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|novelisation = The Day of the Doctor (novelisation) | |novelisation = The Day of the Doctor (novelisation) | ||
|scripturl = https://www.bbc.co.uk/writers/documents/doctor-who-2013-50th-anniversary-special-the-day-of-the-doctor-post-production-script-100913.pdf | |||
|doctor = Eleventh Doctor | |doctor = Eleventh Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] | |companions = [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] | ||
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For the occasion, it was the first full-length [[List of multi-Doctor stories|multi-Doctor story]] of the [[BBC Wales]] era, the first ''Doctor Who'' adventure shot in stereoscopic 3D, and the first adventure to be broadly available in cinemas in a number of different countries. | For the occasion, it was the first full-length [[List of multi-Doctor stories|multi-Doctor story]] of the [[BBC Wales]] era, the first ''Doctor Who'' adventure shot in stereoscopic 3D, and the first adventure to be broadly available in cinemas in a number of different countries. | ||
It aired at the same time around the globe, on [[23 November (releases)|23]] and [[24 November (releases)|24 November]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] on [[television]], setting a record for the largest ever simulcast of a television drama. In all, it was viewable in some 94 countries and 1,500 theatres worldwide.<ref>{{cite web | author = Dassanayake Dion | title = Doctor Who anniversary special sets world record as millions tune in to Day of The Doctor | date = 24 November 2013 | url = http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/444886/Doctor-Who-anniversary-special-sets-world-records-as-millions-tune-in-to-Day-of-The-Doctor | website name = Sunday Express | accessdate = 27 November 3013 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131125080739/http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/444886/Doctor-Who-anniversary-special-sets-world-records-as-millions-tune-in-to-Day-of-The-Doctor | archivedate = 25 November 2013}}</ref> Domestically, the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]]'s 2013/14 Annual Report cited it as the most watched drama on the BBC in 2013, with 12.8 million television viewers, and an additional 3.2 million [[iPlayer]] requests.<ref name="AnnRep">[http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/annualreport/pdf/2013-14/bbc_annualreport_201314_bbcexecutive_performance.pdf ''BBC Annual Report and Accounts 2013/14''. BBC. July 2014. 60.]</ref> It also broke, or neared, viewing records in a number of other regions around the world. Because of its theatrical run and subsequently strong home media sales, it is the single adventure with the highest gross worldwide sales in the history of ''Doctor Who''. The success of this release led to the [[series 8 (Doctor Who)|series 8]] premiere, {{cs|Deep Breath (TV story)}} receiving a similar theatrical simulcast as it aired on television on [[23 August (releases)|23 August]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]]. | It aired at the same time around the globe, on [[23 November (releases)|23]] and [[24 November (releases)|24 November]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] on [[television]], setting a record for the largest ever simulcast of a television drama. In all, it was viewable in some 94 countries and 1,500 theatres worldwide.<ref>{{cite web | author = Dassanayake Dion | title = Doctor Who anniversary special sets world record as millions tune in to Day of The Doctor | date = 24 November 2013 | url = http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/444886/Doctor-Who-anniversary-special-sets-world-records-as-millions-tune-in-to-Day-of-The-Doctor | website name = Sunday Express | accessdate = 27 November 3013 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131125080739/http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/444886/Doctor-Who-anniversary-special-sets-world-records-as-millions-tune-in-to-Day-of-The-Doctor | archivedate = 25 November 2013}}</ref> Domestically, the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]]'s 2013/14 Annual Report cited it as the most watched drama on the BBC in 2013, with 12.8 million television viewers, and an additional 3.2 million [[iPlayer]] requests.<ref name="AnnRep">[http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/annualreport/pdf/2013-14/bbc_annualreport_201314_bbcexecutive_performance.pdf ''BBC Annual Report and Accounts 2013/14''. BBC. July 2014. 60.]</ref> It also broke, or neared, viewing records in a number of other regions around the world. Because of its theatrical run and subsequently strong home media sales, it is the single adventure with the highest gross worldwide sales in the history of ''Doctor Who''. The success of this release led to the [[series 8 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 8]] premiere, {{cs|Deep Breath (TV story)}} receiving a similar theatrical simulcast as it aired on television on [[23 August (releases)|23 August]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]]. | ||
The episode featured the return of [[David Tennant]] as the [[Tenth Doctor]] and the appearance of [[John Hurt]] as a previously unknown incarnation of the Doctor: the [[War Doctor]], in what was the final chronological adventure for his portrayal of the Doctor. His only full-length adventure on screen introduced a new iteration of [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver]] and a unique [[TARDIS control room]] predating those seen in [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|Series 1]]. The reason for the War Doctor's existence was to compensate for not being able to use the [[Ninth Doctor]] as the incarnation who fought the Time War; [[Christopher Eccleston]] declined to return, so a workaround had to be implemented by using a regeneration who did not use the "Doctor" title so as not to disturb the numbering. | The episode featured the return of [[David Tennant]] as the [[Tenth Doctor]] and the appearance of [[John Hurt]] as a previously unknown incarnation of the Doctor: the [[War Doctor]], in what was the final chronological adventure for his portrayal of the Doctor. His only full-length adventure on screen introduced a new iteration of [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver]] and a unique [[TARDIS control room]] predating those seen in [[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 1]]. The reason for the War Doctor's existence was to compensate for not being able to use the [[Ninth Doctor]] as the incarnation who fought the Time War; [[Christopher Eccleston]] declined to return, so a workaround had to be implemented by using a regeneration who did not use the "Doctor" title so as not to disturb the numbering. | ||
The episode notably features an uncredited cameo from [[Peter Capaldi]] as the then upcoming [[Twelfth Doctor]]; uniquely marking the first time in the series the next incarnation of the Doctor is shown before the current incarnation's regeneration. | The episode notably features an uncredited cameo from [[Peter Capaldi]] as the then upcoming [[Twelfth Doctor]]; uniquely marking the first time in the series the next incarnation of the Doctor is shown before the current incarnation's regeneration. | ||
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Acknowledging that he won't be able to remember the answer, the Tenth Doctor questions his successor as to "Where it is we're going that you don't wanna talk about." The Eleventh Doctor relents and reveals that they are destined to die on [[Trenzalore]], in battle, with millions of lives lost. The Tenth Doctor says that's not how it's supposed to be, but the Eleventh Doctor tells him it is determined now. Preparing to leave, the Tenth Doctor shakes his successor's hand and says that he's glad his future is in good hands. He kisses Clara's hand, and with a smile, starts to step into his TARDIS. Before he does, he expresses his desire to change their final destination of Trenzalore, saying: "I don't want to go." As the TARDIS dematerialises, the Eleventh Doctor smiles and remarks "he always says that". | Acknowledging that he won't be able to remember the answer, the Tenth Doctor questions his successor as to "Where it is we're going that you don't wanna talk about." The Eleventh Doctor relents and reveals that they are destined to die on [[Trenzalore]], in battle, with millions of lives lost. The Tenth Doctor says that's not how it's supposed to be, but the Eleventh Doctor tells him it is determined now. Preparing to leave, the Tenth Doctor shakes his successor's hand and says that he's glad his future is in good hands. He kisses Clara's hand, and with a smile, starts to step into his TARDIS. Before he does, he expresses his desire to change their final destination of Trenzalore, saying: "I don't want to go." As the TARDIS dematerialises, the Eleventh Doctor smiles and remarks "he always says that". | ||
Clara asks the Doctor if he would like to sit and look at the painting for a little while. He smiles, asking how she knew. Clara kisses him on the cheek and tells him that she always knows — it's his sad old eyes. As she steps into the TARDIS, she mentions that an old man, possibly [[Curator | Clara asks the Doctor if he would like to sit and look at the painting for a little while. He smiles, asking how she knew. Clara kisses him on the cheek and tells him that she always knows — it's his sad old eyes. As she steps into the TARDIS, she mentions that an old man, possibly [[The Curator|the Gallery's curator]], was looking for him. | ||
As the Doctor sits down and looks at the painting, he begins musing out loud that he would be a great curator. He says with a laugh that he could call himself "the Great Curator", [[retire]] and become the curator of this gallery. A deep and very familiar voice affirms that he really might. The astonished Doctor looks over to see a very familiar face standing next to him. [[Curator | As the Doctor sits down and looks at the painting, he begins musing out loud that he would be a great curator. He says with a laugh that he could call himself "the Great Curator", [[retire]] and become the curator of this gallery. A deep and very familiar voice affirms that he really might. The astonished Doctor looks over to see a very familiar face standing next to him. [[The Curator|An old man]], the curator of the Gallery, who greatly resembles the [[Fourth Doctor]]. The Doctor studies the old man in wonderment, astonished by the resemblance he has to the Doctor's fourth incarnation as he tells him that he never forgets a face, and the old man replies that he knows he doesn't and that he might find himself revisiting some of them in the future, "but just the old favourites, eh?"; the Doctor merely smiles and winks at the old man. The man then turns the Doctor's attention to the painting, explaining that he acquired it under "remarkable circumstances" and asks the Doctor what he makes of the title, a question that confuses the Doctor due to the painting having two different titles, "No More" and "Gallifrey Falls". However the man reveals to the Doctor that people always get that fact about the painting wrong: its two titles are actually just one: the true title of the painting is ''[[Gallifrey Falls No More]].'' The man then asks the Doctor what the title of the painting could possibly mean. | ||
The Doctor realises that he was successful, and Gallifrey was indeed saved. The mysterious man comments that he surely wouldn't know as he is merely a humble curator. The Doctor excitedly asks him if he knows where Gallifrey is, but he only cryptically reveals that it is simply "lost", and that the Doctor has a lot to do. The Doctor asks if that means that he is supposed to go looking for Gallifrey, but the Curator tells him that that decision is entirely up to him. He also muses that he and the Doctor might be the same man from different perspectives, sounding wistful about days having gone by, congratulating the Doctor on the new journey he is about to commence. As to whether or not he truly is an incarnation of the Doctor from the future, the Curator simply teases the thought, ''"Who knows, eh? Who... '[[nose]]'?"'', and with a tap of his nose, he turns and walks away. The Eleventh Doctor concludes that he has a mission, the mission of a lifetime: he must find Gallifrey and return it and all its people to the universe. | The Doctor realises that he was successful, and Gallifrey was indeed saved. The mysterious man comments that he surely wouldn't know as he is merely a humble curator. The Doctor excitedly asks him if he knows where Gallifrey is, but he only cryptically reveals that it is simply "lost", and that the Doctor has a lot to do. The Doctor asks if that means that he is supposed to go looking for Gallifrey, but the Curator tells him that that decision is entirely up to him. He also muses that he and the Doctor might be the same man from different perspectives, sounding wistful about days having gone by, congratulating the Doctor on the new journey he is about to commence. As to whether or not he truly is an incarnation of the Doctor from the future, the Curator simply teases the thought, ''"Who knows, eh? Who... '[[nose]]'?"'', and with a tap of his nose, he turns and walks away. The Eleventh Doctor concludes that he has a mission, the mission of a lifetime: he must find Gallifrey and return it and all its people to the universe. | ||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
<!--Please do not divide into separate Doctors: this is how the credit was presented onscreen and, hence, has to be given by T:CAST--> | <!--Please do not divide into separate Doctors: this is how the credit was presented onscreen and, hence, has to be given by T:CAST--> | ||
* [[The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]], [[David Tennant]], [[Christopher Eccleston]], [[John Hurt]],{{note|The BBC iPlayer notes credit John Hurt's character as "the Other Doctor"}} [[Paul McGann]], [[Sylvester McCoy]], [[Colin Baker]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Tom Baker]],{{Note|Besides appearing as the Fourth Doctor in flashback footage, Baker also appears towards the end of the episode as an enigmatic character implied to be the Doctor but known as "[[ | * [[The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]], [[David Tennant]], [[Christopher Eccleston]], [[John Hurt]],{{note|The BBC iPlayer notes credit John Hurt's character as "the Other Doctor"}} [[Paul McGann]], [[Sylvester McCoy]], [[Colin Baker]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Tom Baker]],{{Note|Besides appearing as the Fourth Doctor in flashback footage, Baker also appears towards the end of the episode as an enigmatic character implied to be the Doctor but known as "[[the Curator]]". However, the credits only credit Baker as "the Doctor".}} [[Jon Pertwee]], [[Patrick Troughton]], [[William Hartnell]] | ||
* [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] - [[Jenna Coleman]] | * [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] - [[Jenna Coleman]] | ||
* [[The Moment|Rose]] <!--Please read T:CAST. The character name as credited in this episode's transmission is Rose, so we pipe switch "Rose" to [[The Moment]].-->- [[Billie Piper]]{{note|Although Billie Piper is credited as playing "Rose", her character is in fact the Moment's projection of Bad Wolf.}} | * [[The Moment|Rose]] <!--Please read T:CAST. The character name as credited in this episode's transmission is Rose, so we pipe switch "Rose" to [[The Moment]].-->- [[Billie Piper]]{{note|Although Billie Piper is credited as playing "Rose", her character is in fact the Moment's projection of Bad Wolf.}} | ||
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* [[Zygon]] - [[Paul Kasey]] | * [[Zygon]] - [[Paul Kasey]] | ||
* Voice of the [[Dalek]]s & [[Zygon]]s - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * Voice of the [[Dalek]]s & [[Zygon]]s - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
* [[Dalek operator|Dalek 1]] - [[ | * [[Dalek operator|Dalek 1]] - [[Barnaby Edwards]] | ||
* [[Dalek operator|Dalek 2]] - [[Nicholas Pegg]] | * [[Dalek operator|Dalek 2]] - [[Nicholas Pegg]] | ||
* [[First Doctor|Voice over artist]] - [[John Guilor]] | * [[First Doctor|Voice over artist]] - [[John Guilor]] | ||
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** [[Second Doctor]]: footage from {{cs|The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}} - audio from {{cs|The Seeds of Death (TV story)}}<ref name="DWMSE 38"/> | ** [[Second Doctor]]: footage from {{cs|The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}} - audio from {{cs|The Seeds of Death (TV story)}}<ref name="DWMSE 38"/> | ||
** [[Third Doctor]]: flipped footage from {{cs|Colony in Space (TV story)}} - audio from {{cs|The Green Death (TV story)}}<ref name="DWMSE 38"/> | ** [[Third Doctor]]: flipped footage from {{cs|Colony in Space (TV story)}} - audio from {{cs|The Green Death (TV story)}}<ref name="DWMSE 38"/> | ||
** [[Fourth Doctor]]: flipped footage from {{cs|Planet of Evil (TV story)}}<ref name="DWMSE 38"/> - audio from | ** [[Fourth Doctor]]: flipped footage from {{cs|Planet of Evil (TV story)}}<ref name="DWMSE 38"/> - audio from {{cs|Revenge of the Cybermen}} | ||
** [[Fifth Doctor]]: footage from {{cs|Frontios (TV story)}} - audio from {{cs|The Five Doctors (TV story)}}<ref name="DWMSE 38"/> | ** [[Fifth Doctor]]: footage from {{cs|Frontios (TV story)}} - audio from {{cs|The Five Doctors (TV story)}}<ref name="DWMSE 38"/> | ||
** [[Sixth Doctor]]: footage and audio from {{cs|Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)}}<ref name="DWMSE 38"/> | ** [[Sixth Doctor]]: footage and audio from {{cs|Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)}}<ref name="DWMSE 38"/> | ||
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* The shrouded statues were secretly portrayed by [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]] and [[Sylvester McCoy]], as was revealed by {{cs|The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)}}. ''Although that's what "Reboot" shows, the scene is a different take of the one seen in the episode and [[DWMSE 38]] credits members of the production crew instead.'' | * The shrouded statues were secretly portrayed by [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]] and [[Sylvester McCoy]], as was revealed by {{cs|The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)}}. ''Although that's what "Reboot" shows, the scene is a different take of the one seen in the episode and [[DWMSE 38]] credits members of the production crew instead.'' | ||
* The special would pick up immediately after {{cs|The Name of the Doctor (TV story)}} ''The special instead takes place some time after the previous story.'' | * The special would pick up immediately after {{cs|The Name of the Doctor (TV story)}} ''The special instead takes place some time after the previous story.'' | ||
* Billie Piper would reprise her role as [[Rose Tyler]], and the Tenth Doctor's involvement would be during the events of [[Series 2 (Doctor Who)|Series 2]]. ''Billie Piper instead played The Moment's interface and the Tenth Doctor's involvement is set between {{cs|The Waters of Mars (TV story)}} and {{cs|The End of Time (TV story)}} | * Billie Piper would reprise her role as [[Rose Tyler]], and the Tenth Doctor's involvement would be during the events of [[Series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 2]]. ''Billie Piper instead played The Moment's interface and the Tenth Doctor's involvement is set between {{cs|The Waters of Mars (TV story)}} and {{cs|The End of Time (TV story)}} | ||
=== Production errors === | === Production errors === | ||
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* When Clara exclaims that there are three Doctors present, "Kate" replies, ''"We have a precedent for that"'', recalling {{cs|The Three Doctors (TV story)}}. | * When Clara exclaims that there are three Doctors present, "Kate" replies, ''"We have a precedent for that"'', recalling {{cs|The Three Doctors (TV story)}}. | ||
* The Eleventh Doctor calls to Clara through a [[wormhole]], referring to her as the "Wicked Witch of the Well". [[Hila Tacorien]] was previously referred to by this name due to the wormhole in [[Caliburn House]] in {{cs|Hide (TV story)}}. | * The Eleventh Doctor calls to Clara through a [[wormhole]], referring to her as the "Wicked Witch of the Well". [[Hila Tacorien]] was previously referred to by this name due to the wormhole in [[Caliburn House]] in {{cs|Hide (TV story)}}. | ||
* Many alien | * Many alien artefacts are seen in the [[Black Archive]], including [[River Song]]'s red [[High-heeled shoe|heels]] from ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'', [[Magna-Clamp]]s from {{cs|Army of Ghosts (TV story)}} the head of a [[Supreme Dalek (The Stolen Earth)|Supreme Dalek]] as seen in {{cs|The Stolen Earth (TV story)}} a [[Dalek enhanced Tommy Gun|Dalek tommy gun]] from {{cs|Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)}} the restraining chair from the [[Joshua Naismith|Naismith]] mansion in {{cs|The End of Time (TV story)}} the [[space-time telegraph]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'') a [[sonic probe]] depicted in {{cs|The Girl Who Waited (TV story)}} the facemask of one of the [[Clockwork Droid]]s from {{cs|The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)}} Amy Pond's pinwheel seen in {{cs|The Eleventh Hour (TV story)}} a [[Sontaran blaster]] from ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'', and some [[TARDIS coral]] in {{cs|The Runaway Bride (TV story)}} | ||
* The [[Tenth Doctor]] marries [[Elizabeth I]], as had been alluded to in {{cs|The End of Time (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Beast Below (TV story)}}, {{cs|Amy's Choice (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Wedding of River Song (TV story)}}. She later shows antagonism towards the Tenth Doctor in [[1599]] in {{cs|The Shakespeare Code (TV story)}}, but, as this happened earlier in the Doctor's personal timeline, he had no idea why she hated him. | * The [[Tenth Doctor]] marries [[Elizabeth I]], as had been alluded to in {{cs|The End of Time (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Beast Below (TV story)}}, {{cs|Amy's Choice (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Wedding of River Song (TV story)}}. She later shows antagonism towards the Tenth Doctor in [[1599]] in {{cs|The Shakespeare Code (TV story)}}, but, as this happened earlier in the Doctor's personal timeline, he had no idea why she hated him. | ||
* When the Tenth Doctor sees his eleventh incarnation's [[desktop theme]], he says he doesn't like it, mirroring similar remarks in {{cs|The Three Doctors (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Five Doctors (TV story)}} and {{cs|Closing Time (TV story)}}. The [[Fifth Doctor]] also accused the Tenth Doctor of "changing the desktop theme" when they accidentally ran their TARDISes into each other in {{cs|Time Crash (TV story)}}. | * When the Tenth Doctor sees his eleventh incarnation's [[desktop theme]], he says he doesn't like it, mirroring similar remarks in {{cs|The Three Doctors (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Five Doctors (TV story)}} and {{cs|Closing Time (TV story)}}. The [[Fifth Doctor]] also accused the Tenth Doctor of "changing the desktop theme" when they accidentally ran their TARDISes into each other in {{cs|Time Crash (TV story)}}. | ||
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=== Digital releases === | === Digital releases === | ||
* The special was added to [[Netflix]] instant streaming in the US in [[September (releases)|September]] 2014. It is listed as the 15th episode of [[Series 7 (Doctor Who)|Series 7]]. | * The special was added to [[Netflix]] instant streaming in the US in [[September (releases)|September]] 2014. It is listed as the 15th episode of [[Series 7 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 7]]. | ||
* In the United Kingdom, this story is available on [[BBC iPlayer]] as part of Series 7. | * In the United Kingdom, this story is available on [[BBC iPlayer]] as part of Series 7. | ||
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