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* [[Barbara Wright]] - [[Jacqueline Hill]] | * [[Barbara Wright]] - [[Jacqueline Hill]] | ||
* [[Susan Foreman]] - [[Carole Ann Ford]] | * [[Susan Foreman]] - [[Carole Ann Ford]] | ||
* [[Za]] - [[Derek Newark]] | * [[Za]] - [[Derek Newark]] (uncredited in episode 1) | ||
* [[Hur]] - [[Alethea Charlton]] | * [[Hur]] - [[Alethea Charlton]] (uncredited in episode 1) | ||
* [[Old Mother]] - [[Eileen Way]] | * [[Old Mother]] - [[Eileen Way]] (uncredited in episodes 1 and 4) | ||
* [[Kal]] - [[Jeremy Young]] | * [[Kal]] - [[Jeremy Young]] (uncredited in episode 1) | ||
* [[Horg]] - [[Howard Lang]] | * [[Horg]] - [[Howard Lang]] (uncredited in episode 1) | ||
=== Uncredited cast === | === Uncredited cast === | ||
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* Actors who auditioned for the cavemen were asked to show their chests to see if they were hairy. | * Actors who auditioned for the cavemen were asked to show their chests to see if they were hairy. | ||
* In the original script, the cavemen make peace with the time travellers after Ian shows them how to make fire. | * In the original script, the cavemen make peace with the time travellers after Ian shows them how to make fire. | ||
* The serial was originally going to end with the TARDIS materialising near a Frank Lloyd Wright-style house floating in the air. This was to lead into ''[[The Masters of Luxor (TV story)|The Masters of Luxor]]'', a story which was never produced. | * The serial was originally going to end with the TARDIS materialising near a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright Frank Lloyd Wright]-style house floating in the air. This was to lead into ''[[The Masters of Luxor (TV story)|The Masters of Luxor]]'', a story which was never produced. | ||
* On the official ''Doctor Who'' website, the individual pages of each episode of this serial credit William Hartnell as "The Doctor", instead of his on-screen credit of "Dr. Who". | * On the [https://www.doctorwho.tv official ''Doctor Who'' website], the individual pages of each episode of this serial credit William Hartnell as "The Doctor", instead of his on-screen credit of "Dr. Who". | ||
* In a DVD commentary, [[Waris Hussein]] stated that the fight between Kal and Za in "The Firemaker" was one of the first things recorded for the story and that they had to find a way to link this pre-recorded footage to the rest of the episode during the actual studio recording. The reactions of the four cast members to this fight were also shot during this pre-production stage. | * In a DVD commentary, [[Waris Hussein]] stated that the fight between Kal and Za in "The Firemaker" was one of the first things recorded for the story and that they had to find a way to link this pre-recorded footage to the rest of the episode during the actual studio recording. The reactions of the four cast members to this fight were also shot during this pre-production stage. | ||
* While the original intention was to name the story ''100,000 BC'', the setting was never mentioned in the story itself. It wasn't until 1997's [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'' that a setting of "circa 100,000 BC" was confirmed for this story. | * While the original intention was to name the story ''100,000 BC'', the setting was never mentioned in the story itself. It wasn't until 1997's [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'' that a setting of "circa 100,000 BC" was confirmed for this story. | ||
* The actors playing the cavepeople complained that their costumes were flea-ridden.{{Fact}} | * The actors playing the cavepeople complained that their costumes were flea-ridden.{{Fact}} | ||
* During the first three episodes, the credits were aligned to the left of the screen, however in the fourth episode, the text box was moved to the center but still retained the left text alignment. | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
