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'''''The Hand of Fear''''' was the second story of [[Season 14]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Significantly, it was [[Elisabeth Sladen]]'s final story as a member of the regular cast of ''Doctor Who''. | '''''The Hand of Fear''''' was the second story of [[Season 14]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Significantly, it was [[Elisabeth Sladen]]'s final story as a member of the regular cast of ''Doctor Who''. | ||
''The Hand of Fear'' was originally intended for the 1976 six-part slot that was taken by ''[[The Seeds of Doom]]''.<ref name="sullivan">http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/4n.html</ref> It was inspired by the 1946 film {{wi|The Beast with Five Fingers}}. (DCOM: ''The Hand of Fear'') There were several versions of the script. One saw the [[hand]] as an advance guard preparing the way for an alien army. Another fixed upon two "Omegans" - representing the "hawk and "dove" - working against humanity. There were plans for [[the Brigadier]] and [[Harry Sullivan]] to appear, with the former, much like in early drafts of ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'', bowing out from ''Who'' in a blaze of glory. | ''The Hand of Fear'' was originally intended for the 1976 six-part slot that was taken by ''[[The Seeds of Doom]]''.<ref name="sullivan">http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/4n.html</ref> It was inspired by the 1946 film {{wi|The Beast with Five Fingers}}. (DCOM: ''The Hand of Fear'') There were several versions of the script. One saw the [[hand]] as an advance guard preparing the way for an alien army. Another fixed upon two "Omegans" - representing the "hawk" and "dove" - working against humanity. There were plans for [[the Brigadier]] and [[Harry Sullivan]] to appear, with the former, much like in early drafts of ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'', bowing out from ''Who'' in a blaze of glory. | ||
However, [[script editor]] [[Robert Holmes]] took issue with its complexity and commissioned another script to be the final story of [[Season 13]], should this remain unresolved. Finally, in [[October (production)|October]] [[1975 (production)|1975]], ''The Hand of Fear'' was officially delayed and ''The Seeds of Doom'' was produced in its place. | However, [[script editor]] [[Robert Holmes]] took issue with its complexity and commissioned another script to be the final story of [[Season 13]], should this remain unresolved. Finally, in [[October (production)|October]] [[1975 (production)|1975]], ''The Hand of Fear'' was officially delayed and ''The Seeds of Doom'' was produced in its place. | ||
