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Doctor Who: The Lost Stories (The Ninth Doctor)
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| Pompeii |
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| Writer: Russell T Davies |
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Notes: In casting about for a
budget-saving storyline for the penultimate adventure of Doctor
Who's first season back on the air, executive producer Davies
briefly
considered “Pompeii” after watching the BBC broadcast of the
docudrama Pompeii: The Last Day in October 2003. It was
eventually replaced by Boom
Town, while the notion of setting a story in Pompeii was
ultimately given to James Moran to develop for The Fires Of Pompeii three years
later.
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| Characters: The Ninth Doctor,
Rose, Jack |
| Episodes: 1
(45-minute) |
| Planned For: Eleventh episode
of Season Twenty-Seven |
| Stage Reached: Story
idea |
| Synopsis: Involved the destruction of
the Roman city of Pompeii following the volcanic eruption of Mount
Vesuvius in AD 79. |
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| References: Doctor
Who Magazine Special Edition #11 |
| The Void |
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| Writer: Russell T Davies |
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Notes: “The Void” was
in development by July 2004, and was intended to be a cost-effective
story which was principally set aboard the TARDIS. Davies decided to
replace it with Boom Town
after becoming impressed with Annette Badland's performance as Margaret
Blaine in Aliens Of London /
World War Three.
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| Characters: The Ninth Doctor,
Rose, Jack |
| Episodes: 1
(45-minute) |
| Planned For: Eleventh episode
of Season Twenty-Seven |
| Stage Reached:
Storyline |
| Synopsis: At the edge of the universe, a
living darkness invades the TARDIS, exposing the darkest secrets of
those within.
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| References: Doctor
Who: The Complete History #50 |
| (untitled) |
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| Writer: Paul Abbott |
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Notes: After being approached by
his friend, executive producer Russell T Davies, about writing for
Doctor Who's 2005 revival, Abbott worked on this storyline for
about a month. During this time, Davies became concerned that Abbott's
narrative would undercut the appeal of Rose Tyler, and that it was too
reminiscent of the Seventh Doctor's manipulation of Ace in 1989 serials
like Ghost Light and The Curse Of Fenric. Abbott then
became busy with his new show, Shameless, and concluded that he
would have to step away from Doctor Who. Davies ultimately wrote
Boom Town to replace Abbott's
script.
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| Characters: The Ninth Doctor,
Rose, Jack |
| Episodes: 1
(45-minute) |
| Planned For: Eleventh episode
of Season Twenty-Seven |
| Stage Reached:
Storyline |
| Synopsis: Involved the revelation that
the Doctor had been manipulating Rose's life in order to turn her into
the ideal companion.
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| References: Doctor
Who Magazine #360, Doctor Who: The Complete History #50 |
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