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| story name      = Time
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| series          =  
|season number  = Comic Relief 2011
| number         = [[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|Series 6]]
|series episode number = 2
| story number    = 214b
|story number    =  
| doctor          = [[Eleventh Doctor]]
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| companions      = [[Amy Pond]]<br>[[Rory Williams]]
|companions      = [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]]
| enemy          =  
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| setting        = [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]]
|setting        = [[The Doctor's TARDIS]]
| writer          = [[Steven Moffat]]
|writer          = Steven Moffat
| director        = [[Richard Senior]]
|director        = [[Richard Senior]]
| producer        = [[Annabella Hurst-Brown]]
|producer        = [[Annabella Hurst-Brown]]
| broadcast date  = [[18th March]] [[2011]]
|broadcast date  = 18 March 2011
| format          = 1x 4 minute episode
|network        = BBC One
| production code =  
|format          = 1 x 4 minute episode
| previous story  = [[Space (TV story)|Space]]
|production code =  
| next story     = The Impossible Astronaut 
|confidential    = Doctor Who Confidential: The Night's Tale{{!}}The Night's Tale
}}'''Time''' was a television story written by [[Steven Moffat]] for [[Comic Relief]] [[2011]].
|series          = [[Comic Relief]] specials
|prev            = Space (TV story)
|next            = The Doctor Drops In (TV story)
|made prev      = Space (TV story)
|made next       = The Doctor's Wife (TV story)
|fullvid        = Doctor Who Time, Part Two - Red Nose Day 2011 - BBC Comic Relief Night
}}{{dab page|Time (disambiguation)}}
'''''Time''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story written by [[Steven Moffat]] for [[Comic Relief]] 2011. It was the second half of a two-part story that began with ''[[Space (TV story)|Space]]''.


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
''to be added''
The [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond|Amy]], and [[Rory Williams|Rory]] are stuck in a [[space]] loop, trapping them in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] forever. Only one person can save them: another Amy Pond?


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
The second Amy explains that she stepped into the "exterior" TARDIS, which is now slightly in the future, and it sent her into the "interior" TARDIS (her immediate past). The Doctor realises and informs everyone that this timeline must be maintained. Present-time Amy gets her instructions and enters the inner police box, but not before flirting with her future self.
The new [[Amy Pond|Amy]] explains to the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Rory Williams]] and the other Amy that she is Amy from slightly in the future: she stepped into [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] exterior, which has drifted slightly into the future, and it sent her into the TARDIS interior slightly in the past. The present Amy is confused and is told it's only what the future Amy was told when she was in the present Amy's place. Future Amy says that present Amy enters the exterior of the TARDIS after slapping Rory. Rory wonders why he must be slapped and the Doctor tells them this [[timeline]] must be maintained or they will end up with two Amys forever. Rory begins thinking about it. Amy, catching on to his train of thought, slaps him for the idea.


A second Amy appears through the regular TARDIS door again, with a second Rory in tow. They tell The Doctor that he is about to tell them to enter the box. The Doctor obliges, but tells the newest two to stay where they are, to stave off confusion and complication.
The Doctor rushes Amy to the police box, but Amy stops to compliment her future self's appearance. The Doctor thinks they're doomed and says, "Oh, this is how it ends: Pond flirting with herself. True love at last." He apologises to Rory in case he has hurt his feelings, but Rory has no problem with it as he was distracted by the two versions of his wife. The present Amy enters the box to become the future Amy, making there once again one Amy. Amy wonders if things are okay now, but the Doctor tells them that they are still trapped.


The Doctor realises he must set off a controlled Temporal Implosion to reset the TARDIS, but critically, he does not know which lever to pull. He states that he's "about to find out", and a second Doctor appears in the doorway, announcing "the wibbly lever!". The (current) Doctor pulls the wibbly lever (the Door Release lever), and runs into the dematerialising inner TARDIS.
Another Amy appears through the interior TARDIS door again, with a second Rory in tow. The Doctor asks them why they entered and Rory tells him that he told them to and jumbles up his words explaining that he's about to tell the present Amy and Rory to enter the police box. Present Rory asks if he has to remember all of this, but he's told by future Rory it happens spontaneously. Amy flirts with herself again, but the Doctor tells her to stop and forces Amy and Rory into the police box. Amy wonders what they should do now, but the Doctor tells her and Rory to stay where they are to stave off further complication.
Everything returns to normal, and The Doctor asks Amy to put some trousers on.


==Cast==
Rory asks the Doctor what he is doing. The Doctor explains that he is setting up a controlled temporal implosion to reset the TARDIS, but since he doesn't know which lever to pull, the entire TARDIS could explode. Amy chastises him for not knowing what to do, but the Doctor tells her that though he doesn't know now, he will in a moment. A second Doctor walks through the doors and says to pull the [[wibbly lever]]. The Doctor thanks himself, does so and enters the police box before it dematerialises.
*[[Eleventh Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]]
*[[Amy Pond]] - [[Karen Gillan]]
*[[Rory Williams]] - [[Arthur Darvill]]


==Crew==
The Doctor explains that everything is back to normal and there is no longer any danger of the localised time field imploding and destroying all causality. He adds, "But just in case...Pond, put some trousers on", before returning to work on [[TARDIS control console|the console]]. Amy glares at Rory, who can't find anything to say in his defence and walks off. Amy smiles and walks off.
===Credited on episode as broadcast===
*[[Writer]] - [[Steven Moffat]]
*[[Producer]] - [[Annabella Hurst-Brown]]
*[[Director]] - [[Richard Senior]]
===Uncredited===
''to be added''
===References===


*Amy says "I'm just repeating this too...and this...and this.", referencing the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth Doctor's]] recording in ''[[Blink]]''.
== Cast ==
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]]
* [[Amy Pond]] - [[Karen Gillan]]
* [[Rory Williams]] - [[Arthur Darvill]]


*The Doctor pulls the "wibbley lever", echoing the phrase "wibbley-wobbly timey-wimey" from ''[[Blink]]'', which is used to describe the non-linear nature of time in the series.
== Crew ==
=== Credited on episode as broadcast ===
* [[Writer]] - [[Steven Moffat]]
* [[Producer]] - [[Annabella Hurst-Brown]]
* [[Director (crew)|Director]] - [[Richard Senior]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* Amy mentions her [[driving licence]].


== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
*This episode, along with ''[[Space (TV story)|Space]]'', was written especially for [[Comic Relief]] [[2011]].
* This minisode, along with ''[[Space (TV story)|Space]]'', was written especially for [[Comic Relief]] [[2011]].
*This Episode is the Fourth story to feature only the main cast ([http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/DW DW]: [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Edge_of_Destruction ''The Edge of Destruction'',] ''[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Children_in_Need_Special Children in Need Special]'', ''[[Space (TV story)|Space]]'')
* This episode is the fourth story to feature only the main cast.
*First multi-part charity episode since [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/DW DW]: ''[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Dimensions_in_Time Dimensions in Time]''. It is also the first two part mini-episode.
* This story was the first multi-part charity story since ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]''.
 
* In an interview with ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', Edward Russell confirmed that, just like recent [[Children in Need]] specials, the two-part mini-serial was a "legitimate mini-story". ([[DWM 432]])
* The opening credits of both this episode and ''Space'' offer a rare, clean look at the opening titles including an unseen portion of the opening featuring a black void, slowly descending toward a light that leads into the [[time vortex]].


=== Ratings ===
=== Ratings ===
''to be added''
* 10.26 million (BARB)
 
=== Myths ===
''to be added''


=== Filming locations ===
=== Filming locations ===
''to be added''
* This episode was filmed entirely in the TARDIS set.


=== Production errors ===
=== Production errors ===
As the Doctor begins to tell Amy and Rory to enter the Police Box, Amy's hand can be seen on her chin as she smiles at her double. The scene cuts to a wide shot in the middle of the Doctor's line, and Amy's hand is suddenly at her side.
* As the Doctor begins to tell Amy and Rory to enter the Police Box, Amy's hand can be seen on the TARDIS door handle as she smiles at her double. The scene cuts to a wide shot in the middle of the Doctor's line and Amy's hand is suddenly at her side.
* After the TARDIS dematerialises, the light from the window is still visible on the door.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
*This story is set entirely in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Edge of Destruction]], [[Amy's Choice]], [[Space (TV story)|Space]]'')
* This story is set entirely in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]'', ''[[Children in Need Special (TV story)|Children in Need Special]]'', ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'', ''[[Amy's Choice (TV story)|Amy's Choice]]'', ''[[Space (TV story)|Space]]'', ''[[Bad Night (home video)|Bad Night]]'', ''[[Good Night (home video)|Good Night]]'', ''[[First Night (home video)|First Night]]'', ''[[Last Night (home video)|Last Night]])''
*This is the second time that a character has made a reference to having sex with duplicates. [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]] made a similar reference when the [[Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor |Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor]] appears alongside his [[Tenth Doctor|progenitor]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Journey's End]]''). In this episode, Rory gives Amy a meaningful look when [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] asks what he would do with two Amys, which leads Amy to slap Rory.
* This is the second time that a character has made a reference to having sex with duplicates. [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]] made a similar reference when the [[Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor]] appears alongside his [[Tenth Doctor|progenitor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'')
* Amy would again meet a future version of herself. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl Who Waited (TV story)|The Girl Who Waited]]'')
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] wondered if similar occurrences had made his TARDIS appear within itself. However, in that case, it was [[the Master's TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'')
* Amy says, "I'm just repeating this too...and this...and this.", similar to something the [[Tenth Doctor]] once said. ([[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'')
* The Doctor pulls the "wibbley lever", echoing the phrase "wibbley-wobbly timey-wimey." ([[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'', ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'')


== Home video releases ==
== Home video releases ==
Although not available by itself, ''Time'', along with ''[[Space (TV story)|Space]]'' was released on DVD and Blu Ray in the complete series 6 boxset on the [[21 November (releases)|21 November]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]].


===DVD releases===
The version of the short included on the US Bluray unfortunately suffers from some video stuttering, likely due to the frame-blending method used.
''to be added''


===Blu-ray releases===
=== iTunes releases ===
''to be added''
This episode was released on iTunes in the Series 6 set (series only purchase).{{DWTV}}


==External links==
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''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkmiefoRcfU Doctor Who: Time (Part 2) - Red Nose Day - BBC Comic Relief Night]''
 
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Time was a Doctor Who television story written by Steven Moffat for Comic Relief 2011. It was the second half of a two-part story that began with Space.

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Eleventh Doctor, Amy, and Rory are stuck in a space loop, trapping them in the TARDIS forever. Only one person can save them: another Amy Pond?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

The new Amy explains to the Eleventh Doctor, Rory Williams and the other Amy that she is Amy from slightly in the future: she stepped into the TARDIS exterior, which has drifted slightly into the future, and it sent her into the TARDIS interior slightly in the past. The present Amy is confused and is told it's only what the future Amy was told when she was in the present Amy's place. Future Amy says that present Amy enters the exterior of the TARDIS after slapping Rory. Rory wonders why he must be slapped and the Doctor tells them this timeline must be maintained or they will end up with two Amys forever. Rory begins thinking about it. Amy, catching on to his train of thought, slaps him for the idea.

The Doctor rushes Amy to the police box, but Amy stops to compliment her future self's appearance. The Doctor thinks they're doomed and says, "Oh, this is how it ends: Pond flirting with herself. True love at last." He apologises to Rory in case he has hurt his feelings, but Rory has no problem with it as he was distracted by the two versions of his wife. The present Amy enters the box to become the future Amy, making there once again one Amy. Amy wonders if things are okay now, but the Doctor tells them that they are still trapped.

Another Amy appears through the interior TARDIS door again, with a second Rory in tow. The Doctor asks them why they entered and Rory tells him that he told them to and jumbles up his words explaining that he's about to tell the present Amy and Rory to enter the police box. Present Rory asks if he has to remember all of this, but he's told by future Rory it happens spontaneously. Amy flirts with herself again, but the Doctor tells her to stop and forces Amy and Rory into the police box. Amy wonders what they should do now, but the Doctor tells her and Rory to stay where they are to stave off further complication.

Rory asks the Doctor what he is doing. The Doctor explains that he is setting up a controlled temporal implosion to reset the TARDIS, but since he doesn't know which lever to pull, the entire TARDIS could explode. Amy chastises him for not knowing what to do, but the Doctor tells her that though he doesn't know now, he will in a moment. A second Doctor walks through the doors and says to pull the wibbly lever. The Doctor thanks himself, does so and enters the police box before it dematerialises.

The Doctor explains that everything is back to normal and there is no longer any danger of the localised time field imploding and destroying all causality. He adds, "But just in case...Pond, put some trousers on", before returning to work on the console. Amy glares at Rory, who can't find anything to say in his defence and walks off. Amy smiles and walks off.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Credited on episode as broadcast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This minisode, along with Space, was written especially for Comic Relief 2011.
  • This episode is the fourth story to feature only the main cast.
  • This story was the first multi-part charity story since Dimensions in Time.
  • In an interview with Doctor Who Magazine, Edward Russell confirmed that, just like recent Children in Need specials, the two-part mini-serial was a "legitimate mini-story". (DWM 432)
  • The opening credits of both this episode and Space offer a rare, clean look at the opening titles including an unseen portion of the opening featuring a black void, slowly descending toward a light that leads into the time vortex.

Ratings[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • 10.26 million (BARB)

Filming locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This episode was filmed entirely in the TARDIS set.

Production errors[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • As the Doctor begins to tell Amy and Rory to enter the Police Box, Amy's hand can be seen on the TARDIS door handle as she smiles at her double. The scene cuts to a wide shot in the middle of the Doctor's line and Amy's hand is suddenly at her side.
  • After the TARDIS dematerialises, the light from the window is still visible on the door.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Home video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

Although not available by itself, Time, along with Space was released on DVD and Blu Ray in the complete series 6 boxset on the 21 November 2011.

The version of the short included on the US Bluray unfortunately suffers from some video stuttering, likely due to the frame-blending method used.

iTunes releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

This episode was released on iTunes in the Series 6 set (series only purchase).

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