692
edits
The Faceless Ones (TV story): Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
→Story notes
| Line 312: | Line 312: | ||
* As well as the complete 16mm black & white film telerecording of episode one, the BBC Archives also hold an incomplete print returned from ABC in Australia in 1981. In that print, the censors down under had removed the following scenes: "Spencer" killing Inspector Gascoigne with a Chameleon ray-gun; the alien arm emerging from the cupboard; and panning shots of the alien figure — seen only from behind — at the end of the episode. A copy of the Australian-censored 16mm black & white film telerecording of episode one also exists in a private collection. | * As well as the complete 16mm black & white film telerecording of episode one, the BBC Archives also hold an incomplete print returned from ABC in Australia in 1981. In that print, the censors down under had removed the following scenes: "Spencer" killing Inspector Gascoigne with a Chameleon ray-gun; the alien arm emerging from the cupboard; and panning shots of the alien figure — seen only from behind — at the end of the episode. A copy of the Australian-censored 16mm black & white film telerecording of episode one also exists in a private collection. | ||
* [[Ben Jackson]] and [[Polly Wright|Polly]] depart in this story after having appeared only in episodes one, two and six. | * [[Ben Jackson]] and [[Polly Wright|Polly]] depart in this story after having appeared only in episodes one, two and six. | ||
* Samantha Briggs was originally intended to be a companion, but Pauline Collins turned down the offer of a regular role with the series. | * Samantha Briggs was originally intended to be a companion, but Pauline Collins turned down the offer of a regular role with the series. She would later appear as [[Victoria|Queen Victoria]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'' roughly forty years later. | ||
* Chameleon Tours was originally called Pied Piper Tours | * Chameleon Tours was originally called Pied Piper Tours | ||
* Nurse Pinto was originally named O'Brien. | * Nurse Pinto was originally named O'Brien. | ||
