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This story aired in the following five countries. They are listed in chronological order according to known airdate. (Refer also to [[Selling Doctor Who]] for expanded airdates.)
 
This story aired in the following five countries. They are listed in chronological order according to known airdate. (Refer also to [[Selling Doctor Who]] for expanded airdates.)
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[[File:Faceless3can.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Gordon Hendry's labels put on the recovered print of episode 3 in 1987]]
 
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*[[Singapore]] may have sent its films to [[Hong Kong]].
 
*[[Singapore]] may have sent its films to [[Hong Kong]].
 
* The films were examined by the [[New Zealand]] censors in August 1969, but given a "Y" rating. The episodes did not air. The films were sent to London on '''3 July 1970'''.  
 
* The films were examined by the [[New Zealand]] censors in August 1969, but given a "Y" rating. The episodes did not air. The films were sent to London on '''3 July 1970'''.  
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* The NZ films may have been subsequently earmarked for [[Zambia]]...
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*ZTV in [[Zambia]] had got as far as screening [[The Macra Terror]] in July 1970. BBC sales paperwork indicates that The Faceless Ones was sold to Zambia by March 1970, on the same date as the other season four serials, and yet it didn't air until '''three years''' later. This is likely due to the non-sale to NZ, which meant Zambia - being a minor-Commonwealth country - was not able to air the serial in 1970, but three years later, close to when the screening rights were due to expire, ZTV was permitted to screen it.  
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**ZTV had got as far as screening [[The Moonbase]] part four on 1 July 1970, with [[The Macra Terror]] part one due the following week. BBC sales paperwork indicates that The Faceless Ones was sold to Zambia by March 1970, on the same date as the other season four serials. Had the prints of The Faceless Ones that had been originally supplied to Zambia gotten lost, or perhaps damaged? (Is the damaged print of episode 3 that was recovered in the UK in 1987 the unusable print that had been returned from [[Zambia]]?)
 
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**With the airdate for the serial looming, replacements were hurriedly sourced from New Zealand, only for that set of films arriving in Zambia too late to be played at the end of the run, so rather than screening the serial on its own at a later date, ZTV put it "on the shelf" where it sat for '''three years''', and they aired it with the next batch of episodes they received in 1973: see [[The Abominable Snowmen]]...
 
 
* The ABC in [[Australia]] returned its prints to the BBC on [http://missingepisodes.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=who&action=display&thread=7782&page=14#198 4 June 1975]... however:
 
* The ABC in [[Australia]] returned its prints to the BBC on [http://missingepisodes.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=who&action=display&thread=7782&page=14#198 4 June 1975]... however:
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* Although the story is recorded as having been sent to the BBC in 1975, a print of part one still bearing the censor edits was found in the possession of an Australian film collector a few years later. So, it either got, er, "found" before it was returned to London, this was a second print, or it ''was'' returned to the UK, only to somehow find its way back to Australia...
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*... a print of part one still bearing the censor edits was found in the possession of an Australian film collector, who had owned it since 1970! It's possible that the ABC had two copies of this episode: one was discarded in 1970 (soon after the delayed repeat screening in Melbourne in May 1969), and the other sent back to the BBC with the others in 1975.
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*The BBC retained the original telerecording negative for part 1. It's not clear whether or not they also had a print of the episode. If they did, it would be either the one returned by [[New Zealand]] in 1970, the one sent back by [[Australia]] in 1975, or it was returned by [[Zambia]].
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*A print of part 3 was found in the possession of film collector Gordon Hendry in early 1987 (along with part 2 of [[The Evil of the Daleks]]). He'd acquired both prints from a private dealer in 1983. The film was badly damaged, due it would seem, to mishandling by the various owners. (Hendry placed his own labels on the film cans -- see image above.)
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**The existing prints of parts 1 and 3 are therefore likely to be the remnants of the returns from [[Australia]], and/or [[New Zealand]].
 
* See also the [[Troughton Junkings]] page.
 
* See also the [[Troughton Junkings]] page.
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==Reconstruction==
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*The story was animated in full (in colour/widescreen, and b/w 4:3 ratio) and released on DVD/Blu-ray in '''March 2020'''. It was also available to purchase via [[iTunes]] and [[Amazon Prime]].
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* The animated colour reconstruction aired on [[BBC America]] on '''7 and 8 October 2020'''. Three episodes screened back to back each night, with only the first title sequence and last credit roll retained. To fit the scheduled 93-minute timeslot, some minor edits were made. 
  
  

Latest revision as of 01:00, 25 July 2021

Story Code: KK / Season 4 UK Airdate: 8 Apr to 13 May 1967 Doctor: Patrick Troughton
First airings by location UK Repeats / Foreign Cable and Satellite Previous Story / Next Story

This story aired in the following five countries. They are listed in chronological order according to known airdate. (Refer also to Selling Doctor Who for expanded airdates.)

Gordon Hendry's labels put on the recovered print of episode 3 in 1987
Australia Dec 67 b/w
Uganda Jan 69 b/w
Singapore Jun 69 b/w
Hong Kong Jun 69 b/w
New Zealand did not air b/w
Zambia Jun 73 b/w
  • Singapore may have sent its films to Hong Kong.
  • The films were examined by the New Zealand censors in August 1969, but given a "Y" rating. The episodes did not air. The films were sent to London on 3 July 1970.
  • ZTV in Zambia had got as far as screening The Macra Terror in July 1970. BBC sales paperwork indicates that The Faceless Ones was sold to Zambia by March 1970, on the same date as the other season four serials, and yet it didn't air until three years later. This is likely due to the non-sale to NZ, which meant Zambia - being a minor-Commonwealth country - was not able to air the serial in 1970, but three years later, close to when the screening rights were due to expire, ZTV was permitted to screen it.
  • The ABC in Australia returned its prints to the BBC on 4 June 1975... however:
  • ... a print of part one still bearing the censor edits was found in the possession of an Australian film collector, who had owned it since 1970! It's possible that the ABC had two copies of this episode: one was discarded in 1970 (soon after the delayed repeat screening in Melbourne in May 1969), and the other sent back to the BBC with the others in 1975.
  • The BBC retained the original telerecording negative for part 1. It's not clear whether or not they also had a print of the episode. If they did, it would be either the one returned by New Zealand in 1970, the one sent back by Australia in 1975, or it was returned by Zambia.
  • A print of part 3 was found in the possession of film collector Gordon Hendry in early 1987 (along with part 2 of The Evil of the Daleks). He'd acquired both prints from a private dealer in 1983. The film was badly damaged, due it would seem, to mishandling by the various owners. (Hendry placed his own labels on the film cans -- see image above.)
    • The existing prints of parts 1 and 3 are therefore likely to be the remnants of the returns from Australia, and/or New Zealand.
  • See also the Troughton Junkings page.


Reconstruction

  • The story was animated in full (in colour/widescreen, and b/w 4:3 ratio) and released on DVD/Blu-ray in March 2020. It was also available to purchase via iTunes and Amazon Prime.
  • The animated colour reconstruction aired on BBC America on 7 and 8 October 2020. Three episodes screened back to back each night, with only the first title sequence and last credit roll retained. To fit the scheduled 93-minute timeslot, some minor edits were made.


Links

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