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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = Bill and Heather.jpg | |image = Bill and Heather.jpg | ||
|scripturl = http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/Doctor-Who-S10-Ep1.pdf | |scripturl = http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/Doctor-Who-S10-Ep1.pdf | ||
|scripturl2 = https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/doctor-who-s10-ep1-first-draft-a-star-in-her-eye.pdf | |||
|series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | |series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | ||
|season number = Series 10 (Doctor Who) | |season number = Series 10 (Doctor Who 2005) | ||
|series episode number = 1 | |series episode number = 1 | ||
|story number = 265 | |story number = 265 | ||
|doctor = Twelfth Doctor | |doctor = Twelfth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Nardole]], [[Bill Potts|Bill]] | |companions = [[Nardole]], [[Bill Potts|Bill]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = Heather (The Pilot) | ||
|enemy = [[Sentient oil]] | |enemy = [[Sentient oil]] | ||
|setting = [[St Luke's University]], [[Bristol]], [[2017]] | |setting = [[St Luke's University]], [[Bristol]], [[2017]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Steven Moffat | ||
|director = [[Lawrence Gough]] | |director = [[Lawrence Gough]] | ||
|producer = [[Peter Bennett]] | |producer = [[Peter Bennett]] | ||
|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = 15 April 2017 | ||
|network = | |network = BBC One | ||
|format = 1x50 minute episode | |format = 1x50 minute episode | ||
|prev = The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story) | |prev = The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story) | ||
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|bts3 = The Doctor & Bill's Relationship - Doctor Who Series 10 | |bts3 = The Doctor & Bill's Relationship - Doctor Who Series 10 | ||
|scene analysis = "It's Bigger On The Inside!" - Doctor Who Series 10 | |scene analysis = "It's Bigger On The Inside!" - Doctor Who Series 10 | ||
}} | |featuring2=Lou (Bill and the Three Jackets)|featuring3=Moira (The Pilot)}} | ||
{{you may|The Pilot Episode}} | {{you may|The Pilot Episode}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first episode of [[Series 10 (Doctor Who)|series 10]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first episode of [[Series 10 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 10]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
According to [[Steven Moffat]] in a video introduction, "Series 10 sort of begins the show again. [''The Pilot''] introduces everything you need to know about ''Doctor Who'', and tips you into the [[Doctor Who universe|universe]]". Indeed, through Bill's eyes, new viewers are introduced again to the character of [[the Doctor]], [[ | According to [[Steven Moffat]] in a video introduction, "Series 10 sort of begins the show again. [''The Pilot''] introduces everything you need to know about ''Doctor Who'', and tips you into the [[Doctor Who universe|universe]]". Indeed, through Bill's eyes, new viewers are introduced again to the character of [[the Doctor]], [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]], his enemies the [[Dalek]]s, and his versatile tool, the [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]], much like they did through [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] in the original 1963 introduction, "[[An Unearthly Child (episode)|An Unearthly Child]]", and [[Rose Tyler]] in [[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 1]]'s 2005 "pilot", ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''. ''The Pilot'' also marked the first on-screen depiction of [[Movellan]]s since their debut in ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' in [[1979 (releases)|1979]]. | ||
The episode introduces [[St Luke's University]], where the Doctor apparently has been lecturing for over fifty years and begins a plot thread surrounding what he and [[Nardole]] are hiding in [[The Vault (The Pilot)|a vault]] beneath the campus. | The episode introduces [[St Luke's University]], where the Doctor apparently has been lecturing for over fifty years and begins a plot thread surrounding what he and [[Nardole]] are hiding in [[The Vault (The Pilot)|a vault]] beneath the campus. | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
The episode opens with an empty [[The Doctor's office (The Pilot)|university professor's office]]; nobody is in. The sound of mechanical whirring is heard for a while before the door opens and [[Nardole]] leads [[Bill Potts]] in; he gestures for her to take a seat at the professor's desk, with his arm whirring. A bolt falls off his arm, but he | The episode opens with an empty [[The Doctor's office (The Pilot)|university professor's office]]; nobody is in. The sound of mechanical whirring is heard for a while before the door opens and [[Nardole]] leads [[Bill Potts]] in; he gestures for her to take a seat at the professor's desk, with his arm whirring. A bolt falls off his arm, but he discreetly kicks it away before Bill can notice. Smiling, Nardole leaves without a word, leaving Bill to wait for the professor to arrive. | ||
Left to her thoughts, Bill looks around with room with nothing but the sound ticking clocks to keep her company. She notices the TARDIS in a corner, with an "Out of Order" sign hanging on it. Bill's attention is next drawn to the professor's desk, where there's a mug filled with [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|the Doctor's old sonic screwdrivers]]. She reaches out to examine one but is startled when the silence is broken by the sound of an [[The Doctor's guitar|electric guitar]] playing the opening bars to ''[[Beethoven's Fifth Symphony]]''. She coughs loudly to make her presence known, and the Doctor sticks his head around the door. He tells her to wait a moment. After that, Bill listens to him clumsily put away the guitar and turn off his amp. | Left to her thoughts, Bill looks around with room with nothing but the sound ticking clocks to keep her company. She notices the TARDIS in a corner, with an "Out of Order" sign hanging on it. Bill's attention is next drawn to the professor's desk, where there's a mug filled with [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|the Doctor's old sonic screwdrivers]]. She reaches out to examine one but is startled when the silence is broken by the sound of an [[The Doctor's guitar|electric guitar]] playing the opening bars to ''[[Beethoven's Fifth Symphony]]''. She coughs loudly to make her presence known, and the Doctor sticks his head around the door. He tells her to wait a moment. After that, Bill listens to him clumsily put away the guitar and turn off his amp. | ||
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|Draughtsperson = Kartik Nagar | |Draughtsperson = Kartik Nagar | ||
|ChargehandCarpenter = John Sinnott | |ChargehandCarpenter = John Sinnott | ||
|Carpenter2 = Keith Richards | |Carpenter2 = Keith Richards (carpenter) | ||
|Carpenter = Tim Burke | |Carpenter = Tim Burke | ||
|Carpenter3 = Matt Ferry | |Carpenter3 = Matt Ferry | ||
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}} | }} | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Science === | === Science === | ||
* The Doctor is Bill's [[tutor]] on [[physics]] and [[astrophysics]], among other subjects. | * The Doctor is Bill's [[tutor]] on [[physics]] and [[astrophysics]], among other subjects. | ||
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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
[[File:Introducing the New Companion... - Doctor Who - BBC|thumb|The original scene in ''[[Friend from the Future]]'']] | [[File:Introducing the New Companion... - Doctor Who - BBC|thumb|The original scene in ''[[Friend from the Future]]'']] | ||
{{video|Pearl Mackie & Steven Moffat - The Aftershow - Doctor Who The Fan Show|thumb|This episode's ''Aftershow'' on ''[[Doctor Who: The Fan Show]]''.}} | |||
{{video|I'm in Doctor Who (it's a big deal)|thumb|[[Classmates#Caroline Lie|Caroline Lie]] describes her experience as an extra in the [[St Luke's lecture hall|lecture hall]].}} | |||
* A [[list of working titles|working title]] for this episode was ''A Star In Her Eye''.<ref>https://twitter.com/d0od/status/767445794781790208</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/HDProductions70/status/766751107116896256</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-03-13/does-this-doctor-who-series-10-title-change-mean-a-shake-up-for-the-series|title=Does this Doctor Who series 10 title change mean a shake-up for the series?|author=Fullerton, Huw|date of source=13 March 2017|website name=RadioTimes|accessdate=16 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/apr/15/doctor-who-series-36-episode-one-the-pilot-peter-capaldi-steven-moffat|title=Doctor Who: series 36, episode one – The Pilot|author=Martin, Dan|date of source=15 April 2017|website name=The Guardian|accessdate=16 April 2017}}</ref> | * A [[list of working titles|working title]] for this episode was ''A Star In Her Eye''.<ref>https://twitter.com/d0od/status/767445794781790208</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/HDProductions70/status/766751107116896256</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-03-13/does-this-doctor-who-series-10-title-change-mean-a-shake-up-for-the-series|title=Does this Doctor Who series 10 title change mean a shake-up for the series?|author=Fullerton, Huw|date of source=13 March 2017|website name=RadioTimes|accessdate=16 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/apr/15/doctor-who-series-36-episode-one-the-pilot-peter-capaldi-steven-moffat|title=Doctor Who: series 36, episode one – The Pilot|author=Martin, Dan|date of source=15 April 2017|website name=The Guardian|accessdate=16 April 2017}}</ref> | ||
* Before filming started, a two-minute promo teaser introducing Bill known as ''[[Friend from the Future (TV story)|Friend From the Future]]'' was broadcast in April 2016. Parts of this promo were adapted into the episode during the encounter in the [[Dalek]] [[War zone (The Pilot)|war zone]]. ([[DWM 511]]) | * Before filming started, a two-minute promo teaser introducing Bill known as ''[[Friend from the Future (TV story)|Friend From the Future]]'' was broadcast in April 2016. Parts of this promo were adapted into the episode during the encounter in the [[Dalek]] [[War zone (The Pilot)|war zone]]. ([[DWM 511]]) | ||
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* When Nardole shows Bill the Doctor's office, his arm makes a mechanical sound and a bolt falls from it, implying that his body is robotic, or at least partially cybernetic. | * When Nardole shows Bill the Doctor's office, his arm makes a mechanical sound and a bolt falls from it, implying that his body is robotic, or at least partially cybernetic. | ||
* According to ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' #512, two scenes were filmed but edited out before broadcast. One features Bill asking Nardole about the Doctor; the other was an alternate edit of the club sequence where Bill meets Heather for the first time. As originally filmed, Bill was to be shown watching the Doctor, on stage, playing [[Clara (song)|Clara's Theme]]. The only remnant of this in the final episode is a brief glimpse of the neck of the Doctor's guitar and his left hand. | * According to ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' #512, two scenes were filmed but edited out before broadcast. One features Bill asking Nardole about the Doctor; the other was an alternate edit of the club sequence where Bill meets Heather for the first time. As originally filmed, Bill was to be shown watching the Doctor, on stage, playing [[Clara (song)|Clara's Theme]]. The only remnant of this in the final episode is a brief glimpse of the neck of the Doctor's guitar and his left hand. | ||
* This episode includes both a "Next Time" trailer for [[Smile (TV story)|the following episode]] and a "Coming Soon" trailer for the remainder of [[Series 10 (Doctor Who)|the season]]. Making this the first episode that contains both a next time trailer and a coming soon trailer. | * This episode includes both a "Next Time" trailer for [[Smile (TV story)|the following episode]] and a "Coming Soon" trailer for the remainder of [[Series 10 (Doctor Who 2005)|the season]]. Making this the first episode that contains both a next time trailer and a coming soon trailer. | ||
*Some of the Sonic Screwdrivers seen in the mug on The Doctor's desk appear to be the [[Character Options toys|toy versions]] produced by [[Character Options]]. | * Some of the Sonic Screwdrivers seen in the mug on The Doctor's desk appear to be the [[Character Options toys|toy versions]] produced by [[Character Options]]. | ||
=== Myths and rumours === | === Myths and rumours === | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor officially meets [[Bill Potts]]. According to one account, he previously met her after taking a trip into his personal future. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dear Readers (DWA15 15 short story)|Dear Readers]]'') | |||
* The Doctor still has a [[jeweller's eyeglass]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Heaven Sent (TV story)|Heaven Sent]]'') | * The Doctor still has a [[jeweller's eyeglass]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Heaven Sent (TV story)|Heaven Sent]]'') | ||
* The Doctor has an "Out of Order" sign on the doors of [[the TARDIS]], nearly identical to the one used by his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'') | * The Doctor has an "Out of Order" sign on the doors of [[the TARDIS]], nearly identical to the one used by his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'') | ||
* The Doctor has previously been a teacher at a college ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]''), as did another one of his very best [[Chronotis|Time Lord friend]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'') | * The Doctor has previously been a teacher at a college ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]''), as did another one of his very best [[Chronotis|Time Lord friend]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'') | ||
* The Doctor and Bill are wearing [[paper hat]]s and pull [[Christmas cracker]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'', ''[[Last Christmas (TV story)|Last Christmas]]'') | * The Doctor and Bill are wearing [[paper hat]]s and pull [[Christmas cracker]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'', ''[[Last Christmas (TV story)|Last Christmas]]'') | ||
* The Doctor has a wooden [[raven]] on his desk in his office. ([[TV]]: ''[[Face the Raven (TV story)|Face the Raven]]'') | * The Doctor has a wooden [[raven]] on his desk in his office. ([[TV]]: ''[[Face the Raven (TV story)|Face the Raven]]'') | ||
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* The Doctor had encountered scorch marks left in concrete by a shuttlecraft once before, also on a [[Coal Hill schoolyard|school campus]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | * The Doctor had encountered scorch marks left in concrete by a shuttlecraft once before, also on a [[Coal Hill schoolyard|school campus]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Doctor attempts a [[memory wipe]] using the method he once employed on [[Donna Noble]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') The Doctor relents on wiping Bill's memory when she poses the question of how he would feel if it happened to him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') | * The Doctor attempts a [[memory wipe]] using the method he once employed on [[Donna Noble]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') The Doctor relents on wiping Bill's memory when she poses the question of how he would feel if it happened to him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') | ||
* It is established that the Doctor has been teaching at the university for at least half a century. This means there would have been two Twelfth Doctors in Bristol on at least one occasion ([[TV]]: ''[[Flatline (TV story)|Flatline]]'') | * It is established that the Doctor has been teaching at the university for at least half a century. This means there would have been two Twelfth Doctors in Bristol on at least one occasion. ([[TV]]: ''[[Flatline (TV story)|Flatline]]'') | ||
== Home video releases == | == Home video releases == | ||
=== DVD releases === | === DVD & Blu-ray releases === | ||
* This episode was included in the Series 10, Part One DVD and Blu-ray boxsets in region 1/A on [[6 June (releases)|6 June]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]], in region 2/B on [[29 May (releases)|29 May]] 2017 and in region 4/B on [[31 May (releases)|31 May]] 2017. | |||
* This episode was also released as part of the Complete Tenth Series DVD and Blu-ray boxsets in region 1/A on [[7 November (releases)|7 November]] 2017, in region 2/B on [[13 November (releases)|13 November]] 2017 and in region 4/B on [[29 November (releases)|29 November]] 2017. | |||
=== Digital releases === | === Digital releases === | ||
* In the United Kingdom, this story is available on [[BBC iPlayer]]. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:2017 television stories]] | [[Category:2017 television stories]] | ||
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