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* The scenes featuring [[Roberts (Doctor Who and the Silurians)|Roberts]] are different from the televised story: on-screen, Roberts tries to strangle Miss Dawson when she tries to shut off the reactor, but in the novelisation, Liz notices him drawing extinct animals on his clipboard. When the Doctor confronts him, Roberts tries to strangle Liz, but is hit by Barker with his revolver, killing him. He is also given the first name of George. | * The scenes featuring [[Roberts (Doctor Who and the Silurians)|Roberts]] are different from the televised story: on-screen, Roberts tries to strangle Miss Dawson when she tries to shut off the reactor, but in the novelisation, Liz notices him drawing extinct animals on his clipboard. When the Doctor confronts him, Roberts tries to strangle Liz, but is hit by Barker with his revolver, killing him. He is also given the first name of George. | ||
* When Quinn goes to see the Silurians to warn them about UNIT, he speaks with Okdel in person, rather than over a speaker system as in the televised serial. | * When Quinn goes to see the Silurians to warn them about UNIT, he speaks with Okdel in person, rather than over a speaker system as in the televised serial. | ||
* The Silurian that is wounded and forced to the surface is the same character as the [[Morka|Young Silurian]] (here named Morka) who kills [[Okdel L'da|the | * The Silurian that is wounded and forced to the surface is the same character as the [[Morka|Young Silurian]] (here named Morka) who kills [[Okdel L'da|the ageing leader]]. In the show, these were different Silurians played by different actors. In another diversion, the leader and Young Silurian disagree on whether Quinn should have been killed ("he tried to keep one of us prisoner") on their own; in the novel, the Doctor reveals to the leader Quinn is dead, and Morka dismisses it as "he tried to hold me prisoner". | ||
* Morka kills [[Squire (Doctor Who and the Silurians)|Squire]] by breaking his neck, rather than Squire dying of fright as in televised serial. | * Morka kills [[Squire (Doctor Who and the Silurians)|Squire]] by breaking his neck, rather than Squire dying of fright as in televised serial. | ||
* Captain [[Sam Hawkins|Hawkins]] is demoted to Sergeant. | * Captain [[Sam Hawkins|Hawkins]] is demoted to Sergeant. | ||
