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* Almost every companion of the Ninth and Tenth Doctors appears or is referenced in some way in this episode (including [[Astrid Peth]]), with the sole exception of [[Adam Mitchell]]. | * Almost every companion of the Ninth and Tenth Doctors appears or is referenced in some way in this episode (including [[Astrid Peth]]), with the sole exception of [[Adam Mitchell]]. | ||
* Blue Peter presenter [[Gethin Jones]] operates a [[Dalek]] in this episode, returning to ''Doctor Who'' after his brief appearance as a [[Cybus Cyberman]] in ''[[The Age of Steel]]''. | * Blue Peter presenter [[Gethin Jones]] operates a [[Dalek]] in this episode, returning to ''Doctor Who'' after his brief appearance as a [[Cybus Cyberman]] in ''[[The Age of Steel]]''. | ||
* This was the longest series finale at 65 minutes long, and was longer even than all of the Christmas specials except for ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'', which was 71 minutes. This raised some issues with international broadcasts; for example, the broadcast on the [[CBC]] in Canada on 12 December 2008 was edited to 44 minutes to fit a regular 60-minute timeslot, with commercials (see below for examples). While the American [[Sci Fi Channel]] broadcast aired the episode in its entirety on August 1, it has not since been rerun, instead ending its rotation with ''[[The Stolen Earth]]''. [[Space (TV channel)|Space]] , however, has aired it completely uncut on reruns. However, [[BBCA|BBCAmerica]] which now reairs Doctor Who | * This was the longest series finale at 65 minutes long, and was longer even than all of the Christmas specials except for ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'', which was 71 minutes. This raised some issues with international broadcasts; for example, the broadcast on the [[CBC]] in Canada on 12 December 2008 was edited to 44 minutes to fit a regular 60-minute timeslot, with commercials (see below for examples). While the American [[Sci Fi Channel]] broadcast aired the episode in its entirety on August 1, it has not since been rerun, instead ending its rotation with ''[[The Stolen Earth]]''. [[Space (TV channel)|Space]] , however, has aired it completely uncut on reruns. However, [[BBCA|BBCAmerica]] which now reairs Doctor Who only shows episodes edited down to 45 minutes except ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' where the two-parter is shown in a three hour block. | ||
* Dalek Caan refers to the Doctor as a 'threefold man'. The meaning becomes clear in this episode with both the copy of the Doctor and 'Doctor-Donna'. | * Dalek Caan refers to the Doctor as a 'threefold man'. The meaning becomes clear in this episode with both the copy of the Doctor and 'Doctor-Donna'. | ||
* As with the previous episode, the opening credits are augmented to include six names, with several overflow acting credits displayed after the opening sequence. | * As with the previous episode, the opening credits are augmented to include six names, with several overflow acting credits displayed after the opening sequence. |
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