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* This two-part story is thematically similar to the [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]] two-parter [[TV]]: ''[[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]]''/''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]''. In both stories the Doctor attempts to broker a peace between two lifeforms on Earth, only to have the truce shattered by mistrust on both sides. | * This two-part story is thematically similar to the [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]] two-parter [[TV]]: ''[[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]]''/''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]''. In both stories the Doctor attempts to broker a peace between two lifeforms on Earth, only to have the truce shattered by mistrust on both sides. | ||
* This is the ninth time the actor playing the Doctor has portrayed a different character in the same television story. This previously happened with: | * This is the ninth time the actor playing the Doctor has portrayed a different character in the same television story. This previously happened with: | ||
* [[William Hartnell]] (''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' and ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]'') | :* [[William Hartnell]] (''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' and ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]'') | ||
* [[Patrick Troughton]] (''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'') | :* [[Patrick Troughton]] (''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'') | ||
* [[Tom Baker]] (''[[The Android Invasion (TV story)|The Android Invasion]]'' and ''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'') | :* [[Tom Baker]] (''[[The Android Invasion (TV story)|The Android Invasion]]'' and ''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'') | ||
* [[Peter Davison]] (''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]] ''and ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'') | :* [[Peter Davison]] (''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]] ''and ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'') | ||
* [[David Tennant]] (''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') | :* [[David Tennant]] (''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') | ||
:'''N.B.''' Although [[Edmund Warwick]] was credited with playing the android Doctor in "The Chase", some shots of the android were of William Hartnell | ::'''N.B.''' Although [[Edmund Warwick]] was credited with playing the android Doctor in "The Chase", some shots of the android were of William Hartnell. | ||
* As the Doctor passes the wall of eyes, he says "The eyes have it", a reference to the announcement in the British House of Commons, where the words "The ayes (or the noes) have it" are uttered by the Speaker of the House after a vote. | * As the Doctor passes the wall of eyes, he says "The eyes have it", a reference to the announcement in the British House of Commons, where the words "The ayes (or the noes) have it" are uttered by the Speaker of the House after a vote. | ||
