Nightmare in Silver (TV story)

Nightmare in Silver
Doctor:	Eleventh Doctor
Companion(s):	Clara
Featuring:	Angie, Artie
Main enemy:	Cybermen Cybermites
Main setting:	Hedgewick's World of Wonders
Key crew
Writer:	Neil Gaiman
Director:	Stephen Woolfenden
Producer:	Marcus Wilson
Release details
Story number:	237
Premiere broadcast:	11 May 2013
Premiere network:	BBC One
Format:	1x45 minute episode
Production code:	3.12
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Nightmare in Silver was the twelfth regular episode of the seventh series of Doctor Who produced by BBC Wales. It featured the return of the Mondasian Cybermen.

Synopsis

Hedgewick's World of Wonders: the perfect theme park day out. And ground zero for a deadly silver resurrection.

Plot

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Cast

• The Doctor - Matt Smith
• Clara Oswald - Jenna-Louise Coleman
• Webley - Jason Watkins
• Porridge - Warwick Davis
• Angie Maitland - Eve De Leon Allen
• Artie Maitland - Kassius Carey Johnson
• Captain - Tamzin Outhwaite
• Beauty - Eloise Joseph
• Brains - Will Merrick
• Ha-Ha - Calvin Dean
• Missy - Zahra Ahmadi
• Cyberman - Aidan Cook

References

Incarnations

• After the Cybermite has took over the Eleventh Doctor, he says "Allons-y!" the Tenth Doctor's catchphrase.
• During the taking over off the Cybermite, the Doctor let them see the Regeneration power, by showing him his previous incarnations.

Story notes

• The episode's title, Nightmare in Silver, is reminiscent of Silver Nemesis, in that, in both cases, the "Silver" is referring to Cybermen.
• A working title for the episode was The Last Cyberman.

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 can play chess. (TV: The Wedding of River Song). Also, the Time Lords inventing chess was a query first considered by the Second Doctor. (PROSE: Dreams of Empire)
• A dummy from TV: The God Complex and an unnamed alien from TV: The Rings of Akhaten can be seen in the background.
• The Doctor says the children are under his protection. (TV: The Bells of Saint John).
• Angie and Artie Maitland travel in the TARDIS, as they had previously blackmailed Clara into taking them along. (TV: The Crimson Horror)
• A blowfish makes an appearance, marking its first appearance in Doctor Who proper. (TV: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)
• The Tenth Doctor's regeneration is seen. (TV: The End of Time).
• Many aliens from TV: The Rings of Akhaten can be seen on display.
• An Uvodni head is also on display (TV: Warriors of Kudlak).
• Another alien on display is a Chameleon. (TV: The Faceless Ones and PROSE: Face Value).

Home video releases

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External links

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References