Orphan 55 (TV story)
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Orphan 55 was the third episode of series 12 of Doctor Who, following the two-part premiere Spyfall. It debuted a new approach to how Earth's future was handled by televised Doctor Who, having the Thirteenth Doctor explicitly spell out that the future was always in motion such that a variety of potential futures for Earth coexisted within the universe, depending on the choices made by the people in the present.
Synopsis
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Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - Jodie Whittaker
- Graham O'Brien - Bradley Walsh
- Yasmin Khan - Mandip Gill
- Ryan Sinclair - Tosin Cole
- Kane - Laura Fraser
- Bella - Gia Ré
- Nevi - James Buckley
- Vilma - Julia Foster
- Hyph3n - Amy Booth-Steel
- Vorm - Will Austin
- Benni - Col Farrell
- Sylas - Lewin Lloyd
- Lead Dreg & Creature Movement - Spencer Wilding
Crew
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References
History
- The Doctor states that Earth's fate as Orphan 55 is "one possible future, one timeline." In this timeline, Earth has become an orphan planet.
Locations
- The underground tunnel historically served residents of Novosibirsk in Siberia.
Medical ailments and remedies
- The symptoms of a hopper virus in a human include wiggling fingers, which immediately signal the legs giving out, and hallucinations.
- Graham briefly wonders if he is having a stroke after bumping his head on an invisible void panel.
Story notes
- This episode lacks a cold opening, which would be a fluctuating on/off feature in Series 12.
Ratings
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Filming locations
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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
- The Doctor is still in a bad mood, which Team TARDIS have picked up on. (TV: Spyfall)
- Ryan mentions that he works in a warehouse. (TV: The Woman Who Fell to Earth)
- The Doctor previously identified a planet as Earth thanks to an underground station in her sixth incarnation. (TV: The Mysterious Planet)
- The Doctor previously investigated a holiday resort, Paradise 5, which was hiding a secret with Peri Brown. (AUDIO: Paradise 5)
- Bernice Summerfield previously visited Gigamarket where the humans were hidden behind a forcewall to stop the Borvali from hunting them down. (AUDIO: The Greatest Shop in the Galaxy)
- Graham says "cockle." (TV: Kerblam!, PROSE: Mission of the KaaDok)
- Ryan mentions his mothers death. (TV: The Woman Who Fell to Earth, The Tsuranga Conundrum)
Home video releases
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External links
- Official Orphan 55 page on the Doctor Who website
