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* Nainby was the surname of one of [[Simon Nye]]'s contemporaries at Collyer's School, Horsham. | * Nainby was the surname of one of [[Simon Nye]]'s contemporaries at Collyer's School, Horsham. | ||
* The scene in which Rory hits Eknodine-inhabited Mrs Hamil with a plank was filmed first of all with [[Arthur Darvill]] missing [[Joan Linder]], and then again with Linder's stunt double, whom he was allowed to hit. There was only one prop of the plank, and fortunately all the necessary shots were completed before Darvill accidentally broke it. | * The scene in which Rory hits Eknodine-inhabited Mrs Hamil with a plank was filmed first of all with [[Arthur Darvill]] missing [[Joan Linder]], and then again with Linder's stunt double, whom he was allowed to hit. There was only one prop of the plank, and fortunately all the necessary shots were completed before Darvill accidentally broke it. | ||
* [[Simon Nye]] was best known for creating ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_Behaving_Badly Men Behaving Badly],'' which was produced by [[Steven Moffat]]'s mother-in-law [[Beryl Vertue]]. | |||
* Since [[Simon Nye]] was skilled at writing interpersonal relationships, [[Steven Moffat]] asked him to devise a story which would examine the complex interplay between the Doctor, Amy and Rory. | |||
* In the Eknodines, [[Simon Nye]] conceived monsters which could be straightforwardly realised, although there was some indecision as to whether it should be one eyeball or two which would emerge from the mouths of the possessed senior citizens. | |||
* This episode formed Block Seven of season five, along with ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]].'' It was the last episode of the season to be filmed. | |||
* [[Simon Nye]] and [[Catherine Morshead]] had previously worked together on ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Railway_Children_(2000_film) The Railway Children].'' | |||
* Given the nature of the episode, [[Catherine Morshead]] spent more time than usual recording on the TARDIS set. Indeed, the first three days of filming were spent there. | |||
* Early drafts had scenes take place in the TARDIS corridors, but it was ultimately decided that they would be an unnecessary expense. | |||
* The scene where the children visit Skenrith Castle on their school trip was originally set in a primary school playground. | |||
* The frozen console room was achieved using a spray of wax and plastic. | |||
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