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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.
Contents
Aspects of production covered[edit | edit source]
- 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 | edit source]
- 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.

2005 promo image.
People interviewed[edit | edit source]
- 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 | edit source]
- "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 feat. Nancy Sinatra, Album: Shot You Down (Single)
- "Alpha Male" by Röyksopp, Album: Röyksopp's Night Out
- "What People Do All Day" by Aim, Album: Hinterland
- "We Never Change" by Coldplay, Album: Parachutes
- "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 | edit source]
- 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 | edit source]
- 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 | 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 7 : The Dark Side. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 5 January 2019.
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