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* The working title for this episode was ''Gangers.'' | * The working title for this episode was ''Gangers.'' | ||
* While the episode premiered in the UK on [[28 May (releases)|28 May]], the US premiere was delayed one week to prevent a drop in viewership over the Memorial Day weekend. ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'' also aired one week late as a result. | * While the episode premiered in the UK on [[28 May (releases)|28 May]], the US premiere was delayed one week to prevent a drop in viewership over the Memorial Day weekend. ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'' also aired one week late as a result. | ||
* This two-part story is thematically similar to the [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]] two-parter [[TV]]: ''[[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]]''/''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]''. In both stories the Doctor attempts to broker a peace between two lifeforms on Earth, only to have the truce shattered by mistrust on both sides. | * This two-part story is thematically similar to the [[Series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 5]] two-parter [[TV]]: ''[[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]]''/''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]''. In both stories the Doctor attempts to broker a peace between two lifeforms on Earth, only to have the truce shattered by mistrust on both sides. | ||
* This is the ninth time the actor playing the Doctor has portrayed a different character in the same television story. This previously happened with: | * This is the ninth time the actor playing the Doctor has portrayed a different character in the same television story. This previously happened with: | ||
:* [[William Hartnell]] (''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' and ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]'') | :* [[William Hartnell]] (''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' and ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]'') |