Production
| Episode | Broadcast date | Run time | Viewership |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Part One" | 2 February 1985 (1985-02-02) | 45:01 | 6.3 |
| "Part Two" | 9 February 1985 (1985-02-09) | 44:32 | 7.3 |
- The working titles for this story were Too Clever By Far and Enter The Rani.
- The music score for this story was provided by composer Jonathan Gibbs. John Lewis was originally hired to compose the score, but a sudden onset of illness — which ultimately resulted in his death — prevented him being able to finish the work and forced the production team to give the assignment to Gibbs just after Lewis had completed scoring the first episode. Lewis' score for the first episode was included on the DVD release.
- The following was credited in both episodes: "The BBC wish to acknowledge the cooperation of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum."
- This was the last story of the original series of Doctor Who to be directed by a woman. The next such occasion was the 2007 Tenth Doctor episode "Blink" (directed by Hettie MacDonald).
- This was the first story since Season 3's The Gunfighters to feature specific historical characters, in this case landowner Lord Ravensworth and his employee George Stephenson.
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