Mission to the Unknown/The Daleks' Master Plan

[ethantyler]

I was wondering if anything was ever heard from the man who recovered the Australian censors footage (whose name escapes me at the moment). I recall he expressed an interest in tracking down the prints of these episodes that are uncounted for in Australia, but, other than that, I haven't heard anything about him since. Did he not have any comment to make on the recovery of Day of Armaggedon?

[ade gregg]

sure he expressed an intrest in finding DMP but hey there are a Lot of Epp Hunters (and not just for who) Down Under. and he has as much chance as the rest of us.. and i really don't think it's here, I Think it was sent back. IE the prints of 5,10, 2 could have been these??j

[LanceM]

True episodes 5 and 10 could of been sent back. But i doubt that 2 was due to the fact that it was rescued from a film shelf in the BBC archives. So those episodes of DMP could very well still be in Australia. Keep searching Down Under.

[Bill]

So does anyone believe that Mission to the Unknown and DMP do exist somewhere in the world? Or did they get the chop?

Thanks,Bill.

[Richard Bignell]

LanceM said:

True episodes 5 and 10 could of been sent back. But i doubt that 2 was due to the fact that it was rescued from a film shelf in the BBC archives.

When ABC viewed and rejected The Daleks' Master Plan, it's likely that they would have returned the prints to BBC Enterprises. If Episodes 5 and 10 are the prints sent to Australia, it's just as probable that Episode 2 is as well.

Episode 2 was in a room used for calibrating 16mm projectors, not in the BBC Archive.

Richard

[C Jordan]

Richard said:

When ABC viewed and rejected The Daleks' Master Plan, it's likely that they would have returned the prints to BBC Enterprises. If Episodes 5 and 10 are the prints sent to Australia, it's just as probable that Episode 2 is as well.
Richard

I've often wondered that as well.

I suppose there's no way we can verify that by looking at the actual film prints or cans ?

[LanceM]

What about the directors of these episodes. Possibly they might or recived an episode from a fan or other source? Probably not, just a stray thought,

[Wright Blan]

LanceM said:

What about the directors of these episodes. Possibly they might or recived an episode from a fan or other source? Probably not, just a stray thought,

The director of DMP is no longer with us. I don't believe any episodes were ever found by the estate.

[myreignofterror]

At least they found an episode with Katarina, and not a clip.