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* The working title for this story was ''The Dream Time''.<ref>www.shannonsullivan.com/doctorwho/serials/5s.html</ref> | * The working title for this story was ''The Dream Time''.<ref>www.shannonsullivan.com/doctorwho/serials/5s.html</ref> | ||
* The story originally opened with an attack on the <em>Privateer</em> by an "Antonine Killer", which led to the ship becoming trapped at the Gateway. | * The story originally opened with an attack on the <em>Privateer</em> by an "Antonine Killer", which led to the ship becoming trapped at the Gateway. | ||
* [[Lalla Ward]] was unhappy with Romana's leaving scene, thinking it was too rushed. [[John Nathan-Turner]] didn't want the series to turn into a soap opera. | * [[Lalla Ward]] was unhappy with Romana's leaving scene, thinking it was too rushed. [[John Nathan-Turner]] didn't want the series to turn into a soap opera. She loathed this story as it was her last, but she was pleased that she got an open-ended departure. | ||
* [[Stephen Gallagher]] was influenced by a radio serial he had done in 1979 called "The Babylon Run" as well as the films of [[Jean Cocteau]], such as ''[[Orphee]]'', in which mirrors provide a gateway into another world. He also drew upon elements of [[The Demolished Man|''The Demolished Man'']] and [[The Forever War|''The Forever War'']]. | * [[Stephen Gallagher]] was influenced by a radio serial he had done in 1979 called "The Babylon Run" as well as the films of [[Jean Cocteau]], such as ''[[Orphee]]'', in which mirrors provide a gateway into another world. He also drew upon elements of [[The Demolished Man|''The Demolished Man'']] and [[The Forever War|''The Forever War'']]. | ||
* [[Freddie Earlle]] accepted his role without seeing the script because he wanted so badly to do <em>Doctor Who</em>. | * [[Freddie Earlle]] accepted his role without seeing the script because he wanted so badly to do <em>Doctor Who</em>. | ||
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* The Tharils were originally named Tharks, Thars, and Tharls. The latter was altered at a late stage on the suggestion of [[Ian Levine]], who fretted that longtime fans would confuse it with the [[Thal |Thals]]. | * The Tharils were originally named Tharks, Thars, and Tharls. The latter was altered at a late stage on the suggestion of [[Ian Levine]], who fretted that longtime fans would confuse it with the [[Thal |Thals]]. | ||
* According to [[Paul Joyce]], who was unprepared for [[Tom Baker]] and [[Lalla Ward]]'s feud, "I don't think even [[Tom Stoppard]] or [[Harold Pinter]] could have written a scene that would have satisfied both Tom and Lalla at that point." | * According to [[Paul Joyce]], who was unprepared for [[Tom Baker]] and [[Lalla Ward]]'s feud, "I don't think even [[Tom Stoppard]] or [[Harold Pinter]] could have written a scene that would have satisfied both Tom and Lalla at that point." | ||
* [[Stephen Gallagher]] based the run-down crew on his former colleagues at [[Granada Television]]. | |||
* As this was K9's last story, [[Stephen Gallagher]] was credited in his local paper as "the man who killed K9". | |||
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