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*As well as being the only surviving episode, the original 35mm film inserts for episode two still exist in the BBC Archives, but the film inserts for all the other episodes is sadly thought to have been destroyed. | *As well as being the only surviving episode, the original 35mm film inserts for episode two still exist in the BBC Archives, but the film inserts for all the other episodes is sadly thought to have been destroyed. | ||
**For the latest DVD and Blu-ray release of the serial in animated form, the surviving episode has been remastered using these original inserts, making it not only one of few stories produced in the black and white era to have original surviving film elements, but one of few to use said elements to create a perfectly high picture quality for its home media release. | **For the latest DVD and Blu-ray release of the serial in animated form, the surviving episode has been remastered using these original inserts, making it not only one of few stories produced in the black and white era to have original surviving film elements, but one of few to use said elements to create a perfectly high picture quality for its home media release. | ||
*Very similar to ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'', The only known copy of ''The Abominable Snowmen'' to not have been confirmed as destroyed is the prints sent to Nigeria. Given ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'' and ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' are both recovered from the country and ''Abominable Snowmen'' wasn't, its fate is mysterious. It was possibly sent to another country off-record or the episodes were obtained by private collectors. | *Very similar to ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'', The only known copy of ''The Abominable Snowmen'' to not have been confirmed as destroyed is the prints sent to Nigeria. Given ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'' and ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' (except for Episode 3, which is disappeared before its shipment to the BBC) are both recovered from the country and ''The Abominable Snowmen'' wasn't, its fate is mysterious. It was possibly sent to another country off-record or the episodes were obtained by private collectors. | ||
*Co-writer Henry Lincoln knew Patrick Troughton as they previously acted together in several plays. After Troughton had started on ''Doctor Who,'' Lincoln encountered him on the streets of Kew and learned that the actor was frustrated by the lack of stories set on Earth. Having read the completed scripts for this serial while on holiday in [[France]], Troughton sent Lincoln a postcard which read "Sooper Script Specially No 6. Very Happy. Thank you. Do some more please. Pat T". | *Co-writer Henry Lincoln knew Patrick Troughton as they previously acted together in several plays. After Troughton had started on ''Doctor Who,'' Lincoln encountered him on the streets of Kew and learned that the actor was frustrated by the lack of stories set on Earth. Having read the completed scripts for this serial while on holiday in [[France]], Troughton sent Lincoln a postcard which read "Sooper Script Specially No 6. Very Happy. Thank you. Do some more please. Pat T". | ||
