A Town Called Mercy (TV story)

A Town Called Mercy was the 3rd episode of the seventh series of Doctor Who produced by BBC Wales. The episode had a Wild West' theme, the first since DW: The Gunfighters in 1966.

Synopsis

A tale of war, betrayal and vengeance, converging on one small town in the Old West – a town under siege. Just crossing the boundary line summons a not-quite-human killer from the desert heat haze. The Doctor finds himself not just in the crossfire of an ancient conflict between a cyborg killer and an alien fugitive, but he is also faced with a moral dilemma: which side should he take? Who really is the victim here? This time though, the Doctor doesn’t seem to care...

Has the Time Lord been alone too long? Have the long days of travelling between his adventures with the Ponds taken their toll? Because for one of the few times in his long life, the Doctor takes a gun...

Plot

Kahler-Mas is running away from the Gunslinger and finally gets caught. There is one more person left on the Gunslinger's list: the Doctor.

The TARDIS materialises in a town on the American frontier called Mercy.

Cast

Crew

Executive Producers Caroline Skinner and Steven Moffat


Produced by Marcus Wilson	Production Designer Michael Pickwoad	Visual Effects The Mill

Make-up Designer Barbara Southcott	Casting Director Andy Pryor CDG	Music Murray Gold	Special Effects Real SFX
Original theme music by Ron Grainer • With thanks to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

General production staff

Script department

Camera and lighting department

Gaffer - Mark Hutchings
Best Boy - Pete Chester

Art department

Costume department

Make-up and prosthetics

General post-production staff

Post-production Co-ordinator - Marie Brown

Special and visual effects

Colourist - Mick Vincent

Sound


Not every person who worked on this adventure was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources.

References

The Doctor rides a horse named Susan.

Story notes

Adrian Scarborough (Kahler Jex) previously played Rupert Van Thal in BFA: The Boy That Time Forgot.
Garrick Hagon (Abraham) previously played Ky in DW: The Mutants.

Ratings

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Filming locations

Mini Hollywood, Spain
Texas Hollywood, Spain

Production errors

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Continuity

In the previous episode, Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, the Doctor states he has a Christmas list. He again makes reference to one here, asking if anyone has been peeking at it.
The Doctor previously wore a stetson in "The Impossible Astronaut", "Closing Time" and "The Wedding of River Song"

Home video releases

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External links

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