The Dark Side (CON episode)

The Dark Side was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with series 1 episode The Long Game. It was narrated by Simon Pegg, who also appeared in the associated episode as the Editor.

Aspects of production covered Edit

• The theme of the nature of media and how it can influence people.
• Filming schedules, and how that had an impact on the writing of The Long Game.
• The motivations of Van Statten in Dalek, and The Editor in The Long Game.
• Simon Pegg discusses being The Editor.
• VFX work for the Jagrafess.

Additional topics covered Edit

• Russell T Davies discusses his skepticism of the idea of 'evil geniuses', and his desire to ground the series' villains in motivations.
• The history of villains within Doctor Who, including Davros, Omega and The Master.
• The character of Turlough and how he is similar in some ways to Adam Mitchell.

People interviewed Edit

• Russell T Davies, Head Writer
• Phil Collinson, Producer, Doctor Who
• Simon Pegg, The Editor
• Clayton Hickman, Editor, Doctor Who Magazine
• Andrew Collins, Critic & Broadcaster
• Tom Baker, The Fourth Doctor
• Colin Baker, The Sixth Doctor
• Billie Piper, Rose Tyler
• Peter Davison, The Fifth Doctor
• Eric Roberts, The Master
• Sylvester McCoy, The Seventh Doctor
• Corey Johnson, Henry Van Statten
• Brian Grant, Director, Episode 7
• Will Cohen, Visual Effects Producer
• Dave Houghton, Visual Effects Supervisor
• Christopher Eccleston, The Ninth Doctor

Music list Edit

• "Come Down On Me" by Lemon Jelly, Album: 64-95^[1]
• "Firestarter" by The Prodigy, Album: The Fat Of The Land
• "Lovely Head" by Goldfrapp, Album: Felt Mountain
• "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" by Tears For Fears, Album: Songs From The Big Chair
• "Robot Rock" by Daft Punk, Album: Human After All
• "Shot You Down" by Audio Bullys, Album: Shot You Down (Single)
• "Alpha Male" by Royksopp, Album: Royksopp's Night Out
• "What People Do All Day" by Aim, Album: Hinterland
• "We Never Change" by Coldplay, Album: Parchutes
• "Block Rocking Beats" by The Chemical Brothers, Album: Singles 1993-03
• "Wordy Rappinghood" by Tom Tom Club, Album: 12" 80's
• "They" by Jem, Album: They (Single)

Crew Edit

• Camera - Eric Huyton, Chris Pain, Andy Smith
• Sound - Kevin Meredith, Les Mowbray, Roger Van K
• Cyfle Trainee - Bethan Evans
• Runners - Nic Britz, Maxine Hughes, Lucy Lutman, Hannah Williams
• Junior Researcher - Alexander Gratton
• Researchers - Geoff Evans, Zoë Rushton, Stephen Thomas
• Production Co-ordinator - Hannah Simpson
• Production Managers - Catherine Gosling, Zoë Scott
• Editor - Sara Jones
• 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 - Griff Rowland

Elements retained in Cut Down Edit

• Simon Pegg discusses being The Editor.
• The history of villains within Doctor Who. (Condensed significantly, and constrained down to only the modern series)
• VFX work for the Jagrafess.
• Discussion of Adam Mitchell's part within this story (restructured to remove the Turlough comparison)

Home video releases Edit

The "Cut Down" version of the episode is available on the Doctor Who: The Complete First Series DVD box set.

Footnotes Edit