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* Originally a six-part story, ''The Dominators'' was edited at the script stage down to five episodes by [[script editor]] [[Derrick Sherwin]]. | * Originally a six-part story, ''The Dominators'' was edited at the script stage down to five episodes by [[script editor]] [[Derrick Sherwin]]. | ||
* A rumoured working title for this story is ''The Beautiful People'', but this does not appear on any contemporary BBC paperwork. | * A rumoured working title for this story is ''The Beautiful People'', but this does not appear on any contemporary BBC paperwork. | ||
* The end of this story leads directly into ''[[The Mind Robber]]''. | * The end of this story leads directly into ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]''. | ||
* The writer is credited as [[Norman Ashby]], a pseudonym for [[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]]. Script editor Derrick Sherwin also had a significant input to the writing of episode five. Haisman and Lincoln's decision to use a pseudonym appears to have been made at a late stage, as the existing camera scripts for the story bear their own names. | * The writer is credited as [[Norman Ashby]], a pseudonym for [[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]]. Script editor Derrick Sherwin also had a significant input to the writing of episode five. Haisman and Lincoln's decision to use a pseudonym appears to have been made at a late stage, as the existing camera scripts for the story bear their own names. | ||
* Episode three was recorded on 35mm black & white film, as opposed to the usual 625 line PAL black & white videotape, to make editing easier. The episode was not identified by any on-screen caption, as this was inadvertently omitted on the recording day, Friday 31 May 1968. | * Episode three was recorded on 35mm black & white film, as opposed to the usual 625 line PAL black & white videotape, to make editing easier. The episode was not identified by any on-screen caption, as this was inadvertently omitted on the recording day, Friday 31 May 1968. | ||
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* This is the only ''Doctor Who'' story directed by [[Morris Barry]] not to feature the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] and the only story written by Haisman and Lincoln not to feature the [[Robot Yeti]] or the [[Great Intelligence]]. | * This is the only ''Doctor Who'' story directed by [[Morris Barry]] not to feature the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] and the only story written by Haisman and Lincoln not to feature the [[Robot Yeti]] or the [[Great Intelligence]]. | ||
* [[Douglas Camfield]] was considere to direct. | * [[Douglas Camfield]] was considere to direct. | ||
* With a length of 5 episodes, this was the longest season opening story until the 6-episode opener [[Series 13 (Doctor Who)| | * With a length of 5 episodes, this was the longest season opening story until the 6-episode opener ''[[Series 13 (Doctor Who)|Flux]]'' in Series 13 (2021). | ||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
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=== Myths === | === Myths === | ||
* The location scenes of this story were shot on colour film as a test exercise. ''(They weren't. Despite persistent rumours to the contrary, the BBC did no colour filming or recording on any of the 1960s ''Doctor Who'' stories.)'' | * The location scenes of this story were shot on colour film as a test exercise. ''(They weren't. Despite persistent rumours to the contrary, the BBC did no colour filming or recording on any of the 1960s ''Doctor Who'' stories.)'' | ||
* This was Patrick Troughton's personal favourite of all the stories that he appeared in. ''(While he did request that the story be screened at the convention where his untimely death occurred, there is no evidence to suggest that he held the story in any particular high regard. In fact, he admitted to a fan who called the story "dull" that he was inclined to agree. His favourite story was in fact [[The Mind Robber]])'' | * This was Patrick Troughton's personal favourite of all the stories that he appeared in. ''(While he did request that the story be screened at the convention where his untimely death occurred, there is no evidence to suggest that he held the story in any particular high regard. In fact, he admitted to a fan who called the story "dull" that he was inclined to agree. His favourite story was in fact [[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]])'' | ||
=== Filming locations === | === Filming locations === | ||
