Questions for Roger Marshall

[Frankymole]

Terrance Dicks, who wrote two stories for the videotaped Avengers and also one for the aborted John Bryce filmed series, mentions in one of his Dr Who commentaries that the videotaping "as live" gives a boost to actor's performances - much more adrenaline! - and he views the rehearse-record method of production as being for wimps

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I just heard the Roger Marshall interview on the box set Dial a Deadly Number. He was quite informative and interesting to hear. Wondered if there are any more interviews of his available.

[Rodders]

There are commentaries of his on the previous box sets, the best one being Mandrake.

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I just heard the Roger Marshall interview on the box set Dial a Deadly Number. He was quite informative and interesting to hear. Wondered if there are any more interviews of his available.

interesting insights...

[Rodders]

On the French website there is an 'observation' that part of the Steed alone beach scene in The Town of No Return was filmed inside on a set. My father says this is not true. He and Brian Clemens were both there, watching while location hunting on the original and Clemens maintains that they went back to add the Rigg bits.

My father also says that the decision to fire Liz Shepherd was made during the filming of The Town of No Return, even though they went on to film some of the next episode too. He says that it had nothing to do with her or her boyfriend's interference with scripts. Clemens told my father that she would be going while they were on location.

[denis]

Very interesting.
I remember that the beach scene has been discussed on our French forum but I've just read the page dedicated to this episode and there is no trace of it. I will relay this information to our fans; I have always thought that Elizabeth Shephard had been fired during the shooting of The Murder Market.
http://theavengers.fr/index.php/chapeau ... ans-retour

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On the French website there is an 'observation' that part of the Steed alone beach scene in The Town of No Return was filmed inside on a set. My father says this is not true. He and Brian Clemens were both there, watching while location hunting on the original and Clemens maintains that they went back to add the Rigg bits.

My father also says that the decision to fire Liz Shepherd was made during the filming of The Town of No Return, even though they went on to film some of the next episode too. He says that it had nothing to do with her or her boyfriend's interference with scripts. Clemens told my father that she would be going while they were on location.

Do you know why they let her go? I guess they must have felt early on she was not a good fit.

[denis]

On the French website there is an 'observation' that part of the Steed alone beach scene in The Town of No Return was filmed inside on a set. My father says this is not true. He and Brian Clemens were both there, watching while location hunting on the original and Clemens maintains that they went back to add the Rigg bits.

Ok, I think I've found it : On the second review (it's not mine ! )
On oubliera quelques scènes de plage maladroitement tournées en studio. I have added your comment on the page : 'Rodney Marshall, le fils du scénariste, sur le forum international (16 novembre 2013): ‘Sur le site français, il y a une remarque comme quoi une partie de la scène où Steed est seul sur la plage aurait été tournée en studio. Mon père dit que ce n’est pas vrai. Il était avec Brian Clemens sur les lieux du tournage.’

[Rodders]

merci, c'est sympa.

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On the French website there is an 'observation' that part of the Steed alone beach scene in The Town of No Return was filmed inside on a set. My father says this is not true. He and Brian Clemens were both there, watching while location hunting on the original and Clemens maintains that they went back to add the Rigg bits.

My father also says that the decision to fire Liz Shepherd was made during the filming of The Town of No Return, even though they went on to film some of the next episode too. He says that it had nothing to do with her or her boyfriend's interference with scripts. Clemens told my father that she would be going while they were on location.

Do you know why they let her go? I guess they must have felt early on she was not a good fit.

always felt that was the reason..she just wasn't right for the role..