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For the occasion, it was the first full-length [[List of multi-Doctor stories|multi-Doctor story]] of the [[BBC Wales]] era, the first ''Doctor Who'' adventure shot in stereoscopic 3D, and the first adventure to be broadly available in cinemas in a number of different countries.

''The Day of the Doctor'' provided a chance to reveal a missing element of the [[Last Great Time War]] that dramatically altered the outcome as viewers were previously led to believe. Instead of allowing [[Gallifrey]] to be destroyed, the Doctors were able to save it, giving the Eleventh Doctor a chance to shed his guilt from the outcome and begin a new mission to find his way home. The unique circumstances of this revelation also upheld the previous narratives set during the [[Russell T Davies]] era, where the Doctor believed Gallifrey and its residents had been lost in battle, with all pre-Eleventh Doctor incarnations all losing their memory of the event due to [[timeline]]s being out of [[Synchronicity|sync]].

Along with Peter Capaldi's surprise cameo, ''The Day of the Doctor'' featured another surprise in the form of former Doctor [[Tom Baker]] making an appearance near the end of the story. Baker's appearance marked his first onscreen appearance in a ''Doctor Who'' story since the ''[[Introduction to the Night (TV story)|Introduction to the Night]]'' which depicted Baker as a future Doctor. Again, rather than Baker reprising his role as the [[Fourth Doctor]], who had been featured alongside returning incarnations through archive footage, Baker instead portrays a new character only known as the [[Curator]]. Initially believed to be a museum curator who bore a strong resemblance to one of the Doctor's past incarnations, his brief exchange and interaction with the Eleventh Doctor implied that this wasn't the case, suggesting that the Curator was actually a future incarnation of the Doctor, with the comic story ''[[The Then and the Now (comic story)|The Then and the Now]]'' confirming the Curator as an incarnation of the Doctor.

== Cast ==

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* [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] - [[Jenna Coleman]]

* [[Tom (The Day of the Doctor)|Tom]] - [[Tristan Beint]]

* [[Time Lord soldier 1 (The Last Day)|Time Lord soldier]] - [[Chris Finch]]

* [[Androgar]] - [[Peter De Jersey]]

* [[Twelfth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Capaldi]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/steven-moffat-celebrates-a-new-chapter-for-doctor-who |title=Steven Moffat celebrates a 'new chapter' for Doctor Who |author=Darren Scott |date of source=24 November 2013 |website name=doctorwho.tv |accessdate=7 December 2013 |quote=Speaking about the brief appearance of the next actor to play the Doctor, Peter Capaldi, in the anniversary special, Moffat said: 'I love that he's getting so much credit for less than half his face for less than a second. Well done Capaldi.'}}</ref>

* [[Female High Council member]] - [[Rosie Jane]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-06-03/bills-birth-mother-previously-played-a-time-lord-in-doctor-who|title=Bill's birth mother previously played a Time Lord in Doctor Who|author=Doran, Sarah|date of source=3 June 2017|website name=Radio Times|accessdate=11 June 2017}}</ref>

** [[Victoria Thomas]]

** [[Marcus Sherard]]

** [[David Cavell]]

** [[Chris Altree]]

** [[Tyrell Williams]]

** [[George Slade]]

* The Tenth Doctor wears [[sandshoe]]s.

* Steven Moffat granted publication of part of his initial ''The Day of the Doctor'' draft scene featuring [[Christopher Eccleston]]'s Ninth Doctor in ''A Second Target for Tommy'', an anthology to help raise money for [[Tommy Donbavand]]'s medical costs associated with a tumour in his lung.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/a-target-for-tommy-a-second-target-for-tommy/|title=Obverse Books: A Second Target for Tommy|author=|date of source=8 February 2018|website name=Obverse Books|accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref>

=== Specific to the 3D version ===

* The 3D paintings are obviously more three-dimensional in the 3D version.

* As the Eleventh Doctor walks out of the TARDIS onto the cloud bearing his other selves at the very end of the story, the effect is considerably "more 3D" than viewing the 2D version would suggest.

* The promise that the Doctors state is based on a passage from the [[Terrance Dicks]] reference book ''[[The Making of Doctor Who]]''. Different parts of the passage have been quoted through different ''Doctor Who'' products. One of these is the 1999 [[Comic Relief]] special ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'', written by Moffat himself.

* The archived footage and recordings used during the "Save Gallifrey" scene for the different Doctors are as follows:

* The scene featuring the War Doctor's regeneration does not conclude with the emergence of the Ninth Doctor. It only shows hints of his face beginning to form, due to the absence of Christopher Eccleston after his decision not to reprise the role for the anniversary special. [[Steven Moffat]] later explained his reasons for cutting the scene short in an interview published in [[DWM 473]]:

{{Quote|It was one thing to include him among all the other archive Doctors, as they flew in to save the day — in fact, it would have been disgraceful to have left anyone out — but placing him in that scene might have given the impression he'd actually turned up for filming, which would have been crossing the line. Not taking part in the 50th was a difficult decision for Chris, taken after a lot of thought and with great courtesy, and not respecting his wishes would have been grossly unprofessional and disrespectful to a good man and a great Doctor. Number 9 may not have turned up for the celebrations, but there would have been no party without him.|[[Steven Moffat]]|http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/moffat-explains-short-hurt-to-eccleston-regeneration-62935.htm}}

* Similarly to ''The Five Doctors'', the end credits list all the actors who have played the Doctor in the reverse order of their incarnations (with the exception of [[Peter Capaldi]], who remained uncredited for his brief appearance). As a result, Matt Smith and David Tennant are listed first and second respectively, but Christopher Eccleston is credited above John Hurt. This marks the first time Eccleston is credited as playing "The Doctor" as during his season he was credited as "Doctor Who" (Hartnell had previously been credited as "The Doctor" at the end of [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' after being credited as "Dr. Who" during his era).

* The photos of the Doctors used in the end credits are the same ones that appeared in [[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]'' with two additional pictures inserted to represent the Eleventh Doctor and the War Doctor.

* Actor [[John Guilor]] is credited as "Voice Over Artist" in the credits, although they do not say which role he voiced. Castingcallpro.com, [[DWM 520]] and [[DWMSE 38]] credit him as the voice of the [[First Doctor]].

* Much more music was composed and recorded for the episode than was actually used, including original pieces for the scene where the Eleventh Doctor hangs from the TARDIS, and a theme for the Curator called "[[Song for Four]]". The production team elected instead to use legacy music from previous episodes of the revived series. Much of the unused music is included on the [[Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack: The Day of the Doctor / The Time of the Doctor|soundtrack release]]. The aforementioned "Song for Four" would go on to be reworked for use in ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]'', retitled to "[[Snow over Trenzalore]]". The original unaltered piece was finally used in ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'' for the scene in which the Eleventh Doctor calls Clara.

* Writer Steven Moffat stated that he believed that the Doctor did not change his past about destroying Gallifrey, since it is "the story of what really happened that he's forgotten" and that "of course he never did that."<ref>[https://www.buzzfeed.com/danmartin/steven-moffat-explains-this-big-the-day-of-the-doctor-twist?utm_term=.cdeEVj3vb#.bvojrV5QY Steven Moffat interview]</ref>

** In addition to this, a later shot of the Eleventh Doctor's TARDIS flying through space is clearly a reuse of the same footage.

* Right after the three Doctors point their sonic screwdrivers towards the air in the Black Archive-scene, the War Doctor's arm is pointing straight upwards. In the very next shot, his arm is bending approximately 90 degrees.

* As the Eleventh Doctor is about to drop down from the bottom of his TARDIS, the metal harnesses used to hold Matt Smith to the bottom of the police box prop are visible.

* Billie Piper's screen credit at the end identifies her as playing Rose, not the Moment, despite dialogue in her introductory scene directly indicating that Piper is not playing Rose.

== Continuity ==

* Clara is now a teacher at [[Coal Hill School]]. A sign shows that [[Ian Chesterton|I. Chesterton]] is chairman of the school's Board of Governors. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'')

* Clara rides a [[motorbike]] into the [[TARDIS console room]]. A policeman from [[San Francisco]] previously rode a motorbike into the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]] similarly rode a [[moped]] out of the TARDIS, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'') and the Eleventh Doctor did the same with a motorbike. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]'')

== Footnotes ==

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