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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* Benton was initially supposed to been portrayed by a different actor in ''[[The Invasion]].'' The original actor cast – who shall remain nameless – was fired by director [[Douglas Camfield]] as he was continually turning up late for filming, causing the planned shooting schedules to be changed. | * Benton was initially supposed to have been portrayed by a different actor in ''[[The Invasion]].'' The original actor cast – who shall remain nameless – was fired by director [[Douglas Camfield]] as he was continually turning up late for filming, causing the planned shooting schedules to be changed. | ||
* Benton would have appeared in a cameo in the television story ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', not recognising the Second Doctor and denying him admittance to UNIT's reunion. However [[John Levene]] declined to take up the role again on the grounds that Benton would have remembered that version of the Doctor and not made such a mistake. Instead, he was replaced by [[Sergeant (The Five Doctors)|a nameless UNIT sergeant]]. | * Benton would have appeared in a cameo in the television story ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', not recognising the Second Doctor and denying him admittance to UNIT's reunion. However [[John Levene]] declined to take up the role again on the grounds that Benton would have remembered that version of the Doctor and not made such a mistake. Instead, he was replaced by [[Sergeant (The Five Doctors)|a nameless UNIT sergeant]]. | ||
* During his on-screen appearances, Benton's first name, John, was never given. It was first revealed in the video ''[[Wartime (home video)|Wartime]]'', and later appeared in fully-licensed stories such as the novel ''[[Happy Endings]]''. | * During his on-screen appearances, Benton's first name, John, was never given. It was first revealed in the video ''[[Wartime (home video)|Wartime]]'', and later appeared in fully-licensed stories such as the novel ''[[Happy Endings]]''. | ||
