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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* Working titles for this story included ''The Invaders from Mars'', ''Invaders from Mars'' and ''The Carriers of Death''. | * Working titles for this story included ''The Invaders from Mars'', ''Invaders from Mars'' and ''The Carriers of Death''. | ||
* Part one of this story was the first time that the famous cliffhanger "sting" was heard at the end of the episode. However, it is actually ''not'' played | * Part one of this story was the first time that the famous cliffhanger "sting" was heard at the end of the episode. However, it is actually ''not'' played under the cliffhanger as it would in years to come, but as an introduction to the credits. The following story, ''Inferno'', would be the follow the same format. It would not be until the following season that the sting would be used in the most common form. | ||
* An unusual title sequence was used for this serial, with the sequence cutting off after the show's logo, repeating the previous week's cliffhanger, then returning to the titles for the serial's name, writer and episode number. | * An unusual title sequence was used for this serial, with the sequence cutting off after the show's logo, repeating the previous week's cliffhanger, then returning to the titles for the serial's name, writer and episode number. | ||
* This was the last story written for ''Doctor Who'' by [[David Whitaker]]. It was his least favourite story, possibly because he ended up writing very little of it (see Writer credits above). | * This was the last story written for ''Doctor Who'' by [[David Whitaker]]. It was his least favourite story, possibly because he ended up writing very little of it (see Writer credits above). | ||
