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2	* CastTheRunnerUp:
3	** In addition to Dalek voicing duties, Roy Skelton was supposed to play Davros, but he was busy with ''Series/{{Rainbow}}''.
4	** Creator/HilaryMinster was considered for Mogran before being cast as a Thal soldier.
5	* CreatorsFavouriteEpisode: Creator/TomBaker named this as one of his favourite serials, while Creator/TerryNation thought it was the best script he wrote for the series.
6	* FirstAppearance: Of Davros.
7	* InspirationForTheWork: According to Creator/BarryLetts, this story came about due to the fact that, when he was still serving as producer, he asked Creator/TerryNation to write a new Dalek story but the two drafts that Nation submitted were identical to what he had previously written for "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS10E4PlanetOfTheDaleks Planet of the Daleks]]" and "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E3DeathToTheDaleks Death to the Daleks]]". So Letts suggested that he could explore "the genesis of the Daleks" thus giving Nation the idea, and the title, for this story.
8	* PropRecycling:
9	** The three active Dalek props used in the serial were originals from the 1960s, and their wear was covered by new paint. Five "dummy" Daleks which could not be operated were also used.
10	** Some of the Thal guns were re-used props from "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS3E1Galaxy4 Galaxy 4]]".
11	** The creature Harry and the Doctor glimpse at the end of Part Two was mainly a reused Ice Warrior costume.
12	** The Thal rocket ship was a reused model from "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS7E3TheAmbassadorsOfDeath The Ambassadors of Death]]".
13	* SparedByTheCut: There was a cut scene showing Davros' life-supported system indicating that he survived being shot by the Dalek. It was decided to leave his fate ambiguous, though it was agreed he was far too good a villain to be killed off in one story.
14	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
15	** Terry Nation's original idea for the story was rejected by the producers for being too much like his previous Dalek stories. It was Terrence Dicks who suggested he do an origin story for the Daleks.
16	** The Doctor's meeting with the Time Lord originally took place in a lush garden. David Maloney and Creator/PhilipHinchcliffe disliked this idea and changed it.
17	** Episode Three originally contained a subplot where Sarah Jane contracts radiation poisoning, recalling a similar story strand from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E2TheDaleks "The Daleks"]].
18	** Episode Five originally had more action in the Dalek incubator room and ended with the Doctor's question of whether he had the right to destroy them.
19	** The Thal soldiers were originally supposed to be boys aged 15 or 16 to illustrate the youth of those fighting in the war, but this was later changed to make them appear more mature.
20	* WordOfGod: Creator/RussellTDavies considers the mission that the Doctor is given by the High Council, namely attempting to remove the Daleks from the timeline, to be the first shot in the Last Great Time War.
21	* WorkingTitle: ''Daleks — Genesis of Terror''.
22	* YouLookFamiliar:
23	** Creator/MichaelWisher, the actor for Davros, was previously one of the regular voice actors for the Daleks. He'd also appeared in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS7E3TheAmbassadorsOfDeath The Ambassadors of Death]]", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS8E1TerrorOfTheAutons Terror of the Autons]]" and "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS10E2CarnivalOfMonsters Carnival of Monsters]]".
24	** Creator/PeterMiles (Nyder) had previously played [[Recap/DoctorWhoS7E2DoctorWhoAndTheSilurians Dr. Lawrence]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E2InvasionOfTheDinosaurs Professor Whitaker]].
25	** Creator/HilaryMinster plays one of the Thal soldiers. He had played another called Marat in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS10E4PlanetOfTheDaleks "Planet of the Daleks"]].
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