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* The Saturnynian are hiding from the Cracks and the Silence.
* The Saturnynian are hiding from the Cracks and the Silence.
* The Doctor mentions meeting Casanova. [[David Tennant]] had previously played Casanova in a television series written by [[Russell T Davies]].
* The Doctor mentions meeting Casanova. [[David Tennant]] had previously played Casanova in a television series written by [[Russell T Davies]].
* This is the first Doctor Who episode that, instead of having the last scene cut to the closing titles, the closing titles 'merge' with the scene. In this case, the camera zooms into the TARDIS keyhole, and through it, the Time Vortex is visible.


=== Ratings ===
=== Ratings ===

Revision as of 16:37, 9 May 2010

The Vampires of Venice was the sixth episode of Series 5. It was narratively tied to the final scene of Flesh and Stone, greatly furthered the Doctor-Rory-Amy romantic triangle subplot, and ended with Rory apparently joining the Doctor in his travels.

It was notable for being filmed in Croatia, and was thus the first episode of a Doctor Who universe show to be filmed in a formerly Communist country.

Synopsis

Dessicated corpses, terror in the canal and a visit to the sinister House of Calvierri – the Doctor takes Amy and Rory for a romantic mini-break, as the TARDIS touches down once again.

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Vampires converge
Vampires in the dungeon

But 16th-century Venice is not as it should be. The city has been sealed to protect it from the Plague, although Rosanna Calvierri may have other plans...

Plot

to be added

Cast

Crew

General production staff

Script department

Camera and lighting department

Art department

Costume department

Make-up and prosthetics

Movement

Casting

General post-production staff

Special and visual effects

Sound



Not every person who worked on this adventure was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources.
          

According to a pre-launch press pack issued by the BBC, Patrick Schweitzer was actually the co-producer of this episode, but in the event, he was actually double credited — as both a full producer and a line producer.


References

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The Doctor's library card

The Doctor

  • When the Doctor attempts to use his psychic paper, but instead pulls out his library card it has a picture of his first incarnation on it.
  • Amy describes her time with the Doctor as involving "lots of running."

Amy

  • When Rory questions about the Psychic Paper, she says "I'll explain later"

Individuals

Races and species

  • The relationship between Calvierri and her son and their plan to convert people to become their species is similar to that of the Family of Blood who shared a close bond and took over individuals to go unnoticed.

Technology

  • Rosanna Calvierri uses a Perception filter. The perception filter is shown to have a self preservation loophole, making the teeth visible when the brain detects a threat.

Story Notes

  • A 90-second clip from this episode was aired during Matt Smith's appearance on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on 26 March 2010.
  • The Vampires are not real vampires, but are of alien origin. They are fish-like alien creatures using Perception Filters to hide themselves to other people.
  • There was some initial confusion over the title of this story, with some media sources (as well as Matt Smith in a TV interview[1]) using the title Vampires in Venice.
  • In the Series 5 preview, one of the vampires leap for Rory, without any change. In the actual episode, he changes to his alien form. Differences like this have happened many times from trailer to episode.
  • The name of the species, Saturnynians, isn't spoken in the episode.
  • The Saturnynian are hiding from the Cracks and the Silence.
  • The Doctor mentions meeting Casanova. David Tennant had previously played Casanova in a television series written by Russell T Davies.
  • This is the first Doctor Who episode that, instead of having the last scene cut to the closing titles, the closing titles 'merge' with the scene. In this case, the camera zooms into the TARDIS keyhole, and through it, the Time Vortex is visible.

Ratings

To be Added

Filming Locations

  • Croatia was used as the primary location for the setting of this episode. It is the third episode of the revival series after DW: The Fires of Pompeii and Planet of the Dead to include major filming outside the UK.
  • Some filming took place in Caephilly Castle [1]
  • Scenes featuring The Doctor, Amy and Rory were filmed at Llancaiach Fawr [2]

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.

Continuity

  • Instead of his Psychic paper, the Doctor shows his library card, which includes a photo of his first incarnation.Though the psychic paper does appear for the first time since The Eleventh Hour.
  • Another Crack in Time appears but for the first time appears in a different way by means of a cloud meaning that cracks in future episodes could appear in different forms.
  • The Fourth Doctor previously encountered vampires of a different kind in State of Decay .


DVD Releases

To be Added

External Links

To be Added

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Specifically, his late-March 2010 appearance on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

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