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* The Doctor tries to use [[hypnosis]] to pacify the mutant, but is unsuccessful. | * The Doctor tries to use [[hypnosis]] to pacify the mutant, but is unsuccessful. | ||
* The Doctor offers several synonyms for the word "[[interment]]". | * The Doctor offers several synonyms for the word "[[interment]]". | ||
* Grigory references ''[[Star Trek]]''<nowiki/>'s [[startrekwiki:Leonard_McCoy|Doctor McCoy]] by saying "I'm a doctor, not a magician". | |||
=== Daleks === | === Daleks === | ||
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* [[Arthur Stengos]], the agronomist, was an old friend of the Doctor's. | * [[Arthur Stengos]], the agronomist, was an old friend of the Doctor's. | ||
* The [[galaxy]] is ruled by a male President called [[Vargos (Revelation of the Daleks)|Vargos]]. | * The [[galaxy]] is ruled by a male President called [[Vargos (Revelation of the Daleks)|Vargos]]. | ||
=== Influences === | |||
* [[Eric Saward]] confirmed fan speculation that the {{w|Evelyn Waugh}} novel {{wi|The Loved One}} was his main inspiration for this story in the 2005 DVD commentary, with several characters in Tranquil Repose based directly upon names from Waugh's novel. | |||
* The synthesis of food protein from those Tranquil Repose clients Davros considers unworthy of becoming Daleks is highly reminiscent of ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_Green Soylent Green]''. | |||
* Orcini and Bostock were modelled on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alonso_Quijano Don Quixote] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancho_Panza Sancho Panza]. | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
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* Following the broadcast of this serial, the BBC decided to postpone the broadcast of the next season of ''Doctor Who''. Although frequently called an "eighteen-month hiatus", the broadcast of the next episode of ''Doctor Who'' was only delayed by about nine months. It actually marked a return to an autumn premiere, as had been the standard during most seasons of the [[William Hartnell|Hartnell]], [[Patrick Troughton|Troughton]] and [[Tom Baker]] eras. While this was technically the longest break between seasons of the 1963 version of the show, it was not entirely without precedent. Throughout the show's broadcast history, the BBC changed the time of year in which the show was broadcast, meaning that there was no "standard" gap between seasons. Viewers then used to a gap of only about three months between seasons were forced to endure a six-month gap between seasons [[Season 6|6]] and [[Season 7|7]]. A gap of six months then became the ''de facto'' standard of the [[Jon Pertwee|Pertwee]]/Baker eras. However, the exact inverse of what happened between Seasons 22 and 23 occurred between seasons [[Season 12|12]] and [[Season 13|13]]. Then, the BBC moved the broadcast of ''Doctor Who'' up by a quarter, collapsing the gap between the two seasons to just three months in its desire to return the show to the autumn schedule. Things changed substantially immediately upon Tom Baker's departure. Viewers had to wait nine months between [[Logopolis (TV story)|his final story]] and [[Peter Davison]]'s [[Castrovalva (TV story)|first]]. The new twice-weekly broadcast schedule reduced the total time for a broadcast season to just three months. Nine-month gaps became the standard for the rest of the original series' run. Viewed in this light, an eighteen-month gap was the equivalent to the nine-month gap between Seasons 18 and 19. | * Following the broadcast of this serial, the BBC decided to postpone the broadcast of the next season of ''Doctor Who''. Although frequently called an "eighteen-month hiatus", the broadcast of the next episode of ''Doctor Who'' was only delayed by about nine months. It actually marked a return to an autumn premiere, as had been the standard during most seasons of the [[William Hartnell|Hartnell]], [[Patrick Troughton|Troughton]] and [[Tom Baker]] eras. While this was technically the longest break between seasons of the 1963 version of the show, it was not entirely without precedent. Throughout the show's broadcast history, the BBC changed the time of year in which the show was broadcast, meaning that there was no "standard" gap between seasons. Viewers then used to a gap of only about three months between seasons were forced to endure a six-month gap between seasons [[Season 6|6]] and [[Season 7|7]]. A gap of six months then became the ''de facto'' standard of the [[Jon Pertwee|Pertwee]]/Baker eras. However, the exact inverse of what happened between Seasons 22 and 23 occurred between seasons [[Season 12|12]] and [[Season 13|13]]. Then, the BBC moved the broadcast of ''Doctor Who'' up by a quarter, collapsing the gap between the two seasons to just three months in its desire to return the show to the autumn schedule. Things changed substantially immediately upon Tom Baker's departure. Viewers had to wait nine months between [[Logopolis (TV story)|his final story]] and [[Peter Davison]]'s [[Castrovalva (TV story)|first]]. The new twice-weekly broadcast schedule reduced the total time for a broadcast season to just three months. Nine-month gaps became the standard for the rest of the original series' run. Viewed in this light, an eighteen-month gap was the equivalent to the nine-month gap between Seasons 18 and 19. | ||
* Although ''Doctor Who'' returned to air in 1986, it was still "cancelled" after ''Revelation of the Daleks'' in the sense that the original season 23 was scrapped, with its associated costs being written off. The Trial season was mounted as part of the next financial year as opposed to being an immediate replacement for the aborted season. | * Although ''Doctor Who'' returned to air in 1986, it was still "cancelled" after ''Revelation of the Daleks'' in the sense that the original season 23 was scrapped, with its associated costs being written off. The Trial season was mounted as part of the next financial year as opposed to being an immediate replacement for the aborted season. | ||
* "Moonlight Serenade" by [[Glenn Miller]] is being played by the DJ. The same song was also heard in ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]''. Both stories involve people speaking with American accents, despite not being from America — namely, the [[DJ (Revelation of the Daleks)|DJ]] and [[Jack Harkness]] respectively. Other songs that can be heard are "A Whiter Shade of Pale", originally by Procol Harum and "Blue Suede Shoes", originally by Carl Perkins | * "[[Moonlight Serenade]]" by [[Glenn Miller]] is being played by the DJ. The same song was also heard in ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]''. Both stories involve people speaking with American accents, despite not being from America — namely, the [[DJ (Revelation of the Daleks)|DJ]] and [[Jack Harkness]] respectively. Other songs that can be heard are "A Whiter Shade of Pale", originally by Procol Harum and "Blue Suede Shoes", originally by Carl Perkins. | ||
* When this story was broadcast in [[United States of America|the United States]], [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[Germany]], United Arab Emirates and [[New Zealand]], it was as four twenty-five-minute episodes. Part one sees Natasha and Grigory hiding in the catacombs as Takis and Lilt are wheeling a body through the tunnels, while the cliffhanger in part three features either the Doctor telling Peri that she's in great danger, or — in some edits of the story — Davros ordering his Daleks to kill the DJ. | * When this story was broadcast in [[United States of America|the United States]], [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[Germany]], United Arab Emirates and [[New Zealand]], it was as four twenty-five-minute episodes. Part one sees Natasha and Grigory hiding in the catacombs as Takis and Lilt are wheeling a body through the tunnels, while the cliffhanger in part three features either the Doctor telling Peri that she's in great danger, or — in some edits of the story — Davros ordering his Daleks to kill the DJ. | ||
* The complete footage of the Doctor finishing his line "...Blackpool" at the end of the episode (a scene that was cut, being replaced by a freeze-frame in the finished programme) now no longer exists. | * The complete footage of the Doctor finishing his line "...Blackpool" at the end of the episode (a scene that was cut, being replaced by a freeze-frame in the finished programme) now no longer exists. | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Kinnear Roy Kinnear] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Lacey Ronald Lacey] were considered for Jobel.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Kinnear] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Kinnear Roy Kinnear] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Lacey Ronald Lacey] were considered for Jobel.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Kinnear] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Coltrane Robbie Coltrane] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Roach Pat Roach] were considered for Takis. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Coltrane Robbie Coltrane] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Roach Pat Roach] were considered for Takis. | ||
* | * [[John Nathan-Turner]] offered the role of the Mutant to seventy-five-year-old [[Laurence Olivier]], though Nathan-Turner would later deny that this had been entirely serious. | ||
* Years prior to this story, [[Alexei Sayle]] impersonated a Dalek in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Ones_(TV_series) The Young Ones] ''episode [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boring_(The_Young_Ones) "Boring"]. [[Colin Baker]] made a guest appearance in one episode's skit that was cut from the final broadcast. | * Years prior to this story, [[Alexei Sayle]] impersonated a Dalek in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Ones_(TV_series) The Young Ones] ''episode [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boring_(The_Young_Ones) "Boring"]. [[Colin Baker]] made a guest appearance in one episode's skit that was cut from the final broadcast. | ||
* [[Eric Saward]] thought up the idea of blue 'mourning' suits for Necros in order to cover up [[Colin Baker]]'s costume, which he considered inappropriate for a drama series. | * [[Eric Saward]] thought up the idea of blue 'mourning' suits for Necros in order to cover up [[Colin Baker]]'s costume, which he considered inappropriate for a drama series. | ||
* [[Jonathan Powell]] reacted badly to [[Jenny Tomasin]]'s portrayal of Tasambeker. As such, both episodes were edited to reduce her screen time. | * [[Jonathan Powell]] reacted badly to [[Jenny Tomasin]]'s portrayal of Tasambeker. As such, both episodes were edited to reduce her screen time. | ||
* [[Eric Saward]] spent a holiday in [[Rhodes]] and this influenced the development of his scripts in several respects. Most notably, Orcini was inspired by the Knights Hospitaller who had occupied the island in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Several names were also derived from Saward's time in Rhodes: Tasambeker from the saint Tsambeker (to whom barren women prayed in the hope of conceiving a child), Kara from a local potato called cara, and the planet Necros itself from the Greek word ''nekros'' meaning “corpse”. Other names were adapted from ''The Loved One'', in particular Mr Jobel from Waugh's odious mortician Mr Joyboy. Vogel and Bostock were suggested by Mrs Bogolov and Mrs Komstock, while Arthur Stengos was taken from the cosmetician Aimée Thanatogenos (by way of a ferry boat owner whom Saward met in Rhodes). | * [[Eric Saward]] spent a holiday in [[Rhodes]] and this influenced the development of his scripts in several respects. Most notably, Orcini was inspired by the Knights Hospitaller who had occupied the island in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Several names were also derived from Saward's time in Rhodes: Tasambeker from the saint Tsambeker (to whom barren women prayed in the hope of conceiving a child), Kara from a local potato called cara, and the planet Necros itself from the Greek word ''nekros'' meaning “corpse”. Other names were adapted from ''The Loved One'', in particular Mr Jobel from Waugh's odious mortician Mr Joyboy. Vogel and Bostock were suggested by Mrs Bogolov and Mrs Komstock, while Arthur Stengos was taken from the cosmetician Aimée Thanatogenos (by way of a ferry boat owner whom Saward met in Rhodes). | ||
* [[Terry Molloy]] was ill with flu while taping. | * [[Terry Molloy]] was ill with flu while taping. | ||
* The DJ came about when [[Eric Saward]] was driving home from a dinner and listening to a boring DJ on the radio. It led to him wondering how people in cryogenic suspension kept up to date with current events. | * The DJ came about when [[Eric Saward]] was driving home from a dinner and listening to a boring DJ on the radio. It led to him wondering how people in cryogenic suspension kept up to date with current events. | ||
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* The IBM North Harbour Building in Portsmouth offered a venue suitable for the Garden of Fond Memories. IBM donated its fee to a school in Cosham, which [[Colin Baker]] visited to present the cheque to the headmaster. | * The IBM North Harbour Building in Portsmouth offered a venue suitable for the Garden of Fond Memories. IBM donated its fee to a school in Cosham, which [[Colin Baker]] visited to present the cheque to the headmaster. | ||
* After viewing a working print of the serial, [[Jonathan Powell]] strongly criticised [[Jenny Tomasin]]'s portrayal of Tasambeker. As such, both episodes were edited to reduce Tomasin's screen time. | * After viewing a working print of the serial, [[Jonathan Powell]] strongly criticised [[Jenny Tomasin]]'s portrayal of Tasambeker. As such, both episodes were edited to reduce Tomasin's screen time. | ||
* [[Alexei Sayle]] had previously published an article explaining why he should be cast as the Doctor. | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
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[[File:Can you move yor legs.jpg|thumb|Orcini appears to move through Davros.]] | [[File:Can you move yor legs.jpg|thumb|Orcini appears to move through Davros.]] | ||
* At the beginning of part one, the TARDIS door has clearly been left open. | * At the beginning of part one, the TARDIS door has clearly been left open. | ||
* Davros' | * Davros' chair is missing part of its base when hovering, leading to Orcini passing his leg through it. ''(This error has been corrected for the BBC DVD release.)'' | ||
* At the end of part two, the Doctor blows the Dalek up with a gun and checks for any more. Even though one is clearly seen down the tunnel, the Doctor continues as if it wasn't there. | * At the end of part two, the Doctor blows the Dalek up with a gun and checks for any more. Even though one is clearly seen down the tunnel, the Doctor continues as if it wasn't there. | ||
* The grey Dalek that is destroyed in Davros's laboratory clearly switches props from fully-functional Dalek to stunt Dalek as it is exploded: the prop that is blown up has a lighter-coloured mesh around its midsection than the fully-functional Dalek. | * The grey Dalek that is destroyed in Davros's laboratory clearly switches props from fully-functional Dalek to stunt Dalek as it is exploded: the prop that is blown up has a lighter-coloured mesh around its midsection than the fully-functional Dalek. | ||