Trivia / Doctor Who S2 E3 "The Rescue"

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• Acting for Two: Tom Sheridan, who played the voice-only role of the Space Captain, was also the uncredited actor inside the Sandy costume.
• First Appearance: Of Vicki.
• On-Set Injury: During the scene where Barbara shoots Vicki’s sand beast, the flare gun’s explosive went off too early and with too much force. Jacqueline Hill was startled enough to be treated for the shock and soreness.
• Spoiled by the Cast List: Possibly one of the first aversions in television history. To avoid tipping off fans to the fact that Bennett and Koquillion were the same person, Koquillion was credited in the first episode end credits and the Radio Times cast lists as being played by fictitious actor "Sydney Wilson" (a portmanteau of Sydney Newman and Donald Wilson, the TV executives who had initiated the show's creation).
• What Could Have Been:
  • David Whitaker's first version, then called "Doctor Who and Tanni" after one of Vicki’s considered names, had Koquillion using a hypnosis device on Ian and Barbara to lure out the Doctor. There was also a scene of the immediate aftermath of Susan’s departure, with Ian concerned if the Doctor would also leave them behind.
  • Vicki had several early names during her creation, including Millie, Valerie, Lukki, and Tanni (the last of which stuck around the longest, being used in several early drafts).
• Working Title: Tanni or Doctor Who and Tanni.

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