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* This story takes a lot of the [[director|directing]] tropes of the BBC television series ''{{w|Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock}}'', a show written and created by ''Doctor Who'' [[show runner]] [[Steven Moffat]] and [[writer]] [[Mark Gatiss]], with two episodes at the time of broadcast written by [[Steve Thompson]]. A prime example of this is formulas and words appearing on-screen. | * This story takes a lot of the [[director|directing]] tropes of the BBC television series ''{{w|Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock}}'', a show written and created by ''Doctor Who'' [[show runner]] [[Steven Moffat]] and [[writer]] [[Mark Gatiss]], with two episodes at the time of broadcast written by [[Steve Thompson]]. A prime example of this is formulas and words appearing on-screen. | ||
* The title of this episode is a reference to the phone incorporated into [[the TARDIS]] [[police box]] disguise, and to the "[[St. John Ambulance]]" logo on the door of this version of the TARDIS. The "Bells" part is referring to the police box phone ringing. | * The title of this episode is a reference to the phone incorporated into [[the TARDIS]] [[police box]] disguise, and to the "[[St. John Ambulance]]" logo on the door of this version of the TARDIS. The "Bells" part is referring to the police box phone ringing. | ||
[[File:Bells Saint John Logo.png|thumb|The unique ''Doctor Who'' logo for ''The Bells of Saint John.'']] | |||
* As with all of the Series 7 episodes, this episode has individually stylized opening credits: the [[Doctor Who logo|''Doctor Who'' logo]] sports a weathered metallic texture, much like that of an old spoon, alluding to the Spoonheads of this story. | |||
* To keep the reappearance of the Great Intelligence a surprise, Richard E. Grant was not credited in ''Radio Times''. | * To keep the reappearance of the Great Intelligence a surprise, Richard E. Grant was not credited in ''Radio Times''. | ||
