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|writer= {{il|[[Bob Baker]]|[[Dave Martin]]}} | |writer= {{il|[[Bob Baker]]|[[Dave Martin]]}} | ||
|director= [[Lennie Mayne]] | |director= [[Lennie Mayne]] | ||
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'''''The Hand of Fear''''' was the second story of [[ | '''''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 (TV story)|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" | ''The Hand of Fear'' was originally intended for the 1976 six-part slot that was taken by ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|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 [[ | 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. | ||
After Elizabeth Sladen told the production team she wanted to leave early in the next season, [[Douglas Camfield]] was commissioned to write ''The Lost Legion'', which would see Sarah killed at its conclusion. However, Holmes was unhappy with the script and, in a turn of fate, decided that ''The Hand of Fear'' might have to be used as a replacement. With [[UNIT]] and degenerating-humans removed from the plot, [[Bob Baker]] and [[Dave Martin]] produced a more linear story. Camfield fell behind on his own script and was discounted. Baker and Martin left the writing of Sarah's farewell scene to Holmes. | After Elizabeth Sladen told the production team she wanted to leave early in the next season, [[Douglas Camfield]] was commissioned to write ''The Lost Legion'', which would see Sarah killed at its conclusion. However, Holmes was unhappy with the script and, in a turn of fate, decided that ''The Hand of Fear'' might have to be used as a replacement. With [[UNIT]] and degenerating-humans removed from the plot, [[Bob Baker]] and [[Dave Martin]] produced a more linear story. Camfield fell behind on his own script and was discounted. Baker and Martin left the writing of Sarah's farewell scene to Holmes. | ||
