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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* This would be the last time in the series that [[Colin Baker]] would be seen in the TARDIS console room, as [[Sylvester McCoy]] stood in for him in the [[regeneration]] scene of [[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]''. | * This would be the last time in the series that [[Colin Baker]] would be seen in the TARDIS console room, as [[Sylvester McCoy]] stood in for him in the [[regeneration]] scene of [[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]''. | ||
* The story was commissioned as ''The Ultimate Foe'' but no working title is recorded in production paperwork, though writers Pip & Jane Baker later recalled the story was called ''The Vervoids'' during production. | * The story was commissioned as ''The Ultimate Foe'' but no working title is recorded in production paperwork, though writers [[Pip & Jane Baker]] later recalled the story was called ''The Vervoids'' during production. | ||
* The ''Radio Times'' programme listing for part twelve was accompanied by a black and white publicity still of Professor Lasky, with the accompanying caption "Glamorous passenger on a space liner heading for disaster: Honor Blackman plays suspect scientist Professor Lasky / BBC1, 5.45 p.m. Doctor Who". | * The ''Radio Times'' programme listing for part twelve was accompanied by a black and white publicity still of Professor Lasky, with the accompanying caption "Glamorous passenger on a space liner heading for disaster: [[Honor Blackman]] plays suspect scientist Professor Lasky / BBC1, 5.45 p.m. Doctor Who". | ||
* This story was a replacement for an original submission, "[[Attack from the Mind]]" by [[David Halliwell]], set on the planet Penelope. Later drafts included "[[The Last Adventure (TV story)|The Last Adventure]]" by [[Christopher H. Bidmead]] and "[[Paradise 5 (audio story)|Paradise 5]]" by [[P.J. Hammond]]. | * This story was a replacement for an original submission, "[[Attack from the Mind]]" by [[David Halliwell]], set on the planet Penelope. Later drafts included "[[The Last Adventure (TV story)|The Last Adventure]]" by [[Christopher H. Bidmead]] and "[[Paradise 5 (audio story)|Paradise 5]]" by [[P.J. Hammond]]. | ||
* In keeping with the colour coding of the Doctor's outfit, he is seen in archival footage wearing a yellow cravat with a blue and green star pattern and a blue, green, and purple striped waistcoat. This outfit serves to visually aid the idea of the footage being from the Doctor's future, though he appears to switch back to his red check waistcoat and red cravat in ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]''. | * In keeping with the colour coding of the Doctor's outfit, he is seen in archival footage wearing a yellow cravat with a blue and green star pattern and a blue, green, and purple striped waistcoat. This outfit serves to visually aid the idea of the footage being from the Doctor's future, though he appears to switch back to his red check waistcoat and red cravat in ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]''. | ||
* The pitch Mel screams at in part nine's cliffhanger was purposefully made to match that of the closing theme's introductory stinger. | * The pitch Mel screams at in part nine's cliffhanger was purposefully made to match that of the closing theme's introductory stinger. | ||
* Unlike the previous two stories, the events of this serial have no underlying connection to the Doctor's trial, though the trial is used as a framing device. | * Unlike the previous two stories, the events of this serial have no underlying connection to the Doctor's trial, though the trial is used as a framing device. | ||
* The role of Sarah Lasky was written for a woman in her forties, but was played by [[Honor Blackman]], who was almost 60 at the time of taping. | |||
* The ending of Part Eleven was supposed to be a model shot of the <em>Hyperion III</em> flying towards the Black Hole of Tartarus. [[John Nathan-Turner]] thought that all episodes of the "Trial" season should end on a close-up on the Doctor's face however (even though episode 9 memorably avoided that), and had the episode re-edited to end on a shot of the Doctor looking vaguely annoyed at Lasky. | |||
* [[Tom Adams (actor)]], [[George Baker]], [[Ian Bannen]], [[Keith Barron]], [[John Carson]], [[Frank Finlay]], [[Ronald Fraser]], [[Peter Gilmore]], [[Richard Johnson]], [[Patrick Stewart]], [[Anthony Valentine]] and [[Frank Windsor]] were considered for Commodore Travers. | |||
* [[Nicholas Ball]], [[Jim Broadbent]], [[Andrew Burt]], [[Jack Galloway]], [[Michael Gothard]], [[Del Henney]], [[Ian Hogg]], [[Martin Jarvis]], [[Paul Jerricho]], [[Clive Merrison]], [[Edward Peel]], [[Jeff Rawle]], [[Paul Shelley]], [[Donald Sumpter]], [[James Warwick]] and [[Simon Williams]] were considered for Doland. | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
