In the Forest of the Night (TV story)
In the Forest of the Night was the 10th episode of the eighth series of Doctor Who produced by BBC Wales.
Synopsis
The Doctor pops up in 21st Century London for a little visit, Danny Pink and Clara Oswald lead a field trip through a museum, and unbeknownst to everyone, a mysterious forest engulfs the entire city overnight. With danger lurking in the shadows of the trees, and a strange little girl running desperately from some nebulous entity, will the Doctor and his friends be able to find answers to the conundrum of the forest, or will failure to solve this puzzle spell indefinite doom for humanity?
Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - Peter Capaldi
- Clara - Jenna Coleman
- Danny - Samuel Anderson
- Maebh - Abigail Eames
- Samson - Jayden Harris-Wallace
- Bradley - Ashley Foster
- Ruby - Harley Bird
- Missy - Michelle Gomez
- Maebh's mum - Siwan Morris
- George - Harry Dickman
- Minister - James Weber Brown
- Neighbour - Michelle Asante
- Emergency services officer - Curtis Flowers
- Jenny Hill – Herself
- Paris reporter - Kate Tydman
- Accra reporter - Nana Amoo-Gottfried
- Little boy - William Wright-Neblett
- Annabel - Eloise Barnes
Crew
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References
- According to the Doctor, the events of Tunguska and Curuçá are an evidence of the protection of Earth by trees.
Story notes
- This episode is one example of Doctor Who (as a television show) being referenced in the show itself, with a bus in one shot advertising Series 8 of Doctor Who. A previous example would be in Remembrance of the Daleks which was set on the same day that Doctor Who premiered, with a television in the background saying "And now for a new science fiction adventure, Doc-" before cutting out. However, the advertisement is only visible for a brief second.
Ratings
In the Forest of the Night posted an overnight viewing figure of 5.03 million.[1]
Filming locations
- National Museum in Cardiff
- Forest Fawr Woods
- Heythorp Zoological Gardens in Chipping Norton
- several residential areas in Cardiff
Production errors
When Clara picks up Maebh's pink phone, she is also holding her own white phone. She is holding her white phone in her left hand and Maebh's pink phone in her right hand. Then in one shot, the pink is in her left and the white is in her right. It later returns back to normal in the following shots.
Continuity
- The Doctor compares the solar flare to the one that hit the Bank of Karabraxos. (TV: Time Heist)
- In the future, massive solar flares would lead to the exodus of human race from Earth. (TV: The Ark, The Beast Below; COMIC: The Keep)
- The Doctor quotes Clara's remarks about his involvement with Earth. (TV: Kill the Moon)
- The Doctor reminds Clara that the the future can be changed despite her having witnessed it alongside him. (TV: Kill the Moon)
- The sonic screwdriver is ineffective where wood is concerned. (TV: Silence in the Library)
- The Doctor refers to Danny as "PE". (TV: The Caretaker)
- Danny discovers that Clara wasn't telling him the truth about her relationship with the Doctor. (TV: Flatline)
- The Doctor tells Clara that the forest will be forgotten. The Seventh Doctor previously noted humanity's "capacity for self-deception". (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)
- A human is once again in telepathic contact with tree-based intelligent life forms. (TV: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)
Home video releases
DVD releases
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Blu-ray releases
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External links
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Footnotes