The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)

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The Woman Who Fell to Earth was the first episode of series 11 of Doctor Who. It was written by Chris Chibnall, directed by Jamie Childs, and introduced Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, Bradley Walsh as Graham O'Brien, Tosin Cole as Ryan Sinclair and Mandip Gill as Yasmin Khan.

The episode was a landmark in Doctor Who history as it starred the first ever female Doctor. This was also the first episode of Doctor Who under Chris Chibnall, who took over from Steven Moffat as show runner. As a result, this episode also marked the biggest crew shift since 2010's The Eleventh Hour.

Though The Woman Who Fell to Earth did not include a title sequence on broadcast, it featured a new arrangement of the Doctor Who theme, by Segun Akinola, in its closing credits. The musical score of Akinola features throughout, marking the departure of long-standing composer, Murray Gold.

Synopsis

In a South Yorkshire city, Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin Khan and Graham O’Brien are about to have their lives changed forever. A mysterious woman, who is unable to remember her own name, falls from the night sky. Can they believe a word she says? And can she help solve the strange events taking place across the city?

Plot

Ryan Sinclair is learning to ride a bicycle with his grandmother Grace and her husband Graham O'Brien, in Sheffield. He becomes frustrated and throws the bike into a forest. As he ventures to retrieve it, he sees glowing golden lines suspended in the air. He taps one and a purple coloured, plant-like entity emerges. Ryan calls the police.

Yasmin Khan, probation police officer, settles a petty dispute, before calling a superior. She asks for more demanding opportunities, and after much pestering, her superior gives her Ryan's case. As she arrives, she and Ryan quickly realise that they knew each other at school. They touch the entity, which burns them.

Meanwhile, Grace and Graham are riding on a train with a man named Karl, there is a disturbance which causes the train to come to a screeching halt, they call for Ryan and Yasmin, before being encroached by an erratic, electrified tentacle creature. They are temporarily saved as the Doctor comes crashing down through the ceiling and electrocutes the creature. It awakens and sends a surge of electricity through the passengers, before fleeing.

The Doctor is questioned by Yasmin, but continues to investigate the train's driver, who died of shock.

Cast

Crew

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References

The Doctor

  • The Doctor has recently regenerated from her twelfth incarnation.
  • Grace discovers that the Doctor has two separate pulses.
  • Before remembering her name, the Doctor states she is looking for a doctor.

TARDIS

The TARDIS is not seen in this episode. The Doctor attempts to track the trail from the TARDIS , however she accidentally transports Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin Khan and Graham O'Brien with her.

Technology

Culture

  • Ryan uploads a vlog of himself talking about his late grandmother to YouTube. The video is simply titled "Hey", and his YouTube channel is called RyanS.
  • Ryan searches Twitter.
  • Grace uses Whatsapp.

Music

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Food and beverages

People

Species

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Biology

  • The Doctor can't remember the name of her tounge, until prompted by Ryan.

Locations

  • The episode is heavily featured in Sheffield, only leaving the city for the cliffhanger.

Story notes

Ratings

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Filming locations

Production errors

If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.

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Continuity

Home video releases

DVD releases

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Blu-ray releases

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Digital releases

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External links

Footnotes