Trivia / Doctor Who S2 E9 "The Time Meddler"

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• Edited for Syndication: The copy of Episode 1 which existed for many years as the only copy was missing the initial TARDIS scene. This was likely done by an overseas broadcaster as an attempt to reduce confusion, allowing them to drop it into the schedule without the audience needing to be familiar with the previous story. Several more TV airings in the 80s, including in Canada, were done from this cut copy, before a complete copy of Episode 1 was found, which can now be enjoyed on VHS, DVD and Blu-Ray.
• Missing Episode: Episode 2 was found in the BBC's film library in 1977. The rest of the episodes turned up in Nigeria in 1984, albeit with substantial cuts to Episode 1, 3 and 4. Uncut copies of 1 and 3 were returned from a collector in 1991, leaving only 12 seconds from Episode 4 which remain missing to this day.
• Recycled Set: The interior of the Monk's TARDIS is actually the set of the Doctor's.
• Throw It In!: Not only does this story contain the rare Billy Fluff, this trope applied to William Hartnell, that works surprisingly well ("And remember, no more monkery!" for "no more monkey business"), it also contains the only recorded instance of Hartnell flagging someone else's fluff:

  Steven: Oh, I see. Oh, and, and if it landed on the pebbles–
  The Doctor: On the what?
  Steven: If it landed on the beach against the cliffs...

• Working Title: The Monk and The Meddling Monk.
• You Look Familiar: Alethea Charlton also appeared as the cavewoman, Hur.

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