History Trivia / DoctorWhoS30E12TheStolenEarth

** [[Recap/DoctorWho2007CSVoyageOfTheDamned Alonso Frame]] was originally going to appear when the Doctor and Donna travel to the Shadow Proclamation, assisting them in dealing with his superiors there. He would then journey with them in the TARDIS to the Dalek Crucible, only to be exterminated. His role was given to Harriet Jones as Creator/RussellTovey wasn't available for filming. Davies noted in the DVDCommentary if Creator/PenelopeWilton was also not available, his backup plans to fill in that role were Elton Pope from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E10LoveAndMonsters "Love & Monsters"]] or [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E8HumanNature Joan Redfern's great-great-granddaughter]][[note]]This character idea saw use in a different context for [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18TheEndOfTime "The End of Time"]][[/note]].
** Speaking of the Shadow Proclamation: the original plan was for it to be filled with aliens from past episodes such as the aforementioned cameo from Margaret Blaine. This version was scrapped as it would have taken up too much of the budget.

** The original script contained a lengthy flashback chronicling Davros' youth on Skaro, his experiments on Kaled soldiers and the explosion which disfigured him.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: To the Doctor's controversial decision in [[Recap/DoctorWho2005CSTheChristmasInvasion "The Christmas Invasion]]" to overthrow Harriet Jones, Prime Minister [[note]]Yes, [[RunningGag we know who she is]][[/note]], since the Doctor himself stated she was supposed to lead Britain into a new Golden Age, and the ensuing power vacuum subsequently helped lead to the rise of [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E12TheSoundOfDrums Harold Saxon]] and [[Series/TorchwoodChildrenOfEarth Brian Green]]. He did this in opposition to a decision where many fans [[StrawmanHasAPoint agreed with Harriet, or at least understood her perspective]][[note]]blowing up the retreating Sycorax, a species shown in the episode to be both incredibly bloodthirsty and very untrustworthy.[[/note]] This episode, in essence, proves Harriet right by playing out the horrors of the exact scenario she used to justify her actions... one day, Earth will be under attack and the Doctor won't be around to defend it, so humanity needs to be able to protect itself. The episode itself even lampshades it, with Harriet stating that she stands by her decision because she knew this day would come.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: To the Doctor's controversial decision in [[Recap/DoctorWho2005CSTheChristmasInvasion "The Christmas Invasion]]" to overthrow Harriet Jones, Prime Minister [[note]]Yes, [[RunningGag we know who she is]][[/note]], since the Doctor himself stated she was supposed to lead Britain into a new Golden Age, and the ensuing power vacuum subsequently helped lead to the rise of [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E12TheSoundOfDrums Harold Saxon]] and [[Series/TorchwoodChildrenOfEarth Brian Green]]. He did this in opposition to a decision where many fans found themselves [[StrawmanHasAPoint agreeing with Harriet, or at least easily understanding her perspective]][[note]]blowing up the retreating Sycorax, a species shown in the episode to be both incredibly bloodthirsty and very untrustworthy.[[/note]] This episode, in essence, proves Harriet right by playing out the horrors of the exact scenario she used to justify her actions... one day, Earth will be under attack and the Doctor won't be around to defend it, so humanity needs to be able to protect itself. The episode itself even lampshades it, with Harriet stating that she stands by her decision because she knew this day would come.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: This episode is something of one to [[Recap/DoctorWho2005CSTheChristmasInvasion "The Christmas Invasion]]." One of the Tenth Doctor's most controversial decisions among fans was his decision to overthrow Harriet Jones, Prime Minister [[note]]Yes, [[RunningGag we know who she is]][[/note]], since that removed the woman who the Doctor himself stated was supposed to lead Britain into a new Golden Age, and the ensuing power vacuum subsequently helped lead to much of the rest of the show's darkest moments under her successors, such as Harold Saxon next season and Brian Green during "Children of Earth," which was done for a decision where many found themselves [[StrawmanHasAPoint agreeing with Harriet, or at least easily understanding her perspective]] (in this case, blowing up the retreating Sycorax, a species shown in the episode to be both incredibly bloodthirsty and very untrustworthy.) This episode, in essence, proves Harriet right (or at least concedes that she might have had a good point) by playing out the horrors of the exact scenario she used to justify her actions... one day, Earth will be under attack and the Doctor won't be around to defend it, so humanity needs to be able to protect itself. The episode itself even lampshades it, with Sarah Jane curious why Harriet is so eager to find the person who deposed her and destroyed her career, with Harriet responding she's thought a lot about that, but stands by her decision because she knew this day would come.

* PopCultureUrbanLegends: Contrary to how the fandom's MemeticMutation would describe it, the Dalek that shoots the Doctor does indeed yell [[{{Catchphrase}} "EXTERMINATE!"]] before doing so.

** Alonso Frame's original role in the story was that he would appear when the Doctor and Donna travel to the Shadow Proclamation, assisting them in dealing with his superiors there. He would then journey with them in the TARDIS to the Dalek Crucible, only to be exterminated. His role was given to Harriet Jones as Creator/RussellTovey wasn't available for filming. Davies noted in the DVDCommentary if Creator/PenelopeWilton was also not available, his backup plans to fill in that role were Elton Pope from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E10LoveAndMonsters "Love & Monsters"]] or [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E8HumanNature Joan Redfern's great-great-granddaughter]][[note]]This character idea saw use in a different context for [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18TheEndOfTime "The End of Time"]][[/note]].

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Though Davros being reduced to a head contained within the casing of the Emperor Dalek was considered a neat twist within the context of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks Remembrance of the Daleks]]", most fans were glad to see him back to his original form here. His make-up is also designed to harken back to the original mask worn by Creator/MichaelWisher, instead of the one worn by Creator/TerryMolloy in his 1980s appearances.

* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/JulianBleach becomes the fourth actor to play Davros. Creator/MichaelWisher died in 1995, and although Creator/TerryMolloy was considered to reprise the role, he turned the offer down thanks to him not being fond of Creator/RussellTDavies' prior writing work.