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*There are non-speaking cameo appearances by members of the production team, including Barry Letts, Terrance Dicks and, most prominently, Trevor Ray (who plays a ticket collector struck down by the Silurian virus), in the location scenes shot at Marylebone Station in London. | *There are non-speaking cameo appearances by members of the production team, including Barry Letts, Terrance Dicks and, most prominently, Trevor Ray (who plays a ticket collector struck down by the Silurian virus), in the location scenes shot at Marylebone Station in London. | ||
*The cave creatures are named Silurians on the presumption that they come from the Silurian Period (see discontinuity). It was known that reptiles had not evolved by the Silurian Period, and so technically the name Silurian was a misnomer. Nevertheless the name was kept because it sounded good for the story. | *The cave creatures are named Silurians on the presumption that they come from the Silurian Period (see discontinuity). It was known that reptiles had not evolved by the Silurian Period, and so technically the name Silurian was a misnomer. Nevertheless the name was kept because it sounded good for the story. | ||
*When the Silurians go back into hibernation at the end of the episode, they say they will be revived in 50 years. | *When the Silurians go back into hibernation at the end of the episode, they say they will be revived in 50 years. While the year of this episode is not given, it was broadcast in 1970. 50 years later would be 2020, which coincides with the events of [[DW]]: ''[[The Hungry Earth]]''. | ||
===Ratings=== | ===Ratings=== | ||