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* [[Nardole]] - [[Matt Lucas]] | * [[Nardole]] - [[Matt Lucas]] | ||
* {{Gomez}} - [[Michelle Gomez]] | * {{Gomez}} - [[Michelle Gomez]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Jane Bishop|Mother]] - [[Emma Handy]] | ||
* [[Group Commander (The Lie of the Land)|Group Commander]] - [[Beatrice Curnew]] | * [[Group Commander (The Lie of the Land)|Group Commander]] - [[Beatrice Curnew]] | ||
* [[Alan (The Lie of the Land)|Alan]] - [[Stewart Wright]] | * [[Alan (The Lie of the Land)|Alan]] - [[Stewart Wright]] | ||
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=== Culture === | === Culture === | ||
* The Monks [[propaganda|propagate]] falsehoods through Bill, and have injected themselves into all of [[human]] [[history]]. The Monks take credit for humanity's achievements. | * The Monks [[propaganda|propagate]] falsehoods through Bill, and have injected themselves into all of [[human]] [[history]]. The Monks take credit for humanity's achievements. | ||
* A montage (in the beginning of the episode) shows, although not named, altered versions of the [[Lascaux cave paintings]], [[Leonardo da Vinci|da Vinci]]'s [[Vitruvian Man]] and the [[Mona Lisa]] appear. Each of these is altered to incorporate [[the Monks]]. Photos also appear of the Monks with [[Thomas Edison]], [[Albert Einstein]] (in front of a [[blackboard]] with [[E=MC²]] written), [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Winston Churchill]]. | |||
* Armstrong's speech "it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" is heard. | |||
* The Doctor suggests he'd make some modifications to history, like ending [[racism]], and people who talk in [[cinema]]s. | * The Doctor suggests he'd make some modifications to history, like ending [[racism]], and people who talk in [[cinema]]s. | ||
* | * Jane broke the [[Memory Crimes Act of 1975|Memory Crimes Act]] of [[1975]]. She is sentenced to 10 years in [[labour camp]]. | ||
=== Science === | === Science === | ||
* The Doctor explains that Bill is unaffected in "Fake News Central" because they are at the [[eye of the storm]]. | * The Doctor explains that Bill is unaffected in "[[Fake News Central]]" because they are at the [[eye of the storm]]. | ||
=== Biology === | |||
* A montage (in the beginning of the episode) shows a [[cell]] splitting. | |||
=== Technology === | === Technology === | ||
* The Doctor mention the [[light bulb]], the [[telephone]] and the [[Internet]]. | |||
* The [[Bishop family]] owns a [[Sharp (TV)|Sharp]] TV. | |||
* The Monks use a [[signal scrambler]] to blur the signal of the broadcasts. | |||
* Nardole found a [[signal GPS]] in the TARDIS to trace the broadcasts. | |||
* [[Vault (The Pilot)|The Vault]] is [[dimensionally transcendental]], like some other [[Time Lord]] technology. | * [[Vault (The Pilot)|The Vault]] is [[dimensionally transcendental]], like some other [[Time Lord]] technology. | ||
* Missy asks for "toys" like a [[particle accelerator]], a [[3D printer]] and a [[pony]], in return for her help. | * Missy asks for "toys" like a [[particle accelerator]], a [[3D printer]] and a [[pony]], in return for her help. | ||
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=== Philosophy === | === Philosophy === | ||
* The Doctor had Bill write a 3000 word essay on [[free will]], which she never completed due to the [[Monk invasion]]. | * The Doctor had Bill write a 3000 word essay on [[free will]], which she never completed due to the [[Monk invasion]]. | ||
=== Business === | |||
* The [[Memory Police]] are roaming the cities enforcing the [[Truth]]. | |||
* A [[Magpie Electricals]] shop is broadcasting the Doctor's Monk Truth on window-televisions. | |||
=== Currency === | |||
* The Doctor has [[50]] [[Danish Kroner]] in a drawer in the TARDIS. | |||
=== Food and beverages === | === Food and beverages === | ||
* The Doctor has [[takeaway]] [[menu]]s in a drawer in the TARDIS. | |||
=== Locations === | === Locations === | ||
* The Monks have erected statues cities including [[Bristol]], [[New York City]], [[Paris]], [[Moscow]], [[Sydney]] and [[Toronto]], among others. Statues have also been erected by monuments, including [[Mount Rushmore]], [[Niagra Falls|Niagara Falls]] and [[Stonehenge]]. | * The Monks have erected statues cities including [[Bristol]], [[New York City]], [[Paris]], [[Moscow]], [[China]], [[Sydney]] and [[Toronto]], among others. Statues have also been erected by monuments, including [[Mount Rushmore]], [[Niagra Falls|Niagara Falls]] and [[Stonehenge]]. | ||
* Breaking News reports of [[Memory Criminal]] investigations going on in [[Tokyo]]. | |||
* Locations on Nardole's map include [[Birmingham]], [[Liverpool]], [[Manchester]], [[Leeds]], [[Edinburgh]], [[Glasgow]] and [[Aberdeen]], all located in the [[United Kingdom]]. Locations around the UK include the [[Hebrides]], [[ | * Nardole mentions [[Australia]]. | ||
* Locations on Nardole's map include [[Birmingham]], [[Liverpool]], [[Manchester]], [[Leeds]], [[Edinburgh]], [[Glasgow]] and [[Aberdeen]], all located in the [[United Kingdom]]. Locations around the UK include the [[Hebrides]], [[Orkney Islands]] and [[Shetland Islands]]. The [[Faroe Islands]], highlighted as being part of [[Denmark]], are also located north of the UK. To the north-east of the UK is [[Norway]] which includes the locations [[Stavange]], [[Bergen]] and [[Oslo]]. | |||
* The Doctor is located on an old [[prison ship|Hulk prison boat]] off the coast of [[Scotland]]. | |||
* The Monk's pyramid/spaceship has been relocated to central [[London]]. | |||
=== Species === | === Species === | ||
* [[Time Lords]] can | * A montage (at the beginning of the episode) shows a [[fish]] [[vertebrate]] crawling towards a welcoming [[The Monks|Monk]]. | ||
* The Doctor mentions the [[Dalek]]s, the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] and the [[Weeping Angel]]s in his broadcast. | |||
* Bill mentions [[Sentient oil|the Heather creature]]. | |||
* The Doctor mentions the [[Creature (Thin Ice)|sea serpent]]. | |||
* [[Time Lords]] can "fake" a [[regeneration]], seemingly by starting the process only to abort it before any actual healing, if needed, is enacted. | |||
=== People === | === People === | ||
* Bill references [[Heather (The Pilot)|Heather]]. | |||
* Nardole once had an [[Nardole's imaginary friend|imaginary friend]] | |||
* [[Nardole]] won his current left [[hand]] [[gambling]]. | * [[Nardole]] won his current left [[hand]] [[gambling]]. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor mentions the [[Dalek]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' et al.) the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'' et al.) and the [[Weeping Angel]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'' et al.) | |||
* Citizens watch the Doctor's broadcasts in a [[Magpie Electricals]] shop. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'', et al.) | * Citizens watch the Doctor's broadcasts in a [[Magpie Electricals]] shop. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'', et al.) | ||
* To gain Bill's trust, Nardole tells her they went to [[Australia]] on the run from "[[sentient oil|the Heather creature]]" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'') and that [[space door]]s should go "shuck shuck". ([[TV]]: ''[[Oxygen (TV story)|Oxygen]]'') | * To gain Bill's trust, Nardole tells her they went to [[Australia]] on the run from "[[sentient oil|the Heather creature]]" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'') and that [[space door]]s should go "shuck shuck". ([[TV]]: ''[[Oxygen (TV story)|Oxygen]]'') | ||
* The Doctor and Bill reference her asking the Monks for help and him getting back [[eyesight]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)|The Pyramid at the End of the World]]'') | |||
* Nardole mentions being contaminated by [[Raoultella planticola]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)|The Pyramid at the End of the World]]'') and states it laid him up for six weeks. | * Nardole mentions being contaminated by [[Raoultella planticola]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)|The Pyramid at the End of the World]]'') and states it laid him up for six weeks. | ||
* The Doctor tells Bill about the [[Creature (Thin Ice)|creature]] under the [[Thames]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Thin Ice (TV story)|Thin Ice]]'') | * The Doctor tells Bill about the [[Creature (Thin Ice)|creature]] under the [[Thames]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Thin Ice (TV story)|Thin Ice]]'') | ||
* The Doctor fakes a [[regeneration]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'', ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'') In doing so, he voluntarily conjures up regeneration energy ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'', ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]''). | * The Doctor fakes a [[regeneration]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'', ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'') In doing so, he voluntarily conjures up regeneration energy ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'', ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]''). | ||
* {{Gomez}} previously scoffed at the idea that she had "turned good" when questioned by [[Clara Oswald]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'') He preferred to die than be taken "prisoner", under the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s protection. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') As early as his [[seventh incarnation]], the Doctor had vowed to one day save his friend after the Master was forced to revert following a temporary spell as the kindly [[John Smith (Master)|John Smith]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Master (audio story)|Master]]'') | * {{Gomez}} previously scoffed at the idea that she had "turned good" when questioned by [[Clara Oswald]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'') He preferred to die than be taken "prisoner", under the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s protection. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') As early as his [[seventh incarnation]], the Doctor had vowed to one day save his friend after the Master was forced to revert following a temporary spell as the kindly [[John Smith (Master)|John Smith]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Master (audio story)|Master]]'') | ||
* Nardole knocks Alan out with a [[Tarovian neck pinch]], using only his [[thumb]]. [[Ian Chesterton]] demonstrated a similar act on [[Ixta]] | * Nardole knocks Alan out with a [[Tarovian neck pinch]], using only his [[thumb]]. [[Ian Chesterton]] demonstrated a similar act on [[Ixta]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'') | ||
* Nardole continues to hint at a cybernetic nature ([[TV]]: ''[[The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)|The Return of Doctor Mysterio]]'', ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'', ''[[The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)|The Pyramid at the End of the World]]'') when he tells the group invading the pyramid that his left hand isn't his original hand but is one that he won in a game of some sort. | * Nardole continues to hint at a cybernetic nature ([[TV]]: ''[[The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)|The Return of Doctor Mysterio]]'', ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'', ''[[The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)|The Pyramid at the End of the World]]'') when he tells the group invading the pyramid that his left hand isn't his original hand but is one that he won in a game of some sort. | ||
Revision as of 21:16, 5 June 2017
The Lie of the Land was the eighth episode of the tenth series of Doctor Who produced by BBC Wales. The conclusion of a three-part arc in which the Twelfth Doctor was pitted against the Monks, it saw him enter the Vault to consult Missy, revealing his endeavour to turn her from her destructive past to a path of "good".
Synopsis
The Monks have ruled the world since humanity took its very first baby steps towards the Sun. One problem... they haven't always been there. And only Bill Potts see the truth. But where is the Doctor? And how can Bill make the rest of the world see?
Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - Peter Capaldi
- Bill - Pearl Mackie
- Nardole - Matt Lucas
- Missy - Michelle Gomez
- Mother - Emma Handy
- Group Commander - Beatrice Curnew
- Alan - Stewart Wright
- Richard - Solomon Israel
- Giant Monk - Jamie Hill
- Bill's Mum - Rosie Jane
Crew
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References
Culture
- The Monks propagate falsehoods through Bill, and have injected themselves into all of human history. The Monks take credit for humanity's achievements.
- A montage (in the beginning of the episode) shows, although not named, altered versions of the Lascaux cave paintings, da Vinci's Vitruvian Man and the Mona Lisa appear. Each of these is altered to incorporate the Monks. Photos also appear of the Monks with Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein (in front of a blackboard with E=MC² written), Neil Armstrong and Winston Churchill.
- Armstrong's speech "it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" is heard.
- The Doctor suggests he'd make some modifications to history, like ending racism, and people who talk in cinemas.
- Jane broke the Memory Crimes Act of 1975. She is sentenced to 10 years in labour camp.
Science
- The Doctor explains that Bill is unaffected in "Fake News Central" because they are at the eye of the storm.
Biology
- A montage (in the beginning of the episode) shows a cell splitting.
Technology
- The Doctor mention the light bulb, the telephone and the Internet.
- The Bishop family owns a Sharp TV.
- The Monks use a signal scrambler to blur the signal of the broadcasts.
- Nardole found a signal GPS in the TARDIS to trace the broadcasts.
- The Vault is dimensionally transcendental, like some other Time Lord technology.
- Missy asks for "toys" like a particle accelerator, a 3D printer and a pony, in return for her help.
- The Monk statues around the world act as beacons for false propaganda.
Martial arts
- Nardole performs a Tarovian neck pinch to knock out Alan. He's reached the level of Brown Tabard in Tarovian martial arts.
Philosophy
- The Doctor had Bill write a 3000 word essay on free will, which she never completed due to the Monk invasion.
Business
- The Memory Police are roaming the cities enforcing the Truth.
- A Magpie Electricals shop is broadcasting the Doctor's Monk Truth on window-televisions.
Currency
- The Doctor has 50 Danish Kroner in a drawer in the TARDIS.
Food and beverages
Locations
- The Monks have erected statues cities including Bristol, New York City, Paris, Moscow, China, Sydney and Toronto, among others. Statues have also been erected by monuments, including Mount Rushmore, Niagara Falls and Stonehenge.
- Breaking News reports of Memory Criminal investigations going on in Tokyo.
- Nardole mentions Australia.
- Locations on Nardole's map include Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, all located in the United Kingdom. Locations around the UK include the Hebrides, Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands. The Faroe Islands, highlighted as being part of Denmark, are also located north of the UK. To the north-east of the UK is Norway which includes the locations Stavange, Bergen and Oslo.
- The Doctor is located on an old Hulk prison boat off the coast of Scotland.
- The Monk's pyramid/spaceship has been relocated to central London.
Species
- A montage (at the beginning of the episode) shows a fish vertebrate crawling towards a welcoming Monk.
- The Doctor mentions the Daleks, the Cybermen and the Weeping Angels in his broadcast.
- Bill mentions the Heather creature.
- The Doctor mentions the sea serpent.
- Time Lords can "fake" a regeneration, seemingly by starting the process only to abort it before any actual healing, if needed, is enacted.
People
- Bill references Heather.
- Nardole once had an imaginary friend
- Nardole won his current left hand gambling.
Music
- Missy plays the Gnossienne No. 1 by Erik Satie and "The Entertainer" by Scott Joplin.
Story notes
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- The read-through for The Lie of the Land took place on 11 January 2017, and filming took place between 16 January and 22 February.
- Archive material from TV: Blink, Nightmare in Silver, Into the Dalek, and The Pilot is shown. By extension, Weeping Angels, Cybermen, Daleks and photos of Bill Potts' birth mother are shown in this capacity.
- This story, along with Mission to the Unknown, Doctor Who and the Silurians, The Mind of Evil, The Dæmons, The Sea Devils, The Sontaran Experiment, Genesis of the Daleks and Midnight are the only nine stories to not feature the TARDIS, although she is mentioned.
Ratings
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Filming locations
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Production errors
If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.
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Continuity
- The Doctor mentions the Daleks, (TV: The Daleks et al.) the Cybermen (TV: The Tenth Planet et al.) and the Weeping Angels. (TV: Blink et al.)
- Citizens watch the Doctor's broadcasts in a Magpie Electricals shop. (TV: The Idiot's Lantern, et al.)
- To gain Bill's trust, Nardole tells her they went to Australia on the run from "the Heather creature" (TV: The Pilot) and that space doors should go "shuck shuck". (TV: Oxygen)
- The Doctor and Bill reference her asking the Monks for help and him getting back eyesight. (TV: The Pyramid at the End of the World)
- Nardole mentions being contaminated by Raoultella planticola (TV: The Pyramid at the End of the World) and states it laid him up for six weeks.
- The Doctor tells Bill about the creature under the Thames. (TV: Thin Ice)
- The Doctor fakes a regeneration. (TV: The Impossible Astronaut, The Wedding of River Song) In doing so, he voluntarily conjures up regeneration energy (TV: Rise of the Cybermen, The Angels Take Manhattan, The Witch's Familiar).
- Missy previously scoffed at the idea that she had "turned good" when questioned by Clara Oswald. (TV: The Magician's Apprentice) He preferred to die than be taken "prisoner", under the Tenth Doctor's protection. (TV: Last of the Time Lords) As early as his seventh incarnation, the Doctor had vowed to one day save his friend after the Master was forced to revert following a temporary spell as the kindly John Smith. (AUDIO: Master)
- Nardole knocks Alan out with a Tarovian neck pinch, using only his thumb. Ian Chesterton demonstrated a similar act on Ixta. (TV: The Aztecs)
- Nardole continues to hint at a cybernetic nature (TV: The Return of Doctor Mysterio, The Pilot, The Pyramid at the End of the World) when he tells the group invading the pyramid that his left hand isn't his original hand but is one that he won in a game of some sort.
Home video releases
DVD releases
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Blu-ray releases
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Digital releases
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External links
- Official The Lie of the Land page on the Doctor Who website
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