The Final Curtain is a 38-minute documentary included on the Planet of the Spiders DVD, detailing the end of the Third Doctor's era, looking at the death of Roger Delgado and Barry Letts' fascination with Zen Buddhism, which served as inspiration for aspects of Planet of the Spiders. It features contributions from Jon Pertwee, Richard Franklin, Mark Gatiss, Barry Letts, Terrance Dicks, Mat Irvine and Rochelle Selwyn, and was narrated by Glen Allen.
Booklet synopsis[]
After five years playing the Doctor, Jon Pertwee had decided to move on... and with him the production team that had guided the show throughout his time with Doctor Who. With actors Jon Pertwee and Richard Franklin, producer/director Barry Letts, script editor Terrance Dicks, designer Rochelle Selwyn, visual effects assistant Mat Irvine and actor and author Mark Gatiss.
People interviewed[]
- Barry Letts (writer, producer and director)
- Terrance Dicks (script editor)
- Richard Franklin (Mike Yates)
- Jon Pertwee (Third Doctor - archive footage)
- Mark Gatiss (actor and author)
Crew[]
- Narrator - Glen Allen
- Archive material & Stills courtesy of - BBC Television, BBV, Tropicana Holdings, Richard Bignell, Mat Irvine
- Interviewers - Simon Guerrier, Toby Hadoke, Jonathan Morris
- Second Unit Camera - Steve Broster
- Script Editor - Nicholas Pegg
- With thanks to - William Baggs, Ian Levine, Jim Sangster, Doctor Who Magazine
- Executive Producer - Dan Hall
- Producer - Ed Stradling
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