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== The story == | == The story == | ||
Far in the future of Earth, most humans have been wiped out. The Earth is left in ruins, the only people left on the planet being a resistance group which has been trying to hunt the creature that has done this to the planet. The group is searching an area, and their leader, Summerfield, suddenly finds a body. It is the [[Seventh Doctor]] — murdered by the creature. The Doctor is given a | Far in the future of Earth, most humans have been wiped out. The Earth is left in ruins, the only people left on the planet being a resistance group which has been trying to hunt the creature that has done this to the planet. The group is searching an area, and their leader, Summerfield, suddenly finds a body. It is the [[Seventh Doctor]] — murdered by the creature. The Doctor is given a funeral which Summerfield finds fitting, as they are sent floating into sea and lit aflame. With the Doctor gone, Summerfield tells the others that they have to finish what the Doctor started on their own. | ||
The story would have | The story would have centred on an older version of the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[the Brigadier]] and [[Ace]] with shorter appearances by the other surviving Doctors, though in more minor roles. Classic monsters would have included the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]], [[Dalek]]s, the [[Ice Warrior]]s and the [[Robot Yeti|Yeti]]. | ||
The central idea to the story was that of the alteration of time by an evil creature so that the Fourth Doctor would not have died and [[regenerate]]d after falling from the [[Pharos Project]] (as seen in ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''). In doing so, the creature created a "Dark Dimension". The Doctor had to revert back the timeline before he and his future incarnations were erased from time by the effect. | The central idea to the story was that of the alteration of time by an evil creature so that the Fourth Doctor would not have died and [[regenerate]]d after falling from the [[Pharos Project]] (as seen in ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''). In doing so, the creature created a "Dark Dimension". The Doctor had to revert back the timeline before he and his future incarnations were erased from time by the effect. | ||
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The production would have also featured "Summerfield", who would have been the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s [[companion]] [[Bernice Summerfield]] from the [[New Adventures]] book series. | The production would have also featured "Summerfield", who would have been the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s [[companion]] [[Bernice Summerfield]] from the [[New Adventures]] book series. | ||
Furthermore [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]'s son [[Alexander Stewart]] would have an appearance in the film. In the alternative timeline he would have been the boyfriend of [[Ace]]. The couple would have had several children. In the later restored timeline Alexander would have died in [[1979]] at the age of ten. | Furthermore [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]'s son [[Alexander Stewart]] would have an appearance in the film. In the alternative timeline he would have been the boyfriend of [[Ace]]. The couple would have had several children. In the later restored timeline Alexander would have died in [[1979]] at the age of ten. | ||
== Monsters == | == Monsters == | ||
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== Further development == | == Further development == | ||
Adrian Rigelsford wrote a book entitled ''The Making of the Dark Dimension'' which contained scripts and concept drawings. However, it repeatedly ran into release problems and has never been published.<ref name="TSV" /> ''The Dark Dimension'' and its production were briefly mentioned in Rigelsford's own ''[[Classic Who: The Harper Classics]]''. | Adrian Rigelsford wrote a book entitled ''The Making of the Dark Dimension'' which contained scripts and concept drawings. However, it repeatedly ran into release problems and has never been published.<ref name="TSV" /> ''The Dark Dimension'' and its production were briefly mentioned in Rigelsford's own ''[[Classic Who: The Harper Classics]]''. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
