The Myth Makers (TV story)
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Summary
Upon arriving on the plains to Troy the TARDIS crew become involved in the events surrounding the seige of Troy and the plot to enter the city by means of a giant wooden horse (Click here for a more detailed summary)
Cast & Characters
- The Doctor — William Hartnell
- Vicki/Cressida — Maureen O'Brien
- Steven Taylor — Peter Purves
- Katarina — Adrienne Hill
- Achilles — Cavan Kendall
- Hector — Alan Haywood
- Odysseus — Ivor Salter
- Agamemnon — Francis de Wolff
- Menelaus — Jack Melford
- Cyclops — Tutte Lemkow
- King Priam — Max Adrian
- Paris — Barrie Ingham
- Cassandra — Frances White
- Messenger — John Luxton
- Troilus — James Lynn
Crew
- Writer - Donald Cotton
- Director - Michael Leeston-Smith
- Producer - Verity Lambert
- Assistant Floor Manager - Dawn Robertson
- Costumes - Daphne Dare
- Costumes - Tony Pearce
- Designer - John Wood
- Fight Arranger - Derek Ware
- Film Cameraman - Peter Hamilton
- Film Editor - Caroline Shields
- Incidental Music - Humphrey Searle
- Make-Up - Elizabeth Blattner
- Make-Up - Sonia Markham
- Production Assistant - David Maloney
- Production Assistant - Richard Brooks
- Script Editor - Donald Tosh
- Special Sounds - Brian Hodgson
- Studio Lighting - Ralph Walton
- Studio Sound - Dave Kitchen
- Studio Sound - Bryan Forgham
- Theme Arrangement - Delia Derbyshire
- Title Music - Ron Grainer
Notes
- The working titles for this story included The Mythmakers, The Trojans, and The Trojan War. Individual episode titles included Deus ex Machina (episode 1) and Is There a Doctor in the Horse? (episode 3)
- All 4 episodes of this story have been lost, with only very limited photographic material being held in the BBC archive
- Some limited material from episodes 1, 2 and 4 exist in the form of 8mm home movie reel shot on a television set
- One of the least documented stories, with only very limited material exisiting
Influences
- Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
- Virgil's Aeneid
- Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde
- Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Ratings
- Temple of Secrets - 8.3m viewers
- Small Prophet, Quick Return - 8.1m viewers
- Death of a Spy - 8.7m viewers
- Horse of Destruction - 8.3m viewers
Myths
- William Hartnell refused to appear in scenes with Max Adrian as he was Jewish and Gay. (This is not true and it is only coincidental that the two do not appear in any scenes together)
- Frances White who played Cassandra was not credited for this story. (She did in fact appear in the credits for her episodes but was not listed in the Radio Times, at her own request)
Location Filming
Continuity
- The story continues directly on from Galaxy 4 with Vicki still having a twisted ankle.
- Vicki implies in this story that she is 16 years old
Discontinuity
Quotes
Katarina - "The princess Cressida tells me all will be well. And I knew it was to come."
Doctor - "What was to come?"
Katarina - "That I was to die."
Doctor - "My dear child, you're not dead! That's nonsense!"
Katarina - "But this is not Troy; this is not even the world; this is the journey through the beyond."
Doctor - "No... Yes, yes, yes - as you wish, child. Now, I want you to keep an eye on that young man, will you?"
Story Arcs
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Public Releases
- DVD Release - This story has not yet been released on DVD.
- Video Release - This story has not been released on video as only eleven short clips from episodes 1, 2 and 4 are known to exist. They are from a reel of 8mm film shot at a TV screen
- The original audio of this story exists and was released as The Myth Makers in the form of 2 CD's with linking material provided by Peter Purves in January 2001
- This audio has also been released as part of the Adventure in History CD Set in August 2003 [ISBN: 0 563 49494 8].
- A photovideo reconstruction of this story has been produced by Loose Cannon Productions and more information can be found here
