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|image = Abbot of Amboise.jpg | |||
|species = Human | |species = Human | ||
|affiliation = Catholic Church | |affiliation = Catholic Church | ||
|origin = [[Earth]] | |origin = [[Earth]] | ||
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|appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Massacre (novelisation)|The Massacre]]'' | |||
|actor = William Hartnell | |actor = William Hartnell | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* No official visual record exists of William Hartnell as the Abbot beyond the surviving soundtrack and some fan-made photographs featuring Hartnell's photoshopped head on a cloak. This is because ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]'' was never tele-snapped and no footage is known to have survived — either on 16mm black & white film or 8mm cine film shot off a television screen. | * No official visual record exists of William Hartnell as the Abbot beyond the surviving soundtrack and some fan-made photographs featuring Hartnell's photoshopped head on a cloak. This is because ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]'' was never tele-snapped and no footage is known to have survived — either on 16mm black & white film or 8mm cine film shot off a television screen. However, the cover of the CD release of the soundtrack included a visualisation of the Abbot, as did the cover of the [[1992 (releases)|1992]] reprint of [[The Massacre (novelisation)|the novelisation]]. | ||
* Amboise is a genuine French commune, and was served circa 1572 by Marmoutier Abbey. Therefore, a real "Abbot of Amboise" was in existence during the period in which ''The Massacre'' is set.<ref>[[The Massacre (reference book)]]</ref> | * Amboise is a genuine French commune, and was served circa 1572 by Marmoutier Abbey. Therefore, a real "Abbot of Amboise" was in existence during the period in which ''The Massacre'' is set.<ref>[[The Massacre (reference book)]]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 23:15, 26 February 2023
The Abbot of Amboise was the right-hand man of the Cardinal of Lorraine, the religious leader of the Catholics in France.
Biography
The Abbot was a physical double of the First Doctor, and Steven believed him at first to be the Doctor in disguise.
He was strongly anti-Huguenot and a member of the conspiracy to assassinate Admiral Gaspard de Coligny in August 1572. When the plan failed, Marshal Gaspard de Saux-Tavannes blamed the Abbot and had him executed. His death was blamed on the Huguenots, a religious minority living in Paris at the time. (TV: The Massacre)
Behind the scenes
- No official visual record exists of William Hartnell as the Abbot beyond the surviving soundtrack and some fan-made photographs featuring Hartnell's photoshopped head on a cloak. This is because The Massacre was never tele-snapped and no footage is known to have survived — either on 16mm black & white film or 8mm cine film shot off a television screen. However, the cover of the CD release of the soundtrack included a visualisation of the Abbot, as did the cover of the 1992 reprint of the novelisation.
- Amboise is a genuine French commune, and was served circa 1572 by Marmoutier Abbey. Therefore, a real "Abbot of Amboise" was in existence during the period in which The Massacre is set.[1]
