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* This story had the working titles of '''The Fish People''', '''Doctor Who Under the Sea''', '''Under the Sea''', '''Atlanta'''. | * This story had the working titles of '''The Fish People''', '''Doctor Who Under the Sea''', '''Under the Sea''', '''Atlanta'''. | ||
* Professor Zaroff utters the timeless line, ''"Nothing in the world can stop me now!"'' Davros would say a similar line in ''[[DW]]: [[Journey's End]]''. | * Professor Zaroff utters the timeless line, ''"Nothing in the world can stop me now!"'' Davros would say a similar line in ''[[DW]]: [[Journey's End]]''. | ||
* In the opening TARDIS scene, Polly, Ben and the Doctor are each heard 'thinking' about where they would like to land next. | * In the opening TARDIS scene, Polly, Ben and the Doctor are each heard 'thinking' about where they would like to land next in a rare example of internal monologue. Polly hopes for Chelsea in 1966, Ben does not want to meet the Daleks once again and the Doctor relishes the idea of encountering prehistoric monsters. This was achieved by pre-recording the actors' voices and playing them back during the making of the episode. | ||
* The name of the mad scientist, Zaroff, is similar to that of Dr. Zarkoff, a scientist featured in the classic Flash Gordon adventures | * The name of the mad scientist, Zaroff, is similar to that of Dr. Zarkoff, a scientist featured in the classic ''Flash Gordon'' adventures, | ||
* While ''[[DW]]: [[The War Machines]]'' still remains the only time in the history of the series where the Doctor is referred to as "Doctor Who," the Doctor's note to Zaroff in the first episode is signed "Dr. W," making this the closest the Doctor has ever come to referring to himself as "Doctor Who." | * While ''[[DW]]: [[The War Machines]]'' still remains the only time in the history of the series where the Doctor is referred to as "Doctor Who," the Doctor's note to Zaroff in the first episode is signed "Dr. W," making this the closest the Doctor has ever come to referring to himself as "Doctor Who." | ||
* Episode 2 was recovered on [[19 September]] [[2011]]. <ref>http://missingepisodes.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=who&action=display&thread=6639&page=2</ref> Episode 3 was retained by the BBC, thus was never "lost." | * Episode 2 was recovered on [[19 September]] [[2011]]. <ref>http://missingepisodes.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=who&action=display&thread=6639&page=2</ref> Episode 3 was retained by the BBC, thus was never "lost." | ||
* [[Colin Jeavons]] (Damon) would later play [[George Tracey]] in [[KAC]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]''. | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
* Episode 1 - 8.3 million viewers | * Episode 1 - 8.3 million viewers | ||
