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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* A black-and-white photograph of the [[BBC]] [[special effects]] designer [[Jack Kine]] were used to depict the Leader on the ''UNITY IS STRENGTH'' poster in the Technical Store, the Doctor's hut on the regular Earth timeline; and the framed picture on the wall of [[Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigade Leader Lethbridge-Stewart]]'s office in ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]''. However, the Leader never appears on-screen in person and there is no on-screen evidence to suggest that the Doctor and the Leader had any connection; this connection was made only in the novels. | * A black-and-white photograph of the [[BBC]] [[special effects]] designer [[Jack Kine]] were used to depict the Leader on the ''UNITY IS STRENGTH'' poster in the Technical Store, the Doctor's hut on the regular Earth timeline; and the framed picture on the wall of [[Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigade Leader Lethbridge-Stewart]]'s office in ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'' episode three. However, the Leader never appears on-screen in person and there is no on-screen evidence to suggest that the Doctor and the Leader had any connection; this connection was made only in the novels. | ||
* It remains unclear as to whether the Leader who perished in the devastation of Earth following the disastrous events at Eastchester in the 1970s was the alternate Doctor or Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. | * It remains unclear as to whether the Leader who perished in the devastation of Earth following the disastrous events at Eastchester in the 1970s was the alternate Doctor or Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. | ||
* In ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'' it is implied the Leader is an alternate Doctor within the Inferno universe. In ''[[I, Alastair (novel)|I, Alastair]]'', there are two hints that the Leader may not be entirely human and possibly a [[Time Lord]]. When speaking of his heart condition the Leader says that his "hearts are not what they once were" and there is a rumour among the loyal party zealots that he could once extend his life. In addition, when Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart starts referring to alien infiltration, the Leader initially seems about to have him dragged away, which Gordon takes as meaning he's not convincing him. In the novel, these hints are seemingly dismissed as a slip-up by the Leader, or propaganda. As [[Candy Jar Books]] did not have licencing permission to stories involving the Doctor or the Time Lords, legally, they could not explicitly confirm the Leader is either. As such, it remains vague whether the Leader is a human or extra-terrestrial. | * In ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'' it is implied the Leader is an alternate Doctor within the Inferno universe. In ''[[I, Alastair (novel)|I, Alastair]]'', there are two hints that the Leader may not be entirely human and possibly a [[Time Lord]]. When speaking of his heart condition the Leader says that his "hearts are not what they once were" and there is a rumour among the loyal party zealots that he could once extend his life. In addition, when Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart starts referring to alien infiltration, the Leader initially seems about to have him dragged away, which Gordon takes as meaning he's not convincing him. In the novel, these hints are seemingly dismissed as a slip-up by the Leader, or propaganda. As [[Candy Jar Books]] did not have licencing permission to stories involving the Doctor or the Time Lords, legally, they could not explicitly confirm the Leader is either. As such, it remains vague whether the Leader is a human or extra-terrestrial. | ||
