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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = Unnatural Selection.jpg | |image = Unnatural Selection.jpg | ||
|main character = [[Liz Shaw]] | |main character = [[Liz Shaw|Liz]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = Patricia Haggard{{!}}Patsy | ||
|enemy = [[Alfred Emerson]] | |featuring2 = Brian Rutherford{{!}}Rutherford | ||
|featuring3 = Julie Gilchrist{{!}}Gilchrist | |||
|enemy = [[Alfred Emerson|Emerson]] | |||
|setting = [[Earth]] | |setting = [[Earth]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Mark Gatiss | ||
|director = [[Bill Baggs]] | |director = [[Bill Baggs]] | ||
|producer = [[Bill Baggs]] | |producer = [[Bill Baggs]] | ||
|publisher = BBV Productions | |publisher = BBV Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = January 1996 | ||
|format = 60 minute, VHS | |format = 60 minute, VHS | ||
|series = ''[[P.R.O.B.E. (series)|P.R.O.B.E.]]'' stories | |series = ''[[P.R.O.B.E. (series)|P.R.O.B.E.]]'' video stories | ||
|prev = The Devil of Winterborne (home video) | |prev = The Devil of Winterborne (home video) | ||
|next = Ghosts of Winterborne (home video) | |next = Ghosts of Winterborne (home video) | ||
}}{{TV stub}} | }}{{TV stub}} | ||
'''''Unnatural Selection''''' was | '''''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 — something which may challenge the very nature of [[human]]ity itself! | 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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== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Alfred Russel Wallace]] came up with the idea of [[Survival of the fittest|natural selection]] in a dream before [[Charles Darwin]] did. | * [[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]]. | * 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]]'', was released the following month. | * 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 === | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:02, 23 April 2024
Unnatural Selection was the third story in BBV Productions' P.R.O.B.E. series. It was written by Mark Gatiss and directed by Bill Baggs. It featured Caroline John as Dr Liz Shaw and Louise Jameson as 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, and was forced to resign over his connections to BEAGLE. Terry Molloy's character, D.I. Burke, who said he planned on joining P.R.o.B.e. in the previous story, did not return and Liz instead worked with Colonel Ackroyd, played by Alexander Kirk.
Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 1975, the 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 — something which may challenge the very nature of humanity itself!
With a crack security team at her disposal, Liz desperately attempts to track down the perverted results of the project.
But who or what is hunting whom?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Liz Shaw - Caroline John
- Patricia Haggard - Louise Jameson
- Julius Quilter - Charles Kay
- Brian Rutherford - Geoffrey Beevers
- Soldier - Stephen Bradshaw
- Soldier - Keith Brooks
- Alfred Emerson - Mark Gatiss
- Col. Ackroyd - Alexander Kirk
- Dr. Gilchrist - Patricia Merrick
- Soldier - Mark Moore
- Security Guard - George Murphy
- Soldier - Gabriel Mykaj
- Clare - Zoe Randall
- Angela - Kathryn Rayner
- Cummings - Jonathan Rigby
- Dr. Dennis Lancaster - Simon Wolfe
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Alfred Russel Wallace came up with the idea of 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[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This is the second new on-screen story to be released in 1996, the other being the TV movie. Another P.R.O.B.E. story, Ghosts of Winterborne, was released the following month.
Myths[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Filming locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
DVD, video, and other releases[[edit] | [edit source]]
Originally released direct-to-video in 1996, it was reissued on DVD in 2012.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Unnatural Selection at Chrissie's Transcripts Site
- Unnatural Selection at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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