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* Plans were underway to bring back Kate O'Mara as the Rani for new [[Big Finish Productions]] audios, but O'Mara passed away a few weeks before recording. Upon being assured by O'Mara's agent that she'd wished them to continue the project without her, Big Finish cast [[Siobhan Redmond]] as a new incarnation of the Rani.<ref>http://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/the-new-rani</ref> | * Plans were underway to bring back Kate O'Mara as the Rani for new [[Big Finish Productions]] audios, but O'Mara passed away a few weeks before recording. Upon being assured by O'Mara's agent that she'd wished them to continue the project without her, Big Finish cast [[Siobhan Redmond]] as a new incarnation of the Rani.<ref>http://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/the-new-rani</ref> | ||
* Redmond had never seen ''Doctor Who'' prior to being cast as the Rani, though she familiarised herself with O'Mara's work in the role. Before her in-character photoshoot as the new Rani, she curled her hair as a small homage to O'Mara.<ref name="vortex70">[[VOR 70]]</ref> | * Redmond had never seen ''Doctor Who'' prior to being cast as the Rani, though she familiarised herself with O'Mara's work in the role. Before her in-character photoshoot as the new Rani, she curled her hair as a small homage to O'Mara.<ref name="vortex70">[[VOR 70]]</ref> | ||
* Redmond's portrayal of the Rani with her own Scottish accent, closely following as it did the premieres of the first Scottish-accented {{Gomez|n=Master}} and the [[Twelfth Doctor]] on televised ''[[Doctor Who]] | * Redmond's portrayal of the Rani with her own Scottish accent, closely following as it did the premieres of the first Scottish-accented {{Gomez|n=Master}} and the [[Twelfth Doctor]] on televised ''[[Doctor Who]]'', led ''[[Vortex (magazine)|Vortex]]'' to comment "Scottish Time Lords are like buses. You wait ages for one to appear, and then suddenly you get three at once!" <ref name="vortex70" /> | ||
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