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→‎Story notes: Ravensworth is a historical figure too. Stephenson doesn't appear till episode 2 so Ravensworth is the first historical figure in DW since the Gunfighters.
(→‎Story notes: Ravensworth is a historical figure too. Stephenson doesn't appear till episode 2 so Ravensworth is the first historical figure in DW since the Gunfighters.)
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* The Mark of the Rani was shown in four twenty-five-minute episodes in the USA, Australia and New Zealand.
* The Mark of the Rani was shown in four twenty-five-minute episodes in the USA, Australia and New Zealand.
* The Rani was conceived as a new, ongoing villain, but the character only appeared once more in the series, two years later in [[DW]]: ''[[Time and the Rani]]''. Kate O'Mara later reprised the role for the charity special, [[DW]]: ''[[Dimensions in Time]]'' (which is considered non-canonical) and the spin-off audio production [[BBV]]: ''[[The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind]]''. The possibility of the Rani returning to the revival series has been a source of fan speculation since 2005, with virtually every female character from [[Rose Tyler]] to [[Donna Noble]] to [[Lucy Saxon]] being considered possible Ranis-in-disguise.
* The Rani was conceived as a new, ongoing villain, but the character only appeared once more in the series, two years later in [[DW]]: ''[[Time and the Rani]]''. Kate O'Mara later reprised the role for the charity special, [[DW]]: ''[[Dimensions in Time]]'' (which is considered non-canonical) and the spin-off audio production [[BBV]]: ''[[The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind]]''. The possibility of the Rani returning to the revival series has been a source of fan speculation since 2005, with virtually every female character from [[Rose Tyler]] to [[Donna Noble]] to [[Lucy Saxon]] being considered possible Ranis-in-disguise.
* With the appearance of [[George Stephenson]], this was the first televised ''Doctor Who'' story to feature an historical figure as an onscreen character since [[DW]]: ''[[The Gunfighters]]'' in [[1966]].
* With the appearance of Lord [[Ravensworth]], this was the first televised ''Doctor Who'' story to feature an historical figure as an onscreen character since [[DW]]: ''[[The Gunfighters]]'' in [[1966]].


=== Ratings ===
=== Ratings ===
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