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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* Working titles for this story | * Working titles for this story included ''The Destiny of Doctor Who'' and ''Servants of Masters''. | ||
* [[Dennis Spooner]] wrote the final version of the scripts but received no on-screen credit. This would be his final contribution to the show. | * [[Dennis Spooner]] wrote the final version of the scripts but received no on-screen credit. This would be his final contribution to the show. | ||
* The original script revealed that the Doctor had been renewed several times in the past; he was to open a drawer in the console which contained relics from his previous incarnations, including an earring and a metal bracelet. The scripts also specified the Doctor's age as 750, included various references to his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] (the Doctor no longer being able to recall where he left her), and also hinted that it might have been the Daleks who destroyed his homeworld. | * The original script revealed that the Doctor had been renewed several times in the past; he was to open a drawer in the console which contained relics from his previous incarnations, including an earring and a metal bracelet. The scripts also specified the Doctor's age as 750, included various references to his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] (the Doctor no longer being able to recall where he left her), and also hinted that it might have been the Daleks who destroyed his homeworld. | ||
* A specially taken photo of [[William Hartnell]] is used to achieve the scene in episode one of the new Doctor "seeing" his old face in a hand mirror. | * A specially taken photo of [[William Hartnell]] is used to achieve the scene in episode one of the new Doctor "seeing" his old face in a hand mirror. | ||
* Polly is absent from episode four and Ben from episode five as [[Anneke Wills]] and [[Michael Craze]] were on holiday during the respective weeks in which they were recorded. | * Polly is absent from episode four and Ben from episode five as [[Anneke Wills]] and [[Michael Craze]] were on holiday during the respective weeks in which they were recorded. | ||
* [[David Whitaker]] was unhappy with [[Dennis Spooner]]'s rewrites, | * [[David Whitaker]] was unhappy with [[Dennis Spooner]]'s rewrites, while [[Terry Nation]] was said to have disliked the story, as he felt that Daleks were too sweet and nice. | ||
* This is the first story to show full-body shots of the [[Kaled mutant|mutants]] from inside the Daleks' casings. The living Dalek creatures are seen clearly for the first time as amorphous blobs covered in a multitude of tentacles, which are capable of independent movement without their shells. Nevertheless, Ben still describes what he has seen of the Dalek mutant as "a claw", harking back to the original appearance of the mutant glimpsed in ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'', who was only seen through his arm, which was stunted and claw-like but still denoted a more humanoid appearance than later became standard. | * This is the first story to show full-body shots of the [[Kaled mutant|mutants]] from inside the Daleks' casings. The living Dalek creatures are seen clearly for the first time as amorphous blobs covered in a multitude of tentacles, which are capable of independent movement without their shells. Nevertheless, Ben still describes what he has seen of the Dalek mutant as "a claw", harking back to the original appearance of the mutant glimpsed in ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'', who was only seen through his arm, which was stunted and claw-like but still denoted a more humanoid appearance than later became standard. | ||
* The novel ''[[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]]'' eventually "revealed" that the Dalek ship had originated in the future, having originally been sent by the [[Dalek Prime]] at a time postdating the [[Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War]]. However, there is no indication in the episode that the Daleks have time-travelled to reach Vulcan, and, indeed, they appear of a less advanced make (as they still rely on [[static electricity]] as a power source) than those seen in ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', which took place later than ''Power''{{'}}s supposed date of 2020 as given in promotional material. | * The novel ''[[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]]'' eventually "revealed" that the Dalek ship had originated in the future, having originally been sent by the [[Dalek Prime]] at a time postdating the [[Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War]]. However, there is no indication in the episode that the Daleks have time-travelled to reach Vulcan, and, indeed, they appear of a less advanced make (as they still rely on [[static electricity]] as a power source) than those seen in ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', which took place later than ''Power''{{'}}s supposed date of 2020 as given in promotional material. | ||
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* This is the only story introducing a new Doctor in the classic series to run longer than four episodes. | * This is the only story introducing a new Doctor in the classic series to run longer than four episodes. | ||
* The trailer states that this story takes place in 2020. | * The trailer states that this story takes place in 2020. | ||
* This serial concludes a run of seven animated reconstructions that begins with the fourth episode of [[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', which was released three years earlier. This was the longest consecutive run of animated reconstructions produced by the BBC until 2019 when it was announced | * This serial concludes a run of seven animated reconstructions that begins with the fourth episode of [[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', which was released three years earlier. This was the longest consecutive run of animated reconstructions produced by the BBC until 2019 when it was announced that [[TV]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'' would be receiving an animated reconstruction. | ||
* This story introduces a new typeface for the credits and episode titles, replacing the one used for the past three seasons, outside of the special title cards used in ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'' and ''The Tenth Planet''. The new one would remain in use for the entirety of Patrick Troughton's tenure. | * This story introduces a new typeface for the credits and episode titles, replacing the one used for the past three seasons, outside of the special title cards used in ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'' and ''The Tenth Planet''. The new one would remain in use for the entirety of Patrick Troughton's tenure. | ||
* This story was later released as part of ''[[The Animation Collection]]''. | * This story was later released as part of ''[[The Animation Collection]]''. | ||
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[[Category:Doctor Who animated television stories]] | [[Category:Doctor Who animated television stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories with missing episodes]] | [[Category:Stories with missing episodes]] | ||