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* [[Steve Kelly]] was originally supposed to play an Ogron, but was injured in a car accident, being replaced by [[Frank Menzies]]. ([[DWM 301]]) | * [[Steve Kelly]] was originally supposed to play an Ogron, but was injured in a car accident, being replaced by [[Frank Menzies]]. ([[DWM 301]]) | ||
* Discounting a couple of brief cameos, the Daleks had not appeared in ''Doctor Who'' since ''[[The Evil of the Daleks]]'' in [[1967]]. With this story, they returned to being regular opponents of the Doctor, making annual appearances every year for 4 years, before going into hibernation again after [[Season 12]]. A new sound effect for the Dalek energy weapon is introduced (but not used since). | * Discounting a couple of brief cameos, the Daleks had not appeared in ''Doctor Who'' since ''[[The Evil of the Daleks]]'' in [[1967]]. With this story, they returned to being regular opponents of the Doctor, making annual appearances every year for 4 years, before going into hibernation again after [[Season 12]]. A new sound effect for the Dalek energy weapon is introduced (but not used since). | ||
* Every serial of the preceding season (1971) featured {{Delgado}}. As such, this was the first serial broadcast in eighteen months - specifically, the first time since [[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'' - in which he does not appear. He would re-appear next in [[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils]]''. | * Every serial of the [[Season 8|preceding season]] ([[1971 (releases)|1971]]) featured {{Delgado}}. As such, this was the first serial broadcast in eighteen months - specifically, the first time since [[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'' - in which he does not appear. He was, however, absent from Episode 1 of [[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'' and the first three episodes of [[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]''. He would re-appear next in [[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils]]''. | ||
* Near the end of episode two, the Doctor fires one of the guerillas' disintegrator guns at an Ogron, vaporising it. This is one of only a handful of occasions in the franchise's history that the Doctor uses deadly force with a firearm. | * Near the end of episode two, the Doctor fires one of the guerillas' disintegrator guns at an Ogron, vaporising it. This is one of only a handful of occasions in the franchise's history that the Doctor uses deadly force with a firearm. | ||
** In the special edition DVD, the Doctor kills a second Ogron inside the house with the disintegrator pistol. | ** In the special edition DVD, the Doctor kills a second Ogron inside the house with the disintegrator pistol. | ||
* This is the first time the [[Dalek]]s are seen in colour on television. They were previously seen in colour only in the movies, in ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' (1965) and ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'' (1966). | * This is the first time the [[Dalek]]s are seen in colour on television. They were previously seen in colour only in the movies, in ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' ([[1965 (releases)|1965]]) and ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'' ([[1966 (releases)|1966]]). | ||
* In the novelisation of this story, the [[Gold Dalek]] is replaced by a [[Black Dalek]]. However, the Gold Dalek still makes an appearance, as the Black Dalek's superior. | * In the novelisation of this story, the [[Gold Dalek]] is replaced by a [[Black Dalek]]. However, the Gold Dalek still makes an appearance, as the Black Dalek's superior. | ||
