Nightmare in Silver (TV story)
Nightmare in Silver was the twelfth regular episode of the seventh series of Doctor Who produced by BBC Wales.
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 - Jenna-Louise Coleman
- Angie - Eve De Leon Allen
- Artie - Kassius Carey Johnson
- Webley - Jason Watkins
- Porridge - Warwick Davis
- Captain - Tamzin Outhwaite
- Beauty - Eloise Joseph
- Brains - Will Merrick
- Ha-Ha - Calvin Dean
- Missy - Zahra Ahmadi
- Cyberman - Aidan Cook
- Voice of the Cybermen - Nicholas Briggs
References
Incarnations
- Whilst under possession by the Cyber-Planner, the Doctor mimics the Ninth Doctor's accent and catchphrase of "Fantastic", as well as the Tenth Doctor's of "Allons-y".
- During the taking over of the Cybermite, the Doctor let them see the regeneration power, by showing him his previous incarnations.
Games
- The game of chess was invented by the Time Lords.
Cultural references from the real world
- Porridge is inside an undefeated "automated" chess player. This is very similar to real-world the Turk, who was too exhibited as an undefeatable chess-playing machine, but was actually controlled by a man inside.
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.[1]
Ratings
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Filming locations
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Production errors
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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 aliens 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).
- 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).
- The Doctor previously visited an amusement park "controlled" by aliens. (TV: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy)
- Clara's mobile phone has no service, indicating that the Doctor didn't give her a superphone, as he had with every one of his regular companions since his ninth incarnation. (TV: The End of the World, 42, The Doctor's Daughter, Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)
- The Doctor says to the Cybermite, 'Hardly a cybermat'. (TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen, TV: The Wheel in Space, TV: Revenge of the Cybermen, TV: Closing Time)
- Cybermen are again used as a source of amusement. (AUDIO: The Silver Turk)
Home video releases
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External links
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References
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