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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* When first broadcast, this Doctor was advertised by the BBC as the 'Ninth Doctor'. | * When first broadcast, this Doctor was advertised by the BBC as the 'Ninth Doctor'. | ||
* Appearing in a cameo role in the serial was actor and ''Doctor Who'' fan [[David Tennant]], who in April [[2005]] was announced as the [[Tenth Doctor]]. He was not originally cast in the production, but Tennant happened to be recording a radio play in a neighbouring studio. When he discovered what was being recorded next door, he convinced the director to give him a small role. Tennant had several roles in [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''Doctor Who'' related audios before he was cast as the [[Tenth Doctor]] on the [[BBC Wales]]' produced series. | * Appearing in a cameo role in the serial was actor and ''Doctor Who'' fan [[David Tennant]], who in April [[2005]] was announced as the [[Tenth Doctor]]. He was not originally cast in the production, but Tennant happened to be recording a ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' radio play in a neighbouring studio. When he discovered what was being recorded next door, he convinced the director to give him a small role. Tennant had several roles in [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''Doctor Who'' related audios before he was cast as the [[Tenth Doctor]] on the [[BBC Wales]]' produced series. | ||
* If the viewer right clicks and selects play after the end of episode 3, an alternate version of the closing credits plays (followed by the final part of the episode). | * If the viewer right clicks and selects play after the end of episode 3, an alternate version of the closing credits plays (followed by the final part of the episode). | ||
* Around the time of providing the voice of Alison, [[Sophie Okonedo]] also filmed a role in the movie ''Hotel Rwanda'', for which she was nominated for an Academy Award; this makes Okonedo, to date, the only companion actor to have been nominated for an Oscar. Okonedo would eventually return to televised ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|the 2010 series]] as the recurring character [[Elizabeth X]]. | * Around the time of providing the voice of Alison, [[Sophie Okonedo]] also filmed a role in the movie ''Hotel Rwanda'', for which she was nominated for an Academy Award; this makes Okonedo, to date, the only companion actor to have been nominated for an Oscar. Okonedo would eventually return to televised ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|the 2010 series]] as the recurring character [[Elizabeth X]]. | ||