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Paris in the Springtime was a 2|entertain DVD documentary looking at the making of the Doctor Who serial City of Death. It was comprised of interviews with cast and crew. The documentary's main focus was the use of pseudonym David Agnew.
Another focus of the documentary was the origin of the story. The story developed from a script entitled "The Gamble with Time" by David Fisher. The entire plot of this original script is detailed and illustrated with artwork.
Booklet synopsis
A 45-minute look at the making of this story, and in particular, the contribution of writer and script editor Douglas Adams. With contributions from Julian Glover (Scarlioni / Scaroth), Catherine Schell (Countess), Tom Chadbon (Duggan), Michael Hayes (director), Anthony Read (former script editor), David Fisher (writer of A Gamble with Time, the original story which was reworked into City of Death), Pennant Roberts (director of Adams’ other Doctor Who stories, The Pirate Planet and Shada), new series writers Steven Moffat and Rob Shearman, and archive footage of Douglas Adams.
People interviewed
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Crew
- Written by - Jonathan Morris
- Narrator - Toby Longworth
- Interviewers - Simon Cogan, Stephen La Riviere
- Camera - Une Herzer, Andrew Swann
- Sound - Angus Anderson, Thomas Cock
- Colourist - Dave Hawley
- With thanks to - Kevin Davies
- Illustrations - Jason Lythgoe-Hay
- Consultant - Andrew Pixley
- Producer - Ed Stradling
- BBC Worldwide
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