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* This story features the first instance of the Doctor regenerating outside the TARDIS in which they do so without any external assistance. | * This story features the first instance of the Doctor regenerating outside the TARDIS in which they do so without any external assistance. | ||
* The tools from the Doctor's toolbag are visibly based on the TARDIS Tool Kit from [[REF]]: [[The Doctor Who Technical Manual]] using the moog drone clamp, pen torch, laser, neutron ram, magnetic clamp, master drone clamp and stalog gyro. | * The tools from the Doctor's toolbag are visibly based on the TARDIS Tool Kit from [[REF]]: [[The Doctor Who Technical Manual]] using the moog drone clamp, pen torch, laser, neutron ram, magnetic clamp, master drone clamp and stalog gyro. | ||
* Following [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunblane_massacre the Dunblane massacre], the movie was edited on its original BBC transmission to remove as much of Chang's friends getting shot as possible — as a result of this editing, Chang's friends appear to simply vanish in the broadcast version. The Seventh Doctor's dying scream was also deemed to be too much and also removed. The VHS release was also edited; UK viewers saw the uncut version for the first time in November 1999 when the movie was repeated on BBC Two for a ''Doctor Who'' theme night. These scenes were also reinstated on the DVD release of the episode | * Following [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunblane_massacre the Dunblane massacre], the movie was edited on its original BBC transmission to remove as much of Chang's friends getting shot as possible — as a result of this editing, Chang's friends appear to simply vanish in the broadcast version. The Seventh Doctor's dying scream was also deemed to be too much and also removed. The VHS release was also edited; UK viewers saw the uncut version for the first time in November 1999 when the movie was repeated on BBC Two for a ''Doctor Who'' theme night. These scenes were also reinstated on the DVD release of the episode. The edited version would then become available on BBC iPlayer in 2023. | ||
* In order to cast [[Paul McGann]] as the Doctor, [[Philip Segal]] had to agree to cast a name actor as the Master. Hence why [[Eric Roberts]] was cast. | * In order to cast [[Paul McGann]] as the Doctor, [[Philip Segal]] had to agree to cast a name actor as the Master. Hence why [[Eric Roberts]] was cast. | ||
* [[Sylvester McCoy]]'s small part in the film can be chalked up to the fact that the higher-ups at the BBC (namely controller [[Jonathan Powell]]) saw him as synonymous with the show's decline in quality. His participation was approved so long as he didn't say or do anything. | * [[Sylvester McCoy]]'s small part in the film can be chalked up to the fact that the higher-ups at the BBC (namely controller [[Jonathan Powell]]) saw him as synonymous with the show's decline in quality. His participation was approved so long as he didn't say or do anything. | ||
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* Filming the Doctor's farewell to Grace was hit by heavy rain, which caused [[Paul McGann]]'s wig to fizz. | * Filming the Doctor's farewell to Grace was hit by heavy rain, which caused [[Paul McGann]]'s wig to fizz. | ||
* In addition to playing the Master during his trial, [[Gordon Tipple]] was originally supposed to provide the opening narration in character. | * In addition to playing the Master during his trial, [[Gordon Tipple]] was originally supposed to provide the opening narration in character. | ||
* With the shooting schedule in tatters, [[Geoffrey | * With the shooting schedule in tatters, [[Geoffrey Sax]] focussed on finishing up scenes involving the Master; as the highest-paid actor, [[Eric Roberts]] would inflate the cost of any overruns for which he was required. As such, some scripted elements were simplified. For example, Chang Lee originally broke his neck when he was hurled across the cloister room by the Master. Several narrative issues, such as the question of how the Master had gotten into the TARDIS when he first encountered Lee, simply had to be ignored. | ||
* [[Philip Segal]] loaned a rough cut of the movie to [[Shaun Lyon]], who caught several dialogue errors, most notably a reference to the Doctor having only twelve lives, rather than the appropriate thirteen. | * [[Philip Segal]] loaned a rough cut of the movie to [[Shaun Lyon]], who caught several dialogue errors, most notably a reference to the Doctor having only twelve lives, rather than the appropriate thirteen. | ||
* The Dalek voices, provided by [[Geoffrey Sax]] himself, were meant to be in keeping with those heard in the original series, but were changed due to concerns that they weren't sufficiently audible for an American audience. | * The Dalek voices, provided by [[Geoffrey Sax]] himself, were meant to be in keeping with those heard in the original series, but were changed due to concerns that they weren't sufficiently audible for an American audience. | ||
