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* Patrick Troughton is credited as "Dr. Who/Salamander" for episodes two to six. He also appears as Salamander in a 35mm black & white film sequence in episode one but is credited only as "Dr. Who". ''Radio Times'' credits "Patrick Troughton as Dr. Who and Salamander" for episodes two to six, while the actual cast lists – which credit the characters in order of appearance – bill Patrick Troughton only as "Dr. Who" for episodes one and six, and as both "Dr. Who" and "Salamander" (separate billings) for episodes two to five. This style of credit would be repeated 40 years later in [[TV]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'', in which [[David Tennant]] was credited as "[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]]/[[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|Smith]]". | * Patrick Troughton is credited as "Dr. Who/Salamander" for episodes two to six. He also appears as Salamander in a 35mm black & white film sequence in episode one but is credited only as "Dr. Who". ''Radio Times'' credits "Patrick Troughton as Dr. Who and Salamander" for episodes two to six, while the actual cast lists – which credit the characters in order of appearance – bill Patrick Troughton only as "Dr. Who" for episodes one and six, and as both "Dr. Who" and "Salamander" (separate billings) for episodes two to five. This style of credit would be repeated 40 years later in [[TV]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'', in which [[David Tennant]] was credited as "[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]]/[[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|Smith]]". | ||
* This marks the second time that a doppelganger of the Doctor has been featured (giving the lead actor a dual role), following [[William Hartnell]]'s double performance as the [[First Doctor]] and the [[Abbot of Amboise]] in ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]''. | * This marks the second time that a doppelganger of the Doctor has been featured (giving the lead actor a dual role), following [[William Hartnell]]'s double performance as the [[First Doctor]] and the [[Abbot of Amboise]] in ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]''. | ||
* Patrick Troughton's son [[David Troughton|David]] appears as an uncredited Guard in episodes five and six. ([[DWM 219]]) | * [[Patrick Troughton]]'s son [[David Troughton|David]] appears as an uncredited Guard in episodes five and six. ([[DWM 219]]) | ||
* Neither Deborah Watling nor Frazer Hines appear in episode four, as they were on holiday the week it was recorded. | * Neither [[Deborah Watling]] nor [[Frazer Hines]] appear in episode four, as they were on holiday the week it was recorded. | ||
* [[Frazer Hines]]' cousin [[Ian Hines|Ian]] plays a guard. | |||
* This is the final story overseen by producer [[Innes Lloyd]]. | * This is the final story overseen by producer [[Innes Lloyd]]. | ||
* This story marked the first use of 625 line PAL videotape in ''Doctor Who'', as opposed to the old 405-line standard. For many years, incorrect production paperwork led to the belief that this began with episode three, until analysis of the recovered episodes from Nigeria found otherwise. | * This story marked the first use of 625 line PAL videotape in ''Doctor Who'', as opposed to the old 405-line standard. For many years, incorrect production paperwork led to the belief that this began with episode three, until analysis of the recovered episodes from Nigeria found otherwise. | ||
* Stock footage of a volcano exploding was later reused (in colour) for the title cards of ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'', and again in ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]''. Similarly, the footage of an exploding helicopter sourced from the 1963 Bond film, ''From Russia with Love,'' would again be used for ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]''. | * Stock footage of a volcano exploding was later reused (in colour) for the title cards of ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'', and again in ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]''. Similarly, the footage of an exploding helicopter sourced from the 1963 Bond film, ''From Russia with Love,'' would again be used for ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]''. | ||
* A black and white shot of Mary Peach (Astrid) standing next to Astrid's helicopter accompanied the ''Radio Times'' programme listing for episode one, along with a synopsis, bearing the title ''Who's Who'', which read as follows: "TONIGHT'S new adventure of ''Dr. Who'' finds the crew of the ''Tardis'' landing on a beach and coming under fire from a hovercraft — only to be rescued by a helicopter piloted by a girl, Astrid (Mary Peach). She takes them to her leader, who explains that the Doctor is the ''exact'' double of a would-be World Dictator. Into the fray goes the Doctor, or is it Salamander, or is it the Doctor pretending to be Salamander...?" | * A black and white shot of [[Mary Peach]] (Astrid) standing next to Astrid's helicopter accompanied the ''Radio Times'' programme listing for episode one, along with a synopsis, bearing the title ''Who's Who'', which read as follows: "TONIGHT'S new adventure of ''Dr. Who'' finds the crew of the ''Tardis'' landing on a beach and coming under fire from a hovercraft — only to be rescued by a helicopter piloted by a girl, Astrid (Mary Peach). She takes them to her leader, who explains that the Doctor is the ''exact'' double of a would-be World Dictator. Into the fray goes the Doctor, or is it Salamander, or is it the Doctor pretending to be Salamander...?" | ||
* ''Radio Times'', in certain regions for the week of transmission of episode two, featured a small article entitled ''Who Sets the Fashion?'', which looked at future fashion as seen in ''Doctor Who'' and focused on the costumes worn by Mary Peach (Astrid) and Bill Kerr (Giles Kent), which gave the year in which the story was set as [[2018]]. | * ''Radio Times'', in certain regions for the week of transmission of episode two, featured a small article entitled ''Who Sets the Fashion?'', which looked at future fashion as seen in ''Doctor Who'' and focused on the costumes worn by Mary Peach (Astrid) and Bill Kerr (Giles Kent), which gave the year in which the story was set as [[2018]]. | ||
* The ''Radio Times'' programme listing for episode three was accompanied by a black and white head-and-shoulders shot of Frazer Hines, with the accompanying caption "Frazer Hines plays Jamie in ''The Enemy of the World''. The third part of this Dr. Who adventure is at 5.25". | * The ''Radio Times'' programme listing for episode three was accompanied by a black and white head-and-shoulders shot of Frazer Hines, with the accompanying caption "Frazer Hines plays Jamie in ''The Enemy of the World''. The third part of this Dr. Who adventure is at 5.25". | ||
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** In the same featurette, Letts also admitted that he wasn't satisfied with ''The Enemy of the World'' on the whole as he felt he tried to be "too clever" as a director and attempted too many technical feats without focusing enough on the drama of the story. | ** In the same featurette, Letts also admitted that he wasn't satisfied with ''The Enemy of the World'' on the whole as he felt he tried to be "too clever" as a director and attempted too many technical feats without focusing enough on the drama of the story. | ||
* Both this story and the previous adventure, ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'', have as their premise food shortages caused by overpopulation; in this case, Salamander is exploiting the need for farms to produce multiple crops in a season to amass power. | * Both this story and the previous adventure, ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'', have as their premise food shortages caused by overpopulation; in this case, Salamander is exploiting the need for farms to produce multiple crops in a season to amass power. | ||
* [[Mary Peach]] appeared in the serial because her kids wouldn't believe she was a real actress until she'd been on ''Doctor Who''. | |||
* The chase scene in the first episode originally took place in a crowded holiday resort. This was changed due to logistical difficulties. | |||
* Initially, it was planned that the Doctor and Salamander would meet more than once, but due to the technical complexity, there was eventually only the one confrontation scene, at the story's climax (utilising editing and a split-screen technique). | |||
* This story was aired as part of a "Classic Doctor Who" marathon on Twitch, and again in 2019. | * This story was aired as part of a "Classic Doctor Who" marathon on Twitch, and again in 2019. | ||
