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* The roles of Ian and Barbara as, respectively, science and history teachers were part of the series' original plan to alternate between science-fiction and historical stories. In an original format document, Barbara's age | * [[Heather Hartnell]]'s cousin, Mildred Wright, passed away in 1959. Mildred's widower married Barbara Wright, his second wife, in 1961. (This may, of course, be a coincidence.) | ||
* Barbara Wright has the distinction of being the first regular ''Doctor Who'' character to appear on screen. She also spoke the first line of dialogue ever heard in the series, "Wait in here please, Susan. I won't be long." She was the first character to meet a [[Dalek]] on screen. | * The roles of Ian and Barbara as, respectively, science and history teachers were part of the series' original plan to alternate between science-fiction and historical stories. In an original format document, Barbara's age was listed as twenty-three, but it was decided to cast a slightly older actress in the role instead. {{fact}} The character was originally called "Lola". ([[DWMSE 7]], p. 22) | ||
* Barbara Wright has the distinction of being the first regular ''Doctor Who'' character to appear on screen. She also spoke the first line of dialogue ever heard in the series, "Wait in here please, Susan. I won't be long." She was the first character to meet a [[Dalek]] on screen. | |||
* Compared to later companions, Barbara was not a screamer, so when looking back at the famous cliffhanger to [[The Dead Planet|the first Dalek episode]], where the camera takes the Dalek's point of view as it closes in on her, her scream is all the more powerful. | * Compared to later companions, Barbara was not a screamer, so when looking back at the famous cliffhanger to [[The Dead Planet|the first Dalek episode]], where the camera takes the Dalek's point of view as it closes in on her, her scream is all the more powerful. | ||
* | * As [[Jacqueline Hill]] died six years prior to the first ''Doctor Who'' audio production by [[Big Finish Productions]], the role of Barbara in the company's plays has been portrayed by [[Carole Ann Ford]], [[Maureen O'Brien]] and, most recently, by [[Jemma Powell]]. | ||
* [[Russell T Davies]] has stated that he sees [[Tenth Doctor]] [[companion]] [[Donna Noble]] as how Barbara would be presented today ([[REF]]: ''[[The Writer's Tale]]''): | * [[Russell T Davies]] has stated that he sees [[Tenth Doctor]] [[companion]] [[Donna Noble]] as how Barbara would be presented today ([[REF]]: ''[[The Writer's Tale]]''): | ||
** "She's an equal to the Doctor, a friend, a mate, a challenge. | ** "She's an equal to the Doctor, a friend, a mate, a challenge. It struck me — this is how Barbara Wright would be written, if she were a 2007/8 character." | ||
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