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* The scenes shot in [[Madame Tussauds]] featured mannequins that were already present. Various extras were hired to pose as mannequins and [[Caroline John]] was startled when one of them suddenly blinked. | * The scenes shot in [[Madame Tussauds]] featured mannequins that were already present. Various extras were hired to pose as mannequins and [[Caroline John]] was startled when one of them suddenly blinked. | ||
* The gag of the Doctor activating the windscreen wipers while trying to start the car was ad-libbed by [[Jon Pertwee]]. | * The gag of the Doctor activating the windscreen wipers while trying to start the car was ad-libbed by [[Jon Pertwee]]. | ||
* The shower scene happened because the house the BBC had rented to shoot in had a truly amazing old-fashioned shower in it that everyone decided was too good not to use. A scene was altered so it could happen while the Doctor was in the shower. However, it also created the added conundrum of revealing [[Jon Pertwee]]'s tattoo from his days as a sailor. | * The shower scene happened because the house the BBC had rented to shoot in had a truly amazing old-fashioned shower in it that everyone decided was too good not to use. A scene was altered so it could happen while the Doctor was in the shower. However, it also created the added conundrum of revealing [[Jon Pertwee]]'s tattoo from his days as a sailor. Subsequent stories would explain this as the mark of a criminal placed on Time Lords who have disobeyed their people or having been exiled. | ||
* The breakdown for the first episode had a few minor changes - Sam Seeley was attacked by the alien intelligence after crashing to Earth; the Technician and UNIT officer who appeared didn't work for UNIT; Liz entered UNIT HQ via a "run down shop"; and after being kidnapped, the Doctor was to be taken prisoner in a storeroom and later interrogated. | * The breakdown for the first episode had a few minor changes - Sam Seeley was attacked by the alien intelligence after crashing to Earth; the Technician and UNIT officer who appeared didn't work for UNIT; Liz entered UNIT HQ via a "run down shop"; and after being kidnapped, the Doctor was to be taken prisoner in a storeroom and later interrogated. | ||
* The Autons were originally defeated in the end by a high-frequency sound Liz arranged to have transmitted from Broadcasting House at the Doctor's request. | * The Autons were originally defeated in the end by a high-frequency sound Liz arranged to have transmitted from Broadcasting House at the Doctor's request. | ||
