1,682
edits
Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story): Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
no edit summary
No edit summary Tag: 2017 source edit |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 208: | Line 208: | ||
* [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] hated the production, feeling it belonged to the old way of doing things. He didn't like the Vogans, the masks, or the way the actors played Vogans with "Shakespearean projected shouting". He was particularly unhappy with the incidental music score by [[Carey Blyton]], which had been commissioned by director [[Michael E. Briant]] (who had previously worked with Blyton on [[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|''Death to the Daleks'']]). Hinchcliffe made substantial edits and changes to the score for the final transmitted version, along with getting BBC Radiophonic Workshop staffer [[Peter Howell]] to uncreditedly provide a few replacement music cues. After this, [[Dudley Simpson]] would be the only composer employed on the show all the way through to the end of Season 17, with the notable exception of the two serials directed by [[Douglas Camfield]], who refused to work with Simpson. | * [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] hated the production, feeling it belonged to the old way of doing things. He didn't like the Vogans, the masks, or the way the actors played Vogans with "Shakespearean projected shouting". He was particularly unhappy with the incidental music score by [[Carey Blyton]], which had been commissioned by director [[Michael E. Briant]] (who had previously worked with Blyton on [[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|''Death to the Daleks'']]). Hinchcliffe made substantial edits and changes to the score for the final transmitted version, along with getting BBC Radiophonic Workshop staffer [[Peter Howell]] to uncreditedly provide a few replacement music cues. After this, [[Dudley Simpson]] would be the only composer employed on the show all the way through to the end of Season 17, with the notable exception of the two serials directed by [[Douglas Camfield]], who refused to work with Simpson. | ||
* The secret radio transmitter disguised as a clothes brush, used by Kellman, is the very same prop that appears in ''[[Live and Let Die]]''. The prop was handed over by none other than [[Roger Moore]] himself when he visited the BBC in 1973. He later told ''[[Radio Times]]'' that the props master, not recognising Moore, had paid him two shillings and sixpence (12½p in decimal currency) for the item: "I'd popped into the Beeb [BBC] for a cup of tea and spotted a notice about an upcoming ''Doctor Who'', so I thought the darlings would be so cash-strapped they'd need anything they could get their hands on. It wasn't MGM, after all. But I didn't expect to walk out with two and six!" | * The secret radio transmitter disguised as a clothes brush, used by Kellman, is the very same prop that appears in ''[[Live and Let Die]]''. The prop was handed over by none other than [[Roger Moore]] himself when he visited the BBC in 1973. He later told ''[[Radio Times]]'' that the props master, not recognising Moore, had paid him two shillings and sixpence (12½p in decimal currency) for the item: "I'd popped into the Beeb [BBC] for a cup of tea and spotted a notice about an upcoming ''Doctor Who'', so I thought the darlings would be so cash-strapped they'd need anything they could get their hands on. It wasn't MGM, after all. But I didn't expect to walk out with two and six!" | ||
* The masks for the principal actors playing the Vogans were specially moulded to their faces, but for the non-speaking artists the BBC had to cut costs. According to actor [[David Collings]] on the DVD commentary, who played Vorus, the masks for the extras were made using a facial mould of [ | * The masks for the principal actors playing the Vogans were specially moulded to their faces, but for the non-speaking artists the BBC had to cut costs. According to actor [[David Collings]] on the DVD commentary, who played Vorus, the masks for the extras were made using a facial mould of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Ridley Arnold Ridley]. | ||
* A Vogan costume was later reused for the ''[[Blake's 7 (series)|Blake's 7]]'' episode ''Warlord'', still sporting the [[Seal of Rassilon]]. | * A Vogan costume was later reused for the ''[[Blake's 7 (series)|Blake's 7]]'' episode ''[https://blakes7.fandom.com/wiki/Warlord_(episode) Warlord]'', still sporting the [[Seal of Rassilon]]. | ||
* It reportedly took tens of takes before [[Tom Baker]] was able to deliver the line "We're headed for the biggest bang in history" without [[Elisabeth Sladen]]— and most of the floor crew— disintegrating into hysterics at the accidental double entendre. | * It reportedly took tens of takes before [[Tom Baker]] was able to deliver the line "We're headed for the biggest bang in history" without [[Elisabeth Sladen]]— and most of the floor crew— disintegrating into hysterics at the accidental double entendre. | ||
