Going Underground: The Making of The Web of Fear (documentary)

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Going Underground: The Making of The Web of Fear is a documentary exploring the making of The Web of Fear.

Topics Discussed[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Sylvia James' Doctor Who career up to The Web of Fear
  • Frazer Hines and Sylvia's memories of The Abominable Snowmen
  • The Yeti's return in The Web of Fear
  • Filming at Ealing Studios
  • The story's director Douglas Camfield
  • Location filming for the battle scenes between the Yeti and the army
  • Tina Packer's post-Web career
  • The actors' memories of the rehearsal schedule
  • Filming at Lime Grove Studios
  • Frazer Hines and John Levene share their memories of doing the waltz during rehearsals, although neither can remember if this was on location or in studio
  • John Levene recalls a malfunction in his Yeti weapon prop and his fellow Yeti actor panicking in his costume
  • Tim Woolgar's memories of his father Jack Woolgar (Staff Sergeant Arnold and the Great Intelligence), with additional memories from Frazer
  • Recordings of Jack Woolgar's vocal preparations for the Great Intelligence
  • Staff Sergeant Arnold's death scene
  • The Web of Fear's sound design
  • The recovery of the missing episodes in 2013
  • When commenting on his character Captain Knight's death, Ralph Watson said he wasn't there (meaning dead) yet. Sadly however when this documentary was released on 16 August 2021, Watson had gone there as he died almost two months before on 20 June.

People Interviewed[[edit] | [edit source]]

Home video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

The documentary was released on the special edition DVD and Blu-ray release of The Web of Fear on 16 August 2021.

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