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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
(in order of appearance)
* [[John 'Granddad' Philpott]] - [[William Hartnell]]
* [[John 'Granddad' Philpott]] - [[William Hartnell]]
* [[Nicholas Briggs]] - Reporter
* [[Nicholas Briggs]] - Reporter
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== References ==
== References ==
* There are several elements which reference several early serials of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', which include:
* Pop-culture references include ''[[Dr. Kildare]]'', ''[[Quatermass]]'', [[James Bond]], ''[[Crackerjack]]'' and [[Blue Peter]].
** The production of "An Unearthly Chill" is an obvious reference to ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''.
** Actors are dressed as cavemen, referencing episodes two to four of the ''An Unearthly Child'' serial.
**"Sydney Newbaum" references the [[French Revolution]] (mentioned in ''An Unearthly Child''), ancient [[Rome]] (''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'') and Marco Polo (''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'').
** A Dalek is seen (''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'').
 
* Other pop-culture references include:
** ''Dr. Kildare'' is mentioned by name.
** ''[[Quatermass]]'' is mentioned twice by name.
** The show is also referred to as "[[James Bond]] in space."
** A puppet of Sooty is seen.
** The cast shout "''Crackerjack''"
** The "Elephant from the [[Blue Peter]] studios" is also a direct reference to an appearance from an elephant named Lulu (which in reality did not occur until 1969).


== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
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