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8. John Kane's Method Acting Nearly Barred Him From Filming - Planet Of The Spiders
John Kane's performance as Tommy in `1974's Planet of the Spiders is a bit 'of it's time'. It's not a particularly nuanced portrayal of a character with learning difficulties, though the script does have its heart in the right place. When Sarah exclaims "You're normal!" after his miraculous interaction with the great crystal, Tommy simply replies "I hope not!"
Kane was predominantly a theatre actor at the time of filming, and would get into character on his way to the first day of shooting. Adopting Tommy's voice, he asked the taxi driver to take him to "where they make the television programmes" because he was on his way to meet his friend Doctor Who.
On arriving at TV Centre, the taxi driver alerted a security guard who told Kane that the TARDIS had left and Doctor Who would wave to him next time he was on telly. Kane turned down the driver's offer of a lift back home and eventually had to remonstrate with the guard to be allowed inside to start filming!