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|image = Curse of fenric main.jpg | |image = Curse of fenric main.jpg | ||
|novelisation = The Curse of Fenric (novelisation) | |novelisation = The Curse of Fenric (novelisation) | ||
|adapted into = The Curse of Fenric - The Special Edition (home video) | |adapted into = The Curse of Fenric - The Special Edition (home video) | ||
|season number = Season 26 (Doctor Who 1963)| | |||
|season number = Season 26 | |||
|season serial number = 3 | |season serial number = 3 | ||
|story number = 154 | |story number = 154 | ||
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|companions = [[Ace]] | |companions = [[Ace]] | ||
|featuring = Audrey Dudman | |featuring = Audrey Dudman | ||
|featuring2 = | |featuring2 = Ingiger | ||
|enemy = [[Fenric]] | |enemy = [[Fenric]] | ||
|setting = [[Maiden's Point]], [[1943]] | |setting = [[Maiden's Point]], [[1943]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Ian Briggs | ||
|director = [[Nicholas Mallett]] | |director = [[Nicholas Mallett]] | ||
|producer = [[John Nathan-Turner]] | |producer = [[John Nathan-Turner]] | ||
|epcount = 4 | |epcount = 4 | ||
|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = 25 October - 15 November 1989 | ||
|network = | |network = BBC1 | ||
|format = 4x25-minute episodes | |format = 4x25-minute episodes | ||
|thwr = 1 | |||
|thwr2 = 24 | |||
|serial production code = [[List of production codes|7M]] | |serial production code = [[List of production codes|7M]] | ||
|series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | |||
|prev = Ghost Light (TV story) | |prev = Ghost Light (TV story) | ||
|next = Survival (TV story) | |next = Survival (TV story) | ||
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|clip2 = The Truth About Ace The Curse of Fenric Doctor Who | |clip2 = The Truth About Ace The Curse of Fenric Doctor Who | ||
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'''''The Curse of Fenric''''' was the third and penultimate serial of [[Season 26 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 26]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It revealed that the events of [[Ace]]'s arrival in the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s life, and the uncanny chance of their secondary foe during ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'' using proper time travel, were all part of [[Fenric|an evil entity]]'s plan to release itself and gain revenge on the Doctor for imprisoning it in its flask. The chessboard from ''Silver Nemesis'' was also a hint; the Doctor had initially beaten Fenric by using an unsolvable chess problem. | |||
This story revealed the Seventh Doctor's deceitful qualities much more than he had demonstrated them in earlier adventures, and the repercussions his manipulative schemes had on people; specifically, when he did what he thought was best for their sake without their consent, but his actions damaged them. | |||
On [[23 November (releases)|23 November]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]], [[The Curse of Fenric - The Special Edition (home video)|a special edition of this story was shown]] at [[BFI Southbank]] along with a Q&A with [[Sophie Aldred]] and [[script editor]] [[Andrew Cartmel]].<ref>https://twitter.com/ruther2/status/1173160210346795009?s=21</ref><ref>https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=962456FA-D1C0-4A0D-9BCA-03FD65C7F2CE&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=51671194-4645-4614-A1AA-9FAC15E4B2DD</ref> In 2020, ''The Curse of Fenric'' became part of the ''[[Time Lord Victorious (series)|Time Lord Victorious]]'' multimedia event. | |||
As part of the 60th anniversary celebrations in November 2023, the story was re-released as the sixth episode of ''[[Tales of the TARDIS]]''. Each serial within it was edited together to form a single episode. Newly filmed material with the serial's original cast bookends each episode. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TotT TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') | |||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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The Doctor and Ace visit the churchyard and note that it contains graves of descendants of Vikings. When they go to Maiden's Point, they find the open packet of the sealed orders and realise that there are Soviet soldiers about. The Doctor decides to go back to the church and warns Ace not to go into the water. He finds Wainwright in the church and correctly guesses that someone has already deciphered the inscriptions. Wainwright shows the Doctor a translation made by his grandfather, speaking of a curse following the Vikings who came here carrying Oriental treasure. They wished to go back to the "North Way" but the curse claimed their lives at Maiden's Bay. The Doctor reads part of the Soviet orders that mentions [[Norway]], the "North Way", and takes the translation to Judson. | The Doctor and Ace visit the churchyard and note that it contains graves of descendants of Vikings. When they go to Maiden's Point, they find the open packet of the sealed orders and realise that there are Soviet soldiers about. The Doctor decides to go back to the church and warns Ace not to go into the water. He finds Wainwright in the church and correctly guesses that someone has already deciphered the inscriptions. Wainwright shows the Doctor a translation made by his grandfather, speaking of a curse following the Vikings who came here carrying Oriental treasure. They wished to go back to the "North Way" but the curse claimed their lives at Maiden's Bay. The Doctor reads part of the Soviet orders that mentions [[Norway]], the "North Way", and takes the translation to Judson. | ||
Ace returns to the Doctor and they continue looking around the base. They come across the room where some [[Women's Royal Naval Service|WRNS]] are listening to coded transmissions. One of the WRNS, [[Kathleen Dudman]], has a baby whom Ace takes to even though she is named [[Audrey Dudman|Audrey]], the same as Ace's mother, whom she hates. [[Millington]], however, is not as sympathetic, and orders Kathleen to get Audrey off the base within 24 hours or face dismissal from the service. Exploring further, the Doctor and Ace enter Millington's office, a perfect replica of the German cipher room in [[Berlin]], where he tries to divine the mind of the enemy. There are two differences, though: a picture that shows that Judson and Millington went to school together, and a Viking-themed [[chess]] set. | Ace returns to the Doctor and they continue looking around the base. They come across the room where some [[Women's Royal Naval Service|WRNS]] are listening to coded transmissions. One of the WRNS, [[Kathleen Dudman]], has a baby whom Ace takes to even though she is named [[Audrey Dudman|Audrey]], the same as Ace's mother, whom she hates. [[A. H. Millington|Millington]], however, is not as sympathetic, and orders Kathleen to get Audrey off the base within 24 hours or face dismissal from the service. Exploring further, the Doctor and Ace enter Millington's office, a perfect replica of the German cipher room in [[Berlin]], where he tries to divine the mind of the enemy. There are two differences, though: a picture that shows that Judson and Millington went to school together, and a Viking-themed [[chess]] set. | ||
In his office, Judson continues to read the translation, which tells of the final battle of the gods at the end of the world, which Millington seems to believe is nigh. As he reads, new runes appear burning into the wall of the vault, and a creature hiding behind a ruined Viking ship stirs. While searching Maiden's Point for more clues, Ace and the Doctor find the body of the soldier who found the orders earlier, with a strange object in his hand. They are then confronted at gunpoint by the other Soviets. | In his office, Judson continues to read the translation, which tells of the final battle of the gods at the end of the world, which Millington seems to believe is nigh. As he reads, new runes appear burning into the wall of the vault, and a creature hiding behind a ruined Viking ship stirs. While searching Maiden's Point for more clues, Ace and the Doctor find the body of the soldier who found the orders earlier, with a strange object in his hand. They are then confronted at gunpoint by the other Soviets. | ||
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* [[Ace]] - [[Sophie Aldred]] | * [[Ace]] - [[Sophie Aldred]] | ||
* [[Judson|Dr. Judson]] - [[Dinsdale Landen]] | * [[Judson|Dr. Judson]] - [[Dinsdale Landen]] | ||
* [[Millington|Commander Millington]] - [[Alfred Lynch]] | * [[A. H. Millington|Commander Millington]] - [[Alfred Lynch]] | ||
* [[Bates (The Curse of Fenric)|Captain Bates]] - [[Stevan Rimkus]] | * [[Bates (The Curse of Fenric)|Captain Bates]] - [[Stevan Rimkus]] | ||
* [[Leigh|Sgt Leigh]] - [[Marcus Hutton]] | * [[Leigh|Sgt Leigh]] - [[Marcus Hutton]] | ||
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* [[Vershinin]] - [[Marek Anton]] | * [[Vershinin]] - [[Marek Anton]] | ||
* [[Petrossian]] - [[Mark Conrad]] | * [[Petrossian]] - [[Mark Conrad]] | ||
* [[Wainwright (The Curse of Fenric)| | * [[Wainwright (The Curse of Fenric)|The Reverend Mr. Wainwright]] - [[Nicholas Parsons]] | ||
* [[Hardaker (The Curse of Fenric)|Miss Hardaker]] - [[Janet Henfrey]] | * [[Hardaker (The Curse of Fenric)|Miss Hardaker]] - [[Janet Henfrey]] | ||
* [[Jean (The Curse of Fenric)|Jean]] - [[Joann Kenny]] | * [[Jean (The Curse of Fenric)|Jean]] - [[Joann Kenny]] | ||
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* [[Crane (The Curse of Fenric)|Nurse Crane]] - [[Anne Reid]] | * [[Crane (The Curse of Fenric)|Nurse Crane]] - [[Anne Reid]] | ||
* [[Kathleen Dudman]] - [[Cory Pulman]] | * [[Kathleen Dudman]] - [[Cory Pulman]] | ||
* [[Audrey Dudman|Baby | * [[Audrey Dudman|Baby]] - [[Aaron Hanley]] | ||
* [[Ancient One]] - [[Raymond Trickett]] | * [[Ancient One]] - [[Raymond Trickett]] | ||
=== Uncredited cast === | === Uncredited cast === | ||
* [[Fenric]] - [[Dinsdale Landen]], [[Tomek Bork]] | * [[Fenric]] - [[Dinsdale Landen]], [[Tomek Bork]] | ||
* Young Haemovores - Sam Kent-Smith, Joe Kent-Smith | |||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
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* [[OB Sound assistant|Sound Assistants]] - [[Peter Hales]], [[Ken Osborne]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Curse of Fenric'') | * [[OB Sound assistant|Sound Assistants]] - [[Peter Hales]], [[Ken Osborne]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Curse of Fenric'') | ||
* [[Assistant designer|Assistant Designer]] - [[Julia Gresty]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Curse of Fenric'') | * [[Assistant designer|Assistant Designer]] - [[Julia Gresty]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Curse of Fenric'') | ||
* [[Stunt double|Stunt Double (Ace)]] | * [[Stunt double|Stunt Double (Ace)]] - [[Tracey Eddon]] ([[DOC]]: 'Buried Treasure: 30 Years of Fenric: 1989 - 2019') | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* The Doctor chants the names of his former [[companion]]s to ward off the Haemovores. Names that can be heard include: [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]] and [[Steven Taylor|Steven]]. | * The Doctor chants the names of his former [[companion]]s to ward off the Haemovores. Names that can be heard include: [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]] and [[Steven Taylor|Steven]]. | ||
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=== Fenric === | === Fenric === | ||
* Fenric met the Doctor in [[3rd century]] [[Constantinople]] and, defeated at [[chess]], was banished to "a shadow dimension" while its earthly essence was imprisoned in a flask for 17 centuries. | * Fenric met the Doctor during an unrecorded adventure set in [[3rd century]] [[Constantinople]] and, defeated at [[chess]], was banished to "a shadow dimension" while its earthly essence was imprisoned in a flask for 17 centuries. | ||
* Fenric is the name given by [[Viking]]s to an ancient [[evil]] created at the [[Pre-universe|dawn of time]]. | * Fenric is the name given by [[Viking]]s to an ancient [[evil]] created at the [[Pre-universe|dawn of time]]. | ||
* Fenric's flask was carried to England by the Vikings in the [[9th century]] where a survivor of their expedition, Sundvik, settled and spawned generations of "wolves" who carried Fenric's taint. Descendant daughters of the line married into the families of [[Millington]], [[Judson]] and [[Wainwright (The Curse of Fenric)|Wainwright]]. [[Sorin]] is also a wolf of Fenric through his English grandmother, as is Ace through [[Kathleen Dudman]], her maternal grandmother, and Audrey, her mother. | * Fenric's flask was carried to England by the Vikings in the [[9th century]] where a survivor of their expedition, Sundvik, settled and spawned generations of "wolves" who carried Fenric's taint. Descendant daughters of the line married into the families of [[Millington]], [[Judson]] and [[Wainwright (The Curse of Fenric)|Wainwright]]. [[Sorin]] is also a wolf of Fenric through his English grandmother, as is Ace through [[Kathleen Dudman]], her maternal grandmother, and Audrey, her mother. | ||
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* The Doctor describes the [[Haemovore]]s as the species that mankind will evolve into, when the [[Earth]] is "rotting in chemical slime" after "half a million years of industrial progress". (The Ancient Haemovore's sacrifice, stopping the gas seeping into the sea, prevents this timeline from occurring.) | * The Doctor describes the [[Haemovore]]s as the species that mankind will evolve into, when the [[Earth]] is "rotting in chemical slime" after "half a million years of industrial progress". (The Ancient Haemovore's sacrifice, stopping the gas seeping into the sea, prevents this timeline from occurring.) | ||
=== Languages | === Languages === | ||
* Ace mistakes Russian letters for [[Greek]]. | * Ace mistakes Russian letters for [[Greek]]. | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* ''The Curse of Fenric'' was originally going to have been shot, as with most ''Doctor Who'' serials, as a mixture of studio interiors and location exteriors. However, after reading the script, director [[Nicholas Mallett]] persuaded producer [[John Nathan-Turner]] that given the settings involved, the serial could be made more effective and realistic by shooting the entire production on location. Nathan-Turner eventually agreed to this proposition. | * ''The Curse of Fenric'' was originally going to have been shot, as with most ''Doctor Who'' serials, as a mixture of studio interiors and location exteriors. However, after reading the script, director [[Nicholas Mallett]] persuaded producer [[John Nathan-Turner]] that given the settings involved, the serial could be made more effective and realistic by shooting the entire production on location. Nathan-Turner eventually agreed to this proposition. | ||
* This story was originally going to be titled ''The Wolves of Fenric'' and before that, ''Wolf-Time''. Other working titles were ''Powerplay'' and ''Black Rain''. Fenric does refer to his servants as his "wolves" (and [[wolf|wolves]] have a strong link to Norse mythology). However, [[John Nathan-Turner]] felt that as the "wolves" connection was not revealed until quite late in the story, the title would not initially make any sense to the audience. | * This story was originally going to be titled ''The Wolves of Fenric'' and before that, ''Wolf-Time''. Other working titles were ''Powerplay'' and ''Black Rain''. Fenric does refer to his servants as his "wolves" (and [[wolf|wolves]] have a strong link to Norse mythology). However, [[John Nathan-Turner]] felt that as the "wolves" connection was not revealed until quite late in the story, the title would not initially make any sense to the audience.As the change of story title to ''The Curse of Fenric'' came quite late in the day, the ''Radio Times'' programme listing for ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'' part three bore the footnote "Next week a new story begins: 'The Wolves of Fenric' ". ''(original published text)'' | ||
* For the scenes in part one involving Captain Sorin and his men paddling to the shore in dinghies, subtitles — in block capitals and in the style of a ticker tape print-out — were superimposed on-screen (e.g. "WHAT'S HAPPENED TO OUR COMRADES?") to translate the Russian dialogue. This was the first use of subtitles in ''Doctor Who'' since ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'' in 1971, and is currently the last. | * For the scenes in part one involving Captain Sorin and his men paddling to the shore in dinghies, subtitles — in block capitals and in the style of a ticker tape print-out — were superimposed on-screen (e.g. "WHAT'S HAPPENED TO OUR COMRADES?") to translate the Russian dialogue. This was the first use of subtitles in ''Doctor Who'' since ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'' in 1971, and is currently the last. | ||
* Although there are several references in the story to the Norse belief in a final battle at the end of the world, the word "Ragnarok" was removed from the script to avoid confusion with the [[Gods of Ragnarok]] from the previous season's ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]''. | * Although there are several references in the story to the Norse belief in a final battle at the end of the world, the word "Ragnarok" was removed from the script to avoid confusion with the [[Gods of Ragnarok]] from the previous season's ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]''. | ||
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* [[Cory Pulman]] (Kathleen Dudman) is credited as "Kathleen" in ''Radio Times'' for parts one and two. | * [[Cory Pulman]] (Kathleen Dudman) is credited as "Kathleen" in ''Radio Times'' for parts one and two. | ||
* [[Aaron Hanley]] (Baby) is uncredited on-screen for part two, but is credited in ''Radio Times''. | * [[Aaron Hanley]] (Baby) is uncredited on-screen for part two, but is credited in ''Radio Times''. | ||
* ''Radio Times'' credits [[Nicholas Parsons]] (The Reverend Mr. Wainwright) as "The Rev. Mr. Wainwright" for part one, and as "Rev. Mr. Wainwright" for parts two to four. | |||
* Writer [[Ian Briggs]] based the character of Dr. [[Judson]] on [[Alan Turing]]. (The "ULTIMA machine" of the story is based on the real Bombe machine built to crack the encryption of the Enigma machine.) In an interview for the DVD release of this story, Briggs said that, since at that time it was not considered appropriate to depict a character's struggle with [[homosexuality]] in a family programme, he transformed Turing's frustration at being unable to express his true sexual identity into Judson's frustration at being crippled. The intended backstory was that Judson and Millington were gay lovers in the past and that Millington crippled Judson in a rugby match when he saw him exchanging a look with another boy. This made it into the novelisation. | * Writer [[Ian Briggs]] based the character of Dr. [[Judson]] on [[Alan Turing]]. (The "ULTIMA machine" of the story is based on the real Bombe machine built to crack the encryption of the Enigma machine.) In an interview for the DVD release of this story, Briggs said that, since at that time it was not considered appropriate to depict a character's struggle with [[homosexuality]] in a family programme, he transformed Turing's frustration at being unable to express his true sexual identity into Judson's frustration at being crippled. The intended backstory was that Judson and Millington were gay lovers in the past and that Millington crippled Judson in a rugby match when he saw him exchanging a look with another boy. This made it into the novelisation. | ||
* Ace mentions to Kathleen [[Gabriel Chase|an old house]] in [[Perivale]], which the Doctor overhears. Originally, this was supposed to be a foreshadowing of the events of ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'', but the rearranging of the broadcast schedule turned it into a reference to a past, unseen adventure. Also, the Doctor starts off the story in a duffel coat that hid his altered outfit which was supposed to be revealed for the first time during the course of this story. This too was affected by the rearranging of the schedule, as the new outfit had already been seen in ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]''. | * Ace mentions to Kathleen [[Gabriel Chase|an old house]] in [[Perivale]], which the Doctor overhears. Originally, this was supposed to be a foreshadowing of the events of ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'', but the rearranging of the broadcast schedule turned it into a reference to a past, unseen adventure. Also, the Doctor starts off the story in a duffel coat that hid his altered outfit which was supposed to be revealed for the first time during the course of this story. This too was affected by the rearranging of the schedule, as the new outfit had already been seen in ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]''. | ||
* Shooting on the serial went over-length to such a degree that consideration was briefly given to editing the story into five rather than four episodes. However, [[Ian Briggs]] strongly opposed this as he felt that the narrative flow would be badly disrupted. As it turned out, there was never enough material to warrant a fifth episode. | * Shooting on the serial went over-length to such a degree that consideration was briefly given to editing the story into five rather than four episodes. However, [[Ian Briggs]] strongly opposed this as he felt that the narrative flow would be badly disrupted. As it turned out, there was never enough material to warrant a fifth episode. | ||
* The climatic confrontation between the Doctor and the Ancient One in part four was not as [[Nicholas Mallett]] had originally planned, as a videotape of recorded material containing close-up and insert shots was accidentally erased | * The climatic confrontation between the Doctor and the Ancient One in part four was not as [[Nicholas Mallett]] had originally planned, as a videotape of recorded material containing close-up and insert shots was accidentally erased during filming, and there was no way the lost footage could be remounted in time. Fortunately, Mallett was able to compose the scene using mostly wide-angle shots instead. | ||
* The infant Audrey was portrayed by the son of the proprietors of ''The Bush Hotel'' on Shepherd's Bush Green who was familiar to the production team as it was near the ''Doctor Who'' offices. | * The infant Audrey was portrayed by the son of the proprietors of ''The Bush Hotel'' on Shepherd's Bush Green who was familiar to the production team as it was near the ''Doctor Who'' offices. | ||
* | * [[Sylvester McCoy]] enjoyed a visit from his wife, Agnes, and their sons, [[Sam Kent-Smith|Sam]] and [[Joe Kent-Smith]]. As McCoy was busy and couldn't spend much time with the boys, [[John Nathan-Turner]] offered Sam and Joe the chance to play Haemovores in the mine shaft sequences. Their scenes were cut from the transmitted version of part four, but were reinstated for the extended BBC Video version and the Special Edition movie-length version included on BBC Worldwide's DVD release of the broadcast version. | ||
* In Ian Briggs' | * In [[Ian Briggs]]' [[The Curse of Fenric (novelisation)|novelisation of the story]], when Fenric kills Nurse Crane, he reveals that she was a Russian agent and had led the soldiers to the installation, which may explain how Millington knew that the Russians were going to steal the ULTIMA machine. This was not derived from any information given in the televised version. | ||
* A reference to Ace having lost her virginity was removed from the script, as it was felt this was unsuitable for a programme aimed at a family audience. (Ace's character outline specified that [[Sabalom Glitz]] had done the honours.) | * A reference to Ace having lost her virginity was removed from the script, as it was felt this was unsuitable for a programme aimed at a family audience. (Ace's character outline specified that [[Sabalom Glitz]] had done the honours.) | ||
* This is the first televised story to be set during World War II. It was set in Coventry during the Blitz to avoid all the [[London]] cliches. | * This is the first televised story to be set during World War II. It was set in Coventry during the Blitz to avoid all the [[London]] cliches. | ||
* This is the first televised story to link together events and aspects from previous ones to a significant extent: Fenric is revealed to have caused the [[time storm]]s that sent Ace to [[Iceworld]] in ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'' and [[Lady Peinforte]] to 1988 England in ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'', and is implied to have manipulated up to the entirety of the Seventh Doctor's life up to that point as part of his revenge plot. Though ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'' previously provided an explanation for the [[CVE]] that took the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana II]] to [[E-Space]] in ''[[Full Circle (TV story)|Full Circle]]'', ''The Curse of Fenric'' provided a single plot point that tied together two other stories (and presumably the entirety) of the Seventh Doctor's tenure. The concept of linking stories together in this manner would reappear in [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|Series 4]], approximately 20 years later, and would become a fundamental aspect of the series when [[Steven Moffat]] became the show's head writer and executive producer in 2010. | * This is the first televised story to link together events and aspects from previous ones to a significant extent: Fenric is revealed to have caused the [[time storm]]s that sent Ace to [[Iceworld]] in ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'' and [[Lady Peinforte]] to 1988 England in ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'', and is implied to have manipulated up to the entirety of the Seventh Doctor's life up to that point as part of his revenge plot. Though ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'' previously provided an explanation for the [[CVE]] that took the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana II]] to [[E-Space]] in ''[[Full Circle (TV story)|Full Circle]]'', ''The Curse of Fenric'' provided a single plot point that tied together two other stories (and presumably the entirety) of the Seventh Doctor's tenure. The concept of linking stories together in this manner would reappear in [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 4]], approximately 20 years later, and would become a fundamental aspect of the series when [[Steven Moffat]] became the show's head writer and executive producer in 2010. | ||
* [[Andrew Cartmel]] didn't think [[Nicholas Mallett]] handled the action scenes well and felt the Ancient Haemovore costume was risible. | * [[Andrew Cartmel]] didn't think [[Nicholas Mallett]] handled the action scenes well and felt the Ancient Haemovore costume was risible. | ||
* [[Ian Briggs]] drew on Norse Mythology, inspired by a vacation to Sweden. In particular, he drew upon the legend of the vast wolf-monster Fenrir or Fenrisúlfr, who was foretold to cause the death of the chief god Odin and so was mystically bound to a great stone until Ragnarok — the “twilight of the gods”. | * [[Ian Briggs]] drew on Norse Mythology, inspired by a vacation to Sweden. In particular, he drew upon the legend of the vast wolf-monster Fenrir or Fenrisúlfr, who was foretold to cause the death of the chief god Odin and so was mystically bound to a great stone until Ragnarok — the “twilight of the gods”. | ||
* This was intended to be shown as the season premiere, before ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'', so that Ace telling Kathleen about "the old house in Perivale" would have been foreshadowing for that story. But [[John Nathan-Turner]] wanted ''Curse'' to air around Halloween | * This was intended to be shown as the season premiere, before ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'', so that Ace telling Kathleen about "the old house in Perivale" would have been foreshadowing for that story. But [[John Nathan-Turner]] wanted ''The'' ''Curse of Fenric'' to air around Halloween, meaning it ran after ''Ghost Light'' had already gone out. It also had the side effect of removing what was supposed to be a major turning point that season: the Doctor is wearing a duffel coat for most of part one, and removes it later on to reveal his new costume with a darker jacket, with the intention being to surprise the viewer with the reveal of the new costume, which was ruined by the fact that this story was no longer running first. The aforementioned duffel coat was originally to keep [[Sylvester McCoy]] warm on cold location filming days, but it eventually became part of the Doctor's wardrobe during Season 26.<ref>"The Seventh Doctor", page 23. ''Doctor Who: Paper Dolls'', published by BBC Books, 2017.</ref> | ||
* Ace jumps into the sea because [[Sophie Aldred]] wanted to do it this season. | * Ace jumps into the sea because [[Sophie Aldred]] wanted to do it this season. | ||
* Ace spends the entire serial in an appropriate period outfit (complete with hairnet), because [[Sophie Aldred]] had yet to really dress up in period garb on the show. | * Ace spends the entire serial in an appropriate period outfit (complete with hairnet), because [[Sophie Aldred]] had yet to really dress up in period garb on the show. | ||
* [[Tomek Bork]] had issues with the cod-Communist dialogue and had rows with | * [[Tomek Bork]] had issues with the cod-Communist dialogue and had rows with [[Ian Briggs]] and [[Nicholas Mallett|Nicholas Malllett]] about changing them. [[John Nathan-Turner]] intervened and placated. | ||
* [[Ian Briggs]] originally suggested a 1970s setting. [[Andrew Cartmel]] dismissed this as being too recent. | * [[Ian Briggs]] originally suggested a [[1970s]] setting. [[Andrew Cartmel]] dismissed this as being too recent. | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Hardwicke Edward Hardwicke], [[Martin Jarvis]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_McCallum David McCallum] were considered for the role of Dr. Judson. | ||
* | * [[Christopher Eccleston]] and [[Peter Capaldi]] were considered for the role of the Reverend Mr. Wainwright. They would go on to play the [[Ninth Doctor|Ninth]] and [[Twelfth Doctor|Twelfth]] Doctors. | ||
* [[James Warwick]] was considered for General Millington. | |||
* Shooting on the serial went over-length to such a degree that consideration was briefly given to editing the story into five rather than four episodes. However, [[Ian Briggs]] strongly opposed this, feeling that the narrative flow would be badly disrupted (it is not known if the BBC would have given permission for an extra episode, in any case). | * Shooting on the serial went over-length to such a degree that consideration was briefly given to editing the story into five rather than four episodes. However, [[Ian Briggs]] strongly opposed this, feeling that the narrative flow would be badly disrupted (it is not known if the BBC would have given permission for an extra episode, in any case). | ||
* The serial was intended to end with an implication that Fenric had found a way to escape, with a shot inside the chamber showing the Ancient Haemovore's remains, but nothing of Fenric. Unfortunately, the videotape with this and other close-up shots was accidentally erased | * The serial was intended to end with an implication that Fenric had found a way to escape, with a shot inside the chamber showing the Ancient Haemovore's remains, but nothing of Fenric. Unfortunately, the videotape with this and other close-up shots was accidentally erased and reused during filming and the missing material could not be remounted in time. | ||
* Briefly, the weapon hidden in the Ultima machine was an atomic bomb. | * Briefly, the weapon hidden in the Ultima machine was an [[atomic bomb]]. | ||
* There was going to be a coda in which an older Ace is putting a baby to bed when she catches a glimpse of the Doctor watching over her. | * There was going to be a coda in which an older Ace is putting a baby to bed when she catches a glimpse of the Doctor watching over her. | ||
* Filming was hampered at times by unseasonably cold and snowy weather, and on other occasions by heavy rains. As a result, the ground became extremely muddy, and the prop tunnel entrance constructed by the BBC design team started to sink; [[Ian Briggs]] also had to rewrite some of his dialogue to account for the conditions. During Ace's seduction scene, her line "Too hot, the clothes are sticking to me", had to be changed because it brought laughter from the crew in the cold weather. | * Filming was hampered at times by unseasonably cold and snowy weather, and on other occasions by heavy rains. As a result, the ground became extremely muddy, and the prop tunnel entrance constructed by the BBC design team started to sink; [[Ian Briggs]] also had to rewrite some of his dialogue to account for the conditions. During Ace's seduction scene, her line "Too hot, the clothes are sticking to me", had to be changed because it brought laughter from the crew in the cold weather. | ||
* Ironically, the recording of the Haemovores' rise from the water was beset by the same problem which had afflicted a similar scene in [[The Sea Devils (TV story)| | * Ironically, the recording of the Haemovores' rise from the water was beset by the same problem which had afflicted a similar scene in ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'', as the costumes trapped air and became difficult to submerge. Ultimately, the Haemovore actors were given rocks to which they could cling, in order to keep themselves underwater. | ||
* [[Sylvia Syms]] was originally offered the part of Miss Hardaker but played [[Pritchard (Ghost Light)|Mrs Pritchard]] in ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]''. | * [[Sylvia Syms]] was originally offered the part of Miss Hardaker but eventually played [[Pritchard (Ghost Light)|Mrs Pritchard]] in ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]''. | ||
* When the Doctor, Ace and Reverend Wainwright are inside [[St Jude's Church|St. Jude's Church]] and the Haemovores descend upon them, the Doctor notices the water on the floor by the door but the Reverend assures him that it's because the church has a leaky roof when it rains and a strong eastern wind. The Doctor refutes this saying the wind is westward that day and it's not raining, despite the fact that it is raining earlier and a little later for the rest of the story. The Doctor also uses his [[umbrella]] as a proper umbrella when it does rain in part two to stop himself and Ace getting wet. | * When the Doctor, Ace and Reverend Wainwright are inside [[St Jude's Church|St. Jude's Church]] and the Haemovores descend upon them, the Doctor notices the water on the floor by the door but the Reverend assures him that it's because the church has a leaky roof when it rains and a strong eastern wind. The Doctor refutes this saying the wind is westward that day and it's not raining, despite the fact that it is raining earlier and a little later for the rest of the story. The Doctor also uses his [[umbrella]] as a proper umbrella when it does rain in part two to stop himself and Ace getting wet. | ||
* Interestingly, the Doctor has to translate many of the languages for Ace in this story, such as [[Russian]], despite the fact that the [[TARDIS translation circuit]] had already been established at this point in the show. This issue is never addressed on-screen and it is never explained why the Doctor needs to do this for Ace, who has already been inside the TARDIS. | * Interestingly, the Doctor has to translate many of the languages for Ace in this story, such as [[Russian]], despite the fact that the [[TARDIS translation circuit]] had already been established at this point in the show. This issue is never addressed on-screen and it is never explained why the Doctor needs to do this for Ace, who has already been inside the TARDIS. | ||
*Ian Briggs considered bringing back [[The Monk|the Meddling Monk]] for this story, but then decided against it. ([[DCOM]]: ''[[Buried Treasure: 30 Years of The Curse of Fenric (documentary)|Buried Treasure: 30 Years of The Curse of Fenric]]'') | * [[Ian Briggs]] considered bringing back [[The Monk|the Meddling Monk]] for this story, but then decided against it. ([[DCOM]]: ''[[Buried Treasure: 30 Years of The Curse of Fenric (documentary)|Buried Treasure: 30 Years of The Curse of Fenric]]'') | ||
* Ace giving Sorin her scarf was improvised by [[Sophie Aldred]]. | |||
* [[Nicholas Parsons]] was very proud of his role in the serial because he was a longstanding follower of the series and many people had either forgotten, or were completely unaware, that he had originally trained as a serious actor despite becoming known for his hugely successful comedy and light entertainment career. | |||
* [[John Nathan-Turner]] was adamant that the monsters not be referred to as [[Vampire]]s, as they had previously appeared in ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]].'' Instead, [[Ian Briggs]] developed the idea of the Haemovore, literally, “blood eaters”. | |||
* [[Michael Kerrigan]] was originally supposed to direct. He was assigned to ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'' instead. | |||
* During rehearsals, [[Tomek Bork]] suggested to [[Nicholas Mallett]] that the Soviet troops should speak in Russian during the opening moments. Mallett agreed, as long as the Polish-born Bork was willing to translate the dialogue himself and assist the other actors with the delivery of their lines. It was also Bork who came up with the idea of the Russian soldiers scaling the walls of St Jude's, rather than ascending the stairs. | |||
* The production team struggled to locate a church which could pose as St Jude's and its graveyard, since they required both a bell tower and a flat roof which could support the cast and crew. In the end, advertisements were placed in newspapers asking for the public's assistance, and a historian recommended St Laurence's Church in Hawkhurst, Kent. It was suitably ancient: much of the building had been constructed in the fifteenth century, but the oldest sections dated from the early years of the second millennium. | |||
* [[John Nathan-Turner]] directed second-unit in St. Laurence's Church and some underwater photography. | |||
* In post-production, [[Nicholas Mallett|Nichoals Mallett]] was distressed to learn that one of the videotapes from a recording at Crowborough had been reused the following day, with all of the footage wiped as a result. In particular, this meant that he had lost various close-up and insert shots from the climactic confrontation between Fenric and the Ancient Haemovore. With no option to remount the affected material, Mallett had to assemble the scene using mostly wider-angled shots. As a result, some of the Ancient Haemovore's dialogue was dropped, as was a shot which suggested that only Ingiga's remains were left behind in the gas chamber, the implication being that Fenric had contrived a way to escape. | |||
* After the first edits were compiled, the story was found to exceed its allotted twenty-five-minute timeslot in spectacular fashion, with part four especially overlong. Consideration was given to re-editing it as a five-part story, but the total overrun of about twelve minutes was not sufficient to warrant another instalment; furthermore, [[Ian Briggs]] was concerned about the effect this would have on the story's pacing. Amongst the most drastic trims Mallett was forced to make were a scene of soldiers staking Haemovores on the roof of St Jude's from part three, and more of the exchange between the Doctor and the Ancient Haemovore from part four. | |||
* During the scene where the Doctor and Ace enter Miss Hardaker's cottage in part two, [[John Nathan-Turner]]'s dog [[Pepsi (actor)|Pepsi]] can be seen in the garden behind them. | |||
=== Influences === | === Influences === | ||
* [[Dracula (book)| | * ''[[Dracula (book)|Dracula]] - ''the North East setting. | ||
* Anton Chekov - Sorin is the owner of the estate which serves as the setting of 1896's ''The Seagull'', Prozorov is the name of the family central to 1901's ''The Three Sisters'' (in which Vershinin is a soldier), and 1904's ''The Cherry Orchard'' deals with the heirs of the Gayev family. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Chekhov Anton Chekov] - Sorin is the owner of the estate which serves as the setting of 1896's ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seagull The Seagull]'', Prozorov is the name of the family central to 1901's ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_(play) The Three Sisters]'' (in which Vershinin is a soldier), and 1904's ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cherry_Orchard The Cherry Orchard]'' deals with the heirs of the Gayev family. | ||
* Dennis Potter'' - ''Miss Hardaker was based on Miss Tillings from ''Stand Up, Nigel Barton'' and ''The Singing Detective ''([[Janet Henfrey]] played both characters). | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Potter Dennis Potter]'' - ''Miss Hardaker was based on Miss Tillings from ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nigel_Barton_Plays#Stand_Up,_Nigel_Barton Stand Up, Nigel Barton]'' and ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singing_Detective The Singing Detective] ''([[Janet Henfrey]] played both characters). | ||
* ''The Man Who Fell to Earth - ''The origin of Ingiger, the Ancient Haemovore, on a dying future Earth was inspired by the main character, who comes from a world ravaged by drought. | * ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Fell_to_Earth The Man Who Fell to Earth] - ''The origin of Ingiger, the Ancient Haemovore, on a dying future Earth was inspired by the main character, who comes from a world ravaged by drought. | ||
*Norse Mythology - | * Norse Mythology - There are many references to Norse Mythology. The Doctor mentions the primordial spring Hvergelmir. Millington mentions "the Great Ash," referring to Yggdrasil. Fenrir is the huge wolf chained up by the gods, who shall break his chains and kill Odin at the end of time. | ||
* ''[[Swamp Thing]] -'' [[Andrew Cartmel]] suggested aquatic vampires from the story "Still Waters". | |||
* ''Swamp Thing -'' [[Andrew Cartmel]] suggested aquatic vampires from the story "Still Waters". | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
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* The explosion that destroys Millington's office hurls debris into the camera, bouncing off the lens and causing it to shake. | * The explosion that destroys Millington's office hurls debris into the camera, bouncing off the lens and causing it to shake. | ||
* The canisters of poison in the base arsenal are very obviously just a single wall of moulded plastic. | * The canisters of poison in the base arsenal are very obviously just a single wall of moulded plastic. | ||
* During Fenric's death scene in part four, the size of the fire on the chessboard changes between shots. | |||
=== Myths === | === Myths === | ||
* Some sources have incorrectly claimed that the baby, Audrey, has a ''SuperTed'' toy in her crib in part one, a character who wouldn't exist until the 1980s. ''(It is, in fact, a knitted teddy bear which is an authentic 1940s period design.)'' | * Some sources have incorrectly claimed that the baby, Audrey, has a ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperTed SuperTed]'' toy in her crib in part one, a character who wouldn't exist until the 1980s. ''(It is, in fact, a knitted teddy bear which is an authentic 1940s period design.)'' | ||
* The story featured a suspenseful scene where the Reverend Mr. Wainwright tries desperately to stop the Haemovores from forcing their way into the church, which was cut at the editing stage. ''(There was no such scene: the photographs that exist of this were specially posed for publicity purposes only.)'' | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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* Ace later refers to the meeting with Dr. Judson as a "caper". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Atom Bomb Blues (novel)|Atom Bomb Blues]]'') | * Ace later refers to the meeting with Dr. Judson as a "caper". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Atom Bomb Blues (novel)|Atom Bomb Blues]]'') | ||
* The "brave Viking warriors" will be met by the [[Twelfth Doctor]] in the company of [[Bill Potts]] as he encounters the [[Ancient One]] again. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Wolves of Winter (comic story)|The Wolves of Winter]]'') | * The "brave Viking warriors" will be met by the [[Twelfth Doctor]] in the company of [[Bill Potts]] as he encounters the [[Ancient One]] again. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Wolves of Winter (comic story)|The Wolves of Winter]]'') | ||
* The Doctor tries to communicate with baby [[Audrey Dudman]] using [[ | * The Doctor tries to communicate with baby [[Audrey Dudman]] using [[whistle]]s and high-pitched noises. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] later claimed to be able to speak baby. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'', ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'') | ||
* The Doctor uses [[St. Jude's Church]] to hide from the Haemovores. The [[Ninth Doctor]] later uses a church to try and protect a group of people from the [[Reaper | * The Doctor uses [[St. Jude's Church]] to hide from the Haemovores. The [[Ninth Doctor]] later uses a church to try and protect a group of people from the [[Reaper]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]'') | ||
== Home video and audio releases == | == Home video and audio releases == | ||
=== DVD releases === | |||
This story was released as ''Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric'' in a two-disc set. The DVD included a movie-format "[[The Curse of Fenric - The Special Edition (home video)|Director's Cut / Special Edition" version which]] was assembled by incidental music composer [[Mark Ayres]] from notes left by director [[Nicholas Mallett]] and discussions he had previously held with the director. It featured roughly ten minutes of additional footage, CGI effects and a new Dolby 5.1 soundtrack. As well, it opened with a dedication to Nicholas Mallett and producer [[John Nathan-Turner]], both of whom had passed away by the point the DVD was produced. | |||
It was released: | |||
[[ | * Region 2 - [[6 October (releases)|6 October]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]] | ||
[[ | ** PAL - [[BBC DVD]] BBCDVD1154 | ||
* Region 4 - [[11 February (releases)|11 February]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]] | |||
* Region 1 - [[1 June (releases)|1 June]] 2004 | |||
** NTSC - [[Warner Video]] E1993 | |||
* | ==== Special features: ==== | ||
* Commentary by [[Sylvester McCoy]], [[Sophie Aldred]], and [[Nicholas Parsons]] | |||
* Music-only Option - Allows the viewer to hear [[Mark Ayres]]' score on an isolated music track | |||
* Production Subtitles | |||
* Photo Gallery | |||
* Nebula '90 - The cast and crew reunited at a 1990 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' convention | |||
* ''Take Two'' - The [[BBC]] children's show looks behind the scenes of this story | |||
* ''[[Modelling the Dead]]'' - How to make a [[Haemovore]] mask | |||
* ''[[Claws and Effects]]'' - A look at the production recce and visual effects tests | |||
* Clean title sequences - 1987-1989 version | |||
* ''[[Shattering the Chains (documentary)|Shattering the Chains]]'' - Author [[Ian Briggs]] talks about writing ''The Curse of Fenric'' | |||
* ''[[Costume Design: Ken Trew (documentary)|Costume Design]]'' - An interview with [[Ken Trew]] | |||
* ''[[Recutting the Runes (documentary)|Recutting the Runes]]'' - Behind the scenes of this new DVD version | |||
* [[Easter Egg]]s: | |||
** Continuity announcements. To access this hidden feature, press left at ''Claws and Effect'' on Disc One's Special Features menu to reveal a hidden ''Doctor Who'' logo. | |||
** Mark Ayres bonus interview. To access this hidden feature, press left at ''Recutting the Runes'' on Disc Two to reveal a hidden ''Doctor Who'' logo. | |||
** Opening and closing theme tune sans sound effects. To access this hidden feature, enable Isolated Score in the Audio Options section of Disc One's Special Features menu, then enter the Episode Selection menu and select Part Two, at which point the feature will play. | |||
** Sound effects sans the opening and closing theme tune. To access this hidden feature, enable Isolated Score in the Audio Options section of Disc One's Special Features menu, then enter the Episode Selection menu and select Part Three, at which point the feature will play. | |||
** 'Spot the Haemovores' challenge. To access this hidden feature, enable Information Text in Disc One's Special Features menu, then return to the Main Menu and select Play All. In between Parts Two and Three, a text screen will appear telling the viewer about the nicknames assigned to the ten Haemovores present on set, and encouraging the viewer to guess which nickname belonged to which Haemovore. The correct answers are then subsequently given in another series of text screens between Parts Three and Four. | |||
Editing for the DVD release was completed by the [[Doctor Who Restoration Team]]. | |||
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* Info Text - Production information and trivia delivered via an optional subtitle track. | * Info Text - Production information and trivia delivered via an optional subtitle track. | ||
* Commentary Footage - Behind-the-scenes video from the commentary recording. | * Commentary Footage - Behind-the-scenes video from the commentary recording. | ||
* [[The Curse of Fenric: Special Edition]] - A feature-length version of the story featuring deleted material, enhanced special effects and music score, with a 5.1 surround sound mix. | * [[The Curse of Fenric: Special Edition]] - A feature-length version of the story featuring deleted material, enhanced special effects and music score, with a 5.1 surround sound mix. This version features revised CGI not seen in the DVD release. | ||
* BBC1 Trails & Continuities | * BBC1 Trails & Continuities | ||
* Special Edition Featurette - A look behind-the-scenes at production of the Special Edition. | * Special Edition Featurette - A look behind-the-scenes at production of the Special Edition. | ||
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* Released as ''Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric'', the release, in episodic format, included roughly an additional six minutes of extra footage which was reinstated by [[John Nathan-Turner]]. Although included on the movie-length edit of the story (see ''DVD releases'' above), one scene not reinstated for this release was part of the action sequence on the church roof in part three, | * Released as ''Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric'', the release, in episodic format, included roughly an additional six minutes of extra footage which was reinstated by [[John Nathan-Turner]]. Although included on the movie-length edit of the story (see ''DVD releases'' above), one scene not reinstated for this release was part of the action sequence on the church roof in part three, where Captain Sorin and his men take hammers, along with several wooden stakes, from their backpacks, and (unseen) drive the stakes through the Haemovores' hearts, as this would have precluded a "PG" certificate. | ||
* It was released: | * It was released: | ||
** [[UK]] [[February (releases)|February]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]] | ** [[UK]] [[February (releases)|February]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]] | ||
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