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'''''The Universe is Calling''''',<ref>This name is given by the title card at the end of the mini-episode.</ref> also called '''''Makings of a Really Strong Team''''',{{fact}} was a short narrative [[trailer]] [[mini-episode]] first broadcast on [[15 July (releases)|15 July]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]] during the half-time of the [[World Cup|football World Cup]] final. The trailer comprised of specially shot footage of the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]'s companions experiencing time distortions prior to the arrival of the Doctor, and it served as promotion for [[series 11 (Doctor Who)|series eleven]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]''. | '''''The Universe is Calling''''',<ref>This name is given by the title card at the end of the mini-episode.</ref> also called '''''Makings of a Really Strong Team''''',{{fact}} was a short narrative [[trailer]] [[mini-episode]] first broadcast on [[15 July (releases)|15 July]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]] during the half-time of the [[World Cup|football World Cup]] final. The trailer comprised of specially shot footage of the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]'s companions experiencing time distortions prior to the arrival of the Doctor, and it served as promotion for [[series 11 (Doctor Who)|series eleven]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]''. | ||
Revision as of 16:06, 25 September 2022
The Universe is Calling,[1] also called Makings of a Really Strong Team,[source needed] was a short narrative trailer mini-episode first broadcast on 15 July 2018 during the half-time of the football World Cup final. The trailer comprised of specially shot footage of the Thirteenth Doctor's companions experiencing time distortions prior to the arrival of the Doctor, and it served as promotion for series eleven of Doctor Who.
A short teaser for this narrative trailer was also released.
Plot
Ryan Sinclair is in a takeaway, watching a football announcer on his smart phone while eating eggs and beans on toast, when a time distortion appears around him. In that second, a hand reaches past him and takes a slice of his toast.
Concurrently, Yasmin Khan is with two friends, watching the same football presenter while eating pizza; Yaz is disappointed to find that one her friends is eating the last slice, but she is quckly distracted by a shaking bookcase. Another time distortion happens around her, Yaz noticing a flash of the tail-end of a grey coat, before she looks down and finds the pizza box filed with a fresh pizza.
Meanwhile, Graham O'Brien is at a chip shop whilst reading the Sheffield Advertiser newspaper, with the same football presenter on the television behind him, but, not unlike Yaz, is distracted by a flash of a grey coat. Looking back down at his newspaper, he is surprised to see that he is now holding an issue of The Beano.
Finally, the Thirteenth Doctor appears, outside the takeaway where Ryan was not long ago, and she smiles.
Cast
(In order of appearance)
- Football announcer - uncredited
- Ryan Sinclair - Tosin Cole (uncredited)
- Thirteenth Doctor - Jodie Whittaker (uncredited)
- Yasmin Khan - Mandip Gill (uncredited)
- Friend 1 - uncredited
- Friend 2 - uncredited
- Graham O'Brien - Bradley Walsh (uncredited)
References
- The takeaway has a sign on the wooden door saying that it is open on Sunday from XX:00AM to 4:00PM and that is has free Wi-Fi. The window has a neon light of the word "takeaway". It also has signs for cake and coffee.
- On Ryan's table, there is a soda tumbler, a white polystyrene cup, a tomato-shaped ketchup dispenser, salt and pepper shakers, vinegar, and a menu.
- Ryan wears a grey t-shirt and a navy blue jacket.
- The room Yaz and her friends are in has a mirror, a chest of drawers, photographs and picture frames, a plant, curtains, soft chairs, a television, cushions, cans of cola, a brown glass vase, shelving units with books, bowls, and pots.
- The pizza box states, on the side, "Caution: hot", "delicious fresh", "tasty flavour", and "hot handmade".
- Yaz wears a light denim jacket, a dark t-shirt, and earrings, and her friends wear a pink woolen jumper and an eggshell blue shirt.
- The chip shop has Saxa salt, vinegar, polystyrene cones, a poster for sausage and chips, and various battered foods.
- Graham holds a copy of The Beano Summer Special 1981.
Notes
- This trailer features new, specially filmed material, showing the to-be companions noticing the rooms shaking, feeling a strange wind and noticing a change in their surroundings.
- The only character to speak in the webcast is the football announcer, who was edited to seem like he was talking about the new Doctor Who series.
- The music in the teaser trailer was composed by Jamie Salisbury.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ This name is given by the title card at the end of the mini-episode.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/636315939/posts/10155381117925940/
