The Cold War (documentary)

 was a BBC documentary on the making of Attack of the Cybermen and was produced by 2|entertain for its DVD release. It focused on the re-imagining Doctor Who for the new season, and consists of interviews with the crew.

Subjects Covered

 * Establishing the Sixth Doctor
 * Changing the format from 25 minutes to 45 minutes and the return to the Saturday evening slot
 * Bringing the Cybermen together
 * The confusion of Paula Moore's true identity, including initially considering bringing back Gerry Davis and Ian Levine's claims to have written the story (which Eric Saward denied)
 * Linking the story to previous Cybermen stories, notably The Tomb of the Cybermen (then a missing story), Cybermen in the Thames (The Invasion), making the story a prequel to The Tenth Planet
 * Complications of the story's themes
 * Bring back the 76 Totter's Lane junkyard (last seen in An Unearthly Child) and Lytton (last seen in Resurrection of the Daleks)
 * Bringing back director Matthew Robinson, having previously worked on Resurrection of the Daleks
 * Casting the guest characters
 * Location filming for the story, including post-production editing on the Telos scenes to give the impression of an alien landscape
 * The creation of the Cryons, which were originally written as a male species but changed to female at the suggestion of Matthew Robinson
 * Studio filming of the story, which took place at BBC Television Centre
 * The story's criticisms for its violent content
 * The cast and crew's reflection of the story

Booklet synopsis
Cast and crew look back at the making of the story. With actors Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Terry Molloy and Sarah Berger, writer Eric Saward, director Matthew Robinson, continuity advisor Ian Levine and film cameraman Godfrey Johnson. Narrated by Stephen Greif.

People interviewed

 * Eric Saward
 * Matthew Robinson
 * Ian Levine
 * Godfrey Johnson
 * Colin Baker
 * Nicola Bryant
 * Terry Molloy
 * Sarah Berger

Crew
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