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* This was also the debut performance for [[Eric Roberts]] as {{Roberts}}. His first line in the role was, "I must find the Doctor. This body won't last long." | * This was also the debut performance for [[Eric Roberts]] as {{Roberts}}. His first line in the role was, "I must find the Doctor. This body won't last long." | ||
* The telefilm features a redesigned console room with a library and Gothic architecture. Although this attracted criticism from some fans, in [[TV]]: ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'', it would be established that the console room design can be changed like a desktop theme. The [[Tom Baker]] era previously also established that the TARDIS has more than one console room ([[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'', et al.) and that the interior can be reconfigured ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''). [[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'' would later establish that the TARDIS herself can design a new control room while undergoing internal repairs, while [[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'' revealed that all the past console rooms - including, presumably, this one - continue to exist within the TARDIS archive. | * The telefilm features a redesigned console room with a library and Gothic architecture. Although this attracted criticism from some fans, in [[TV]]: ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'', it would be established that the console room design can be changed like a desktop theme. The [[Tom Baker]] era previously also established that the TARDIS has more than one console room ([[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'', et al.) and that the interior can be reconfigured ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''). [[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'' would later establish that the TARDIS herself can design a new control room while undergoing internal repairs, while [[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'' revealed that all the past console rooms - including, presumably, this one - continue to exist within the TARDIS archive. | ||
* The Rassilon carvings were based on [[Richard Mathews]]' likeness (''In-Vision #108: The TV Movie'') | * The Rassilon carvings were based on [[Richard Mathews]]' likeness (''In-Vision #108: The TV Movie''). | ||
* For [[The Nth Doctor]], the tele-movie [[producer]] [[Philip Segal]] approves of the subtitle '''Enemy Within''' to help distinguish it from the unproduced movies also named "Doctor Who". However, this name was never used in any official capacity, at any stage of production. The story's title is now and was always ''Doctor Who''. | * For [[The Nth Doctor]], the tele-movie [[producer]] [[Philip Segal]] approves of the subtitle '''Enemy Within''' to help distinguish it from the unproduced movies also named "Doctor Who". However, this name was never used in any official capacity, at any stage of production. The story's title is now and was always ''Doctor Who''. | ||
* British-born television producer Philip Segal had a longtime ambition to produce ''Doctor Who''. While working at various American production companies, including Steven Spielberg's Amblin, he attempted to develop a ''Doctor Who'' series or film. Eventually he arranged a co-production between Universal Pictures and the BBC. The script went through several different forms, including some which would have taken place on Gallifrey or during World War II. | * British-born television producer Philip Segal had a longtime ambition to produce ''Doctor Who''. While working at various American production companies, including Steven Spielberg's Amblin, he attempted to develop a ''Doctor Who'' series or film. Eventually he arranged a co-production between Universal Pictures and the BBC. The script went through several different forms, including some which would have taken place on Gallifrey or during World War II. | ||
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* When [[Chang Lee]] has to sign the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s medical form of release so the surgeons are permitted to operate on him, he does not know the Doctor's real name. Thinking up a fake identity, he pens out "[[Aliases of the Doctor#John Smith|John Smith]]." This is a subtle reference to the Doctor's long-used alias, first given to his [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]] by [[Jamie McCrimmon]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]''. | * When [[Chang Lee]] has to sign the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s medical form of release so the surgeons are permitted to operate on him, he does not know the Doctor's real name. Thinking up a fake identity, he pens out "[[Aliases of the Doctor#John Smith|John Smith]]." This is a subtle reference to the Doctor's long-used alias, first given to his [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]] by [[Jamie McCrimmon]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]''. | ||
* Fox originally aired the movie in a standard two-hour (120-minute) timeslot, meaning it aired with approximately 35 minutes worth of commercial interruptions. As a result, it is sometimes erroneously listed as the longest single "episode" in ''Doctor Who'' history, but that title is still held by the 90-minute [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. | * Fox originally aired the movie in a standard two-hour (120-minute) timeslot, meaning it aired with approximately 35 minutes worth of commercial interruptions. As a result, it is sometimes erroneously listed as the longest single "episode" in ''Doctor Who'' history, but that title is still held by the 90-minute [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. | ||
* Because it was the only full-length TV story featuring the Eighth Doctor, the ''Doctor Who'' telemovie was rebroadcast on [[31 August (releases)|31 August]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] on [[BBC America]] alongside the special ''[[The Doctors Revisited - The Eighth Doctor (documentary)|The Doctors Revisited - The Eighth Doctor]]''. It also aired in the [[United Kingdom]] later in [[2013 (releases)|the year]] on [[3 November (releases)|3 November]], along with the ''Revisited'' special | * Because it was the only full-length TV story featuring the Eighth Doctor, the ''Doctor Who'' telemovie was rebroadcast on [[31 August (releases)|31 August]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] on [[BBC America]] alongside the special ''[[The Doctors Revisited - The Eighth Doctor (documentary)|The Doctors Revisited - The Eighth Doctor]]''. It also aired in the [[United Kingdom]] later in [[2013 (releases)|the year]] on [[3 November (releases)|3 November]], along with the ''Revisited'' special. | ||
* This is, to date, the only story in the ''Doctor Who'' franchise to be primarily produced by an American company (the later ''Torchwood'' arc, ''[[Series 4 (Torchwood)|Miracle Day]]'' would still be co-produced by the BBC). | * This is, to date, the only story in the ''Doctor Who'' franchise to be primarily produced by an American company (the later ''Torchwood'' arc, ''[[Series 4 (Torchwood)|Miracle Day]]'' would still be co-produced by the BBC). | ||
* Due to FOX's stringent protection over original characters & content, they have repeatedly{{fact}} prohibited the characters of Grace Holloway, Eric Roberts's portrayal of the Master, and Chang Lee (among others) from reappearing in the revival series.{{fact}} Thus, this story marks their only appearances in the series proper (however a photograph of Grace is included among those of other companions in [[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', though only a portion of the photo is visible on screen (it is next to that of the Brigadier). As of 2018, [[Big Finish Productions]] has been unable to obtain the audio drama rights to Grace and Chang Lee (though the actors have performed other roles for the company). There appears to be no prohibition on Grace appearing in comics form, however, as she appeared several times in the ''Doctor Who Magazine'' comic strip and was featured in IDW's ''[[Prisoners of Time]]'' comic miniseries. | * Due to FOX's stringent protection over original characters & content, they have repeatedly{{fact}} prohibited the characters of Grace Holloway, Eric Roberts's portrayal of the Master, and Chang Lee (among others) from reappearing in the revival series.{{fact}} Thus, this story marks their only appearances in the series proper (however a photograph of Grace is included among those of other companions in [[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', though only a portion of the photo is visible on screen (it is next to that of the Brigadier). As of 2018, [[Big Finish Productions]] has been unable to obtain the audio drama rights to Grace and Chang Lee (though the actors have performed other roles for the company). There appears to be no prohibition on Grace appearing in comics form, however, as she appeared several times in the ''Doctor Who Magazine'' comic strip and was featured in IDW's ''[[Prisoners of Time]]'' comic miniseries. | ||
