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|number=[[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|Series 6]]
|season number   = Series 6 (Doctor Who 2005)
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|story number   = 3
|doctor=[[Eleventh Doctor]] ''(not present in episode)''
|main character  = [[Dorium Maldovar]]
|companions=[[Amy Pond]]<br>[[Rory Williams]]<br>[[River Song]] ''(not present in episode)''
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|enemy          = [[Headless Monk]]s
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|writer         = Steven Moffat
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|broadcast date = 28 May 2011
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|previous story=[[Prequel (The Curse of the Black Spot)]]
|prev            = Prequel to The Curse of the Black Spot (webcast)
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|next           = Prequel to Let's Kill Hitler (webcast)
|fullvid          = Brain Trafficking Doctor Who Episode 7 Prequel
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The '''prequel to ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]''''', named '''''Brain Trafficking''''' by [[BBC America]], was the third prequel produced by the [[BBC]] for the [[Series 6 (Doctor Who 2005)|sixth series]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It marked the debut of the [[Headless Monk]]s and saw the reappearance of [[Simon Fisher-Becker]] as [[Dorium Maldovar]].


==Synopsis==
== Summary ==
As the Doctor prepares to face his darkest hour, key players conspire and a grim warning is given…
[[Dorium]] meets three [[Headless Monk|cloaked figures]], informing them that his agents have procured the exact security software they have requested. Dorium has extracted it from the memory of a [[Judoon]] trooper, admitting he decided that it was quicker to take the whole [[brain]]. He gives them the brain in exchange for a bag of [[sentient money]]. Dorium doesn't understand why they are doing all this to imprison [[Melody Pond (Prequel to The Impossible Astronaut)|one child]], and says he's heard rumours about [[Amy Pond|whose child]] they've taken. He asks if they are mad and if they've heard the stories about [[the Doctor]]. Dorium warns them "God help us if you've made him angry".


==Plot==
== Cast ==
[[Dorium]] meets up with two cloaked figures, informing them that his agents have procured the exact security software that they have requested, the very latest upgrade. Dorium explains that he extracted it from the memory of a [[Judoon]] trooper, admitting he decided that it was quicker to take the whole brain. He gives them the brain in exchange for a bag of wriggling sentient money, much to his enjoyment. Dorium doesn't understand why the figures are doing all this to imprison one child, he reveals that he knows what they're up to, he's even heard rumours about who's child they've taken. He calls them mad, asking if they've heard the stories about [[the Doctor]], what he has done. Dorium hopes that they don't anger the Doctor, for everyone's sake.
* [[Dorium]] - [[Simon Fisher Becker]]
* [[Headless monk]] - [[Claudio Laurini]]


==Cast==
== Worldbuilding ==
*Matt Smith - the doctor
* [[Dorium]] mentions that he took a [[Judoon]] trooper's brain in order to extract his memories. The brain is in a palm-sized box. He says that the monks will find the software in the [[frontal lobe]].
*Kareen Gillan - Amy Pond
* Dorium is paid in [[sentient money]]. He says he loves how it wriggles.
*Aurthur Darvill - Rory Williams
*Alex Kingston - River Song
*Frances Barber - Eye Patch Lady/ madame Kovarian
*Catrin Stewart - Jenny
*[[Dorium]] Maldavar - [[Simon Fisher Becker]]
*


==References==
== Story notes ==
*[[Dorium]] mentions that he took a [[Judoon]] trooper's brain in order to extract his memories.  
* This is a prelude to ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]''. It is acknowledged within the story twice, first when Dorium tells [[Colonel]] [[Manton]] in [[the Maldovarium]] that the [[Headless Monk]]s are old customers of his, explaining how he knows the location of [[Demons Run]], and second when hacking into their security software on Demons Run, noting to the [[Eleventh Doctor]] that he sold it to them. His acquaintance with the Headless Monks leads to him approaching them to prevent a [[Battle of Demons Run|fight]], resulting in his [[beheading]].
* It is recommended by the BBC website that viewers watch ''[[The Almost People (TV story)|The Almost People]]'' before seeing the prequel.


==Story notes==
== Continuity ==
* This is a prelude to [[DW]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]''.
* [[Dorium]] previously appeared in [[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]''.
* It is recommended by the BBC website that viewers watch ''[[The Almost People]]'' before seeing the Prequel.


==Continuity==
== External links ==
*[[Dorium]] previously appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]''.
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==External links==
[[Category:Series 6 (Doctor Who) prequels]]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/videos/p00h74x2 The Prequel on the BBC Doctor Who site]
[[Category:2011 webcasts]]
[[Category:Series 6 (Doctor Who) stories]]
[[Category:Television stories that use Murray Gold's 3rd main theme]]
[[Category:Stories set in the 52nd century]]

Latest revision as of 20:24, 3 November 2024

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The prequel to A Good Man Goes to War, named Brain Trafficking by BBC America, was the third prequel produced by the BBC for the sixth series of Doctor Who. It marked the debut of the Headless Monks and saw the reappearance of Simon Fisher-Becker as Dorium Maldovar.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dorium meets three cloaked figures, informing them that his agents have procured the exact security software they have requested. Dorium has extracted it from the memory of a Judoon trooper, admitting he decided that it was quicker to take the whole brain. He gives them the brain in exchange for a bag of sentient money. Dorium doesn't understand why they are doing all this to imprison one child, and says he's heard rumours about whose child they've taken. He asks if they are mad and if they've heard the stories about the Doctor. Dorium warns them "God help us if you've made him angry".

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Dorium mentions that he took a Judoon trooper's brain in order to extract his memories. The brain is in a palm-sized box. He says that the monks will find the software in the frontal lobe.
  • Dorium is paid in sentient money. He says he loves how it wriggles.

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

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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