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It formally introduced K9 Mark III, the third iteration of [[K9]] robots, first referenced in the short story ''[[Inter-Galactic Cat (short story)|Inter-Galactic Cat]]''. | It formally introduced K9 Mark III, the third iteration of [[K9]] robots, first referenced in the short story ''[[Inter-Galactic Cat (short story)|Inter-Galactic Cat]]''. | ||
The [[ | The [[BBC]] chose not to commission a new series but did televise the episode as a holiday season special. It was only the second story of this kind in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' franchise, preceded by more than a decade by "[[The Feast of Steven]]", a [[Christmas|Christmas Day]] "break" from ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]''. With a run time of 50 minutes, it was the first single episode in a ''Doctor Who''-related TV production to exceed a half-hour in length. | ||
This was the only attempt at a spin-off series during the original run of ''Doctor Who'' to reach production. It would be more than a quarter-century until this was attempted again. Furthermore, its studio filming was unusually completed at [[Pebble Mill Studios]] in [[Birmingham]] — making it one of only two stories of the "classic" era (the other being ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]'') to have the bulk of its studio recording completed outside Greater [[London]]. | This was the only attempt at a spin-off series during the original run of ''Doctor Who'' to reach production. It would be more than a quarter-century until this was attempted again. Furthermore, its studio filming was unusually completed at [[Pebble Mill Studios]] in [[Birmingham]] — making it one of only two stories of the "classic" era (the other being ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]'') to have the bulk of its studio recording completed outside Greater [[London]]. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* At the time of her first meeting with the Doctor, then in his [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]], Sarah was impersonating her aunt Lavinia to gain access to a top-secret [[ | * At the time of her first meeting with the Doctor, then in his [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]], Sarah was impersonating her aunt Lavinia to gain access to a top-secret [[UNIT]] scientific research facility. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'') | ||
* Lavinia tells Juno Baker that Sarah is "never in one place long enough to lick a stamp". Sarah Jane would describe her aunt with the same phrase to her son [[Luke Smith]] in [[2009]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'') | * Lavinia tells Juno Baker that Sarah is "never in one place long enough to lick a stamp". Sarah Jane would describe her aunt with the same phrase to her son [[Luke Smith]] in [[2009]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'') | ||
* K9 is referred to as "Mark III" in this story because he is actually the third robot dog of the same configuration owned by the Fourth Doctor. The [[K9 Mark I|first K9]] chose to stay with [[Leela]] on [[Gallifrey]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'') whereas [[K9 Mark II]] was forced to stay with [[Romana II|Romana]] in [[E-Space]] due to being damaged by the time winds. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]'') | * K9 is referred to as "Mark III" in this story because he is actually the third robot dog of the same configuration owned by the Fourth Doctor. The [[K9 Mark I|first K9]] chose to stay with [[Leela]] on [[Gallifrey]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'') whereas [[K9 Mark II]] was forced to stay with [[Romana II|Romana]] in [[E-Space]] due to being damaged by the time winds. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]'') | ||