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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* This is the first ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story to feature a [[regeneration]] from a male body to a female. There have been references to this happening with the [[Corsair]] in ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'' and [[the Master]] in | * This is the first ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story to feature a [[regeneration]] from a male body to a female. There have been references to this happening with the [[Corsair]] in ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'' and [[the Master]] in ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]'' and ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'', and it was one of the options the [[Eighth Doctor]] received in ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'' but it has never been featured on a televised story until now, in this case [[the General]] from his eleventh to twelfth incarnation. | ||
* This marks the first time a ''Doctor Who'' television episode has had the minor expletive "hell" in the title. | * This marks the first time a ''Doctor Who'' television episode has had the minor expletive "hell" in the title. The word previously appeared in the titles of the comic stories ''[[A Cold Day in Hell! (comic story)|A Cold Day in Hell!]]'' and ''[[The Road to Hell (comic story)|The Road to Hell]]'' as well as the audio story ''[[Minuet in Hell (audio story)|Minuet in Hell]]''. | ||
* This episode marks the first televised appearance of an interior shot of a TARDIS other than [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the Doctor's]] since ''[[Time and the Rani]]'', the latter being [[the Rani]]'s. | * This episode marks the first televised appearance of an interior shot of a TARDIS other than [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the Doctor's]] since ''[[Time and the Rani]]'', the latter being [[the Rani]]'s. It is only the second [[TARDIS control console]] seen other than the Doctor's since ''Time and the Rani,'' after the [[Junk TARDIS]] in ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]].'' | ||
* The Doctor plays the first note of the theme song on his guitar, leading into the title sequence. | * The Doctor plays the first note of the theme song on his guitar, leading into the title sequence. | ||
* The tune played by the Doctor when he was sitting in the diner is a simplified version of [[Clara Oswald]]'s theme from the Series 7-9 soundtracks. It is a rare example of a piece of incidental music composed for ''Doctor Who'' becoming part of its [[Doctor Who Universe|in-universe]] narrative. | * The tune played by the Doctor when he was sitting in the diner is a simplified version of [[Clara Oswald]]'s theme from the Series 7-9 soundtracks. It is a rare example of a piece of incidental music composed for ''Doctor Who'' becoming part of its [[Doctor Who Universe|in-universe]] narrative. | ||
* The ''Radio Times'' programme listing was accompanied by a small colour head-and-shoulders shot of the General, with the accompanying caption "Doctor Who / 8.00 p.m. The General (Ken Bones) prepares for battle in the series finale". | * The ''Radio Times'' programme listing was accompanied by a small colour head-and-shoulders shot of the General, with the accompanying caption "Doctor Who / 8.00 p.m. The General (Ken Bones) prepares for battle in the series finale". | ||
* Although they only receive a brief cameo, the inclusion of the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] ensures the continuation of a pattern that has been ongoing since [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]], whereby they appear in every twelfth episode of a series. | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
