Trivia / Doctor Who S3 E3 "The Myth Makers"

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• California Doubling: Frensham Common in Surrey doubled for a battlefield on the outskirts of ancient Troy.
• Creator Breakdown: William Hartnell was stressed out through the entire making of the story. He was dealing with the death of his Aunt Bessie, who had been a comfort in his troubled childhood, including having missed her funeral to work on the show. He was also dealing with the first signs of his arteriosclerosis that made it hard to act. Maureen O'Brien’s firing exacerbated Hartnell's already incredibly poor relationship with new producer John Wiles. He also became scared that Max Adrian and Frances de Wolff were upstaging his role, leading to the rumour that he refused to share a scene with Max Adrian due to him being gay and Jewish.
• Missing Episode: All four episodes are missing from the archives, making it the first story to suffer this fate since the first season's "Marco Polo". There are a few brief off-screen 8mm clips made by a fan pointing his camera at the screen. These include Steven and Vicki in the TARDIS, the Doctor and Steven arguing after being captured by the Greeks and Vicki exiting the TARDIS in Troy, among others. The clips can be found on the Lost in Time DVD set.
• Prop Recycling: Francis de Wolff wore the same costume he did in Carry On Cleo.
• Working Title: The Trojans and The Trojan War.
• You Look Familiar:
  • Francis de Wolff had previously played Vasor.
  • Tutte Lemkow had previously played Kuiju and Ibrahim.
  • Ivor Salter had previously played the Morok Commander.

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