What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow "The Time of the Doctor" is an episode of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who, written by Steven Moffat and directed by Jamie Payne, and was broadcast as the ninth Doctor Who Christmas special on 25 December 2013 on BBC One. Thus, his series actually begin in 2005, 2006 and 2007 — not 2006, 2007 and 2008 as is commonly thought. [6] In August 2013, it was revealed that the Cybermen would feature in the Christmas episode, when one of the show's regular stunt artists,[7] Darrelle "Daz" Parker, tweeted that she would be playing a Cyberman. [50] It is accompanied with a behind-the-scenes feature and two documentaries. Billy charms Sally to give him her mobile number before she leaves. But he did say "'The Time of the Doctor' is a case of the parts being greater than the whole. [11] It was announced on 4 August 2013, during a special broadcast – Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor – that the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor would be played by Peter Capaldi. [23] On 17 December 2013, BBC One released another Christmas trailer, featuring Clara calling the Doctor during a Cyberman attack on the TARDIS. 1 Canon 1.1 Pre-Series 1.1.1 Working Together 1.2 Season 1 1.2.1 Field Work 1.2.2 Alien Virus 1.2.3 The Famous Sandwich 1.2.4 Remaining Missions Before the Fall of S.H.I.E.L.D. The crack in the tower closes and reappears in the night sky. The only hope to stop them is a young woman named Sally Sparrow and her friend Larry Nightingale. The Church of the Papal Mainframe constructs a force field around Trenzalore. Just as Sally ducks, the rock comes into view a split second before the glass is heard smashing. Don't look away. They have a laugh that Billy managed to marry a Sally, who has already passed away. "[41] Mark Snow of IGN gave the episode a score of 8.4, "GREAT", writing that "'The Time of the Doctor' was an exemplary exercise in celebrating the departure of a loved one. Based on an earlier short story by writer Steven Moffat, Blink introduced the Weeping Angels. He thanks her and says he only has until the rain stops. This explains the "weeping"; they cannot look at each other since it has the same effect. Hettie MacDonald She screams at the Doctor to help them, even as the TARDIS fades, leaving them crouching in the middle of the circle of Angels. The only catch: the Weeping Angels can move in the blink of an eye. Key crew Season 10 actually began nine years after season 1 started. [12], Filming for the episode began on 8 September 2013. After reflecting on the episode for it's 10th Anniversary, Moffat stated that "It makes me wonder why an Angel never sent her back in time. The Doctor deduces the Time Lords are trying to escape the pocket universe they are in and want the Doctor to announce his name as a sign that it is safe to emerge. "This episode belongs to Matt Smith, and it's entirely likely that this will go down as his finest work in the role. Moffat had intended to write a two-parter earlier in the series but was too busy writing and executive producing Jekyll. He criticised the pacing saying, "viewers hoping for an all-out intergalactic bloodbath must've left feeling disappointed, hundreds of years of inter-species warfare were skipped over in the blink of an eye". Tasha eventually brings Clara back to Trenzalore as the siege finally comes to a conclusion. Entering a room upstairs, she sees peeling wallpaper and the letters "BE" exposed underneath. BLINK. Elizabeth Rider had voiced the evil satnav system ATMOS in an earlier episode. After rescuing Tasha Lem from the Daleks, the Doctor tricks Clara again into being returned to Earth. 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As they get to the TARDIS, the fourth Angel has appeared by the stairs and is pointing at the light. Sally turns to the hall to see Kathy's naked brother, Larry, who desperately hoped he was wearing pants. The Doctor uses the excess energy of his regeneration to destroy the Daleks, while the crack closes, ending the stalemate. Don't turn your back. Sally finds an unlocked door to the cellar, and calls out to Larry to give him the news. This persuades Sally to take the letter, who reads it; this man is indeed Kathy's grandson, who swore to fulfil her last request. [20] In the BBC Christmas 2013 trailer, there were clips confirming the Daleks and the Cybermen. She peels the rest of the wallpaper off to reveal the writer of the message — "Love from the Doctor, 1969.". He awarded the episode 4 stars out of 5. They are incredibly fast, and they can send people back in time, which is how he got stuck in 1969. Do You Remember the First Time? That is how he knows what she is saying. Production order Girl attracts the hottest guys even though she has no personality or depth or anything remotely interesting about her 4. Auxiliary data. Christmas 2013. She includes photographs of her and her children (with her daughter named after Sally), and grandchildren. This is the first episode to be directed by a woman after a twenty-two-year interval. I would like to begin by stressing how deeply miserable I am to be back on this beat. Although Clara met her demise in Face the Raven, the Doctor arranged for her to be extracted from time using Time Lord technology; Clara would remain conscious of everything ⦠Elsewhere, Kathy gets up in a field and asks a local lad where she is. Annoyed, Kathy gets ready to greet her friend; however, upon hearing the toilet, Kathy asks if Sally has met her brother, warning her that she's about to. Online shopping from a great selection at Movies & TV Store. [44], Morgan Jeffrey of Digital Spy gave the episode 4 stars out of 5 and said that "Matt Smith steals the show, his final turn on Doctor Who is one of his very finest, perhaps even his absolute best." Once the message has ended, Sally screams for the Doctor not to go so Larry offers to rewind it but that would be of no use. The Doctor mentions that he has a copy of the transcript on his autocue. Premiere broadcast: David Tennant, unusual amongst other Doctors, began and ended on special episodes, not regular ones. He explains that the man is an Easter egg found on seventeen DVDs and no one, not even the manufacturers or the publishers, knows how it got there. "[47], "The Time of the Doctor" was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2014,[48] in Australia on 22 January 2014[49] and was released in the United States on 4 March 2014. He also found similarities with David Tennant's regeneration story "The End of Time", mainly the regeneration sequence, with the Doctor removing one piece of his costume before changing, and the now traditional callback to the previous regeneration with Capaldi's entrance with the kidneys line. Later, and then we get The Time of the Doctor, where every second line seems to offer a footnote to some arcane Wikipedia entry on Whovian lore." ← Previous A year later, Sally and Larry are running the DVD store together but Sally cannot let all that has happened to them go as she still doesn't know how the Doctor got all the information he possessed. Regeneration energy flows from the crack and into the Doctor, granting him a new regeneration cycle. He added, "Perfectly, the rebooting of his regeneration cycle was done simply... Who could have guessed the Doctor's renewed regeneration cycle would be dealt with as simply as his best friend just asking nicely? Martha once again obtains period employment in the course of her adventures with the Doctor, having previously been hired as a maid. A stalemate is in place; the other aliens cannot attack at the risk of the Doctor letting the Time Lords out, while the Doctor cannot risk abandoning Trenzalore as most of the forces in orbit will burn it to stop the Time Lords' return. That's a wrap. It's then revealed that Sally is in Kathy's home, having been given a key. Sally Sparrow A must-read for English-speaking expatriates and internationals across Europe, Expatica provides a tailored local news service and essential information on living, working, and moving to your country of choice. He also was positive towards Clara and suggested that she was now being written in a more human, empathetic way "in the wake of the Impossible Girl arc", although such efforts were "well-intentioned but rushed", he felt that there were "steps being taken in the right direction" with the character. [21] Through the online Doctor Who "Adventure Calendar", more images were released in December. [...] In Peter Capaldi, we have a dream-wish Doctor. We have now placed Twitpic in an archived state. The Doctor is in a rush, still in the middle of another adventure, but asks Sally's name and tells her its nice to meet her. It features the final regular appearance of Matt Smith as the Eleventh ⦠Adapted from: The Doctor explains that normally, he would have offered Billy a ride home; however, someone's nicked his motor. Blink She tears off more wallpaper, revealing a message telling her to beware of the Weeping Angels, and telling her to "duck, Sally Sparrow." It was the final regular appearance of Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald. In the aftermath, the Doctor sets the TARDIS in motion, and finishes regenerating. Back in the present, Sally gets a phone call. Evolution of the Daleks Clara jumps onto the TARDIS before it returns to the Doctor, arriving 300 years later. When Kathy calls her and Sally "Sparrow and Nightingale", Sally says it's "a bit, Larry has a sticker on one of his files advertising ", On the same street as Sparrow & Nightingale are, The plot of this episode was based upon a short story, Despite only appearing in cameos, David Tennant and Freema Agyeman are still credited as the main stars rather than. As Sally leaves, she fails to notice the Angels uncovering their eyes and watching her as she takes the key and leaves. 1.2.5 The Hydra Reveal ⦠(, The Doctor's timey-wimey detector is later destroyed. The other way is to watch it for the poetry, the resonances and the connections and a sense of wonder about life (extra-terrestrially dressed at times, but our life underneath). The old-age makeup isn't entirely convincing—though I'm not honestly sure any old-age makeup has ever been entirely convincing—but Smith nicely modulates his performance to suits the increasingly wizened versions of his Doctor." With each flicker, the Angels move towards Sally and Larry with their claws out and their teeth showing, as they frantically try to unlock the TARDIS door. "Doctor Who: "The Time of the Doctor" Review "Goodbye, Raggedy Man. Banto's DVDs were fake titles created for the episode, complete with DVD covers and poster designs. Format: The announcement sparked media and fan speculation as to who the next Doctor might be. [22] On 11 December, the BBC released a 35-second trailer in which the Daleks pronounce "The Doctor is Regenerating!" Steven Moffat originally had a different, and much darker, ending in mind for this episode. LibriVox is a hope, an experiment, and a question: can the net harness a bunch of volunteers to help bring books in the public domain to life through podcasting? "[39], Patrick Mulkern of Radio Times said he was "really warming to the current companion, especially now she's free of the 'Impossible Girl' baggage. The scriptwriting process took such little time to produce that Moffat claimed that Blink was such a "tiniest sliver" of his writing career that he couldn't remember making it.[1]. This story is available for streaming via Netflix, Hulu Plus and Amazon Prime. [28] The final viewing figures for the episode were 11.14 million viewers, making it the fifth most watched Doctor Who Christmas special. What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow, TV Cream Stays Indoors With Steven Moffat, The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery, https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Blink_(TV_story)?oldid=3091438, Do You Remember the First Time? In the end, Larry gives her a list of the seventeen DVDs that have the Easter egg on them. In the disc which has the episode in it (disc 4) there is an Easter egg on page 2 of scene selection of "Blink". He also criticised the pacing and felt that "a repetitive story structure robbing many key moments of their power. In anger, Sally flings down the letter and heads upstairs, only to find three more Weeping Angels. Doctor Who television stories At the last second, they open it and flee inside and lock the Angels out just in time. She is curious as to how the Doctor knew she had the list considering she has not had it long. The episode addresses numerous plot threads developed over the course of Smith's tenure, including the prophecy of the Silence, cracks in the universe, and the Doctor's fate on the planet Trenzalore, while also dealing with the regeneration limit established in the 1976 serial The Deadly Assassin. As the Doctor gives his message, everything Sally says seems to fit in, so Larry, now very excited, begins to add her words to the transcript. UNK the , . "Their greatest asset is their greatest curse". Utopia Based on an earlier short story by writer Steven Moffat, Blink introduced the Weeping Angels. These aliens have a unique defence mechanism: they are "quantum locked"; they do not exist when they are being watched. London, 2007 There are two ways to watch the series. He says that he was told to come to this place on this exact date and time and give Sally Sparrow a letter. In 2015, it was released by BBC Worldwide on BitTorrent and iTunes, in. He warns of creatures from another world, the "Lonely Assassins", aka the Weeping Angels. Series 3, Episode 10 src/public/js/zxcvbn.js This package implements a content management system with security features by default. [1] It features the final regular appearance of Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and the first full appearance of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor following his brief cameo in the previous episode "The Day of the Doctor". What's the deal with the creepy brain-wiping creatures known as The Silence? (. After they talk, the Doctor asks Billy to give Sally Sparrow a message and apologises that it will take "a while" to get the message through. It is later revealed that whatever holds the image of an Angel is an Angel. Larry turns around for a split second, and the Angel moves to right in front of him. When Larry goes out to get some milk, she sees the Doctor and Martha getting out of a taxi. Guy is extremely mysterious (because he stands at a corner and glares at everyone passing by) rude, and tells the girl to ⦠[18], A sneak preview for the episode was shown after the simulcast of "The Day of the Doctor", confirming the appearance of the Cybermen and revealing the inclusion of the Silence, Daleks, Sontarans and Weeping Angels, as well as confirming the Doctor's return to the planet Trenzalore. a aa aaa aaaa aaacn aaah aaai aaas aab aabb aac aacc aace aachen aacom aacs aacsb aad aadvantage aae aaf aafp aag aah aai ⦠Sally then hands over the folder telling him he's going to be transported back to 1969 and he'll need to ensure he has it on him when he is. Tenth Doctor, Martha He then looks more closely at the painting on the wall and realises the person smiling and waving in it is Sally, having been sent into the past by the Angel. "[46], Tim Martin of The Telegraph gave the episode three stars, criticising the complexity of the episode and the fact that loose plot holes were all left to be answered in just 60 minutes: "Every time the Gordian plot-knot gets sonic-screwdrivered into submission for the 60-minute limit, the writers just tap the remnants into Later. Young photographer Sally Sparrow breaks into an old house (Wester Drumlins) and takes photos of fallen chandeliers and moss growing in fireplaces. Billy goes on to explain that he often thought of contacting her before tonight, but says it would have "torn a hole fabric in the of space and time and destroyed two thirds of the universe." She decides to stay with him until the end. In DWM 474, Blink was rated #2 by fans, among the very best television stories in Doctor Who's then-50-year history. Because of this, he actively avoids chickens, as it's not pretty when they blow up. [31], It was also seen in Canada on Space. (CON episode). He noticed an End of Time call back, with the Doctor seeing his previous companions before his regeneration and how the Tenth Doctor destroyed the TARDIS with regeneration energy, the Eleventh doctor destroyed a Dalek ship with it. Sally reads Kathy's joke about living to an exceptionally old age and her request to tell Larry, who works at a local DVD shop, something; her parents are gone by this time, so he's really her only close family. He remarks that the Weeping Angels are the only psychopaths that "kill you nicely"; they send their victims into the past and feed off the days they might have had. While watching them, she blinks and they have disappeared. Blink was the tenth episode of series 3 of Doctor Who. Keeping his eyes on it, he slowly backs out of the room. Because of its late submission, Blink was the quickest piece of writing Moffat had ever done, having gone straight from the second draft with no notes to the script and tone meetings before going into production ten days later. He makes the same random comments from the video store, but now they fit perfectly into what Larry and Sally are saying. [35], "The Time of the Doctor" received positive reviews from critics. One has a slightly better picture but he opts for the one with the best sound. But standing completely still is a great challenge even for the most accomplished of actors. One of them has a Yale key in its hand. They play it and see the full message from the Doctor. In a coffee shop, Sally reads the letter fully, learning Kathy led a full and happy life, with Ben, the first person she met in Hull with a family. 9 June 2007 Billy can be seen in the police station with a patch on his jacket depicting a sparrow, a possible joke on the main character's last name. He replies that she is in Hull, but she refuses to believe it until he shows her the local newspaper, which not only confirms her location but also shows the year to be 1920. ", Original theme music by Ron Grainer They are looking to get into the TARDIS, which contains a world of time energy, which the Angels could feast on forever but the damage they could do could switch off the sun. Main enemy: You're not alone. List of Amc - Free ebook download as Word Doc (.doc / .docx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read book online for free. Someone rings the doorbell; Sally answers it, and Kathy waits in the room where the writing on the wall is - "in case of incidents". [19] The title and a poster were released on 26 November. Larry returns right at that moment with the milk and can only stare at the Doctor and Martha in stunned amazement. He says what Sally has already heard; she must keep her gaze on the Angels; she mustn't turn away, look away, or even blink – the Angels can move with incredible speed when unobserved; "Blink and you're dead." The Doctor explains to Billy how he found him by showing off a modified lunch box, which detects when someone comes from a different time - "and can cook an egg from 20 paces, whether you want it to or not." Director: The Eleventh Doctor and Clara are offered the opportunity to explore to find the source of the message on the planet by the church's head, Tasha Lem. It is also part of the series 3 box set. He shows her a fake police phone box, with a lock that will not open. Back at Wester Drumlins, the man has become upset; he promised to fulfil this task for his grandmother, Kathy Wainwright, who died in 1987. [2] The episode was directed by Jamie Payne, who previously directed the episode "Hide". Sally goes to Kathy's grave to pay her respects to her dead friend (having a laugh that Kathy lied to Ben, claiming to have been younger than she was), then leaves for the DVD shop. Unlike other bonus scenes and deleted footage, the Easter egg remains "filmised" rather than being rendered on video, in keeping with it supposedly having been filmed in 1969. Believing he had "messed everything up", Moffat offered to "throw [himself] onto the grenade of the unpopular episode", referring to the Doctor-lite concept. He praised Smith saying, "Easily the best he's put in since his tenure began." To access it, you have to highlight "Blink" on the page and select it. The episode also features Jenna Coleman as the Doctor's companion Clara Oswald, plus several enemies of the Doctor, including the Daleks, Cybermen, Silence and Weeping Angels. The Family of Blood Larry does so and brings two copies of the DVD. BBC One Billy does not understand any of this but Martha advises him to nod when the Doctor stops for breath. fandom. Written by Terry Nation and directed by Christopher Barry and Richard Martin, this story ⦠Sally calls to Kathy, which the man assumes is her wondering if he said the right name; he restates her full name, Katherine Constello Nightingale. Billy replies that he asked the Doctor but he couldn't tell him; only saying that she would understand one day, but that he won't. there is also the Silence, Cybermen, Clara and the Doctor featured in the clip. [4], In August 2013, lead writer Steven Moffat stated in an interview that the Christmas episode would tie together the remaining story strands from the Eleventh Doctor era, some of which were introduced as far back as "The Eleventh Hour". News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Larry puts the DVD into the console and the TARDIS begins to dematerialise. The Angel is now in the room with them, baring sharp teeth in a savage snarl and outstretching clawed fingers towards them. The next morning, Kathy and Sally return to the house; Kathy has a laugh that they are acting like detectives. Release details Outside, Sally finds the key she took from the Angel's hand in her coat pocket. Premiere network: It is only when she reveals the words "duck now" that she actually does so, narrowly avoiding a rock that would have hit her head. The Twelfth Doctor finds the TARDIS is crashing while Clara looks on in confusion. He looked forward to seeing Peter Capaldi take over with his "Gaunt, lizard-like [face] and with frou-frou hair. She goes to visit an old and dying Billy at the hospital. And since Sally has the key, the Angels are after her now. But the Angels outside begin shaking the TARDIS on each side, looking for a way in. Moffat had intended to write ⦠Realising this, Sally thinks he can hear them, but Larry explains that he always says it and that he has got a transcript of the Easter egg with him. Posted by: Elizabeth Sandifer 2 weeks, 2 days ago (80 comments) Them things you don't show, I can see Them things you don't say, speak to me Them things you hide ain't hiding No firm ground but we ain't sliding - Kae Tempest, âThe Beigenessâ. Steven Moffat takes great care to spotlight every aspect of Smith's Doctor. Featuring: The first requires a deep knowledge of its complicated 50-year-history and an ability to keep complicated strands of time-twisting action straight in one's head. 1x45 minute episode It has the Doctor's Easter egg from the episode, unedited. When Larry brings Sally the list of DVDs, a vintage White Star Line sticker can be seen stuck to the back of the folder; For reasons unknown, while the original BBC One broadcast and subsequent Region 2 DVD release of the episode includes a "One year later" on-screen graphic prior to the epilogue scene, broadcasts of the episode in North America, as well as Region 1 DVD release, omit this.