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* According to the [[2009]] [[DVD]] release documentary ''[[After Image (documentary)|After Image]]'', [[Anthony Read]] was brought on as script editor to help in the transition during [[Robert Holmes]]' departure from the role. Only Holmes received the on-screen credit. | * According to the [[2009]] [[DVD]] release documentary ''[[After Image (documentary)|After Image]]'', [[Anthony Read]] was brought on as script editor to help in the transition during [[Robert Holmes]]' departure from the role. Only Holmes received the on-screen credit. | ||
* [[Louise Jameson]] claims the reason her hair is done up in this episode is because a BBC hairstylist had mistakenly cut six inches off her hair just prior to filming. Her final scene in the story was filmed some five weeks after this incident, by which time her hair had grown long enough to allow her to wear it down for a single scene. ([[DCOM]]: ''Image of the Fendahl'') | * [[Louise Jameson]] claims the reason her hair is done up in this episode is because a BBC hairstylist had mistakenly cut six inches off her hair just prior to filming. Her final scene in the story was filmed some five weeks after this incident, by which time her hair had grown long enough to allow her to wear it down for a single scene. ([[DCOM]]: ''Image of the Fendahl'') | ||
* There is no clear on-screen indication in the story as to how the Doctor got out of the store room in part two. In [[Terrance Dicks]]'s [[Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl (novelisation)|novelisation]] of the story, the Doctor opens the door with "a hearty kick", but he does no such thing on-screen. | * There is no clear on-screen indication in the story as to how the Doctor got out of the store room in part two. In [[Terrance Dicks]]'s [[Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl (novelisation)|novelisation]] of the story, the Doctor opens the door with "a hearty kick", but he does no such thing on-screen. Before his exit, the Doctor is shown using the [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]], but it does not appear to be having any effect at that time. | ||
* No year is given on-screen for the story, but in a trailer broadcast after part four of the previous adventure, ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'', the setting was given as "1977". | * No year is given on-screen for the story, but in a trailer broadcast after part four of the previous adventure, ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'', the setting was given as "1977". | ||
* [[Tom Baker]] was credited as "The Doctor" in ''Radio Times'', as opposed to the usual "Dr. Who". | * [[Tom Baker]] was credited as "The Doctor" in ''Radio Times'', as opposed to the usual "Dr. Who". | ||
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* A potential [[fourth wall]] break is observed in part four. After Adam Colby leaves to help Mrs. Tyler with the salt as ordered by the Doctor, the Doctor turns to stare directly into the camera and, as if addressing the audience, says "Time's running out!" This is not the first instance in the programme, for example, [[William Hartnell]] as the [[First Doctor]] wishes viewers a "Happy [[Christmas]]" in the seventh episode of [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', "[[The Feast of Steven]]". | * A potential [[fourth wall]] break is observed in part four. After Adam Colby leaves to help Mrs. Tyler with the salt as ordered by the Doctor, the Doctor turns to stare directly into the camera and, as if addressing the audience, says "Time's running out!" This is not the first instance in the programme, for example, [[William Hartnell]] as the [[First Doctor]] wishes viewers a "Happy [[Christmas]]" in the seventh episode of [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', "[[The Feast of Steven]]". | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Bate Anthony Bate], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Franklyn-Robbins John Franklin-Robbins], [[Michael Gough]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hardy Robert Hardy] and [[William Lucas]] were considered for the role of Dr. Fendahlman. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Bate Anthony Bate], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Franklyn-Robbins John Franklin-Robbins], [[Michael Gough]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hardy Robert Hardy] and [[William Lucas]] were considered for the role of Dr. Fendahlman. | ||
* Leela kissing Adam Colby on the cheek was ad- | * Leela kissing Adam Colby on the cheek was an unscripted visual ad-lib by [[Louise Jameson]]. The surprised look on Edward Arthur's face is genuine. | ||
* Max Stael was originally supposed to shoot himself on-camera, but this was rejected as being too dark for a series aimed at a family audience. | * Max Stael was originally supposed to shoot himself on-camera, but this was rejected as being too dark for a series aimed at a family audience. | ||
* [[Chris Boucher]] took inspiration from the work of archaeologist Louis Leakey, who had been excavating human remains for many years until his death in 1972. Boucher named Colby's dog Leakey as a tribute to him, although he later realised that people would miss the reference and assume the name came because "he p***ed all over everything". Terrance Dicks's subsequent novelisation of the serial in fact gives both reasons for the name. | * [[Chris Boucher]] took inspiration from the work of archaeologist Louis Leakey, who had been excavating human remains for many years until his death in 1972. Boucher named Colby's dog Leakey as a tribute to him, although he later realised that people would miss the reference and assume the name came because "he p***ed all over everything". Terrance Dicks's subsequent novelisation of the serial in fact gives both reasons for the name. | ||
