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* During the early stages of his development, Light was silent and had wings (which he used to smother and carry off the maid by vanishing with her in part three); the latter element was abandoned due to concerns that they could not be effectively realised. | * During the early stages of his development, Light was silent and had wings (which he used to smother and carry off the maid by vanishing with her in part three); the latter element was abandoned due to concerns that they could not be effectively realised. | ||
* Platt drew from several Victorian literary sources, particularly as inspiration for his characters. Light was derived from the angels in the works of [[William Blake]] (and Platt at one point hoped that the character could have wings, until this was deemed unfeasible). Mrs Grose was a lift from the character of the same name in another haunted house story, [[Henry James]]'s 1898 novel {{wi|The Turn of the Screw}}. Gwendoline was originally called Maud, after the character Maud Ruthyn in the 1864 {{w|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu}} novel {{wi|Uncle Silas}}, but the name had to be changed due to the BBC adaptation ''The Dark Angel'' set to air around the same time. Redvers Fenn-Cooper was based on {{w|H Rider Haggard}}'s classic adventure character [[Allan Quatermain]], who debuted in {{wi|King Solomon's Mines}}. | * Platt drew from several Victorian literary sources, particularly as inspiration for his characters. Light was derived from the angels in the works of [[William Blake]] (and Platt at one point hoped that the character could have wings, until this was deemed unfeasible). Mrs Grose was a lift from the character of the same name in another haunted house story, [[Henry James]]'s 1898 novel {{wi|The Turn of the Screw}}. Gwendoline was originally called Maud, after the character Maud Ruthyn in the 1864 {{w|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu}} novel {{wi|Uncle Silas}}, but the name had to be changed due to the BBC adaptation ''The Dark Angel'' set to air around the same time. Redvers Fenn-Cooper was based on {{w|H Rider Haggard}}'s classic adventure character [[Allan Quatermain]], who debuted in {{wi|King Solomon's Mines}}. | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Ball_(actor) Nicholas Ball], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Cazenove Christopher Cazennove], [[Tom Chadbon]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Firth Peter Firth], [[Dominic Guard]], [[Simon Ward]] and [[James Warwick]] were considered for Redvers Fenn-Cooper. | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Bannen Ian Bannen], [[Michael Caine]], [[John Carson]], [[Kenneth Colley]], [[Frank Finlay]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gothard Michael Gothard], [[Del Henney]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Hill Bernard Hill], [[Denis Lill]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Valentine Anthony Valentine] and [[David Warner]] were considered for Josiah Smith. | ||
* [[Emma Thompson]] was considered for Control. | * [[Emma Thompson]] was considered for Control. | ||
* John Nathan- | * [[John Nathan-Turner]] insisted that the cameo role of Inspector Mackenzie was played by a actor known for playing TV detectives, so [[Frank Windsor]] of ''[[Z-Cars]]'' fame was cast. | ||
* [[Ben Aaronovitch]] came up with the backstory involving Ace's friend Manisha. | * [[Ben Aaronovitch]] came up with the backstory involving Ace's friend Manisha. | ||
* Some elements of the original ''Lungbarrow ''script were reimagined for the new setting; for instance Mackenzie, the policeman in suspended animation had originally been [[Redred|a character trapped in a transporter for three centuries]], while Redvers Fenn-Cooper's invitation to Buckingham Palace had earlier been a will for which characters were vying in “Lungbarrow”. | * Some elements of the original ''Lungbarrow ''script were reimagined for the new setting; for instance Mackenzie, the policeman in suspended animation had originally been [[Redred|a character trapped in a transporter for three centuries]], while Redvers Fenn-Cooper's invitation to Buckingham Palace had earlier been a will for which characters were vying in “Lungbarrow”. | ||
* Andrew Cartmel suggested making evolution a theme of the piece, while Marc Platt's BBC duties as a radio archivist inspired Light's mission to document all forms of life on Earth. | * [[Andrew Cartmel]] suggested making evolution a theme of the piece, while Marc Platt's BBC duties as a radio archivist inspired Light's mission to document all forms of life on Earth. | ||
* At a late stage, Platt considered changing "Josiah Samuel Smith" to "Josiah Solomon Smith", to avoid any potential issue with the Samuel Smith Brewery company from whom he had borrowed the name in the first place. | * At a late stage, Platt considered changing "Josiah Samuel Smith" to "Josiah Solomon Smith", to avoid any potential issue with the Samuel Smith Brewery company from whom he had borrowed the name in the first place. | ||
* John Nathan-Turner became concerned at the lack of a traditional ''Doctor Who'' monster. In response, Marc Platt devised the husks in the basement, which represented Josiah's earlier evolutionary forms. Originally, he envisioned an army of the creatures, before the numbers were trimmed to three and then just two (omitting a fish-man husk). It was hoped that the faces of the reptilian and insectoid husks might incorporate echoes of Josiah's human features, but such details were ultimately lost. | * [[John Nathan-Turner]] became concerned at the lack of a traditional ''Doctor Who'' monster. In response, Marc Platt devised the husks in the basement, which represented Josiah's earlier evolutionary forms. Originally, he envisioned an army of the creatures, before the numbers were trimmed to three and then just two (omitting a fish-man husk). It was hoped that the faces of the reptilian and insectoid husks might incorporate echoes of Josiah's human features, but such details were ultimately lost. | ||
* It was Sylvester McCoy's idea to change the Doctor's closing line from the scripted “That's my girl!” to “Wicked.” | * It was [[Sylvester McCoy]]'s idea to change the Doctor's closing line from the scripted “That's my girl!” to “Wicked.” | ||
* The only location work was the establishing shots of Gabriel Chase, which were filmed in Weymouth during production of ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''. | * The only location work was the establishing shots of Gabriel Chase, which were filmed in Weymouth during production of ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''. | ||
* John Nathan-Turner wanted the score to be played on conventional instruments, something he'd forbidden when he took over the show, but it was too expensive. | * [[John Nathan-Turner]] wanted the score to be played on conventional instruments, something he'd forbidden when he took over the show, but it was too expensive. | ||
* [[Michael Cochrane]] (Redvers Fenn-Cooper) is credited as "Redvers" in ''Radio Times'' for part one. | * [[Michael Cochrane]] (Redvers Fenn-Cooper) is credited as "Redvers" in ''Radio Times'' for part one. | ||
* ''Radio Times'' credits [[John Nettleton]] (Reverend Ernest Matthews) as "Rev. Ernest Matthews" for part one, and as "Rev. Matthews" for part two. | * ''Radio Times'' credits [[John Nettleton]] (Reverend Ernest Matthews) as "Rev. Ernest Matthews" for part one, and as "Rev. Matthews" for part two. | ||
