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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* This story had the working title ''The Crooked Smile''. (This title also appeared as that of a local news-sheet read by some of the characters.) | * This story had the working title ''The Crooked Smile''. (This title also appeared as that of a local news-sheet read by some of the characters.) | ||
* During the age of [[William Hartnell]], there had been a proposal for a story called [[The Jokers (TV story)|''The Jokers'']]. Although the plot was similar, it featured the opposite concept as in the proposed story, laughter was forbidden and being serious was the law, while with this story it's the other way around. | |||
* In the scenes set in the underground tunnels in Part Three, the Kandy Man has no metal brace around his mouth. This was added to the costume following these initial recordings to try to disguise the features of the actor inside. | * In the scenes set in the underground tunnels in Part Three, the Kandy Man has no metal brace around his mouth. This was added to the costume following these initial recordings to try to disguise the features of the actor inside. | ||
* The howl of Helen A's pet Stigorax Fifi was actually the modulated sound of director Chris Clough's own voice. | * The howl of Helen A's pet Stigorax Fifi was actually the modulated sound of director Chris Clough's own voice. | ||