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|image          = Rassmussen.jpg
|image          = Rassmussen.jpg
|series          = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]]
|series          = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]]
|season number  = Series 9 (Doctor Who)
|season number  = Series 9 (Doctor Who 2005)
|series episode number = 9
|series episode number = 9
|story number    = 259
|story number    = 259
|scripturl      = https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/documents/doctor-who-9-episode-9-sleep-no-more-shooting-script-240715.pdf
|doctor          = Twelfth Doctor
|doctor          = Twelfth Doctor
|companions      = [[Clara Oswald|Clara]]
|companions      = [[Clara Oswald|Clara]]
|featuring      =  
|featuring      =  
|enemy          = [[Sandman (Sleep No More)|Sandmen]], [[Gagan Rassmussen|Rassmussen]]
|enemy          = [[Gagan Rassmussen]]
|setting        = The [[Le Verrier]] [[space station]], [[38th century]]
|setting        = The ''[[Le Verrier]]'' [[space station]], [[38th century]]
|writer          = [[Mark Gatiss]]
|writer          = Mark Gatiss
|director        = [[Justin Molotnikov]]
|director        = [[Justin Molotnikov]]
|producer        = [[Nikki Wilson]]
|producer        = [[Nikki Wilson]]
|broadcast date  = [[14 November (releases)|14 November]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]]
|dwe            = Through fire and flame (DWE episode)
|network        = [[BBC One]]
|confidential2  = The minds behind Morpheus (DWE episode)
|thwr            = 250
|thwr2          = 251
|broadcast date  = 14 November 2015
|network        = BBC One
|format          = 1x45 minute episode
|format          = 1x45 minute episode
|prev            = The Zygon Inversion (TV story)
|prev            = The Zygon Inversion (TV story)
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|bts2            = Enter the Sandmen - Doctor Who Series 9 (2015) - BBC
|bts2            = Enter the Sandmen - Doctor Who Series 9 (2015) - BBC
|bts3            = Through fire and flame - Doctor Who Extra (2015) - BBC
|bts3            = Through fire and flame - Doctor Who Extra (2015) - BBC
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the ninth episode of the [[series 9 (Doctor Who)|ninth series]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' produced by [[BBC Wales]].
'''''Sleep No More''''' was the ninth episode of [[Series 9 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 9]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.


It broke away from the traditional filming style of the series by featuring a unique and non-musical [[title sequence]] and depicting the events of the story through a found-footage style of direction, featuring all of its scenes in a manner that suggests they were being viewed through video recordings rather than in third-person. It also served as a fourth wall break, without actually breaking the fourth wall; each time the characters are looking at the audience, they are being seen by someone who used Morpheus.
It broke away from the traditional filming style of the series by featuring a unique and non-musical [[title sequence]] and depicting the events of the story through a found-footage style of direction, featuring all of its scenes in a manner that suggests they were being viewed through video recordings rather than in third-person. It also served as a fourth wall break, without actually breaking the fourth wall; each time the characters are looking at the audience, they are being seen by someone who used Morpheus.
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It also was the first episode of ''Doctor Who'' to have its title given during the closing credits rather than the opening credits. The only other time that a television story did not feature a title during the opening titles was the [[2005 (releases)|2005]] ''[[Children in Need Special (TV story)|Children in Need Special]]'', which did not display any discernible title at all.
It also was the first episode of ''Doctor Who'' to have its title given during the closing credits rather than the opening credits. The only other time that a television story did not feature a title during the opening titles was the [[2005 (releases)|2005]] ''[[Children in Need Special (TV story)|Children in Need Special]]'', which did not display any discernible title at all.


According to [[Sleep No More (DWE episode)|the ''Doctor Who Extra'' for this episode]], [[head writer]] and [[executive producer]] [[Steven Moffat]] had commented that this episode also serves as a reminder that even the Doctor has his limitations; he can't or doesn't always win. This served as a refer-back to [[First Doctor|the Doctor's early adventures in the 1960s]], where a victory for the Time Lord often just involved making back to the TARDIS and escaping from danger. Although, back then the threats were usually not very dangerous and were contained; however, this episode's events threatens to come back and haunt the Doctor.
This is one of the rare occasions where the Doctor does not defeat the villain of the story; something that alludes to classic episodes where usually a victory for the Doctor and their companions was escaping in the TARDIS.
 
This also marks the first time in the Revived Series that the villain of the episode has succeeded in their plans. However, it was only because the Doctor was tricked into thinking a fake plan was really what the villain was trying to accomplish.


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
The [[Le Verrier]] [[space station]] fell silent only a day ago. No-one really knows what happened. However, some footage of the attempted rescue mission was found. The station appears empty, except for two nosy time travelers: the Doctor and Clara.
The [[Le Verrier]] [[space station]] fell silent only a day ago. No-one really knows what happened. However, some footage of the attempted rescue mission was found. The station appears empty, except for two nosy time travellers: the Doctor and Clara.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Professor Gagan Rassmussen breathlessly introduces a video he's assembled from found footage, warning would-be viewers of the recording's inherent (but unspecified) danger. Rassmussen explains that he's not quite sure what's been going on, but he's put together some footage from the security cameras and perspectives of the people in involved. Hearing a strange groaning sound, Rassmussen once more addresses the camera, telling the viewers that they were warned.  
Professor Gagan Rassmussen breathlessly introduces a video he's assembled from found footage, warning would-be viewers of the recording's inherent but unspecified danger. Rassmussen explains that he's not quite sure what's been going on, but he's put together some footage from the security cameras and perspectives of the people involved. Hearing a strange groaning sound, Rassmussen once more addresses the camera, telling the viewers that they were warned.  
 
The screen fills with static, as random red numbers and letters, which include the words ''Doctor Who'' glowing bright pink, fill the screen. The static dies down, before a quick flash of static signals the beginning of the footage. 


The screen fills with static, as random red numbers and letters, (which include the words ''Doctor Who'' glowing bright pink) fill the screen. The static dies down, before a quick flash of static signals the beginning of the footage. 
Chopra is annoyed by someone looking at them, telling the person to stop. It turns out to be Grunt 474, whom Chopra notes looks at him like a lovesick puppy when she's supposed to be a deadly killing machine. Deep-Ando emerges from a [[Morpheus pod]], noting he could hear him inside. Their leader, Nagata asks if he feels refreshed; he confirms it. Chopra repeatedly voices his dislike for it. Nagata and Deep-Ando mock him, saying he's an R.I.P., a person who refuses to use Morpheus. 474 tries calming Chopra but instead annoys him because she can't use proper grammar, missing out words. The space station looms close.


Chopra, is annoyed by someone looking at them, telling the person to stop. It turns out to be Grunt 474, whom Chopra notes looks at him like a lovesick puppy, when she's supposed to a deadly killing machine. Deep-Ando emerges from a [[Morpheus pod]], noting he could hear him inside. Their leader, Nagata asks if he feels refreshed; he confirms it. Chopra repeatedly voices his dislike for it. Nagata and Deep-Ando mock him, saying he's a R.I.P., a person who refuses to use Morpheus. 474 tries calming Chopra, but instead annoys him because she can't speak proper grammar, missing out words. The space station looms close.
The screen goes back to Rassmussen, who tells the audience that the quartet was sent by the city of [[Triton]] on the planet [[Neptune (planet)|Neptune]] to investigate the Le Verrier space station, which has been silent for over 24 hours. He then adds that the audience should not get attached to the group, as they will die horribly. They came to investigate the space station and rescue the crew. However, there was no crew on the station, or rather no crew ''left''.


The screen goes back to Rassmussen, who tells the audience that the quartet was sent by the city of [[Triton]] on [[Neptune (planet)|Neptune]] to investigate the Le Verrier space station, which has been silent for over 24 hours. He then adds to not get attached to them, as they will die horribly. Thye came to investigate and rescue the crew. However, there was no crew on the station, or rather no crew ''left''.
[[File:Chopra Sleep No More.jpg|thumb|Chopra, annoyed by 474.]]
[[File:Chopra Sleep No More.jpg|thumb|210x210px|Chopra, annoyed by 474]]
The footage returns to the four as they enter the space station, hoping to find the crew. Instead, they find the station dim with emergency lights on; there is no sign of life on the station. According to their scans, there is nothing wrong with the engines or the gravity shields; the station is simply left on emergency lights. 474 guesses that the crew is playing hide and seek, annoying Chopra. However, she soon stops the group, informing them that she hears people ahead. The quartet hides until they can determine if the voices belong to the crew or some kind of hostile invaders.
The footage returns to the four as they enter the space station, hoping to find the crew. Instead, they find the station dim with emergency lights on; there is no sign of life on the station. According to their scans, there is nothing wrong with the engines or the gravity shields; the station is simply left on emergency lights. 474 guesses that the crew is playing hide and seek, annoying Chopra. However, she soon stops the group, informing them that she hears people ahead. The quartet hide, until they can determine if the voices belong to the crew or some kind of hostile invaders.


Clara walks into view, wondering why everything is so dim; however, her back is to the quartet, leaving her unaware of their presence. The Doctor's voice is heard suggesting it could be a three-day week, or a night setting. Clara voices feeling like she's being watched, to which the Doctor just passes it off as paranoia; however, the irony is that she is being watched from behind by the quartet. She shines a torch at a decoration, stating that it looks like they're at a Japanese restaurant. Clara wonders if they ended up at a space restaurant, annoying the Doctor who walks into view with her.
Clara walks into view, wondering why everything is so dim; however, her back is to the quartet, leaving her unaware of their presence. The Doctor's voice is heard suggesting it could be a three-day week or a night setting. Clara voices feeling like she's being watched, to which the Doctor just passes it off as paranoia; however, the irony is that she is being watched from behind by the quartet. She shines a torch at a decoration, stating that it looks like they're at a Japanese restaurant. Clara wonders if they ended up at a space restaurant, annoying the Doctor who walks into view with her. The Doctor explains no-one puts the word "space" in front of something because it's in the future or not on a planet, listing several items that wouldn't make sense with the prefix "space".


The Doctor explains no-one puts the word "space" in front of something because it's in the future or not on a planet, listing several items that wouldn't make sense with the prefix "space". They walk down another corridor as Clara wonders about the word "spacesuit", to which the Doctor is dismissive.
They walk down another corridor as Clara wonders about the word "spacesuit", to which the Doctor is dismissive. Nagata leads her team after them, surprising the duo as they are held at gunpoint. She demands to know if they are crew. The Doctor calmly takes out the [[psychic paper]], which causes Nagata and her team to think they are Engineering Stress Assessors. Nagata asks the Doctor what happened. Assuming she means what happened from the beginning of time, the Doctor says "that's a long story". However, Clara clears her throat; the Doctor takes the signal, realising that Nagata was asking about what happened at the station.


Nagata leads her team after them, surprising the duo as they are held at gunpoint. She demands to know if they are crew. The Doctor calmly takes out the [[psychic paper]], which causes Nagata and her team to think they are Engineering Stress Assessors. Nagata asks the Doctor what happened. Assuming she means what happened from the beginning of time, the Doctor says "that's a long story". However, Clara clears her throat; the Doctor takes the signal, realising that Nagata means the station.
The Doctor explains they haven't any idea as they've only just arrived; he asks Nagata for an explanation. Twenty-four hours ago, the station lost all communications. Nagata and her team are here to find out why the station lost power, assuming it to be a meteor strike or space pirates (which contradicts the Doctor's theory of not putting "space" before certain words). The Doctor correctly guesses Nagata and her team to be a rescue team of four; the small group is due to budget cuts. Nagata tells them to consider themselves under her command, but the Doctor finishes her sentence by singing "part of the furniture" before Nagata finishes her command. (The Doctor is subtly amused as he's the highest authority in the room).


The Doctor explains they haven't any idea as they've only just arrived; he asks Nagata for an explanation. Twenty-four hours ago, the station lost all communications. Nagata and her team are here to find out why the station lost power, assuming it to be a meteor strike or space pirates (which contradicts the Doctor's theory of not putting "space" before certain words). The Doctor correctly guesses Nagata and her team to be a rescue team of four; the small group is due to budget cuts. Nagata tells them to consider themselves under her command, but the Doctor finishes her sentence by singing "part of the furniture", before Nagata finishes her command. (The Doctor is subtly amused as he's the highest authority in the room).
The Doctor tastes his finger twice to reveal that he and Clara are in the thirty-eighth century on a Tuesday. He tells Clara that India and Japan were sort of merged after the [[Frontios (TV story)|great catastrophe]], which caused a realignment of the tectonic plates (thus the station is "Indo-Japanese" as he puts it). Clara is confused by this; the Doctor, usually getting the timeline mixed up, tells her that she has a lot to look forward to. However, the Doctor then notes that there happens to be a suspicious amount of dust in the space station, after just a day of no-one being around.


The Doctor tastes his finger twice to reveal that he and Clara are in the thirty-eighth century on a Tuesday. He tells Clara that India and Japan were sort of merged after the [[Frontios (TV story)|great catastrophe]], which caused a realignment of the tectonic plates (thus the station is "Indo-Japanese" as he puts it). Clara is confused by this; the Doctor, usually getting the timeline mixed up, tells her that she has a lot to look forward to. However, the Doctor then notes that there happens to suspicious amount of dust in the space station, after just a day of no-one being around.
[[File:474 angry.jpg|left|thumb|Grunts are bred to respond with hostility if they are even the ''slightest'' bit attacked.]]
[[File:474 angry.jpg|left|thumb|174x174px|Grunts are bred to respond with hostility if they are even the ''slightest'' bit attacked]]
Grunt 474 says "Eyes. Watch. Eyes in sky.", which confuses Chopra. 474 says that she will protect Chopra because she thinks that he's pretty. Chopra pushes her away, which causes her to react aggressively - because she is programmed to respond to any form of physical threat - and get Chopra into a choke hold. After Nagata tells her to let Chopra go, 474 does so and crouches by the wall, apologising. Chopra complains 474 could have killed him, but Nagata says it's how grunts are grown. The Doctor tells a confused Clara that grunts are bred in hatcheries with cloned muscles, low intelligence and brute force, which makes for an instant army, much to Clara's disgust. The Doctor tells her it's how they roll in the 38th century; basically not following orders due to [[morality]] has been solved this way.
Grunt 474 says "Eyes. Watch. Eyes in sky.", which confuses Chopra. 474 says that she will protect Chopra because she thinks that he's pretty. Chopra pushes her away, which causes her to react aggressively - because she is programmed to respond to physical threat - and get Chopra into a choke hold. After Nagata tells her to let Chopra go, 474 does so and crouches by the wall, apologising. Chopra complains 474 could have killed him, but Nagata says it's how grunts are grown. The Doctor tells a confused Clara that grunts are bred in hatcheries with cloned muscles, low intelligence and brute force, which makes for an instant army, much to Clara's disgust. The Doctor tells her it's how they roll in the 38th century; basically not following orders due to [[morality]] has been solved this way.


They continue down a hall, where two figures are seen. The Doctor tells Clara to hold his hand; though Clara's fine, the Doctor admits that he is scared. It turns out that figures are hostile creatures, which proceed to charge at them. Everyone runs, but Deep-Ando ignores Nagata's order to follow them and runs down a completely different hallway. They run into a lab, where they try shutting the door. However, one of the creatures gets it's arms in the doorway, blocking it. The Doctor, Clara, Nagata and Chopra hold the door; Nagata orders 474 to ram a cart against the door. The creature's arms is sliced off by the shut door, and dissolves into dust. Looking outside the window, everyone sees the creature is gone. This leaves Nagata confused as it was just there a moment ago, they should have seen it leaving.
They continue down a hall, where two figures are seen. The Doctor tells Clara to hold his hand; though Clara's fine, the Doctor admits that he is scared. It turns out that figures are hostile creatures, which proceed to charge at them. Everyone runs, but Deep-Ando ignores Nagata's order to follow them and runs down a completely different hallway. They run into a lab, where they try shutting the door. However, one of the creatures gets its arms in the doorway, blocking it. The Doctor, Clara, Nagata and Chopra hold the door; Nagata orders 474 to ram a cart against the door. The creature's arm is sliced off by the shut door and dissolves into dust. Looking out of the window, everyone sees the creature is gone. This leaves Nagata confused as it was just there a moment ago, they should have seen it leaving.


Deep-Ando, meanwhile is searching through the corridors and falling to contact the group. Somehow his transmissions are being blocked.
Deep-Ando, meanwhile is searching through the corridors and falling to contact the group. Somehow his transmissions are being blocked.


In the lab, the Doctor takes a sample of the creatures and begins scanning it. All the scan tells him is that it's organic. Nagata tries calling Deep-Ando, but gets static. Clara sees some Morpheus pods, which she and the Doctor begin investigating. However, when the screen turns away from them, Clara is heard screaming; the screen returns to the pod, showing it now shut with Clara inside. The Doctor tries getting her free, only to be told to calm down as the machine is harmless. The ''Mr. Sandman'' song plays over the machine in hologram form as the Doctor zaps the machine with [[Sonic Screwdriver|the sonic]] screwdriver. The Doctor manages to force the machine open, finding an unconscious Clara wired into it. [[File:Rassmussen inside a Morpheus pod.jpg|thumb|179x179px|Rassmussen enters the story]]Clara awakes, confused, wondering if she just slept; Nagata confirms this. The Doctor asks Clara what she thought she was doing; however, Clara explains that the wires came alive like snakes and pulled her into the machine against her will. The Doctor examines the door, finding the machine is slightly sentient; it thought it knew what Clara needed - "clearly you needed 40 winks."
In the lab, the Doctor takes a sample of the creature and begins scanning it. All the scan tells him is that it's organic. Nagata tries calling Deep-Ando but gets static. Clara sees some Morpheus pods, which she and the Doctor begin investigating. However, when the screen turns away from them, Clara is heard screaming; the screen returns to the pod, showing it now shut with Clara inside. The Doctor tries getting her free, only to be told to calm down as the machine is harmless. The ''Mr Sandman'' song plays over the machine in hologram form as the Doctor zaps the machine with [[Sonic screwdriver|the sonic]] screwdriver. The Doctor manages to force the machine open, finding an unconscious Clara wired into it.
 
[[File:Rassmussen inside a Morpheus pod.jpg|thumb|Rassmussen exits the pod.]]
Clara awakes, confused, wondering if she just slept; Nagata confirms this. The Doctor asks Clara what she thought she was doing; however, Clara explains that the wires came alive like snakes and pulled her into the machine against her will. The Doctor examines the door, finding the machine is slightly sentient; it thought it knew what Clara needed - "clearly you needed 40 winks."


474 then says that there's someone in the last pod. They try forcing it open, but the occupant keeps the machine shut. While the soldiers prepare to react with force, Clara decides to politely introduce herself and the Doctor to coerce the occupant into exiting the pod. It opens to reveal a very scared Rassmussen.
474 then says that there's someone in the last pod. They try forcing it open, but the occupant keeps the machine shut. While the soldiers prepare to react with force, Clara decides to politely introduce herself and the Doctor to coerce the occupant into exiting the pod. It opens to reveal a very scared Rassmussen.
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The footage stops again, to the present day Rassmussen, who explains that he wanted to leave the station right away, but the Doctor was demanding answers about Morpheus.
The footage stops again, to the present day Rassmussen, who explains that he wanted to leave the station right away, but the Doctor was demanding answers about Morpheus.


The footage resumes with a holographic announcer explaining Morpheus was created to give human beings all the benefits of sleep, but in a five minute burst that would allow them to stay awake for a month; the primary reason being for businesses to try getting ahead of their competitors. The Doctor is not impressed, stating that everyone needs sleep; even he sleeps. When Clara asks when, he tells her its when she's not looking. Chopra is glad two more people find the Morpheus pods disgusting. Rasmussen takes credit as its inventor, explaining that humans spend an entire 1/3 of their lives asleep and time is money; his machine sends an encoded wavelength into the brain to rewrite the parts that handle sleep. [[File:Twelfth Doctor on Le Verrier.jpg|left|thumb|200x200px|The Doctor grimly informs Rassmussen of his mistake]]Despite being disgusted that Morpheus deprive humans of genuine sleep, the Doctor expresses his delight at having even encountered such technology. However, once the Doctor is done getting his enthusiasm out, he reverts to his matter-of-fact self. The Doctor retorts "Congratulations, professor; you've conquered nature. But you've also created an [[abomination]]."
The footage resumes with a holographic announcer explaining Morpheus was created to give human beings all the benefits of sleep, but in a five-minute burst that would allow them to stay awake for a month; the primary reason being for businesses to try getting ahead of their competitors. The Doctor is not impressed, stating that everyone needs sleep; even he sleeps. When Clara asks when he tells her it's when she's not looking. Chopra is glad two more people find the Morpheus pods disgusting. Rassmussen takes credit as its inventor, explaining that humans spend an entire third of their lives asleep and time is money; his machine sends an encoded wavelength into the brain to rewrite the parts that handle sleep.
Rasmussen stops the the film again, stating that the group went to find Deep-Ando despite his protests.
 
[[File:Twelfth Doctor on Le Verrier.jpg|left|thumb|The Doctor grimly informs Rassmussen of his mistake.]]
Despite being disgusted that Morpheus deprives humans of genuine sleep, the Doctor expresses his delight at having even encountered such technology. However, once the Doctor is done getting his enthusiasm out, he reverts to his matter-of-fact self. The Doctor retorts "Congratulations, professor; you've conquered nature. You've also created an [[abomination]]."
Rassmussen stops the film again, stating that the group went to find Deep-Ando despite his protests.


In the corridors, the Doctor explains the creatures are made of dead blood cells, mucus and dead skin, basically eye mucus. A confused Clara wonders how that is possible. The Doctor tells her that Rasmussen is to blame, because the Morpheus pods hyper-evolved the eye mucus into a carnivorous life form. When Rasmussen calls it slander, the Doctor tells him to ask the crew. Clara wonders where they are, to which the Doctor says "in digestion". The eye mucus consumed the crew when they used the pods, and then ate the rest once they finished. Nagata is confused as nothing like this has happened on [[Triton]]; the Doctor explains that Rasmussen tried to enhance the process, but it backfired on him and created these monsters.  
In the corridors, the Doctor explains the creatures are made of dead blood cells, mucus and dead skin, basically eye mucus. A confused Clara wonders how that is possible. The Doctor tells her that Rassmussen is to blame because the Morpheus pods hyper-evolved the eye mucus into a carnivorous life form. When Rassmussen calls it slander, the Doctor tells him to ask the crew. Clara wonders where they are, to which the Doctor says "indigestion". The eye mucus consumed the crew when they used the pods, and then ate the rest once they finished. Nagata is confused as nothing like this has happened on [[Triton]]; the Doctor explains that Rassmussen tried to enhance the process, but it backfired on him and created these monsters.


As the Doctor and Nagata argue, Rasmussen demands to be saved since he's what's left of the crew. Clara then wonders how Rassmussen is still alive, when the rest of the crew got eaten; he explains that he hid in a Morpheus pod because it would be the last place the creatures would think to look for him. At that moment, they are spotted by the creatures. The Doctor yells for everyone to run, and a chase begins through the station.
As the Doctor and Nagata argue, Rassmussen demands to be saved since he's what's left of the crew. Clara then wonders how Rassmussen is still alive when the rest of the crew got eaten; he explains that he hid in a Morpheus pod because it would be the last place the creatures would think to look for him. At that moment, they are spotted by the creatures. The Doctor yells for everyone to run, and a chase begins through the station.


Meanwhile, Deep-Ando comes across a bulkhead door and tries to get in, but the computer tells him that he has to "do the song" since it was reprogrammed after the Christmas Party and finds the song very amusing. Deep-Ando doesn't know what the song is, but the computer assumes that he's being silly. A group of the creatures that attacked the group begin to advance on Deep-Ando, who eventually sings the Morpheus jingle and is let in. Just when he thinks he's safe, however, he turns away from the window and sees the gaping maw of one of the creatures.
Meanwhile, Deep-Ando comes across a bulkhead door and tries to get in, but the computer tells him that he has to "do the song" since it was reprogrammed after the Christmas Party and finds the song very amusing. Deep-Ando doesn't know what the song is, but the computer assumes that he's being silly. A group of the creatures that attacked the group begin to advance on Deep-Ando, who eventually sings the Morpheus jingle and is let in. Just when he thinks he's safe, however, he turns away from the window and sees the gaping maw of one of the creatures.


Stopping the footage, Rasmussen informs us that Deep-Ando was the first member of the rescue team to die as they heard the scream, but they had their own problems.
Stopping the footage, Rassmussen informs us that Deep-Ando was the first member of the rescue team to die as they heard the scream, but they had their own problems.
 
The footage resumes, showing the group running into the kitchen, with the monsters trying to get in. the grav-shields go out, causing the station to begin crashing into Neptune. The Doctor demands the plans for the station from Nagata, so he can reactivate the grav-shields. Nagata is not willing to, but the Doctor tells her he's in charge. Clara yells at her to listen, and the Doctor begins messing the systems with the sonic. Unfortunately, a creature swallows Rassmussen whole. Chopra and 474 escape from the room, as the Doctor manages to fix the shields. With the creature blocking the way he, Clara and Nagata are forced to hide in a nearby freezer, with the creature trying to get in. The Doctor shows them footage he's come across, noting it came from their helmet cams. Nagata notes that her crew don't have any.


The footage resumes, showing the group running into the kitchen, with the monsters trying to get in. the grav-shields go out, causing the station to begin crashing into Neptune. The Doctor demands the plans for the station from Nagata, so he can reactivate the grav-shields. Nagata is not willing to, but the Doctor tells her he's in charge. Clara yells at her to listen, and the Doctor begins messing the systems with the sonic. Unfortunately, a creature swallows Rasmussen whole. Chopra and 474 escape from the room, as the Doctor manages to fix the shields. With the creature blocking the way he, Clara and Nagata are forced to hide in a nearby freezer, with the creature trying to get in. The Doctor shows them footage he's come across, noting it came from their helmet cams. Nagata notes that her crew don't have any.
Elsewhere, a Morpheus pod is seen floating down the corridors, as a recorded voice says to keep away as there are hazardous materials in transit.


Elsewhere, a Morpheus pod is seen floating down the corridors, as a recorded voice says to keep away as there are hazardous materials in transit.
[[File:474 injured.jpg|thumb|474 sacrifices herself for Chopra.]]
[[File:474 injured.jpg|thumb|220x220px|474 sacrifices herself for Chopra]]
Due to the turbulence of the reentry, some of the station's piping breaks and a fire starts in the corridors. Trapped, Chopra tells 474 that they won't be able to get away as the creatures close in. 474 tells Chopra she likes him and punches him in the face, knocking him out. Chopra awakens later, finding the creatures on the other side of the flames and 474 fatally burned. Rather than feel useless, 474 feels happy to have saved Chopra as she likes him; as the creatures begin pushing through the fire, she tells him to go. Thanking 474, Chopra rushes off. To buy Chopra time to get away, 474 goes into a kamikaze charge.
Due to the turbulence of the reentry, some of the station's piping breaks and a fire starts in the corridors. Trapped, Chopra tells 474 that they won't be able to get away as the creatures close in. 474 tells Chopra she likes him and punches him in the face, knocking him out. Chopra awakens later, finding the creatures on the other side of the flames and 474 fatally burned. Rather than feel useless, 474 feels happy to have saved Chopra as she likes him; as the creatures begin pushing through the fire, she tells him to go. Thanking 474, Chopra rushes off. To buy Chopra time to get away, 474 goes into a kamikaze charge.


Back in the freezer, the Doctor becomes annoyed as Clara dubs the creatures [[Sandman (Sleep No More)|Sandmen]]; he mumbles to himself that "it's the [[Silurian]]s all over again." Clara wonders if he'd prefer "Dustmen", but the Doctor solemnly tells her that they'll go with her name. Realising something, the Doctor asks Nagata to repeat herself from a moment ago; "we don't have helmet cams." He tells them the Sandmen are blind and they can escape by letting them in and being quiet on the way out. They proceed to do so, with the Doctor informing them that they need to go to the engine room.
Back in the freezer, the Doctor becomes annoyed as Clara dubs the creatures [[Sandman (Sleep No More)|Sandmen]]; he mumbles to himself that "it's the [[Silurian]]s all over again." Clara wonders if he'd prefer "Dustmen", but the Doctor solemnly tells her that they'll go with her name. Realising something, the Doctor asks Nagata to repeat herself from a moment ago; "we don't have helmet cams." He tells them the Sandmen are blind and they can escape by letting them in and being quiet on the way out. They proceed to do so, with the Doctor informing them that they need to go to the engine room.


Chopra heads back to the ship, locking himself inside to wait for the others, but the Sandmen's howling startles him. He then notices something shocking outside.
Chopra heads back to the ship, locking himself inside to wait for the others, but the Sandmen's howling startles him. He then notices [[Patient Zero (Sleep No More)|something shocking]] outside.


Meanwhile, the Doctor leads Nagata and Clara back to the lab, where he uses his [[sonic sunglasses]] to hack into the footage already seen by the audience. He goes on to explain that there is all this footage, but none from Chopra's point of view; adding onto this is Nagata mentioned that she and the others didn't have helmet cams. The projection then shows him in an infinite loop of the screens; he explains they are now seeing things from Clara's point of view. He goes on to explain that anyone who used Morpheus is effectively a walking camera for the Sandmen, and the Sandmen's eyes are all over the station. Thus the paranoia.
Meanwhile, the Doctor leads Nagata and Clara back to the lab, where he uses his [[sonic sunglasses]] to hack into the footage already seen by the audience. He goes on to explain that there is all this footage, but none from Chopra's point of view; adding onto this that Nagata mentioned that she and the others didn't have helmet cams. The projection then shows him in an infinite loop of the screens; he explains they are now seeing things from Clara's point of view. He goes on to explain that anyone who used Morpheus is effectively a walking camera for the Sandmen, and the Sandmen's eyes are all over the station. Thus the paranoia.


Clara begins worrying if she'll end up like the crew, consumed by her own eye mucus as it becomes a Sandman. However, the Doctor assures her that there is no chance of that happening, but he'll undo the Morpheus process on her and Nagata and then the rest of Neputune to ensure the extinction of the Sandmen. Clara questions who is recording all of this, to which the Doctor says they had better ask "him."
Clara begins worrying if she'll end up like the crew, consumed by her own eye mucus as it becomes a Sandman. However, the Doctor assures her that there is no chance of that happening, but he'll undo the Morpheus process on her and Nagata and then the rest of Neptune to ensure the extinction of the Sandmen. Clara questions who is recording all of this, to which the Doctor says they had better ask "him."


The trio head back to the ship, where the Doctor sees Rasmussen's beginning message on a monitor; he realises Rasmussen's death was a trick to throw them off his trail. Entering from another room, Rasmussen explains that he thinks the Sandmen are better life forms, and that spare him to ensure they can get to [[Triton]] and feed on humanity. He then reveals that he has brought the first victim of the Morpheus machine, hoping it can spread and multiply once unleashed. He releases the King Sandman and traps them in the room with it.
The trio head back to the ship, where the Doctor sees Rassmussen's beginning message on a monitor; he realises Rassmussen's death was a trick to throw them off his trail. Entering from another room, Rassmussen explains that he thinks the Sandmen are better life forms and that they spared him to ensure they can get to [[Triton]] and feed on humanity. He then reveals that he has brought the first victim of the Morpheus machine, hoping it can spread and multiply once unleashed. He releases the [[Patient Zero (Sleep No More)|King Sandman]] and traps them in the room with it.


The Doctor plays a hologram of the Mr. Sandman song to distract the monster, allow Nagata and Clara to head to the door, which they manage to get open. Rasmussen begins fiddling with the controls to get the ship to leave, but is shot by Nagata to stop him. An annoyed Clara demands '''''"Is that your answer to everything!?"''''' Apparently, even in the future, the military answer to a problem is to shoot the source of it until it's no longer a problem. However, the Doctor soon directs them to leave and head to "alternative transport" down the hall.
The Doctor plays a hologram of the Mr Sandman song to distract the monster, allowing Nagata and Clara to head to the door, which they manage to get open. Rassmussen begins fiddling with the controls to get the ship to leave but is shot by Nagata to stop him. An annoyed Clara demands ''"Is that your answer to everything!?"'' Apparently, even in the future, the military answer to a problem is to shoot the source of it until it's no longer a problem. However, the Doctor soon directs them to leave and head to "alternative transport" down the hall.


The Doctor and Clara begin running back to the TARDIS, with Nagata behind them. However, they are blocked by the Sandmen. The Doctor borrows Nagata's holographic interface and destroys the grav-shields, knowing that the Sandmen can't handle the rough reentry. However, even as they get into the TARDIS, the Doctor notices that none of these events make any sense''.''
The Doctor and Clara begin running back to the TARDIS, with Nagata behind them. However, they are blocked by the Sandmen. The Doctor borrows Nagata's holographic interface and destroys the grav-shields, knowing that the Sandmen can't handle the rough re-entry. However, even as they get into the TARDIS, the Doctor notices that none of these events makes any sense.


Rasmussen appears on screen again, during the reentry. He goes on to explain that the Morpheus process has been broadcast with this message, stating that he '''''did''''' warn whoever watched to have not done so. He rubs his eye, revealing that the Sandmen have been impersonating him; in a deep voice, he invites the victims to join him and the other Sandmen before dissolving.
Rassmussen appears on screen again, during the reentry. He goes on to explain that the Morpheus process has been broadcast with this message, stating that he ''did'' warn whoever watched to have not done so. He rubs his eye, revealing that the Sandmen have been impersonating him; in a deep voice, he invites the victims to join him and the other Sandmen, commanding the viewer to spread the infection, before dissolving.


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== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The [[Morpheus pod]]s play a [[hologram]] of four female singers performing the song "[[Mr. Sandman]]", and is used as a key on the security system. Clara also hums the first few bars as she tells the Doctor where she got the name "Sandmen" from.
* The Doctor recites the lyrics "Part of the furniture?" from the song "Consider Yourself" from the musical ''Oliver!''
* The Doctor argues with Clara's naming of the [[Sandman (Sleep No More)|Sandmen]], saying that he does the naming. He complains that "it's the [[Silurian#Naming issue|Silurians]] all over again."
* The Doctor argues with Clara's naming of the [[Sandman (Sleep No More)|Sandmen]], saying that he does the naming. He complains that "it's the [[Silurian#Naming issue|Silurians]] all over again."
* The Doctor quotes from ''[[Macbeth]]'', and mentions [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]].
* The sleep deprivation [[Morpheus pod|pods]] are named [[Morpheus]] after the [[Greek]] [[god]] of dreams.
* The sleep deprivation [[Morpheus pod|pods]] are named [[Morpheus]] after the [[Greek]] [[god]] of dreams.
* The presenter says there will be no more [[Rip Van Winkle]]s, referring to the syndrome of too long sleep, and there will be a new generation of [[Wide-Awake]]s.
* The Doctor can tell the century and the week-day by wetting his finger and touching his ear.
* The Doctor can tell the century and the week-day by wetting his finger and touching his ear.
* The [[Le Verrier]] space station is in orbit around [[Neptune (planet)|Neptune]].
* The Doctor mentions "the [[Great Catastrophe (Sleep No More)|Great Catastrophe]]".
* The Doctor mentions "the [[Great Catastrophe (Sleep No More)|Great Catastrophe]]".
* [[Grunt]]s are artificially grown human soldiers.
* [[Grunt]]s are artificially grown human soldiers.
* Rassmussen said he would transmit his video to the whole [[Solar system]].
=== Culture from the real world ===
* The [[Morpheus pod]]s play a [[hologram]] of four female singers performing the song "[[Mr. Sandman]]", and is used as a key on the security system. Clara also hums the first few bars as she tells the Doctor where she got the name "Sandmen" from.
* The Doctor recites the lyrics "Part of the furniture?" from the song "Consider Yourself", featured in the musical ''Oliver!''
* The Doctor quotes from ''[[Macbeth]]'', and mentions [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]].
* The presenter says there will be no more [[Rip Van Winkle]]s, referring to the syndrome of too long sleep, and there will be a new generation of [[Wide-Awake]]s.
=== Individuals ===
* The Doctor quotes from ''[[Macbeth]]'', and mentions [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]].
=== Locations ===
* The ''[[Le Verrier]]'' space station is in orbit around [[Neptune (planet)|Neptune]].
* The rescue crew are all from [[Triton]].
* The rescue crew are all from [[Triton]].
* Rassmussen said he would transmit his video to the whole [[Solar system]].


== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
[[File:SleepNoMore_special_titles.jpg|thumb|The ''Doctor Who'' title logo used for the episode.]]
[[File:SleepNoMore_special_titles.jpg|thumb|The ''Doctor Who'' title logo used for the episode.]]
* This is the first televised episode of ''Doctor Who'' to carry no opening titles. The episode title and writer credit were instead placed at the start of the closing credits. The [[Big Finish]] audio story ''[[LIVE 34 (audio story)|LIVE 34]]'' previously utilised a similar format of presentation, with no titles or credits whatsoever. However, when [[Gagan Rassmussen|Rassmussen]]'s initial video footage ends, the series title appears in the form of a code. All characters' names as well as the space station's name all appear in the code, as does the word "Who". The words "Doctor" and "Who" (which are highlighted) intersect with that of Clara Oswald.
* This is the first televised episode of ''Doctor Who'' to carry no traditional [[title sequence]]. The episode title and writer credit were instead placed at the beginning of the [[end credits]]. The [[Big Finish]] audio story ''[[LIVE 34 (audio story)|LIVE 34]]'' previously utilised a similar format of presentation, with no titles or credits whatsoever. However, a different kind of opening sequence does appear, when [[Gagan Rassmussen]]'s initial video footage ends, a [[code]] takes over the screen from right to left, in alternating nunbers and letters. All characters' names, as well as the space station's name all appear in the code. The series title, with the words "Doctor" and "Who" (which are highlighted) intersect with that of [[Clara Oswald]]'s name.
* The story is notable for using the found footage format, and for using elements of first person monologue told by [[Gagan Rassmussen|Professor Rassmussen]].
* The story is notable for using the found footage format, and for using elements of a first-person monologue told by [[Gagan Rassmussen|Professor Rassmussen]].
* The Doctor states he sleeps "when [the audience] aren't looking." At the time, he was looking a Clara, whose point of view was being shown to the audience, cleverly getting around the normal fourth wall break.  
* It is also notable for being the first episode in the series to cast a transgender actress, [[Bethany Black]].<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/doctor-who-casts-first-transgender-actor-bethany-black-10443832.html</ref>
* It is also notable for being the first episode in the series to cast an openly transgender actress, [[Bethany Black]].<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/doctor-who-casts-first-transgender-actor-bethany-black-10443832.html</ref>
* The Doctor states he sleeps "when you aren't looking." At the time, he was looking at Clara, whose point of view was being shown to the audience, cleverly getting around the normal fourth wall break.
* A [[List of working titles|working title]] for this episode was ''The Arms of Morpheus''.
* The ''Radio Times'' programme listing was accompanied by a small colour head-and-shoulders shot of a helmeted Nagata, with the accompanying caption "Doctor Who / 8.15 p.m. / Found footage shows what fate befell the rescue mission led by Nagata (Elaine Tan)".
* The ''Radio Times'' programme listing was accompanied by a small colour head-and-shoulders shot of a helmeted Nagata, with the accompanying caption "Doctor Who / 8.15 p.m. / Found footage shows what fate befell the rescue mission led by Nagata (Elaine Tan)".
* Writer Mark Gatiss had visited the countries [[Japan]] and [[India]] prior to writing this episode, which in turn inspired the use of them in this episode.<ref name = "Gatiss 13">McAlpine, Fraser. "[http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2015/11/doctor-who-13-things-you-may-not-know-about-sleep-no-more-by-mark-gatiss/ 'Doctor Who': Mark Gatiss's 13 Things You May Not Know About 'Sleep No More']". 15 November 2015. bbcamerica.com</ref>  
* Writer [[Mark Gatiss]] had visited the countries [[Japan]] and [[India]] prior to writing this episode, which in turn inspired the use of them in this episode.<ref name="Gatiss 13">McAlpine, Fraser. "[http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2015/11/doctor-who-13-things-you-may-not-know-about-sleep-no-more-by-mark-gatiss/ 'Doctor Who': Mark Gatiss's 13 Things You May Not Know About 'Sleep No More']". 15 November 2015. bbcamerica.com</ref>
* This is the first TV story written by Mark Gatiss to be set in the future rather than the past or present.
* This is the first TV story written by Mark Gatiss to be set in the future rather than the past or present.
* The Doctor mentions "The Great Catastrophe". After the airing of this episode, writer Mark Gatiss confirmed it was a reference to ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]''.<ref name="Gatiss 13" />
* The Doctor mentions "The Great Catastrophe". After the airing of this episode, writer Mark Gatiss confirmed it was a reference to ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]''.<ref name="Gatiss 13" />
* Mark Gatiss was originally going to write a sequel to this episode in [[Series 10 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 10]], however due to it being his last series he wrote ''[[Empress of Mars (TV story)|Empress of Mars]]'' instead, saying it was the story he had always wanted to write.
* The space station in this story is named after French mathematician {{w|Urbain Le Verrier}}.
* The space station in this story is named after French mathematician {{w|Urbain Le Verrier}}.
* This is the only episode in series 9, that isn't considered part of a two-parter or three-parter.
* This is the only episode in series 9, that isn't considered part of a two-parter or three-parter.
* The scene involving a fire on the space station was shot by controlling the fire off-set and removing part of the set to allow the heat to rise. This was first indicated on [[27 February]] [[2016]] in an enhanced version of the episode as part of ''The Doctor's Notes'' promotion that aired on [[BBC America]].  
* The scene involving a fire on the space station was shot by controlling the fire off-set and removing part of the set to allow the heat to rise. This was first indicated on [[27 February]] [[2016]] in an enhanced version of the episode as part of ''The Doctor's Notes'' promotion that aired on [[BBC America]].
* Discounting cliffhangers and stories that form part of ongoing story arcs, this is the first stand alone episode in which a villain actually prevails over the Doctor.
* Discounting cliffhangers and stories that form part of ongoing story arcs, this is the first standalone episode in which a villain actually prevails over the Doctor since the [[First Doctor]] era.
* This is the first episode since [[TV]]: ''[[The Girl Who Died (TV story)|The Girl Who Died]]'' in which the Doctor and the real Clara have significant interaction (Clara only appears in one scene of [[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]''; in [[TV]]: ''[[The Zygon Invasion (TV story)|The Zygon Invasion]]'' they do not meet at all (the Doctor interacts with [[Bonnie (The Zygon Invasion)|Bonnie]], who is impersonating her); and they only directly converse in the epilogue of [[TV]]: ''[[The Zygon Inversion (TV story)|The Zygon Inversion]]'').
* According to an interview she gave on the US chat show ''Conan'' in September 2015, and later during her June 2016 Q&A panel with Peter Capaldi at the Washington, DC, AwesomeCon (as well as in numerous interviews in 2016), Clara's TARDIS key is now in the possession of Jenna Coleman.
* According to an interview she gave on the US chat show ''Conan'' in September 2015, and later during her June 2016 Q&A panel with Peter Capaldi at the Washington, DC, AwesomeCon (as well as in numerous interviews in 2016), Clara's TARDIS key is now in the possession of Jenna Coleman.
* Reece Shearsmith, at the time of his appearance in the episode, was the co-star/creator of the dark comedy series ''Inside No. 9'' which in 2019 would broadcast a live Halloween special that also broke the fourth wall with terrifying effect. (Jenna Coleman would guest star in an episode in 2020.)
* In this episode, Clara impresses the Doctor with her knowledge of Morpheus, the God of Dreams. In 2022, Jenna Coleman would appear in the TV series ''The Sandman'', playing a character who interacts with Morpheus, the God of Dreams. (The later series also invokes the song "Mr. Sandman", which is featured in this episode.)


=== Ratings ===
=== Ratings ===
* [[BBC One]] Overnight: 4.0 million
* [[BBC One]] Overnight: 4.0 million
* [[BBC America]] Overnight: ''to be added''
* [[BBC America]] Overnight: ''to be added''
* Final [[UK]] ratings: 5.61 million
* Final [[UK]] ratings: 5.61 million<ref>[http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/info.php?detail=ratings&type=date Ratings DW]</ref>


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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor uses his [[psychic paper]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]] '' et al.)
* The Doctor suggests the station has very powerful [[anti-gravity]] shielding. The Doctor encountered such shields before. ([[TV]]: ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]'')
* The Doctor suggests the station has very powerful [[anti-gravity]] shielding. The Doctor encountered such shields before. ([[TV]]: ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]'')
* The Doctor suggests the station is in night-time setting. [[The Drum]] used day- and night-time setting. ([[TV]]: ''[[Under the Lake (TV story)|Under the Lake]]''/''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'')
* The Doctor suggests the station is in night-time setting. [[The Drum]] used day and night time settings. ([[TV]]: ''[[Under the Lake (TV story)|Under the Lake]]'', ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'')
* The Doctor uses his [[sonic sunglasses]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'', et al.)
* The Doctor again confuses "what happened" as meaning from the beginning of everything. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl Who Died (TV story)|The Girl Who Died]]'')
* The Doctor again confuses "what happened" as meaning from the beginning of everything. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl Who Died (TV story)|The Girl Who Died]]'')
* The audience is given a warning prior to the beginning of the story, (TV: ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]'') albeit not to watch the episode, rather than avoid [[Great Intelligence|a mysterious Wi-Fi icon]].
* [[Jagganth Daiki-Nagata|Nagata]] suspects the space station could be attacked by space pirates. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
* [[Jagganth Daiki-Nagata|Nagata]] suspects the space station could be attacked by space pirates. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
* The Doctor again uses his finger to tell time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels]]'', ''[[Under the Lake (TV story)|Under the Lake]]'')
* The [[Fifth Doctor]] once before almost mentioned the Great Catastrophe, but never got to say it all. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]'')
* The Doctor says, "When I say run, run," which the [[Second Doctor|Second]] and [[Fifth Doctor]]s often said. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'', ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]'')
* The Doctor once before almost mentioned the Great Catastrophe, but never got to say it all. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]'')
* The Doctor references his preference for being the one to name the monsters. ([[TV]]: ''[[Flatline (TV story)|Flatline]]'') He also invokes the naming of the [[Silurian]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'')
* The Doctor references his preference for being the one to name the monsters. ([[TV]]: ''[[Flatline (TV story)|Flatline]]'') He also invokes the naming of the [[Silurian]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'')
* Despite her earlier actions regarding them, Clara has been entrusted with a [[TARDIS key]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]'') This is actually the first time Clara has been shown possessing one, which she keeps on a string around her neck, though one of her echoes, Clara Oswin Oswald, was previously given one ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'').
* The Doctor has heard "[[Mr. Sandman]]" performed before. ([[TV]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'')
* This is not the first time the Doctor's adventure becomes the subject of a recording that, if played, would infect and kill its audience. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead Air (audio story)|Dead Air]]'')
* This is not the first time the Doctor's adventure becomes the subject of a recording that, if played, would infect and kill its audience. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead Air (audio story)|Dead Air]]'')
* Clara again tells the Doctor he doesn't need to hold her hand. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]'')
* Clara again tells the Doctor he doesn't need to hold her hand. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]'')


== Home video releases ==
== Home video releases ==
=== DVD releases ===
=== DVD & Blu-ray releases===
''to be added''
*''Sleep No More'' was released as part of the Series 9, Part Two DVD and Blu-ray boxsets in region 1/A on [[26 January (releases)|26 January]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]], in region 2/B on [[4 January (releases)|4 January]] 2016 and in region 4/B on [[13 January (releases)|13 January]] 2016,
 
*It was later released as part of the Complete Ninth Series DVD and Blu-ray boxsets in region 1/A on [[5 April (releases)|5 April]] 2016, in region 2/B on [[7 March (releases)|7 March]] 2016 and in region 4/B on [[9 March (releases)|9 March]] 2016.
=== Blu-ray releases ===
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===Digital releases===


* In the United Kingdom, this story is available on [[BBC iPlayer]].
== External links ==
== External links ==
* Transcript of ''[http://www.chakoteya.net/DoctorWho/35-9.html Sleep No More]'' at ''[http://www.chakoteya.net Chrissie's Transcripts Site]''
* Transcript of ''[http://www.chakoteya.net/DoctorWho/35-9.html Sleep No More]'' at ''[http://www.chakoteya.net Chrissie's Transcripts Site]''
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Sleep No More was the ninth episode of series 9 of Doctor Who.

It broke away from the traditional filming style of the series by featuring a unique and non-musical title sequence and depicting the events of the story through a found-footage style of direction, featuring all of its scenes in a manner that suggests they were being viewed through video recordings rather than in third-person. It also served as a fourth wall break, without actually breaking the fourth wall; each time the characters are looking at the audience, they are being seen by someone who used Morpheus.

It also was the first episode of Doctor Who to have its title given during the closing credits rather than the opening credits. The only other time that a television story did not feature a title during the opening titles was the 2005 Children in Need Special, which did not display any discernible title at all.

This is one of the rare occasions where the Doctor does not defeat the villain of the story; something that alludes to classic episodes where usually a victory for the Doctor and their companions was escaping in the TARDIS.

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Le Verrier space station fell silent only a day ago. No-one really knows what happened. However, some footage of the attempted rescue mission was found. The station appears empty, except for two nosy time travellers: the Doctor and Clara.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Professor Gagan Rassmussen breathlessly introduces a video he's assembled from found footage, warning would-be viewers of the recording's inherent but unspecified danger. Rassmussen explains that he's not quite sure what's been going on, but he's put together some footage from the security cameras and perspectives of the people involved. Hearing a strange groaning sound, Rassmussen once more addresses the camera, telling the viewers that they were warned.  

The screen fills with static, as random red numbers and letters, which include the words Doctor Who glowing bright pink, fill the screen. The static dies down, before a quick flash of static signals the beginning of the footage. 

Chopra is annoyed by someone looking at them, telling the person to stop. It turns out to be Grunt 474, whom Chopra notes looks at him like a lovesick puppy when she's supposed to be a deadly killing machine. Deep-Ando emerges from a Morpheus pod, noting he could hear him inside. Their leader, Nagata asks if he feels refreshed; he confirms it. Chopra repeatedly voices his dislike for it. Nagata and Deep-Ando mock him, saying he's an R.I.P., a person who refuses to use Morpheus. 474 tries calming Chopra but instead annoys him because she can't use proper grammar, missing out words. The space station looms close.

The screen goes back to Rassmussen, who tells the audience that the quartet was sent by the city of Triton on the planet Neptune to investigate the Le Verrier space station, which has been silent for over 24 hours. He then adds that the audience should not get attached to the group, as they will die horribly. They came to investigate the space station and rescue the crew. However, there was no crew on the station, or rather no crew left.

Chopra, annoyed by 474.

The footage returns to the four as they enter the space station, hoping to find the crew. Instead, they find the station dim with emergency lights on; there is no sign of life on the station. According to their scans, there is nothing wrong with the engines or the gravity shields; the station is simply left on emergency lights. 474 guesses that the crew is playing hide and seek, annoying Chopra. However, she soon stops the group, informing them that she hears people ahead. The quartet hides until they can determine if the voices belong to the crew or some kind of hostile invaders.

Clara walks into view, wondering why everything is so dim; however, her back is to the quartet, leaving her unaware of their presence. The Doctor's voice is heard suggesting it could be a three-day week or a night setting. Clara voices feeling like she's being watched, to which the Doctor just passes it off as paranoia; however, the irony is that she is being watched from behind by the quartet. She shines a torch at a decoration, stating that it looks like they're at a Japanese restaurant. Clara wonders if they ended up at a space restaurant, annoying the Doctor who walks into view with her. The Doctor explains no-one puts the word "space" in front of something because it's in the future or not on a planet, listing several items that wouldn't make sense with the prefix "space".

They walk down another corridor as Clara wonders about the word "spacesuit", to which the Doctor is dismissive. Nagata leads her team after them, surprising the duo as they are held at gunpoint. She demands to know if they are crew. The Doctor calmly takes out the psychic paper, which causes Nagata and her team to think they are Engineering Stress Assessors. Nagata asks the Doctor what happened. Assuming she means what happened from the beginning of time, the Doctor says "that's a long story". However, Clara clears her throat; the Doctor takes the signal, realising that Nagata was asking about what happened at the station.

The Doctor explains they haven't any idea as they've only just arrived; he asks Nagata for an explanation. Twenty-four hours ago, the station lost all communications. Nagata and her team are here to find out why the station lost power, assuming it to be a meteor strike or space pirates (which contradicts the Doctor's theory of not putting "space" before certain words). The Doctor correctly guesses Nagata and her team to be a rescue team of four; the small group is due to budget cuts. Nagata tells them to consider themselves under her command, but the Doctor finishes her sentence by singing "part of the furniture" before Nagata finishes her command. (The Doctor is subtly amused as he's the highest authority in the room).

The Doctor tastes his finger twice to reveal that he and Clara are in the thirty-eighth century on a Tuesday. He tells Clara that India and Japan were sort of merged after the great catastrophe, which caused a realignment of the tectonic plates (thus the station is "Indo-Japanese" as he puts it). Clara is confused by this; the Doctor, usually getting the timeline mixed up, tells her that she has a lot to look forward to. However, the Doctor then notes that there happens to be a suspicious amount of dust in the space station, after just a day of no-one being around.

Grunts are bred to respond with hostility if they are even the slightest bit attacked.

Grunt 474 says "Eyes. Watch. Eyes in sky.", which confuses Chopra. 474 says that she will protect Chopra because she thinks that he's pretty. Chopra pushes her away, which causes her to react aggressively - because she is programmed to respond to any form of physical threat - and get Chopra into a choke hold. After Nagata tells her to let Chopra go, 474 does so and crouches by the wall, apologising. Chopra complains 474 could have killed him, but Nagata says it's how grunts are grown. The Doctor tells a confused Clara that grunts are bred in hatcheries with cloned muscles, low intelligence and brute force, which makes for an instant army, much to Clara's disgust. The Doctor tells her it's how they roll in the 38th century; basically not following orders due to morality has been solved this way.

They continue down a hall, where two figures are seen. The Doctor tells Clara to hold his hand; though Clara's fine, the Doctor admits that he is scared. It turns out that figures are hostile creatures, which proceed to charge at them. Everyone runs, but Deep-Ando ignores Nagata's order to follow them and runs down a completely different hallway. They run into a lab, where they try shutting the door. However, one of the creatures gets its arms in the doorway, blocking it. The Doctor, Clara, Nagata and Chopra hold the door; Nagata orders 474 to ram a cart against the door. The creature's arm is sliced off by the shut door and dissolves into dust. Looking out of the window, everyone sees the creature is gone. This leaves Nagata confused as it was just there a moment ago, they should have seen it leaving.

Deep-Ando, meanwhile is searching through the corridors and falling to contact the group. Somehow his transmissions are being blocked.

In the lab, the Doctor takes a sample of the creature and begins scanning it. All the scan tells him is that it's organic. Nagata tries calling Deep-Ando but gets static. Clara sees some Morpheus pods, which she and the Doctor begin investigating. However, when the screen turns away from them, Clara is heard screaming; the screen returns to the pod, showing it now shut with Clara inside. The Doctor tries getting her free, only to be told to calm down as the machine is harmless. The Mr Sandman song plays over the machine in hologram form as the Doctor zaps the machine with the sonic screwdriver. The Doctor manages to force the machine open, finding an unconscious Clara wired into it.

Rassmussen exits the pod.

Clara awakes, confused, wondering if she just slept; Nagata confirms this. The Doctor asks Clara what she thought she was doing; however, Clara explains that the wires came alive like snakes and pulled her into the machine against her will. The Doctor examines the door, finding the machine is slightly sentient; it thought it knew what Clara needed - "clearly you needed 40 winks."

474 then says that there's someone in the last pod. They try forcing it open, but the occupant keeps the machine shut. While the soldiers prepare to react with force, Clara decides to politely introduce herself and the Doctor to coerce the occupant into exiting the pod. It opens to reveal a very scared Rassmussen.

The footage stops again, to the present day Rassmussen, who explains that he wanted to leave the station right away, but the Doctor was demanding answers about Morpheus.

The footage resumes with a holographic announcer explaining Morpheus was created to give human beings all the benefits of sleep, but in a five-minute burst that would allow them to stay awake for a month; the primary reason being for businesses to try getting ahead of their competitors. The Doctor is not impressed, stating that everyone needs sleep; even he sleeps. When Clara asks when he tells her it's when she's not looking. Chopra is glad two more people find the Morpheus pods disgusting. Rassmussen takes credit as its inventor, explaining that humans spend an entire third of their lives asleep and time is money; his machine sends an encoded wavelength into the brain to rewrite the parts that handle sleep.

The Doctor grimly informs Rassmussen of his mistake.

Despite being disgusted that Morpheus deprives humans of genuine sleep, the Doctor expresses his delight at having even encountered such technology. However, once the Doctor is done getting his enthusiasm out, he reverts to his matter-of-fact self. The Doctor retorts "Congratulations, professor; you've conquered nature. You've also created an abomination." Rassmussen stops the film again, stating that the group went to find Deep-Ando despite his protests.

In the corridors, the Doctor explains the creatures are made of dead blood cells, mucus and dead skin, basically eye mucus. A confused Clara wonders how that is possible. The Doctor tells her that Rassmussen is to blame because the Morpheus pods hyper-evolved the eye mucus into a carnivorous life form. When Rassmussen calls it slander, the Doctor tells him to ask the crew. Clara wonders where they are, to which the Doctor says "indigestion". The eye mucus consumed the crew when they used the pods, and then ate the rest once they finished. Nagata is confused as nothing like this has happened on Triton; the Doctor explains that Rassmussen tried to enhance the process, but it backfired on him and created these monsters.

As the Doctor and Nagata argue, Rassmussen demands to be saved since he's what's left of the crew. Clara then wonders how Rassmussen is still alive when the rest of the crew got eaten; he explains that he hid in a Morpheus pod because it would be the last place the creatures would think to look for him. At that moment, they are spotted by the creatures. The Doctor yells for everyone to run, and a chase begins through the station.

Meanwhile, Deep-Ando comes across a bulkhead door and tries to get in, but the computer tells him that he has to "do the song" since it was reprogrammed after the Christmas Party and finds the song very amusing. Deep-Ando doesn't know what the song is, but the computer assumes that he's being silly. A group of the creatures that attacked the group begin to advance on Deep-Ando, who eventually sings the Morpheus jingle and is let in. Just when he thinks he's safe, however, he turns away from the window and sees the gaping maw of one of the creatures.

Stopping the footage, Rassmussen informs us that Deep-Ando was the first member of the rescue team to die as they heard the scream, but they had their own problems.

The footage resumes, showing the group running into the kitchen, with the monsters trying to get in. the grav-shields go out, causing the station to begin crashing into Neptune. The Doctor demands the plans for the station from Nagata, so he can reactivate the grav-shields. Nagata is not willing to, but the Doctor tells her he's in charge. Clara yells at her to listen, and the Doctor begins messing the systems with the sonic. Unfortunately, a creature swallows Rassmussen whole. Chopra and 474 escape from the room, as the Doctor manages to fix the shields. With the creature blocking the way he, Clara and Nagata are forced to hide in a nearby freezer, with the creature trying to get in. The Doctor shows them footage he's come across, noting it came from their helmet cams. Nagata notes that her crew don't have any.

Elsewhere, a Morpheus pod is seen floating down the corridors, as a recorded voice says to keep away as there are hazardous materials in transit.

474 sacrifices herself for Chopra.

Due to the turbulence of the reentry, some of the station's piping breaks and a fire starts in the corridors. Trapped, Chopra tells 474 that they won't be able to get away as the creatures close in. 474 tells Chopra she likes him and punches him in the face, knocking him out. Chopra awakens later, finding the creatures on the other side of the flames and 474 fatally burned. Rather than feel useless, 474 feels happy to have saved Chopra as she likes him; as the creatures begin pushing through the fire, she tells him to go. Thanking 474, Chopra rushes off. To buy Chopra time to get away, 474 goes into a kamikaze charge.

Back in the freezer, the Doctor becomes annoyed as Clara dubs the creatures Sandmen; he mumbles to himself that "it's the Silurians all over again." Clara wonders if he'd prefer "Dustmen", but the Doctor solemnly tells her that they'll go with her name. Realising something, the Doctor asks Nagata to repeat herself from a moment ago; "we don't have helmet cams." He tells them the Sandmen are blind and they can escape by letting them in and being quiet on the way out. They proceed to do so, with the Doctor informing them that they need to go to the engine room.

Chopra heads back to the ship, locking himself inside to wait for the others, but the Sandmen's howling startles him. He then notices something shocking outside.

Meanwhile, the Doctor leads Nagata and Clara back to the lab, where he uses his sonic sunglasses to hack into the footage already seen by the audience. He goes on to explain that there is all this footage, but none from Chopra's point of view; adding onto this that Nagata mentioned that she and the others didn't have helmet cams. The projection then shows him in an infinite loop of the screens; he explains they are now seeing things from Clara's point of view. He goes on to explain that anyone who used Morpheus is effectively a walking camera for the Sandmen, and the Sandmen's eyes are all over the station. Thus the paranoia.

Clara begins worrying if she'll end up like the crew, consumed by her own eye mucus as it becomes a Sandman. However, the Doctor assures her that there is no chance of that happening, but he'll undo the Morpheus process on her and Nagata and then the rest of Neptune to ensure the extinction of the Sandmen. Clara questions who is recording all of this, to which the Doctor says they had better ask "him."

The trio head back to the ship, where the Doctor sees Rassmussen's beginning message on a monitor; he realises Rassmussen's death was a trick to throw them off his trail. Entering from another room, Rassmussen explains that he thinks the Sandmen are better life forms and that they spared him to ensure they can get to Triton and feed on humanity. He then reveals that he has brought the first victim of the Morpheus machine, hoping it can spread and multiply once unleashed. He releases the King Sandman and traps them in the room with it.

The Doctor plays a hologram of the Mr Sandman song to distract the monster, allowing Nagata and Clara to head to the door, which they manage to get open. Rassmussen begins fiddling with the controls to get the ship to leave but is shot by Nagata to stop him. An annoyed Clara demands "Is that your answer to everything!?" Apparently, even in the future, the military answer to a problem is to shoot the source of it until it's no longer a problem. However, the Doctor soon directs them to leave and head to "alternative transport" down the hall.

The Doctor and Clara begin running back to the TARDIS, with Nagata behind them. However, they are blocked by the Sandmen. The Doctor borrows Nagata's holographic interface and destroys the grav-shields, knowing that the Sandmen can't handle the rough re-entry. However, even as they get into the TARDIS, the Doctor notices that none of these events makes any sense.

Rassmussen appears on screen again, during the reentry. He goes on to explain that the Morpheus process has been broadcast with this message, stating that he did warn whoever watched to have not done so. He rubs his eye, revealing that the Sandmen have been impersonating him; in a deep voice, he invites the victims to join him and the other Sandmen, commanding the viewer to spread the infection, before dissolving.

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  • The Doctor argues with Clara's naming of the Sandmen, saying that he does the naming. He complains that "it's the Silurians all over again."
  • The sleep deprivation pods are named Morpheus after the Greek god of dreams.
  • The Doctor can tell the century and the week-day by wetting his finger and touching his ear.
  • The Doctor mentions "the Great Catastrophe".
  • Grunts are artificially grown human soldiers.
  • Rassmussen said he would transmit his video to the whole Solar system.

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  • The Morpheus pods play a hologram of four female singers performing the song "Mr. Sandman", and is used as a key on the security system. Clara also hums the first few bars as she tells the Doctor where she got the name "Sandmen" from.
  • The Doctor recites the lyrics "Part of the furniture?" from the song "Consider Yourself", featured in the musical Oliver!
  • The Doctor quotes from Macbeth, and mentions Shakespeare.
  • The presenter says there will be no more Rip Van Winkles, referring to the syndrome of too long sleep, and there will be a new generation of Wide-Awakes.

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The Doctor Who title logo used for the episode.
  • This is the first televised episode of Doctor Who to carry no traditional title sequence. The episode title and writer credit were instead placed at the beginning of the end credits. The Big Finish audio story LIVE 34 previously utilised a similar format of presentation, with no titles or credits whatsoever. However, a different kind of opening sequence does appear, when Gagan Rassmussen's initial video footage ends, a code takes over the screen from right to left, in alternating nunbers and letters. All characters' names, as well as the space station's name all appear in the code. The series title, with the words "Doctor" and "Who" (which are highlighted) intersect with that of Clara Oswald's name.
  • The story is notable for using the found footage format, and for using elements of a first-person monologue told by Professor Rassmussen.
  • It is also notable for being the first episode in the series to cast a transgender actress, Bethany Black.[2]
  • The Doctor states he sleeps "when you aren't looking." At the time, he was looking at Clara, whose point of view was being shown to the audience, cleverly getting around the normal fourth wall break.
  • A working title for this episode was The Arms of Morpheus.
  • The Radio Times programme listing was accompanied by a small colour head-and-shoulders shot of a helmeted Nagata, with the accompanying caption "Doctor Who / 8.15 p.m. / Found footage shows what fate befell the rescue mission led by Nagata (Elaine Tan)".
  • Writer Mark Gatiss had visited the countries Japan and India prior to writing this episode, which in turn inspired the use of them in this episode.[3]
  • This is the first TV story written by Mark Gatiss to be set in the future rather than the past or present.
  • The Doctor mentions "The Great Catastrophe". After the airing of this episode, writer Mark Gatiss confirmed it was a reference to Frontios.[3]
  • Mark Gatiss was originally going to write a sequel to this episode in Series 10, however due to it being his last series he wrote Empress of Mars instead, saying it was the story he had always wanted to write.
  • The space station in this story is named after French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier.
  • This is the only episode in series 9, that isn't considered part of a two-parter or three-parter.
  • The scene involving a fire on the space station was shot by controlling the fire off-set and removing part of the set to allow the heat to rise. This was first indicated on 27 February 2016 in an enhanced version of the episode as part of The Doctor's Notes promotion that aired on BBC America.
  • Discounting cliffhangers and stories that form part of ongoing story arcs, this is the first standalone episode in which a villain actually prevails over the Doctor since the First Doctor era.
  • According to an interview she gave on the US chat show Conan in September 2015, and later during her June 2016 Q&A panel with Peter Capaldi at the Washington, DC, AwesomeCon (as well as in numerous interviews in 2016), Clara's TARDIS key is now in the possession of Jenna Coleman.
  • Reece Shearsmith, at the time of his appearance in the episode, was the co-star/creator of the dark comedy series Inside No. 9 which in 2019 would broadcast a live Halloween special that also broke the fourth wall with terrifying effect. (Jenna Coleman would guest star in an episode in 2020.)
  • In this episode, Clara impresses the Doctor with her knowledge of Morpheus, the God of Dreams. In 2022, Jenna Coleman would appear in the TV series The Sandman, playing a character who interacts with Morpheus, the God of Dreams. (The later series also invokes the song "Mr. Sandman", which is featured in this episode.)

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  • Sleep No More was released as part of the Series 9, Part Two DVD and Blu-ray boxsets in region 1/A on 26 January 2016, in region 2/B on 4 January 2016 and in region 4/B on 13 January 2016,
  • It was later released as part of the Complete Ninth Series DVD and Blu-ray boxsets in region 1/A on 5 April 2016, in region 2/B on 7 March 2016 and in region 4/B on 9 March 2016.
  • The Complete Series 9

    The Complete Series 9

  • Series 9 Part 2 DVD Cover

    Series 9 Part 2 DVD Cover

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  • In the United Kingdom, this story is available on BBC iPlayer.

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  1. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1CH9nZhXykw4SGhrnkfXxDx/sleep-no-more-the-fact-file
  2. ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/doctor-who-casts-first-transgender-actor-bethany-black-10443832.html
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 McAlpine, Fraser. "'Doctor Who': Mark Gatiss's 13 Things You May Not Know About 'Sleep No More'". 15 November 2015. bbcamerica.com
  4. ↑ Ratings DW
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