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Plagiarism from Shannon Sullivan’s Website.


** The original script contained more Preachers including a hard-bitten woman named Esme, who survived to the audition stage. One of the actresses who read for the part was Creator/FreemaAgyeman.
** The original setting was a dying Earth whose inhabitants regularly augmented their organs in "Body Shops" run by Cybus Industries. Creator/RussellTDavies found this scenario less than credible, however, and also felt that the original inspiration for the Cybermen - which drew on mid-Sixties paranoia about body part replacement - was outdated.

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** The original script contained more Preachers including a hard-bitten stern woman named Esme, who survived to the audition stage.stage before being axed for making the Preachers seem too capable of a resistance. One of the actresses who read for the part was Creator/FreemaAgyeman.
** The original setting was a dying Earth whose inhabitants regularly augmented enhanced their organs in "Body Shops" run by Cybus Industries. Creator/RussellTDavies found this scenario less than credible, however, and also since he felt that the original inspiration for the Cybermen - which drew based on the mid-Sixties paranoia about body part replacement - was outdated.



** Originally, the time rotor of the TARDIS was shattered at the start of the story, an effect ruled out on the grounds of cost.

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** Originally, the time rotor of the TARDIS was shattered at broken in the start of the story, an effect ruled out on the grounds of cost.story’s beginning, which was cut for being a costly effect.
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* WrittenInInfirmity: Roger Lloyd-Pack broke his leg shortly before filming began, but WordOfGod is that his character was written as a wheelchair-bound EvilCripple from the start, so fortuitously, the injury had no effect on filming whatsoever.

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* WrittenInInfirmity: Roger Lloyd-Pack Creator/RogerLloydPack broke his leg shortly before filming began, but WordOfGod is that his character was written as a wheelchair-bound EvilCripple from the start, so fortuitously, the injury had no effect on filming whatsoever.

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Misuse, this trope is for when the exact date of release has an intentional significance. This wasn't even broadcast 40 years later to the day, just the year, and it being a round number of years was just a coincidence.


* MeaningfulReleaseDate: The episode was broadcast forty years after the Cybermen made their first ever appearance.

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* YouLookFamiliar: Colin Spaull previously played [[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E6RevelationOfTheDaleks Lilt]].
* YouSoundFamiliar: The President of Great Britain is Don Warrington, who plays Rassilon in ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho''.

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* YouLookFamiliar: YouLookFamiliar:
** Familiar looks:
Colin Spaull previously played [[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E6RevelationOfTheDaleks Lilt]].
* YouSoundFamiliar: ** Familiar sounds: The President of Great Britain is Don Warrington, who plays Rassilon in ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho''.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: Series 1 drew flack for having their cliffhangers followed by a trailer, [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil which gave away that the characters would be fine]]. This episode does away with the trailer altogether, with later ones not only moved to after the credits (giving people time to turn off) and kept them as spoiler-free as possible.
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* WrittenInInfirmity: Subverted. Roger Lloyd-Pack broke his leg shortly before filming began, but WordOfGod is that his character was written as a wheelchair-bound EvilCripple from the start, so fortuitously, the injury had no effect on filming whatsoever.

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* WrittenInInfirmity: Subverted. Roger Lloyd-Pack broke his leg shortly before filming began, but WordOfGod is that his character was written as a wheelchair-bound EvilCripple from the start, so fortuitously, the injury had no effect on filming whatsoever.
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The French title is "Le Règne des Cybermen, première partie" (Reign of the Cybermen, Part 1).
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* WrittenInInfirmity: John Lumic was made an EvilCripple after Roger Lloyd-Pack broke his leg shortly before filming began.

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* WrittenInInfirmity: John Lumic was made an EvilCripple after Subverted. Roger Lloyd-Pack broke his leg shortly before filming began.began, but WordOfGod is that his character was written as a wheelchair-bound EvilCripple from the start, so fortuitously, the injury had no effect on filming whatsoever.
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* DeletedScenes: The scene of Jake filming Mr. Crane abducting homeless people had a cut portion where Mr. Crane spots Jake, walks up to him, and threatens him.
-->'''Mr. Crane:''' And as for ''you'', sunshine, who are you gonna take that to? Television? Newspapers? Police? ''[laughs sarcastically]'' ''[[WeAreEverywhere We own 'em all.]]'' ''[he laughs to himself as Jake turns around and scurries off]''
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* CastingGag: Roger Lloyd-Pack as John Lumic provides an interesting example. He played Barty Crouch Sr. in the film adaptation of ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' and Creator/DavidTennant played Barty Crouch Jr. in the same film.



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* CastingGag: Roger Lloyd-Pack as John Lumic provides an interesting example. He played Barty Crouch Sr. in the film adaptation of ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' and David Tennant played Barty Crouch Jr. in the same film.

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* CastingGag: Roger Lloyd-Pack as John Lumic provides an interesting example. He played Barty Crouch Sr. in the film adaptation of ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' and David Tennant Creator/DavidTennant played Barty Crouch Jr. in the same film.film.
* MeaningfulReleaseDate: The episode was broadcast forty years after the Cybermen made their first ever appearance.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The original script contained more Preachers including a hard-bitten woman named Esme, who survived to the audition stage. One of the actresses who read for the part was Creator/FreemaAgyeman.
** The original setting was a dying Earth whose inhabitants regularly augmented their organs in "Body Shops" run by Cybus Industries. Creator/RussellTDavies found this scenario less than credible, however, and also felt that the original inspiration for the Cybermen - which drew on mid-Sixties paranoia about body part replacement - was outdated.
** John Lumic was originally named Jacob. He also had a son, who was essentially replaced by Mr. Crane.
** Originally, the time rotor of the TARDIS was shattered at the start of the story, an effect ruled out on the grounds of cost.
* WorkingTitle: ''Parallel World''.



* YouLookFamiliar: Well, You Sound Familiar -- the President of Great Britain is Don Warrington, who plays Rassilon in ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho''.

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* YouLookFamiliar: Well, You Sound Familiar -- the Colin Spaull previously played [[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E6RevelationOfTheDaleks Lilt]].
* YouSoundFamiliar: The
President of Great Britain is Don Warrington, who plays Rassilon in ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho''.
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* WrittenInInfirmity: John Lumic was made an EvilCripple after Roger Lloyd-Pack broke his leg shortly before filming began.
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* YouLookFamiliar: Well, You Sound Familiar -- the President of Great Britain is Don Warrington, who plays Rassilon in ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho''.
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* CastingGag: Roger Lloyd-Pack as John Lumic provides an interesting example. He played Barty Crouch Sr. in the film adaptation of ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' and David Tennant played Barty Crouch Jr. in the same film.

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