Clarence and the Whispermen (home video)

Clarence and the Whispermen
Main character(s):	Clarence DeMarco
Main enemy:	Whisper Men
Main setting:	London, 1893
Key crew
Writer:	Steven Moffat
Release details
Premiere broadcast:	22 May 2013
Format:	1x2 minute, mini episode
Prequels
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Clarence and the Whispermen was a short produced exclusively for the Doctor Who: Series 7 Part 2 and Doctor Who: The Complete Seventh Series DVD and Blu-ray box sets. It was written by Steven Moffat and serves as a prequel to the events of The Name of the Doctor.

Synopsis

The Whisper Men approach Clarence DeMarco while in jail, producing the coordinates to Trenzalore which he must give to the 'reptile detective' so they would end up with the Doctor.

Plot

In a jail, the serial killer Clarence DeMarco shouts at whispering inhuman creatures beyond the bars, insisting they are not real and asking them to stop. The Whisper Men vanish, just to appear inside the guardhouse. They say they want the Doctor. Clarence doesn't understand. The Whisper Men project Gallifreyan symbols in the air, then forcibly impress them into his mind, along with their meaning and purpose; the instructions are to bring the message to the reptile detective. Questioned about it, the Whisper Men explain they are not human: they are the Intelligence, who knows everything. If Clarence will cooperate, he will be pardoned and he won't be hanged, he will live a good long life, except for troubled sleep. The man cries he wants to be left alone, while the creatures pass by him.

Cast

• Clarence DeMarco - Michael Jenn (uncredited)
• Whisper Man - Paul Kasey (uncredited)

Crew

• Writer - Steven Moffat
• Director - Stephen Woolfenden (uncredited)

Worldbuilding

• The Whisper Men say that they are not men and refer to themselves as "the Intelligence".
• The Whisper Men hint at Vastra as the "reptile detective".

Story notes

• This story is a prequel to The Name of the Doctor and is the second one to the episode, the first being She Said, He Said: A Prequel.

Filming location

to be added

Production errors

• The spelling of "Whispermen" in the title appears to be a production error in that it contradicts the end credits of The Name of the Doctor as well as the BBC One programme listings for Name, both of which render the name "Whisper Men".

Continuity

• The Whisper Men show the coordinates to Trenzalore in Gallifreyan symbols, which the Paternoster Gang will show to River Song and Clara Oswald during TV: The Name of the Doctor, after Vastra receives the coordinates from Clarence.

Home video releases

DVD Releases

Complete Seventh Series DVD Cover

This mini-episode was released as part of The Complete Seventh Series on DVD and Blu Ray on September 24, 2013.

Blu-Ray Releases

to be added

External links

• The prequel on director Stephen Woolfenden's Vimeo page