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[[James Munro|Captain Munro]] telephones the Brigadier from [[Ashbridge Cottage Hospital]]., informing him that nothing has been found of the meteorites, but one of his patrols found a man collapsed in the woods next to a [[police box]] and have brought him to the hospital. The Brigadier tells Munro that he wants the police box to be guarded, but that the police are ''not'' to be notified. | [[James Munro|Captain Munro]] telephones the Brigadier from [[Ashbridge Cottage Hospital]]., informing him that nothing has been found of the meteorites, but one of his patrols found a man collapsed in the woods next to a [[police box]] and have brought him to the hospital. The Brigadier tells Munro that he wants the police box to be guarded, but that the police are ''not'' to be notified. | ||
At the hospital, [[Henderson (Spearhead from Space)|Dr. Henderson]] looks over his patient's [[x-ray]]s and is incensed that someone in the radiography department has played a joke, making him appear to have [[Binary vascular system|two hearts]]. ''En route'' to voice his anger, he receives a page from [[Lomax (Spearhead from Space)|Dr. Lomax]] in the pathology lab. Lomax is similarly furious with Henderson for sending him non-human [[blood]], but Henderson assures Lomax that he took the blood sample himself, and that even if the patient's blood ''is'' different, he still has to look after him. Alas, [[Mullins]], a porter, overhears Dr. Henderson's end of the conversation and goes to the hospital telephone booth to contact the press in hope of a reward, telling them of the strange things happening at the hospital. | At the hospital, [[Henderson (Spearhead from Space)|Dr. Henderson]] looks over his patient's [[x-ray]]s and is incensed that someone in the radiography department has played a joke, making him appear to have [[Binary vascular system|two hearts]]. ''En route'' to voice his anger, he receives a page from [[Lomax (Spearhead from Space)|Dr. Lomax]] in the pathology lab. Lomax is similarly furious with Henderson for sending him non-human [[blood]], but Henderson assures Lomax that he took the blood sample himself, and that even if the patient's blood ''is'' different, he still has to look after him. Alas, [[Fred Mullins|Mullins]], a porter, overhears Dr. Henderson's end of the conversation and goes to the hospital telephone booth to contact the press in hope of a reward, telling them of the strange things happening at the hospital. | ||
Meanwhile in Oxley Woods, Sam Seeley has returned for the meteorite, with a shovel — and a burlap sack normally used for poaching. He digs up the meteorite, uncovering an object that is not a clump of rock, but a pulsing, trilling plastic orb. He hoists it from its earthy resting place and stows it in his poacher's sack. Suddenly, Seeley hears voices, and through the trees sees three soldiers, before sneaking back to his find. | Meanwhile in Oxley Woods, Sam Seeley has returned for the meteorite, with a shovel — and a burlap sack normally used for poaching. He digs up the meteorite, uncovering an object that is not a clump of rock, but a pulsing, trilling plastic orb. He hoists it from its earthy resting place and stows it in his poacher's sack. Suddenly, Seeley hears voices, and through the trees sees three soldiers, before sneaking back to his find. | ||
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* This story was chosen by [[BBC America]] to represent the [[Jon Pertwee]] era during their 50th anniversary programming. Edited into an [[omnibus]] format, it was aired by BBCA on [[31 March (releases)|31 March]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]], after the debut of their documentary entitled ''[[The Doctors Revisited - The Third Doctor (documentary)|The Doctors Revisited - The Third Doctor]]''. It also aired in the [[United Kingdom]] later in [[2013 (releases)|the year]], on [[19 October (releases)|19 October]], along with the ''Revisited'' special, on the [[Watch (TV channel)|Watch]] channel. | * This story was chosen by [[BBC America]] to represent the [[Jon Pertwee]] era during their 50th anniversary programming. Edited into an [[omnibus]] format, it was aired by BBCA on [[31 March (releases)|31 March]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]], after the debut of their documentary entitled ''[[The Doctors Revisited - The Third Doctor (documentary)|The Doctors Revisited - The Third Doctor]]''. It also aired in the [[United Kingdom]] later in [[2013 (releases)|the year]], on [[19 October (releases)|19 October]], along with the ''Revisited'' special, on the [[Watch (TV channel)|Watch]] channel. | ||
* This was the first ''Doctor Who'' story since the [[1965 (releases)|1965]] serial ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'' (also directed by Derek Martinus) not to feature "the" in the title. It is also the first to not start with "the" since ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' in [[1968 (releases)|1968]]. | * This was the first ''Doctor Who'' story since the [[1965 (releases)|1965]] serial ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'' (also directed by Derek Martinus) not to feature "the" in the title. It is also the first to not start with "the" since ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' in [[1968 (releases)|1968]]. | ||
*[[Stan Speel]] is credited as "Film Cameraman" for episodes one to three, and co-credited with Robert McDonnell as "Film Camera Team" for episode four. | * [[Stan Speel]] is credited as "Film Cameraman" for episodes one to three, and co-credited with Robert McDonnell as "Film Camera Team" for episode four. | ||
* This is the last ''Doctor Who'' story that Derek Martinus directed as he wanted to distance himself from the programme. It is also his only ''Doctor Who'' story that is not missing any episodes. | * This is the last ''Doctor Who'' story that Derek Martinus directed as he wanted to distance himself from the programme. It is also his only ''Doctor Who'' story that is not missing any episodes. | ||
* This was the first ''Doctor Who'' story [[Nicholas Courtney]] featured in that was not directed by [[Douglas Camfield]]. | * This was the first ''Doctor Who'' story [[Nicholas Courtney]] featured in that was not directed by [[Douglas Camfield]]. | ||
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* For a time, Sam Seeley was accompanied by a son. | * For a time, Sam Seeley was accompanied by a son. | ||
* Due to budget restrictions, the crew were unable to film a scene of the Autons smashing through the shop window. Derrick Sherwin remarked in the DVD commentary that he desperately wanted to show the Autons breaking the glass but the BBC would not allow it. [[Russell T Davies]] ensured that this was rectified in ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''. | * Due to budget restrictions, the crew were unable to film a scene of the Autons smashing through the shop window. Derrick Sherwin remarked in the DVD commentary that he desperately wanted to show the Autons breaking the glass but the BBC would not allow it. [[Russell T Davies]] ensured that this was rectified in ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''. | ||
* The script was based on a story that [[Robert Holmes]] wrote for the film | * The script was based on a story that [[Robert Holmes]] wrote for the film ''Invasion'', which featured an alien crashing in the woods near a rural hospital, where a medical examination reveals his alien nature. The hospital is later visited by other aliens, seeking a fugitive criminal. Some of the exact lines of dialogue used by human doctors to describe the physiology of the injured alien were re-used, which ended up creating the defining two-hearted feature of Time Lord anatomy in the process (while also giving viewers familiar with the one-hearted First Doctor something to scratch their heads over). | ||
* [[Derek Smee]] gashed his left index finger while climbing over the barbed wire while on location shooting. He insisted on the doctors administering first aid and placing a flesh-coloured plaster over the finger so he could return to finish the day's shoot. Afterwards, he was immediately rushed to a hospital for surgery. Scenes shot subsequently show him with a plaster on his finger and favoring it while climbing stairs. | * [[Derek Smee]] gashed his left index finger while climbing over the barbed wire while on location shooting. He insisted on the doctors administering first aid and placing a flesh-coloured plaster over the finger so he could return to finish the day's shoot. Afterwards, he was immediately rushed to a hospital for surgery. Scenes shot subsequently show him with a plaster on his finger and favoring it while climbing stairs. | ||
* The serial was repeated on [[BBC Four]] as part of its "Science Fiction Britannia" season in [[2006 (releases)|2006]]. Episodes One and Two aired on [[13 November (releases)|13 November]], and Episodes Three and Four aired on [[20 November (releases)|20 November]]. | * The serial was repeated on [[BBC Four]] as part of its "Science Fiction Britannia" season in [[2006 (releases)|2006]]. Episodes One and Two aired on [[13 November (releases)|13 November]], and Episodes Three and Four aired on [[20 November (releases)|20 November]]. | ||
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