Nemesis (CON episode): Difference between revisions

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{{Infobox Con

|name = Nemesis

|image = Nemesis-doctor-who-confidential.jpg

|series number = 4

|broadcast with = The Unicorn and the Wasp

|broadcast date = [[17 May]] [[2008]]

|runtime = 45 minutes

|next = Shadow Play

|series=''[[List of Doctor Who Confidential episodes|Doctor Who Confidential]]''

|channel=BBC Three

}}'''''Nemesis''''' was the episode of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' broadcast in conjunction with ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]''.  It was titled after the [[wikipedia:Nemesis (Agatha Christie novel)|Agatha Christie novel of the same name]].

The thrust of the episode was to explain how ''Unicorn'' was, in production terms, very much like a traditional hour of mystery television.   The story required, because of the storytelling conventions it tried to honour, a large cast — all of whom had to be equally filmed so the [[director]]'s shot choices didn't give away the murderer. This meant, as several participants explained, many more takes of the same scene than usual for ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The impact of having to setup multiple times for the same scene to cover different actors was explained several times throughout the episode.

* The [[visual effects]] setup of the final scene with the [[Vespiform]] at the lake.

* The filming of the scene in which the Doctor rids his system of [[cyanide]].

* How [[cinematographer]], [[director]], [[gaffer]] and actors came together to film the narratively complex dinner scene against the backdrop of a thunderstorm. 

* The problems of filming a car chase with two vintage cars that couldn't actually travel more than about twenty miles an hour and how a [[low loader]] came in handy.

* The casting of [[Fenella Woolgar]].

* The use of [[David Tennant]]'s father as a background [[extra]].

* A montage of the use of Agatha Christie book titles in the script.

* A look back at moments when other Doctors met "celebrity" historical figures, featuring the [[first Doctor|first]], [[fourth Doctor|fourth]], [[sixth Doctor|sixth]], [[seventh Doctor|seventh]], [[ninth Doctor|ninth]] and younger [[Tenth Doctor]]s.

* [[Graeme Harper]]

* [[Gareth Roberts]]

* [[David Tennant]]

* [[Russell T Davies]]

* Sandy McDonald  

* [[Andy Pryor CDG|Andy Pryor]]

* [[Fenella Woolgar]]

* Matthew Prichard  

* [[Tom Goodman-Hill]]

* [[Tim Barter]]

* [[Susie Liggat]]

* [[Charlotte Eaton]]  

* [[Rory Taylor]]  

* [[Mark Hutchings]]  

* [[Adam Rayner]]  

''to be added''  

The "Cut Down" version of the episode is available on the [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|Complete Fourth Series]] DVD box set.