The Name of the Doctor (TV story)

The Name of the Doctor
Doctor:	Eleventh Doctor
Companion(s):	Clara Oswin Oswald
Main enemy:	The Whisper Men, The Great Intelligence
Key crew
Writer:	Steven Moffat
Director:	Saul Metzstein
Producer:	Marcus Wilson
Release details
Story number:	238
Premiere broadcast:	18 May 2013
Format:	1x45 minutes episode
Production code:	3.13
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The Name of the Doctor was the thirteenth and the last episode of the seventh series of Doctor Who produced by BBC Wales.

Synopsis

Vastra is gathering Jenny, Strax, Clara and River, but everything goes wrong when The deadly Whisper Men take over the gathering. Clara wakes up in the Maitland family house, and finds the Doctor. When she tells him about The Whisper Men, the Doctor understands that this is the time to go to the place he must never be in. Where no creature can speak false. A place where a question that must never be answered will be asked - Trenzalore.

Plot

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Cast

• Matt Smith - The Doctor
• Jenna-Louise Coleman - Clara Oswin Oswald
• Alex Kingston – River Song
• Richard E. Grant – Dr Simeon
• Neve McIntosh – Madame Vastra
• Catrin Stewart – Jenny Flint
• Dan Starkey – Strax
• Eve de Leon Allen – Angie Maitland
• Kassius Carey Johnson – Artie Maitland
• Nasi Voustsas – Andro
• David Avery – Fabian
• Michael Jenn – Clarence
• Rab Affleck – Archie
• Samuel Irvine – Messenger Boy
• Sophie Downham – Young Victorian Clara
• Paul Kasey – Whisper Man
• John Hurt - Unknown Doctor

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 Dubbing Mixer - Tim Ricketts Supervising Sound Editor - Paul McFadden Sound Effects Editor - Paul Jefferies Sound Editor - Doug Sinclair

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

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Story notes

• At the beginning of the episode, archive footage of William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison and Sylvester McCoy is shown to show Clara in the Doctor's timeline. An unknown actors, dressed like Colin Baker and Paul McGann are also shown walking past behind and in front of Clara. Some parts of Hartnell and Troughton's scenes are also played by an unknown actor who is filmed from the back.

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