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This Doctor Who story was originally scripted and produced as a four-episode story, but, just two weeks before transmission, upon viewing the story, co-creators Sydney Newman and Donald Wilson felt that the final two episodes (Episode 3:'Crisis' and Episode 4:'The Urge to Live') should be combined into a single episode. The new 'condensed' episode incorporated the opening titles of 'Crisis' with the closing credits of 'The Urge to Live'. See more...

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Doctor Who (1963) - 73 major mistakes

starring Jon Pertwee, Patrick Troughton, Tom Baker, William Hartnell, William Hartnell, William Hartnell (add more)

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Planet of the Spiders (season 11, episode 5)

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Plot hole: At the climax of episode 2, the Doctor is about to catch Lupton when the latter simply teleports to safety. So why didn't he do that in first place - before engaging in a 15-minute chase.

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Marco Polo (season 1, episode 4)

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Factual error: The story is set in 1289, when Marco Polo was anxious to leave China against Kublai Khan's wishes, so what's Polo doing on the Pamir Plateau?

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The Daleks (season 1, episode 2)

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Visible crew/equipment: About 90 seconds into Episode Two, the shadow of the boom mic crosses Ian's face.

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Marco Polo (season 1, episode 4)

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Other: In episode seven, Kublai Khan refers to backgammon as a game of cards....obviously he's not an experienced backgammon player.

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Factual error: "Peking" is mentioned several times in this story, but this is an anachronism - this story is set in the year 1289 when Peking (now called Beijing) was known as "Khan-balik".

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Inside the Spaceship (season 1, episode 3)

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Revealing: You can see the studio floor in the "white void" outside the TARDIS door in early shots during episode one of this story.

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The Three Doctors (season 10, episode 1)

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Plot hole: The Brigadier says UNIT HQ is 'a Top Secret establishment'. It is, in fact so secret that it has a large sign outside informing the world not only of its function, but also the name of the commanding officer...

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100,000 BC (season 1, episode 1)

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Plot hole: When Ian is trying to escape from the Tardis in episode 1, he says, "He closed the door from over there, I saw him." Although it is in fact Susan who closed the door.

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Continuity: When Ian and Barbara enter the TARDIS for the first time, Susan operates the door switch. Later on, when the Doctor electrocutes Ian, he uses the exact same switch.

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The Keys of Marinus (season 1, episode 5)

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Plot hole: Yartek tried to disguise himself as Arbitan, by wearing Aribtan's robes, and pulling the hood over his giant rubber head. Strangely enough, no-one seems to notice that "Arbitan" is now suddenly speaking with completely different voice, and now has a two-foot-tall-head.

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Mission to the Unknown (season 3, episode 2)

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Plot hole: The Daleks announce their secret plan on the city's external loudspeaker system, where Cory hears it. It can hardly be a 'secret' plan if it is broadcast for all to hear...

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100,000 BC (season 1, episode 1)

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Revealing: Susan is supposed to be running through a forest. It is painfully obvious that, in fact, she is simply running on the spot against a back-projected film, and the branches that hit her are simply studio stagehands, hiding just out of shot, hitting the actress with twigs.

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Inside the Spaceship (season 1, episode 3)

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Other: William has a bit of a nightmare, completely throwing the others during one scene by saying the same line ("It's not very likely") twice, and fumbling the line "You knocked both Susan and I unconscious". He also omits the scripted explanation for the melted clocks.

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The Keys of Marinus (season 1, episode 5)

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Visible crew/equipment: In episode one, when the Doctor is near the pyramid, someone's leg can be seen just before the shot ends.

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Marco Polo (season 1, episode 4)

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Continuity: The caption slide at the end of episode two reads: 'Next Episode: The Cave of Five Hundred Eyes'. While the title slide comes up at the start of episode 3, it simply says "Five Hundred Eyes".

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Remembrance of the Daleks (season 25, episode 1)

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Factual error: The events depicted are supposed to have taken place at the time of the broadcast of the first Doctor Who Story...Saturday 23rd November 1963 at 5:15pm. However, the non-wintry weather and the bright evenings don't fit late November/early December.

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Invasion of the Dinosaurs (season 11, episode 2)

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Plot hole: The Tyrannosaurus Rex which appears in this story does not actually roar; instead it says the WORD 'roar' several times. There may be little scientific evidence as what sound a T.Rex makes, but it is unlikely that any of them spoke fluent English...

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The Invisible Enemy (season 15, episode 2)

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Plot hole: The damage caused by the shuttle crashing into the Bi-Al Foundation is seen BEFORE it actually happens.

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The Ice Warriors (season 5, episode 3)

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Continuity: At the start of the story (the beginning of episode 1) the TARDIS materialises on its side, but at the end of the story (the end of episode 6)The TARDIS dematerialises right side up.

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The Pirate Planet (season 16, episode 2)

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Revealing: When the Doctor sabotages the inertia neutralizer, the wall wobbles.

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