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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* [[Jonathan Pryce]] was previously considered for the role of | * [[Jonathan Pryce]] was previously considered for the role of [[The Master (The TV Movie)|the Master]] and the [[Eighth Doctor]] in [[the TV Movie]].<ref>http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/tvm.html</ref> Jonathan Pryce has laughingly referred to this role as the comical Master as spoiling his chances to ever play the real Master.<ref>[https://www.avclub.com/jonathan-pryce-on-working-with-glenn-close-playing-bon-1828476996 Jonathan Pryce on working with Glenn Close, playing Bond and Bradbury villains, and the many sides of Terry Gilliam]</ref> | ||
* A behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of the story denotes Pryce's Master as "the 17th Master"{{disputed}}. In the special itself, he is not referred to as anything other than the Master. This numbering, however, does reflect the incarnations that had, at the point of airing, appeared: the decayed [[Thirteenth Master]], [[Anthony Ainley]]'s [[Tremas Master]], [[Gordon Tipple]]'s [[The Master (First Frontier)|shadowed Master]], and [[Eric Roberts]]'s [[Bruce Master]]. | * A behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of the story denotes Pryce's Master as "the 17th Master"{{disputed}}. In the special itself, he is not referred to as anything other than the Master. This numbering, however, does reflect the incarnations that had, at the point of airing, appeared: the decayed [[Thirteenth Master]], [[Anthony Ainley]]'s [[Tremas Master]], [[Gordon Tipple]]'s [[The Master (First Frontier)|shadowed Master]], and [[Eric Roberts]]'s [[Bruce Master]]. | ||
* This Master was designed as a pastiche of [[Roger Delgado]]'s portrayal of the Master during the [[Third Doctor]]'s era. | * This Master was designed as a pastiche of [[Roger Delgado]]'s portrayal of the Master during the [[Third Doctor]]'s era. | ||
* When initially pitching ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'', Steven Moffat deliberately linked his story treatment to the gap between "{{Delgado|n=the Roger Delgado-faced Master}} running away at the end of ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' and {{Pratt|n=Peter Pratt's cowled and rotted-faced incarnation}} turning up in ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]''." This was eventually abandoned, with the Master instead walking off into the distance with the freshly regenerated [[Thirteenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Female Doctor]].<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/Doctor_Who_-_In-Vision_106_-_The_Curse_of_Fatal_Death.PDF/Doctor%20Who%20-%20In-Vision%20106%20-%20The%20Curse%20of%20Fatal%20Death_djvu.txt Doctor Who In Vision: The Curse of Fatal Death]</ref> | * When initially pitching ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'', Steven Moffat deliberately linked his story treatment to the gap between "{{Delgado|n=the Roger Delgado-faced Master}} running away at the end of ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' and {{Pratt|n=Peter Pratt's cowled and rotted-faced incarnation}} turning up in ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]''." This was eventually abandoned, with the Master instead walking off into the distance with the freshly regenerated [[Thirteenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Female Doctor]].<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/Doctor_Who_-_In-Vision_106_-_The_Curse_of_Fatal_Death.PDF/Doctor%20Who%20-%20In-Vision%20106%20-%20The%20Curse%20of%20Fatal%20Death_djvu.txt Doctor Who In Vision: The Curse of Fatal Death]</ref> | ||
* [[Gabe Cronelly]] was the [[stunt double]] for Jonathan Pryce and stood in for him during the scene where the Master falls through the trapdoor. ([[DOC]]: ''[[Comic Relief Doctor Who Uncovered]]'') | * [[Gabe Cronelly]] was the [[stunt double]] for Jonathan Pryce and stood in for him during the scene where the Master falls through the trapdoor. ([[DOC]]: ''[[Comic Relief Doctor Who Uncovered]]'') | ||
