“Mission to the Unknown” Recreation

ThymeLorde · Feb 20, 2019, 02:31 pm

Yesterday, Peter Purves teased on Twitter about an event that he was taking part in.

Naturally, people got excited, and some put two and two together (Purves, a Hartnell-era companion, plus Edward De Souza, an actor who appeared in "Mission", and Nick Briggs, voice of the Daleks - what could they be doing together?)

This morning, Purves confirmed what many had guessed:

He also confirmed some of the details about the recreation.

He also teased us with various onset photos.

With the original set for comparison:

My only question is "when will we see this released?"

ThymeLorde · Feb 20, 2019, 02:49 pm

Thanks to this comment from the "Doctor Who Missing Episodes Discussion Group" on Facebook, we know that Terry Nation's estate approves of this, so it'll most likely be released (unlike Ian Levine's animation, which he did without any approval of BBC Worldwide or the Nation Estate).