The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)
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The Rings of Akhaten was the seventh regular episode of the seventh series of Doctor Who produced by BBC Wales.
Synopsis
Clara Oswald wants to see something awesome, so the Doctor whisks her off to the inhabited rings of the planet Akhaten, where the Festival of Offerings is in full swing. Clara meets the young Queen of Years as the pilgrims and natives ready for the ceremony. But something is stirring in the pyramid, and a sacrifice will be demanded.
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Cast
- The Doctor - Matt Smith
- Clara Oswald - Jenna-Louise Coleman
- Merry - Emilia Jones
- Dave Oswald - Michael Dixon
- Ellie Oswald - Nicola Sian
- The Chorister - Chris Anderson
- The Mummy - Adrian Cook
- Dor'een - Karl Greenwood
References
- The Doctor tells Clara that he's been to Akhaten with his granddaughter before.
Story notes
- Clara tells Merry that she hated history.
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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.
- The Crack on the glass case containing the mummy, disappears and reappears between shots.
- The leaf that Clara has in this episode is different to the one shown in the previous episode.
Continuity
- The Doctor wears Amy's reading glasses. (TV: The Angels Take Manhattan, The Snowmen, The Bells of Saint John)
- Clara's leaf is featured. (TV: The Bells of Saint John)
- Clara's book, 101 Places to See, used to belong to her mother. (WC: The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel, TV: The Bells of Saint John)
- The Doctor again mentions seeing the beginning of the universe. (TV: Destiny of the Daleks)
- This is not the first time the Doctor has faced a living star although he implied that it was the first time he'd faced one so massive. (TV: 42)
- The Doctor mentions the Last Great Time War. (TV: The End of Time)
- The Doctor mentions bringing Susan Foreman to Akhaten at some point in time.
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