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==Story notes== | ==Story notes== | ||
*In this story the Cybermats were remote controlled and pull back and go designs.{{fact}} | *In this story the Cybermats were remote controlled and pull back and go designs.{{fact}} | ||
*This story had the working titles of; '''The Ice Tombs of Telos''' and '''The Cybermen Planet'''. | *This story had the working titles of; '''The Ice Tombs of Telos''' and '''The Cybermen Planet'''. | ||
*This serial was believed lost in 1978 (when the BBC's film archive was first properly audited, although it is absent on earlier 1976 listings) until film telerecordings of all four episodes were returned to the BBC by the Hong Kong television company ATV (formerly called RTV) in late 1991. The serial was released, to much fan excitement and with a specially recorded introduction by director Morris Barry, on VHS in May [[1992]]. | *This serial was believed lost in 1978 (when the BBC's film archive was first properly audited, although it is absent on earlier 1976 listings) until film telerecordings of all four episodes were returned to the BBC by the Hong Kong television company ATV (formerly called RTV) in late 1991. The serial was released, to much fan excitement and with a specially recorded introduction by director Morris Barry, on VHS in May [[1992]]. | ||
*Toberman was originally intended to be deaf, hence his lack of significant speech; his hearing aid would foreshadow his transformation into a Cyberman. These elements were included in the novelisation. | *Toberman was originally intended to be deaf, hence his lack of significant speech; his hearing aid would foreshadow his transformation into a Cyberman. These elements were included in the novelisation. | ||
*Actress Shirley Cooklin (Kaftan) was married to producer Peter Bryant. | *Actress Shirley Cooklin (Kaftan) was married to producer Peter Bryant. | ||
*This is the earliest Patrick Troughton era serial, and the only serial featuring Deborah Watling, to exist in its entirety. | *This is the earliest Patrick Troughton era serial, and the only serial featuring Deborah Watling, to exist in its entirety. | ||
*Peter Bryant, who had previously been assistant to Gerry Davis and been newly promoted to script editor on the preceding story, was allowed to produce this serial in order to prove that he could take over from Innes Lloyd as producer later on in the season. Bryant's own assistant, Victor Pemberton acted as script editor on this serial, but left the series after production of the serial was finished, deciding that he didn't want to be a script editor. When Bryant's eventual promotion to producer came, Derrick Sherwin would become script editor. | *Peter Bryant, who had previously been assistant to Gerry Davis and been newly promoted to script editor on the preceding story, was allowed to produce this serial in order to prove that he could take over from Innes Lloyd as producer later on in the season. Bryant's own assistant, Victor Pemberton acted as script editor on this serial, but left the series after production of the serial was finished, deciding that he didn't want to be a script editor. When Bryant's eventual promotion to producer came, Derrick Sherwin would become script editor. | ||
*Shirley Cooklin's character in this serial, Kaftan, was written especially for her by Gerry Davis. | *Shirley Cooklin's character in this serial, Kaftan, was written especially for her by Gerry Davis. | ||
*In the remastered DVD release, the wires holding up the Cyberman that Toberman throws are clearly visible. | *In the remastered DVD release, the wires holding up the Cyberman that Toberman throws are clearly visible. | ||
*Matt Smith, who currently portrays the Doctor, has stated several times that this serial is his favourite Doctor Who story. | |||
===Ratings=== | ===Ratings=== | ||
