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:*Li H'sen Chang is reminiscent of [[Wikipedia:Fu Manchu|Fu Manchu]], the villain of a series of novels by [[Wikipedia:Sax Rohmer|Sax Rohmer]]. | :*Li H'sen Chang is reminiscent of [[Wikipedia:Fu Manchu|Fu Manchu]], the villain of a series of novels by [[Wikipedia:Sax Rohmer|Sax Rohmer]]. | ||
*This is one of two stories in which Leela does not wear her "savage" costume. As the character was inspired by Eliza Doolittle, it was decided to try and move her away from her Sevateem trappings, such as this episode in which she wears period garb. | *This is one of two stories in which Leela does not wear her "savage" costume. As the character was inspired by Eliza Doolittle, it was decided to try and move her away from her Sevateem trappings, such as this episode in which she wears period garb. | ||
*By the time Holmes had begun work on The Talons of Greel, it had become apparent that Hinchcliffe, and possibly Holmes would be leaving the show at the end of the current season. Hinchcliffe therefore decided to throw caution to the wind and spend record amounts on the production, utilising many different locations as well as agreeing to expensive night time shoots. | |||
*During production of The Talons of Greel, Hinchcliffe’s successor Graham Williams gradually took over the reigns, his first concern being the character of Leela. Williams approached Louise Jameson with an offer of the actress staying on for Season Fifteen, this was a decision at odds with a promise Hinchcliffe had made to Tom Baker that Leela would be written out of the show at the conclusion of Season Fourteen. Baker was of the opinion that the character was too violent for the show and would have preferred to carry on without a companion at all. Jameson was initially reluctant to continue, mainly because of her frosty relationship with Baker and the brown contact lenses she was compelled to wear, when Williams offered to relinquish the need for contact lenses, Jameson agreed to sign a contract for the whole of Season Fifteen. | |||
===Ratings=== | ===Ratings=== | ||
