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* [[Russell T Davies]] wrote the script over four feverish days in January 2007. | * [[Russell T Davies]] wrote the script over four feverish days in January 2007. | ||
* There was originally dialogue between Jack and the Doctor during the former's departure which playfully poked fun at the voice-over accompanying each episode of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]''. This was removed because it was felt to be too metatextual. | * There was originally dialogue between Jack and the Doctor during the former's departure which playfully poked fun at the voice-over accompanying each episode of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]''. This was removed because it was felt to be too metatextual. | ||
* It was initially planned to have the Master taunt the Doctor with the fact that it was ultimately his interference with the timeline, such as causing Harriet Jones' untimely downfall, that allowed for Harold Saxon to become Prime Minister. [[Russell T Davies]] decided that this reminder that the whole thing was the Doctor's fault was too much of a downer in an already depressing episode, as well as potentially being too obscure a continuity reference for casual viewers, and could never find a place to put the revelation where it felt natural. | |||
* This episode was reviewed in [[DWM 428]] and accompanied by an illustration from [[Roger Langridge]]. It was the last review Langridge illustrated. | * This episode was reviewed in [[DWM 428]] and accompanied by an illustration from [[Roger Langridge]]. It was the last review Langridge illustrated. | ||
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