Loose Cannon Productions
Loose Cannon Productions was a British amateur video production company known for its many reconstructions of missing episodes of Doctor Who.
Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]
Loose Cannon used 16mm telerecordings, telesnaps and audio recordings, supplemented with new visual elements, including CGI animation. It created original interviews with Doctor Who cast and crew to supplement the videotapes and for Marco Polo, a new introductory sequence with Mark Eden reprising his role as the title character. In some cases, in the absence of actual footage or other photos, as with their reconstruction of Mission to the Unknown, their duties involved virtually recreating the story from scratch.
Loose Cannon was founded by Rick Brindell in December 1997. He first created a reconstruction of The Macra Terror. Other members include Dean Rose and Russ Port. Loose Cannon member Derek Handley now assists the BBC DVD releases. Stuart Palmer provided CGI and photo composites for several releases.
The website was shut down in 2015, and as a result, their reconstructions are no longer available on VHS. However, a Dailymotion account was opened shortly after, which claims to be the official Loose Cannon channel. In 2024, an Internet Archive account was opened, claiming to be official, and containing all 40 reconstructions, including those taken down from Dailymotion over copyright claims.
Loose Cannon reconstructions have been used on the streaming service ITVX to represent missing episodes from The Underwater Menace and The Web of Fear.
Productions[[edit] | [edit source]]
| No | Title (episodes) | Release date | Source material | Bonus material |
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| LC01 | The Macra Terror (1,2,3,4) | April 1998 | John Cura's telesnaps Audio recorded by Graham Strong |
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| LC02 | The Faceless Ones (2,4,5,6) | June 1998 | John Cura's telesnaps Audio recorded by Graham Strong |
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| LC03 | The Myth Makers (1,2,3,4) | August 1998 | Audio recorded by David Holman Surviving clips |
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| LC04 | The Tenth Planet (4) | September 1998 | John Cura's telesnaps Audio recorded by David Butler |
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| LC05 | The Space Pirates (1,3,4,5,6) | November 1998 | Audio recorded by an unknown Australian / New Zealand source Other authentic pictures |
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| LC06 | The Savages (1,2,3,4) | April 1999 | John Cura's telesnaps Audio recorded by Graham Strong |
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| LC07 | The Smugglers (1,2,3,4) | April 1999 | John Cura's telesnaps Audio recorded by Graham Strong |
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| LC08 | The Celestial Toymaker (1,2,3) | December 1999 | Audio recorded by David Holman & Richard Landen Other authentic pictures |
Introduction and reprise by Peter Purves |
| LC09 | The Highlanders (1,2,3,4) | July 1999 | Audio recorded by Graham Strong Surviving clips |
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| LC10 | The Power of the Daleks (1,2,3,4,5,6) | July 1999 | Audio recorded by Graham Strong Surviving clips |
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| LC11 | Galaxy 4 (1,2,3,4) | December 1999 | Audio recorded by David Holman Surviving clips |
Introduction by Peter Purves |
| LC12 | The Reign of Terror (4,5) | September 2000 | Audio provided by David Holman & James Russell Surviving clips |
Introduction and reprise by Carole Ann Ford |
| LC13 | Mission to the Unknown (1) | September 2000 | Audio recorded by David Butler Other authentic pictures |
Introduction by by Edward de Souza A 70 minute interview with re-united cast: Edward de Souza, Jeremy Young and Barry Jackson |
| LC14 | The Crusade (2,4) | December 2000 | John Cura's telesnaps Audio recorded by David Holman & James Russell |
Introduction and linking narration of episodes 1 & 3 by Julian Glover |
| LC15 | The Enemy Of The World (1,2,4,5,6) | March 2001 | John Cura's telesnaps (except episode 4) Audio recorded by Graham Strong & David Holman |
Introduction by Mary Peach |
| LC16 | The Massacre (1,2,3,4) | November 2001 | Audio recorded by Graham Strong and Richard Landen
Other authentic pictures Composite pictures Pictures from other stories / sources |
Introduction by David Weston
Donald Tosh interview |
| LC17 | Marco Polo (1,2,3,4,5,6,7) | February 2002 | Audio recorded by David Holman and James Russell Other authentic pictures |
Introduction by Mark Eden Marco Polo introduction |
| LC18 | The Moonbase (1,3) | September 2002 | John Cura's telesnaps Audio recorded by Graham Strong |
Introduction by Sylvester McCoy Production featurette |
| LC19 | The Invasion (1,4) | February 2003 | Audio recorded by Richard Landen and David Butler Other authentic pictures |
Introduction by Kevin Stoney Production featurette |
| LC20 | The Daleks' Master Plan (1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,11,12) | December 2003 | Audio recorded by David Holman, Graham Strong and Richard Landen Surviving clips |
Introductions by Kevin Stoney Production featurette |
| LC21 | The Ice Warriors (2,3) | November 2004 | John Cura's telesnaps Audio recorded by Graham Strong |
Introduction by Peter Barkworth Production featurette |
| LC22 | Fury from the Deep (1,2,3,4,5,6) | February 2005 |
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| LC23 | The Underwater Menace (1,2,4) | August 2005 | John Cura's telesnaps Audio recorded by Graham Strong |
Introduction by Joseph Fürst Production featurette |
| LC24 | The Macra Terror (1,2,3,4) | January 2006 | John Cura's telesnaps Audio recorded by Graham Strong |
Introduction by Terence Lodge Ian Fairbairn interview |
| LC25 | The Abominable Snowmen (1,3,4,5,6) | April 2006 | Story audio recorded by Graham Strong, continuity and trailers by David Butler Surviving clips |
Introduction by Judy Marsh Production featurette |
| LC26 | The Myth Makers (1,2,3,4) | September 2006 | Audio recorded by David Holman Surviving clips |
Introduction by Frances White Production featurette |
| LC27 | The Highlanders (1,2,3,4) | August 2007 | Audio recorded by Graham Strong Surviving clips |
Introduction by Michael Elwyn Production featurette |
| LC28 | The Space Pirates (1,3,4,5,6) | December 2007 | Audio recorded by Richard Landen Surviving clips |
Introduction by Donald Gee Production featurette |
| LC29 | The Savages (1,2,3,4) | February 2008 | John Cura's telesnaps Audio recorded by Graham Strong |
Introduction by Peter Purves Production featurette |
| LC30 | The Smugglers (1,2,3,4) | August 2008 | Audio recorded by Graham Strong Surviving clips & cine film |
Introduction by George A. Cooper Production featurette |
| LC31 | The Evil of the Daleks (1,3,4,5,6,7) | January 2009 | John Cura's telesnaps Audio recorded by Graham Strong |
Introduction by Colin Baker Colin Baker interview |
| LC32 | The Faceless Ones (2,4,5,6) | August 2009 | John Cura's telesnaps Audio recorded by Graham Strong |
Introduction by Anneke Wills Anneke Wills interview |
| LC33 | The Crusade (2,4) | January 2011 | John Cura's telesnaps Audio recorded by David Holman & James Russell |
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| LC34 | The Wheel in Space (1,2,4,5) | August 2011 | John Cura's telesnaps Audio recorded by Richard Landen, Graham Strong and David Butler |
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| LC35 | The Web of Fear (2,3,4,5,6) | December 2011 | John Cura's telesnaps Audio recorded by Richard Landen |
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| LC36 | The Celestial Toymaker (1,2,3) | January 2012 | Audio recorded by David Holman & Richard Landen Other authentic pictures |
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| LC37 | The Reign of Terror (4,5) | March 2012 | Audio provided by David Holman & James Russell Surviving clips |
Introduction and reprise by Carole Ann Ford |
| LC38 | The Enemy Of The World (1,2,4,5,6) | June 2012 | John Cura's telesnaps (except episode 4) Audio recorded by Graham Strong & David Holman |
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| LC39 | Marco Polo (1,2,3,4,5,6,7) | January 2013 | Newly found Telesnaps
Audio recorded by David Holman and James Russell |
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| LC40 | The Massacre (1,2,3,4) | December 2015 | Audio recorded by Graham Strong and Richard Landen
Other authentic pictures Composite pictures Pictures from other stories / sources |
