Heaven Sent (TV story)

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Heaven Sent was the eleventh episode of the ninth series of Doctor Who produced by BBC Wales.

Jenna Coleman appears as Clara Oswald as a manifestation of the Doctor's imagination after he lost her to the Quantum Shade in the previous story. The episode shows the Doctor dealing with and grieving over Clara's death.

The episode is notable for a number of truths conceded by the Doctor, he being inside his own Confession dial. It is also notable for showing the Doctor finally finding his way back to Gallifrey since he found out that it was not in fact destroyed in the Time War, but placed in a pocket universe.

This story takes place over an outstandingly long period of time, seeing the Doctor stuck in a recursive cycle that lasts for at least 2 billion years, during which he repeatedly perishes and comes back to life.

Synopsis

Trapped in a world unlike any other he has seen, the Doctor faces the greatest challenge of his many lives. One final test. And he must face it alone. Pursued by the fearsome creature known only as the Veil, he must attempt the impossible. If he makes it through, Gallifrey is waiting…

Plot

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Cast

Uncredited cast

Crew

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References

  • What seems like more than two billion years passes for the Doctor within the confession dial. However, as the Doctor keeps reverting back to his state upon arrival, he likely did not age at all. Though, when he reaches the Azbantium Wall, the Doctor regains his memories of all his previous times, exclaiming the he remembers and knows how much time has elapsed.
  • The Doctor says he hates gardening.
  • A portrait of Clara is hanging in the castle.
  • The Doctor discusses the Brothers Grimm to the Veil and the tale of the shepherd boy.

Story notes

  • Whilst the episode was promoted by various news outlets as a one-hander, the presence of an imagined Clara and the Veil, and the appearance of the young boy at the end of the episode, technically go against this; however, the bulk of the storyline was carried by the Doctor alone with him having all but one line of dialogue.

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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.

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Continuity

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Footnotes