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* This was the first of three sketches produced for [[BBC Two]]'s ''[[Doctor Who Night (1999)|Doctor Who Night]]'', alongside ''[[The Web of Caves]]'' and ''[[The Kidnappers]]''. | * This was the first of three sketches produced for [[BBC Two]]'s ''[[Doctor Who Night (1999)|Doctor Who Night]]'', alongside ''[[The Web of Caves]]'' and ''[[The Kidnappers]]''. | ||
* Paul Putner's character is never named during the sketch, and so his credit here as "Man with Clipboard" is purely descriptive. | * Paul Putner's character is never named during the sketch, and so his credit here as "Man with Clipboard" is purely descriptive. | ||
* The initial broadcast of the sketch featured a line in which Sydney stated that towards the end of the classic series, they could just get ''"any old | * The initial broadcast of the sketch featured a line in which Sydney stated that towards the end of the classic series, they could just get ''"any old fucker with an equity card" ''to play the Doctor. Mark Gatiss is stated to have regretted this line as soon as he saw it broadcast, and allowed the sketch to be included on ''[[The Beginning (DVD box set)|The Beginning]]'' DVD set on the condition that the exchange be cut. | ||
* The name Borusa is obviously a reference to the [[Time Lord]] of the [[Borusa|same name]]. Likewise Sydney is a reference to [[Sydney Newman]]. | * The name Borusa is obviously a reference to the [[Time Lord]] of the [[Borusa|same name]]. Likewise Sydney is a reference to [[Sydney Newman]]. | ||
