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|image        = The Universe is Calling.jpg
|image        = The Universe is Calling.jpg
|doctor      = Thirteenth Doctor
|special      = [[Series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 11]] teaser
|companions  = [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]], [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]], [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]]
|team        = [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]], [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]], [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]]
|featuring    = [[Thirteenth Doctor]]
|setting      = [[Sheffield]]  
|setting      = [[Sheffield]]  
|release date = [[15 July (releases)|15 July]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]
|release date = 15 July 2018
|format      = 1×50 second television story
|format      = 1×50 second [[mini-episode]]
|network      = [[BBC One]]
|network      = BBC One
|fullvid      = Doctor Who Series 11 Teaser
|fullvid      = Doctor Who Series 11 Teaser
|series      = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]]
|series      = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]]
|prev        = Twice Upon a Time (TV story)
|prev        = Twice Upon a Time (TV story)
|next        = The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)
|next        = The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)
|series2      = ''Doctor Who'' series adverts
|prev2        = A Time For Heroes (TV story)
|next2        = Breaking the Glass Ceiling (TV story)
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'''''The Universe is Calling''''' was a short [[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 mini-episode 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 a [[trailer|teaser]] for [[series 11 (Doctor Who)|series eleven]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]''.
'''''The Universe is Calling''''' was a promotional [[mini-episode]], billed as a teaser by the [[BBC]], first broadcast on [[15 July (releases)|15 July]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]] during the half-time of the [[World Cup|football World Cup]] final. The mini-episode 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 a teaser for [[series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|series eleven]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]''.
 
[[The Universe is Calling (trailer)|A short teaser]] for this narrative trailer was also released.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
(In order of appearance)
(In order of appearance)
* [[Football announcer (The Universe is Calling)|Football announcer]] - uncredited
* [[Alan Shearer (in-universe)|Football commentator 1]] - [[Alan Shearer]]
* [[Ryan Sinclair]] - [[Tosin Cole]] (uncredited)
* [[Ryan Sinclair]] - [[Tosin Cole]]
* [[Thirteenth Doctor]] - [[Jodie Whittaker]] (uncredited)
* [[Gary Lineker (in-universe)|Football commentator 3]] - [[Gary Lineker]]
* [[Yasmin Khan]] - [[Mandip Gill]] (uncredited)
* [[Frank Lampard (in-universe)|Football commentator 4]] - [[Frank Lampard (football player)|Frank Lampard]]
* [[Friend 1 (The Universe is Calling)|Friend 1]] - [[Lauren Pate]] (uncredited)
* [[Thirteenth Doctor]] - [[Jodie Whittaker]]
* [[Yasmin Khan]] - [[Mandip Gill]]
* [[Friend 1 (The Universe is Calling)|Friend 1]] - [[Lauren Pate]]<ref>https://twitter.com/doctorwhopn/status/1632376718991261698?s=46&t=n1ymF6URs9Fk5Zw8aOt81A</ref>
* [[Friend 2 (The Universe is Calling)|Friend 2]] - uncredited
* [[Friend 2 (The Universe is Calling)|Friend 2]] - uncredited
* [[Graham O'Brien]] - [[Bradley Walsh]] (uncredited)
* [[Rio Ferdinand (in-universe)|Football commentator 2]] - [[Rio Ferdinand]]
* [[Graham O'Brien]] - [[Bradley Walsh]]


== References ==
== Crew ==
* [[Composer]] - [[Jamie Salisbury]]<ref>https://www.facebook.com/636315939/posts/10155381117925940/</ref>
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* [[takeaway (The Universe is Calling)|The takeaway]] has a sign on the [[wood]]en [[door]] saying that it is open on [[Sunday]] from XX:00[[AM]] to [[4 (number)|4:00]][[PM]] 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]].
* [[takeaway (The Universe is Calling)|The takeaway]] has a sign on the [[wood]]en [[door]] saying that it is open on [[Sunday]] from XX:00[[AM]] to [[4 (number)|4:00]][[PM]] 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]].
* 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]].
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This trailer features new, specially filmed material, showing the to-be [[companion]]s noticing the rooms shaking, feeling a strange wind and noticing a change in their surroundings.
* The teaser takes place during the [[2018]] [[World Cup|football World Cup]] final. The hosts of the BBC's coverage of the event - [[Gary Lineker]], [[Alan Shearer]], [[Rio Ferdinand]] and [[Frank Lampard]] - appear as themselves, filmed in their studio in Russia.
* 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 only characters to speak are Alan Shearer and Rio Ferdinand, who were edited to seem like they were talking about the new ''Doctor Who'' series.
* The music in the teaser trailer was composed by [[Jamie Salisbury]].<ref>https://www.facebook.com/636315939/posts/10155381117925940/</ref>
* A 12-second teaser advertising [[series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 11]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' was uploaded to the ''Doctor Who'' [[YouTube]] channel on the [[13 July (releases)|13 July]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]].
 
== Continuity ==
''to be added''


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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[[Category:2018 television stories]]
[[Category:2018 television stories]]
[[Category:Doctor Who mini-episodes]]
[[Category:Doctor Who mini-episodes]]
[[Category:Doctor Who season trailers]]
[[Category:Promotional videos]]

Latest revision as of 19:18, 29 May 2024

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The Universe is Calling was a promotional mini-episode, billed as a teaser by the BBC, first broadcast on 15 July 2018 during the half-time of the football World Cup final. The mini-episode 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 a teaser for series eleven of Doctor Who.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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[[edit] | [edit source]]

(In order of appearance)

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]