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* [[Visual effects assistant|Visual Effects Assistants]] - [[Colin Mapson]], [[Richard Conway]] ([[DWM 320]]) | * [[Visual effects assistant|Visual Effects Assistants]] - [[Colin Mapson]], [[Richard Conway]] ([[DWM 320]]) | ||
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* BOSS mentions the composer [[Richard Wagner|Wagner]] and the "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._9_(Beethoven) Ninth Symphony]". | * BOSS mentions the composer [[Richard Wagner|Wagner]] and the "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._9_(Beethoven) Ninth Symphony]". | ||
* The National Coal Board of [[Cardiff]] authorises permissions to inspect coal mines. | * The National Coal Board of [[Cardiff]] authorises permissions to inspect coal mines. | ||
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* This is the last story to have its individual segments titled as "Episode -". After this story they were titled as "Part -", with the sole exception of ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]''. | * This is the last story to have its individual segments titled as "Episode -". After this story they were titled as "Part -", with the sole exception of ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]''. | ||
* This is [[Katy Manning]]'s final story. However, she reprised her role thirty-seven years later in ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' story ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]''. In that episode, she shows disappointment that the Doctor is now travelling with a married couple in the TARDIS, saying that she only left the Doctor because she got married, suggesting that she would have continued to travel with the Doctor if he had allowed her to bring Professor Jones. | * This is [[Katy Manning]]'s final story. However, she reprised her role thirty-seven years later in ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' story ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]''. In that episode, she shows disappointment that the Doctor is now travelling with a married couple in the TARDIS, saying that she only left the Doctor because she got married, suggesting that she would have continued to travel with the Doctor if he had allowed her to bring Professor Jones. | ||
* [[Stewart Bevan]] (Cliff Jones) was [[Katy Manning|Katy Manning']] | * [[Stewart Bevan]] (Cliff Jones) was [[Katy Manning|Katy Manning's]] real-life boyfriend at the time of shooting. [[Michael E. Briant|Michael E. Briant]] was reluctant to invite Bevan to audition, fearing the on-set ramifications — especially considering how upset [[Jon Pertwee]] had become when he learned that Manning was leaving. However, Bevan ultimately proved to be the only suitable choice for the role. | ||
* The opening scene of the serial, in which Stevens stands before some miners and brandishes a piece of paper while proclaiming "wealth in our time", is a mimicry of [[Neville Chamberlain]]'s "peace for our time" speech, regarding the 1938 Munich Agreement. | * The opening scene of the serial, in which Stevens stands before some miners and brandishes a piece of paper while proclaiming "wealth in our time", is a mimicry of [[Neville Chamberlain]]'s "peace for our time" speech, regarding the 1938 Munich Agreement. | ||
* During the party to celebrate Jo and Cliff's engagement, during which the Doctor slips away, the music heard in the background is an instrumental track by the Electric Banana, which was an alias for the famed (and infamous) British band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Things Pretty Things]. | * During the party to celebrate Jo and Cliff's engagement, during which the Doctor slips away, the music heard in the background is an instrumental track by the Electric Banana, which was an alias for the famed (and infamous) British band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Things Pretty Things]. | ||
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* For episodes two, five and six, the title sequence film over which the closing credits were superimposed was played backwards and upside-down (a result of the film being played backwards through the telecine machine to save time during recording). | * For episodes two, five and six, the title sequence film over which the closing credits were superimposed was played backwards and upside-down (a result of the film being played backwards through the telecine machine to save time during recording). | ||
* The function (and lines) of Elgin is taken up by James, as played by [[Roy Skelton]], in episode five. Tony Adams, who played Elgin, was taken ill with peritonitis during production and had to be taken to hospital. The scene had to be hastily rewritten so as not to involve Elgin. | * The function (and lines) of Elgin is taken up by James, as played by [[Roy Skelton]], in episode five. Tony Adams, who played Elgin, was taken ill with peritonitis during production and had to be taken to hospital. The scene had to be hastily rewritten so as not to involve Elgin. | ||
* The ''[[Radio Times]]'' programme listing for the 90-minute compilation repeat of the story on Thursday 27 December 1973 was accompanied by two black-and-white photographs with comic strip-style speech balloons: the first was a close-up of the Doctor saying "THE MAGGOTS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE!"; and the second was of Cliff and Jo encountering a giant maggot, with Cliff saying "... COME ON LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!", which was actually a publicity shot taken as part of a ''Radio'' ''Times'' photo-shoot for a special publication to celebrate ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s 10th anniversary and not a deleted scene from the story itself. The accompanying caption read: "The full story of the battle against ''The Green Death'' at 4.0. But Dr. Who has survived many trials in his many times. What and when was the first story? It all began in November, 1963, when the first Dr. Who met ''An Unearthly Child.''" | * The ''[[Radio Times]]'' programme listing for the 90-minute compilation repeat of the story on Thursday 27 December 1973 was accompanied by two black-and-white photographs with comic strip-style speech balloons: the first was a close-up of the Doctor saying "THE MAGGOTS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE!"; and the second was of Cliff and Jo encountering a giant maggot, with Cliff saying "... COME ON LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!", which was actually a publicity shot taken as part of a ''Radio'' ''Times'' photo-shoot for a special publication to celebrate ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s 10th anniversary and not a deleted scene from the story itself. The accompanying caption read: "The full story of the battle against ''The Green Death'' at 4.0. But Dr. Who has survived many trials in his many times. What and when was the first story? It all began in November, 1963, when the first Dr. Who met ''An Unearthly Child.''" ''(original published text)'' The omnibus edition of ''The Green Death'' was not retained by the BBC Archives, with the 625 line PAL colour videotape being erased for reuse around late May/early June 1974. | ||
* For the scene in which the Doctor and Benton are attacked by the giant fly, [[Michael E. Briant|Michael Briant]] took inspiration from an idea [[Hugh David]] came up with for the opening scene of ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' (on which Briant served as a production assistant) and wanted to have the fly suspended from a helicopter. But adverse weather conditions on the day of filming meant that and only one or two successful shots were obtained and so Briant had to use [[CSO]] for the majority of the scene. | * For the scene in which the Doctor and Benton are attacked by the giant fly, [[Michael E. Briant|Michael Briant]] took inspiration from an idea [[Hugh David]] came up with for the opening scene of ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' (on which Briant served as a production assistant) and wanted to have the fly suspended from a helicopter. But adverse weather conditions on the day of filming meant that and only one or two successful shots were obtained and so Briant had to use [[CSO]] for the majority of the scene. | ||
* It was briefly thought that Yates' role in the latter stages of the serial might be given to Benton instead, but this idea was not pursued. | * It was briefly thought that Yates' role in the latter stages of the serial might be given to Benton instead, but this idea was not pursued. | ||
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* Global Chemicals was originally named Universal Chemicals. It was then United Chemicals, until it was discovered that a real company with that name existed. | * Global Chemicals was originally named Universal Chemicals. It was then United Chemicals, until it was discovered that a real company with that name existed. | ||
* Ralph Fell was originally named Charles, but this had to be changed to avoid confusion with a real-life petroleum company executive. | * Ralph Fell was originally named Charles, but this had to be changed to avoid confusion with a real-life petroleum company executive. | ||
* A Wholeweal member nicknamed "Face" was excised from the script and the relevant dialogue instead allocated to Nancy. | * A Wholeweal member nicknamed "Face" was excised from the script and the relevant dialogue instead allocated to Nancy. | ||
* The reference to the Prime Minister as "Jeremy" came at [[Barry Letts]]' instigation — partly to avoid offending [[Edward Heath]], and partly because the producer hoped that [[Jeremy Thorpe]], the leader of [[Liberal Party|the Liberal Party]], would win the next [[General election|UK General Election]]. | * The reference to the Prime Minister as "Jeremy" came at [[Barry Letts]]' instigation — partly to avoid offending [[Edward Heath]], and partly because the producer hoped that [[Jeremy Thorpe]], the leader of [[Liberal Party|the Liberal Party]], would win the next [[General election|UK General Election]]. | ||
* [[John Levene]] ad-libbed Benton's reference to two UNIT soldiers as "Dicks" and "Betts" in honour of the production team. | * [[John Levene]] ad-libbed Benton's reference to two UNIT soldiers as "Dicks" and "Betts" in honour of the production team. | ||
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* In episode one, when the infected Dai Evans is calling for help on the telephone in the mine, a hand (possibly that of director [[Michael E. Briant|Michael Briant]]) appears to the bottom right of the screen, giving Mostyn Evans his cue to start speaking. | * In episode one, when the infected Dai Evans is calling for help on the telephone in the mine, a hand (possibly that of director [[Michael E. Briant|Michael Briant]]) appears to the bottom right of the screen, giving Mostyn Evans his cue to start speaking. | ||
*In episode two, when the Doctor and Davis board the pit lift to be lowered into the mine, the lift’s ‘door’ is a piece of wire fencing Davis lifts into place, which then rests on built-in hinges. However, when they arrive at the bottom of the mine, the lift’s ‘door’ has inexplicably changed to a permanent-standing double picket gate. | * In episode two, when the Doctor and Davis board the pit lift to be lowered into the mine, the lift’s ‘door’ is a piece of wire fencing Davis lifts into place, which then rests on built-in hinges. However, when they arrive at the bottom of the mine, the lift’s ‘door’ has inexplicably changed to a permanent-standing double picket gate. | ||
* In episode five, the Doctor escapes from Global Chemicals during the day. When Yates is caught it's dark (as seen through the compound's windows), but the next scene, on the slag heap, is in daylight again. | * In episode five, the Doctor escapes from Global Chemicals during the day. When Yates is caught it's dark (as seen through the compound's windows), but the next scene, on the slag heap, is in daylight again. | ||
* The CSO used in episode three results in the bottom of the mine cart vanishing. | * The CSO used in episode three results in the bottom of the mine cart vanishing. | ||
