The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)

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The Celestial Toymaker was the seventh story of Season 3 of Doctor Who, and the first to be produced by Innes Lloyd. It was at one point considered writing out William Hartnell as The Doctor in this story, but the idea was vetoed.

Synopsis

The travellers arrive in a strange domain presided over by the Celestial Toymaker - an enigmatic, immortal entity who forces them to play a series of games, failure at which will render them his playthings. The Doctor has to solve the complex Trilogic game while Steven and Dodo are faced with defeating a succession of apparently child-like but potentially lethal animated toys in contests such as 'blind man's buff', musical chairs and 'hunt the key'.

The Doctor finally overcomes the Toymaker by imitating his voice in order to complete the Trilogic game from within the TARDIS, which then dematerialises as his foe's universe is destroyed.

Plot

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TARDIS hopscotch

Cast

Crew

References

Story Notes

  • This story had working titles; The Trilogic Game and The Toymaker.
  • The Celestial Toymaker was to return in The Nightmare Fair (the unmade TV story).

Ratings

  1. The Celestial Toyroom - 8.0 million viewers
  2. The Hall Of Dolls - 8.0 million viewers
  3. The Dancing Floor - 9.4 million viewers
  4. The Final Test - 7.8 million viewers

Myths

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Filming Locations

Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

  • In the hopscotch game, the order of the players taking turns changes during the game. (Players are occasionaly are forced to miss turns)
  • When the Doctor imitates the Toymakers voice, the last piece moves over slowly, whereas when the Toymaker commanded the pieces they moved instantly. (Perhaps because the Toymakers voice is more commanding)
  • Why does the Doctor not want to save the others trapped in the Toymakers domain? (Perhaps they are beyond saving)
  • When the Doctor is on move 905, he moves a piece so it counts as move 906. However, when the Celestial Toymaker asks the pieces to move 930, the pieces only jump 21 times so it should be move 927.
  • After the Doctor goes into the TARDIS, how come when the Toymaker steps on the electric board he is walking on, he isn't electrocuted? a)he's immortal, B)He made this world he could turn it off, c)the game is over so no need for electricity. He knows this world but they don't and so won't risk it.

Continuity

  • The Celestial Toymaker reappears in PDA: Divided Loyalties and DWM: Endgame.
  • The Doctor cries out in pain in the cliffhanger that concludes the story; later revealed to be caused by a toothache (triggered by biting into a hard candy), this event leads into the next serial, The Gunfighters. Despite the rather painful carryover, the next episode carries the title "A Holiday for the Doctor".

DVD, Video and Other Releases

  • The surviving episode (Part 4:The Final Test) was released on VHS as part of Hartnell Years (with the "next episode" caption removed)
  • The Final Test was also released on the Lost in Time box set (with the "next episode" caption reconstructed).

Novelisation

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Main article: The Celestial Toymaker (novelisation)

See also

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External Links


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