Prequel to Asylum of the Daleks (webcast)

Prequel to Asylum of the Daleks
Doctor:	Eleventh Doctor
Key crew
Writer:	Steven Moffat
Release details
Story number:	7
Premiere broadcast:	30 August 2012
Format:	1x2 minute webcast
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The prequel to Asylum of the Daleks was the 2nd prequel of the seventh series of Doctor Who, more specifically Asylum of the Daleks. It was released onto the US iTunes Store and Amazon Instant Video.

Synopsis

The Doctor receives a message from a mysterious hooded stranger – a woman called Darla Von Karlsen wants to meet him...

Plot

The Doctor is sitting in a tea room, enjoying an afternoon tea with scones, cream and jam. He glances at the table next to him and pauses when he spots a mysterious hooded figure at the end of the table facing him. He turns to face forward again, but suddenly the figure is sitting at his table.

The hooded figure, whose face cannot be seen, says that a woman wants to meet him. The Doctor tries to brush it off, saying that's nice, but he is married, and doesn't discuss his work in public. The hooded figure said that he knows that and waved his hand; suddenly, the cafe is empty.

The Doctor, intrigued now, asks the hooded figure who it is, but the figure merely replies it is a messenger for a woman named Darla Von Karlsen. The Doctor says he never heard of her and, standing to leave, finds himself in a dark room. The Doctor now realises that this message is a form of psychic projection and he is dreaming. The figure asks him if he knows where the room is, but the Doctor ignores him and tries to figure out how to break the message. He tries to wake himself up and comes to in a chair on a beach, but almost immediately the figure tells him he is still dreaming.

He floats in space with the hooded figure, who gives him space-time coordinates and explains that Darla wants help saving her daughter. He asks the Doctor if he recognises the planet coordinates; the Doctor is visibly shaken by them. The hooded figure tries to make him say the name of the planet, but the Doctor refuses. Unrelenting, the figure pushes him to say it until he wakes up in the console room of the TARDIS, whispering the name of the planet: Skaro.

Uncredited cast

No cast was formally credited in this production. However, DWMSE 33's coverage of the piece gives this as the cast:

• The Doctor - Matt Smith
• Hooded figure - Barnaby Edwards
• Waitress - Marina Baibara
• Tea room guests - Val Rapley, Dave Rapley, Robert Davidson, Claire Delaney, Trish Dichler, Kathryn Edwards, Dennis Gregory, Peter Guiney

Crew

to be added

References

Foods and beverages

• The Doctor has traditional British afternoon tea, consisting of tea, scones, jam and clotted cream.

Story notes

• This prequel was only initially made available to those with a season pass for Season 7 on the US iTunes Store or Amazon Instant Video subscribers who lived in the United States.

Ratings

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Filming locations

The tea room in Doctor's head is The Plan in Cardiff, Morgan Arcade.

Production errors

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Continuity

• The Doctor describes himself as married. (TV: The Wedding of River Song)
• The last time the Doctor realised that Skaro was the source of a dilemma, he was similarly visibly shaken. (TV: Daleks in Manhattan)
• This would not be the last time a sinister, hooded messenger would summon the Doctor to Skaro. (TV: The Magician's Apprentice)

Home video releases

DVD releases

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Blu-ray releases

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External links

• Amazon.com - Asylum of the Daleks prequel (US only)
• iTunes - TV Shows - Doctor Who, Season 7, Pt. 1 (US only)