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* The box containing the Master's ashes is described as containing little more than two crystallised eyes and residue — hypnotic even in death. | * The box containing the Master's ashes is described as containing little more than two crystallised eyes and residue — hypnotic even in death. | ||
* Dr. [[Salinger]] is depicted as at least somewhat romantically attracted to Grace, offering to take [[Brian (Doctor Who)|Brian's]] place in her life. | * Dr. [[Salinger]] is depicted as at least somewhat romantically attracted to Grace, offering to take [[Brian (Doctor Who)|Brian's]] place in her life. | ||
* Nurses [[Wheeler|Angela Wheeler]] and [[Curtis (Doctor Who)| | * Nurses [[Wheeler|Angela Wheeler]] and [[Curtis (Doctor Who)|Shelly Curtis]] are described somewhat in opposition to how they were actually cast. In the movie, Curtis is obviously older and she has more lines in the final cut. In the book, Russell describes Wheeler as the "senior" nurse. | ||
* The final cut of the movie never quite explains how Chang Lee knows the ambulance driver's name is [[Bruce (Doctor Who)|Bruce]], nor why he would have been allowed to travel in the ambulance with the Doctor. The novel features a scene in which the police who arrive at the scene of the shooting interrogate Lee and determine that he might be of help to the paramedics. A policeman introduces Lee to the paramedic, who introduces himself as Bruce Gerhardt. Bruce's last name is never revealed on-screen. | * The final cut of the movie never quite explains how Chang Lee knows the ambulance driver's name is [[Bruce (Doctor Who)|Bruce]], nor why he would have been allowed to travel in the ambulance with the Doctor. The novel features a scene in which the police who arrive at the scene of the shooting interrogate Lee and determine that he might be of help to the paramedics. A policeman introduces Lee to the paramedic, who introduces himself as Bruce Gerhardt. Bruce's last name is never revealed on-screen. | ||
* When the Doctor says to Grace, "It was a child's dream that made you want to be a doctor," the movie leaves the audience to wonder what that dream might have been. The book shows us a flashback to Grace's youth in Sacramento. There, we witness her mother dying young and Grace dreaming of finding a way to prevent other kids having to endure the pain of their parent's premature death. | * When the Doctor says to Grace, "It was a child's dream that made you want to be a doctor," the movie leaves the audience to wonder what that dream might have been. The book shows us a flashback to Grace's youth in Sacramento. There, we witness her mother dying young and Grace dreaming of finding a way to prevent other kids having to endure the pain of their parent's premature death. | ||