Production
| Episode | Broadcast date | Run time | Viewership |
Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Episode One" | 8 April 1972 (1972-04-08) | 24:25 | 9.1 | PAL colour conversion |
| "Episode Two" | 15 April 1972 (1972-04-15) | 24:24 | 7.8 | PAL colour conversion |
| "Episode Three" | 22 April 1972 (1972-04-22) | 24:32 | 7.9 | PAL 2" colour videotape |
| "Episode Four" | 29 April 1972 (1972-04-29) | 24:00 | 7.5 | PAL 2" colour videotape |
| "Episode Five" | 6 May 1972 (1972-05-06) | 24:37 | 7.9 | PAL 2" colour videotape |
| "Episode Six" | 13 May 1972 (1972-05-13) | 23:43 | 6.5 | PAL 2" colour videotape |
Working titles for this story included Independence and The Emergents.
The opening shot of the story features a bedraggled, hermit-like bearded figure (Sidney Johnson) shambling out of the mist towards the camera. Both fans and Jon Pertwee alike have compared the scene to the "It's" man at the start of most episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus. The DVD release of the story also references this in the information text commentary.
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