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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 season's ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]'' was shortened from its planned four instalments to just three. An extra episode was slotted in to compensate. Possibly for contractual reasons, it was specified that the regular cast were not to appear. | * This episode came about because the previous season's ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]'' was shortened from its planned four instalments to just three. An extra episode was slotted in to compensate. Possibly for contractual reasons, it was specified that the regular cast were not to appear. | ||
* [[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. The ''Radio Times'' programme listing 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 spin-off 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. The ''Radio Times'' programme listing 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 spin-off 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 2005)|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. | ||
* [[Terry Nation]] wrote this episode partially as an attempt to develop and sell the idea of a Dalek television series divorced from the larger ''Doctor Who'' universe. The proposed series would have followed the adventures of the [[Space Security Service]], an elite organisation tasked with hunting Daleks. This approach can be seen in short stories and comic strips written for 1965's ''[[The Dalek Outer Space Book]]'' (cover dated 1966). An unmade pilot titled ''[[The Destroyers (TV story)|The Destroyers]]'' was written, but the series concept was never sold. ''[[The Destroyers (audio story)|The Destroyers]]'' was later produced as an audio play by [[Big Finish Productions]]. | * [[Terry Nation]] wrote this episode partially as an attempt to develop and sell the idea of a Dalek television series divorced from the larger ''Doctor Who'' universe. The proposed series would have followed the adventures of the [[Space Security Service]], an elite organisation tasked with hunting Daleks. This approach can be seen in short stories and comic strips written for 1965's ''[[The Dalek Outer Space Book]]'' (cover dated 1966). An unmade pilot titled ''[[The Destroyers (TV story)|The Destroyers]]'' was written, but the series concept was never sold. ''[[The Destroyers (audio story)|The Destroyers]]'' was later produced as an audio play by [[Big Finish Productions]]. | ||