Meanwhile in the TARDIS (home video)
Meanwhile in the TARDIS 1 was the first of two scenes produced exclusively for the Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series DVD and Blu-ray box sets. It was written by showrunner Steven Moffat.
The scene immediately follows DW: The Eleventh Hour, and immediately precedes DW: The Beast Below.
Plot
Amy asks the Eleventh Doctor many questions without pausing: how does the TARDIS retain its air supply? Why did he label a time machine "police box"? Where are the other windows which are on the exterior of the TARDIS? What is a police box and is the Doctor a policeman? Has he seen his haircut? Shouldn't he change the bulb on top the TARDIS? She also thinks the box is made of wood and his bow tie is a cry for help.
The Doctor answers most of these questions. Amy asks again if he's an alien. The Doctor says that, from his perspective, she's the alien. Amy wonders if the Doctor is a space squid or a tiny slug zipped in a human suit, but the Doctor dismisses her theories, stating he's as human as he appears. Amy admits she's done with her questions, but the Doctor tells her she's just begun; he throws a switch on the TARDIS console, opens the door and show her outer space.
When Amy says it looks like special effects in a studio, the Doctor proves it's real by pushing her out of the TARDIS.
Cast
Crew
References
- When asked why the TARDIS looks like a police box, the Doctor explains to Amy in detail how the chameleon circuit scans the surroundings upon materialisation, decides on the best disguise, but then disguises the craft as a 1963 police box anyway.
Story notes
- This story is set entirely in the TARDIS. (DW: The Edge of Destruction, Children in Need Special, Time Crash, Meanwhile in the TARDIS 2, Amy's Choice, Space/Time, Death is the Only Answer, Bad Night, Good Night, Good as Gold)
Production errors
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Continuity
- At the end of this mini-episode, the Doctor pushes Amy out into (presumably) an air corridor in space. Amy is still floating outside the TARDIS, with the Doctor tethering her from floating away, in DW: The Beast Below.
Timeline
- This story occurs after DW: The Eleventh Hour
- This story occurs before DW: The Beast Below.
Home video releases
DVD releases
- This episode is one of two additional scenes specially filmed for "The Complete Fifth Series" boxset.
Blu-ray releases
- This episode was also released on the Blu-ray version of "The Complete Fifth Series" boxset.
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