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(This may need to be split into a page about the character and another about the film, but in the meantime, tried to make the page better-balanced and to remove speculation (is there anything to prove the movie is from the 1960s, for instance?).)
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== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Missy's appearance is based upon that of the Julie Andrews version of Mary Poppins. In the stage directions from the script of [[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'', Missy was physically described thus; "She's dressed a little like Mary Poppins." Furthermore, Missy imitates the style of Mary's arrival (floating down from the sky using an umbrella) in [[TV]]: ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]''. This resemblance was eventually acknowledged in-universe by the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Doctor vs the Master (short story)|The Doctor vs the Master]]'')
* Missy's appearance is based upon that of the [[Julie Andrews]] version of Mary Poppins. In the stage directions from the script of [[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'', Missy was physically described thus; "She's dressed a little like Mary Poppins." Furthermore, Missy imitates the style of Mary's arrival (floating down from the sky using an umbrella) in [[TV]]: ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]''. This resemblance was eventually acknowledged in-universe by the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Doctor vs the Master (short story)|The Doctor vs the Master]]'')
* The official Lethbridge-Stewart Novels Twitter account revealed that the author and creator of Lyndon Travers, Andy Frankham-Allen, came up with the name as a nod to P. L. Travers, the author of the ''Mary Poppins'' series of books. P.L. Travers' real name was Helen Lyndon Goff. The surname was given to the family of Margaret Travers, mother of Anne and wife of Edward, by Frankham-Allen.<ref>https://twitter.com/LScandyjar/status/979676803676688384</ref>
* The official Lethbridge-Stewart Novels Twitter account revealed that the author and creator of Lyndon Travers, Andy Frankham-Allen, came up with the name as a nod to P. L. Travers, the author of the ''Mary Poppins'' series of books. P.L. Travers' real name was Helen Lyndon Goff. The surname was given to the family of Margaret Travers, mother of Anne and wife of Edward, by Frankham-Allen.<ref>https://twitter.com/LScandyjar/status/979676803676688384</ref>
* [[Disney]]'s [[2018 (releases)|2018]] film {{wi|Mary Poppins Returns}} (a sequel to their [[1964 (releases)|1964]] film adaptation) featured [[David Warner]], [[Jim Norton]], [[Kobna Holdbrook-Smith]], [[Noma Dumezweni]], and [[Mark Addy]] among its cast.
* [[Disney]]'s [[2018 (releases)|2018]] film {{wi|Mary Poppins Returns}} (a sequel to their [[1964 (releases)|1964]] film adaptation) featured [[David Warner]], [[Jim Norton]], [[Kobna Holdbrook-Smith]], [[Noma Dumezweni]], and [[Mark Addy]] among its cast.
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