The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story): Difference between revisions

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* [[Fletcher (The Haunting of Villa Diodati)|Fletcher]] - [[Stefan Bednarczyk]]
* [[Fletcher (The Haunting of Villa Diodati)|Fletcher]] - [[Stefan Bednarczyk]]
* [[Elise (The Haunting of Villa Diodati)|Elise]] - [[Sarah Perles]]
* [[Elise (The Haunting of Villa Diodati)|Elise]] - [[Sarah Perles]]
=== Uncredited cast ===
* Voice of Ashad - Nicholas Briggs<ref>https://medium.com/harsh-light-news/doctor-who-s12-e08-the-haunting-of-villa-diodati-eb650d7a8681</ref>


== Crew ==
== Crew ==
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* Mary Shelley wonders if [[Lone Cyberman|Ashad]] is a composite of multiple men (like the [[Frankenstein's monster|creature]] in her novel), and refers to his creators as a "Modern [[Prometheus (figure)|Prometheus]]" (the novel's full title is ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'').  
* Mary Shelley wonders if [[Lone Cyberman|Ashad]] is a composite of multiple men (like the [[Frankenstein's monster|creature]] in her novel), and refers to his creators as a "Modern [[Prometheus (figure)|Prometheus]]" (the novel's full title is ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'').  
**As witnessed by the Doctor, Ashad also recharges via a lightning strike. In the novel, the monster is implied to have been brought to life via electricity.
**As witnessed by the Doctor, Ashad also recharges via a lightning strike. In the novel, the monster is implied to have been brought to life via electricity.
*The Lone Cyberman recites Percy Shelley's poem "[[Queen Mab (poem)|Queen Mab]]".
*Ashad recites Percy Shelley's poem "[[Queen Mab (poem)|Queen Mab]]".
* The poem read aloud by Byron to the audience is "[[Darkness (poem)|Darkness]]".
* The poem read aloud by Byron to the audience is "[[Darkness (poem)|Darkness]]".


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== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
* The episode had a "[[cold opening]]".
* The episode had a "[[cold opening]]".
* Curiously [[Nicholas Briggs]] went uncredited for his voicing of the [[Lone Cyberman]].
* Unusual to a normal set up, this particular episode did feature a [[cliffhanger]] but it wasn't set at the end of the episode, instead appearing before [[Team TARDIS]] head back to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], in the final scenes in [[Villa Diodati]].
* Unusual to a normal set up, this particular episode did feature a [[cliffhanger]] but it wasn't set at the end of the episode, instead appearing before [[Team TARDIS]] head back to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], in the final scenes in [[Villa Diodati]].
* In the real world, the competition to create the best [[ghost story]] took place over three days, not one single night.
* In the real world, the competition to create the best [[ghost story]] took place over three days, not one single night.
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