Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Classic Who - Season 16, Story 101 - The Androids of Tara

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Quotes
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"Fishing? It's an art, worthy of the knowledge and practise of a wise man. Isaak Walton" ~ The Fourth Doctor

"After a journey of four hundred years and twelve parsecs, I'm allowed a rest of fifty years. Section ninety three, paragraph two, laws governing Time Lords. You look it up. Go on." ~ The Fourth Doctor

"That takes me back...or forward.  That's the trouble with time travel, you can never remember." ~ The Fourth Doctor

"Do you mind not standing on my chest? My hat's on fire." ~ The Fourth Doctor

"Why don't you just try your local android dealer?" ~ The Fourth Doctor

"Count, far be it from me to query this lady's competency as a doctor, but where I come from you don't cut off the patient's head if you wish to cure their ankle!" ~ Romana

Farrah: Is he a good hunting dog?
The Fourth Doctor: Oh, well, if she's there, he'll find her.

"I shall have to go alone, of course. It's funny, they always want you to go alone when you're walking into a trap. Have you noticed that?" ~ The Fourth Doctor

"You see before you the complete killing machine.  As beautiful as you, and as deadly as the plague.  If only she where real, I'd marry her." ~ Count Grendel

Zadek: One man alone?
The 4th Doctor: No, no. One man and his dog. Come on, K9.

"Do hurry up. A hamster with a blunt penknife would do it quicker." ~ The Fourth Doctor

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Trivia
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According to the DVD commentary, Mary Tamm herself designed Romana's distinctive purple outfit after the originally planned costume proved unsuitable.

The Doctor had been planning a holiday when first recruited by the White Guardian, a running joke being that whenever he sets off on a holiday he never gets to enjoy one.

The plot of the serial is very obviously inspired by The Prisoner of Zenda. In fact, among the working titles were The Androids of Zenda, The Androids of Zend and The Prisoners of Zend. Another working title was The Seeds of Time.

Leeds Castle doubled for Castle Gracht, with Tom Baker's fishing rod, stuntman Terry Walsh, and the sound recordist all tumbling into the moat at various times during filming.

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Links (Watch on DailyMotion.com)
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Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4



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