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* The only characters who do not die in this episode are Rose, Jackie and Mickey, who are all either main or recurring characters. Every guest character dies, along with the Ninth Doctor and Jack, though the latter is revived shortly afterwards. As a result, this is the first episode to kill off the entire guest cast since ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]'' 28 years before, an act that would not be repeated again until ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'' 6 years later. | * The only characters who do not die in this episode are Rose, Jackie and Mickey, who are all either main or recurring characters. Every guest character dies, along with the Ninth Doctor and Jack, though the latter is revived shortly afterwards. As a result, this is the first episode to kill off the entire guest cast since ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]'' 28 years before, an act that would not be repeated again until ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'' 6 years later. | ||
* Interestingly, [[David Tennant]] played Barty Crouch Jr. in the film adaptation of ''[[Harry Potter]] and the Goblet of Fire, ''who first appears in the present events of the story in a chapter called ''The Parting of the Ways''. Both characters Tennant plays emerge after a person the rest of the characters are familiar with change their appearance, winding up with Tennant in a battered leather jacket and black jumper, displaying maniacal tendencies. | * Interestingly, [[David Tennant]] played Barty Crouch Jr. in the film adaptation of ''[[Harry Potter]] and the Goblet of Fire, ''who first appears in the present events of the story in a chapter called ''The Parting of the Ways''. Both characters Tennant plays emerge after a person the rest of the characters are familiar with change their appearance, winding up with Tennant in a battered leather jacket and black jumper, displaying maniacal tendencies. | ||
* [[David Tennant]] is credited last, in the format of "and introducing David Tennant as Doctor Who." Apart from replacing "Doctor Who" with "The Doctor," all subsequent regeneration stories have credited the incoming Doctor in the same manner | * [[David Tennant]] is credited last, in the format of "and introducing David Tennant as Doctor Who." Apart from replacing "Doctor Who" with "The Doctor," all subsequent regeneration stories have credited the incoming Doctor in the same manner, including David Tennant's return as the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] in {{Cite source|The Power of the Doctor (TV story)}}. | ||
* This was the first episode in this series which was not given a press screening prior to the broadcast. The [[Radio Times]] stated, "No preview tape was available for this episode." The episode was, however, screened for [[BAFTA]] on 15 June 2005. | * This was the first episode in this series which was not given a press screening prior to the broadcast. The [[Radio Times]] stated, "No preview tape was available for this episode." The episode was, however, screened for [[BAFTA]] on 15 June 2005. | ||
* According to [[Russell T Davies]] in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', Jack was left behind because they wanted to explore the effects of the regeneration on Rose (noting that Jack would have taken the regeneration "in his stride"). | * According to [[Russell T Davies]] in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', Jack was left behind because they wanted to explore the effects of the regeneration on Rose (noting that Jack would have taken the regeneration "in his stride"). | ||
