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* 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 | * A scene cut from episode three 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. This scene was reinstated by Gerry Davis for the novelisation. | ||
* 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. | ||
