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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* Originally a six-part story, ''The Dominators'' was edited at the script stage down to five episodes by [[script editor]] [[Derrick Sherwin]]. | * Originally a six-part story, ''The Dominators'' was edited at the script stage down to five episodes by [[script editor]] [[Derrick Sherwin]]. The original sixth episode became the first episode of ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]].'' [[Derrick Sherwin]] generally compacted the original storyline for episodes four, five and six down to two installments. | ||
* A rumoured working title for this story is ''The Beautiful People'', but this does not appear on any contemporary BBC paperwork. | * A rumoured working title for this story is ''The Beautiful People'', but this does not appear on any contemporary BBC paperwork. | ||
* The end of this story leads directly into ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]''. | * The end of this story leads directly into ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]''. | ||
* | * [[Derrick Sherwin]] heavily re-wrote the script with his assistant, [[Terrance Dicks]]. He felt that [[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]]'s scripts had too many satirical elements at the expense of incident and requested changes which the writers were reluctant to make. [[Peter Bryant]] informed the writers that they would not be required to provide the final episode, although they would be paid in full for their efforts. The writers no longer wanted to be credited with the serial, requesting the pseudonym Norman Ashby, after their fathers-in-law. | ||
* Episode three was recorded on 35mm black-and-white film, as opposed to the usual 625 line PAL black-and-white videotape, to make editing easier. The episode was not identified by any on-screen caption, as this was inadvertently omitted on the recording day, Friday 31 May 1968. | * Episode three was recorded on 35mm black-and-white film, as opposed to the usual 625 line PAL black-and-white videotape, to make editing easier. The episode was not identified by any on-screen caption, as this was inadvertently omitted on the recording day, Friday 31 May 1968. | ||
* ''[[Radio Times]]'' credits [[Sheila Grant]] as "Quark Voices" for all five episodes. On-screen credits read "Quark Voices by" for episodes one and two; and "Quark Voices" for episodes three to five. | * ''[[Radio Times]]'' credits [[Sheila Grant]] as "Quark Voices" for all five episodes. On-screen credits read "Quark Voices by" for episodes one and two; and "Quark Voices" for episodes three to five. | ||
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* This was one of the stories chosen to be shown as part of [[BSB's Doctor Who Weekend]] in September 1990. | * This was one of the stories chosen to be shown as part of [[BSB's Doctor Who Weekend]] in September 1990. | ||
* [[Patrick Troughton]] requested a showing of ''The Dominators'' at his birthday party shortly before his death in March 1987. | * [[Patrick Troughton]] requested a showing of ''The Dominators'' at his birthday party shortly before his death in March 1987. | ||
* The ''[[Radio Times]]'' programme listing for episode three in certain regions was accompanied by a black-and-white photograph of Jamie and Cully on the Island of Death, bearing the title ''Two in Peril'', with the accompanying caption "Jamie (Frazer Hines) and Cully the Dulcian (Arthur Cox) are menaced by the terrifying Quarks in ''Dr. Who'' / Today at 5.15". ''(original published text)'' | * The ''[[Radio Times]]'' programme listing for episode three in certain regions was accompanied by a black-and-white photograph of Jamie and Cully on the Island of Death, bearing the title ''Two in Peril'', with the accompanying caption "Jamie ([[Frazer Hines]]) and Cully the Dulcian ([[Arthur Cox]]) are menaced by the terrifying Quarks in ''Dr. Who'' / Today at 5.15". ''(original published text)'' | ||
* The Quarks frequently appeared in the run of the Second Doctor in ''[[TV Comic]]'', starting on the very day that episode four of this serial initially aired. | * The Quarks frequently appeared in the run of the Second Doctor in ''[[TV Comic]]'', starting on the very day that episode four of this serial initially aired. | ||
* The ''Radio Times'' programme listing for episode four was accompanied by a black-and-white head-and-shoulders photograph of Wendy Padbury, along with a brief biography of the actress, bearing the title ''How Wendy caught the acting bug''. | * The ''Radio Times'' programme listing for episode four was accompanied by a black-and-white head-and-shoulders photograph of Wendy Padbury, along with a brief biography of the actress, bearing the title ''How Wendy caught the acting bug''. | ||
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* [[Douglas Camfield]] was considered to direct. | * [[Douglas Camfield]] was considered to direct. | ||
* With a length of five episodes, this was the longest season opening story of the classic series. | * With a length of five episodes, this was the longest season opening story of the classic series. | ||
* [[Arthur Cox]] sprained his ankle while filming at Gerrards Cross. He would be in a cast for some time as a result, limiting [[Morris Barry]]'s camera angles for the rest of the pre-filming. | |||
* [[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]] drew upon [[Latin]] for many of their character names - Bovem (“bull”), Senex (“old man”), and Dulcian (“beautiful people"). The name Cully, meanwhile, came from a word meaning “dupe”. Cully's passengers in Episode One had names derived from Arabic numerals: Wahed (from waahid, “one”), Etnin (from ithnaan, “two”) and Tolata (from thalaatha, “three”). | |||
* Senex was originally called Somex, derived from the Latin word for “sleep”. | |||
* The word Quark came from a family of subatomic particles, the existence of which had first been theorised in [[1964]]. | |||
* [[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]] wanted to get away from the purely action-adventure nature of their previous scripts. Preferring a narrative with timely, modern relevance, they sought to explore what they considered to be the misguidedly passive philosophy of the hippie movement. | |||
* The Quarks were created to be the series' next merchandisable monster after the [[Dalek|Daleks]]. However, a falling out between the writers and the production led to this being their sole appearance. Things got so heated that [[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]] attempted to legally prevent the serial from airing. | |||
* [[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]] observed that much of [[Dalek|the Daleks]]' appeal lay in the fact that they didn't just look like people in costumes. With this in mind, they devised the Quarks. | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
