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|image = | |image = The Teller TH.jpg | ||
|series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | |series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | ||
|season number = | |season number = Series 8 (Doctor Who 2005) | ||
|story number = | |series episode number = 5 | ||
|story number = 246 | |||
|scripturl = https://www.bbc.co.uk/writers/documents/doctor-who-8-episode-5-time-heist-shooting-script-200214.pdf | |||
|doctor = Twelfth Doctor | |doctor = Twelfth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] | |companions = [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] | ||
|enemy = [[Madame]] [[Karabraxos]], [[Delphox]] | |||
|enemy = [[ | |||
|setting = [[Bank of Karabraxos]] | |setting = [[Bank of Karabraxos]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Steve Thompson|Steven Moffat | ||
|director = [[Douglas Mackinnon]] | |director = [[Douglas Mackinnon]] | ||
|producer = [[Peter Bennett]] | |producer = [[Peter Bennett]] | ||
| | |dwe = Time Heist (DWE episode) | ||
|network = | |broadcast date = 20 September 2014 | ||
|network = BBC One | |||
|format = 1x45 minute episode | |format = 1x45 minute episode | ||
|prev = Listen (TV story) | |prev = Listen (TV story) | ||
|next = | |next = The Caretaker (TV story) | ||
|made prev = Listen (TV story) | |made prev = Listen (TV story) | ||
|made next = Robot of Sherwood (TV story) | |made next = Robot of Sherwood (TV story) | ||
|trailer = | |trailer = Time Heist - Next Time Trailer - Doctor Who Series 8 - Doctor Who - BBC | ||
|clip = | |trailer2 = Time Heist Official TV Trailer - Doctor Who Series 8 Episode 5 (2014) - BBC One | ||
|bts = | |clip = Meet the Gang! - 'Time Heist' Preview - Doctor Who Series 8 - BBC | ||
}}''''' | |clip2 = The Teller Is Never Wrong...- Time Heist - Doctor Who - BBC | ||
|clip3 = The Teller's Cocoon - Time Heist - Doctor Who - BBC | |||
|bts = Introduction to Time Heist - Doctor Who Series 8 Episode 5 (2014) - BBC One | |||
|bts2 = Time Heist - Doctor Who Extra Series 1 Episode 5 (2014) - BBC | |||
|bts3 = DOCTOR WHO Exclusive Inside Look at Time Heist The Doctor & Clara Go Ocean's Eleven - BBC AMERICA}} | |||
'''''Time Heist''''' was the fifth episode of [[Series 8 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 8]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | |||
Writing his third story for ''Doctor Who'', [[Steve Thompson]] borrowed concepts from the "classic heist movie", adapting them for science fiction. [[The Teller (Time Heist)|The Teller]] came from this notion as "the ultimate CCTV system" alongside [[Psi]] and [[Saibra]] as the motley crew, endowed with specialist skills. Thompson also made a different approach to his "monster". In ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]'', he found that [[Siren (The Curse of the Black Spot)|a CGI monster]] used up the entire special effects budget. For ''Time Heist'', prosthetics were used, leaving room for CGI to create an alien world. | |||
Written before the [[Twelfth Doctor]] was cast, Thompson expressed delight at being able to write for this new Doctor, scripting him, per Capaldi's description, as "less user-friendly". ([[DWM 478]]) | |||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] and [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] receive a mysterious phone call, and find themselves in a [[Bank of Karabraxos|maximum security bank]], memories wiped clean and two more [[Psi|recruited]] [[Saibra|strangers]] to accompany them. Their mission: to rob from a bank that lives up to the reputation of impregnability, but will they be able to find out what they've been recruited to steal and why before they get captured? | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be | The [[Twelfth Doctor]] tries to convince [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] to come with him for a day sightseeing via [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] (suggesting the [[Satanic Nebula]] and the [[Lagoon of Lost Stars]]). However, due to his absent-mindness, the Doctor fails to notice Clara is getting ready for a date with [[Danny Pink]]; the most he's noticed is that she's taller from wearing high heels. Thinking she needs to put up a shelf, the Doctor continues following Clara to convince her until the TARDIS phone rings. Clara tells him he has someone else to play with now, but the Doctor is suspicious as only a few people in the universe have the number to his TARDIS and he is still wondering who "the lady in the shop" that gave Clara his number was. The Doctor goes to answer the phone, but is stopped by Clara, who warns him not to. Clara tells him that "a thing" will happen when he does, which usually involves him dragging her along for some kind of adventure. The Doctor is dismissive, telling Clara that nothing happens when a person answers the phone. | ||
Suddenly, they find themselves in a strange chamber suffering from memory loss along with two others, an [[augmented human]], [[Psi]], and a [[mutant human]], [[Saibra]]. Both have also suffered memory loss, with the likely culprit — [[memory worm]]s — wiggling around on the table. As the four wake up, audio recordings start playing where each member of the group confirms that they have consented to the memory wipe willingly. A briefcase on the table opens to reveal plans by "the Architect", who instructs them to rob the [[Bank of Karabraxos]], the most impregnable bank in the universe with numerous levels of security. There's no chance of backing out either — they're already ''in'' the bank and guards are trying to break into the room. When Psi initially refuses to follow the Doctor, he is reminded that he consented to the memory wipe; his reward must be something he considered more important than the risk he's taking. Finally agreeing, Psi downloads the instructions into his head as the group flees. The pursuit is slowed when the guards handle the memory worms, unaware of their abilities. | |||
The group work their way back into the main floor of the bank, with Saibra — whose mutation allows her to shapeshift into any living thing she touches — using the identity of [[Porrima|a bank customer]] whose DNA had been included in the case to get them in. As they walk, the Doctor wonders why they haven't been left the TARDIS, as breaking into any vault would be quick and simple with it. Clara points out they also don't know where the TARDIS is right now. The group then witness [[Suited customer (Time Heist)|another customer]], accused by the bank head of security, [[Delphox|Ms Delphox]], of intending to steal from the bank, having his brain scanned and then turned to "soup" by the [[The Teller (Time Heist)|Teller]], an alien with powerful psychic abilities that's said to be the last of its kind. The Doctor explains that this psychic "sniffer dog" hunts guilt, and theirs was being drowned out by the customer's. | |||
Getting into a deposit room, Saibra uses the breath security lock to bring up a case for them before returning to normal. The Doctor opens it to find a bomb, and asks Psi for the schematics of the bank; they can get into the maintenance area from the floor. Though everyone else is hesitant to go through with using it, the Doctor decides to chance it. The bomb goes off, with little sound, revealing a scorched hole where part of the floor was. The Doctor explains that it is a phase-shift bomb and that it has taken part of the floor out of phase with the rest of them. When they get below, they reverse the feature to block the security guards that have caught up to them. | |||
The Doctor, Clara, Psi, and Saibra continue to follow the Architect's plan, finding more cases with useful items left by their mysterious boss as they get closer to the main vaults. At one point, they collect six devices whose purpose the Doctor claims he does not know, but Saibra points out that he's lying - having had so many faces, she knows how to read people better than most. The Doctor is forced to admit the devices are an "exit strategy". | |||
Part of the plan requires them to pass through the cage where the Teller is kept in near-hibernation, but it picks up on Clara's brainwaves. The Doctor helps Clara break out of the Teller's scan and has the group flee the room, but Saibra is caught in the scan. The Doctor gives her one of the devices, telling her it is an atomic shredder, a more humane way to die than the Teller's brain scan. She activates the device and disappears. | |||
As the three continue to the vault, they find that Ms Delphox has released the Teller to chase them down. Psi stays behind to help cover their tracks and open the vault; he, too, opts to use one of the disintegrators when he is caught by the Teller. The Doctor and Clara eventually reach the main vaults, however Psi's hacking has failed to open the last lock. Just as the two prepare to be arrested, a [[solar storm]] begins to strike the surface of the planet The Doctor realises this wasn't just a bank heist, but a ''time'' heist — the Architect is from the future, and planned to bring them to the vault at this moment when the storm's activity would cause the main vault to automatically open. The storm's presence also explains why they weren't allowed to use the TARDIS, as the interference would prevent it from locking on. They locate two safe boxes indicated by a note from the Architect, one containing a [[neophyte circuit]] that can restore Psi's deleted memories, and the other a [[gene suppressant]] to stabilise Saibra's uncontrollable shapechanging. The Doctor and Clara realise these were Psi and Saibra's 'fees' for the heist, and wonder what they were offered. However, as they look for the final safe box location in the Private Vault, they are caught by the Teller and taken to Ms Delphox's office. Ms Delphox leaves to put the Teller back into hibernation to protect him from the worsening solar storm, ordering her guards to kill the intruders. The Doctor and Clara are surprised when the guards turn out to be Saibra and Psi - the disintegrators were really teleporters linked to [[Ship (Time Heist)|a ship]] in orbit. The Doctor gives them the items from the vault as their payment but realises they still need to find the Private Vault. Psi leads them into the depths of the bank as the storm intensifies on the surface. | |||
At the Private Vault, they find that it is the quarters of [[Karabraxos|Ms. Karabraxos]], surrounded by treasures from around the galaxy. The Doctor realises Ms Delphox is just a clone of Karabraxos, and she has no problem sending her clone to be incinerated for failure; "frankly, you're a career break for the right psychiatrist" the Doctor muses. Witnessing such self-loathing, inspiration strikes the Doctor, and he writes the number to the TARDIS telephone, and that he is a time traveller, on a piece of paper and gives it to Karabraxos, who is hastily packing her treasures before the storm wipes out the bank. She departs from the vault, but the Doctor reminds her to give him a call one day if she has any regrets. Shortly after she leaves, the Teller arrives, and the Doctor convinces him to scan his mind to find the memories that were blocked. | |||
In a flashback, an elderly and dying Ms Karabraxos — now no longer the richest person in the universe — calls the Doctor on the TARDIS in Clara's flat, and tells him of her regret. The Doctor is then shown preparing all the elements of the time heist, revealing that he himself was the Architect. Because much of the bank's security was based on sensing a criminal's guilt, wiping the recent memories of the heist participants would reduce their chances of being caught. The ultimate goal of the plan was to bring the Teller, who was telepathically linked to Karabraxos, to the Private Vault after she left, so as to allow him to unlock a combination safe. Inside, they find another alien, a [[Female hostage (Time Heist)|female member of the same species as the Teller]], chained within the safe. The Doctor points out that they have ''six'' teleport devices, allowing them all to escape the bank before it is wiped out. The Doctor takes the creatures to an isolated planet to live out their lives free of telepathic "noise" and then returns Saibra and Psi to their respective times and places after having lunch. Finally, the Doctor returns them to Clara's flat moments after they have left to allow Clara to continue on her date. Right after she departs, he declares with a smug grin, "Ha! Robbing a bank! Robbing a whole bank. Beat ''that'' for a date..." | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Twelfth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Capaldi]] | * [[Twelfth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Capaldi]] | ||
* [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] - [[Jenna Coleman]] | * [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] - [[Jenna Coleman]]<ref>Coleman also plays [[Saibra]], when she assumed the appearance of Clara.</ref> | ||
* [[Delphox|Ms Delphox]] - [[Keeley Hawes]] | |||
* [[Psi]] - [[Jonathan Bailey]] | * [[Psi]] - [[Jonathan Bailey]] | ||
* [[Saibra]] - [[Pippa Bennett-Warner]] | * [[Saibra]] - [[Pippa Bennett-Warner]] | ||
* [[Guard (Time Heist)|Guard]] - [[Mark Ebulue]] | |||
* [[Guard (Time | * [[Porrima|Mr Porrima]] - [[Trevor Sellers]]<ref>Sellers also plays [[Saibra]], when she assumed the appearance of Mr Porrima.</ref> | ||
* [[Porrima|Mr Porrima]] - [[Trevor Sellers]] | * [[Suited customer (Time Heist)|Suited Customer]] - [[Junior Laniyan]] | ||
* [[Suited customer|Suited Customer]] - [[Junior Laniyan]] | |||
* [[The Teller (Time Heist)|The Teller]] - [[Ross Mullan]] | * [[The Teller (Time Heist)|The Teller]] - [[Ross Mullan]] | ||
=== Uncredited === | === Uncredited cast === | ||
* [[Danny Pink]] - [[Samuel Anderson]] | * [[Danny Pink]] - [[Samuel Anderson]]<ref>Anderson's credit is taken from [[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]'' et al.</ref> | ||
* [[Karabraxos|Madame Karabraxos]] - [[Keeley Hawes]]<ref>Hawes is only credited as [[Delphox|Ms Delphox]], who is later revealed to be a clone of Madame Karabraxos.</ref> | |||
* Vault security voice - [[Kevan Brighting]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/kevanthevoice/status/513408499423125505 |title=Kevan Brighting on Twitter: “The Narrator was a bit miffed that he didn't get a cast credit on tonight's @bbcdoctorwho" |date of source=20 September, 2014 |website name= Twitter|accessdate=21 September, 2014}}</ref> | |||
* [[Bank customer (Time Heist)|Bank customer]] - [[Clem So]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152724568974920|title=Clem So - Timeline Photos {{!}} Facebook|date of source=20 September, 2014|website name=Facebook|accessdate=13 October, 2014}}</ref> | |||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
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|DOP = Suzie Lavelle | |DOP = Suzie Lavelle | ||
|ProductionDesigner = Michael Pickwoad | |ProductionDesigner = Michael Pickwoad | ||
|VisualEffects = Milk VFX | |VisualEffects = Milk VFX | ||
|VisualEffects2 = BBC Wales VFX | |VisualEffects2 = BBC Wales VFX | ||
|CastingDirector = Andy Pryor CDG | |CastingDirector = Andy Pryor CDG | ||
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|ProductionCoOrdinator = Adam Knopf | |ProductionCoOrdinator = Adam Knopf | ||
|AsstProductionCoOrdinator = Sandra Cosfeld | |AsstProductionCoOrdinator = Sandra Cosfeld | ||
|ProductionAssistant = Matthew Jones | |ProductionAssistant = Matthew Jones (production assistant) | ||
|ProductionAssistant2 = Katie Player | |||
|ProductionAccountant = Jeff Dunn | |ProductionAccountant = Jeff Dunn | ||
| | |AssistantAccountant = Bethan Griffiths | ||
|ScriptEditor = David P | |ArtDeptAccountant = Simon Wheeler | ||
|ArtDeptAccountant2 = Maria Hurley | |||
|ScriptEditor = David P Davis | |||
|ScriptEditor2 = Richard Cookson | |ScriptEditor2 = Richard Cookson | ||
|1stAD = Scott Bates | |1stAD = Scott Bates | ||
|2ndAD = James Dehaviland | |2ndAD = James Dehaviland | ||
|3rdAD = Danielle Richards | |3rdAD = Danielle Richards | ||
|AD2 = Chris Thomas | |AD2 = Chris Thomas (assistant director) | ||
|AD = Gareth Jones | |AD = Gareth Jones | ||
|ScriptSupervisor = Steve Walker | |ScriptSupervisor = Steve Walker | ||
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|CameraAsst2 = Katy Kardasz | |CameraAsst2 = Katy Kardasz | ||
|CameraAsst = Cai Thompson | |CameraAsst = Cai Thompson | ||
|CameraAsst3 = | |CameraAsst3 = Gethin Williams | ||
|ConceptArtist = Chris Lees | |ConceptArtist = Chris Lees | ||
|GraphicArtist = Christina Tom | |GraphicArtist = Christina Tom | ||
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|StandbyCarpenter = Paul Jones | |StandbyCarpenter = Paul Jones | ||
|StandbyRigger = Bryan Griffiths | |StandbyRigger = Bryan Griffiths | ||
| | |Storeman = Jamie Southcott | ||
| | |AssistantStoreman = Ryan Milton | ||
|PropMaster = Paul Smith (prop master) | |||
|PropsChargehand = Kyle Belmont | |PropsChargehand = Kyle Belmont | ||
|PropsDriver = Gareth Fox | |PropsDriver = Gareth Fox | ||
|PropsMaker2 = Jamie Thomas | |PropsMaker2 = Jamie Thomas | ||
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|PracticalElectrician = Christian Davies | |PracticalElectrician = Christian Davies | ||
|Graphics = BBC Wales Graphics | |Graphics = BBC Wales Graphics | ||
| | |Draughtsperson = Kartik Nagar | ||
|Draughtsperson2 = Julia Jones | |||
|Prosthetics = Millennium FX | |Prosthetics = Millennium FX | ||
|StuntCoOrdinator = Crispin Layfield | |StuntCoOrdinator = Crispin Layfield | ||
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|ADREditor = Matthew Cox | |ADREditor = Matthew Cox | ||
|FoleyEditor = Jamie Talbutt | |FoleyEditor = Jamie Talbutt | ||
| | |SoundEffectsEditor = Harry Barnes | ||
|Make-upDesigner = Claire Pritchard-Jones | |||
|Writer2 = Steven Moffat | |Writer2 = Steven Moffat | ||
|Writer = Steve Thompson | |Writer = Steve Thompson | ||
|Producer = Peter Bennett | |Producer = Peter Bennett | ||
|Director = Douglas Mackinnon | |Director = Douglas Mackinnon | ||
|Gaffer = Mark Hutchings | |||
|BestBoy = Stephen Slocombe | |||
|Electrician = Gafin Riley | |||
|Electrician2 = Andy Gardiner | |||
|Electrician3 = Bob Milton | |||
|Electrician4 = Gareth Sheldon | |||
|SupervisingArtDirector = Paul Spriggs | |||
|ArtDirector = Vicki Stevenson | |||
|StandbyArtDirector = Jim McCallum | |||
|SetDecorator = Adrian Anscombe | |||
|ProductionBuyer = Holly Thurman | |||
|PropBuyer = Donna Shakesheff | |||
|PropBuyer2 = Helen O'Leary | |||
|SetDresser = Jayne Davies | |||
|SetDresser2 = Mike Elkins | |||
|SetDresser3 = Jamie Farrell | |||
|Carpenter = John Sinnott | |||
|Carpenter2 = Chris Daniels | |||
|Carpenter3 = Lawrie Ferry | |||
|Carpenter4 = Matt Ferry | |||
|Carpenter5 = Julian Tucker | |||
|Carpenter6 = Mark Painter | |||
|Carpenter7 = Joe Painter | |||
|HeadScenicArtist = Clive Clarke | |||
|ScenicPainter = Steve Nelms | |||
|ScenicPainter2 = Matt Weston | |||
|ConstructionDriver = Jonathan Tylke | |||
|CostumeSupervisor = Claire Lynch | |||
|CostumeAsst = Katarina Cappellazzi | |||
|CostumeAsst2 = Gemma Evans | |||
|CostumeAsst3 = Charlotte Bestwick | |||
|Make-upSupervisor = Amy Riley | |||
|Make-upArtist = Ann Marie Williams | |||
|Make-upArtist2 = Emma Cowen | |||
|UnitMedic = Glyn Evans | |||
|CastingAssociate = Alice Purser | |||
|TitleConcept = Billy Hanshaw | |||
}} | }} | ||
=== Uncredited crew === | |||
==== Milk VFX ==== | |||
* [[Visual effects supervisor|VFX Supervisor]] - [[Murray Barber]]<ref name="cinefex" /> | |||
==== Millennium FX ==== | |||
* [[Prosthetics designer|Prosthetics Designers]] - [[Neill Gorton]]<ref name="cinefex" /><ref name="Teller">{{cite web|url=http://christophergoodman.com/portfolio/the-teller-doctor-who-time-heist|title=The Teller – Doctor Who – Time Heist|author=Goodman, Christopher|website name=Christopher Goodman|accessdate=6 November 2018}}</ref>, [[Rob Mayor]]<ref name="cinefex">{{cite web|url=http://cinefex.com/blog/doctor-who/|title=Doctor Who – Timely Effects|author=Edwards, Graham|date of source=14 October 2014|website name=Cinefex Blog|accessdate=16 October 2018}}</ref> | |||
* [[Creature supervisor|Creature Supervisor]] - [[Dave Bonneywell]]<ref name="cinefex" /><ref name="Teller" /> | |||
* [[Animatronic designer|Animatronic Designer]] - [[Adrian Parish]]<ref name="cinefex" /> | |||
* [[Animatronic assistant|Animatronic Assistants]] - [[Matt MacMurray]]<ref name="cinefex" />, [[Nico Zarcone]]<ref name="Psi">{{cite web|url=http://christophergoodman.com/portfolio/psi-doctor-who-time-heist|title=Psi – Doctor Who – Time Heist|author=Goodman, Christopher|website name=Christopher Goodman|accessdate=6 November 2018}}</ref> | |||
* [[Sculptor (crew)|Sculptor]] - [[Gary Pollard]]<ref name="cinefex" /><ref name="Teller" /> | |||
* Prosthetics [[Concept artist|Concept Artist]] - [[Chris Goodman]]<ref name="cinefex" /><ref name="Psi" /> | |||
* [[Prosthetic make-up artist|Prosthetic Make-up Artist]] - [[Dave Bonneywell]]<ref name="Psi" /> | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* The bank has | * The bank has computer files on a [[Sensorite]], [[Androvax]], [[Kahler-Tek]], a [[Terileptil]], [[John Hart]], [[Abslom Daak]], an [[Ice Warrior]], the [[Slitheen family]], a [[Weevil]] and [[the Trickster]]. | ||
* When telling [[the Teller (Time Heist)|the Teller]] about his memories, the Doctor alludes to the [[Fourth Doctor]] and the [[Eleventh Doctor]] by their scarf and bowties respectively. | |||
=== Races and species === | === Races and species === | ||
* | * Psi and Saibra identify as [[human]] variants: [[augmented human]] and [[mutant human]] respectively. | ||
=== Locations === | |||
* The Doctor suggests the [[Satanic Nebula]], the [[Lagoon of Lost Stars]], and [[Brighton]] as possible places to visit. | |||
* The Doctor jokes about a time he visited the [[Leaning Tower of Pisa]]. | |||
=== Technology === | |||
* Saibra wears a [[hologram shell]] to replicate [[clothing]]. | |||
=== Music === | |||
* ''[[The Abduction from the Seraglio]]'' plays in the vault. | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
''to | * This is the second episode, after ''[[Robot of Sherwood (TV story)|Robot of Sherwood]]'', to capitalise its title during the opening credits. Also, it shares the same pre-opening theme sting with ''[[Robot of Sherwood (TV story)|Robot of Sherwood]]'' which, interestingly, is from Series 1 to 4's. | ||
* This episode features the first in-narrative use of the new [[Time Vortex]]. | |||
* The script and rough-cut of this episode were leaked online before it was broadcast. | |||
* [[Keeley Hawes]] ([[Delphox|Ms Delphox]]) is not credited as [[Karabraxos]]. | |||
* [[Porrima|Mr Porrima]], the bank customer copied by Saibra to gain access to the safety deposit boxes, is only identified in the credits, not in dialogue. | |||
* The episode contains an image of [[Abslom Daak]], a character who originated in comic stories. This is one of the few examples of a TV episode referencing a character who originated outside of the TV series itself. Daak's image appears among a number of other characters from past seasons of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. There are also images of Captain [[John Hart]] from ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' and [[Androvax]] and [[the Trickster]] from ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. | |||
** Specifically, Daak's image is taken from [[COMIC]]: ''[[Nemesis of the Daleks (comic story)|Nemesis of the Daleks]]''. | |||
** The image of John Hart is a promotional image from [[TV]]: ''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)|Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]]''. | |||
* The episode opens with imagery taken from the opening credits sequence that segues into the Doctor peering into a washing machine. It is the only episode of Series 8 to make use of the SFX footage. | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
* 6.99 million ([[DWM 479]]) | |||
=== Filming locations === | === Filming locations === | ||
* George Street, Bridgend | |||
* Roald Dahl Plass, Cardiff | |||
* Hadyn Ellis Building, [[Cardiff University]] | |||
* Bute Park, N. Road | |||
* Uskmouth Power Station, West Nash Road | |||
=== Production errors=== | === Production errors === | ||
{{Discontinuity}} | {{Discontinuity}} | ||
* The "atomic shedder" is said to be painless, but Psi screams after he uses it. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* | * When the TARDIS phone rings, the Doctor notes that Clara got his [[phone]] number from "a woman in a shop", wondering if the call is from that mystery woman. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]'', ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') | ||
* The Doctor, Clara | * The Doctor, Clara and Saibra have their memories wiped by a [[memory worm]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'') | ||
* Seeing the Teller, the Doctor says he doesn't know what it is, and he hates not knowing things. His [[Eleventh Doctor|previous incarnation]] said the same thing. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]'') Instead, the [[Tenth Doctor]] said knowing everything would be boring. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | |||
* The Doctor claims his eyebrows are why he is automatically made the leader. He has previously commented on how peculiar his eyebrows are. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') | |||
* The Doctor shows no concern about Saibra's apparent death. He says to Clara; "[she's] dead, we are alive. Priorities, if you want to stay that way". This is similar to what he said to [[Journey Blue]] about her brother's death. ([[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]'') | |||
* The TARDIS cannot be piloted properly in the wake of a solar storm. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rebel Flesh (TV story)|The Rebel Flesh]]'') | * The TARDIS cannot be piloted properly in the wake of a solar storm. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rebel Flesh (TV story)|The Rebel Flesh]]'') | ||
* The Doctor makes a remark that implies some degree of self-hatred. ([[TV]]: ''[[Amy's Choice (TV story)|Amy's Choice]]'') | * The Doctor makes a remark that implies some ongoing degree of self-hatred. ([[TV]]: ''[[Amy's Choice (TV story)|Amy's Choice]]'') | ||
* | * The Doctor calls Clara his "boss," but unlike his previous self, does so sarcastically. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Crimson Horror (TV story)|The Crimson Horror]]'') | ||
* A bank staffed by clones of its owner was encountered by the Doctor's former companion [[Bernice Summerfield]], who, like the Doctor, came there to steal something. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Glory Days (audio story)|Glory Days]]'') | |||
* The [[Ninth Doctor]] encountered an atomic disintegrator which was actually a teleporter. ([[TV]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') | |||
* The Doctor recalls meeting [[Cesare Borgia]]. His previous incarnation also claimed to have met the Borgias. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Sticks & Stones (comic story)|Sticks & Stones]]'') | |||
== Home video releases == | == Home video releases == | ||
=== DVD releases === | === DVD & Blu-ray releases === | ||
* | [[File:Complete 8th Series UK Cover.jpg|thumb|Series Full Box-set Region 2]] | ||
* ''Time Heist'' was released as part of [[Series 8 (Doctor Who 2005)|the Complete Eighth Series]] DVD and Blu-ray boxsets in region 1/A on [[9 December (releases)|9 December]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]], in region 2/B on [[24 November (releases)|24 November]] 2014 and in region 4/B on [[19 November (releases)|19 November]] 2014. | |||
* It was later included in the Series 8, Part One DVD boxset in region 1 on [[20 September (releases)|20 September]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]. | |||
=== | === Digital releases === | ||
'' | * The episode was released on Google Play, iTunes and Amazon Instant Video in HD or SD, also available as part of the Series 8 digital boxset. The digital boxset contains various features: trailer, interviews, ''The Ultimate Companion, The Ultimate Time Lord, Inside the World Tour ''and ''[[Doctor Who Extra]] ''episodes for each episode. | ||
* In the US, the series was released through digital streaming services Hulu and Netflix with a subscription. | |||
* In the United Kingdom, this story is available on [[BBC iPlayer]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:39, 4 September 2024
Time Heist was the fifth episode of series 8 of Doctor Who.
Writing his third story for Doctor Who, Steve Thompson borrowed concepts from the "classic heist movie", adapting them for science fiction. The Teller came from this notion as "the ultimate CCTV system" alongside Psi and Saibra as the motley crew, endowed with specialist skills. Thompson also made a different approach to his "monster". In The Curse of the Black Spot, he found that a CGI monster used up the entire special effects budget. For Time Heist, prosthetics were used, leaving room for CGI to create an alien world.
Written before the Twelfth Doctor was cast, Thompson expressed delight at being able to write for this new Doctor, scripting him, per Capaldi's description, as "less user-friendly". (DWM 478)
Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Twelfth Doctor and Clara receive a mysterious phone call, and find themselves in a maximum security bank, memories wiped clean and two more recruited strangers to accompany them. Their mission: to rob from a bank that lives up to the reputation of impregnability, but will they be able to find out what they've been recruited to steal and why before they get captured?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Twelfth Doctor tries to convince Clara to come with him for a day sightseeing via the TARDIS (suggesting the Satanic Nebula and the Lagoon of Lost Stars). However, due to his absent-mindness, the Doctor fails to notice Clara is getting ready for a date with Danny Pink; the most he's noticed is that she's taller from wearing high heels. Thinking she needs to put up a shelf, the Doctor continues following Clara to convince her until the TARDIS phone rings. Clara tells him he has someone else to play with now, but the Doctor is suspicious as only a few people in the universe have the number to his TARDIS and he is still wondering who "the lady in the shop" that gave Clara his number was. The Doctor goes to answer the phone, but is stopped by Clara, who warns him not to. Clara tells him that "a thing" will happen when he does, which usually involves him dragging her along for some kind of adventure. The Doctor is dismissive, telling Clara that nothing happens when a person answers the phone.
Suddenly, they find themselves in a strange chamber suffering from memory loss along with two others, an augmented human, Psi, and a mutant human, Saibra. Both have also suffered memory loss, with the likely culprit — memory worms — wiggling around on the table. As the four wake up, audio recordings start playing where each member of the group confirms that they have consented to the memory wipe willingly. A briefcase on the table opens to reveal plans by "the Architect", who instructs them to rob the Bank of Karabraxos, the most impregnable bank in the universe with numerous levels of security. There's no chance of backing out either — they're already in the bank and guards are trying to break into the room. When Psi initially refuses to follow the Doctor, he is reminded that he consented to the memory wipe; his reward must be something he considered more important than the risk he's taking. Finally agreeing, Psi downloads the instructions into his head as the group flees. The pursuit is slowed when the guards handle the memory worms, unaware of their abilities.
The group work their way back into the main floor of the bank, with Saibra — whose mutation allows her to shapeshift into any living thing she touches — using the identity of a bank customer whose DNA had been included in the case to get them in. As they walk, the Doctor wonders why they haven't been left the TARDIS, as breaking into any vault would be quick and simple with it. Clara points out they also don't know where the TARDIS is right now. The group then witness another customer, accused by the bank head of security, Ms Delphox, of intending to steal from the bank, having his brain scanned and then turned to "soup" by the Teller, an alien with powerful psychic abilities that's said to be the last of its kind. The Doctor explains that this psychic "sniffer dog" hunts guilt, and theirs was being drowned out by the customer's.
Getting into a deposit room, Saibra uses the breath security lock to bring up a case for them before returning to normal. The Doctor opens it to find a bomb, and asks Psi for the schematics of the bank; they can get into the maintenance area from the floor. Though everyone else is hesitant to go through with using it, the Doctor decides to chance it. The bomb goes off, with little sound, revealing a scorched hole where part of the floor was. The Doctor explains that it is a phase-shift bomb and that it has taken part of the floor out of phase with the rest of them. When they get below, they reverse the feature to block the security guards that have caught up to them.
The Doctor, Clara, Psi, and Saibra continue to follow the Architect's plan, finding more cases with useful items left by their mysterious boss as they get closer to the main vaults. At one point, they collect six devices whose purpose the Doctor claims he does not know, but Saibra points out that he's lying - having had so many faces, she knows how to read people better than most. The Doctor is forced to admit the devices are an "exit strategy".
Part of the plan requires them to pass through the cage where the Teller is kept in near-hibernation, but it picks up on Clara's brainwaves. The Doctor helps Clara break out of the Teller's scan and has the group flee the room, but Saibra is caught in the scan. The Doctor gives her one of the devices, telling her it is an atomic shredder, a more humane way to die than the Teller's brain scan. She activates the device and disappears.
As the three continue to the vault, they find that Ms Delphox has released the Teller to chase them down. Psi stays behind to help cover their tracks and open the vault; he, too, opts to use one of the disintegrators when he is caught by the Teller. The Doctor and Clara eventually reach the main vaults, however Psi's hacking has failed to open the last lock. Just as the two prepare to be arrested, a solar storm begins to strike the surface of the planet The Doctor realises this wasn't just a bank heist, but a time heist — the Architect is from the future, and planned to bring them to the vault at this moment when the storm's activity would cause the main vault to automatically open. The storm's presence also explains why they weren't allowed to use the TARDIS, as the interference would prevent it from locking on. They locate two safe boxes indicated by a note from the Architect, one containing a neophyte circuit that can restore Psi's deleted memories, and the other a gene suppressant to stabilise Saibra's uncontrollable shapechanging. The Doctor and Clara realise these were Psi and Saibra's 'fees' for the heist, and wonder what they were offered. However, as they look for the final safe box location in the Private Vault, they are caught by the Teller and taken to Ms Delphox's office. Ms Delphox leaves to put the Teller back into hibernation to protect him from the worsening solar storm, ordering her guards to kill the intruders. The Doctor and Clara are surprised when the guards turn out to be Saibra and Psi - the disintegrators were really teleporters linked to a ship in orbit. The Doctor gives them the items from the vault as their payment but realises they still need to find the Private Vault. Psi leads them into the depths of the bank as the storm intensifies on the surface.
At the Private Vault, they find that it is the quarters of Ms. Karabraxos, surrounded by treasures from around the galaxy. The Doctor realises Ms Delphox is just a clone of Karabraxos, and she has no problem sending her clone to be incinerated for failure; "frankly, you're a career break for the right psychiatrist" the Doctor muses. Witnessing such self-loathing, inspiration strikes the Doctor, and he writes the number to the TARDIS telephone, and that he is a time traveller, on a piece of paper and gives it to Karabraxos, who is hastily packing her treasures before the storm wipes out the bank. She departs from the vault, but the Doctor reminds her to give him a call one day if she has any regrets. Shortly after she leaves, the Teller arrives, and the Doctor convinces him to scan his mind to find the memories that were blocked.
In a flashback, an elderly and dying Ms Karabraxos — now no longer the richest person in the universe — calls the Doctor on the TARDIS in Clara's flat, and tells him of her regret. The Doctor is then shown preparing all the elements of the time heist, revealing that he himself was the Architect. Because much of the bank's security was based on sensing a criminal's guilt, wiping the recent memories of the heist participants would reduce their chances of being caught. The ultimate goal of the plan was to bring the Teller, who was telepathically linked to Karabraxos, to the Private Vault after she left, so as to allow him to unlock a combination safe. Inside, they find another alien, a female member of the same species as the Teller, chained within the safe. The Doctor points out that they have six teleport devices, allowing them all to escape the bank before it is wiped out. The Doctor takes the creatures to an isolated planet to live out their lives free of telepathic "noise" and then returns Saibra and Psi to their respective times and places after having lunch. Finally, the Doctor returns them to Clara's flat moments after they have left to allow Clara to continue on her date. Right after she departs, he declares with a smug grin, "Ha! Robbing a bank! Robbing a whole bank. Beat that for a date..."
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Peter Capaldi
- Clara - Jenna Coleman[1]
- Ms Delphox - Keeley Hawes
- Psi - Jonathan Bailey
- Saibra - Pippa Bennett-Warner
- Guard - Mark Ebulue
- Mr Porrima - Trevor Sellers[2]
- Suited Customer - Junior Laniyan
- The Teller - Ross Mullan
Uncredited cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Danny Pink - Samuel Anderson[3]
- Madame Karabraxos - Keeley Hawes[4]
- Vault security voice - Kevan Brighting[5]
- Bank customer - Clem So[6]
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
| Executive Producers Steven Moffat and Brian Minchin |
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Uncredited crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
Milk VFX[[edit] | [edit source]]
Millennium FX[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Prosthetics Designers - Neill Gorton[7][8], Rob Mayor[7]
- Creature Supervisor - Dave Bonneywell[7][8]
- Animatronic Designer - Adrian Parish[7]
- Animatronic Assistants - Matt MacMurray[7], Nico Zarcone[9]
- Sculptor - Gary Pollard[7][8]
- Prosthetics Concept Artist - Chris Goodman[7][9]
- Prosthetic Make-up Artist - Dave Bonneywell[9]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The bank has computer files on a Sensorite, Androvax, Kahler-Tek, a Terileptil, John Hart, Abslom Daak, an Ice Warrior, the Slitheen family, a Weevil and the Trickster.
- When telling the Teller about his memories, the Doctor alludes to the Fourth Doctor and the Eleventh Doctor by their scarf and bowties respectively.
Races and species[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Psi and Saibra identify as human variants: augmented human and mutant human respectively.
Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor suggests the Satanic Nebula, the Lagoon of Lost Stars, and Brighton as possible places to visit.
- The Doctor jokes about a time he visited the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Saibra wears a hologram shell to replicate clothing.
Music[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Abduction from the Seraglio plays in the vault.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This is the second episode, after Robot of Sherwood, to capitalise its title during the opening credits. Also, it shares the same pre-opening theme sting with Robot of Sherwood which, interestingly, is from Series 1 to 4's.
- This episode features the first in-narrative use of the new Time Vortex.
- The script and rough-cut of this episode were leaked online before it was broadcast.
- Keeley Hawes (Ms Delphox) is not credited as Karabraxos.
- Mr Porrima, the bank customer copied by Saibra to gain access to the safety deposit boxes, is only identified in the credits, not in dialogue.
- The episode contains an image of Abslom Daak, a character who originated in comic stories. This is one of the few examples of a TV episode referencing a character who originated outside of the TV series itself. Daak's image appears among a number of other characters from past seasons of Doctor Who. There are also images of Captain John Hart from Torchwood and Androvax and the Trickster from The Sarah Jane Adventures.
- Specifically, Daak's image is taken from COMIC: Nemesis of the Daleks.
- The image of John Hart is a promotional image from TV: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang.
- The episode opens with imagery taken from the opening credits sequence that segues into the Doctor peering into a washing machine. It is the only episode of Series 8 to make use of the SFX footage.
Ratings[[edit] | [edit source]]
- 6.99 million (DWM 479)
Filming locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- George Street, Bridgend
- Roald Dahl Plass, Cardiff
- Hadyn Ellis Building, Cardiff University
- Bute Park, N. Road
- Uskmouth Power Station, West Nash Road
Production errors[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The "atomic shedder" is said to be painless, but Psi screams after he uses it.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- When the TARDIS phone rings, the Doctor notes that Clara got his phone number from "a woman in a shop", wondering if the call is from that mystery woman. (TV: The Bells of Saint John, Deep Breath)
- The Doctor, Clara and Saibra have their memories wiped by a memory worm. (TV: The Snowmen)
- Seeing the Teller, the Doctor says he doesn't know what it is, and he hates not knowing things. His previous incarnation said the same thing. (TV: The Power of Three) Instead, the Tenth Doctor said knowing everything would be boring. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii)
- The Doctor claims his eyebrows are why he is automatically made the leader. He has previously commented on how peculiar his eyebrows are. (TV: Deep Breath)
- The Doctor shows no concern about Saibra's apparent death. He says to Clara; "[she's] dead, we are alive. Priorities, if you want to stay that way". This is similar to what he said to Journey Blue about her brother's death. (TV: Into the Dalek)
- The TARDIS cannot be piloted properly in the wake of a solar storm. (TV: The Rebel Flesh)
- The Doctor makes a remark that implies some ongoing degree of self-hatred. (TV: Amy's Choice)
- The Doctor calls Clara his "boss," but unlike his previous self, does so sarcastically. (TV: The Crimson Horror)
- A bank staffed by clones of its owner was encountered by the Doctor's former companion Bernice Summerfield, who, like the Doctor, came there to steal something. (AUDIO: Glory Days)
- The Ninth Doctor encountered an atomic disintegrator which was actually a teleporter. (TV: Bad Wolf)
- The Doctor recalls meeting Cesare Borgia. His previous incarnation also claimed to have met the Borgias. (COMIC: Sticks & Stones)
Home video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]
DVD & Blu-ray releases[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Time Heist was released as part of the Complete Eighth Series DVD and Blu-ray boxsets in region 1/A on 9 December 2014, in region 2/B on 24 November 2014 and in region 4/B on 19 November 2014.
- It was later included in the Series 8, Part One DVD boxset in region 1 on 20 September 2016.
Digital releases[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The episode was released on Google Play, iTunes and Amazon Instant Video in HD or SD, also available as part of the Series 8 digital boxset. The digital boxset contains various features: trailer, interviews, The Ultimate Companion, The Ultimate Time Lord, Inside the World Tour and Doctor Who Extra episodes for each episode.
- In the US, the series was released through digital streaming services Hulu and Netflix with a subscription.
- In the United Kingdom, this story is available on BBC iPlayer.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ Coleman also plays Saibra, when she assumed the appearance of Clara.
- ↑ Sellers also plays Saibra, when she assumed the appearance of Mr Porrima.
- ↑ Anderson's credit is taken from TV: Into the Dalek et al.
- ↑ Hawes is only credited as Ms Delphox, who is later revealed to be a clone of Madame Karabraxos.
- ↑ Kevan Brighting on Twitter: “The Narrator was a bit miffed that he didn't get a cast credit on tonight's @bbcdoctorwho". Twitter (20 September, 2014). Retrieved on 21 September, 2014.
- ↑ Clem So - Timeline Photos | Facebook. Facebook (20 September, 2014). Retrieved on 13 October, 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Edwards, Graham (14 October 2014). Doctor Who – Timely Effects. Cinefex Blog. Retrieved on 16 October 2018.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Goodman, Christopher. The Teller – Doctor Who – Time Heist. Christopher Goodman. Retrieved on 6 November 2018.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Goodman, Christopher. Psi – Doctor Who – Time Heist. Christopher Goodman. Retrieved on 6 November 2018.
