![]() ![]() The script did not call for any physical differentiation between the four Daleks in the cult of Skaro, but when production designer Edward Thomas suggested that Dalek Sec should appear in black-a color denoting a superior rank that dates back to classic Doctor Who stories such as "The Dalek Invasion of Earth," "The Daleks' Master Plan" and "Resurrection of the Daleks"-the decision was taken to give the Cybermen their colored livery too. Not counting his appearances in both Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures, he has been (deep breath) an Auton, a Clockwork Droid, an Ood, a Hoix, the Judoon captain, the Wooden Queen, a Time Zombie, a Whisper Man, a Pig Slave, a Zygon, Jocrassa Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen and Sip Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen, and he was Nephew in "The Doctor's Wife." The Cyberleader is played by Paul Kasey, who is one of the most frequent visitors to the Doctor Who set, appearing more times than some of the Doctor's companions. The original script called for the Doctor and Rose to fly up in the Jathaa Sun Glider mentioned in "Army Of Ghosts," but the effects budget would not stretch to it. ![]() The moment where Jake appears at the base of Torchwood Tower, suggesting the Doctor and team take the elevator instead of climbing all the stairs to the top, was actually born of budgetary necessity. Russell T Davies and executive producer Julie Gardner lobbied for Pete Tyler, especially as he'd been somewhat sniffy about Rose being 'his' daughter earlier in the story, but producer Phil Collinson suggested it should be Mickey, a point also supported (understandably) by Noel Clarke. When Rose is rescued from the Void at the last minute, there was some debate among the production team as to who should flip realities and grab her. But having created a device that required time travelers to set it off, and sent the Daleks to modern-day London to await the Doctor's appearance, this aspect of the story was played down, so that the deaths of so many humans didn't overwhelm the Doctor with guilt just as he was working out that, in order to destroy the Daleks and Cybermen, he'd have to say goodbye to Rose. Russell T Davies concocted the idea for the Genesis Ark because he needed a reason for the Daleks not to immediately kill Rose and Mickey. ![]() (The episode is available on iTunes and Amazon.) For all that it's a ripping yarn about Daleks fighting Cybermen across modern-day London, with recurring and beloved characters making a return journey and some sharp comic moments (particularly between those bickering alien races), "Doomsday" is mostly associated with one key scene, often considered the most wrenching and emotional scene in the program's long history the first goodbye between the Doctor and Rose Tyler.īut before we get to that, here are a few things that you should keep an eye out for, the next time you watch. ![]()
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