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Dear Old Pat

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It has always seemed a double pity to me that a) so many of Pat Troughton's Doctor Who stories were destroyed and b) they were never filmed in color...

Don't get me wrong - I think the Hartnell era in B&W was brilliant just as it was (sometimes - quite often - B&W is far more appealing than color) - a testament to the skill of the scenic artists who really knew their stuff. But by the late sixties the technology existed (UHF, BBC2 etc. to film it in color, if not to broadcast as such... The Americans had their version of color TV up and running (although not very well) but the Beeb dragged their feet... And YES, I hate seeing them trying to colorize those perfectly good black and white 30's cartoons. Leave it alone will ya?

Yeah, I know, I'm blowing smoke here because it didn't happen... blah, blah, blahhh...

I just wonder what Pat's intro sequence would have looked like

Okay, so here's a potential peek at what part of the introductory sequence may have been like in color. Produced straight from an original DVD screen-shot... you have to use your imagination and squint a lot (it also helps if you jiggle your head from side to side very slowly - doesn't animate the picture at all but I get a hell of a chuckle knowing that your actually doing it!!!!)

It started out as a way to pass a boring Sunday afternoon (well you didn't think it took more than a couple of hours did you - three actually!) On reflection I'm beginning to think I might have found a more constructive use for my time. Never mind, it was fun and I learnt a few new techniques with GIMP!

The eyes? No idea. It depends which Troughton photo you look at - yup I did my research they all seem to be different - all shades from blue to hazel... don't ask me? I picked the shade that worked best IMHO!

Enough of this now, all this pencil-necked geek stuff, staring at the screen, has given me a headache... my head's spinning! I'm going to play Pong for a few hours to relax!
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janejayne's avatar
my fav doctor thought him a great character and very sexy...