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* When the Doctor introduces himself to the time ship's Avatar, he claims to be "Captain Troy Handsome of International Rescue," which is a reference to both [https://stingray.fandom.com/wiki/Troy_Tempest Captain Troy Tempest] from ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray_(1964_TV_series) Stingray]'' and [[International Rescue]] from ''[[Thunderbirds (series)|Thunderbirds]]'', both series created by [[Gerry Anderson|Gerry]] and [[Sylvia Anderson]]. | * When the Doctor introduces himself to the time ship's Avatar, he claims to be "Captain Troy Handsome of International Rescue," which is a reference to both [https://stingray.fandom.com/wiki/Troy_Tempest Captain Troy Tempest] from ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray_(1964_TV_series) Stingray]'' and [[International Rescue]] from ''[[Thunderbirds (series)|Thunderbirds]]'', both series created by [[Gerry Anderson|Gerry]] and [[Sylvia Anderson]]. | ||
* The Doctor says "Please state the nature of your emergency", which was the catchphrase of [[startrekwiki:The_Doctor|The Doctor]] on ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Voyager Star Trek: Voyager].'' | * The Doctor says "Please state the nature of your emergency", which was the catchphrase of [[startrekwiki:The_Doctor|The Doctor]] on ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Voyager Star Trek: Voyager].'' | ||
* The flat's address on Aickman Road was an homage to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Aickman Robert Aickman], the author of numerous supernatural “strange stories” found in collections such as ''Cold Hand in Mine''. | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
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* The working titles for the episode were ''Mrs. Meglos'', ''Something at the Top of the Stairs'' and ''Don't Go Up The Stairs''. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Brilliant Book 2011]]'') | * The working titles for the episode were ''Mrs. Meglos'', ''Something at the Top of the Stairs'' and ''Don't Go Up The Stairs''. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Brilliant Book 2011]]'') | ||
* The "Next Time" trailer for the episode only features clips from the pre-titles sequence. | * The "Next Time" trailer for the episode only features clips from the pre-titles sequence. | ||
* [[Gareth Roberts]] revealed in an interview in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 423|Issue 423]] that he had planned to use the classic enemy [[Meglos]] in this story | * [[Gareth Roberts]] revealed in an interview in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 423|Issue 423]] that he had planned to use the classic enemy [[Meglos]] in this story. He decided against it after the similar-looking aliens the [[Vinvocci]] made an appearance in [[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''. The magazine also showed an early draft of the script which showed the meeting of the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and Meglos in which Meglos remembered the Doctor but the Doctor didn't remember Meglos. He was also going to be disguised as an old lady, but this was abandoned when ''[[Amy's Choice (TV story)|Amy's Choice]]'' also featured extraterrestrials masquerading as senior citizens. | ||
* Several previous Doctors appeared in brief flashes when the Doctor knocked heads with Craig. | * Several previous Doctors appeared in brief flashes when the Doctor knocked heads with Craig. | ||
* This is an Amy-lite episode, similar to the [[Donna Noble|Donna]]-lite episode [[TV]]: ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'' and in the vein of the Doctor and [[Rose Tyler|Rose]]-lite episode [[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'' and the [[Martha Jones|Martha]] (and Doctor)-lite episode [[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]''. However, Amy features throughout this story, while in ''Midnight'', Donna was completely absent, apart from the beginning and the ending. | * This is an Amy-lite episode, similar to the [[Donna Noble|Donna]]-lite episode [[TV]]: ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'' and in the vein of the Doctor and [[Rose Tyler|Rose]]-lite episode [[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'' and the [[Martha Jones|Martha]] (and Doctor)-lite episode [[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]''. However, Amy features throughout this story, while in ''Midnight'', Donna was completely absent, apart from the beginning and the ending. | ||
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* When [[Gareth Roberts]] began writing for the episode, he knew the series' overarching plot but was not aware who was to be cast as the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. He based the Doctor's lines on those written in [[Steven Moffat]]'s completed scripts and further characterization was added by [[Matt Smith]]'s reading of the lines. | * When [[Gareth Roberts]] began writing for the episode, he knew the series' overarching plot but was not aware who was to be cast as the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. He based the Doctor's lines on those written in [[Steven Moffat]]'s completed scripts and further characterization was added by [[Matt Smith]]'s reading of the lines. | ||
* There was originally a fourth victim of the Avatar, a middle-aged man named Martin who would leave behind a holiday magazine which would later serve as an additional clue that the Avatar is targetting people who want to get away. | * There was originally a fourth victim of the Avatar, a middle-aged man named Martin who would leave behind a holiday magazine which would later serve as an additional clue that the Avatar is targetting people who want to get away. | ||
* The script originally lifted scenes from the original comic strip, such as the Doctor beating Craig in a first-person-shooter videogame by making peace with their intended targets, and the Doctor annoying the participants in a [[pub]] quiz by getting every answer right. | * The script originally lifted scenes from the original comic strip, such as the Doctor beating Craig in a first-person-shooter videogame by making peace with their intended targets, and the Doctor annoying the participants in a [[pub]] quiz by getting every answer right (the latter sequence was dropped to reduce the number of locations). Having been conceived to take Mickey's place, Craig initially retained a lot of the mistrust of the Doctor which had been part of Mickey's character when the comic was published. This trait was dropped when [[Gareth Roberts]] realised that it no longer had a justification. | ||
* [[Gareth Roberts]] originally pitched the idea for [[Series 2 (Doctor Who)|Series 2]]. [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] and [[Jackie Tyler]] became trapped in the future with the TARDIS. Stuck in the present day, the Doctor would be forced to live with [[Mickey Smith]] until his scheme to plant instructions for Rose in old nursery rhymes helped her pilot the TARDIS back to him. Roberts ultimately decided to use the flat-sharing core of this narrative for a comic strip. [[Steven Moffat]] subsequently suggested to [[Russell T Davies]] that it might be worthy of developing for television, but by this stage, the Tylers were being written out of the show. | |||
* Another character present in early drafts was a woman who regularly appeared outside Craig's house, commenting on the action. | |||
* At one stage, the climax saw Craig rescue Sophie while the Doctor shut down the rogue time machine; it was [[Steven Moffat]] who suggested combining these two elements. | |||
* The Doctor was originally going to indicate that the time ship had crashed into Craig's building, killing its crew. | |||
* This episode formed Block Seven of season five alongside ''[[Amy's Choice (TV story)|Amy's Choice]].'' | |||
* The design of the rogue time machine drew upon ideas which concept artist [[Matthew Savage]] had developed the previous spring. They were originally intended for the new TARDIS console room, which was introduced in ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]].'' | |||
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=== Rumours === | === Rumours === | ||
* Either the Timoreen, the Ha'rik, or the Skarkish will appear – primarily because these were all listed as "new aliens" to appear in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]]. ''None of them appeared'' | * Either the Timoreen, the Ha'rik, or the Skarkish will appear – primarily because these were all listed as "new aliens" to appear in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]]. ''None of them appeared'' | ||
* This episode will be the one that features the [[Blue Peter]] Competition TARDIS console. ''The design itself did not appear, but another ship console design did.'' | * This episode will be the one that features the [[Blue Peter|''Blue Peter'']] Competition TARDIS console. ''The design itself did not appear, but another ship console design did.'' | ||
* As this episode is before the finale, it most likely will have a foreshadowing (like in [[TV]]: ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'') or link right into the finale (like [[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]''). ''This was proved true.'' | * As this episode is before the finale, it most likely will have a foreshadowing (like in [[TV]]: ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'') or link right into the finale (like [[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]''). ''This was proved true.'' | ||
* It is likely that this episode will lead directly into the next as [[Claudio]] played by [[Marcus O'Donovan]] is listed to appear in both this episode and the following one, [[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]''. ''The episode did not directly lead to the next, but it did have something very related to the next episode. (However, Claudio did not appear in this episode).'' | * It is likely that this episode will lead directly into the next as [[Claudio]] played by [[Marcus O'Donovan]] is listed to appear in both this episode and the following one, [[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]''. ''The episode did not directly lead to the next, but it did have something very related to the next episode. (However, Claudio did not appear in this episode).'' | ||