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* A [[Doctor Who and the Ambassadors of Death (trailer)|trailer]] was released advertising this story. | * A [[Doctor Who and the Ambassadors of Death (trailer)|trailer]] was released advertising this story. | ||
* [[Caroline John]]'s future husband [[Geoffrey Beevers]] (who would later appear as {{Pratt}} in ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'') played Private Johnson. Her brother [[Nicholas John]] also worked as a production assistant. | * [[Caroline John]]'s future husband [[Geoffrey Beevers]] (who would later appear as {{Pratt}} in ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'') played Private Johnson. Her brother [[Nicholas John]] also worked as a production assistant. | ||
* [[David Whitaker]] originally pitched the script for the previous season, thus the story was initially developed to feature the [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]]. As such, it was set well into the future, and did not include UNIT. When | * [[David Whitaker]] originally pitched the script for the previous season, thus the story was initially developed to feature the [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]]. As such, it was set well into the future, and did not include UNIT. When [[Patrick Troughton]], [[Frazer Hines]] and [[Wendy Padbury]] left the programme at the end of the sixth season, it was rewritten to fit the consequential revamp. | ||
* Benton's role was originally filled by a sergeant named West. As Benton was brought back for ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'', it was decided to include him here. | * Benton's role was originally filled by a sergeant named West. As Benton was brought back for ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'', it was decided to include him here. | ||
* The second and third episodes originally featured an army character named Lieutenant Pollard. | * The second and third episodes originally featured an army character named Lieutenant Pollard. | ||
* Professor Heldorf was initially a German scientist named Kuhn. | * Professor Heldorf was initially a German scientist named Kuhn. | ||
* Dobson was originally named Dawson and Carrington was originally named Cunningham, while Taltalian's name was originally spelt “Taltalien”. | * Dobson was originally named Dawson and Carrington was originally named Cunningham, while Taltalian's name was originally spelt “Taltalien”. | ||
* The two legends on Reegan's van initially referred to Progressive Launderers Ltd and Mason's Bakery, but these were later altered to Hayhoe Launderers Ltd and Silcock Bakeries in honour of assistant floor manager Margot Hayhoe and director's assistant [[Pauline Silcock]]. | * The two legends on Reegan's van initially referred to Progressive Launderers Ltd and Mason's Bakery, but these were later altered to Hayhoe Launderers Ltd and Silcock Bakeries in honour of assistant floor manager [[Margot Hayhoe]] and director's assistant [[Pauline Silcock]]. | ||
* Episode one is the earliest episode of ''Doctor Who'' to exist on its original 2" 625 line PAL colour videotape format. | * Episode one is the earliest episode of ''Doctor Who'' to exist on its original 2" 625 line PAL colour videotape format. | ||
* Episode six of this story is believed to be the most recent episode of the series to feature no surviving cast members. | * Episode six of this story is believed to be the most recent episode of the series to feature no surviving cast members. | ||
* [[Caroline John]] was forced to wear a blonde wig on location, as her hair frizzed badly in the rain. She was also privately very nervous, having just discovered that she was pregnant with her first child. | * [[Caroline John]] was forced to wear a blonde wig on location, as her hair frizzed badly in the rain. She was also privately very nervous, having just discovered that she was pregnant with her first child. | ||
* [[Pauline Silcock]] suffered a leg injury when a riderless motorcycle crashed into the camera crew. | * [[Pauline Silcock]] suffered a leg injury when a riderless motorcycle crashed into the camera crew. | ||
* Filming was delayed due to a reported UFO sighting, until it was realised that the alleged UFO was the ''Recovery 7'' prop itself. | |||
* When the production arrived to film at Blue Circle Cement Works, the facility was in the middle of an industrial dispute, but the goodwill generated by the production's presence brought an end to the strike, prompting the owners to waive the fee for the use of their premises. | |||
* To save on costs, the ''Recovery 7'' set was a co-financed venture between the production office and ''[[Doomwatch]]'', for which it served as ''Sunfire One'' in the episode "Re-Entry Forbidden". | |||
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