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*This story had the working titles of; '''The Exilons''', '''The Exxilons''' | *This story had the working titles of; '''The Exilons''', '''The Exxilons''' | ||
*This story originally ''did not'' feature the Daleks, but they were included because of [[Barry Letts]]' and [[Terrance Dicks]]' desire to cash in on the Daleks' popularity. | *This story originally ''did not'' feature the Daleks, but they were included because of [[Barry Letts]]' and [[Terrance Dicks]]' desire to cash in on the Daleks' popularity. | ||
* This story marks the first time the Daleks' weapons do not function on screen. The Daleks are later seen to be able to modify their casings relatively quickly, replacing their energy weapons with slug-throwing [[firearm|rifles]]. | *This story marks the first time the Daleks' weapons do not function on screen. The Daleks are later seen to be able to modify their casings relatively quickly, replacing their energy weapons with slug-throwing [[firearm|rifles]]. | ||
* The Daleks in this story are destroyed in quite simple ways. | *The Daleks in this story are destroyed in quite simple ways. | ||
*The Daleks target practice with miniature [[police box|Police Boxes]]. | *The Daleks target practice with miniature [[police box|Police Boxes]]. | ||
*Many of the Dalek casings utilised for this story dated from the 1960s (due to the unsatisfactory quality of the casings produced for [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]''). | *Many of the Dalek casings utilised for this story dated from the 1960s (due to the unsatisfactory quality of the casings produced for [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]''). | ||
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*Episode 1 was at one point wiped from the BBC archives, but later a copy was found to restore the serial; this is the latest known episode of ''Doctor Who'' to be, for a time at least, considered lost. | *Episode 1 was at one point wiped from the BBC archives, but later a copy was found to restore the serial; this is the latest known episode of ''Doctor Who'' to be, for a time at least, considered lost. | ||
*Clips from this story were used in part 5 of the 2001 documentary series [http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0280310/ "SF:UK"]. | *Clips from this story were used in part 5 of the 2001 documentary series [http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0280310/ "SF:UK"]. | ||
*The scene where the Doctor and Sarah Jane exit the TARDIS onto a wasteland and discover a petrified lifeform may be a homage to [[DW]]: [[The Daleks]], when the Doctor's group first landed on [[Skaro]] and encountered a petrified creature. | |||
*Ratings | |||
*Part 1 - 8.1 million viewers | *Part 1 - 8.1 million viewers | ||
*Part 2 - 9.5 million viewers | *Part 2 - 9.5 million viewers | ||
