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* Eric Saward considers this to be his best work. | * Eric Saward considers this to be his best work. | ||
* [[Joss Ackland]], [[Tom Adams (actor)|Tom Adams]], [[George Baker]], [[Ray Brooks]], [[John Carson]], [[James Ellis]], [[Frank Finlay]], [[John Fraser]], [[Peter Gilmore]], [[Julian Glover]], [[Michael Gothard]], [[Del Henney]], [[Peter Jeffrey]], [[Denis Lill]], [[T. P. McKenna]], [[Philip Madoc]], [[Patrick Mower]], [[Clifford Rose]], [[Patrick Stewart]], [[Nigel Stock]], [[Anthony Valentine]], [[Peter Vaughan]], [[David Warner]] and [[Frank Windsor]] were considered for Orcini. | * [[Joss Ackland]], [[Tom Adams (actor)|Tom Adams]], [[George Baker]], [[Ray Brooks]], [[John Carson]], [[James Ellis]], [[Frank Finlay]], [[John Fraser]], [[Peter Gilmore]], [[Julian Glover]], [[Michael Gothard]], [[Del Henney]], [[Peter Jeffrey]], [[Denis Lill]], [[T. P. McKenna]], [[Philip Madoc]], [[Patrick Mower]], [[Clifford Rose]], [[Patrick Stewart]], [[Nigel Stock]], [[Anthony Valentine]], [[Peter Vaughan]], [[David Warner]] and [[Frank Windsor]] were considered for Orcini. | ||
* Real life DJs such as [[Alan Freeman]] | * Real life DJs such as [[Alan Freeman]] and [[Jimmy Savile]] were seriously considered for The DJ. [[Phil Collins]], [[Robbie Coltrane]], [[Kenneth Cranham]], [[The Who|Roger Daltrey]] and [[Nicky Henson]] were also considered. According to [[REF]]: ''[[The Eighties]]'', [[David Bowie]] was also considered. | ||
* Robbie Coltrane and [[Pat Roach]] were considered for Takis. | * Robbie Coltrane and [[Pat Roach]] were considered for Takis. | ||
* There were talks of [[Laurence Olivier]] playing the mutant. | * There were talks of [[Laurence Olivier]] playing the mutant. | ||
* Years prior to this story, [[Alexei Sayle]] impersonated a Dalek in ''The Young Ones ''episode "Boring". | * Years prior to this story, [[Alexei Sayle]] impersonated a Dalek in ''The Young Ones ''episode "Boring". Colin Baker made a guest appearance in one episode's skit that was cut from the final broadcast. | ||
* | * Eric Saward thought up the idea of blue 'mourning' suits for Necros in order to cover up Colin Baker's costume, which he considered inappropriate for a drama series. | ||
* [[Jonathan Powell]] reacted badly to [[Jenny Tomasin]]'s portrayal of Tasambeker. As such, both episodes were edited to reduce her screen time. | * [[Jonathan Powell]] reacted badly to [[Jenny Tomasin]]'s portrayal of Tasambeker. As such, both episodes were edited to reduce her screen time. | ||
* | * Eric Saward spent a holiday in [[Rhodes]] and this influenced the development of his scripts in several respects. Most notably, Orcini was inspired by the Knights Hospitaller who had occupied the island in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Several names were also derived from Saward's time in Rhodes: Tasambeker from the saint Tsambeker (to whom barren women prayed in the hope of conceiving a child), Kara from a local potato called cara, and the planet Necros itself from the Greek word ''nekros'' meaning “corpse”. Other names were adapted from ''The Loved One'', in particular Mr Jobel from Waugh's odious mortician Mr Joyboy. Vogel and Bostock were suggested by Mrs Bogolov and Mrs Komstock, while Arthur Stengos was taken from the cosmetician Aimée Thanatogenos (by way of a ferry boat owner whom Saward met in Rhodes). | ||
* Orcini and Bostock were modelled on [[Don Quixote]] and Sancho Panza. | * Orcini and Bostock were modelled on [[Don Quixote]] and Sancho Panza. | ||
* | * Terry Molloy was ill with flu while taping. | ||
* The DJ came about when | * The DJ came about when Eric Saward was driving home from a dinner and listening to a boring DJ on the radio. It led to him wondering how people in cryogenic suspension kept up to date with current events. | ||
* | * Graeme Harper later said that if he'd known it was going to snow on location he would have utilised it more. | ||
* According to [[Clive Swift]], Jobel's wig falling off as he dies was the designer's idea. | * According to [[Clive Swift]], Jobel's wig falling off as he dies was the designer's idea. | ||
* | * Graeme Harper was appalled when he was told how early the story went out on Saturday and felt that the violence shown would not be allowed today. | ||
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