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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* [[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.) | * [[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.) | ||
* The roles of Barbara and Ian as, respectively, history and science 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 described (in a document written by [[Cecil Webber]] on 19 March 1963) as a not-yet-named "handsome well-dressed heroine." In a revised series proposal (which Webber produced around April 1963), she was characterised as timid but brave twenty-four-year-old school mistress called "Lola McGovern". ([[DWMSE 7]], p. 11) | * The roles of Barbara and Ian as, respectively, history and science 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 described (in a document written by [[Cecil Webber]] on 19 March 1963) as a not-yet-named "handsome well-dressed heroine." In a revised series proposal (which Webber produced around April 1963), she was characterised as a timid but brave twenty-four-year-old school mistress called "Lola McGovern". ([[DWMSE 7]], p. 11) | ||
* 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. | * 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. | ||
