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==Behind the Scenes== | ==Behind the Scenes== | ||
*In the final script, the identity of the Woman is not revealed. In [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale|Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale - The Final Chapter]]'', [[Russell T Davies]] states that he created the character to be the Doctor's mother and this is what actress Claire Bloom was told when she was cast. However Davies acknowledged that the character could be interpreted as any trustworthy Time Lord, including [[Romana]], a regenerated [[Susan]] or even a future regeneration of the half-Time Lord Donna Noble. Also noteworthy is the possibility and rumor that she is [[ | *In the final script, the identity of the Woman is not revealed. In [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale|Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale - The Final Chapter]]'', [[Russell T Davies]] states that he created the character to be the Doctor's mother and this is what actress Claire Bloom was told when she was cast. However Davies acknowledged that the character could be interpreted as any trustworthy Time Lord, including [[Romana]], a regenerated [[Susan]] or even a future regeneration of the half-Time Lord Donna Noble. Also noteworthy is the possibility and rumor that she is the [[White Guardian]] in disguise, as he has been shown to have immense power, which he could have used to disguise himself as a [[Time Lord]]. The character is credited as "The Woman" which, in Italian, is "La Donna". | ||
*During filming, newspapers ''The Daily Mail'' and ''The Daily Telegraph'' announced that Claire Bloom would be portraying the Doctor's mother. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/doctor-who/5240633/Claire-Bloom-to-star-as-mother-of-Doctor-Who.html] However, the character was never explicitly identified as such during the special. | *During filming, newspapers ''The Daily Mail'' and ''The Daily Telegraph'' announced that Claire Bloom would be portraying the Doctor's mother. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/doctor-who/5240633/Claire-Bloom-to-star-as-mother-of-Doctor-Who.html] However, the character was never explicitly identified as such during the special. | ||
*In commentary for the second half of ''The End of Time'', Julie Gardner was of the strong opinion that The Woman was the Doctor's mother, but admitted there was enough ambiguity to allow other interpretations. Russell T. Davies, for his part, generally refused to be drawn by Gardner's comparative certainty about The Woman's identity. | *In commentary for the second half of ''The End of Time'', Julie Gardner was of the strong opinion that The Woman was the Doctor's mother, but admitted there was enough ambiguity to allow other interpretations. Russell T. Davies, for his part, generally refused to be drawn by Gardner's comparative certainty about The Woman's identity. | ||