Listen (TV story)
Listen was the fourth episode of the eighth series of Doctor Who produced by BBC Wales.
Synopsis
After the Doctor has traveled alone for a time he stars having theories about creatures that are perfect in hiding. He thinks that they are always around, listening, and that nobody is truly alone, ever. To prove he's right he picks up Clara after her ruined date with Danny Pink and asks her if she ever had a very specific dream which in his opinion everybody has. Using Clara's timeline connected telepathically to the TARDIS he tries to trace that dream in order to spot the hiding creature. But a small distraction causes Clara to think of somebody else and they venture into another timeline. The search of the truth behind the fear leads the Doctor to the end of everything and to the very beginning - his own beginning...
Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - Peter Capaldi
- Clara Oswald - Jenna Coleman
- Danny Pink/Orson Pink - Samuel Anderson
- Rupert Pink - Remi Gooding
- Reg - Robert Goodman
- Figure - Kiran Shah
Crew
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References
The Doctor
- The Doctor's father was skeptical of his son joining the Academy and becoming a Time Lord.
- Clara has affected the Doctor's timeline since his childhood.
- The Doctor's parents are seen (though partially) for a first time.
- The Twelfth Doctor, upon coming to in the TARDIS as Clara discovers his younger self, mentions 'Sontarans perverting the course of human history' to Orson Pink, presumably waking from a dream.
- The shortest horror story has been described as "The last man sit in a room. Suddenly, he heard a knock on the door".
- The Doctor finds himself at the end of the universe.
Individuals
- Clara says she'd never been to Gloucester.
Story notes
- Clara's encounter with the Doctor as a young boy marks the second time a version of her has met his original incarnation, and the first from his perspective. One of her splinters created after she entered the Doctor's time stream had met the older First Doctor, suggesting which TARDIS to steal as he escaped Gallifrey. (TV: The Name of the Doctor)
Ratings
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Filming locations
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Production errors
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Continuity
- The barn that the young Doctor seeks shelter in is the same one the War Doctor goes to detonate the Moment. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)
- The Doctor again uses chalk. (TV: Deep Breath, TV: Into the Dalek, TV: Robot of Sherwood)
Home video releases
DVD releases
The episode will be released as part of the Complete Series 8 box set in November 2014.
Blu-ray releases
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External links
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