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* [[Elisabeth Sladen]]'s contribution to this episode is minimal, appearing only in the opening scene of part one and the final two scenes of part two, appearing for less than four minutes in total. Sladen also had a "lite" appearance in ''[[The Mark of the Berserker (TV story)|The Mark of the Berserker]]''. | * [[Elisabeth Sladen]]'s contribution to this episode is minimal, appearing only in the opening scene of part one and the final two scenes of part two, appearing for less than four minutes in total. Sladen also had a "lite" appearance in ''[[The Mark of the Berserker (TV story)|The Mark of the Berserker]]''. | ||
* The decision to draw more attention to the attraction between Clyde and Rani is once again highlighted in ''[[The Man Who Never Was (TV story)|The Man Who Never Was]]'', and would likely have been more prevalent in future stories if the series hadn't come to an end prematurely due to Elisabeth Sladen's death in 2011. While other stories tended to highlight the character relationship in an ironic and comedic context, this serial is one of the few opportunities for it to be prevalently featured and explored narratively. | * The decision to draw more attention to the attraction between Clyde and Rani is once again highlighted in ''[[The Man Who Never Was (TV story)|The Man Who Never Was]]'', and would likely have been more prevalent in future stories if the series hadn't come to an end prematurely due to Elisabeth Sladen's death in 2011. While other stories tended to highlight the character relationship in an ironic and comedic context, this serial is one of the few opportunities for it to be prevalently featured and explored narratively. | ||
* The basis of this episode came from an earlier story idea by Gareth Roberts titled "Everyone's Asleep". Instead of disappearing, everybody but the Bannerman Road gang would be asleep instead, having been knocked out by an alien as part of a "bizarre plan". ([[REF]]: [[DWMSE 32]], p. 64) | |||
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