THE GREY ONE - Part 2

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Hey! It’s just a quick one this week as I’ve been away and haven’t had the time to work on anything longer. I was chatting to Zoe’s Feather Boa about the changing fashions in Doctor Who set design. In particular how the tape to tape computer unit that had been a staple of the seventies had become passé by the Eighties. They sent me a screen grab from The Happiness Patrol and I instantly recognised the grey computer units I posted about here. And then I remembered there were a couple of extra appearances I’d left out last time. So here it is, The Grey One part 2.

DESTINY OF THE DALEKS, 1979

I used this screen grab the other week to talk about the hubcap. But look! Just below it is our grey computer.
CITY OF DEATH, 1979

I had actually intended to include this one in my first post but forgot all about it. Four of these computers appear in Kerensky’s lab. They seem to have had a paint job since their previous appearances as they are white rather than grey. However in all other aspects they are the same so I am confident these are the same props.
THE HAPPINESS PATROL, 1988

And here is that 80s screen grab I mentioned. It’s a blink and you’ll miss it appearance from The Happiness Patrol. And, again, it looks like one of these units has had a paint job. However it’s easily identified as one of the grey reel to reel computers by it array of lights at the top. 

So there it is, short and sweet this week. I’ll be back next time with more reused props. 










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