The Girl Who Waited (TV story)
The Girl Who Waited (TV story) was the tenth episode in the sixth series of Doctor Who. It was a Doctor-lite episode and centred around Amy's relationship with Rory
Synopsis
Amy is trapped in a quarantine facility for victims of an alien plague – a plague that will kill the Doctor in a day. The Doctor can use the TARDIS to smash through time and break in, but then Rory is on his own. He must find Amy and bring her back to the TARDIS before the alien doctors can administer their medicine. Rory is about to encounter a very different side to his wife. Can he rescue Amy before she is killed by kindness?[1]
Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - Matt Smith
- Amy Pond - Karen Gillan
- Rory Williams - Arthur Darvill
- Check-in girl - Josie Taylor
- Voice of Interface - Imelda Staunton
- Voice of Handbots - Stephen Bracken-Keogh[2]
Crew
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References
Locations from the Real World
- Disneyland is mentioned
Story notes
- This was allegedly called The Green Anchor but this was later denied by the writer.
Ratings
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Myths
The episode was going to be called The Green Anchor. This was proven false and was also denighed by the writer.
Production errors
- Several scenes show that apart from her face, her skin has not aged, in thirty six years.
- At one scene it shows the Handbot taking out a syringe from its front hatch, but when the camera goes to Amy, and the camera goes back to the Handbot, the hatch is closed.
Continuity
- Clom is mentioned. (DW: Love & Monsters)
- Rory mentions the Doctor's Fez. (DW: The Big Bang)
Home video releases
This episode will be released on DVD and Blu-ray shortly after the airing of episode thirteen.[3]
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2011/wk37/sat.shtml#sat_doctor
- ↑ Credited in Radio Times, but not on-screen.
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-dvd-releases-15635.htm
