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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = Ghost Monument.jpg | |image = Ghost Monument.jpg | ||
|scripturl = https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/documents/doctor-who-s11-ep2-tx-script-uk.pdf | |||
|series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | |series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | ||
|season number = Series 11 (Doctor Who) | |season number = Series 11 (Doctor Who 2005) | ||
|series episode number = 2 | |series episode number = 2 | ||
|story number = 278 | |story number = 278 | ||
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|enemy = [[Remnant]]s | |enemy = [[Remnant]]s | ||
|setting = [[Desolation]] | |setting = [[Desolation]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Chris Chibnall | ||
|director = [[Mark Tonderai]] | |director = [[Mark Tonderai]] | ||
|producer = [[Alex Mercer]] | |producer = [[Alex Mercer]] | ||
|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = 14 October 2018 | ||
|network = | |network = BBC One | ||
|format = 1x49 minute episode | |format = 1x49 minute episode | ||
|prev = The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story) | |prev = The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story) | ||
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'''''The Ghost Monument''''' was the second episode of [[Series 11 (Doctor Who)|series 11]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | '''''The Ghost Monument''''' was the second episode of [[Series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 11]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
This episode introduced the new [[title sequence]], which had been left out of the [[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|preceding episode]], and marked the debut of the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. It also contained the first mention of the "[[Timeless Child]]", an aspect of the Doctor's past that would go on to be a major plot point of the | This episode introduced the new [[title sequence]], which had been left out of the [[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|preceding episode]], and marked the debut of the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. It also contained the first mention of the "[[Timeless Child]]", an aspect of the Doctor's past that would go on to be a major plot point of the [[Jodie Whittaker]] era. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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Elsewhere, the Remnants of the scientists' experiments attack Epzo in his sleep, nearly killing him, but the Doctor, Graham and Angstrom hear his cries and save him. Yaz and Ryan run in to tell the Doctor about the SniperBots and they all flee. The SniperBots shut down the life support in the tunnels, leaving them all with no choice but to go to the surface. Up top, they are confronted and encircled by the Remnants, who coax the Doctor by cryptically referencing something from her past. Telling everybody to dig themselves into the ground, the Doctor has Epzo throw his Althusian cigar into the air, which the Doctor lights by snapping her fingers, combusting the Acetylene gas in the air and destroying the Remnants. | Elsewhere, the Remnants of the scientists' experiments attack Epzo in his sleep, nearly killing him, but the Doctor, Graham and Angstrom hear his cries and save him. Yaz and Ryan run in to tell the Doctor about the SniperBots and they all flee. The SniperBots shut down the life support in the tunnels, leaving them all with no choice but to go to the surface. Up top, they are confronted and encircled by the Remnants, who coax the Doctor by cryptically referencing something from her past. Telling everybody to dig themselves into the ground, the Doctor has Epzo throw his Althusian cigar into the air, which the Doctor lights by snapping her fingers, combusting the Acetylene gas in the air and destroying the Remnants. | ||
By daybreak, the party have made it to the site of the Ghost Monument, but Epzo and Angstrom can't agree on who really wins, so the Doctor has them enter at the same time and declared joint winners. Ilin is displeased by this arrangement but concedes nonetheless; in spite of this, he refuses to take the Doctor and her companions off-planet and the hologram, along with Epzo and Angstrom, vanishes around them, stranding them on the planet. With no apparent means off-world, the Doctor despondently apologises for letting her friends down and breaking her promise to get them home. Graham, Yaz and Ryan refuse to let the Doctor give in, after all they've survived so far. Just then the Doctor hears the distant sound of the TARDIS attempting to materialise. The Doctor uses her sonic screwdriver to try and stablise the engines, and is overjoyed when it works and TARDIS finally lands. She approaches and has an emotional reunion with her beloved ship, which has given itself a minor makeover; it now sports a deeper shade of blue, the St. John's Ambulance sign is gone again and the plaque on the telephone door is now black. She likes these changes, but then remembers that she's lost her key... only for the TARDIS to open the door itself for her. She invites Graham, Yaz and Ryan inside promising they'll all fit. | By daybreak, the party have made it to the site of the Ghost Monument, but Epzo and Angstrom can't agree on who really wins, so the Doctor has them enter at the same time and declared joint winners. Ilin is displeased by this arrangement but concedes nonetheless; in spite of this, he refuses to take the Doctor and her companions off-planet and the hologram, along with Epzo and Angstrom, vanishes around them, stranding them on the planet. With no apparent means off-world, the Doctor despondently apologises for letting her friends down and breaking her promise to get them home. Graham, Yaz and Ryan refuse to let the Doctor give in, after all they've survived so far. Just then the Doctor hears the distant sound of the TARDIS attempting to materialise. The Doctor uses her sonic screwdriver to try and stablise the engines, and is overjoyed when it works and TARDIS finally lands. She approaches and has an emotional reunion with her beloved ship, which has given itself [[TARDIS exterior (The Ghost Monument)|a minor makeover]]; it now sports a deeper shade of blue, the St. John's Ambulance sign is gone again and the plaque on the telephone door is now black. She likes these changes, but then remembers that she's lost her key... only for the TARDIS to open the door itself for her. She invites Graham, Yaz and Ryan inside promising they'll all fit. | ||
Upon entering, she is overjoyed to discover that the TARDIS has rebuilt and redecorated its [[TARDIS control room|control room]] in her absence. Graham, Yaz and Ryan are in shock and awe at the ship's interior and the revelation that it's a time machine. With that, the Doctor starts the engines to take the others home, even having a [[custard cream]] dispensed to her from | Upon entering, she is overjoyed to discover that the TARDIS has rebuilt and redecorated its [[TARDIS control room (The Ghost Monument)|control room]] to replace [[TARDIS control room (The Snowmen)|her previous, damaged one]] in her absence. Graham, Yaz and Ryan are in shock and awe at the ship's interior and the revelation that it's a time machine. With that, the Doctor starts the engines to take the others home, even having a [[custard cream]] dispensed to her from [[TARDIS console (The Ghost Monument)|the new console]] and the blue box vanishes from Desolation. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* ''The Ghost Monument'', along with ''[[Rosa (TV story)|Rosa]]'', was [[principal photography|filmed]] in [[South Africa]] in [[January (production)|January]] [[2018 (production)|2018]], with [[Out of Africa Entertainment]], a local production company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://citizen.co.za/lifestyle/your-life-entertainment-your-life/2020033/doctor-who-was-filming-near-you/|title=Doctor Who was filming near you|date of source=9 October 2018|website name=The Citizen|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outofafrica.info/filmography/#toggle-id-1-closed|title=Filmography|website name=Out of Africa|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> | * ''The Ghost Monument'', along with ''[[Rosa (TV story)|Rosa]]'', was [[principal photography|filmed]] in [[South Africa]] in [[January (production)|January]] [[2018 (production)|2018]], with [[Out of Africa Entertainment]], a local production company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://citizen.co.za/lifestyle/your-life-entertainment-your-life/2020033/doctor-who-was-filming-near-you/|title=Doctor Who was filming near you|date of source=9 October 2018|website name=The Citizen|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outofafrica.info/filmography/#toggle-id-1-closed|title=Filmography|website name=Out of Africa|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> | ||
* [[Timeslice Cinematography]] provided all the aerial shots.<ref name="TGM">{{cite web|url=http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-the-ghost-monument-spoilers-do-they-find-the-tardis|title=Doctor Who, The Ghost Monument SPOILERS: Do they find the TARDIS?|author=Laford, Andrea|date of source=10 October 2018|website name=CultBox|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> | * [[Timeslice Cinematography]] provided all the aerial shots.<ref name="TGM">{{cite web|url=http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-the-ghost-monument-spoilers-do-they-find-the-tardis|title=Doctor Who, The Ghost Monument SPOILERS: Do they find the TARDIS?|author=Laford, Andrea|date of source=10 October 2018|website name=CultBox|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> | ||
* This story marks the debut of the new [[title sequence]] for [[series 11 (Doctor Who)|series 11]]. | * This story marks the debut of the new [[title sequence]] for [[series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 11]]. | ||
** It also marks the first time since ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'' in 2012, with the exception of ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'' and ''[[Sleep No More (TV story)|Sleep No More]]'' in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively, in which the Doctor's face or eyes do not appear in the title sequence. However, the Doctor's silhouette can be seen after the logo and before the episode title. | ** It also marks the first time since ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'' in 2012, with the exception of ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'' and ''[[Sleep No More (TV story)|Sleep No More]]'' in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively, in which the Doctor's face or eyes do not appear in the title sequence. However, the Doctor's silhouette can be seen after the logo and before the episode title. | ||
** It also marks the first time since ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'' in 1986, with the exception of ''The Day of the Doctor'' and ''Sleep No More'', that [[the TARDIS]] does not appear in the title sequence. | ** It also marks the first time since ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'' in 1986, with the exception of ''The Day of the Doctor'' and ''Sleep No More'', that [[the TARDIS]] does not appear in the title sequence. | ||
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== Home video releases == | == Home video releases == | ||
=== DVD releases === | ===DVD & Blu-ray releases=== | ||
* This story was released as part of the Complete Eleventh Series boxsets on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1/A on [[29 January (releases)|29 January]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]], in region 2/B on [[14 January (releases)|14 January]] 2019 and in region 4/B on [[6 February (releases)|6 February]] 2019. | |||
=== Digital releases === | ===Digital releases=== | ||
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* In the United Kingdom, this story is available on [[BBC iPlayer]]''.'' | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||