History Trivia / DoctorWhoS21E2TheAwakening

** Creator/HonorBlackman, Creator/JudiDench, Creator/JeanMarsh, Creator/HelenMirren, Creator/DianaRigg, Creator/BarbaraShelley and Creator/PenelopeWilton[[note]]yes, [[DoctorWhoS27E4AliensOfLondon we know who she is]][[/note]] were considered for Jane Humpden.

** Creator/HonorBlackman, Creator/JudiDench, Creator/JeanMarsh, Creator/HelenMirren, Creator/DianaRigg, Creator/BarbaraShelley and Creator/PenelopeWilton were considered for Jane Humpden.

* NeverWorkWithChildrenOrAnimals: One scene required the Doctor and Will to arrive at a lych gate in a horse-drawn cart. At first, the horse was reluctant to approach the lych gate because his mare was grazing in a field nearby. The director decided to bring the mare inside the churchyard -- out of shot -- to encourage the animal to behave properly. Unfortunately, the horse became so excited that, on the take, it proceeded to follow the actors through the lych gate, destroying it in the process. Luckily, the shot up to that point could still be salvaged for use in the finished episode. The scene became one of the few ''Doctor Who'' out-takes to actually be broadcast on Creator/TheBBC and was also seen internally on BBC safety videos as an example of how ''not'' to film scenes involving animals.

** Creator/JimBroadbent and Creator/DonaldSumpter considered for Joseph Willow.

* DawsonCasting: Will Chander, a pre-pubescent child Keith, is played by 22-year old actor Keith Jayne, who suffered from a pituitary gland problem that left him diminuitive and looks totally convincing as a child half his real age.

* CreatorBacklash: Eric Pringle was unhappy with Eric Saward's re-writes, believing that they made the story confusing and rushed.

** Creator/HonorBlackman, Creator/JudiDench, Creator/JeanMarsh, Creator/HelenMirren, Creator/DianaRigg and Creator/PenelopeWilton were considered for Jane Humpden.

* NeverWorkWithChildrenOrAnimals: One scene required the Doctor and Will to arrive at a lych gate in a horse-drawn cart. At first, the horse was reluctant to approach the lych gate because his mare was grazing in a field nearby. The director decided to bring the mare inside the churchyard -- out of shot -- to encourage the animal to behave properly. Unfortunately, the horse became so excited that, on the take, it proceeded to follow the actors through the lych gate, destroying it in the process. Luckily, the shot up to that point could still be salvaged for use in the finished episode. The outtake was seen in several blooper shows.

** Creator/PatrickStewart and Creator/PeterVaughan were considered for Wolsey.

** Creator/JimBroadbent was considered for Willow.

* DeletedRole: There was originally a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb2zmOxOR1Y scene]] where Tegan interacts with Kamelion that was filmed, which would have bridged the gap between his two major appearances in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E6TheKingsDemons "The King's Demons"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E6PlanetOfFire "Planet of Fire"]], but it was cut for time.

* DeletedRole: There was originally a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb2zmOxOR1Y scene]] where Tegan interacts with Kamelion that was filmed, which would have bridged the gap between his two major appearances in "The King's Demons" and "Planet of Fire", but it was cut for time.

** This was originally intended to be a four part serial, but cut to two early in the script editing stage.

* DeletedRole: There was originally a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb2zmOxOR1Y scene]] where Tegan interacts with Kamelion that was filmed, but cut for time.

** Creator/HonorBlackman, Creator/JudiDench, Creator/HelenMirren, Creator/DianaRigg and Creator/PenelopeWilton were considered for Jane Humpden.

** Creator/HonorBlackman, Creator/JudiDench, Creator/HelenMirren and Creator/DianaRigg were considered for Jane Humpden.

* WorkingTitle: ''War Game'' and ''Poltergeist''.

** Lynda Bellingham, Creator/HonorBlackman, Eleanor Bron, [[Series/UpstairsDownstairs Pauline Collins]], Creator/JudiDench, Glenda Jackson, [[Series/{{Doctors}} Diane Keen]], Jean Marsh, Creator/HelenMirren, Creator/DianaRigg, [[Series/IClaudius Sheila Ruskin]], Pamela Salem, Barbara Shelley, Sylvia Syms, [[Series/{{UFO}} Wanda Ventham]], [[Series/IClaudius Fiona Walker]] and Penelope Wilton [[note]] Who would later play Harriet Jones in the modern series [[/note]] were considered for Jane Humpden.
** Joss Ackland, [[Series/{{Bergerac}} Terence Alexander]], Michael Craig, [[Series/ZCars James Ellis]], [[Series/TheOnedinLine Peter Gilmore]], John Hallam, Jeremy Kemp, Conrad Phillips, Creator/PatrickStewart, John Stratton and Creator/PeterVaughan were considered for Wolsey.
** Alun Armstrong, Nicholas Ball, Geoffrey Bateman, Creator/JimBroadbent, Tom Chadbon, Scott Fredericks, John Hallam, Prentis Hancock, Del Henney, Roy Holder, Alan Lake, Terry Molloy [[note]] Who would later take over as Davros [[/note]], Edward Peel, [[Series/DropTheDeadDonkey Jeff Rawle]], Carl Rigg, Ian Talbot, Paul Shelley, Donald Sumpter and Malcolm Tierney were considered for Willow.

* DeletedRole: Kamelion had a cameo in the first episode that was cut.
* DeletedScene: There was originally a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb2zmOxOR1Y scene]] where Tegan interacts with Kamelion that was filmed, but cut for time.

* DeletedScene: There was originally a scene where Tegan interacts with Kamelion that was filmed, but cut for time.

** Lynda Bellingham, [[Series/TheAvengers Honor Blackman]], Eleanor Bron, [[Series/UpstairsDownstairs Pauline Collins]], Creator/JudiDench, Glenda Jackson, [[Series/{{Doctors}} Diane Keen]], Jean Marsh, Creator/HelenMirren, Creator/DianaRigg, [[Series/IClaudius Sheila Ruskin]], Pamela Salem, Barbara Shelley, Sylvia Syms, [[Series/{{UFO}} Wanda Ventham]], [[Series/IClaudius Fiona Walker]] and Penelope Wilton [[note]] Who would later play Harriet Jones in the modern series [[/note]] were considered for Jane Humpden.

** Alun Armstrong, Nicholas Ball, Geoffrey Bateman, Jim Broadbent, Tom Chadbon, Scott Fredericks, John Hallam, Prentis Hancock, Del Henney, Roy Holder, Alan Lake, Terry Molloy [[note]] Who would later take over as Davros [[/note]], Edward Peel, [[Series/DropTheDeadDonkey Jeff Rawle]], Carl Rigg, Ian Talbot, Paul Shelley, Donald Sumpter and Malcolm Tierney were considered for Willow.

** Lynda Bellingham, [[Series/TheAvengers Honor Blackman]], Eleanor Bron, [[Series/UpstairsDownstairs Pauline Collins]], Creator/JudiDench, Glenda Jackson, [[Series/{{Doctors}} Diane Keen]], Jean Marsh, Creator/HelenMirren, Creator/DianaRigg, [[Series/IClaudius Sheila Ruskin]], Pamela Salem, Barbara Shelley, Sylvia Syms, [[Series/{{UFO}} Wanda Ventham]], [[Series/IClaudius Fiona Walker]] and Penelope Wilton were considered for Jane Humpden.

** Lynda Bellingham, [[Series/TheAvengers Honor Blackman]], Eleanor Bron, [[Series/UpstairsDownstairs Pauline Collins]], Creator/JudiDench, Glenda Jackson, [[Series/{{Doctors}} Diane Keen]], Jean Marsh, Creator/HelenMirren, Creator/DianaRigg, [[Series/IClaudius Sheila Ruskin]], Pamela Salem, Barbara Shelley, Sylvia Syms, [[Series/{{UFO Wanda Ventham]], [[Series/IClaudius Fiona Walker]] and Penelope Wilton were considered for Jane Humpden.

** Alun Armstrong, Nicholas Ball, Geoffrey Bateman, Jim Broadbent, Tom Chadbon, Scott Fredericks, John Hallam, Prentis Hancock, Del Henney, Roy Holder, Alan Lake, Terry Molloy, Edward Peel, [[Series/DropTheDeadDonkey Jeff Rawle]], Carl Rigg, Ian Talbot, Paul Shelley, Donald Sumpter and Malcolm Tierney were considered for Willow.

** Lynda Bellingham, Honor Blackman, Eleanor Bron, Pauline Collins, Creator/JudiDench, Glenda Jackson, Diane Keen, Jean Marsh, Creator/HelenMirren, Creator/DianaRigg, Barbara Shelley, Pamela Salem, Sylvia Syms, Sheila Ruskin, Wanda Ventham, Fiona Walker and Penelope Wilton were considered for Jane Humpden.
** Joss Ackland, Terence Alexander, Michael Craig, James Ellis, Peter Gilmore, John Hallam, Jeremy Kemp, Conrad Phillips, Creator/PatrickStewart, John Stratton and Creator/PeterVaughan were considered for Wolsey.
** Alun Armstrong, Nicholas Ball, Jim Broadbent, Geoffrey Bateman, Tom Chadbon, Scott Fredericks, John Hallam, Prentis Hancock, Del Henney, Roy Holder, Alan Lake, Terry Molloy, Edward Peel, Jeff Rawle, Carl Rigg, Ian Talbot, Paul Shelley, Donald Sumpter and Malcolm Tierney were considered for Willow.

** Lynda Bellingham, Honor Blackman, Eleanor Bron, Pauline Collins, Creator/JudiDench, Glenda Jackson, Diane Keen, Jean Marsh, Creator/HelenMirren,
Creator/DianaRigg, Barbara Shelley, Pamela Salem, Sylvia Syms, Sheila Ruskin, Wanda Ventham, Fiona Walker and Penelope Wilton were considered for Jane Humpden.
** Joss Ackland, Terence Alexander, Michael Craig, James Ellis, Peter Gilmore, John Hallam, Jeremy Kemp, Conrad Phillips, Creator/PatrickStewart, John Stratton and Creator/PeterVaughan were considered for Wolsey.