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=== Influences === | === Influences === | ||
* ''[[Dracula (book)|Dracula]] | * ''[[Dracula (book)|Dracula]] - ''the North East setting. | ||
* Anton Chekov - Sorin is the owner of the estate which serves as the setting of 1896's ''The Seagull'', Prozorov is the name of the family central to 1901's ''The Three Sisters'' (in which Vershinin is a soldier), and 1904's ''The Cherry Orchard'' deals with the heirs of the Gayev family. | * Anton Chekov - Sorin is the owner of the estate which serves as the setting of 1896's ''The Seagull'', Prozorov is the name of the family central to 1901's ''The Three Sisters'' (in which Vershinin is a soldier), and 1904's ''The Cherry Orchard'' deals with the heirs of the Gayev family. | ||
* Dennis Potter'' - ''Miss Hardaker was based on Miss Tillings from ''Stand Up, Nigel Barton'' and ''The Singing Detective ''([[Janet Henfrey]] played both characters). | * Dennis Potter'' - ''Miss Hardaker was based on Miss Tillings from ''Stand Up, Nigel Barton'' and ''The Singing Detective ''([[Janet Henfrey]] played both characters). | ||
* ''The Man Who Fell to Earth - ''The origin of Ingiger, the Ancient Haemovore, on a dying future Earth was inspired by the main character, who comes from a world ravaged by drought. | * ''The Man Who Fell to Earth - ''The origin of Ingiger, the Ancient Haemovore, on a dying future Earth was inspired by the main character, who comes from a world ravaged by drought. | ||
*Norse Mythology - | *Norse Mythology - There are many references to Norse Mythology. The Doctor mentions the primordial spring Hvergelmir. Millington mentions "the Great Ash," referring to Yggdrasil. Fenrir is the huge wolf chained up by the gods, who shall break his chains and kill Odin at the end of time. | ||
*''Swamp Thing -'' [[Andrew Cartmel]] suggested aquatic vampires from the story "Still Waters". | |||
* ''Swamp Thing -'' [[Andrew Cartmel]] suggested aquatic vampires from the story "Still Waters". | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
