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{{unprod}}'''''The Mists of Madness''''' was an unproduced story written by [[Brian Wright]] for [[Season 7]]. It was submitted on [[9 May (production)|9 May]] [[1969 (production)|1969]] and was commissioned by script editor [[Terrance Dicks]]. Wright was unable to write it so the story was abandoned and replaced by ''[[Inferno]]''.<ref>[[DWMSE 2|''Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition'' #2]]</ref> | {{unprod}}'''''The Mists of Madness''''' was an unproduced story written by [[Brian Wright]] for [[Season 7]]. It was submitted on [[9 May (production)|9 May]] [[1969 (production)|1969]] and was commissioned by script editor [[Terrance Dicks]]. Wright was unable to write it so the story was abandoned and replaced by ''[[Inferno]]''.<ref>[[DWMSE 2|''Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition'' #2]]</ref> | ||
The script involved | The script involved a colony of artificially-made humans who believed mankind had lost their way. They aimed to steal an experimental weapon from a demonstration that UNIT were attending, and use it enslave humanity. Within the story, the Doctor would have successfully repaired the [[TARDIS control console|TARDIS console]], and the final confrontation between him and the leader of the colony would have taken place on prehistoric Earth. The possibility of the [[Silurian|Silurians]] playing a role in this sequence was considered but quickly abandoned. | ||
Writer [[Don Houghton]] initially thought his story ''Inferno'' was a sequel to ''The Mists of Madness'', and scenes of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] being taken for a test flight were rewritten after he learned that | Writer [[Don Houghton]] initially thought his story ''Inferno'' was a sequel to ''The Mists of Madness'', and scenes of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] being taken for a test flight were rewritten after he learned that it had been cancelled.{{Fact}} | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
