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|image = Bill slowly brainwashed The Lie of the Land.jpg | |image = Bill slowly brainwashed The Lie of the Land.jpg | ||
|scripturl = http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/DW10-Ep8-The-Lie-of-the-Land.pdf | |scripturl = http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/DW10-Ep8-The-Lie-of-the-Land.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 = 8 | |series episode number = 8 | ||
|story number = 272 | |story number = 272 | ||
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|enemy = The [[Giant Monk]] | |enemy = The [[Giant Monk]] | ||
|setting = [[Great Britain]], late [[2010s]] | |setting = [[Great Britain]], late [[2010s]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Toby Whithouse | ||
|director = [[Wayne Yip]] | |director = [[Wayne Yip]] | ||
|producer = [[Peter Bennett]] | |producer = [[Peter Bennett]] | ||
|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = 3 June 2017 | ||
|network = | |network = BBC One | ||
|format = 1x45 minute episode | |format = 1x45 minute episode | ||
|prev = The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story) | |prev = The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story) | ||
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|scene analysis = Bill faces the ultimate test - The Lie of the Land - Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 8 - BBC One | |scene analysis = Bill faces the ultimate test - The Lie of the Land - Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 8 - BBC One | ||
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'''''The Lie of the Land''''' was the eighth episode of [[Series 10 (Doctor Who)|series 10]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | '''''The Lie of the Land''''' was the eighth episode of [[Series 10 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 10]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
The conclusion of a loose story arc that began with ''[[Oxygen (TV story)|Oxygen]]'', it was the third part of a trilogy that pitted the Twelfth Doctor against the [[Monk (species)|Monks]]. It also saw him enter the [[Vault (The Pilot)|Vault]] to consult | The conclusion of a loose story arc that began with ''[[Oxygen (TV story)|Oxygen]]'', it was the third part of a trilogy that pitted the Twelfth Doctor against the [[Monk (species)|Monks]]. It also saw him enter the [[Vault (The Pilot)|Vault]] to consult [[Missy]], revealing his endeavour to turn her from her destructive past to a path of "good". | ||
The episode was notable before it even aired for having one scene shown from it in the preview for all of Series 10 at the end of ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'': that being the Doctor starting to regenerate. Much like [[David Tennant]] after ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'' had aired, there were rumours and speculations that [[Peter Capaldi]] was actually leaving ''Doctor Who'' much earlier than he had previously announced.<ref>https://www.google.dk/amp/www.radiotimes.com/amp/news/2017-04-03/is-peter-capaldi-leaving-doctor-who-early</ref> However, the Doctor doesn't actually regenerate, as it's shown that [[Time Lord]]s can actually fake a regeneration by making the usual effects appear, but with no actual change in appearance happening. | The episode was notable before it even aired for having one scene shown from it in the preview for all of Series 10 at the end of ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'': that being the Doctor starting to regenerate. Much like [[David Tennant]] after ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'' had aired, there were rumours and speculations that [[Peter Capaldi]] was actually leaving ''Doctor Who'' much earlier than he had previously announced.<ref>https://www.google.dk/amp/www.radiotimes.com/amp/news/2017-04-03/is-peter-capaldi-leaving-doctor-who-early</ref> However, the Doctor doesn't actually regenerate, as it's shown that [[Time Lord]]s can actually fake a regeneration by making the usual effects appear, but with no actual change in appearance happening. | ||
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Inside a house, a family is watching it, as a symbol is shown with the words "[[Truth (The Lie of the Land)|truth]]" underneath. Suddenly, armed men break into the house and arrest the mother for spreading information that denies the "true history" as she yells that the Monks have only been there a few months. She is sentenced to ten years in a labour camp. [[Bill Potts|Bill]] watches them in horror, as a shot of the cities on Earth show that the statues are erected everywhere. The camera cuts to the Doctor telling everyone to relax and be obedient, assuring them that their future is being taken care of with a sinister smile. | Inside a house, a family is watching it, as a symbol is shown with the words "[[Truth (The Lie of the Land)|truth]]" underneath. Suddenly, armed men break into the house and arrest the mother for spreading information that denies the "true history" as she yells that the Monks have only been there a few months. She is sentenced to ten years in a labour camp. [[Bill Potts|Bill]] watches them in horror, as a shot of the cities on Earth show that the statues are erected everywhere. The camera cuts to the Doctor telling everyone to relax and be obedient, assuring them that their future is being taken care of with a sinister smile. | ||
In her flat, Bill sets down two mugs on a table, then concentrates. Another [[Bill Potts' mother|woman]] appears across the table. Bill greets her, saying, "Hello, [[Bill Potts' mother|Mum]]," revealing her to be her mother. She tells her that she did not know how the Monks had invaded. The scene changes to a flashback- Bill walking in the streets, among multiple representations of the Monks, and watching as bystanders cheer at images in a television of the Monks implementing "A swift and painless death". She remarks that it's like the population has been brainwashed. She says that she used to travel with the Doctor and [[Nardole]], telling her mum that every day it's harder for her to remember. However, she's sure that he has a plan and "one day soon, he's going to come back and save us all". | In her flat, Bill sets down two mugs on a table, then concentrates. Another [[Bill Potts's mother|woman]] appears across the table. Bill greets her, saying, "Hello, [[Bill Potts's mother|Mum]]," revealing her to be her mother. She tells her that she did not know how the Monks had invaded. The scene changes to a flashback- Bill walking in the streets, among multiple representations of the Monks, and watching as bystanders cheer at images in a television of the Monks implementing "A swift and painless death". She remarks that it's like the population has been brainwashed. She says that she used to travel with the Doctor and [[Nardole]], telling her mum that every day it's harder for her to remember. However, she's sure that he has a plan and "one day soon, he's going to come back and save us all". | ||
Bill hears someone opening her door. She grabs a stool to use as a weapon but finds that the intruder is [[Nardole]]. They scream at each other in fright. She angrily asks him where he had been, who says that he had been laid up with the bacteria for 6 weeks, having been poisoned. Nardole asks Bill who she had been talking to, and she tells him that she imagined a version of her mother who she talks to "all the time". Bill notices that she knows the Monks haven't been on Earth that long, but part of her is beginning to think that it's real. | Bill hears someone opening her door. She grabs a stool to use as a weapon but finds that the intruder is [[Nardole]]. They scream at each other in fright. She angrily asks him where he had been, who says that he had been laid up with the bacteria for 6 weeks, having been poisoned. Nardole asks Bill who she had been talking to, and she tells him that she imagined a version of her mother who she talks to "all the time". Bill notices that she knows the Monks haven't been on Earth that long, but part of her is beginning to think that it's real. | ||
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* [[Bill Potts|Bill]] - [[Pearl Mackie]] | * [[Bill Potts|Bill]] - [[Pearl Mackie]] | ||
* [[Nardole]] - [[Matt Lucas]] | * [[Nardole]] - [[Matt Lucas]] | ||
* | * [[Missy]] - [[Michelle Gomez]] | ||
* [[Jane Bishop|Mother]] - [[Emma Handy]] | * [[Jane Bishop|Mother]] - [[Emma Handy]] | ||
* [[Group Commander (The Lie of the Land)|Group Commander]] - [[Beatrice Curnew]] | * [[Group Commander (The Lie of the Land)|Group Commander]] - [[Beatrice Curnew]] | ||
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* [[Richard (The Lie of the Land)|Richard]] - [[Solomon Israel]] | * [[Richard (The Lie of the Land)|Richard]] - [[Solomon Israel]] | ||
* [[Giant Monk]] - [[Jamie Hill]] | * [[Giant Monk]] - [[Jamie Hill]] | ||
* [[Bill Potts' mother|Bill's Mum]] - [[Rosie Jane]] | * [[Bill Potts's mother|Bill's Mum]] - [[Rosie Jane]] | ||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
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|Carpenter5=Dan Berrow | |Carpenter5=Dan Berrow | ||
|Carpenter6=Tom Berrow | |Carpenter6=Tom Berrow | ||
|Carpenter7=Keith Richards | |Carpenter7=Keith Richards (carpenter) | ||
|Carpenter8=Campbell Frazer | |Carpenter8=Campbell Frazer | ||
|Carpenter9=Joe Painter | |Carpenter9=Joe Painter | ||
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}} | }} | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Culture === | === Culture === | ||
* The Monks [[propaganda|propagate]] falsehoods and [[Fake News]] through Bill, and have injected themselves into all of [[human]] [[history]], taking credit for humanity's achievements. | * The Monks [[propaganda|propagate]] falsehoods and [[Fake News]] through Bill, and have injected themselves into all of [[human]] [[history]], taking credit for humanity's achievements. | ||
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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
{{video|Millenium FX's Gary Pollard Talks Series 10 Monsters - The Aftershow - Doctor Who The Fan Show|thumb|This episode's ''Aftershow'' on ''[[Doctor Who: The Fan Show]]''.}} | |||
[[File:McNeiceLotL.JPG|thumb|right|McNeice's Churchill in review copies]] | [[File:McNeiceLotL.JPG|thumb|right|McNeice's Churchill in review copies]] | ||
* Archive material from [[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'', ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]'', ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]'', and ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'' is shown. By extension, [[Weeping Angel]]s, [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]], [[Dalek]]s and photos of [[Bill Potts' mother|Bill Potts' birth mother]] are shown in this capacity. | * Archive material from [[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'', ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]'', ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]'', and ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'' is shown. By extension, [[Weeping Angel]]s, [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]], [[Dalek]]s and photos of [[Bill Potts's mother|Bill Potts' birth mother]] are shown in this capacity. | ||
* This is one of eleven television stories in which the TARDIS does not appear at all. The others are: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'', ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'', ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'', ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'', ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]], [[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]], [[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]], [[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]],'' ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'' and ''[[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]]''. | * This is one of eleven television stories in which the TARDIS does not appear at all. The others are: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'', ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'', ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'', ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'', ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]], [[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]], [[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]], [[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]],'' ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'' and ''[[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]]''. | ||
* The desk the Doctor is seen using while on the prison boat is the same one [[Delphox|Ms Delphox]] has in [[TV]]: ''[[Time Heist (TV story)|Time Heist]]''. | * The desk the Doctor is seen using while on the prison boat is the same one [[Delphox|Ms Delphox]] has in [[TV]]: ''[[Time Heist (TV story)|Time Heist]]''. | ||
* Screens inside the pyramid show images of a [[Suffrage|"votes for women" sign]], the [[Truth (The Lie of the Land)|Truth]] logo, Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, [[Emmeline Pankhurst]], [[Mother Teresa]], [[Neil Armstrong]], the wedding of [[Charles III|Prince Charles]] and [[Diana Spencer]], [[Martin Luther King]], [[Mount Everest]], [[Event One|Big Bang]], [[Big Ben]] and the [[London Eye]] at [[New Year's Eve]], [[Concorde]], [[Elizabeth II]] with [[Prince Philip]] and [[Bobby Moore]], the [[Berlin Wall]], and [[Donald Trump]]. | * Screens inside the pyramid show images of a [[Suffrage|"votes for women" sign]], the [[Truth (The Lie of the Land)|Truth]] logo, Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, [[Emmeline Pankhurst]], [[Mother Teresa]], [[Neil Armstrong]], [[Nelson Mandela]], the wedding of [[Charles III|Prince Charles]] and [[Diana Spencer]], [[Martin Luther King]], [[Mount Everest]], [[Event One|Big Bang]], [[Big Ben]] and the [[London Eye]] at [[New Year's Eve]], [[Concorde]], [[Elizabeth II]] with [[Prince Philip]] and [[Bobby Moore]], the [[Berlin Wall]], and [[Donald Trump]]. | ||
* [[Ian McNeice]]'s version of [[Winston Churchill]] was to appear at one of the screens in The Cathedral, seen as the Doctor is walking in. This was changed in the broadcast episode, as an image of the real Churchill was instead used. | * [[Ian McNeice]]'s version of [[Winston Churchill]] was to appear at one of the screens in The Cathedral, seen as the Doctor is walking in. This was changed in the broadcast episode, as an image of the real Churchill was instead used. | ||
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* Bill mentions her status as kitchen staff at [[St Luke's University|the University]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'') | * Bill mentions her status as kitchen staff at [[St Luke's University|the University]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'') | ||
* Bill mentions the [[sea creature (Thin Ice)|creature]] under the [[Thames]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Thin Ice (TV story)|Thin Ice]]'') | * Bill mentions the [[sea creature (Thin Ice)|creature]] under the [[Thames]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Thin Ice (TV story)|Thin Ice]]'') | ||
* | * [[Missy]] previously scoffed at the idea that she had "turned good" when questioned by [[Clara Oswald]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'') As early as his [[seventh incarnation]], the Doctor had vowed to one day save his friend after the Master was forced to revert following a temporary spell as the kindly [[John Smith (Master)|John Smith]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Master (audio story)|Master]]'') He tried to do so in his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'', ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
* Nardole knocks Alan out with a [[Tarovian neck pinch]], using only his [[thumb]]. [[Ian Chesterton]] demonstrated a similar act on [[Ixta]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'') | * Nardole knocks Alan out with a [[Tarovian neck pinch]], using only his [[thumb]]. [[Ian Chesterton]] demonstrated a similar act on [[Ixta]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'') | ||
* Bill recalls being "attacked by a puddle". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'') | * Bill recalls being "attacked by a puddle". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'') | ||
* Bill says she "Doesn't usually let someone erase [her] memory on the first date". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'') | * Bill says she "Doesn't usually let someone erase [her] memory on the first date". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'') | ||
* The Doctor fakes a [[regeneration]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)}}) | |||
== Home video releases == | == Home video releases == | ||
=== DVD releases === | ===DVD & Blu-ray releases=== | ||
=== | * This episode was included in the Series 10, Part Two DVD and Blu-ray boxsets in region 1/A on [[12 September (releases)|12 September]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]], in region 2/B on [[24 July (releases)|24 July]] 2017 and in region 4/B on [[16 August (releases)|16 August]] 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=== | |||
* In the United Kingdom, this story is available on [[BBC iPlayer]]. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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