animated version's release, are visible when the police officers prepare to mount their bikes. The face of "[[The Monk|The Meddling Monk]]" can also be seen on the board in episode six. | ||
** Also posted on the board is a flyer for "[[Edward Waterfield|Waterfield Antiques]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'') | ** Also posted on the board is a flyer for "[[Edward Waterfield|Waterfield Antiques]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'') | ||
** In episode two, the papers that Jamie and the Doctor read while avoiding airport security contain some interesting references. An advertisement for a company called "Marinus Padlocks" can be seen on the back page, accompanied by a picture of a lock and a pair of keys with a triangle emblem, a sly reference to the [[First Doctor]] serial [[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)| | ** In episode two, the papers that Jamie and the Doctor read while avoiding airport security contain some interesting references. | ||
*** The newspaper is titled ''Mill Hill Times,'' a reference to director [[Gerry Mill]]. | |||
*** An advertisement for a company called "Marinus Padlocks" can be seen on the back page, accompanied by a picture of a lock and a pair of keys with a triangle emblem, a sly reference to the [[First Doctor]] serial ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]''. | |||
*** Also seen is an advertisement for a "Rough N' Tumble" cabinet. This is a reference to [[The Macra Terror (TV story)|the previous animated story]] in which there was a scene in the [[The Macra Terror (TV story)|original broadcast episode]] where the Doctor uses a "rough 'n' tumble" machine to dishevel his clothes after having them unwillingly cleaned up by the colony workers. This scene was not included in the [[The Macra Terror (TV story)|animated release]] due to budgetary constraints. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]'') | |||
*** There is also an article about brave rescue dogs, [[Chelsea Football Club|Chelsea F.C.]] and an advert for [[whiskey]]. | |||
*** Copies of the famous fashion magazine ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogue_(magazine) Vogue]'' can also be seen on display behind them. | |||
** During the eye test scene the words "[[Big Ron]]" ([[TV]]: ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]'') and "[[Bad Wolf meme|Bad Wolf]]", ([[TV]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'', ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') albeit spelled backwards, are visible on the test board. | ** During the eye test scene the words "[[Big Ron]]" ([[TV]]: ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]'') and "[[Bad Wolf meme|Bad Wolf]]", ([[TV]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'', ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') albeit spelled backwards, are visible on the test board. | ||
** In episode six, when the Commandant is speaking over the intercom system, a sign advertising [[Magpie Electricals]] can briefly be seen. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | ** In episode six, when the Commandant is speaking over the intercom system, a sign advertising [[Magpie Electricals]] can briefly be seen. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | ||
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=== Changes in the animated version === | === Changes in the animated version === | ||
* Whenever the paralysis pen is used, a faint mist is visible coming out of it. | |||
* The effect of the Chameleons changing their appearance is more warped and distorted. | * The effect of the Chameleons changing their appearance is more warped and distorted. | ||
* The transformation process on the Chameleons also changes their clothes. | * The transformation process on the Chameleons also changes their clothes. | ||
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* A visible laser beam is shown advancing on the Doctor, Jamie and Samantha in episode four. | * A visible laser beam is shown advancing on the Doctor, Jamie and Samantha in episode four. | ||
* There are Chameleons sitting at terminals when the plane docks on the space station. | * There are Chameleons sitting at terminals when the plane docks on the space station. | ||
* The Director doesn't change his attire after revealing his identity | * The Director doesn't change his attire after revealing his identity. | ||
* When the Chameleons armbands are removed, they physically melt rather than just disappear. | * When the Chameleons armbands are removed, they physically melt rather than just disappear. | ||
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=== Myths === | === Myths === | ||
* The only surviving copy of episode one is a print edited by the censors in Australia. ''(The copy of this episode in the BBC Archives is complete and unedited. However, the BBC Archives do also hold an Australian-censored print of episode one as well as the complete version – see Story notes above.)'' | * The only surviving copy of episode one is a print edited by the censors in Australia. ''(The copy of this episode in the BBC Archives is complete and unedited. However, the BBC Archives do also hold an Australian-censored print of episode one as well as the complete version – see Story notes above.)'' | ||
*Pauline Collins signed on to become a regular, but changed her mind and cancelled her contract. (''She was offered the role of companion, but never officially signed on in any capacity.)'' | * [[Pauline Collins]] signed on to become a regular, but changed her mind and cancelled her contract. (''She was offered the role of companion, but never officially signed on in any capacity.)'' | ||
=== Filming locations === | === Filming locations === | ||
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=== Production errors === | === Production errors === | ||
===== Original production ===== | ===== Original production ===== | ||
* When the police officer calls out to the Doctor and co, Polly and Jamie are standing a short distance apart from one another but in the next shot they are much closer together. | * When the police officer calls out to the Doctor and co, Polly and Jamie are standing a short distance apart from one another but in the next shot they are much closer together. | ||
* In episode one, Inspector Gascoigne has his back to Polly when he is shot by Spencer and clearly falls forward but in the next shot, his head is facing Polly. | * In episode one, Inspector Gascoigne has his back to Polly when he is shot by Spencer and clearly falls forward but in the next shot, his head is facing Polly. | ||
* When Spencer enters the control room in episode one, the door handle comes off in his hand. | * When Spencer enters the control room in episode one, the door handle comes off in his hand. | ||
* Christopher Tranchell briefly trips up on a line in episode one. When Jenkins calls Air Traffic Control to inform them of the Commandant's whereabouts, he says "Number jus One's just gone to the hanger area". | |||
* Near the beginning of episode three, Spencer flicks a switch on the wall when the Doctor covers the camera. As he does this, the wall shakes slightly. | * Near the beginning of episode three, Spencer flicks a switch on the wall when the Doctor covers the camera. As he does this, the wall shakes slightly. | ||
* In episode three, when the Doctor is demonstrating the Chameleon's paralysis pen to the Commandant, the shadow of a camera is briefly visible on Meadows' back. | * In episode three, when the Doctor is demonstrating the Chameleon's paralysis pen to the Commandant, the shadow of a camera is briefly visible on Meadows' back. | ||
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===== Animated version ===== | ===== Animated version ===== | ||
* When the Doctor and Jamie are hiding behind their newspapers and the Doctor says "I don't think that ''was'' Polly", he has lowered his newspaper slightly but in the next shot, he is holding it higher again. | |||
* In episode four, a closeup on the ''[[Daily Reflection]]'' gives the date as "July 20th, 1967", despite the story being set in [[1966]]. | * In episode four, a closeup on the ''[[Daily Reflection]]'' gives the date as "July 20th, 1967", despite the story being set in [[1966]]. | ||
*In episode five, the Chameleon Nurse Pinto is wearing a white armband which are traditionally worn by the human originals. Chameleons wear black armbands. | * In episode five, the Chameleon Nurse Pinto is wearing a white armband which are traditionally worn by the human originals. Chameleons wear black armbands. | ||
* When the real Nurse Pinto wakes up, she raises her hand to her head. But in the next shot, her hand is now by her side again. | |||
* In episode five, when Nurse Pinto asks the Doctor how much longer until they arrive at the satellite, not only do her lips not move, but she isn't animated at all. | * In episode five, when Nurse Pinto asks the Doctor how much longer until they arrive at the satellite, not only do her lips not move, but she isn't animated at all. | ||
*In episode | * In episode six when Jean and Samantha look at the list of car registration numbers, the list is incorrectly dated "January 20th 1969". | ||
* Both the Chameleons and the human originals wear their armbands on their left wrists. But when Jenkins' armband is removed in episode six, it is on his right wrist. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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== Home video and audio releases == | == Home video and audio releases == | ||
=== DVD | === DVD Releases === | ||
* The surviving episodes (episodes one and three) were released in digitally re-mastered form as part of the ''[[Lost in Time (DVD box set)|Lost in Time]]'' 3-disc DVD set. | * The surviving episodes (episodes one and three) were released in digitally re-mastered form as part of the ''[[Lost in Time (DVD box set)|Lost in Time]]'' 3-disc DVD set in 2004. | ||
Released: | Released: | ||
* Region 2 - [[1 November (releases)|1 November]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]] | * Region 2 - [[1 November (releases)|1 November]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]] | ||
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* Region 1 - [[2 November (releases)|2 November]] 2004 | * Region 1 - [[2 November (releases)|2 November]] 2004 | ||
::NTSC - [[Warner Video]] E2082 (Troughton 2 disc set) / E2083 (Box set) | ::NTSC - [[Warner Video]] E2082 (Troughton 2 disc set) / E2083 (Box set) | ||
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File:Lostna-troughton.jpg|Region 1 Lost in Time 'Troughton' DVD cover | File:Lostna-troughton.jpg|Region 1 Lost in Time 'Troughton' DVD cover | ||
Lost in Time 2.jpg|Region 4 Lost in Time Re Release | Lost in Time 2.jpg|Region 4 Lost in Time Re Release | ||
</gallery> | |||
A fully animated version of the story, with both black-and-white and colour versions, would later be released on DVD in the UK on [[16 March (releases)|16 March]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]], Australia in [[April (releases)|April]] 2020 and North America on [[20 October (releases)|20 October]] 2020. Additionally a Blu-ray and Steelbook edition was released in the UK and a Blu-ray edition released in Australia, simultaneously with their respective DVD releases. | |||
==== Special Features ==== | |||
* Commentary (moderated by [[Toby Hadoke]]): | |||
** Episodes 1 (live-action) - Actors [[Anneke Wills]] ([[Polly Wright|Polly]]), [[Frazer Hines]] ([[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]), and [[Christopher Tranchell|Chris Tranchell]] ([[Steven Jenkins|Jenkins]]) and [[Vision mixer|studio vision mixer]] [[Clive Doig]] | |||
** Episode 3 (live-action) - Actors Anneke Wills, Frazer Hines, and Chris Tranchell and studio vision mixer Clive Doig | |||
** Episode 4 - Actors Anneke Wills, Frazer Hines, and Chris Tranchell and studio vision mixer Clive Doig | |||
** Episode 5 - actor [[Bernard Kay]] ([[Crossland]]) (recorded in February 2013) | |||
** Episode 6 - actor Anneke Wills and production designer [[Geoffrey Kirkland]] | |||
* ''[[Face to Face with the Faceless Ones]]'' - Making of documentary for the animation. | |||
* Episode Reconstructions - Surviving film frames, fragments of existing footage and set photographs are brought together with the original unedited audio and complete recordings of episodes 1 and 3, to reconstruct a presentation of the original now lost live-action production of {{'}}''The Faceless Ones''{{'}}, as seen by viewers of [[BBC One|BBC 1]] in 1967. Produced by [[Derek Handley]]. Available to watch with or without an optional narration track read by Frazer Hines | |||
* Surviving Footage - A compilation of surviving footage from the otherwise lost episodes 2 and 2 of this story are presented alongside several minute of raw colour production footage from the original largely lost 1967 version of {{'}}''The Faceless Ones''{{'}} | |||
* Camera Scripts - A full set of original camera scripts are available to view by accessing via your computer's DVD or Blu Ray ROM drive. | |||
* ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' Teaser Trailer | |||
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* Editing of surviving episodes for the VHS and DVD releases was completed by the [[Doctor Who Restoration Team]]. | * Editing of surviving episodes for the VHS and DVD releases was completed by the [[Doctor Who Restoration Team]]. | ||
=== Digital releases === | |||
* The animated version of the story is available for streaming through Tubi (US) for free as part of Season 4 of ''Classic Doctor Who'' in November 2023 for the 60th anniversary. The surviving episodes were not included. | |||
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