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'''''Night and the Doctor''''' is a series of five mini-episodes of ''Doctor Who'' released as part of the complete [[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|Series 6]] DVD collection. The names of the episodes, all written by showrunner [[Steven Moffat]], are: | '''''Night and the Doctor''''' is a series of five mini-episodes of ''Doctor Who'' released as part of the complete [[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|Series 6]] DVD collection. The names of the episodes, all written by showrunner [[Steven Moffat]], are: | ||
* ''[[Bad Night]]'' | * ''[[Bad Night]]'' | ||
* ''[[Good Night]]'' | * ''[[Good Night]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Last Night]]'' (Part 2) | * ''[[Last Night]]'' (Part 2) | ||
* ''[[Up all Night]]'' | * ''[[Up all Night]]'' | ||
''Bad Night'' and ''Good Night'' also form a two-part story, although they are not directly linked the way ''First Night'' and ''Last Night'' are by way of a cliffhanger. | ''Bad Night'' and ''Good Night'' also form a two-part story, although they are not directly linked the way ''First Night'' and ''Last Night'' are by way of a cliffhanger. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
===''Bad Night''=== | ===''Bad Night''=== | ||
When [[Amy Pond|Amy]] is woken in the middle of the night by the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] telephone, she discovers [[Eleventh Doctor|the Doctor]] carries on a very active social and adventuring life while his companions are asleep. In this one, he | When [[Amy Pond|Amy]] is woken in the middle of the night by the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] telephone, she discovers [[Eleventh Doctor|the Doctor]] carries on a very active social and adventuring life while his companions are asleep. In this one, he and an unseen [[River Song]] try to rescue the English monarch from having been turned into a goldfish. | ||
===''Good Night''=== | ===''Good Night''=== | ||
Amy finally gets to ask the Doctor the question that has been plaguing her since [[DW]]: ''[[Space (TV story)|Space]]'': how can she remember two distinct histories of her life since the universe was rebooted in [[DW]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]''? The Doctor in part answers her question by giving her a chance to do a good deed for herself when she was a child. | Amy finally gets to ask the Doctor the question that has been plaguing her since [[DW]]: ''[[Space (TV story)|Space]]'': how can she remember two distinct histories of her life since the universe was rebooted in [[DW]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]''? The Doctor in part answers her question by giving her a chance to do a good deed for herself when she was a child. | ||
===''First Night''=== | ===''First Night''=== | ||
The Doctor arrives at [[Stormcage Containment Facility|Stormcage]] to pick up [[River Song]] on the evening of her first day of imprisonment on twelve-thousand consecutive life sentences. It's their "first date", but his plans are complicated when a future version of River turns up. | The Doctor arrives at [[Stormcage Containment Facility|Stormcage]] to pick up [[River Song]] on the evening of her first day of imprisonment on twelve-thousand consecutive life sentences. It's their "first date", but his plans are complicated when a future version of River turns up. | ||
===''Last Night''=== | ===''Last Night''=== | ||
With no fewer than three River Songs from different times roaming the TARDIS, the Doctor has to avoid contaminating the timeline. Along the way, he encounters a future version of himself en route to his and River's final outing (as described in [[DW]]: ''[[Forest of the Dead]]''). | With no fewer than three River Songs from different times roaming the TARDIS, the Doctor has to avoid contaminating the timeline. Along the way, he encounters a future version of himself en route to his and River's final outing (as described in [[DW]]: ''[[Forest of the Dead]]''). | ||
===''Up All Night''=== | ===''Up All Night''=== | ||
This mini-episode is unconnected to the other four and is in fact a prelude to [[DW]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'', focusing on [[Craig Owens]] and his family the night before the events of the episode. | This mini-episode is unconnected to the other four and is in fact a prelude to [[DW]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'', focusing on [[Craig Owens]] and his family the night before the events of the episode. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
*[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] – [[Matt Smith]] (all but ''Up All Night'') | *[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] – [[Matt Smith]] (all but ''Up All Night'') | ||
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*[[Craig Owens]] – [[James Corden]] (''Up All Night'') | *[[Craig Owens]] – [[James Corden]] (''Up All Night'') | ||
*[[Sophie (The Lodger)|Sophie]] – [[Daisy Haggard]] (''Up All Night'') | *[[Sophie (The Lodger)|Sophie]] – [[Daisy Haggard]] (''Up All Night'') | ||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
*None of the episodes have the usual opening credits sequence. Instead a version of the series logo is shown on screen with no music accompaniment. The only on-screen credit is a writer credit for each episode; there are no closing credits. The episode title and writer credit are superimposed over the opening scene of each mini-episode -- the first time this has been done for a ''Doctor Who'' story, not counting the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 TV movie]], since the 1960s. | *None of the episodes have the usual opening credits sequence. Instead a version of the series logo is shown on screen with no music accompaniment. The only on-screen credit is a writer credit for each episode; there are no closing credits. The episode title and writer credit are superimposed over the opening scene of each mini-episode -- the first time this has been done for a ''Doctor Who'' story, not counting the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 TV movie]], since the 1960s. | ||
== Production errors == | == Production errors == | ||
{{Discontinuity}} | {{Discontinuity}} | ||
''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
==Home video releases== | ==Home video releases== | ||
===DVD releases=== | ===DVD releases=== | ||
*''Night and the Doctor'' was released in the Series 6 DVD box set in [[November]] [[2011]], along with the rest of the series. | *''Night and the Doctor'' was released in the Series 6 DVD box set in [[November]] [[2011]], along with the rest of the series. | ||
===Blu-ray releases=== | ===Blu-ray releases=== | ||
*''Night and the Doctor'' was also released on Blu-ray as part of the Series 6 box set in November 2011. | *''Night and the Doctor'' was also released on Blu-ray as part of the Series 6 box set in November 2011. | ||
==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||
*The question Amy raises in ''Good Night'' harks back to the question she tried to ask the Doctor in [[DW]]: ''[[Space (TV story)|Space]]''. | *The question Amy raises in ''Good Night'' harks back to the question she tried to ask the Doctor in [[DW]]: ''[[Space (TV story)|Space]]''. | ||
*The two Eleventh Doctors discuss [[The Library]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Forest of the Dead]]'') and it is suggested the future Eleventh Doctor is about to experience his final outing with River. | *The two Eleventh Doctors discuss [[The Library]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Forest of the Dead]]'') and it is suggested the future Eleventh Doctor is about to experience his final outing with River. | ||
*''Up All Night'' takes place shortly before [[DW]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]''. | *''Up All Night'' takes place shortly before [[DW]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]''. | ||
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[[Category:Doctor Who mini-episodes]] | [[Category:Doctor Who mini-episodes]] | ||
Revision as of 23:37, 28 November 2011
Night and the Doctor is a series of five mini-episodes of Doctor Who released as part of the complete Series 6 DVD collection. The names of the episodes, all written by showrunner Steven Moffat, are:
- Bad Night
- Good Night
- First Night (Part 1)
- Last Night (Part 2)
- Up all Night
Bad Night and Good Night also form a two-part story, although they are not directly linked the way First Night and Last Night are by way of a cliffhanger.
Episodes
Bad Night
When Amy is woken in the middle of the night by the TARDIS telephone, she discovers the Doctor carries on a very active social and adventuring life while his companions are asleep. In this one, he and an unseen River Song try to rescue the English monarch from having been turned into a goldfish.
Good Night
Amy finally gets to ask the Doctor the question that has been plaguing her since DW: Space: how can she remember two distinct histories of her life since the universe was rebooted in DW: The Big Bang? The Doctor in part answers her question by giving her a chance to do a good deed for herself when she was a child.
First Night
The Doctor arrives at Stormcage to pick up River Song on the evening of her first day of imprisonment on twelve-thousand consecutive life sentences. It's their "first date", but his plans are complicated when a future version of River turns up.
Last Night
With no fewer than three River Songs from different times roaming the TARDIS, the Doctor has to avoid contaminating the timeline. Along the way, he encounters a future version of himself en route to his and River's final outing (as described in DW: Forest of the Dead).
Up All Night
This mini-episode is unconnected to the other four and is in fact a prelude to DW: Closing Time, focusing on Craig Owens and his family the night before the events of the episode.
Cast
- The Doctor – Matt Smith (all but Up All Night)
- Amy Pond – Karen Gillan (Bad Night and Good Night)
- Rory Williams – Arthur Darvill (Bad Night)
- River Song – Alex Kingston (First Night and Last Night)
- Craig Owens – James Corden (Up All Night)
- Sophie – Daisy Haggard (Up All Night)
Crew
To be added
References
To be added
Story notes
- None of the episodes have the usual opening credits sequence. Instead a version of the series logo is shown on screen with no music accompaniment. The only on-screen credit is a writer credit for each episode; there are no closing credits. The episode title and writer credit are superimposed over the opening scene of each mini-episode -- the first time this has been done for a Doctor Who story, not counting the 1996 TV movie, since the 1960s.
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.
To be added
Home video releases
DVD releases
- Night and the Doctor was released in the Series 6 DVD box set in November 2011, along with the rest of the series.
Blu-ray releases
- Night and the Doctor was also released on Blu-ray as part of the Series 6 box set in November 2011.
Continuity
- The question Amy raises in Good Night harks back to the question she tried to ask the Doctor in DW: Space.
- The two Eleventh Doctors discuss The Library (DW: Forest of the Dead) and it is suggested the future Eleventh Doctor is about to experience his final outing with River.
- Up All Night takes place shortly before DW: Closing Time.
