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*[[Douglas Adams]] suspected that [[Robert Holmes]] may have borrowed the idea for PCM from a script they were working on at the time, involving an aggression-reducing machine. | *[[Douglas Adams]] suspected that [[Robert Holmes]] may have borrowed the idea for PCM from a script they were working on at the time, involving an aggression-reducing machine. | ||
*The Collector was originally conceived as a large, corpulent figure, which is why Hade calls him things like "Your Immensity". | *The Collector was originally conceived as a large, corpulent figure, which is why Hade calls him things like "Your Immensity". | ||
*[[Pennant Roberts]] had originally intended that the giant credit card — referred to as a consumcard — should resemble the current | *[[Pennant Roberts]] had originally intended that the giant credit card — referred to as a consumcard — should resemble the current Barclaycard design, and so used the same coloured horizontal stripes of blue, white and orange. This was vetoed by [[Graham Williams]], who said the BBC would be giving Barclaycard free publicity, and so green bands were added to disguise the prop. | ||
*[[Pennant Roberts]] encouraged the inclusion of more female characters. He decided to make Marn a woman, and excised a male member of the Others named Rashif, giving his dialogue to Veet. | *[[Pennant Roberts]] encouraged the inclusion of more female characters. He decided to make Marn a woman, and excised a male member of the Others named Rashif, giving his dialogue to Veet. | ||
* Leela and the Doctor are identified as "terrorists." In real life, Leela's character was partially based on Palestinian revolutionary Leila Khaled. | * Leela and the Doctor are identified as "terrorists." In real life, Leela's character was partially based on Palestinian revolutionary Leila Khaled. | ||
