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Aliens: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with the Series 1 episode The End of the World.
Contents
Aspects of production covered[edit | edit source]
- The making of the television story The End of the World.
- The realisation of Lady Cassandra in CGI.
- The costumes and makeup for the other aliens on Platform One.
- The VFX work on destroying the Earth, and of the sun filter failures.
- The difficulties of making the Auton costumes and having them be practical for the performers inside.
- Yasmin Bannermen discusses her makeup and costume for Jabe.
Additional topics covered[edit | edit source]
- The history of monsters in the show was covered.
- Russell T Davies discusses the return of the Autons.
- Peter Davison discusses the difficulties of The Visitation, and how Michael Melia struggled to act within the Terileptil costume.
- Tom Baker discusses the instance where he had to wear a mummy outfit in Pyramids of Mars.
2005 promo image.
People interviewed[edit | edit source]
- Euros Lyn, Director, Episode 2
- Yasmin Bannerman, Jabe
- Christopher Eccleston, The Ninth Doctor
- Will Cohen, Visual Effects Producer
- Alex Fort, Digital Matte Painter
- Russell T Davies, Head Writer
- Elisabeth Sladen, Sarah Jane Smith
- Peter Davison, The Fifth Doctor
- Tom Baker, The Fourth Doctor
- Colin Baker, The Sixth Doctor
- Keith Boak, Director, Episode 1
- Charlie Bluett, Senior Technician
- Porl Perrot, Character Animator
Music list[edit | edit source]
- "2001 A Space Odyssey" by Richard Strauss/City of Prague Orchestra, Album: The Cult Files[1]
- "Burana - You Are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker, Album: That Loving Vol. 5
- "People Are Strange" by The Doors, Album: The Best Of The Doors
- "Love Theme" by Vangelis, Album: Blade Runner Soundtrack
- "Nobody Does It Better" by Aimee Mann, Album: The David Arnold James Bond Project
Crew[edit | edit source]
- Camera - Eric Huyton, Nick Jardine, John Podpadec, Andy Smith
- Sound - Paul Baker, Richard Maxwell, Kevin Meredith, Les Mowbray, Graham Ross
- Runners - Maxine Hughes, Hannah Williams
- Junior Researcher - Alexander Gratton
- Researchers - Geoff Evans, Zoë Rushton, Stephen Thomas
- Production Secretary - Hannah Simpson
- Production Co-ordinator - Caroline Harris
- Production Managers - Catherine Gosling
- Editors - Tim Dawson, Ian Hunt, Rob Mansell, Ian Pitch
- Colourist - Jon Everett
- Dubbing - Peter Jeffreys
- Executive Producers for Dr Who - Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner, Mal Young
- Executive Producer - Mark Cossey
- Series Producer - Gillane Seaborne
- Produced & Directed by - Adam Page
Elements retained in Cut Down[edit | edit source]
- The costumes and makeup for the other aliens on Platform One.
- Yasmin Bannermen discusses her makeup and costume for Jabe.
- The realisation of Lady Cassandra in CGI.
Home video releases[edit | edit source]
Doctor Who: The Complete First Series DVD cover.
The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete First Series DVD box set released on 21 November 2005.
Footnotes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Episode 2 : Aliens: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 5 January 2019.
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