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|companions = [[Grace Holloway|Grace]] | |companions = [[Grace Holloway|Grace]] | ||
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|enemy = [[The Master (The TV Movie)| | |enemy = The [[The Master (The TV Movie)|Bruce Master]] | ||
|setting = [[San Francisco]], [[30 December]] [[1999]] - [[1 January]] [[2000]] | |setting = [[San Francisco]], [[30 December]] [[1999]] - [[1 January]] [[2000]] | ||
|writer = Matthew Jacobs | |writer = Matthew Jacobs | ||
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|script = The Script of the Film | |script = The Script of the Film | ||
|broadcast date = 14 May 1996 | |broadcast date = 14 May 1996 | ||
|broadcast date ref = | |broadcast date ref = {{note|Technically, the very first broadcast anywhere in the world was on [[12 May (releases)|12 May]]. But this was not a network broadcast. It was instead a transmission on [[CityTV]], an individual [[Canada|Canadian]] ''station'' in Edmonton.}} | ||
|broadcast date2 = 27 May | |broadcast date2 = 27 May 1996 | ||
|network = Fox Broadcasting Company | |network = Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
|network2 = BBC1 | |network2 = BBC1 | ||
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'''''Doctor Who''''' was a made-for-TV movie based on the [[Doctor Who|original series]]. It was written by [[Matthew Jacobs]], directed by [[Geoffrey Sax]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Daphne Ashbrook]] as [[Grace Holloway]], [[Yee Jee Tso]] as [[Chang Lee]] and [[Eric Roberts]] as [[The Master (The TV Movie)|the Master]]. | }}{{dab page|Doctor Who (disambiguation)}} | ||
'''''Doctor Who''''', often also known as '''''The TV Movie''''', was a made-for-TV movie based on the [[Doctor Who|original series]]. It was written by [[Matthew Jacobs]], directed by [[Geoffrey Sax]] and featured the introductions of [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Daphne Ashbrook]] as [[Grace Holloway]], [[Yee Jee Tso]] as [[Chang Lee]] and [[Eric Roberts]] as [[The Master (The TV Movie)|the Master]], making Roberts the first American actor to portray an established antagonist in ''Doctor Who''. | |||
It was made as an attempt to relaunch and continue the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television franchise in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and abroad. With no on-screen title other than ''Doctor Who'', home video releases of the film from BBC Video are marketed under the title '''''Doctor Who: The Movie'''''. The movie featured [[Sylvester McCoy]]'s final chronological appearance as the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Seventh Doctor's regeneration|his regeneration]]. A large period of time is implied to have passed since ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'', as the Seventh Doctor has parted with his [[companion]] [[Ace]], is visibly older, is dressed differently and is travelling alone. [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] interior has likewise been revamped, with a brand new [[TARDIS control room|console room]] that did away with the simplistic white [[roundel]] design present throughout the show's history. | It was made as an attempt to relaunch and continue the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television franchise in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and abroad. With no on-screen title other than ''Doctor Who'', home video releases of the film from BBC Video are marketed under the title '''''Doctor Who: The Movie'''''. The movie featured [[Sylvester McCoy]]'s final chronological appearance as the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Seventh Doctor's regeneration|his regeneration]] into the Eighth Doctor. A large period of time is implied to have passed since ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'', as the Seventh Doctor has parted with his [[companion]] [[Ace]], is visibly older, is dressed differently and is travelling alone. [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] interior has likewise been revamped, with a brand new [[TARDIS control room|console room]] that did away with the simplistic white [[roundel]] design present throughout the show's history. | ||
The story is also the first time that one Doctor's regeneration story also acts as the post-regeneration story for another Doctor. While the beginning of the film focuses on the Seventh Doctor, after he regenerates, the rest of the film focuses on the Eighth Doctor, with parts of the story showing the new Doctor going through post-regeneration issues as past incarnations before him. | |||
This story marked the return of [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver]] for the first time in fourteen years since 1982's ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]''. | This story marked the return of [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver]] for the first time in fourteen years since 1982's ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]''. | ||
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This would be the last televised story of ''Doctor Who'' until 2005's ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', leaving a nine year gap. Even though the movie failed to get ''Doctor Who'' renewed as a television series, the series was kept alive through comics, novels and audio stories of the Eighth Doctor's adventures. | This would be the last televised story of ''Doctor Who'' until 2005's ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', leaving a nine year gap. Even though the movie failed to get ''Doctor Who'' renewed as a television series, the series was kept alive through comics, novels and audio stories of the Eighth Doctor's adventures. | ||
The film was co-produced by the [[ | The film was co-produced by the [[BBC]] and [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox networks]]. Filmed in [[Canada]], the telemovie introduced McGann as the Eighth Doctor and was his only on-screen performance in the role for 17 years until [[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'' in 2013. The telemovie won a {{w|Saturn Award}} in 1996 for best television presentation. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
As part of a treaty between the Time Lords and the Daleks, Time Lord criminal {{Tipple}} has been placed on trial on [[Skaro]], and is sentenced to extermination for his life of evil. As part of a last, and somewhat curious, request, the Master asked that his old rival [[the Doctor]], now late in his [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]], escort his ashes back to [[Gallifrey]] for proper burial. "It was a request they should | As part of a treaty between the Time Lords and the Daleks, Time Lord criminal {{Tipple}} has been placed on trial on [[Skaro]], and is sentenced to extermination for his life of evil. As part of a last, and somewhat curious, request, the Master asked that his old rival [[the Doctor]], now late in his [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]], escort his ashes back to [[Gallifrey]] for proper burial. "It was a request they should ''never'' have granted." [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] narrates that [[Time Lord]]s have [[Regeneration cycle|thirteen lives]], but the Master had already used up all his own. However, rules never mattered much to the Master, as he always found a way around them and kept on living. So, even though the Master was dead, the Doctor knew he couldn't trust him. | ||
Fishing [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|a sonic screwdriver]] out of a [[tool box]], the Doctor locks the urn containing the Master's ashes inside another box. The Doctor smiles, glad to have added a precaution. Narrating again, the Doctor claims he had learnt, by the end of his seventh life, that he could not help but be too careful. After returning to the main control room, the Seventh Doctor sets the TARDIS coordinates for [[Gallifrey]] in the [[Rassilon Era]]. | Fishing [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|a sonic screwdriver]] out of a [[tool box]], the Doctor locks the urn containing the Master's ashes inside another box. The Doctor smiles, glad to have added a precaution. Narrating again, the Doctor claims he had learnt, by the end of his seventh life, that he could not help but be too careful. After returning to the main control room, the Seventh Doctor sets the TARDIS coordinates for [[Gallifrey]] in the [[Rassilon Era]]. | ||
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Elsewhere, Chang Lee uses the TARDIS key to enter the TARDIS. There he encounters the Master, who entered before him. The Master [[hypnosis|hypnotises]] Lee into giving him the Doctor's possessions by staring at him with his inhuman eyes. Searching through the [[The Doctor's toolbag|bag]], the Master demands to know where the Doctor is. Lee says that the items he stole are his now, and that the Doctor is dead. With a snarl, the Master informs Lee that the Doctor is not dead and that he will die unless he finds him. Wondering what he'll get out of assisting the Master, Lee is told he'll get to live. Elsewhere, Grace has given the Doctor a pair of shoes left behind by her boyfriend, letting him keep them; her attempts to examine the Doctor's blood fail. They decide to take a walk, hoping to jog his memory, during which the Doctor happily remembers seeing a wonderful meteor storm on [[Gallifrey]] with [[the Doctor's father|his father]] during his [[First Doctor|initial incarnation]]. He then joyously announces that his new shoes fit perfectly and runs off happily, much to Grace’s bemusent. | Elsewhere, Chang Lee uses the TARDIS key to enter the TARDIS. There he encounters the Master, who entered before him. The Master [[hypnosis|hypnotises]] Lee into giving him the Doctor's possessions by staring at him with his inhuman eyes. Searching through the [[The Doctor's toolbag|bag]], the Master demands to know where the Doctor is. Lee says that the items he stole are his now, and that the Doctor is dead. With a snarl, the Master informs Lee that the Doctor is not dead and that he will die unless he finds him. Wondering what he'll get out of assisting the Master, Lee is told he'll get to live. Elsewhere, Grace has given the Doctor a pair of shoes left behind by her boyfriend, letting him keep them; her attempts to examine the Doctor's blood fail. They decide to take a walk, hoping to jog his memory, during which the Doctor happily remembers seeing a wonderful meteor storm on [[Gallifrey]] with [[the Doctor's father|his father]] during his [[First Doctor|initial incarnation]]. He then joyously announces that his new shoes fit perfectly and runs off happily, much to Grace’s bemusent. | ||
Rummaging through some of the drawers, the Master withdraws some red pouches, going on to say the TARDIS and the Doctor's body were stolen from him. Lee once more says the Doctor died. The Master explains it's half true; ''that'' body, the body of the Seventh Doctor, died, but the Doctor regenerated into a new one. He goes on to lie that the Doctor used seven of his lives to commit terrible deeds, claiming Genghis Khan was one incarnation of the Doctor. He then gives Lee the pouches, which contain $5,000,000 in [[gold]] dust, as payment for his help, promising a full billion once he gets "his" body back. The Master takes Lee to the [[Cloister Room]], where he uses Lee's [[human]] eyes to open the [[Eye of Harmony]], the TARDIS' power source. In the meantime, the Doctor regains his memories. In a fit of enthusiasm, the Doctor announces, "I am the Doctor!" and [[kiss]]es Grace, who asks him to kiss her again. In the Cloister Room, the Master sees a series of images: the Seventh Doctor, the newly regenerated Eighth Doctor, and a human retina. The latter causes him to announce, "The Doctor is half-human." | Rummaging through some of the drawers, the Master withdraws some red pouches, going on to say the TARDIS and the Doctor's body were stolen from him. Lee once more says the Doctor died. The Master explains it's half true; ''that'' body, the body of the Seventh Doctor, died, but the Doctor regenerated into a new one. He goes on to lie that the Doctor used seven of his lives to commit terrible deeds, claiming Genghis Khan was one incarnation of the Doctor. He then gives Lee the pouches, which contain $5,000,000 in [[gold]] dust, as payment for his help, promising a full billion once he gets "his" body back. The Master takes Lee to the [[Cloister Room]], where he uses Lee's [[human]] eyes to open the [[Eye of Harmony]], the TARDIS's power source. In the meantime, the Doctor regains his memories. In a fit of enthusiasm, the Doctor announces, "I am the Doctor!" and [[kiss]]es Grace, who asks him to kiss her again. In the Cloister Room, the Master sees a series of images: the Seventh Doctor, the newly regenerated Eighth Doctor, and a human retina. The latter causes him to announce, "The Doctor is half-human." | ||
The Doctor becomes aware that the Master has opened the Eye of Harmony as he holds Grace; at the same time, the Master and Lee see her through the Doctor's vision. However, the Doctor shuts his eyes, preventing nothing more than audio to come through the Eye's projection. The Doctor explains the Master's plan: he hopes to force the Doctor to look into the Eye of Harmony, which will destroy his soul and allow the Master to take over his body. The Master says the Doctor is lying again; however, Lee is worried Grace might believe him. At the same time, the Doctor asks Grace to help him find a [[beryllium]] [[atomic clock]]. However, Grace runs back to her house; the Doctor opens his again, but the visual doesn't return to the Eye. The Doctor tries talking to Grace, but she calls him insane and phones for an ambulance to take the Doctor to a mental institution. | The Doctor becomes aware that the Master has opened the Eye of Harmony as he holds Grace; at the same time, the Master and Lee see her through the Doctor's vision. However, the Doctor shuts his eyes, preventing nothing more than audio to come through the Eye's projection. The Doctor explains the Master's plan: he hopes to force the Doctor to look into the Eye of Harmony, which will destroy his soul and allow the Master to take over his body. The Master says the Doctor is lying again; however, Lee is worried Grace might believe him. At the same time, the Doctor asks Grace to help him find a [[beryllium]] [[atomic clock]]. However, Grace runs back to her house; the Doctor opens his again, but the visual doesn't return to the Eye. The Doctor tries talking to Grace, but she calls him insane and phones for an ambulance to take the Doctor to a mental institution. | ||
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A policeman tells them to go back to their vehicles, but the Doctor instead offers him a [[Jelly baby]]; sceptical about the sweet, the officer eats it. Grace explains that the Doctor is [[British]] to explain his odd habits just as he takes the officer's gun and points it at himself; he demands the officer hand over his motorcycle. The Doctor turns his attention to Grace, who he tells that he cannot make her dream to hold back death last forever, but he ''can'' make it come true tonight. Believing the Doctor, Grace takes the gun and shoots the radio, preventing the officer from calling for backup. They take the keys and drive off, leaving the gun behind. At the same time, the Master reminds Lee that they are in an ambulance, which can go past traffic jams if the sirens are on; Lee complies and takes a shortcut to ITAR. The Doctor and Grace arrive shortly after, finding the empty ambulance; the Master and Lee are already inside, waiting for them. | A policeman tells them to go back to their vehicles, but the Doctor instead offers him a [[Jelly baby]]; sceptical about the sweet, the officer eats it. Grace explains that the Doctor is [[British]] to explain his odd habits just as he takes the officer's gun and points it at himself; he demands the officer hand over his motorcycle. The Doctor turns his attention to Grace, who he tells that he cannot make her dream to hold back death last forever, but he ''can'' make it come true tonight. Believing the Doctor, Grace takes the gun and shoots the radio, preventing the officer from calling for backup. They take the keys and drive off, leaving the gun behind. At the same time, the Master reminds Lee that they are in an ambulance, which can go past traffic jams if the sirens are on; Lee complies and takes a shortcut to ITAR. The Doctor and Grace arrive shortly after, finding the empty ambulance; the Master and Lee are already inside, waiting for them. | ||
Grace, a board member of ITAR, gets herself and the Doctor inside the party; while looking around for a way to reach the clock, the Doctor explains that time travel is possible and that Time Lords who run out of regenerations, like the Master, are desperate in the fight for survival. She also gives him the alias "[[ | Grace, a board member of ITAR, gets herself and the Doctor inside the party; while looking around for a way to reach the clock, the Doctor explains that time travel is possible and that Time Lords who run out of regenerations, like the Master, are desperate in the fight for survival. She also gives him the alias "[[Aliases of the Doctor|Dr Bowman]]" while introducing him to Professor [[Wagg]], creator of the clock. As the Doctor tells Professor Wagg "a secret" ("I'm half-human, on my mother's side"), he surreptitiously removes Wagg's security pass. Grace and the Doctor steal a small component from the clock, which he needs to repair the TARDIS. They spot the Master and Chang Lee in the crowd, which prompts them to head for the exit. They then find guards that the Master subdued by using the same substance; they are frozen in place, covered in goo. The Doctor activates the [[fire alarm]] to "liven things up" as he and Grace make their escape by lowering themselves from the roof with a fire hose. | ||
They flee on the motorcycle, being chased by police and arrive at the TARDIS, where the Doctor remembers that he keeps a spare key in the cubbyhole above the letter "P" in "[[Police box]]." One police motorcycle enters the TARDIS and moments later flees in shock, much to the Doctor’s amusement. They enter the TARDIS, where the [[Cloister Bell]] is ringing. The Doctor is able to close the [[Eye of Harmony]]; however, a quick temporal scan confirms that the Eye has been open too long, and the Earth is still in danger. The only solution is to take the TARDIS back to a time before the Eye was opened — but since the Eye was open so long, the TARDIS now has no power. The Doctor attempts to jump-start the TARDIS by drawing energy directly from the Eye. While working under the console, the Doctor wonders why Grace is not helping as he instructed her to give him his Neutron Ram, looking up to see her eyes have turned black; Grace has been taken over by the Master's will. Grace knocks the Doctor out with a Magnetic Clamp just as the Master and Lee enter the TARDIS. | They flee on the motorcycle, being chased by police and arrive at the TARDIS, where the Doctor remembers that he keeps a spare key in the cubbyhole above the letter "P" in "[[Police box]]." One police motorcycle enters the TARDIS and moments later flees in shock, much to the Doctor’s amusement. They enter the TARDIS, where the [[Cloister Bell]] is ringing. The Doctor is able to close the [[Eye of Harmony]]; however, a quick temporal scan confirms that the Eye has been open too long, and the Earth is still in danger. The only solution is to take the TARDIS back to a time before the Eye was opened — but since the Eye was open so long, the TARDIS now has no power. The Doctor attempts to jump-start the TARDIS by drawing energy directly from the Eye. While working under the console, the Doctor wonders why Grace is not helping as he instructed her to give him his Neutron Ram, looking up to see her eyes have turned black; Grace has been taken over by the Master's will. Grace knocks the Doctor out with a Magnetic Clamp just as the Master and Lee enter the TARDIS. | ||
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=== As a TV series === | === As a TV series === | ||
With designer [[Richard Lewis (designer)|Richard Lewis]], Segal and Leekley prepared an expensive and extensive series bible, ''The Chronicles Of Doctor Who?'', to introduce Doctor Who in general, and the proposed new series in particular. Segal had envisioned this version as largely divorced from the original BBC series — although the basic concepts of Doctor Who were adhered to, the programme's mythos would be completely rewritten. The bible was written from the perspective of Cardinal Barusa (a misspelling of [[Borusa]], a character who had first appeared in [[Season 14|Season Fourteen]]'s ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]''). | With designer [[Richard Lewis (designer)|Richard Lewis]], Segal and Leekley prepared an expensive and extensive series bible, ''The Chronicles Of Doctor Who?'', to introduce Doctor Who in general, and the proposed new series in particular. Segal had envisioned this version as largely divorced from the original BBC series — although the basic concepts of Doctor Who were adhered to, the programme's mythos would be completely rewritten. The bible was written from the perspective of Cardinal Barusa (a misspelling of [[Borusa]], a character who had first appeared in [[Season 14 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season Fourteen]]'s ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]''). | ||
It introduced [[the Doctor]] and [[the Master]], half-brothers and sons of the lost [[Time Lord]] explorer [[Ulysses]], Borusa's son. When the evil Master becomes [[Lord President|President]] of the Time Lords upon Borusa's death, the Doctor flees [[Gallifrey]] in a [[The Doctor's TARDIS|rickety old TARDIS]] to find Ulysses. Borusa's spirit becomes enmeshed in the TARDIS, enabling Borusa to advise his grandson. The Doctor takes the TARDIS to "[[Earth|the Blue Planet]]" to search for Ulysses, the native world of the Doctor's mother. | It introduced [[the Doctor]] and [[the Master]], half-brothers and sons of the lost [[Time Lord]] explorer [[Ulysses]], Borusa's son. When the evil Master becomes [[Lord President|President]] of the Time Lords upon Borusa's death, the Doctor flees [[Gallifrey]] in a [[The Doctor's TARDIS|rickety old TARDIS]] to find Ulysses. Borusa's spirit becomes enmeshed in the TARDIS, enabling Borusa to advise his grandson. The Doctor takes the TARDIS to "[[Earth|the Blue Planet]]" to search for Ulysses, the native world of the Doctor's mother. | ||
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=== Gallifrey === | === Gallifrey === | ||
* "[[Rassilon Era]]" appears on the TARDIS' console and screen. | * "[[Rassilon Era]]" appears on the TARDIS's console and screen. | ||
* The [[Seal of Rassilon]] is featured extensively throughout the TARDIS. | * The [[Seal of Rassilon]] is featured extensively throughout the TARDIS. | ||
* Carvings of Rassilon's head are used extensively in the [[Cloister Room]]. | * Carvings of Rassilon's head are used extensively in the [[Cloister Room]]. | ||
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* The eventual script by [[Matthew Jacobs]] continued from the BBC series, including a substantial role for [[Sylvester McCoy]], the previous actor to play the Doctor. | * The eventual script by [[Matthew Jacobs]] continued from the BBC series, including a substantial role for [[Sylvester McCoy]], the previous actor to play the Doctor. | ||
* For the international release, the opening sequence within the TARDIS has the caption "Based on the series originally broadcast on the BBC". It is standard practice for American productions to give screen credit to a series/character creator, so this title card is used in lieu of crediting [[Sydney Newman]] or any of the others involved in the creation of the original series. Contrary to later practice, [[Terry Nation]] does not receive screen credit for the [[Dalek]]s, who are referenced and heard but not seen. Further in line with American practice is the billing of the main cast in the opening sequence, a custom that would be reappropriated for the 2005 revival series after opening billings were adopted by British television. | * For the international release, the opening sequence within the TARDIS has the caption "Based on the series originally broadcast on the BBC". It is standard practice for American productions to give screen credit to a series/character creator, so this title card is used in lieu of crediting [[Sydney Newman]] or any of the others involved in the creation of the original series. Contrary to later practice, [[Terry Nation]] does not receive screen credit for the [[Dalek]]s, who are referenced and heard but not seen. Further in line with American practice is the billing of the main cast in the opening sequence, a custom that would be reappropriated for the 2005 revival series after opening billings were adopted by British television. | ||
* At the time of broadcast, there was significant controversy over the Doctor [[kiss]]ing Grace, as this was the first overtly romantic scene involving the Doctor. [[Daphne Ashbrook]] recalled in ''[[The Doctors Revisited - The Eighth Doctor (documentary)|The Doctors Revisited - The Eighth Doctor]]'' how this severely hampered her intentions of flying to Britain for a convention. The later revival series, however, would incorporate more of these elements, with [[Steven Moffat]] jokingly stating in the same documentary that "puberty had come for the Time Lord" during this story. | * At the time of broadcast, there was significant controversy over the Doctor [[kiss]]ing Grace, as this was the first overtly romantic scene involving the Doctor. [[Daphne Ashbrook]] recalled in ''[[The Doctors Revisited - The Eighth Doctor (documentary)|The Doctors Revisited - The Eighth Doctor]]'' how this severely hampered her intentions of flying to Britain for a convention. The later revival series, however, would incorporate more of these elements, with [[Steven Moffat]] jokingly stating in the same documentary that "puberty had come for the Time Lord" during this story. | ||
* Promotional advertisements for the telefilm shown on the Fox network incorporated footage from the opening sequence of the first episode of ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' — specifically the TARDIS being drawn into the giant space station — even though this footage does not appear anywhere in the telefilm. The arrangement of the Doctor Who theme heard during these ads doesn't correspond with the Debney arrangement heard in the film, either. | * Promotional advertisements for the telefilm shown on the Fox network incorporated footage from the opening sequence of the first episode of ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' — specifically the TARDIS being drawn into the giant space station — even though this footage does not appear anywhere in the telefilm. The arrangement of the Doctor Who theme heard during these ads doesn't correspond with the Debney arrangement heard in the film, either. | ||
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* This is, to date, the only story in the ''Doctor Who'' franchise to be primarily produced by an American company. | * This is, to date, the only story in the ''Doctor Who'' franchise to be primarily produced by an American company. | ||
* This story features the first instance of the Doctor regenerating outside the TARDIS in which they do so without any external assistance. | * This story features the first instance of the Doctor regenerating outside the TARDIS in which they do so without any external assistance. | ||
* The tools from the Doctor's toolbag are visibly based on the TARDIS Tool Kit from [[REF]]: [[The Doctor Who Technical Manual]] using the moog drone clamp, pen torch, laser, neutron ram, magnetic clamp, master drone clamp and stalog gyro. | * The tools from the Doctor's toolbag are visibly based on the TARDIS Tool Kit from [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Technical Manual (reference book)|The Doctor Who Technical Manual]]'' using the moog drone clamp, pen torch, laser, neutron ram, magnetic clamp, master drone clamp and stalog gyro. | ||
* Following [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunblane_massacre the Dunblane massacre], the movie was edited on its original BBC transmission to remove as much of Chang's friends getting shot as possible — as a result of this editing, Chang's friends appear to simply vanish in the broadcast version. The Seventh Doctor's dying scream was also deemed to be too much and also removed. The VHS release was also edited; UK viewers saw the uncut version for the first time in November 1999 when the movie was repeated on BBC Two for a ''Doctor Who'' theme night. These scenes were also reinstated on the DVD release of the episode | * Following [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunblane_massacre the Dunblane massacre], the movie was edited on its original BBC transmission to remove as much of Chang's friends getting shot as possible — as a result of this editing, Chang's friends appear to simply vanish in the broadcast version. The Seventh Doctor's dying scream was also deemed to be too much and also removed. The VHS release was also edited; UK viewers saw the uncut version for the first time in November 1999 when the movie was repeated on BBC Two for a ''Doctor Who'' theme night. These scenes were also reinstated on the DVD release of the episode. The edited version would then become available on BBC iPlayer in 2023. | ||
* In order to cast [[Paul McGann]] as the Doctor, [[Philip Segal]] had to agree to cast a name actor as the Master. Hence why [[Eric Roberts]] was cast. | * In order to cast [[Paul McGann]] as the Doctor, [[Philip Segal]] had to agree to cast a name actor as the Master. Hence why [[Eric Roberts]] was cast. | ||
* [[Sylvester McCoy]]'s small part in the film can be chalked up to the fact that the higher-ups at the BBC (namely controller [[Jonathan Powell]]) saw him as synonymous with the show's decline in quality. His participation was approved so long as he didn't say or do anything. | * [[Sylvester McCoy]]'s small part in the film can be chalked up to the fact that the higher-ups at the BBC (namely controller [[Jonathan Powell]]) saw him as synonymous with the show's decline in quality. His participation was approved so long as he didn't say or do anything. | ||
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* Filming the Doctor's farewell to Grace was hit by heavy rain, which caused [[Paul McGann]]'s wig to fizz. | * Filming the Doctor's farewell to Grace was hit by heavy rain, which caused [[Paul McGann]]'s wig to fizz. | ||
* In addition to playing the Master during his trial, [[Gordon Tipple]] was originally supposed to provide the opening narration in character. | * In addition to playing the Master during his trial, [[Gordon Tipple]] was originally supposed to provide the opening narration in character. | ||
* With the shooting schedule in tatters, [[Geoffrey | * With the shooting schedule in tatters, [[Geoffrey Sax]] focussed on finishing up scenes involving the Master; as the highest-paid actor, [[Eric Roberts]] would inflate the cost of any overruns for which he was required. As such, some scripted elements were simplified. For example, Chang Lee originally broke his neck when he was hurled across the cloister room by the Master. Several narrative issues, such as the question of how the Master had gotten into the TARDIS when he first encountered Lee, simply had to be ignored. | ||
* [[Philip Segal]] loaned a rough cut of the movie to [[Shaun Lyon]], who caught several dialogue errors, most notably a reference to the Doctor having only twelve lives, rather than the appropriate thirteen. | * [[Philip Segal]] loaned a rough cut of the movie to [[Shaun Lyon]], who caught several dialogue errors, most notably a reference to the Doctor having only twelve lives, rather than the appropriate thirteen. | ||
* The Dalek voices, provided by [[Geoffrey Sax]] himself, were meant to be in keeping with those heard in the original series, but were changed due to concerns that they weren't sufficiently audible for an American audience. | * The Dalek voices, provided by [[Geoffrey Sax]] himself, were meant to be in keeping with those heard in the original series, but were changed due to concerns that they weren't sufficiently audible for an American audience. | ||
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* The Doctor has a [[The Doctor's toolbag|toolbag]] containing some of his tools such as the one used against Omega's fusion booster, ([[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'') a magnetic clamp, a laser cutter and a magnetic drone. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'') | * The Doctor has a [[The Doctor's toolbag|toolbag]] containing some of his tools such as the one used against Omega's fusion booster, ([[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'') a magnetic clamp, a laser cutter and a magnetic drone. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'') | ||
* {{Pratt|c}} previously attempted to use the Eye of Harmony to give himself a new set of regenerations | * {{Pratt|c}} previously attempted to use the Eye of Harmony to give himself a new set of regenerations during [[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]''. | ||
* The Master states that the Doctor made him waste all his lives. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dark Path (novel)|The Dark Path]]'') | * The Master states that the Doctor made him waste all his lives. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dark Path (novel)|The Dark Path]]'') | ||
* The [[Cloister Room]] is revisited | * The [[Cloister Room]] is revisited, which was first seen in [[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''. | ||
* [[Pete Callahan|Pete]] watches the 1931 film version of ''[[Frankenstein]]'' as the Doctor undergoes [[Seventh Doctor's regeneration|his seventh regeneration]]. The [[First Doctor]] encountered an [[android]] version of [[Frankenstein's monster]] at the [[Festival of Ghana]] in [[1996]] | * [[Pete Callahan|Pete]] watches the 1931 film version of ''[[Frankenstein]]'' as the Doctor undergoes [[Seventh Doctor's regeneration|his seventh regeneration]]. The [[First Doctor]] encountered an [[android]] version of [[Frankenstein's monster]] at the [[Festival of Ghana]] in [[1996]], during [[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]''. | ||
* [[Death ( | * [[Death (mythology)|Death]] previously taunted the Doctor in [[PROSE]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'' by telling him that his seventh incarnation would die without warning, without purpose, afraid and alone. | ||
* An [[alternate timeline|alternative version]] of the Doctor settled down in San Francisco and eventually married Grace | * An [[alternate timeline|alternative version]] of the Doctor settled down in San Francisco and eventually married Grace, as glimpsed in [[PROSE]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]''. | ||
* While the Doctor and Grace are escaping from Chang Lee and the Master via a ladder and fire hose, the Doctor cites a fear of heights. His [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]] regenerated after a fatal drop from the [[Pharos Project]] telescope | * While the Doctor and Grace are escaping from Chang Lee and the Master via a ladder and fire hose, the Doctor cites a fear of heights. His [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]] regenerated after a fatal drop from the [[Pharos Project]] telescope during [[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''. | ||
* When the TARDIS temporarily stops working, the Doctor "fixes" it by hitting the console | * When the TARDIS temporarily stops working, the Doctor "fixes" it by hitting the console, much like [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. | ||
* The Doctor has a [[Nine Hundred Year Diary]], similar to the [[Five Hundred Year Diary]] he previously kept | * The Doctor has a [[Nine Hundred Year Diary]], similar to the [[Five Hundred Year Diary]] he previously kept, first seen in [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]''. | ||
* The Doctor previously met [[H. G. Wells]] | * The Doctor previously met [[H. G. Wells]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]''. | ||
* [[ | * [[Spy Master|The Spy Master]] would later make another attempt at stealing [[Thirteenth Doctor|the Doctor]]'s body during [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'' and succeeded, though only temporarily. | ||
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