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'''''The Enemy of the World''''' was the fourth serial of [[season 5]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It saw [[Patrick Troughton]] play both the [[Second Doctor|lead protagonist]] and [[Ramón Salamander|antagonist]]. It was the only story of that season which did not follow the "base under siege" monster format. | '''''The Enemy of the World''''' was the fourth serial of [[season 5]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It saw [[Patrick Troughton]] play both the [[Second Doctor|lead protagonist]] and [[Ramón Salamander|antagonist]]. It was the only story of that season which did not follow the "base under siege" monster format. | ||
It was also was the first story to be directed by [[Barry Letts]]; Letts would later go on to [[producer|produce]] almost all of [[Jon Pertwee]]'s tenure as [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]]. | It was also was the first story to be directed by [[Barry Letts]]; Letts would later go on to [[producer|produce]] almost all of [[Jon Pertwee]]'s tenure as [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]]. | ||
It was the last story to be produced under the aegis of ''Doctor Who'' creator [[Sydney Newman]], who left his position as Head of Drama at the BBC upon the expiration of his contract at the end of 1967. | |||
Before 2013, all but episode three of the [[serial]] were [[Missing episode|missing from the BBC archives]]. However, in October of that year, it was announced that episodes one, two, four, five and six (together with four previously lost instalments and a higher quality copy of the only existing episode from ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') had been located in a relay station in Jos, [[Nigeria]], and it therefore became complete. It was released on DVD in Region 2 on [[25 November (releases)|25 November]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]. | Before 2013, all but episode three of the [[serial]] were [[Missing episode|missing from the BBC archives]]. However, in October of that year, it was announced that episodes one, two, four, five and six (together with four previously lost instalments and a higher quality copy of the only existing episode from ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') had been located in a relay station in Jos, [[Nigeria]], and it therefore became complete. It was released on DVD in Region 2 on [[25 November (releases)|25 November]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]. | ||
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* 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. | ||
* The is the first story since ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' not to be set in a cold climate. | * The is the first story since ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' not to be set in a cold climate. | ||
* The four key production roles for this story were all taken by men heavily involved in the development of ''Doctor Who''. Author [[David Whitaker]] had been the show's first script editor; [[Barry Letts]], directing the show for the first time, later became the show's producer (for the majority of the [[Jon Pertwee]] era), executive producer, and occasional script writer; script editor [[Peter Bryant]] became the show's producer from the next story; [[Innes Lloyd]] was the show's current producer, but left after this story. | |||
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