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=== Influences === | === Influences === | ||
* ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]].'' | * ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]].'' | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Pimpernel The Scarlet Pimpernel]. | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
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* [[Dennis Spooner]] created the jailer character to add humour to the serial's heavy plot. | * [[Dennis Spooner]] created the jailer character to add humour to the serial's heavy plot. | ||
* [[Timothy Combe]] recommended [[Neville Smith]] as D'Argenson and [[John Barrard]] as the shopkeeper, after working with both on ''[[Z-Cars]]'', as well as [[Roy Herrick]] as Jean, having attended drama school together, and [[Tony Wall]] as Napoleon after seeing his theatre work. | * [[Timothy Combe]] recommended [[Neville Smith]] as D'Argenson and [[John Barrard]] as the shopkeeper, after working with both on ''[[Z-Cars]]'', as well as [[Roy Herrick]] as Jean, having attended drama school together, and [[Tony Wall]] as Napoleon after seeing his theatre work. | ||
* [[Donald Morley]], cast as Jules Renan, previously performed alongside [[Jacqueline Hill]] in ''[ | * [[Donald Morley]], cast as Jules Renan, previously performed alongside [[Jacqueline Hill]] in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shrike_(play) The Shrike].'' | ||
* [[Peter Walker]], cast as the young child, featured in [[Henric Hirsch]]'s television play ''Bloomsday''. | * [[Peter Walker]], cast as the young child, featured in [[Henric Hirsch]]'s television play ''Bloomsday''. | ||
* [[Ronald Pickup]], who played the physician, heard about the role from his friend [[Frank Cox]], director of previous serial ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]''. | * [[Ronald Pickup]], who played the physician, heard about the role from his friend [[Frank Cox]], director of previous serial ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]''. | ||
* [[Keith Anderson]], cast as Maximilien Robespierre, had written to [[Henric Hirsch]] prior to his casting, mentioning his appearance in an episode of ''Sergeant Cork''. | * [[Keith Anderson]], cast as Maximilien Robespierre, had written to [[Henric Hirsch]] prior to his casting, mentioning his appearance in an episode of ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant_Cork Sergeant Cork]''. | ||
* [[Carole Ann Ford]] recalled that [[Henric Hirsch]] would give no direction during a take, but afterwards said, "Don't be so maudlin". | * [[Carole Ann Ford]] recalled that [[Henric Hirsch]] would give no direction during a take, but afterwards said, "Don't be so maudlin". | ||
* [[Jeffry Wickham]] recorded all of his scenes up to Webster's death on the first morning. Assuming that [[Henric Hirsch]] had no further need of him, he left to meet a friend for lunch and drinks, only to learn that he still had to play Webster's corpse during the afternoon. Under the influence of the alcohol he had consumed, Wickham fell asleep during the filming, and woke after several hours to find the studio deserted. | * [[Jeffry Wickham]] recorded all of his scenes up to Webster's death on the first morning. Assuming that [[Henric Hirsch]] had no further need of him, he left to meet a friend for lunch and drinks, only to learn that he still had to play Webster's corpse during the afternoon. Under the influence of the alcohol he had consumed, Wickham fell asleep during the filming, and woke after several hours to find the studio deserted. | ||
