Time (TV story)
Time was a television story written by Steven Moffat for Comic Relief 2011.
Synopsis
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Plot
Part 1
The Doctor is teaching Rory about how to fly the TARDIS. Amy walks in, and is annoyed as she never got a go at it, and becomes subjects to snide comments by Rory about her almost non-existant driving skills. During the argument, the ground shakes and the lights go out. Rory reveals he dropped a thermal coupling as he was distracted by Amy's short skirt and the Doctor's glass floor. The Doctor says that the TARDIS should have locked on to the safest space available; revealed to be inside the TARDIS itself.
The Doctor investigates, and reveals a spacial loop; as he enters the TARDIS within the TARDIS, he emerges through the main TARDIS door, and comments that they are now stuck there for all eternity. Just then, a second Amy steps through the door.
Part 2
The second Amy explains that she stepped into the "exterior" TARDIS, which is now slightly in the future, and it sent her into the "interior" TARDIS (her immediate past). The Doctor realises and informs everyone that this timeline must be maintained. Present-time Amy gets her instructions to step into the box after slapping Rory (which she does after he looks too happy that there may be 'two Amy Ponds forever') and enters the inner police box, but not before flirting with her future self.
A second Amy appears through the regular TARDIS door again, with a second Rory in tow. They tell The Doctor that he is about to tell them to enter the box. The Doctor obliges, but tells the newest two to stay where they are, to stave off confusion and complication.
The Doctor realises he must set off a controlled Temporal Implosion to reset the TARDIS, but critically, he does not know which lever to pull. He states that he's "about to find out", and a second Doctor appears in the doorway, announcing "the wibbly lever!". The (current) Doctor pulls the wibbly lever (the Door Release lever), and runs into the dematerialising inner TARDIS. Everything returns to normal, and The Doctor asks Amy to put some trousers on.
Cast
Crew
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Uncredited
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References
- Amy says "I'm just repeating this too...and this...and this.", referencing the Tenth Doctor's recording in Blink.
- The Doctor pulls the "wibbley lever", echoing the phrase "wibbley-wobbly timey-wimey" from Blink, which is used to describe the non-linear nature of time in the series.
Story notes
- This episode, along with Space, was written especially for Comic Relief 2011.
- This Episode is the Fourth story to feature only the main cast (DW: The Edge of Destruction, Children in Need Special, Space)
- First multi-part charity episode since DW: Dimensions in Time. It is also the first two part mini-episodes.
Ratings
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Myths
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Filming locations
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Production errors
As the Doctor begins to tell Amy and Rory to enter the Police Box, Amy's hand can be seen on her chin as she smiles at her double. The scene cuts to a wide shot in the middle of the Doctor's line, and Amy's hand is suddenly at her side.
Continuity
- This story is set entirely in the TARDIS. (DW: The Edge of Destruction, Amy's Choice, Space)
- This is the second time that a character has made a reference to having sex with duplicates. Captain Jack Harkness made a similar reference when the Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor appears alongside his progenitor (DW: Journey's End). In this episode, Rory gives Amy a meaningful look when The Doctor asks what he would do with two Amys, which leads Amy to slap Rory.
Home video releases
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External links
Doctor Who: Time (Part 2) - Red Nose Day - BBC Comic Relief Night
