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* [[John Nathan-Turner]] hated the Dalek-like helmets of Lytton's troops, but did not have the time to change them. | * [[John Nathan-Turner]] hated the Dalek-like helmets of Lytton's troops, but did not have the time to change them. | ||
* [[Michael Wisher]], who had played the original Davros in [[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', was unavailable to reprise his role due to theatrical work, so he was replaced by [[Terry Molloy]]. | * [[Michael Wisher]], who had played the original Davros in [[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', was unavailable to reprise his role due to theatrical work, so he was replaced by [[Terry Molloy]]. | ||
* A clip of the battling Daleks was used in the first episode of the TV series ''James May's 20th Century''; the clip was used to illustrate an item about lasers. | * A clip of the battling Daleks was used in the first episode of the TV series ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_May%27s_20th_Century James May's 20th Century]''; the clip was used to illustrate an item about lasers. | ||
* This story has an unusually high body count, even for ''Doctor Who, ''at 76. Besides the Doctor, Tegan and Turlough, only Davros, Lytton and his two policemen survive. (The Dalek Supreme is technically not destroyed on-screen but was almost certainly on the Dalek ship at the time of its destruction, since there appears to have been no opportunity for it to have departed the scene.) Much of the violence appears gratuitous, such as the murder of Laird, the killing of a crew member infected by a disease, and the shooting of the man with the metal detector whose attention Tegan tries to attract. | * This story has an unusually high body count, even for ''Doctor Who, ''at 76. Besides the Doctor, Tegan and Turlough, only Davros, Lytton and his two policemen survive. (The Dalek Supreme is technically not destroyed on-screen but was almost certainly on the Dalek ship at the time of its destruction, since there appears to have been no opportunity for it to have departed the scene.) Much of the violence appears gratuitous, such as the murder of Laird, the killing of a crew member infected by a disease, and the shooting of the man with the metal detector whose attention Tegan tries to attract. | ||
* This story was never officially novelised during the original run of [[Target Books]] due to unsuccessful negotiations with [[Eric Saward]], as well as Terry Nation's agent Roger Hancock. However, Saward later novelised the story for BBC Books in [[2019 (releases)|2019]]. | * This story was never officially novelised during the original run of [[Target Books]] due to unsuccessful negotiations with [[Eric Saward]], as well as Terry Nation's agent Roger Hancock. However, Saward later novelised the story for BBC Books in [[2019 (releases)|2019]]. | ||
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* It was [[Rodney Bewes]]'s idea to give Stien a stutter. | * It was [[Rodney Bewes]]'s idea to give Stien a stutter. | ||
* As with most of his other acting work after ''The Likely Lads'' (1964-66) and its sequel ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?'' (1973-74), [[Rodney Bewes]] took the role of Stien mostly just to pay his bills, as his former co-star [[James Bolam]] was refusing to allow the BBC to broadcast reruns of either series due to a royalties dispute. In his later years, Bewes joked that the royalties he got from this story — and the 1976 movie ''The Likely Lads'', whose rights Bolam had less control over — were mostly what kept food on his table until Bolam eventually relented and allowed for repeats and VHS releases of the shows. | * As with most of his other acting work after ''The Likely Lads'' (1964-66) and its sequel ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?'' (1973-74), [[Rodney Bewes]] took the role of Stien mostly just to pay his bills, as his former co-star [[James Bolam]] was refusing to allow the BBC to broadcast reruns of either series due to a royalties dispute. In his later years, Bewes joked that the royalties he got from this story — and the 1976 movie ''The Likely Lads'', whose rights Bolam had less control over — were mostly what kept food on his table until Bolam eventually relented and allowed for repeats and VHS releases of the shows. | ||
* Davros's new mask, sculpted by | * Davros's new mask, sculpted by Stan Mitchell, was nicknamed "Ena Sharples" by the production team due to its perceived similarity to the legendary <em>[[Coronation Street]]</em> character. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Ball_(actor) Nicholas Ball], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Byrne_(actor) Michael Byrne], [[Tom Chadbon]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Firth Peter Firth], [[Tim Pigott-Smith]], [[Patrick Stewart]] and [[David Warner]] were considered for the role of Colonel Archer. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Ball_(actor) Nicholas Ball], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Byrne_(actor) Michael Byrne], [[Tom Chadbon]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Firth Peter Firth], [[Tim Pigott-Smith]], [[Patrick Stewart]] and [[David Warner]] were considered for the role of Colonel Archer. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Ball_(actor) Nicholas Ball], [[Steven Berkoff]], [[Brian Blessed]], [[Tom Chadbon]], [[Kenneth Cope]], [[Timothy Dalton]], [[Paul Darrow]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gothard Michael Gothard], [[Don Henderson]], [[Martin Jarvis]], [[Michael Jayston]], [[Alfred Lynch]], [[Clive Merrison]], [[Edward Peel]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rhys-Davies John Rhys-Davies], [[Maurice Roëves]], [[George Sewell]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Stewart Patrick Stewart], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Valentine Anthony Valentine] and [[David Warner]] were considered for the role of Lytton. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Ball_(actor) Nicholas Ball], [[Steven Berkoff]], [[Brian Blessed]], [[Tom Chadbon]], [[Kenneth Cope]], [[Timothy Dalton]], [[Paul Darrow]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gothard Michael Gothard], [[Don Henderson]], [[Martin Jarvis]], [[Michael Jayston]], [[Alfred Lynch]], [[Clive Merrison]], [[Edward Peel]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rhys-Davies John Rhys-Davies], [[Maurice Roëves]], [[George Sewell]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Stewart Patrick Stewart], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Valentine Anthony Valentine] and [[David Warner]] were considered for the role of Lytton. | ||
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*[[Jim Broadbent]] was considered for the role of Trooper. | *[[Jim Broadbent]] was considered for the role of Trooper. | ||
* The story was originally to have been directed by [[Peter Grimwade]]. When the story was postponed, Grimwade took members of the production team out to dinner, but did not invite [[John Nathan-Turner]] because he had intended to take Nathan-Turner out separately. However, Nathan-Turner felt slighted by the omission and refused to allow Grimwade to direct the story when it was rescheduled for Season 21. [[Matthew Robinson]], who had never worked on the series before but had a "reputation as an action director", was used instead. However, [[Eric Saward]] had already promised Grimwade that he could provide a script for the season, so Grimwade was allowed to write the following story, ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]''. | * The story was originally to have been directed by [[Peter Grimwade]]. When the story was postponed, Grimwade took members of the production team out to dinner, but did not invite [[John Nathan-Turner]] because he had intended to take Nathan-Turner out separately. However, Nathan-Turner felt slighted by the omission and refused to allow Grimwade to direct the story when it was rescheduled for Season 21. [[Matthew Robinson]], who had never worked on the series before but had a "reputation as an action director", was used instead. However, [[Eric Saward]] had already promised Grimwade that he could provide a script for the season, so Grimwade was allowed to write the following story, ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]''. | ||
* [[Leslie Grantham]] went on to play the notorious "Dirty" Den Watts in ''[[EastEnders]]'', again being cast on the recommendation of [[Matthew Robinson]]. Following Den's return to the soap opera in 2004, the character addressed another character, a temporarily wheelchair-bound [[Ian Beale]], as "Davros"; and encountered a police officer named "Kiston". | * [[Leslie Grantham]] went on to play the notorious [[Den Watts|"Dirty" Den Watts]] in ''[[EastEnders]]'', again being cast on the recommendation of [[Matthew Robinson]]. Following Den's return to the soap opera in [[2004]], the character addressed another character, a temporarily wheelchair-bound [[Ian Beale]], as "Davros"; and encountered a police officer named "Kiston". | ||
* [[Eric Saward]] watched everything that existed of the Daleks in preparation, a process he described as "never-ending torture", claiming only to like ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]] | * [[Eric Saward]] watched everything that existed of the Daleks in preparation, a process he described as "never-ending torture", claiming only to like ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'''. ''He wanted the setting to be Earth and warehouses, but resisted the Daleks rather riding them. | ||
* [[Matthew Robinson]] recalled that there was a strange feeling onset and claims reports [[Eric Saward]] pulling a face when he varied a shot from the script's stage directions. He explained to Saward why and then [[John Nathan-Turner]] tore into him for discussing such things with writers. | * [[Matthew Robinson]] recalled that there was a strange feeling onset and claims reports [[Eric Saward]] pulling a face when he varied a shot from the script's stage directions. He explained to Saward why and then [[John Nathan-Turner]] tore into him for discussing such things with writers. | ||
* With the exception of a brief scene in [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', this is the only story to feature the Daleks during the Peter Davison era on-screen. | * With the exception of a brief scene in [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', this is the only story to feature the Daleks during the Peter Davison era on-screen. | ||
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* In many scenes the 'cuffs' on the Dalek grills vary positions between each other throughout the story. | * In many scenes the 'cuffs' on the Dalek grills vary positions between each other throughout the story. | ||
* On some grey Daleks there is no wire mesh between the solar panel slats. | * On some grey Daleks there is no wire mesh between the solar panel slats. | ||
* In one scene, Terry Molloy's left eye can be seen underneath Davros's mask. | * In one scene, [[Terry Molloy]]'s left eye can be seen underneath Davros's mask. | ||
* In the scene when the Doctor goes to collect the explosive charges in the warehouse (in the same room as the time corridor entrance), there is an audible rattling as the camera moves backwards. As he walks towards the time corridor's entrance, the rattling is heard again. | * In the scene when the Doctor goes to collect the explosive charges in the warehouse (in the same room as the time corridor entrance), there is an audible rattling as the camera moves backwards. As he walks towards the time corridor's entrance, the rattling is heard again. | ||
* In part two, when the Doctor comes across the room containing the corpses of the Daleks' victims, including the real Colonel Archer and Sergeant Calder, the Colonel's body is still wearing the gun-belt he gave to the Doctor in part one. | * In part two, when the Doctor comes across the room containing the corpses of the Daleks' victims, including the real Colonel Archer and Sergeant Calder, the Colonel's body is still wearing the gun-belt he gave to the Doctor in part one. | ||