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* This one-episode story does not exist in the [[BBC Archives]], having been wiped as late as the early 1970s. | * This one-episode story does not exist in the [[BBC Archives]], having been wiped as late as the early 1970s. | ||
* | *This episode came about, because the previous seasons “Planet of Giants” was shortened from 4 parts to just 3 parts. An extra episode was spotted in to make up for it. Possibly for contractual reasons it was specified that the regulars weren’t to appear. | ||
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* [[First Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Vicki Pallister]] do not appear and are not mentioned in this episode. Instead, its central character is [[Marc Cory]]. Despite this, [[William Hartnell]] is still credited on-screen because his contract specified that he would be credited for every episode — even those in which he appeared only in the reprise or did not feature at all. [[Peter Purves]] and [[Maureen O'Brien]] are not credited because, unlike Hartnell, their contracts did not guarantee an automatic credit. ''Radio Times'' credits "William Hartnell as Dr. Who, and Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves", but omits their characters from the actual cast list. While the revived series frequently would produce "[[Doctor-lite]]" episodes, to date these have all featured the Doctor in cameos. Discounting spinoff series and specials, the only later BBC productions to feature neither the Doctor nor a companion were assorted [[prequel]] minisodes produced in 2006 (a.k.a. the [[Tardisode]]s) and periodically since [[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|Series 6]] in 2011. | * [[First Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Vicki Pallister]] do not appear and are not mentioned in this episode. Instead, its central character is [[Marc Cory]]. Despite this, [[William Hartnell]] is still credited on-screen because his contract specified that he would be credited for every episode — even those in which he appeared only in the reprise or did not feature at all. [[Peter Purves]] and [[Maureen O'Brien]] are not credited because, unlike Hartnell, their contracts did not guarantee an automatic credit. ''Radio Times'' credits "William Hartnell as Dr. Who, and Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves", but omits their characters from the actual cast list. While the revived series frequently would produce "[[Doctor-lite]]" episodes, to date these have all featured the Doctor in cameos. Discounting spinoff series and specials, the only later BBC productions to feature neither the Doctor nor a companion were assorted [[prequel]] minisodes produced in 2006 (a.k.a. the [[Tardisode]]s) and periodically since [[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|Series 6]] in 2011. | ||
* The episode was made by the same production team as the previous four-part adventure, ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'', and was essentially treated as if it were a fifth instalment. Both stories shared pre-filming and possibly the same production code. | * The episode was made by the same production team as the previous four-part adventure, ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'', and was essentially treated as if it were a fifth instalment. Both stories shared pre-filming and possibly the same production code. | ||