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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* Working titles for this episode were ''Cybermen'' and ''Return of the Cybermen''. | |||
* The final clip of episode four leads into ''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]''. | * The final clip of episode four leads into ''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]''. | ||
* Only episodes two and four of this four-part story exist in the [[BBC Archives]] as [[telerecording|16mm black & white film telerecordings]]. | * Only episodes two and four of this four-part story exist in the [[BBC Archives]] as [[telerecording|16mm black & white film telerecordings]]. | ||
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* Another of the unnamed scientists is played by [[Victor Pemberton]], who later served as script editor from ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' to ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'' (though only receiving credit on ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]''). He also wrote the television story ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' and the audio story ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons (audio story)|Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]''. This makes Pemberton one of five people to have written for and acted in ''Doctor Who''; the others being [[Derrick Sherwin]], [[Glyn Jones]], [[Mark Gatiss]] and [[Toby Whithouse]]. However, Pemberton is the only one to have acted in a ''Doctor Who'' story before writing one. | * Another of the unnamed scientists is played by [[Victor Pemberton]], who later served as script editor from ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' to ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'' (though only receiving credit on ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]''). He also wrote the television story ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' and the audio story ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons (audio story)|Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]''. This makes Pemberton one of five people to have written for and acted in ''Doctor Who''; the others being [[Derrick Sherwin]], [[Glyn Jones]], [[Mark Gatiss]] and [[Toby Whithouse]]. However, Pemberton is the only one to have acted in a ''Doctor Who'' story before writing one. | ||
* Episode three features a rare sequence in which the viewers actually hear the Doctor's thoughts. Even more unusual — the Doctor actually replies to his internal monologue. | * Episode three features a rare sequence in which the viewers actually hear the Doctor's thoughts. Even more unusual — the Doctor actually replies to his internal monologue. | ||
* Joseph Lister was a founder of the Royal Microscopical Society, of which Pedler was Honorary Secretary. | * Joseph Lister was a founder of the Royal Microscopical Society, of which [[Kit Pedler]] was Honorary Secretary. | ||
* The scene in which the Doctor asks Polly to make coffee is often cited as an example of sexism in ''Doctor Who''. In her comments on the 2014 DVD release, Anneke Wills disputes this, pointing out that Polly is responsible for devising the method used to destroy the Cybermen inside the base. Ironically, while the coffee scene is frequently replayed, another scene in which Ben outright tells Polly that going after the Cybermen "is man's work" is forgotten. | * The scene in which the Doctor asks Polly to make coffee is often cited as an example of sexism in ''Doctor Who''. In her comments on the 2014 DVD release, [[Anneke Wills]] disputes this, pointing out that Polly is responsible for devising the method used to destroy the Cybermen inside the base. Ironically, while the coffee scene is frequently replayed, another scene in which Ben outright tells Polly that going after the Cybermen "is man's work" is forgotten. | ||
* According to Anneke Wills, during his initial exploration of the control room set, Patrick Troughton was almost crushed when the gravitron prop fell from its rigging and landed only inches away from him. Troughton has said that Morris Barry used this as an excuse to "get the whole set moved around so he could get better camera angles".<ref>[[The Essential Doctor Who]]: [[TEDW 1|Cybermen]] pg27</ref> | * According to [[Anneke Wills]], during his initial exploration of the control room set, [[Patrick Troughton]] was almost crushed when the gravitron prop fell from its rigging and landed only inches away from him. Troughton has said that [[Morris Barry]] used this as an excuse to "get the whole set moved around so he could get better camera angles".<ref>[[The Essential Doctor Who]]: [[TEDW 1|Cybermen]] pg27</ref> | ||
* A scene cut from the third episode involving Hobson, Benoit and a Cyberman would have revealed that these Cybermen had left Mondas prior to its destruction in [[The Tenth Planet|''The Tenth Planet'']] and had settled on the planet Telos. | |||
* Episode four marks the final appearance of the show's original title sequence for 47 years; it would next appear in ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' in 2013. | * Episode four marks the final appearance of the show's original title sequence for 47 years; it would next appear in ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' in 2013. | ||
