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* For episodes two, five and six, the title sequence film over which the closing credits were superimposed was played backwards and upside-down (a result of the film being played backwards through the telecine machine to save time during recording). | * For episodes two, five and six, the title sequence film over which the closing credits were superimposed was played backwards and upside-down (a result of the film being played backwards through the telecine machine to save time during recording). | ||
* The function (and lines) of Elgin is taken up by James, as played by [[Roy Skelton]], in episode five. Tony Adams, who played Elgin, was taken ill with peritonitis during production and had to be taken to hospital. The scene had to be hastily rewritten so as not to involve Elgin. | * The function (and lines) of Elgin is taken up by James, as played by [[Roy Skelton]], in episode five. Tony Adams, who played Elgin, was taken ill with peritonitis during production and had to be taken to hospital. The scene had to be hastily rewritten so as not to involve Elgin. | ||
* The ''Radio Times'' programme listing for the 90-minute compilation repeat of the story on Thursday 27 December 1973 was accompanied by two black and white photographs with comic strip-style speech balloons: the first was a close-up of the Doctor's face ("THE MAGGOTS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE!"); and the second was of Cliff and Jo encountering a maggot (with Cliff saying "... COME ON LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!"), the latter of which was actually a publicity shot taken as part of a ''Radio'' ''Times'' photo-shoot for a special publication to celebrate ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s 10th anniversary and not a deleted scene from the story itself. The accompanying caption read: "The full story of the battle against ''The Green Death'' at 4.0. But Dr. Who has survived many trials in his many times. What and when was the first story? It all began in November, 1963, when the first Dr. Who met ''An Unearthly Child.''" ''(original published text)'' | * The ''Radio Times'' programme listing for the 90-minute compilation repeat of the story on Thursday 27 December 1973 was accompanied by two black and white photographs with comic strip-style speech balloons: the first was a close-up of the Doctor's face ("THE MAGGOTS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE!"); and the second was of Cliff and Jo encountering a maggot (with Cliff saying "... COME ON LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!"), the latter of which was actually a publicity shot taken as part of a ''Radio'' ''Times'' photo-shoot for a special publication to celebrate ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s 10th anniversary and not a deleted scene from the story itself. The accompanying caption read: "The full story of the battle against ''The Green Death'' at 4.0. But Dr. Who has survived many trials in his many times. What and when was the first story? It all began in November, 1963, when the first Dr. Who met ''An Unearthly Child.''" ''(original published text)'' The omnibus edition of ''The Green Death'' was not retained by the BBC Archives, with the 625 line PAL colour videotape being erased for reuse around late May/early June 1974. | ||
* The party scene at the end of episode six marks one of the few times the Doctor is shown consuming what is presumably alcohol on screen. He also drinks elderberry wine in episode three, and asks for a bottle to take with him. | * The party scene at the end of episode six marks one of the few times the Doctor is shown consuming what is presumably alcohol on screen. He also drinks elderberry wine in episode three, and asks for a bottle to take with him. | ||
* For the scene in which the Doctor and Benton are attacked by the giant fly, Michael Briant took inspiration from an idea [[Hugh David]] came up with for the opening scene of ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' (on which Briant served as a production assistant) and wanted to have the fly suspended from a helicopter. But adverse weather conditions on the day of filming meant that and only one or two successful shots were obtained and so Briant had to use [[CSO]] for the majority of the scene. | * For the scene in which the Doctor and Benton are attacked by the giant fly, Michael Briant took inspiration from an idea [[Hugh David]] came up with for the opening scene of ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' (on which Briant served as a production assistant) and wanted to have the fly suspended from a helicopter. But adverse weather conditions on the day of filming meant that and only one or two successful shots were obtained and so Briant had to use [[CSO]] for the majority of the scene. | ||
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* Ralph Fell was originally named Charles, but this had to be changed to avoid confusion with a real-life petroleum company executive. | * Ralph Fell was originally named Charles, but this had to be changed to avoid confusion with a real-life petroleum company executive. | ||
* A Wholeweal member nicknamed "Face" was excised from the script and the relevant dialogue instead allocated to Nancy. | * A Wholeweal member nicknamed "Face" was excised from the script and the relevant dialogue instead allocated to Nancy. | ||
* The reference to the Prime Minister as "Jeremy" came at [[Barry Letts]]' instigation — partly to avoid offending [[Edward Heath]], and partly because the producer hoped that Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of the Liberal Party, would win the next UK General Election. | * The reference to the Prime Minister as "Jeremy" came at [[Barry Letts]]'s instigation — partly to avoid offending [[Edward Heath]], and partly because the producer hoped that Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of the Liberal Party, would win the next UK General Election. | ||
* [[John Levene]] ad-libbed Benton's reference to two UNIT soldiers as "Dicks" and "Betts" in honour of the production team. | * [[John Levene]] ad-libbed Benton's reference to two UNIT soldiers as "Dicks" and "Betts" in honour of the production team. | ||
* Originally, [[Mitzi McKenzie]] was intended to appear as Nancy in the scene where Jo met Clifford Jones, but the material had to be rewritten at the last minute when she proved unavailable. | * Originally, [[Mitzi McKenzie]] was intended to appear as Nancy in the scene where Jo met Clifford Jones, but the material had to be rewritten at the last minute when she proved unavailable. | ||
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=== Production errors === | === Production errors === | ||
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* In episode one, when Dai Evans is on the telephone in the mine office, a hand (possibly that of director Michael Briant) appears to the bottom right, giving Mostyn Evans his cue to start speaking. | * In episode one, when Dai Evans is on the telephone in the mine office, a hand (possibly that of director Michael Briant) appears to the bottom right of the screen, giving Mostyn Evans his cue to start speaking. | ||
* In episode five, the Doctor escapes from Global Chemicals during the day. When Yates is caught it's dark (as seen through the compound's windows), but the next scene, on the slag heap, is in daylight again. | * In episode five, the Doctor escapes from Global Chemicals during the day. When Yates is caught it's dark (as seen through the compound's windows), but the next scene, on the slag heap, is in daylight again. | ||
* The CSO used in episode three results in the bottom of the mine cart vanishing. | * The CSO used in episode three results in the bottom of the mine cart vanishing. |
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