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 * This is the first televised story to credit [[William Hartnell]], [[Patrick Troughton]], [[Jon Pertwee]] and [[Tom Baker]] as "The Doctor" rather than "Dr. Who" or "Doctor Who," as had been the norm for the show's first 18 years.
 * In addition to its inclusion of a number of characters not normally seen together, this was the first episode of ''Doctor Who'' ever to premiere abroad. It was also the first ''Doctor Who'' narrative broadcast as a part of the UK's [[Children in Need]] charity telethon; the Modern Era would see the show contribute a number of mini-episodes and prequels to CiN, but this remains the franchise's most extravagant contribution.
-* For the first time in the history of the series, a previous incarnation of the Doctor is brought into an episode by having a different actor play him on screen; Richard Hurndall took over the role of the First Doctor, as William Hartnell had passed away in 1975. ''The Five Doctors'' would be the last time on screen that an actor would portray the First Doctor in a substantive way until [[2013 (releases)|2013]], as the use of [[archive footage]] of Hartnell and body/voice doubles would be used to show the First Doctor in [[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'' and ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]''. Indeed, nearly 30 years later in 2014, the First Doctor, as a child, made a brief appearance near the end of the episode ''[[Listen (TV story)|Listen]]''. ''The Five Doctors'', however, marked the first time in which an ''adult'' incarnation of the Doctor was portrayed by a replacement actor; this was followed by [[Sylvester McCoy]]'s brief appearance as the [[Sixth Doctor]], originally portrayed by [[Colin Baker]], in ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]] ''and [[Paul McGann]] doubling for the [[War Doctor]] in ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]''). In audio dramas, various actors portrayed the First Doctor from the late 2000s onward. In 2017, the adult First Doctor appeared properly in ''Doctor Who'' again in the [[Series 10 (Doctor Who)|Series 10]] finale ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'' and the following Christmas special ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'', this time being played by [[David Bradley]], who had played William Hartnell himself in the 50th anniversary special ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]''. In this case, the First Doctor's change in appearance was explained by the [[Twelfth Doctor]] as the First Doctor's face being "all over the place" due to the First Doctor's impending [[regeneration]].
+* For the first time in the history of the series, a previous incarnation of the Doctor is brought into an episode by having a different actor play him on screen; [[Richard Hurndall]] took over the role of the First Doctor, as William Hartnell had passed away in 1975. ''The Five Doctors'' would be the last time on screen that an actor would portray the First Doctor in a substantive way until [[2013 (releases)|2013]], as the use of [[archive footage]] of Hartnell and body/voice doubles would be used to show the First Doctor in [[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'' and ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]''. Indeed, nearly 30 years later in 2014, the First Doctor, as a child, made a brief appearance near the end of the episode ''[[Listen (TV story)|Listen]]''. ''The Five Doctors'', however, marked the first time in which an ''adult'' incarnation of the Doctor was portrayed by a replacement actor; this was followed by [[Sylvester McCoy]]'s brief appearance as the [[Sixth Doctor]], originally portrayed by [[Colin Baker]], in ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]] ''and [[Paul McGann]] doubling for the [[War Doctor]] in ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]''). In audio dramas, various actors portrayed the First Doctor from the late 2000s onward. In 2017, the adult First Doctor appeared properly in ''Doctor Who'' again in the [[Series 10 (Doctor Who)|Series 10]] finale ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'' and the following Christmas special ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'', this time being played by [[David Bradley]], who had played William Hartnell himself in the 50th anniversary special ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]''. In this case, the First Doctor's change in appearance was explained by the [[Twelfth Doctor]] as the First Doctor's face being "all over the place" due to the First Doctor's impending [[regeneration]].
 * This story introduced the idea that the [[Time Lord]]s could grant a new regeneration cycle to a Time Lord at the end of their original cycle of twelve regenerations. In this case, it was offered to [[the Master]], though he did not receive it. When the Master returned in the revived series, he had been granted a new regeneration cycle after being [[resurrection|resurrected]] by the Time Lords to fight in the [[Last Great Time War]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'', ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'') On-screen, this ability to grant a new regeneration cycle was seen in ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]''. In this case, the Time Lords, at the pleading of [[Clara Oswald]], granted [[the Doctor]] a new regeneration cycle at the end of the life of his [[Eleventh Doctor|final incarnation]]. Subsequently, questions have been raised by several characters, including the Doctor himself and [[Rassilon]], about how many regenerations the Time Lords gave him in this second cycle. To date, no definitive answer has been given, with the Doctor theorising that he can regenerate forever now. ([[TV]]: ''[[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]'', ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'', ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'')
 * This story officially commemorated the twentieth anniversary of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
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 * ''The Five Doctors'' was co-produced with the Australian Broadcasting Commission who put in $A60,000, although under the terms of the agreement no credit to the co-producer appeared on-screen. (When the story was released by BBC Video in edited form in 1985 and in unedited form in 1990, the credit "A Co-production with ABC, Australia" appeared on the rear sleeve in both instances.) This was the first and only occurrence of this during the classic series. Later, the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 TV movie]] and the first four seasons of the new series would also incorporate non-UK support.
 * The companion illusion cameos were last-minute additions to the script.
-* Tom Baker didn't appear in the story. He declined to return to his role as the [[Fourth Doctor]], as he felt it was too soon after his departure from the show (a decision he later said he regretted). An early idea to incorporate footage of Hartnell and Baker into the story's action in a way similar to the contemporary film ''Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid'' was abandoned in favour of hiring actor Richard Hurndall to give his own impression of the First Doctor, while clips of Baker and [[Lalla Ward]] from the (at the time) unfinished and never-before-seen story ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'' were used to show only the Fourth Doctor's abduction and return, without any interaction between himself and the other Doctors.
+* [[Tom Baker]] didn't appear in the story. He declined to return to his role as the [[Fourth Doctor]], as he felt it was too soon after his departure from the show (a decision he later said he regretted). An early idea to incorporate footage of Hartnell and Baker into the story's action in a way similar to the contemporary film ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Men_Don%27t_Wear_Plaid Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid]'' was abandoned in favour of hiring [[Richard Hurndall]] to give his own impression of the First Doctor, while clips of Baker and [[Lalla Ward]] from the (at the time) unfinished and never-before-seen story ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'' were used to show only the Fourth Doctor's abduction and return, without any interaction between himself and the other Doctors.
-* For a publicity photo session, a waxwork figure of Tom Baker as the Doctor from [[Madame Tussauds]] was used, although there exist multiple conflicting reasons as to why. According to discussion on the Special Edition DVD, Baker himself was at one point supposed to take part in the photo shoot, but pulled out. However, [[John Nathan-Turner]] stated in interviews that the waxwork figure was kept on standby on the off-chance Baker was a no-show on the day — as Baker did not attend, the figure was used.
+* For a publicity photo session, a waxwork figure of [[Tom Baker]] as the Doctor from [[Madame Tussauds]] was used, although there exist multiple conflicting reasons as to why. According to discussion on the Special Edition DVD, Baker himself was at one point supposed to take part in the photo shoot, but pulled out. However, [[John Nathan-Turner]] stated in interviews that the waxwork figure was kept on standby on the off-chance Baker was a no-show on the day — as Baker did not attend, the figure was used.
-* Terrance Dicks had already completed his first draft of the script when Tom Baker pulled out of the project. In discussion on the Special Edition DVD, Dicks said that this version of the story originally had the Fourth Doctor betray his other selves as he felt that this version was the most likely to do so. After Baker pulled out, he came up with the idea of the Fourth Doctor being trapped in the time vortex, thus endangering the existence of his other selves. This, he felt, brought more dramatic tension because of the possibility that the Doctors could cease to exist if they didn't defeat the villain. In the ''Fifth Doctor Handbook'', Dicks is quoted as saying:
+* [[Terrance Dicks]] had already completed his first draft of the script when Tom Baker pulled out of the project. In discussion on the Special Edition DVD, Dicks said that this version of the story originally had the Fourth Doctor betray his other selves as he felt that this version was the most likely to do so. After Baker pulled out, he came up with the idea of the Fourth Doctor being trapped in the time vortex, thus endangering the existence of his other selves. This, he felt, brought more dramatic tension because of the possibility that the Doctors could cease to exist if they didn't defeat the villain. In [[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor|the ''Fifth Doctor Handbook'']], Dicks is quoted as saying:
 ** "My feeling is that it all worked better the way it ended up. Five Doctors were just too many to handle but four worked very nicely, and you do at least see Tom. The other thing that I found quite amazing was how well the scenes from ''Shada'' fitted in. I'll swear that if you didn't know, you would think it was written for the special."
 * This story was first broadcast via satellite on [[23 November (releases)|23 November]] [[1983 (releases)|1983]] to [[North America]]n viewers, before its transmission in the [[UK]]. However, this version had a number of small edits. UK viewers saw the unedited version during ''Children in Need'' broadcast on [[25 November (releases)|25 November]] 1983, as well as a short pre-recorded interview with Peter Davison and Terry Wogan shown directly after.
-* Terrance Dicks has said he was displeased with [[Eric Saward]]'s changes to his original story. He especially felt the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], for whom Saward had a particular fondness, were overused in the finished story. He also said that he was happy to create the Raston Warrior Robots and have them destroy the Cybermen because he wasn't as fond of the Cybermen. On the Special Edition DVD, he says that he really had to fight for the inclusion of a Dalek in the special despite the fact they were so iconic in the series.
+* [[Terrance Dicks]] has said he was displeased with [[Eric Saward]]'s changes to his original story. He especially felt the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], for whom Saward had a particular fondness, were overused in the finished story. He also said that he was happy to create the Raston Warrior Robots and have them destroy the Cybermen because he wasn't as fond of the Cybermen. On the Special Edition DVD, he says that he really had to fight for the inclusion of a Dalek in the special despite the fact they were so iconic in the series.
-* The story was repeated as a four-part overseas version from 14 August to 17 August 1984. The ''Radio Times'' programme listing for part one was accompanied by one of the publicity photos taken of the Doctors, in black and white (Peter Davison sitting astride K9 with his hat on its head, surrounded by the other actors and the waxwork figure of Tom Baker), with the accompanying caption "Five reincarnations of the inter-world commuter — Patrick Troughton, Richard Hurndall, Peter Davison, Tom Baker, Jon Pertwee — ''Doctor Who'': 6.15".
+* The story was repeated as a four-part overseas version from 14 August to 17 August 1984. The ''Radio Times'' programme listing for part one was accompanied by one of the publicity photos taken of the Doctors, in black and white (Peter Davison sitting astride K9 with his hat on its head, surrounded by the other actors and the waxwork figure of Tom Baker), with the accompanying caption "Five reincarnations of the inter-world commuter — [[Patrick Troughton]], [[Richard Hurndall]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Tom Baker]], [[Jon Pertwee]] — ''Doctor Who'': 6.15".
-* A 102-minute Special Edition of the story was released on VHS in 1995 with extended scenes and dialogue added or deleted, and some of the [[visual effects]] and the voice of Rassilon redone. The resulting version, known as the Mr. Whippy Effect by fans{{Fact}}, continues to receive mixed reactions from fans.
+* A 102-minute Special Edition of the story was released on VHS in 1995 with extended scenes and dialogue added or deleted, and some of the [[visual effects]] and the voice of Rassilon redone. The resulting version, known as the [[Mr. Whippy]] Effect by fans{{Fact}}, continues to receive mixed reactions from fans.
 * This was only the second time in the series' history that there was a pre-credits sequence. ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' was the first such story. Subsequently, ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'' and ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' also featured pre-credits teasers. This idea was re-used in the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 TV movie]]. The pre-credits sequence became a regular occurrence starting with the 2005 series episode ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'', and the animated reconstruction of ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'', a story preceding ''Castrovalva '' by more than 15 years, also featured one.
-* This serial explicitly indicated in dialogue that the Davison incarnation of the Doctor was in fact the ''[[Fifth Doctor|fifth]]'', apparently discounting fan speculation dating back to ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'' that the First Doctor was not actually the first. Terrance Dicks wrote both stories although ''The Brain of Morbius'' was extensively rewritten by Robert Holmes to the point that Dicks wanted his name removed from the final story and it was credited to the pseudonym Robin Bland. However, 2020's ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'' took the view that there were indeed many previous incarnations prior to the [[First Doctor|William Hartnell incarnation]] that the Doctor was unaware of.
+* This serial explicitly indicated in dialogue that the Davison incarnation of the Doctor was in fact the ''[[Fifth Doctor|fifth]]'', apparently discounting fan speculation dating back to ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'' that the First Doctor was not actually the first. [[Terrance Dicks]] wrote both stories although ''The Brain of Morbius'' was extensively rewritten by Robert Holmes to the point that Dicks wanted his name removed from the final story and it was credited to the pseudonym Robin Bland. However, 2020's ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'' took the view that there were indeed many previous incarnations prior to the [[First Doctor|William Hartnell incarnation]] that the Doctor was unaware of.
 * The [[Quark]]s were set to return in this story, but were removed from the script at an early stage and replaced by the [[Raston Warrior Robot]], which is the only new "monster" featured in the special, and was itself a last-minute addition, after Eric Saward told Terrance Dicks that the Third Doctor and Sarah needed to encounter one more obstacle before reaching the tower.
-* Commander [[Maxil]], last seen in ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'', was at one point to have appeared. The character was dropped from the final script when Colin Baker proved unavailable.
+* Commander [[Maxil]] and [[Thalia|Chancellor Thalia]], last seen in ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'', was at one point to have appeared. The character was dropped from the final script when [[Colin Baker]] and [[Elspet Gray]] proved unavailable. Their roles were given to the Commander and Chancellor Flavia.
 * Two versions of the end sequences were made. For the original broadcast version the Doctors and companions were returned using the TARDIS, with an image of the TARDIS "splitting off" from the remaining one and the accompanying dematerialization sound effect. For the Special Edition version, the Doctors and companions were returned via a Timescoop effect after they entered the TARDIS. The two versions also used different footage from ''Shada'' to show the Fourth Doctor's return to Earth; in the Special Edition, it appears only the Doctor is kidnapped by the Timescoop, and he is returned to his and Romana's punt at the same moment he left.
 * Discounting the Brigadier, this story has the distinction of marking the first time companions from different eras had met and interacted. This would occur only once more in the original series, in ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'' when [[Peri Brown|Peri]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] meet. It has occurred several times in the 2005-present revival.
-* Dicks's original script featured [[Auton]]s, with the Third Doctor saving Sarah Jane from them in Bessie. This was cut as there was not enough time to film it. It was replaced with Sarah falling down a hill. Eric Saward said afterwards simply, "It was a lot simpler," despite Elizabeth Sladen stating her embarrassment of it.
+* [[Terrance Dicks]]' original script had Sarah Jane arrive in the Death Zone amidst a ruined replica of a high street, where a collection of fallen mannequins was revealed to be a battalion of [[Auton|Autons]], leading to her rescue by the Third Doctor in Bessie. It was scrapped for being too long and costly and was replaced with Sarah falling down a hill. [[Eric Saward]] said afterwards simply, "It was a lot simpler," despite [[Elisabeth Sladen]] stating her embarrassment of it.
 * This story was the first in which the [[Dalek]]s and the Cybermen both featured (though they did not meet). This would not occur again until the [[Series 2 (Doctor Who)|Series 2]] finale ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]''/''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'' in 2006 (excluding the Cyberman head seen in ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]''). They would feature in the same stories again in [[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'', [[GAME]]: ''[[Return to Earth (video game)|Return to Earth]]'', and [[GAME]]: ''[[The Mazes of Time (video game)|The Mazes of Time]]'', although ''The Five Doctors'' sees the only time the Mondasian Cybermen have featured in one such story. All the others appear to be the [[Cybus Industries|Cybus]] variant.
 * This marks the only time the [[Third Doctor]] ever comes close to meeting with the Cybermen on-screen. He only observes them, however, and avoids any encounter. He would meet them again in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Blue Tooth (audio story)|The Blue Tooth]]''.
 * The Brigadier's line, "Wonderful chap, all of them," is a slightly altered version of a line he said in ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'', "Wonderful chap, both of him".
 * Footage of Sarah Jane and K9 from early in this story was later used in the 2009 episode [[TV]]: ''[[The Mad Woman in the Attic (TV story)|The Mad Woman in the Attic]]''.
-* In the blooper reel added in the twenty-fifth anniversary edition, a clip has the director shouting for a reshoot. Peter Davison says in response, "Shit." The Dalek also said, "Bugger, I lost them!" in another blooper. Jon Pertwee also said, "Shit," when Bessie failed to go. He added that his car was a sod to drive at the moment.
+* In the blooper reel added in the twenty-fifth anniversary edition, a clip has the director shouting for a reshoot. Peter Davison says in response, "Shit." The Dalek also said, "Bugger, I lost them!" in another blooper. [[Jon Pertwee]] also said, "Shit," when Bessie failed to go. He added that his car was a sod to drive at the moment.
 ** In another blooper, Pertwee remarks "Well, that's the end of the Master" after [[Nicholas Courtney]] (in character as the Brigadier) knocks [[Anthony Ainley]] (in character as the Master) to the ground. Richard Hurndall then jokingly suggests that Courtney "kick him in the cobblers next time." Coincidentally, ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'' would see the titular villain knee the Master in the groin near the end of its second part.
 * The [[Raston Warrior Robot]] costume is a silver repaint of one of the [[Cyberman android]]s' costumes from [[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]''.
 * [[Peter Davison]] would later parody the Fifth Doctor's "I am being diminished" speech in the second episode of the second series of his black comedy, {{wi|Rigor Mortis (radio)|Rigor Mortis}}. Davison's character, a workaholic pathologist, doesn't respond well to a sudden drought of deaths. Undergoing a form of withdrawal, he says: "I am being diminished, whittled away, piece by piece. A doctor is the sum of his contributions to humanity, you know; a pathologist even more so."
 * In early drafts of the script, some of the Doctor and companion combinations were different. Originally, the Fourth Doctor would have been paired with [[Sarah Jane]], the Third Doctor with the [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier]] and the [[Second Doctor]] with Jamie. When [[Frazer Hines]] proved unavailable for more than a cameo appearance the script had to be altered, pairing the Second Doctor with [[Victoria Waterfield]]. This was revised again when [[Deborah Watling]] became unavailable and Tom Baker decided not to appear, resulting in the pairings as they were screened.
-* [[Wendy Padbury]] was pregnant during the recording and the costume she wore was in part designed to, in her words, "hide the bump". Sadly, she miscarried soon after wrapping. ([[DOC]]: [[MM VHS 7]])
+* [[Wendy Padbury]] was [[Pregnancy|pregnant]] during the recording and the costume she wore was in part designed to, in her words, "hide the bump". Sadly, she miscarried soon after wrapping. ([[DOC]]: [[MM VHS 7]])
 * The scenes in which the Second and Third Doctors are captured were reused and put on new backgrounds to show [[Clara Oswald]] going throughout the Doctor's timeline. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'')
 * This was the first TV story to air as a single (albeit extended) episode since [[Season 3]]'s ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'' in [[1965 (releases)|1965]].
-* In its 11 November 1983 article on the special episode, the Associated Press erroneously gave it the title ''Doctor Who: The Ultimate Celebration'' instead of ''The Five Doctors''.[http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php/Special_salute_set_for_%27Dr._Who%27s_anniversary]
+* In its 11 November [[1983]] article on the special episode, the Associated Press erroneously gave it the title ''Doctor Who: The Ultimate Celebration'' instead of ''The Five Doctors''.[http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php/Special_salute_set_for_%27Dr._Who%27s_anniversary]
 * The 90-minute original version remains, {{as of|2019|lc=y}}, the longest single ''Doctor Who'' "episode" ever broadcast. Although the 1996 TV movie aired in a 120-minute time slot in the US and Canada, the actual film itself was only (depending on the edit viewed) 85 or 86 minutes, just shy of the run time of ''The Five Doctors''. This does not take into account omnibus edits of serials originally broadcast as 25- or 45-minute episodes.
 * [[Steven Moffat]] is the only writer to use the numbering of the Doctors in the script of a televised episode, as he wrote "Tenth Doctor" and "Eleventh Doctor" in his script for ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]''. The script for this episode used the actors' names, calling them "The Hartnell Doctor", "The Troughton Doctor", "The Pertwee Doctor", "The Baker Doctor" and "The Davison Doctor".
-* The First Doctor was supposed to take a zig-zag approach across the chessboard trap, but Richard Hurndall walked in a straight line. There was not enough time to reshoot the scene (they were already 17 minutes into overtime), so this version was ultimately used regardless.
+* The First Doctor was supposed to take a zig-zag approach across the chessboard trap, but [[Richard Hurndall]] walked in a straight line. There was not enough time to reshoot the scene (they were already 17 minutes into overtime), so this version was ultimately used regardless.
 * A large number of other characters were planned to appear, but the actors were unavailable:
 **[[William Russell]] was invited to make a cameo as [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], but declined.
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 ** The continuity error of the Second Doctor remembering an incident that happened moments before his regeneration was a last-minute replacement for the original reason he recognised his old companions as illusions. This would have featured Victoria saying "The Brigadier's right", but the Doctor remembering that he was a Colonel when she met him. But Deborah Watling turned down ''The Five Doctors'' in favour of ''The Dave Allen Show'' and the replacement line was hastily added.
 ** Colonel Crichton was supposed to be [[Benton]]. [[John Levene]] turned it down, as he objected to the script requiring Benton to not recognise the Second Doctor. Levene felt this was unfaithful to his character, who he felt would not forget the Second Doctor. When the production refused to amend the script, Levene declined to participate.
-** [[Jo Grant|Jo]] was supposed to appear, but [[Katy Manning]] was living in Australia at the time.
+** [[Jo Grant|Jo]] was supposed to appear, but [[Katy Manning]] was living in [[Australia]] at the time.
-** [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]] was supposed to appear, but [[Ian Marter]] was working in New Zealand at the time.
+** [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]] was supposed to appear, but [[Ian Marter]] was working in [[New Zealand]] at the time.
 ** [[Louise Jameson]] wanted to reprise her role as [[Leela]] again, but they couldn't fit her into the story.
-** [[Romana]] was supposed to appear, but Lalla Ward turned it down, unwilling to work with Tom Baker again. Archive footage from ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'' was ultimately used to represent her. [[Mary Tamm]] wasn't asked to reprise her role.
+** [[Romana]] was supposed to appear, but Lalla Ward turned it down, unwilling to work with [[Tom Baker]] again. Archive footage from ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'' was ultimately used to represent her. [[Mary Tamm]] wasn't asked to reprise her role.
 * [[John Nathan-Turner]]'s first choice of director for the story was [[Waris Hussein]], but he was in America at the time and was unable to accept the offer. Nathan-Turner then asked another veteran director, [[Douglas Camfield]], to direct but he also declined. Camfield was also very ill with heart disease, and this may have affected his decision not to direct the production. He died of a heart attack early in 1984. Ultimately, Nathan-Turner ended up directing the story himself.
 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Gray_(actor) Charles Gray] was offered the role of Rassilon, but turned it down.
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 * Originally, it was the Fourth Doctor who uncovered the conspiracy on Gallifrey. When [[Tom Baker]] declined to participate, it was given to the Fifth Doctor.
 * [[Carole Ann Ford]] wasn't pleased that she had to trip over her own ankles after the Doctor teleported to Gallifrey.
-* In April 2013, [[Carole Ann Ford]] revealed that [[John Nathan-Turner]] had initially insisted that Susan not refer to the Doctor as her grandfather: "You will not believe why. They said, 'We don't really want people to perceive him as having had sex with someone, to father a child.' I just screamed with hysterical laughter and said, 'In that case, I'm not doing it.'" The script was changed to include mentions of the characters' relationship.
+* In [[April]] [[2013]], [[Carole Ann Ford]] revealed that [[John Nathan-Turner]] had initially insisted that Susan not refer to the Doctor as her grandfather: "You will not believe why. They said, 'We don't really want people to perceive him as having had sex with someone, to father a child.' I just screamed with hysterical laughter and said, 'In that case, I'm not doing it.'" The script was changed to include mentions of the characters' relationship.
-* Originally, Tegan was to make tea for the First Doctor, but [[Janet Fielding]] refused, so it was changed to Turlough doing it.
+* Originally, Tegan was to make [[tea]] for the First Doctor, but [[Janet Fielding]] refused, so it was changed to Turlough doing it.
 * [[Keith Hodiak]] once urinated in the Raston Warrior Robot costume. This left a stain that had to be dried with a hair dryer.
 * [[Richard Hurndall]] didn't watch any of [[William Hartnell]]'s episodes for fear of mimicry.
-* [[Ian Levine]] suggested Richard Hurndall after seeing him in the ''[[Blake's 7 (series)|Blake's 7]]'' episode ''[[w:c:blakes7:Assassin (episode)|Assassin]]''.
+* [[Ian Levine]] suggested [[Richard Hurndall]] after seeing him in the ''[[Blake's 7 (series)|Blake's 7]]'' episode ''[[w:c:blakes7:Assassin (episode)|Assassin]]''.
-* [[Terrance Dicks]] was inspired by the imagery of Robert Browning's poem ''Childe Roland To The Dark Tower Came'', originally published in the 1855 collection ''Men And Women''.
+* [[Terrance Dicks]] was inspired by the imagery of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Browning Robert Browning]'s poem ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childe_Roland_to_the_Dark_Tower_Came Childe Roland To The Dark Tower Came]'', originally published in the [[1855]] collection ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_and_Women_(poetry_collection) Men and Women]''.
-* When [[Eric Saward]] contacted [[Terrance Dicks]] about writing the special, he was at a convention in [[New Orleans]] and awoke at seven o'clock in the morning after a party the previous night. Dicks agreed and then announced to the convention that he was writing the special. When he returned to England, Dicks claimed that Saward told him to write something to compete with Robert Holmes' script. Dicks angrily stormed out. Saward came back more politely and Dicks agreed, knowing his reputation was as a fixer.
+* When [[Eric Saward]] contacted [[Terrance Dicks]] about writing the special, he was at a convention in [[New Orleans]] and awoke at seven o'clock in the morning after a party the previous night. Dicks agreed and then announced to the convention that he was writing the special. When he returned to England, Dicks claimed that Saward told him to write something to compete with [[Robert Holmes]]' script. Dicks angrily stormed out. Saward came back more politely and Dicks agreed, knowing his reputation was as a fixer.
 * The Yeti costume used in the serial was last used in [[The Web of Fear (TV story)|''The Web of Fear'']]. It had decayed badly in 15 years of storage, requiring dim lighting and selective camera angles during filming.
 * Originally, the Master was the main villain, but [[Terrance Dicks]] thought that was too obvious. He felt that the least obvious choice was Borusa.
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 *[[Anthony Ainley]] and [[Wendy Padbury]] had previously co-starred in the horror film ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blood_on_Satan%27s_Claw Blood on Satan's Claw].''
 *In the hidden audio commentary for the DVD's re-release in 2008, [[Phil Collinson]] mistakenly identifies [[Zoe Heriot]] as [[Victoria Waterfield]].
+*[[Geoffrey Bayldon]] was considered to play the First Doctor, but [[John Nathan-Turner]] felt that he was too recognisable from his roles in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catweazle Catweazle]'' and [[Worzel Gummidge|''Worzel Gummidge'']].
+*The Yeti replaced an anonymous one-eyed subterranean monster.
+*The Eye of Orion scenes had to be remonted, as the original footage had been irreparably damaged. [[Mark Strickson]] had not expected to be needed for the rest of the location shoot, and had gone on a driving holiday with no means of contacting him. The production team had to resort to radio appeals, before they finally reached Strickson via a family member and summoned him back to Wales.
+*In the original script, the Third Doctor constructed a makeshift hang-glider using the Raston Robot's spare equipment and his own cloak, and flew across the chasm. Unfortunately, the Visual Effects Department had been unable to construct a convincing prop, and [[Jon Pertwee]] refused to go ahead with the scene, which he felt to be preposterous. [[Peter Moffatt]] and [[John Nathan-Turner]] came up with him throwing a line across to the Dark Tower. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catweazle]
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