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* [[Telesnap]]s for all four episodes survive.
* [[Telesnap]]s for all four episodes survive.
* This is the only televised ''Doctor Who'' story to have no incidental music whatsoever.
* This is the only televised ''Doctor Who'' story to have no incidental music whatsoever.
* The second of six ''Doctor Who'' serials to be written by Brian Hayles and his last not to feature the [[Ice Warrior]]s.
* The second of six ''Doctor Who'' serials to be written by [[Brian Hayles]] and his last not to feature the [[Ice Warrior]]s.
* Polly is the only female character in this story. Anneke Wills pointed this out in the DVD commentary of ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]] ''and remarked that she was rather annoyed about it. This occurs again in ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'', after which the next story to have a situation like this was the [[Third Doctor]] story ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'' in which [[Jo Grant]] is the only female character.
* Polly is the only female character in this story. [[Anneke Wills]] pointed this out in the DVD commentary of ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]] ''and remarked that she was rather annoyed about it. This occurs again in ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'', after which the next story to have a situation like this was the [[Third Doctor]] story ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'' in which [[Jo Grant]] is the only female character.
* [[Anneke Wills]] named this as her and [[Michael Craze]]'s favourite story, partly thanks to its extended location shooting in Cornwall. She said it was a "super story", as she got to wear breeches.
* [[Anneke Wills]] named this as her and [[Michael Craze]]'s favourite story, partly thanks to its extended location shooting in Cornwall. She said it was a "super story", as she got to wear breeches.
* [[Michael |Michael Craze]] fell through a trapdoor which had not been properly secured, but fortunately suffered only a minor injury to his right shoulder.
* [[Michael |Michael Craze]] fell through a trapdoor which had not been properly secured, but fortunately suffered only a minor injury to his right shoulder.
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* Part of the reason [[Julia Smith]] was chosen to direct was her familiarity with the Cornish coast.
* Part of the reason [[Julia Smith]] was chosen to direct was her familiarity with the Cornish coast.
* Several members of the cast and crew suffered from seasickness.  
* Several members of the cast and crew suffered from seasickness.  
* According to [[Derek Ware]], in the original script, the Spaniard was a speaking part but his lines were cut before filming.


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