After production of the 1996 Doctor Who film finished and it became apparent that no full series was forthcoming thanks to its low US ratings, the immense Tardis set (built at a cost of $1 million) was disassembled and put into storage indefinitely. At least that was the plan. In a DVD commentary track in 2004, the film's producer Philip David Segal revealed that the set had mysteriously disappeared from storage at some point since 1996. Most likely meaning that it had gradually been stolen piece by piece. If the Whovians knew just who had stolen it, they'd most likely be lighting their torches and sharpening their pitchforks or planning a daring raid to steal it back. But at the same time, you can't help but be impressed by the fact that somebody managed to steal an entire film set (and a pretty big one at that) without being caught.
8. Throwing Sexual Politics Out Of The Window
Doctor Who never really did a great deal for gender equality in the 1960s but a story that was planned for Season 6 and then abandoned because of disagreements with the writer, would have done about as much for sexual politics as Doctor Who did for special effects. Prison In Space would have taken place on a planet controlled entirely by women and featured Jamie in drag, Zoe starting a sexual revolution and being brainwashed, and the Doctor deprogramming her by slapping her on the backside. Prison In Space was eventually replaced by The Krotons, which (despite its faults) wont make feminists heads explode like Prison In Space probably would have.
JG Moore is a writer and filmmaker from the south of England. He also works as an editor and VFX artist, and has a BA in Media Production from the University Of Winchester.
