Closing Time (TV story)

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Closing Time was the twelfth episode in the sixth series of Doctor Who.

Synopsis

In the last few days of his life, the Doctor pays a farewell visit to his old friend Craig, and encounters a mystery. People are going missing, a silver rat scuttles in the shadows of a department store, and somewhere close by the Cybermen are waiting…[1]

Plot

It starts in a department store, where a worker is checking the changing rooms for customers before they close. She hears something in one of the changing rooms and she finds a Cyberman in it, causing her to scream.

Meanwhile, Sophie exits Craig and her house, after making sure that Craig could cope with his son, Alfie. After she leaves, Craig hears a knock on the door and sees the Doctor standing on his doorstep. The Doctor says hello and then tries to leave, but sees the power flickering on Craig's road and he decides to stay.

When Craig meets the Doctor again the next day, he is working in a shop, searching for the cause of the electricity problems. He's noticed that people have been vanishing, and the Doctor's assumes that the electricity problems are to do with it. When the Doctor tries to get Craig and Alfie out of the shop via a lift, they accidently arrive in the Cyber-Ship, where a Cyberman stomps towards them.

Cast

Crew

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References

  • The Doctor mentions that a robot dog is "not as much fun as I remember". This is a reference to the multiple incarnations as K9.

Story notes

  • Part of the nursery rhyme from DW: Night Terrors is sung by Madame Kovarian, with some new lines added.
  • Closing Time is the first episode produced by Denise Paul who has previously acted as Associate Producer for several Eleventh Doctor stories.
  • This is the first time since the series revival in 2005 that episode 12 has not been the first of a two part episode written by the head writer. The end of this episode does however set up the series finale.
  • This is also the first regular-season episode since the series revival in which the Doctor does not have a regular companion with him.
    • Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill were, however, credited in the opener as they had been during the rest of the season. This marks the first time in the series that any actor's name has appeared in the opening credits for less than one minute of on-screen appearance.

Ratings

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Myths

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.

Continuity

Home video releases

The episode will be released on DVD and Blu-ray shortly after the airing of episode 13.[4]

External links

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Footnotes