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|season number  = Series 7 (Doctor Who 2005)
|main character  = [[Brian Williams|Brian]], [[Anthony Williams|Anthony]]
|featuring      = [[Rory Williams|Rory]], [[Amelia Williams|Amelia]], [[Eleventh Doctor]]
|setting        = [[Amy Pond and Rory Williams' house (The God Complex)|Amy Pond and Rory Williams' house]], [[London]]
|writer          = Chris Chibnall
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|release date    = 12 October 2012
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|format          = Animated mini-episode
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|series          = ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' [[mini-episode|mini-episodes]]
|fullvid        = Doctor Who P.S. - Series 7 2012 - BBC One
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'''''P.S.''''' was a short animated coda to the events of ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]''.


{{Infobox Story
According to writer [[Chris Chibnall]], it was originally intended to be a live-action [[DVD]] extra, but the unavailability of actor [[Mark Williams]] meant it couldn't be filmed,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140306065438/https://twitter.com/ChrisChibnall/status/257087302935920640 Chris Chibnall's clarification of the nature of this scene]</ref> so instead its storyboards were animated and narration was commissioned from [[Arthur Darvill]]. Ultimately, the scene was released as a webcast by the [[BBC]] following the broadcast of ''The Angels Take Manhattan''.
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Narratively, this scene is meant to give [[Rory Williams]]'s character closure, and by extension, show that he and his wife [[Amy Pond]] would live out a happy life in [[20th century]] [[New York City]]. It would be the final performance of Arthur Darvill as Rory until the release of ''[[Rory's Story (webcast)|Rory's Story]]''.
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'''''P.S.''''' was a proposed [[DVD]] extra that was envisioned as a live action coda to the events of [[Series 7 (Doctor Who)|the September 2012 portion of series 7]], particularly the episode ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]''. According to [[Chris Chibnall|its writer]], however, it was cancelled when an actor's availability fell through.<ref>[http://twitter.com/ChrisChibnall/status/257087302935920640 Chris Chibnall's clarification of the nature of this scene]</ref> Its storyboards were then animated, and narration was commissioned from [[Arthur Darvill]]. Ultimately the scene was made public by the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] as a webcast that was uploaded following the broadcast of ''The Angels Take Manhattan''. Narratively, this scene is meant to give [[Rory Williams]]'s character closure, and by extension, show that he and his wife [[Amy Pond]] would live out a happy life in [[20th century]] [[New York City]].


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
[[Brian Williams (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Brian Williams]] receives an emotional [[letter]] from [[Rory Williams|his son]].  
[[Brian Williams (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Brian Williams]] receives an emotional [[letter]] from [[Rory Williams|his son]].


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] leaves with [[Amy Pond|Amy]] and [[Rory Williams|Rory]] after having dinner with them and Brian. A week later there is a knock at the door and Brian answers it. An [[Anthony Williams|American man]] stands there; he passes Brian a letter and walks in. Brian sits in the lounge and reads the letter revealing it is from his son Rory telling him that he and Amy are trapped in New York City fifty years before he [Rory] was born and they can never come home again. However he assures his father that they lived happily together for the rest of their lives, and adopted a son in 1946 named Anthony who is the man who delivered the letter. Rory also tells Brian that he misses him and loves him, and understands how weird it must be to have a grandson who is older than he is. Brian goes into the hall to see Anthony, who offers a handshake. Brian hugs him instead.
[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] leaves with [[Amelia Williams|Amy]] and [[Rory Williams|Rory]] after having dinner with them and [[Brian Williams|Brian]].  
 
A week later, Brian answers a knock at the door from an [[Anthony Williams|American man]], who passes Brian a [[letter]] and walks in. The visitor waits in the hall while Brian sits in the living room and reads the letter. It is from Rory, and it says that he and Amy were [[Weeping Angel|permanently trapped]] in the past in [[New York City]]. However, Rory assures his father that they lived happily together for the rest of their lives, and in [[1946]] they adopted a son named Anthony the man who delivered the letter. Rory also tells Brian that he misses him and loves him, and he understands how weird it must be to have a grandson who is older than he is. Brian goes into the hall to see Anthony, who offers a [[handshake]]. Brian [[hug]]s him instead.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Rory Williams]] (voice) – [[Arthur Darvill]]
(In order of appearance)
* [[Brian Williams]] (archive footage)
* [[Amy Pond]] - [[Karen Gillan]] (archive footage)
* [[Eleventh Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]] (archive footage)
* [[Rory Williams]] – [[Arthur Darvill]] (voiceover and archive footage)
 
== Characters ==
* [[Anthony Williams]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
 
== Notes ==
* A behind the scenes look at this mini-episode, titled ''After the Angels'', was included in ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' [[DWA 293|#293]].


=== CONTINUITY ===
== Continuity ==
* ''The Angels Take Manhattan'' implied that Amy and Rory had been sent from the cemetery to circa 1938, the era to which Rory was first sent.
* ''P.S.'' includes a portion of a scene from [[TV]]: {{cs|The Power of Three (TV story)}}.
* ''The Angels Take Manhattan'' also implied that Amy and Rory remained in or about New York City. ''P.S.'' confirms this. Anthony's sister was in New York during their parents' lifetimes, both as adult River Song in the summer of 1969, and as young Melody and infant Mels in January 1970. (TV: ''Day of the Moon'')
* This mini-episode directly follows the events of [[TV]]: {{cs|The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)}}
* The Doctor and his TARDIS were momentarily in Manhattan twice during Rory's and Amy's temporal exile: once carrying the First Doctor in 1966 at the Empire State Building's observation deck; and again in July 1969, piloted by the Eleventh Doctor and carrying Rory's and Amy's younger selves on the side of a skyscraper under construction. (TV: ''The Chase'', ''Day of the Moon'')
* Anthony Williams would later be referenced in many stories from [[PROSE]]: {{cs|About the Authors (feature)}} to [[GAME]]: {{cs|The Lonely Assassins (video game)}}. In particular, [[WC]]: {{cs|Rory's Story (webcast)}} is an overt sequel to this minisode, with Rory and Amy's life in [[New York City]] being expanded upon with focus on the adoption of Anthony.
* Anthony is stated to be in his mid-sixties, and to have been adopted as an infant in 1946. However, ''The Power of Three'' and ''P.S.'' take place in or after 2020, by which time, Anthony would be in his mid-seventies, barring time-travel.
* Rory says that he realizes "having a grandson who's older than you is so far beyond weird". Rory grew up with his own daughter and also knew her as a woman considerably older than himself. Even in their youths, Mels was already several years older than Rory and Amy, despite appearing to be their age.
* ''Asylum of the Daleks'' established Amy's inability to bear additional children after Melody, resulting from the events at Demon's Run. (TV: ''A Good Man Goes to War'')
* Amy and Rory are the second and third former companions shown to have adopted children, after Sarah Jane Smith. (TV: ''Invasion of the Bane'', ''Sky'') Ben Jackson and Polly Wright were said to have operated an orphanage in India. (TV: ''Death of the Doctor'')
* Rory mentions that he bought a trowel, in response to Brian's suggestion. (TV: ''Dinosaurs on a Spaceship'')
* Brian is watering the plants when Anthony arrives, as he told the Doctor he needed to do. (TV: ''The Power of Three'')
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== Home video release ==
== Home video release ==
To date, no home video release has occurred, with ''P.S.'' being omitted from both the UK and North American editions of the Series 7 DVD and Blu-ray box set.
* To date, no home video release has occurred, with ''P.S.'' being omitted from both the UK and North American editions of the Series 7 DVD and Blu-ray box set.
 
== External links ==
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00zn6ff The video on the ''Doctor Who'' website]


== Footnotes ==
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P.S. was a short animated coda to the events of The Angels Take Manhattan.

According to writer Chris Chibnall, it was originally intended to be a live-action DVD extra, but the unavailability of actor Mark Williams meant it couldn't be filmed,[1] so instead its storyboards were animated and narration was commissioned from Arthur Darvill. Ultimately, the scene was released as a webcast by the BBC following the broadcast of The Angels Take Manhattan.

Narratively, this scene is meant to give Rory Williams's character closure, and by extension, show that he and his wife Amy Pond would live out a happy life in 20th century New York City. It would be the final performance of Arthur Darvill as Rory until the release of Rory's Story.

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

Brian Williams receives an emotional letter from his son.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor leaves with Amy and Rory after having dinner with them and Brian.

A week later, Brian answers a knock at the door from an American man, who passes Brian a letter and walks in. The visitor waits in the hall while Brian sits in the living room and reads the letter. It is from Rory, and it says that he and Amy were permanently trapped in the past in New York City. However, Rory assures his father that they lived happily together for the rest of their lives, and in 1946 they adopted a son named Anthony — the man who delivered the letter. Rory also tells Brian that he misses him and loves him, and he understands how weird it must be to have a grandson who is older than he is. Brian goes into the hall to see Anthony, who offers a handshake. Brian hugs him instead.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

(In order of appearance)

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • P.S. includes a portion of a scene from TV: The Power of Three [+]Loading...["The Power of Three (TV story)"].
  • This mini-episode directly follows the events of TV: The Angels Take Manhattan [+]Loading...["The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)"]
  • Anthony Williams would later be referenced in many stories from PROSE: About the Authors [+]Loading...["About the Authors (feature)"] to GAME: The Lonely Assassins [+]Loading...["The Lonely Assassins (video game)"]. In particular, WC: Rory's Story [+]Loading...["Rory's Story (webcast)"] is an overt sequel to this minisode, with Rory and Amy's life in New York City being expanded upon with focus on the adoption of Anthony.

Home video release[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • To date, no home video release has occurred, with P.S. being omitted from both the UK and North American editions of the Series 7 DVD and Blu-ray box set.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]