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**Among the controversial moments include the morbid imagery and dialogue on the space station in Part One, Shockeye breaking a live rat's neck and eating it in Part Two, and Oscar's death by kitchen knife in Part Three. | **Among the controversial moments include the morbid imagery and dialogue on the space station in Part One, Shockeye breaking a live rat's neck and eating it in Part Two, and Oscar's death by kitchen knife in Part Three. | ||
* The idea of the Second Doctor being operated on with the intent of removing a unique Time Lord genetic trait was part of [[Robert Holmes]]' aborted script for ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', ''The Six Doctors''. In the script, the [[Cybermen]] planned to extract a unique organic mechanism from the Doctor and place it in themselves, becoming "Cyberlords". | * The idea of the Second Doctor being operated on with the intent of removing a unique Time Lord genetic trait was part of [[Robert Holmes]]' aborted script for ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', ''The Six Doctors''. In the script, the [[Cybermen]] planned to extract a unique organic mechanism from the Doctor and place it in themselves, becoming "Cyberlords". | ||
* Originally, this story was set in [[New Orleans]] and the Androgums, with their obsession with cooking and eating, were created with the city's culinary reputation in mind. [[Venice]] was | * Originally, this story was set in [[New Orleans]] and the Androgums, with their obsession with cooking and eating, were created with the city's culinary reputation in mind. The move to Seville led to several changes - the French Quarter became the Arab Quarter, a plantation house became the hacienda, the banks of the Mississippi became an olive grove, and so forth. | ||
* [[John Nathan-Turner]] suggested [[Venice]] as an alternative location, but it was soon determined that the crush of tourists, plus the higher associated costs, would be prohibitive. | |||
* [[Laurence Payne]] (Dastari) also supplies the voice of the [[Space Station Camera]] computer but was uncredited on-screen. ([[DWM 195]]) | * [[Laurence Payne]] (Dastari) also supplies the voice of the [[Space Station Camera]] computer but was uncredited on-screen. ([[DWM 195]]) | ||
* This is the first three-part serial since [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]''. | * This is the first three-part serial since [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]''. | ||
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* "Warts" in the Androgum makeup were made from [[Rice Krispies]]. | * "Warts" in the Androgum makeup were made from [[Rice Krispies]]. | ||
* Director [[Peter Moffatt]] and costume designer [[Jan Wright]] can be spotted sitting outside the restaurant in Seville. | * Director [[Peter Moffatt]] and costume designer [[Jan Wright]] can be spotted sitting outside the restaurant in Seville. | ||
* Location liaison and translator [[Mercedes Carnegie]] was rewarded for her work with a cameo as the lady who drops a rose from her balcony in part three. The frivolous dress she wears was actually intended for the character of Anita to wear during her moth hunting trip in the previous two parts, but actress Carmen Gómez refused to wear it, preferring a light summer dress instead. | * Location liaison and translator [[Mercedes Carnegie]] was rewarded for her work with a cameo as the lady who drops a rose from her balcony in part three. The frivolous dress she wears was actually intended for the character of Anita to wear during her moth hunting trip in the previous two parts, but actress [[Carmen Gómez]] refused to wear it, preferring a light summer dress instead. | ||
* This is the first multi-Doctor story to not commemorate a major anniversary for the show. It would be followed in the revived series by ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'', featuring the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]] and [[Fifth Doctor]]s, and ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'', featuring the [[Twelfth Doctor|Twelfth]] and [[First Doctor]]s. | * This is the first multi-Doctor story to not commemorate a major anniversary for the show. It would be followed in the revived series by ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'', featuring the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]] and [[Fifth Doctor]]s, and ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'', featuring the [[Twelfth Doctor|Twelfth]] and [[First Doctor]]s. | ||
* This is the first appearance of the Sontarans since the [[Fourth Doctor]] story ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'', and their last appearance in the original series. They would next appear in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' to battle the [[Tenth Doctor]] in ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''. | * This is the first appearance of the Sontarans since the [[Fourth Doctor]] story ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'', and their last appearance in the original series. They would next appear in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' to battle the [[Tenth Doctor]] in ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''. | ||
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* It was [[John Nathan-Turner]]'s idea to include the Sontarans. Although he disliked reusing old monsters, [[Robert Holmes]] felt that they had been poorly served by other writers in their appearances since [[The Time Warrior (TV story)|''The Time Warrior'']] and he saw this as an opportunity to reassert his original vision for the monsters. | * It was [[John Nathan-Turner]]'s idea to include the Sontarans. Although he disliked reusing old monsters, [[Robert Holmes]] felt that they had been poorly served by other writers in their appearances since [[The Time Warrior (TV story)|''The Time Warrior'']] and he saw this as an opportunity to reassert his original vision for the monsters. | ||
* Production associate [[Sue Anstruther]] proposed filming in Seville, where she had holidayed a few years earlier. | * Production associate [[Sue Anstruther]] proposed filming in Seville, where she had holidayed a few years earlier. | ||
* Dastari is an anagram of TARDIS. | * Dastari is an anagram of "a TARDIS". | ||
* [[Peter Moffatt]] chose to deviate from earlier Sontaran stories by casting tall actors as Stike and Varl. The Sontarans had formerly been an explicitly short-statured race. | * [[Peter Moffatt]] chose to deviate from earlier Sontaran stories by casting tall actors as Stike and Varl. The Sontarans had formerly been an explicitly short-statured race. | ||
* For the destruction of the Sontaran ship, the Visual Effects team was forbidden to import pyrotechnics. They originally tried to source materials from Madrid, but it soon became clear that the shipment would not arrive in time. Instead, designer [[Steven Drewett]] decided to create the necessary effect using gunpowder obtained from a firearms store in Seville. The resulting explosion was so effective that it spooked an elderly woman living on the grounds of the hacienda, who had to be persuaded that it was not the work of Basque separatists. Happily, [[Peter Moffatt]] made such good progress at Dehera Boyar that there was enough time to record two scenes originally intended for the studio. | * For the destruction of the Sontaran ship, the Visual Effects team was forbidden to import pyrotechnics. They originally tried to source materials from Madrid, but it soon became clear that the shipment would not arrive in time. Instead, designer [[Steven Drewett]] decided to create the necessary effect using gunpowder obtained from a firearms store in Seville. The resulting explosion was so effective that it spooked an elderly woman living on the grounds of the hacienda, who had to be persuaded that it was not the work of Basque separatists. Happily, [[Peter Moffatt]] made such good progress at Dehera Boyar that there was enough time to record two scenes originally intended for the studio. | ||
* The woman who threw a flower to Dastari was Spanish aristocrat Mercedes Carnegie, the wife of Donald Carnegie, Assistant at the British Consul. Both Carnegies had been of great help to production manager [[Gary Downie]] while scouting for locations. | * The woman who threw a flower to Dastari was Spanish aristocrat Mercedes Carnegie, the wife of Donald Carnegie, Assistant at the British Consul. Both Carnegies had been of great help to production manager [[Gary Downie]] while scouting for locations. | ||
* [[Nicola Bryant]] badly bruised her shin while filiming in Oscar's restaurant, bringing an early end to the shoot. | * [[Nicola Bryant]] badly bruised her shin while filiming in Oscar's restaurant, bringing an early end to the shoot. | ||
* The cast and crew voluntarily accepted a cut in the normal rates for meals and lodgings in Seville. | |||
* Filming in Seville was hampered by severe forty degree heat and stomach ailments. | |||
* When the film reels were returned to the UK for processing, it was discovered that there was a scratch on of the reels. This meant that some of the material recorded at Dehera Boyar, involving Osca and Anita in the olive grove, would have to be remounted. Unfortunately, [[James Saxon]] and [[Carmen Gómez]] had already returned to England, and this meant that they would have to be despatched back to Spain at great cost to the production office. The scene of the Sixth Doctor fishing for Gumblejacks was also remounted. [[Peter Moffatt]]'s team was disappointed to discover that the extreme heat and lack of rain had considerably reduced the water level in the days since the location had been reconnoitred. To add insult to injury, it was discovered that the reported scratch was virtually imperceptible, making the reshoots unnecessary, much to [[John Nathan-Turner]]'s outrage. | |||
* [[Peter Davison]] visited the set at BBC Television Centre Studio 6, where he filming the educational series ''L-Driver: English for Driving,'' thus making three Doctors onset. | |||
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