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The Brigadier reports the abduction of the Doctor. Carrington thinks it is a blind and that the Doctor is working with the aliens. He questions the Brigadier about how much he knows about the Doctor. Carrington says he is going to investigate the Doctor and then blast the spaceship out the sky. | The Brigadier reports the abduction of the Doctor. Carrington thinks it is a blind and that the Doctor is working with the aliens. He questions the Brigadier about how much he knows about the Doctor. Carrington says he is going to investigate the Doctor and then blast the spaceship out the sky. | ||
Reegan tells his superior that the Doctor is dead, but it is not true. The Doctor comes to and is reunited with Liz. He investigates the ambassadors and tells Reegan what he saw. When Reegan asks how he communicated with them, the Doctor says they have a translation device. Reegan shows the Doctor the one that Taltalian gave him, and the Doctor states it is far more complex than that. Reegan asks if the Doctor can build one; he says that he can, but he won't. Reegan says he will kill him unless he does. The Doctor sits down to make a list of the equipment he will need, and Reegan leaves them. The Doctor tries to escape, but Reegan is loitering by the door. Liz tells the Doctor about her failed escape. The Doctor sits at the desk and starts making the list, telling Liz that if they can't get to the Brigadier, maybe his list might bring the Brigadier to them. Carrington enters, armed with a revolver, and reveals himself to be Reegan's superior, and seeing | Reegan tells his superior that the Doctor is dead, but it is not true. The Doctor comes to and is reunited with Liz. He investigates the ambassadors and tells Reegan what he saw. When Reegan asks how he communicated with them, the Doctor says they have a translation device. Reegan shows the Doctor the one that Taltalian gave him, and the Doctor states it is far more complex than that. Reegan asks if the Doctor can build one; he says that he can, but he won't. Reegan says he will kill him unless he does. The Doctor sits down to make a list of the equipment he will need, and Reegan leaves them. The Doctor tries to escape, but Reegan is loitering by the door. Liz tells the Doctor about her failed escape. The Doctor sits at the desk and starts making the list, telling Liz that if they can't get to the Brigadier, maybe his list might bring the Brigadier to them. Carrington enters, armed with a revolver, and reveals himself to be Reegan's superior, and seeing that Reegan didn't follow his orders and kill the Doctor, he will have to do it himself. | ||
=== Episode 7 === | === Episode 7 === | ||
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* [[Caroline John]]'s Dresser - [[Jean Holder]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Ambassadors of Death'') | * [[Caroline John]]'s Dresser - [[Jean Holder]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Ambassadors of Death'') | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* A tune reminiscent of "[[A Whiter Shade of Pale]]" plays in episode 1 during the link-up sequence. | * A tune reminiscent of "[[A Whiter Shade of Pale]]" plays in episode 1 during the link-up sequence. | ||
* The Doctor and Liz receive data from real life radio telescopes: [[Haystack Observatory]] and [[Catalina]] in the [[US]], [[Algonquin]] in [[Canada]], [[Arecibo]] in [[Puerto Rico]], [[Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory]] ("Cambridge") in the [[UK]], [[Parkes Observatory]] in [[Australia]], [[Dwingeloo]] in the [[Netherlands]], [[Nancy, France|Nancy]] in [[France]], and [[Onsala]] in [[Sweden]]. | * The Doctor and Liz receive data from real life radio telescopes: [[Haystack Observatory]] and [[Catalina]] in the [[US]], [[Algonquin]] in [[Canada]], [[Arecibo]] in [[Puerto Rico]], [[Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory]] ("Cambridge") in the [[UK]], [[Parkes Observatory]] in [[Australia]], [[Dwingeloo]] in the [[Netherlands]], [[Nancy, France|Nancy]] in [[France]], and [[Onsala]] in [[Sweden]]. | ||
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* The second and third episodes originally featured an army character named Lieutenant Pollard. | * The second and third episodes originally featured an army character named Lieutenant Pollard. | ||
* Professor Heldorf was initially a German scientist named Kuhn. | * Professor Heldorf was initially a German scientist named Kuhn. | ||
* Dobson was originally named Dawson and Carrington was originally named Cunningham, while Taltalian's name was originally spelt “Taltalien”. | * Dobson was originally named Dawson and Carrington was originally named Cunningham, while Taltalian's name was originally spelt “Taltalien”. | ||
* The two legends on Reegan's van initially referred to Progressive Launderers Ltd and Mason's Bakery, but these were later altered to Hayhoe Launderers Ltd and Silcock Bakeries in honour of assistant floor manager [[Margot Hayhoe]] and director's assistant [[Pauline Silcock]]. | * The two legends on Reegan's van initially referred to Progressive Launderers Ltd and Mason's Bakery, but these were later altered to Hayhoe Launderers Ltd and Silcock Bakeries in honour of assistant floor manager [[Margot Hayhoe]] and director's assistant [[Pauline Silcock]]. | ||
* Episode one is the earliest episode of ''Doctor Who'' to exist on its original 2" 625 line PAL colour videotape format. | * Episode one is the earliest episode of ''Doctor Who'' to exist on its original 2" 625 line PAL colour videotape format. | ||
* Episode six of this story is believed to be the most recent episode of the series to feature no surviving cast members. | * Episode six of this story is believed to be the most recent episode of the series to feature no surviving cast members. | ||
* [[Caroline John]] was forced to wear a blonde wig on location, as her hair frizzed badly in the rain. She was also privately very nervous, having just discovered that she was pregnant with her first child. | * [[Caroline John]] was forced to wear a blonde wig on location, as her hair frizzed badly in the rain. She was also privately very nervous, having just discovered that she was pregnant with her first child. | ||
* [[Pauline Silcock]] suffered a leg injury when a riderless motorcycle crashed into the camera crew. | * [[Pauline Silcock]] suffered a leg injury when a riderless motorcycle crashed into the camera crew. | ||
* Filming was delayed due to a reported UFO sighting, until it was realised that the alleged UFO was the ''Recovery 7'' prop itself. | * Filming was delayed due to a reported UFO sighting, until it was realised that the alleged UFO was the ''Recovery 7'' prop itself. | ||
* When the production arrived to film at Blue Circle Cement Works, the facility was in the middle of an industrial dispute, but the goodwill generated by the production's presence brought an end to the strike, prompting the owners to waive the fee for the use of their premises. | * When the production arrived to film at Blue Circle Cement Works, the facility was in the middle of an industrial dispute, but the goodwill generated by the production's presence brought an end to the strike, prompting the owners to waive the fee for the use of their premises. | ||
* To save on costs, the ''Recovery 7'' set was a co-financed venture between the production office and ''[[Doomwatch]]'', for which it served as ''Sunfire One'' in the episode "Re-Entry Forbidden". | * To save on costs, the ''Recovery 7'' set was a co-financed venture between the production office and ''[[Doomwatch]]'', for which it served as ''Sunfire One'' in the episode "Re-Entry Forbidden". | ||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
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* The investigative journalist [[James Stevens]] and his wife [[Natasha Stevens]] watched Wakefield's reports on the ''Mars Probe 7'' crisis on [[BBC3]], as did millions of others across the [[United Kingdom]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | * The investigative journalist [[James Stevens]] and his wife [[Natasha Stevens]] watched Wakefield's reports on the ''Mars Probe 7'' crisis on [[BBC3]], as did millions of others across the [[United Kingdom]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | ||
* In a [[parallel universe]] in which the [[The Doctor (Sympathy for the Devil)|Doctor]]'s [[exile on Earth]] did not begin until [[1997]], this crisis resulted in the creation of mile wide craters across the [[United States of America|United States]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Sympathy for the Devil (audio story)|Sympathy for the Devil]]'') | * In a [[parallel universe]] in which the [[The Doctor (Sympathy for the Devil)|Doctor]]'s [[exile on Earth]] did not begin until [[1997]], this crisis resulted in the creation of mile wide craters across the [[United States of America|United States]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Sympathy for the Devil (audio story)|Sympathy for the Devil]]'') | ||
*The Mars Probe missions are seemingly ignored by ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'', which referred to the [[human]] colony founded in [[2058]] as being made up of the "very first humans on Mars". Further complicating matters, an on-screen obituary in ''The Waters of Mars'' mentions that the captain of the [[Bowie Base One]] colony, [[Adelaide Brooke]], along with two other unidentified astronauts, had already landed on Mars when Adelaide was 42 in the year [[2041]]. | * The Mars Probe missions are seemingly ignored by ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'', which referred to the [[human]] colony founded in [[2058]] as being made up of the "very first humans on Mars". Further complicating matters, an on-screen obituary in ''The Waters of Mars'' mentions that the captain of the [[Bowie Base One]] colony, [[Adelaide Brooke]], along with two other unidentified astronauts, had already landed on Mars when Adelaide was 42 in the year [[2041]]. | ||
== Home video and audio releases == | == Home video and audio releases == | ||