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| The Doctor |
| Mrs Hardaker - Grandma
Conolly |
| Scarecrows |
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| Episode one posted 24 March 2009 |
| Episode two posted 24 April 2009 |
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As with the previous New Acquisitions, this story had been made
and edited over a year previously and held in store for lean
months. With the news of Tennant's departure, the time was right
to give these stories their air time. |
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| As with many AFT stories these days we
are governed by what figures are available- in this case
an almost generic old lady figure and some scarecrows.
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| Throw in a village church and you have
all the ingredients for a quaint English Doctor Who
story. So quaint it was originally going to be a 5th
Doctor story. But with the 5th Doctor figure still
months away it was decided to give the story to the
tenth Doctor. |
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time (late 2007) the Doctor was between companions. Martha had gone and Donna was on the horizon so it was fitting that the
Doctor was alone. Now, over a year after the story was made, I
have moved it to post series 4 at a time when the Doctor is
reflecting on those he has lost. |
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| With the script completed on 19 December 2007, shooting
began on 21 Jan 08. The church set was built in its entirety
(inside and out) and the grave yard scenes were shot first
before moving to the interior. |
| The final scenes with the church in ruins were shot on 24
Jan 08. |
| An as-yet-unposted Harry Potter AFT story was shot back to
back with the church set doubling as a museum and part of
Hogwarts. There are no plans just yet to complete and post this
story but with the upcoming movie, that may well change. |
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| The grave stone that the Doctor is looking at
was originally going to be that of Vendari 63- our AFT companion
for the 8th Doctor. It's been established that she does die but
the exact circumstances have never been revealed- basically
because I haven't decided them yet. |
| When it came to the finished story, the
appearance of Dari's grave out of nowhere seemed too random
so I changed it to make it less specific. At the time I did it,
the exact fate of Rose was undetermined so it could have easily
been her grave. |
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| This story is very much stand alone. The reflective
nature of the Doctor has particular resonance when
placed after Journey's End or Planet of the Dead where
the Doctor is alone and contemplating staying that way
in the light of those he's lost- but it makes no links
with any TV adventure. |
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THE FINAL
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| This is the last story with the tenth Doctor before
we begin our epic finale (coming in July). |
| I think the 10th Doctor has been fantastic and we
intend to send him off in some style. |
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| As a teaser, to the left is an image from the first episode
called Firetrap. Yes, that's Sarah Jane in the
foreground. |
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