Now Those Days Are Gone (episode)


*The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective.*

Now Those Days Are Gone was the fifth episode of Season 48 of Doctor Who. It was written, directed and produced by Gary Russell and featured David Suchet as the Thirteenth Doctor, Juliet Landau as Zenla, Dougray Scott as Chris Parsons and Emer Kenny as Gemma Legato.

Synopsis

The TARDIS lands on the planet Pixos, the place to go for all things gaming, whether it be from the earliest arcade cabinets, or the newest virtual reality suites.

The Doctor and his travelling companions test out the newest development in VR. The Doctor and his companions decide to relive some of his old adventures and they start to have a lot of fun, finding about the Doctor's past however it's not all fun and games as there seems to have been a game-breaking glitch.

Plot

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Cast

Including Archive Footage of:

Kevin Lindsay
David Daker
John J. Carney
Kenton Moore
Richardson Morgan
John Gregg
Christopher Master
John Carson
Colette O’Neil
Preston Lockwood
Brian Miller
Hilary Sesta
Johnathon Morris
Martin Jarvis
Nicholas Chagrin
Jason Connery
Forbes Collins
Stephen Yardley
T.P. McKenna
Rico Ross
Ian Reddington
Daniel Peacock
Bernard Kay
Joanna McCallum
Andrew Forbes
Hugh Laurie
Peter Czajkowski
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Danny John-Jules
Julie Anderson
Don Warrington
John Paton
Michael Gambon
Tucker Smallwood
Christopher Biggins
Alan Rickman
Hugh Grant
Billie Piper
Thomas Frederson

Crew

Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber

Executive Producers - Ira Steven Behr, Faith Penhale, and Martin Campbell
Co-Executive Producers - Ronald D. Moore, Joseph Lidster, Marc Platt, and Nicholas Briggs
Producer - Gary Russell
Script Editor - Robert Shearman

Writer - Gary Russell
Director - Gary Russell

Director of Photography - Stephen Pehesso
Production Designer - Michael Pickwoad
Visual Effects - ZOIC Studios
Make-Up - Barbara Southcott
Casting Director - Andy Pryor
Music - David Arnold
Costume Designer - Ray Holman
Edited by - Matt Newman
Special Effects - Real SFX

With thanks to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conducted and orchestrated by Ben Foster
Music mixed by Jake Jackson
Music recorded by Gerry O'Riordan

Memorable Quotes

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Background Information

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Development

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Pre-Production

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Production

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Post-Production

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Reaction

This episode received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 10.47m viewers. It ranked at 3rd over the week.

Story Notes

Each story referenced in the virtual reality suite has each of the TARDIS team wear the costumes that the TARDIS team of the referenced story (as well as supporting cast if the team is too small). The Doctor always wears his outfit from the referenced story. These are:
- Marco Polo - Zenla wears Barbara's outfit, Chris wears Ian's outfit and Gemma wears Susan's outfit.
- Fury From the Deep - Zenla wears Price's outfit, Chris wears Jamie's outfit and Gemma wears Victoria's outfit.
- The Time Warrior - Zenla wears Sarah's outfit, Chris wears the Brigadier's outfit and Gemma wears Professor Rubeish's outfit.
- The Ark in Space - Zenla wears Sarah's outfit, Chris wears Harry's outfit and Gemma wears Vira's outfit.
- Snakedance - Zenla wears Nyssa's outfit and Chris wears Tegan's outfit.
- Vengeance on Varos - Zenla wears Peri's outfit, Chris wears Maldak's outfit and Gemma wears Areta's outfit.
- The Greatest Show in the Galaxy - Zenla wears Ace's outfit, Chris wears Whizz Kid's outfit and Gemma wears Mags' outfit.
- Night Thoughts - Zenla wears Katie's outfit and Chris wears Henrick's outfit.
- A Case for the Blue Box - Zenla wears Katherine Armetts's outfit, Chris wears Samuel Battes's outfit and Gemma wears Sammy's outfit.
- Illusions of Life - Zenla wears Sandra's outfit (and also has purple skin) and Chris and Gemma wear outfits worn by the villagers in that story.
- The Battle of the Strong - Zenla wears the Rani's outfit, Chris wears the Rogue's outfit and Gemma wears Leela's outfit.
- You Can Only Time Travel Twice - Zenla wears Angela's outfit, Chris wears Nelson's outfit and Gemma wears Susie's outfit.

Continuity

Home Video Releases

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