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|image = | |image =The Great Detective Eleventh Doctor 1.jpg | ||
|series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | |series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | ||
| | |special = [[Children in Need]] Special [[2012 (releases)|2012]] | ||
|story number = Children in Need mini-episode | |story number = Children in Need mini-episode | ||
|doctor = Eleventh Doctor | |doctor = Eleventh Doctor | ||
|companions = | |companions = | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = Vastra | ||
|featuring2 = Jenny Flint | |||
|featuring3 = Strax | |||
|enemy = | |enemy = | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[1892]] | |setting = [[London]], [[1892]] | ||
|writer = [[ | |writer = Steven Moffat | ||
|director = [[director:: | |writer display = [[Steven Moffat]]<ref name = moffat>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/The-Doctor-Returns-for-Children-in-Need|title=The Doctor Returns for Children in Need|author=The Doctor Who Team|date of source=14 November 2012|website name=BBC - Blogs - Doctor Who|accessdate=18 November 2012}}</ref> | ||
|director = [[director::Marcus Wilson]] | |||
|producer = [[producer::Marcus Wilson]] | |producer = [[producer::Marcus Wilson]] | ||
|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = 16 November 2012 | ||
|network = | |network = BBC One | ||
|format = 1x4-minute mini episode | |format = 1x4-minute mini episode | ||
|production code = | |production code = | ||
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|made prev = The Crimson Horror (TV story) | |made prev = The Crimson Horror (TV story) | ||
|made next = The Snowmen (TV story) | |made next = The Snowmen (TV story) | ||
|series2 = Children in Need | |||
|prev2 = The Naked Truth (TV story) | |||
|next2 = Looking for Pudsey (TV story) | |||
|fullvid = Doctor_Who_The_Great_Detective_(Christmas_Special_Prequel)_-_Children_in_Need_2012_-_BBC_One | |fullvid = Doctor_Who_The_Great_Detective_(Christmas_Special_Prequel)_-_Children_in_Need_2012_-_BBC_One | ||
}}'''''The Great Detective''''' was a minisode broadcast as a [[prequel]] for ''[[The Snowmen]]'', the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' 2012 Christmas special. It revealed how badly the [[Eleventh Doctor]] was hurt by the losses of [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]], resorting to absolute retirement from his travels in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] as a jaded inhabitant of the [[Victorian|Victorian Era]]. | }}'''''The Great Detective''''' was a minisode broadcast as a [[prequel]] for ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'', the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' 2012 Christmas special. It revealed how badly the [[Eleventh Doctor]] was hurt by the losses of [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]], resorting to absolute [[retirement]] from his travels in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] as a jaded inhabitant of the [[Victorian|Victorian Era]]. It reintroduced the characters of [[Vastra]], [[Jenny Flint]] and [[Strax]], last seen in [[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'', now identified as the [[Paternoster Gang]] and as such they become recurring characters in the franchise hereafter. | ||
It was first broadcast as part of ''Doctor Who's'' BBC's [[Children in Need]] charity appeal, and was followed by a trailer for the Christmas special. Both were introduced by [[Matt Smith]] and [[Jenna-Louise Coleman]]. | It was first broadcast as part of ''Doctor Who's'' BBC's [[Children in Need]] charity appeal, and was followed by a trailer for the Christmas special. Both were introduced by [[Matt Smith]] and [[Jenna-Louise Coleman]]. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
Having learned of strange happenings, Madame [[Vastra]], her | Having learned of strange happenings, Madame [[Vastra]], her maid [[Jenny Flint]], and their [[Sontaran]] servant [[Strax]] meet with the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. However, he shows no interest in the cases they mention, informing them that he has since [[retire]]d from investigating such matters. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]] | * [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]] | ||
* [[Strax]] - [[Dan Starkey]] | * [[Strax]] - [[Dan Starkey]] | ||
* [[Vastra]] - [[Neve McIntosh]] | * [[Vastra]] - [[Neve McIntosh]] | ||
* [[Jenny Flint]] - [[Catrin Stewart]] | * [[Jenny Flint]] - [[Catrin Stewart]] | ||
* Narrator - [[Mark Gatiss]] | * Narrator - [[Mark Gatiss]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Strax]] claims that he has "declared a war on [[the Moon]]." | * [[Strax]] claims that he has "declared a war on [[the Moon]]." | ||
* [[Vastra]] states there was a [[meteor]] shower of unexplained timing. She thinks it might be alien intervention. | * [[Vastra]] states there was a [[meteor]] shower of unexplained timing. She thinks it might be alien intervention. | ||
* [[Jenny Flint]] suggests they investigate the [[Alcohol|drunken]] claims of [[Erasmus Pink]] that he would drill into the [[Earth]]. | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* Unlike most minisodes, the episode has no opening credits, and as such writer Steven Moffat<ref name = moffat /> is uncredited. The episode also uses a unique typeface for presenting the episode title. | * Unlike most minisodes, the episode has no opening credits, and as such writer Steven Moffat<ref name = moffat /> is uncredited. The episode also uses a unique typeface for presenting the episode title. It is the first televised ''Doctor Who'' story not to begin with a rendition of the theme music. | ||
* [[Jenny Flint|Jenny]]'s last name, Flint, is revealed in this minisode. In her introduction episode, ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'', she was known only as Jenny. | * [[Jenny Flint|Jenny]]'s last name, Flint, is revealed in this minisode. In her introduction episode, ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'', she was known only as Jenny. | ||
* It was followed by a second prequel, ''[[Vastra Investigates: A Christmas Prequel (webcast)|Vastra Investigates]]'', which was released online in mid-December 2012. | * It was followed by a second prequel, ''[[Vastra Investigates: A Christmas Prequel (webcast)|Vastra Investigates]]'', which was released online in mid-December 2012. | ||
* This is the first [[Children in Need]] | * This is the first [[Children in Need|''Children in Need'' special]] since ''[[Children in Need 2011 (TV story)|Children in Need 2011]]'', 1 year earlier. | ||
* This is the last televised story (not clearly branded as a prequel) in which the Doctor appears but [[Clara Oswald]] is not seen nor referenced in dialogue until [[TV]]: ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'' in December 2015. | |||
* Strax thinks there's life on the moon, such as "[[Moonite]]s". However, it's later revealed that the moon is actually an egg that would hatch in 2049. | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
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=== Filming locations === | === Filming locations === | ||
''Corn Street, Bristol, UK | ''Corn Street, Bristol, UK (filmed on 20 Aug 2012)'' | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
{{Discontinuity}} | {{Discontinuity}} | ||
* The Doctor is shown to be | * The Doctor is shown to be [[retire]]d and living in the past. The [[Sixth Doctor]] had previously done this in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Spindle of Necessity (short story)|The Spindle of Necessity]]''. | ||
* Despite Jenny's assertion that [[ | * Despite Jenny's assertion that [[the Moon]] is uninhabited, the Doctor once implied that there are species native to it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]'') Jenny's claim would later be proven wrong when the [[Twelfth Doctor]], [[Clara Oswald]] and [[Courtney Woods]] paid a visit to the Moon in [[2049]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]'') | ||
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dalek Generation (novel)|The Dalek Generation]]'' (released [[8 April (releases)|8 April]] [[2013]]) ends with the Doctor growing weary of travel and is implied to be his last adventure before his retirement here. | * [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dalek Generation (novel)|The Dalek Generation]]'' (released [[8 April (releases)|8 April]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]) ends with the Doctor growing weary of travel and is implied to be his last adventure before his [[retirement]] here. | ||
* How Strax is alive after having been apparently killed off in [[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'' is left unexplained in both this minisode and the main ''The Snowmen''. It is not until the web minisode ''[[The Battle of Demons Run: Two Days Later (webcast)|The Battle of Demons Run: Two Days Later]]'' that it is fully explained how Strax survived. | * How Strax is alive after having been apparently killed off in [[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'' is left unexplained in both this minisode and the main ''The Snowmen''. It is not until the web minisode ''[[The Battle of Demons Run: Two Days Later (webcast)|The Battle of Demons Run: Two Days Later]]'' (a prequel to both this minisode and ''The Snowmen'') that it is fully explained how Strax survived. | ||
== Home video releases == | == Home video releases == | ||
[[File:Doctor Who Complete Seventh Series UK DVD Cover.jpg|thumb|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 === | === Blu-ray releases === | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
'' | * {{locguide|greatdetective|The Great Detective}} | ||
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p011h3sb The prequel on the ''Doctor Who'' website] | |||
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