History Trivia / DoctorWhoS28E2ToothAndClaw

** Queen Victoria was supposed to be killed by the Werewolf, which would cause the alternate universe found in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E13Doomsday “Doomsday”]]. This was dropped for being too confusing for casual viewers.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Initially, the Doctor and Rose were both supposed to fake Scottish accents, and then forget to use them when the action started. Creator/BilliePiper's ''terrible'' Scottish accent put an end to that.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Treowen House in Dingestow, Wales, was one of the sites for filming this episode, representing Torchwood House in the Scottish Highlands. Exterior shots were filmed at Craig-y-Nos Castle, Swansea Valley. The monk fight scene was filmed at a courtyard in Dyffryn Gardens, St Nicholas.

* WagTheDirector: The script originally had Victoria refer to Sir Francis Drake, until Derek Riddell pointed out that this would have been incorrect for the reference the Queen was making.

** At one point, Creator/RussellTDavies contemplated surprising the viewers by having the werewolf kill Queen Victoria. This would then be the event which would cause the creation of the parallel universe to which the TARDIS would be drawn in for the season finale. However, Davies became concerned that this ongoing storyline would be too difficult for casual viewers to follow, and decided to drop the idea.
** The episode was originally meant to be written by a freelance writer new to the show, who ignored Davies' requests as to what the story should involve and developed a storyline set at Buckingham Palace involving an alien insect getting in Queen Victoria's eye. This was not what the production team wanted and the storyline was rejected.
** Davies initially planned for the Doctor to give his name to Queen Victoria as a Scottish equivalent of his usual "John Smith" alias. He had difficulty finding something suitable, however, and quickly came up with idea of using the pseudonym James Robert [=McCrimmon=].

* WagTheDirector: The script originally had Victoria refer to Sir Francis Drake, until Tom Riddell pointed out that this would have been incorrect for the reference the Queen was making.

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The Japanese title of this episode is "The Queen and the Werewolf".

* WorkingTitle: ''Queen Victoria''.
* YouLookFamiliar: Queen Victoria was last seen on the show [[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E8TheFacelessOnes sporting a Liverpool accent]] and [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/photonovels/faceless/six/800/53.html snogging Jamie.]]

** Davies developed a storyline set at Buckingham Palace involving an alien insect getting in Queen Victoria's eye. This was not what the production team wanted and the storyline was rejected.

* ActorAllusion:
** At one point Sir Robert, played by Derek Riddell offers to go out of the window and help Queen Victoria down. She replies that he is like her very own Sir Walter Raleigh. Derek Riddell had recently played Sir Walter Raleigh in ''The Virgin Queen''.
** The Doctor's BriefAccentImitation is of course Scottish, and close to (if not exactly, as is commonly believed) Creator/DavidTennant's real accent.

** The Doctor's BriefAccentImitation is of course Creator/DavidTennant's real accent.

** The Doctor's BriefAccentImitation is of course David Tennant's real accent.

* ActorAllusion: At one point Sir Robert, played by Derek Riddell offers to go out of the window and help Queen Victoria down. She replies that he is like her very own Sir Walter Raleigh. Derek Riddell had recently played Sir Walter Raleigh in ''The Virgin Queen''.

** Davies initially planned for the Doctor to give his name to Queen Victoria as a Scottish equivalent of his usual "John Smith" alias. He had difficulty finding something suitable, however, and quickly came up with idea of using the pseudonym James Robert McCrimmon.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Initially, the Doctor and Rose were both supposed to fake Scottish accents, and then forget to use them when the action started. Creator/BilliePiper's ''terrible'' Scottish accent put an end to that.