The Gallifreyan Candidate (documentary)
- ️Sun Nov 03 2024
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The Gallifreyan Candidate was a BBC documentary which looked at Richard Condon's novel The Manchurian Candidate. It was included on the DVD of The Deadly Assassin and examined the novel's influences on the serial, including the political paranoia of the Cold War and fears of brainwashing.
Some notable influences of the novel concerned more American elements in the serial, in particular the inclusion of a "C.I.A." and Gallifrey being governed by a President rather than a Prime Minister.
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This documentary looks at Richard Condon's novel The Manchurian Candidate, adapted in 1962 into a film thriller starring Frank Sinatra, which is often cited as being a major influence on the plot of The Deadly Assassin. With Newcastle University's Stacy Gillis and Oxford University's Andrew Shail.
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