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* James Saxon (Oscar) is credited as 'Oscar Botcherby' in ''Radio Times''. | * James Saxon (Oscar) is credited as 'Oscar Botcherby' in ''Radio Times''. | ||
* James Saxon (Oscar) would go on to appear as Darcey de Farcey, Roland Rat's dodgy manager, in the first season of ''Roland Rat - The Series'' (1986-87). | * James Saxon (Oscar) would go on to appear as Darcey de Farcey, Roland Rat's dodgy manager, in the first season of ''Roland Rat - The Series'' (1986-87). | ||
* This is the last serial of the 1963-89 series to be filmed on the European continent, ending a semi-annual tradition that had begun with ''[[City of Death]]'' and continued in ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' and ''[[Planet of Fire]]''. | * This is the last serial of the 1963-89 series to be filmed on the European continent, ending a semi-annual tradition that had begun with ''[[City of Death]]'' and continued in ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' and ''[[Planet of Fire]]''. | ||
* This is one of the most violent stories in the series' history, featuring multiple stabbings and knife wounds, blood spillage (human, Time Lord and Sontaran), the attempted cooking and eating of humans and the killing of Shockeye by the Doctor by cyanide poisoning. This is reflected in the serial's mortality rate: Anita is the sole non-Doctor/non-companion character to survive its conclusion. | * This is one of the most violent stories in the series' history, featuring multiple stabbings and knife wounds, blood spillage (human, Time Lord and Sontaran), the attempted cooking and eating of humans and the killing of Shockeye by the Doctor by cyanide poisoning. This is reflected in the serial's mortality rate: Anita is the sole non-Doctor/non-companion character to survive its conclusion. |
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