Review Yellow Fever (1986)

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Your thoughts on this story.....

IAN LEVINE: As for Yellow Fever, I had a photocopy of the original scene breakdown of all three episodes, given to me by Eric. Indeed at one point Eric was hired to write it for the Doctor WHO book range, and got paid an advance, which he later returned.

The Rani was never to be in this story. Kate O'Mara was still doing Dynasty, and there was no mention of her in the story breakdown.

This was a story about The Master, The Brigadier, UNIT, and Benton.

The first half was set in London, with an Auton Prime Minister, the second half in Singapore.


It would have been wonderful, especially with Graeme Harper directing.

And Yellow Fever's tag "And How To Cure It", was a Bob Holmes joke and never seriously intended to be a part of the title. That imagined cover featuring The Rani is just plain WRONG on so so many levels.



6:03 for YELLOW FEVER on documentary......






On to the next story.....

THE HOLLOWS OF TIME....

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/the-hollows-of-time-1986.5471/


Back to the previous story.....

MISSION TO MAGNUS....

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/mission-to-magnus-1986.5469/
 
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DOCUMENTARY: Overseas filming was planned for the story, with Singapore chosen as the intended location......


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A compromised, convoluted mess?

Or a sadly lost classic?

Could the presence of Graeme Harper as intended director have turned this into something really special, unlike Holmes previous 3 parter, THE TWO DOCTORS, which many feel was damaged by the appointment of Peter Moffat and his churning out of material in a "safe" but workmanlike way?

In short... was we, in fact, robbed? :emoji_head_bandage:
 
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