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* While ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' was mostly written by [[Terry Nation]], Romana's regeneration sequence was written by [[Douglas Adams]], who wrote it as a parody of the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s post-regeneration costume changes in ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]''.<ref name="5j" /> | * While ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' was mostly written by [[Terry Nation]], Romana's regeneration sequence was written by [[Douglas Adams]], who wrote it as a parody of the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s post-regeneration costume changes in ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]''.<ref name="5j" /> | ||
* [[Mary Tamm]] had agreed to play Romana after being convinced she wouldn't just be a "damsel in distress". However, by the end of [[Season 16 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 16]], Tamm felt her character had fallen into that category. This, along with the fact her character had no room to grow in such a small format, left Tamm unwilling to carry on,<ref name="5f">[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/doctorwho/serials/5f.html A Brief History of Time (Travel): ''The Armageddon Factor'']</ref> prompting the character's unexpected regeneration in the first story of [[Season 17]]. As Tamm was several months pregnant at the time of filming, she couldn't appear in the brief regeneration sequence.<ref name="5j">[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/doctorwho/serials/5j.html A Brief History of Time (Travel): ''Destiny of the Daleks'']</ref> | * [[Mary Tamm]] had agreed to play Romana after being convinced she wouldn't just be a "damsel in distress". However, by the end of [[Season 16 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 16]], Tamm felt her character had fallen into that category. This, along with the fact her character had no room to grow in such a small format, left Tamm unwilling to carry on,<ref name="5f">[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/doctorwho/serials/5f.html A Brief History of Time (Travel): ''The Armageddon Factor'']</ref> prompting the character's unexpected regeneration in the first story of [[Season 17 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 17]]. As Tamm was several months pregnant at the time of filming, she couldn't appear in the brief regeneration sequence.<ref name="5j">[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/doctorwho/serials/5j.html A Brief History of Time (Travel): ''Destiny of the Daleks'']</ref> | ||
*The three actresses who physically portray the intermediary bodies are uncredited both on-screen and in ''Radio Times'', but were identified in [[DWM 283]] as [[Yvonne Gallagher]] (the "short" incarnation), [[Lee Richards]] ("Amazon"), and [[Maggy Armitage]] ("tall"). Of the three iterations, only the "short" Romana has dialogue, but Gallagher's single line is redubbed by Lalla Ward; the character is turned away from the camera for the duration of the shot, and Gallagher's face is glimpsed only in the following shot for a fraction of a second. However, photos of all three actresses in costume and make-up were taken, in particular providing a markedly clearer look at the "short" Romana. | *The three actresses who physically portray the intermediary bodies are uncredited both on-screen and in ''Radio Times'', but were identified in [[DWM 283]] as [[Yvonne Gallagher]] (the "short" incarnation), [[Lee Richards]] ("Amazon"), and [[Maggy Armitage]] ("tall"). Of the three iterations, only the "short" Romana has dialogue, but Gallagher's single line is redubbed by Lalla Ward; the character is turned away from the camera for the duration of the shot, and Gallagher's face is glimpsed only in the following shot for a fraction of a second. However, photos of all three actresses in costume and make-up were taken, in particular providing a markedly clearer look at the "short" Romana. | ||
