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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* The official synopsis dates this story to [[1903]], however, this date is not given in the episode. | * The official synopsis dates this story to [[1903]], however, this date is not given in the episode. In fact, the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] describes [[Nikola Tesla]] as "an inventor from [[1900]]." However, given events in the episode, it can easily be deducted as around that time. | ||
* [[Robert Glenister]], who plays [[Thomas Edison]], previously appeared in classic ''[[Doctor Who]]'', as [[Salateen]] in the 1984 serial ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]''. This marks his first appearance in [[BBC Wales]] ''Doctor Who'', making him one of the select few actors to have appeared in both incarnations of the programme. | * [[Robert Glenister]], who plays [[Thomas Edison]], previously appeared in classic ''[[Doctor Who]]'', as [[Salateen]] in the 1984 serial ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]''. This marks his first appearance in [[BBC Wales]] ''Doctor Who'', making him one of the select few actors to have appeared in both incarnations of the programme. | ||
* [[Anjli Mohindra]], who plays [[Skithra|Queen Skithra]], was previously a member of the main cast in ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. She played [[Rani Chandra]] from 2008 to 2011. This | * [[Anjli Mohindra]], who plays [[Skithra|Queen Skithra]], was previously a member of the main cast in ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. She played [[Rani Chandra]] from 2008 to 2011. This was Mohindra's first appearance in ''Doctor Who''. | ||
** In fact, [[Bradley Walsh]] and Mohindra had worked together before, on the ''Sarah Jane Adventures'' serial ''[[The Day of the Clown (TV story)|The Day of the Clown]]''. In that story, Walsh played the story's antagonist, [[Elijah Spellman]]. | ** In fact, [[Bradley Walsh]] and Mohindra had worked together before, on the ''Sarah Jane Adventures'' serial ''[[The Day of the Clown (TV story)|The Day of the Clown]]''. In that story, Walsh played the story's antagonist, [[Elijah Spellman]]. | ||
*** Mohindra said that, despite the fact that she and Walsh had worked together before, he did not recognise her due to her excessive make-up. She initially believed he was only joking with her but it was only when he asked to see a picture of her so he could say hello to her if he passed her in the street that she realised he was being serious.<ref>https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-01-14/bradley-walsh-made-a-pretty-major-faux-pas-filming-doctor-who-episode/</ref> | *** Mohindra said that, despite the fact that she and Walsh had worked together before, he did not recognise her due to her excessive make-up. She initially believed he was only joking with her but it was only when he asked to see a picture of her so he could say hello to her if he passed her in the street that she realised he was being serious.<ref>https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-01-14/bradley-walsh-made-a-pretty-major-faux-pas-filming-doctor-who-episode/</ref> | ||