The Zygon Invasion (TV story)

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The Zygon Invasion was the seventh episode of the ninth series of Doctor Who produced by BBC Wales.

Synopsis

A long time ago, the Doctor made a deal in the Tower of London. 20 million Zygons walk among us, in human form, living undetected in peace and harmony. But cracks are showing in this delicate peace. Humans and Zygons are disappearing. In city apartment blocks, lifts are going missing, and far below the streets of Britain, alien pods are growing in secret caverns. To top it all off, UNIT's scientific advisor, Osgood, sends a desperate message to the Doctor - but since Osgood is long dead, how is that even possible?

The Doctor, Clara and UNIT must scatter across the world in a desperate bid to set her free. But in a world of shape-shifting aliens, who can you trust? And can the world be saved before it's too late?

Plot

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Cast

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References

The Doctor

  • A portrait of the First Doctor is hung in UNIT's safehouse.
  • The Doctor starts calling himself 'Doctor Disco'.

Clara

  • Clara's voicemail greeting says she's either on the tube or in outer space. In her case, of course, it's not a joke.
  • Clara says she heard about the TV series Truth or Consequences on the game Trivial Pursuit.

Zygons

  • After the Human-Zygon peace treaty, seen in TV: The Day of the Doctor it is revealed that 20 million Zygons were relocated around the United Kingdom. It quickly became clear that these Zygons had seized control of the UK and had slowly spread across the entire globe.

Story notes

  • The Radio Times programme listing was accompanied by a small colour shot of Osgood and the Doctor, with the accompanying caption "Doctor Who / 8.15 p.m. Osgood is snatched by aliens, prompting a round-the-world rescue mission".
  • Given that the "Clara" in most of this episode is a Zygon duplicate, this is the second consecutive episode in which the real Clara is only on screen for a brief portion.

Ratings

  • BBC One: 3.87m

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Continuity

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