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* [[First Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Vicki Pallister]] do not appear and are not mentioned in this episode. Instead, its central character is [[Marc Cory]]. Despite this, [[William Hartnell]] is still credited on-screen because his contract specified that he would be credited for every episode — even those in which he appeared only in the reprise or did not feature at all. [[Peter Purves]] and [[Maureen O'Brien]] are not credited because, unlike Hartnell, their contracts did not guarantee an automatic credit. The programme listing in ''Radio Times'' credits "William Hartnell as Dr. Who, and Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves", but omits their characters from the actual cast list. While the revived series frequently would produce "[[Doctor-lite]]" episodes, to date these have all featured the Doctor in cameos. Discounting spin-off series and specials, the only later BBC productions to feature neither the Doctor nor a companion were assorted [[prequel]] minisodes produced in 2006 (a.k.a. the [[Tardisode]]s) and periodically since [[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|Series 6]] in 2011. | * [[First Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Vicki Pallister]] do not appear and are not mentioned in this episode. Instead, its central character is [[Marc Cory]]. Despite this, [[William Hartnell]] is still credited on-screen because his contract specified that he would be credited for every episode — even those in which he appeared only in the reprise or did not feature at all. [[Peter Purves]] and [[Maureen O'Brien]] are not credited because, unlike Hartnell, their contracts did not guarantee an automatic credit. The programme listing in ''Radio Times'' credits "William Hartnell as Dr. Who, and Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves", but omits their characters from the actual cast list. While the revived series frequently would produce "[[Doctor-lite]]" episodes, to date these have all featured the Doctor in cameos. Discounting spin-off series and specials, the only later BBC productions to feature neither the Doctor nor a companion were assorted [[prequel]] minisodes produced in 2006 (a.k.a. the [[Tardisode]]s) and periodically since [[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|Series 6]] in 2011. | ||
* The episode was made by the same production team as the previous four-part adventure, ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'', and was essentially treated as if it were a fifth instalment. Both stories shared pre-filming and possibly the same production code. | * The episode was made by the same production team as the previous four-part adventure, ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'', and was essentially treated as if it were a fifth instalment. Both stories shared pre-filming and possibly the same production code. | ||
* [[Terry Nation]] wrote this episode partially as an attempt to develop and sell the idea of a Dalek television series divorced from the larger ''Doctor Who'' universe. The proposed series would have followed the adventures of the [[Space Security Service]], an elite organisation tasked with hunting Daleks. This approach can be seen in short stories and comic strips written for 1965's ''[[The Dalek Outer Space Book]]'' (cover dated 1966). An unmade pilot titled ''[[The Destroyers ( | * [[Terry Nation]] wrote this episode partially as an attempt to develop and sell the idea of a Dalek television series divorced from the larger ''Doctor Who'' universe. The proposed series would have followed the adventures of the [[Space Security Service]], an elite organisation tasked with hunting Daleks. This approach can be seen in short stories and comic strips written for 1965's ''[[The Dalek Outer Space Book]]'' (cover dated 1966). An unmade pilot titled ''[[The Destroyers (TV story)|The Destroyers]]'' was written, but the series concept was never sold. ''[[The Destroyers (audio story)|The Destroyers]]'' was later produced as an audio play by [[Big Finish Productions]]. | ||
* A direct link to this story is made in the first episode of the epic twelve-part story ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', "[[The Nightmare Begins]]". In fact, the link extends to ''Galaxy 4''; at the end of the final episode, "[[The Exploding Planet]]", Vicki complains of a sprained ankle. As she contemplates the planet [[Kembel]] on the scanner, we move to a short scene with Garvey as he begins his transformation into a [[Varga]] plant. When we next see the TARDIS at the beginning of ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'', Vicki still has the problem with her ankle. Finally, after taking off at the conclusion of ''The Myth Makers'', the Doctor discovers Marc Cory's reel of tape containing his SOS message on Kembel during the third episode of ''The Daleks' Master Plan''. ''Mission to the Unknown'' thus presents an unusual example of the story-to-story narrative flow that was commonplace in the Hartnell era. | * A direct link to this story is made in the first episode of the epic twelve-part story ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', "[[The Nightmare Begins]]". In fact, the link extends to ''Galaxy 4''; at the end of the final episode, "[[The Exploding Planet]]", Vicki complains of a sprained ankle. As she contemplates the planet [[Kembel]] on the scanner, we move to a short scene with Garvey as he begins his transformation into a [[Varga]] plant. When we next see the TARDIS at the beginning of ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'', Vicki still has the problem with her ankle. Finally, after taking off at the conclusion of ''The Myth Makers'', the Doctor discovers Marc Cory's reel of tape containing his SOS message on Kembel during the third episode of ''The Daleks' Master Plan''. ''Mission to the Unknown'' thus presents an unusual example of the story-to-story narrative flow that was commonplace in the Hartnell era. | ||
* Both ''Mission to the Unknown'' and ''The Daleks' Master Plan'' were the only 1960s ''Doctor Who'' stories that were offered for overseas sale but never purchased. ''The Daleks' Master Plan'' was intended for sale as an eleven-parter, omitting its Christmas episode "[[The Feast of Steven]]". As such, chances of recovering ''Mission to the Unknown'' are extremely slim. | * Both ''Mission to the Unknown'' and ''The Daleks' Master Plan'' were the only 1960s ''Doctor Who'' stories that were offered for overseas sale but never purchased. ''The Daleks' Master Plan'' was intended for sale as an eleven-parter, omitting its Christmas episode "[[The Feast of Steven]]". As such, chances of recovering ''Mission to the Unknown'' are extremely slim. | ||