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|image = Rory's Story.jpg | |image = Rory's Story.jpg | ||
|script = Adventures in Lockdown | |||
|main character = [[Rory Williams]] | |main character = [[Rory Williams]] | ||
|featuring = [[Amy | |featuring = [[Amy Williams|Amy]] | ||
|setting = Amy and Rory's home, [[1946]] | |setting = [[Amy and Rory Williams' home (Rory's Story)|Amy and Rory Williams' home]], [[New York City]], [[1946]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Neil Gaiman | ||
|producer = [[Emily Cook]] | |producer = [[Emily Cook]] | ||
|music = [[Blair Mowat]] | |music = [[Blair Mowat]] | ||
|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = 11 April 2020 | ||
|format = 1x2 min 30 sec minisode | |||
|network = YouTube | |||
|series = ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' originals | |series = ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' originals | ||
|prev = United we stand, 2m apart (webcast) | |prev = United we stand, 2m apart (webcast) | ||
|next = | |next = The Shadow Passes (short story) | ||
|series2 = ''[[Adventures in Lockdown]]'' | |||
|prev2 = Revenge of the Nestene (short story) | |||
|next2 = One Virtue, and a Thousand Crimes (short story) | |||
|fullvid = Doctor Who LOCKDOWN Rory's Story | |fullvid = Doctor Who LOCKDOWN Rory's Story | ||
|sample = https://soundcloud.com/blairmowat/rorys-story | |||
}}{{you may|Rory's Story (comic story)|n1=the comic story of the same name}} | }}{{you may|Rory's Story (comic story)|n1=the comic story of the same name}} | ||
'''''Rory's Story''''' was a webcast that was made specifically for the ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' event, to coincide with the global online rewatch of ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]].'' | '''''Rory's Story''''' was a webcast [[mini-episode]] that was made specifically for the ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' event, to coincide with the global online rewatch of ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]].'' It was also a direct sequel to the partially unfinished mini-episode ''[[P.S. (webcast)|P.S.]]'', as it written around [[Anthony Williams]]. Amy and Rory's adopted son, who was introduced in ''P.S.''. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be | [[Rory Williams|Rory]] is in [[Amy and Rory Williams' home (Rory's Story)|his home]] in [[1946]], recording a dictation for [[book (Rory's Story)|a book]] he's writing for his future adopted son [[Anthony Williams|Anthony]] on "the only working [[smart phone]] in the world", as Anthony is to be brought to his home in a [[week]]'s time. After admitting that he is not a writer, he proceeds to recount the chapters he has already written. He is about to enter the next chapter entitled "I'm the Pretty One", when his wife, [[Amy Williams]], calls for him to come and help her paint the baby's room — to which he hurriedly shuts off the phone to go and do so, so as not to earn Amy's ire. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Rory Williams|Rory]] - [[Arthur Darvill]] | * [[Rory Williams|Rory]] - [[Arthur Darvill]] | ||
* [[Amy | * [[Amy Williams|Amy]] - [[Karen Gillan]] (voice only) | ||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
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* With Thanks To [[Steven Moffat]] & [[Abigail Scarfe]] | * With Thanks To [[Steven Moffat]] & [[Abigail Scarfe]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* In [[ | * In [[1945]], [[World War II]] has finally ended. | ||
* Rory introduces the "next chapter" in his book, calling it "[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|I'm the Pretty One]]". | |||
* Rory introduces the "next chapter" in | * Amy demands that Rory come and help her [[paint]] the baby's [[room]], in preparation for Anthony. | ||
* Amy demands that Rory help her [[paint]] the baby's [[room]], in preparation for Anthony. | |||
== | == Notes == | ||
'' | * The script for this story was later published in ''[[Adventures in Lockdown]]''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Rory notes that Amy wrote the [[Melody Malone]] books. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'') | * Rory notes that Amy wrote the ''[[Melody Malone (series)|Melody Malone]]'' books. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'') | ||
* Rory mentions meeting Amy at [[Leadworth Primary School|school]], "about 43 years from now", ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'' | * Rory mentions meeting Amy at [[Leadworth Primary School|school]], "about 43 years from now", ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'' etc.) and becoming her fiancé. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'', ''[[The Vampires of Venice (TV story)|The Vampires of Venice]]'') | ||
* He recalls getting killed by [[Poggit|an old lady]] in a [[dream]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Amy's Choice (TV story)|Amy's Choice]]'') | * He recalls getting killed by [[Poggit|an old lady]] in a [[dream]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Amy's Choice (TV story)|Amy's Choice]]'') | ||
* Rory mentions getting killed by [[Restac|a Silurian]] and then [[cracks in time|ceasing to exist]] entirely. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]'') | * Rory mentions getting killed by [[Restac|a Silurian]] and then [[cracks in time|ceasing to exist]] entirely. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]'') | ||
* He goes on to speak of being [[Lone Centurion|a plastic Centurion]], guarding Amy for 2000 years. He says he then died once more as the [[universe]] | * He goes on to speak of being [[Lone Centurion|a plastic Centurion]], guarding Amy for 2000 years. He says he then died once more as the [[Total Event Collapse|universe ended]], before getting [[married]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') | ||
* Rory notes | * Rory notes he was shot on a [[Glen Canyon Dam|dam]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'') | ||
* Rory recounts [[drowning]], being subsequently rescued by [[Siren (The Curse of the Black Spot)|a mermaid]], and finally saved by Amy with [[CPR]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]'') | |||
* In the "chapter that follows", Amy had to contend with an old and angry Rory, who also died. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'') | * In the "chapter that follows", Amy had to contend with an old and angry Rory, who also died. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'') | ||
* Rory says he and Amy used to hang out with [[Anthony Williams | * Rory says he and Amy used to hang out with [[Anthony Williams|Anthony]]'s "[[Eleventh Doctor|future brother-in-law]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'', ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:49, 22 October 2024
- You may be looking for the comic story of the same name.
Rory's Story was a webcast mini-episode that was made specifically for the Doctor Who: Lockdown! event, to coincide with the global online rewatch of The Doctor's Wife. It was also a direct sequel to the partially unfinished mini-episode P.S., as it written around Anthony Williams. Amy and Rory's adopted son, who was introduced in P.S..
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Rory is in his home in 1946, recording a dictation for a book he's writing for his future adopted son Anthony on "the only working smart phone in the world", as Anthony is to be brought to his home in a week's time. After admitting that he is not a writer, he proceeds to recount the chapters he has already written. He is about to enter the next chapter entitled "I'm the Pretty One", when his wife, Amy Williams, calls for him to come and help her paint the baby's room — to which he hurriedly shuts off the phone to go and do so, so as not to earn Amy's ire.
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Rory - Arthur Darvill
- Amy - Karen Gillan (voice only)
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- (Based on a theme by Murray Gold)
- Producer - Emily Cook
- With Thanks To Steven Moffat & Abigail Scarfe
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In 1945, World War II has finally ended.
- Rory introduces the "next chapter" in his book, calling it "I'm the Pretty One".
- Amy demands that Rory come and help her paint the baby's room, in preparation for Anthony.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The script for this story was later published in Adventures in Lockdown.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Rory notes that Amy wrote the Melody Malone books. (TV: The Angels Take Manhattan)
- Rory mentions meeting Amy at school, "about 43 years from now", (TV: Let's Kill Hitler etc.) and becoming her fiancé. (TV: The Eleventh Hour, The Vampires of Venice)
- He recalls getting killed by an old lady in a dream. (TV: Amy's Choice)
- Rory mentions getting killed by a Silurian and then ceasing to exist entirely. (TV: Cold Blood)
- He goes on to speak of being a plastic Centurion, guarding Amy for 2000 years. He says he then died once more as the universe ended, before getting married. (TV: The Big Bang)
- Rory notes he was shot on a dam. (TV: Day of the Moon)
- Rory recounts drowning, being subsequently rescued by a mermaid, and finally saved by Amy with CPR. (TV: The Curse of the Black Spot)
- In the "chapter that follows", Amy had to contend with an old and angry Rory, who also died. (TV: The Doctor's Wife)
- Rory says he and Amy used to hang out with Anthony's "future brother-in-law". (TV: A Good Man Goes to War, The Wedding of River Song)
