Nemesis (CON episode): Difference between revisions

|image = DWCON_Nemesis_title_card.jpg

|series number = [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|4]]

|broadcast with = The Unicorn and the Wasp

|broadcast date = [[17 May (releases)|17 May]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]]

|runtime = 45 minutes

|next = Shadow Play

|series=''[[List of Doctor Who Confidential episodes|Doctor Who Confidential]]''

|channel=BBC Three

}}'''''Nemesis''''' was the episode of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' broadcast in conjunction with ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]''.  It was titled after the {{w|Nemesis (Agatha Christie novel)|Agatha Christie novel of the same name}}.

The thrust of the episode was to explain how ''Unicorn'' was, in production terms, very much like a traditional hour of mystery television.   The story required, because of the storytelling conventions it tried to honour, a large cast — all of whom had to be equally filmed so the [[director]]'s shot choices didn't give away the murderer. This meant, as several participants explained, many more takes of the same scene than usual for ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The impact of having to setup multiple times for the same scene to cover different actors was explained several times throughout the episode.

* The [[visual effects]] setup of the final scene with the [[Vespiform]] at the lake.

* The filming of the scene in which the Doctor rids his system of [[cyanide]].

* How [[cinematographer]], [[director]], [[gaffer]] and actors came together to film the narratively complex dinner scene against the backdrop of a thunderstorm. 

* The problems of filming a [[car]] chase with two vintage cars that couldn't actually travel more than about twenty miles an hour and how a [[low loader]] came in handy.

* The casting of [[Fenella Woolgar]].

* The use of [[David Tennant]]'s father as a background [[extra]].

* A montage of the use of Agatha Christie book titles in the script.

* A look back at moments when other Doctors met "celebrity" historical figures, featuring the [[first Doctor|first]], [[fourth Doctor|fourth]], [[sixth Doctor|sixth]], [[seventh Doctor|seventh]], [[ninth Doctor|ninth]] and younger [[Tenth Doctor]]s.

* [[Graeme Harper]]

* [[Gareth Roberts]]

* [[David Tennant]]

* [[Russell T Davies]]

* [[Sandy McDonald]]

* [[Andy Pryor CDG|Andy Pryor]]

* [[Fenella Woolgar]]

* [[Matthew Prichard]]

* [[Tom Goodman-Hill]]

* [[Tim Barter]]

* [[Susie Liggat]]

* [[Charlotte Eaton]]

* [[Rory Taylor]]

* [[Mark Hutchings]]

* [[Adam Rayner]]

* [[Malcom McKay]]

*"Shut Up And Drive" by Rhianna, Album: Shut up and Drive<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611093511/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/doctorwho/s4/confidential/?episode=s4_07&action=musiclist|title=Episode 7 : Nemesis|publisher=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=5 January 2019}}</ref>

*"Step Back In Time" by Kylie Minogue, Album: Kylie: Greatest Hits

*"The Bee Song" by Athur Askey, Album: Young At Heart - Children's Favourites

*"Take Me To The River" by Talking Heads, Album: More Songs About Buildings And Food

*"Ready To Go" by Republica, Album: The Best Girl Power Album - Ever!

*"Armchair Detective" by Reverend and the Makers, Album: The State of Things

*"Over And Over" by Hot Chip, Album: The Warning

*"She Moves She" by Fourtet, Album: Rounds

*"I Got Stung" by Elvis Presley, Album: Elvis The Collection Volume 2

*"Grieving For You" by Jack Hylton's Rhythmagicians, Album: Jazz in Britain

*"Arkansas" by Fred Elizade And His 'Hot' Music, Album: Jazz in Britain

*"After You've Gone" by Billy Cotton and his Cotton Pickers, Album: Jazz in Britain

*"Woe Is Me" by Billy Cotton and his Cotton Pickers, Album: Jazz in Britain

*"Insomnia" by Faithless, Album: Reverence

The "Cut Down" version of the episode is available on the [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|Complete Fourth Series]] DVD box set.