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{{Infobox Doc | {{Infobox Doc | ||
|image = DWCON Nemesis title card.jpg | |image = DWCON Nemesis title card.jpg | ||
| | |season number = Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005) | ||
|series episode number = 7 | |||
|broadcast with = The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story) | |broadcast with = The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story) | ||
|narrator = Anthony Head | |narrator = Anthony Head | ||
|broadcast date = [[17 May (releases)|17 May]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] ( | |broadcast date = [[17 May (releases)|17 May]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] (Full length) | ||
|runtime = | |broadcast date2 = [[18 May (releases)|18 May]] 2008 (Cut Down) | ||
|runtime = 42'55" (Full length) | |||
|runtime2 = 12'01" (Cut Down) | |||
|prev = Sins of the Fathers (CON episode) | |prev = Sins of the Fathers (CON episode) | ||
|next = Shadow Play (CON episode) | |next = Shadow Play (CON episode) | ||
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The title is a reference to the 1971 Agatha Christie novel {{w|Nemesis (Christie novel)|of the same name}}. | The title is a reference to the 1971 Agatha Christie novel {{w|Nemesis (Christie novel)|of the same name}}. | ||
The thrust of the episode was to explain how ''Unicorn'' was, in production terms, very much like a traditional hour of mystery television. The story required, because of the storytelling conventions it tried to honour, a large cast — all of whom had to be equally filmed so the [[director]]'s shot choices didn't give away the murderer. This meant, as several participants explained, many more takes of the same scene than usual for ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The impact of having to setup multiple times for the same scene to cover different actors was explained several times throughout the episode. | The thrust of the episode was to explain how ''Unicorn'' was, in production terms, very much like a traditional hour of mystery television. The story required, because of the storytelling conventions it tried to honour, a large cast — all of whom had to be equally filmed so the [[Director (crew)|director]]'s shot choices didn't give away the murderer. This meant, as several participants explained, many more takes of the same scene than usual for ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The impact of having to setup multiple times for the same scene to cover different actors was explained several times throughout the episode. | ||
== Aspects of production covered == | == Aspects of production covered == | ||
* The [[visual effects]] setup of the final scene with the [[Vespiform]] at the lake | * The [[visual effects]] setup of the final scene with the [[Vespiform]] at the lake | ||
* The filming of the scene in which the Doctor rids his system of [[cyanide]] | * The filming of the scene in which the Doctor rids his system of [[cyanide]] | ||
* How [[cinematographer]], [[director]], [[gaffer]] and actors came together to film the narratively complex dinner scene against the backdrop of a thunderstorm | * How [[cinematographer]], [[Director (crew)|director]], [[gaffer]] and actors came together to film the narratively complex dinner scene against the backdrop of a thunderstorm | ||
* The problems of filming a [[car]] chase with two vintage cars that couldn't actually travel more than about twenty miles an hour and how a [[low loader]] came in handy | * The problems of filming a [[car]] chase with two vintage cars that couldn't actually travel more than about twenty miles an hour and how a [[low loader]] came in handy | ||
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== People interviewed == | == People interviewed == | ||
{{IntervieweeList | |||
|1=Graeme Harper|r1=Director, Episode 7 | |||
|2=Gareth Roberts|r2=Writer, Episode 7 | |||
|3=David Tennant|r3=The Doctor | |||
|4=Russell T Davies|r4=Head Writer, Doctor Who | |||
|5=Sandy McDonald|r5=Footman | |||
|6=Andy Pryor|r6=Casting Director | |||
|7=Fenella Woolgar|r7=Agatha Christie | |||
|8=Matthew Prichard|r8=Agatha Christie's Grandson | |||
|9=Tom Goodman-Hill|r9=Reverend Golightly | |||
|10=Tim Barter|r10=Visual Effects Supervisor | |||
|11=Susie Liggat|r11=Producer, Episode 7 | |||
|12=Charlotte Eaton|r12=Mrs Hart | |||
|13=Rory Taylor|r13=Director of Photography | |||
|14=Mark Hutchings|r14=Gaffer | |||
|15=Adam Rayner|r15=Roger | |||
|16=Malcolm McKay|r16=Vintage Car Owner}} | |||
== Music list == | == Music list == | ||
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== Home video releases == | == Home video releases == | ||
[[File:Series-4-boxset.jpg|thumb|''Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series'' DVD cover.]] | [[File:Series-4-boxset.jpg|thumb|''Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series'' DVD cover.]] | ||
The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the ''[[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series]]'' [[DVD]] box set released on [[17 November (releases)|17 November]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]]. | The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the ''[[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series]]'' [[DVD]] box set released on [[17 November (releases)|17 November]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]]. | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
