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* This is the second of two consecutive ''Doctor Who'' stories directed by [[Michael Ferguson]] in which the title contains the words 'The ... of Death', the first being ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]''. | * This is the second of two consecutive ''Doctor Who'' stories directed by [[Michael Ferguson]] in which the title contains the words 'The ... of Death', the first being ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]''. | ||
* A [[Doctor Who and the Ambassadors of Death (trailer)|trailer]] was released advertising this story. | * A [[Doctor Who and the Ambassadors of Death (trailer)|trailer]] was released advertising this story. | ||
* [[Caroline John]]'s future husband [[Geoffrey Beevers]] (who would later appear as | * [[Caroline John]]'s future husband [[Geoffrey Beevers]] (who would later appear as {{Pratt}} in ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'') played Private Johnson. Her brother [[Nicholas John]] also worked as a production assistant. | ||
* [[David Whitaker]] originally pitched the script for the previous season, thus the story was initially developed to feature the [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]]. As such, it was set well into the future, and did not include UNIT. When all three actors left the programme at the end of the sixth season, it was rewritten to fit the consequential revamp. | * [[David Whitaker]] originally pitched the script for the previous season, thus the story was initially developed to feature the [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]]. As such, it was set well into the future, and did not include UNIT. When all three actors left the programme at the end of the sixth season, it was rewritten to fit the consequential revamp. | ||
* Benton's role was originally filled by a sergeant named West. As Benton was brought back for [[Inferno (TV story)|''Inferno'']], it was decided to include him here. | * Benton's role was originally filled by a sergeant named West. As Benton was brought back for [[Inferno (TV story)|''Inferno'']], it was decided to include him here. | ||
