Doctor who Set in Stone Preview

With our Doctor who series well on the way and the news that only the two part finale needs making it is time for us to give you a small preview of the first episode.

Episode one: Set in Stone

Starring: Allan Rafferty, Lauren Anderson, Abbie Steel

Written by: Allan Rafferty and Jacob Kay

Directed by: Jacob Kay

Quote, Unquote:

The Doctor: Now then, where are we off to?

Jess: 19 Cross Close

The Doctor: Year?

Jess: 2011

The Doctor: Nice one! Not enough cabbage.

In a nutshell...

Jessica Springs is amazed when some kind of asteroid smashes into her garden, upon investigation she finds herself transported back in time to an 18th century farm where the only way back is with a strange man who wears a bow tie and calls himself the Doctor...

"New series, new new Doctor, new new companion. The first episode of this fan series isn't one to miss with all kinds of Sci-fi action"

The premiere of Allan Rafferty and Jacob Kay's long awaited series takes the fans on an incredible time travelling adventure in the first five minutes alone! "It's a bold new way to open a who series", claims Rafferty, head of the new series. "We wanted something special", comments partner in crime, Jacob Kay. "we wanted to give the fans of the show an insight to the series and pretty much set the story arc from the word go".

The bones of this story are the same as any other basic Doctor who opener; the Doctor meets his companion and they decide to travel through time and space together, but this story just screams ambitious from the moment Jessica Springs finds a peculiar stone in her back garden.

"It's interest really, how much stress a companion must go through before becoming the companion", states Allan. " In some ways they have to pass a criteria test for the audience and coping with an unusual amount of stress is defiantly something the Doctor's assistant must do". 

"She's just amazed at this brand new world there is to explore", explains Lauren Anderson, the characters portrayer. "She loves History, it's her favourite topic at school and now the fact she has arrived in her favourite time zone scares her, but interests her further".

And this episode isn't only introducing the companion, the Doctor too is a new character himself. "He really is", laughs Rafferty. "Yes, he's a take on the Doctor I really wanted to do", he smiles and expands his point; " He's funny and loveable and serious all wrapped into one, the most eccentric Doctor since Tom Baker". The Doctor finds himself being taken captive by two scientists who conduct an experiment that is designed to create a living regeneration. "I've worked on this story once before in an old attempt at my series called 'Death of a Doctor'. The Doctor us already stressed in post regenerative form, but we didn't want to concentrate much on that, it's onwards and upwards for him".

In Set in Stone be sure to keep your eyes peeled as there are clues that head towards the story arc...

Assassination point cancelled but 2 part finale will take its place...

Due to unfaithful actors, the original 3rd episode of the series "Assassination point" has had to be cancelled, however this has not stumped production as the double sized episode 6 has now been chopped down into single episodes each, making it an exciting 2 parter!!

The new episode is called "Gathering an Army", which replaces the cancelled mid series finale. "I think it still works in the series", explains Allan. "The episode should always have been a two parter, we just had no room, though the two week break in between will create the tension the episode lacked and also bring forward forever dreaming as episode 3 establishes a plot line that will help the second half of the series flow"

This new change also means that the series is 80% completed as of 23rd August.

The next trailer is set for release Sunday 14th August, keep your eyes peeled for more updates on the series progress...

The Hype begins!

The first of three trailers has been uploaded today;

This trailer is to be the first of a series of hype videos that lead up to revealing the broadcast date;

13th August- A second trailer, a little longer than the first
20th August- The main series trailer that is set to reveal the official release date of the series
27th August- A pre-release confidential, as Allan Rafferty and Jacob Kay talk of the genesis of their series and reveal and exclusive clip at the end.

In other news Episode 3 has recently lost enough actors to cancel the episode, though Allan Rafferty and Jacob Kay have worked a new way around this and so the first mid series finale survives; "It's no different to the original idea really", comments Rafferty. "A few minor changes were made to suit the story and like every other minor change we have made, I personally think it makes the episode stronger".

Keep your eyes peeled for further updates on this new series...

Facts and Figures

With the hype beginning on Sunday, I thought I'd give some brief facts and figures on this page- Al

Episode 1- Set in Stone

• This first episode was filmed back in April 2011, originally Allan planned for it to be a stand alone one off that he could work on with Jacob and submit to get into college, Allan has confirmed his place in Joseph Wright college, though from plots that are introduced in this episode Jacob and Allan managed to work up a story arch that spans through the series. 
• This is now the 4th Project Allan Rafferty and Jacob Kay ever worked on together.
• In this episode introduces a plot line of the time stone which was origianally created by Allan Rafferty in the year 2006 in a short story he wrote, this story was about 3 kids who found a stone in their back garden which transported them back and forward in time, the time stone plot was later developed into an episode of the virtual series of The Sarah Jane Adventures planned by Rafferty in 2008 despite it never taking off, finally the time stone story is going to hit the screens...

Episode 2- Playtime

• This second episode was filmed in May 2011, everything was prepared and ready until one actress pulled out two days before the filming dates and so Allan and Jacob both had to think on their feet to get an extra cast member in.
• This episode acts as the scary episode for series 1.
• Daniel Sherratt, guest director of Time Agent series 3 did the CGI visuals for this episode

Episode 3- Assassination point

• Yet to begin filming on the 7th August 2011, this episode proves to be the second most complicated to organise in the entire series, acting as a mid series finale with plenty of action. 
• This episode is the first to feature actors from Star Now.
• This episode is set in the future and is made in the form of an action film.

These are all that can be revealed, stay tuned as the hype begins on Sunday 7th August 2011...