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May 14, 2011 · The Doctor's Wife: Directed by Richard Clark. With Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Suranne Jones. The Doctor is lured to a sentient asteroid outside of the Universe by a Time Lord distress signal and soon realises his TARDIS is in grave danger.
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- Richard Clark
- 2011-05-14
Casting. [] In September 2010, Suranne Jones announced she was cast a guest spot on Doctor Who as Idris for an episode of the sixth series of Doctor Who. Jones previously played Mona Lisa in The Sarah Jane Adventures episode Mona Lisa's Revenge. [ 14 ]
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was the fourth episode of series 6 of Doctor Who.
It was notable for being the first episode of the show to be written by Gaiman, a famed fantasy and comic book writer. Such was the notoriety of Gaiman that he was given some of the privileges of head writer, though not complete creative control. (He even wrote the production diary section in Doctor Who Magazine and hosted Doctor Who Confidential.)
The story received an exceptional amount of pre-broadcast hype in part due of the length of time which had passed since its inception. Originally scheduled as a part of series 5, it was not produced until the 2011 series, and rumours of Gaiman being recruited to write an episode for Steven Moffat dated back as early as 2008, when then-incoming showrunner was preparing to take over from Russell T Davies.
Narratively, The Doctor's Wife was important because it depicted the Doctor's TARDIS in human form, and offered revelations about the relationship of the two time travellers. It was also the first episode of BBC Wales Doctor Who to extensively feature the corridors of the TARDIS — a setting common to several stories of the 1963 version of the show. It also contained the first appearance of the Ood in the Steven Moffat era, and was thus the first time that Russell T Davies was formally credited as their creator.
In this story, the Doctor finally vents all his frustration at the TARDIS for her inability to get him where he wishes to go, which usually ends up causing one of his adventures. However, the TARDIS is also finally able to tell her side of the story; she wished to leave Gallifrey as much as the Doctor, so had allowed him to steal her. As for its seemingly faulty navigation, the TARDIS takes the Doctor where he is needed most.
The story is also notable for reintroducing the concept that Time Lords could change gender during a regeneration. While the concept had originally been seen in The Curse of Fatal Death, where the Doctor regenerated into the "Female Doctor", and in Exile, a Big Finish story set in a parallel universe, which featured a controversial incarnation of a female Doctor, the reintroduction of the concept in The Doctor's Wife was the first time in the 2005 revival it had been brought up when The Doctor mentions how his old friend the Corsair had at least two female incarnations. This concept would be greatly expanded on: Dark Water [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who series 8 (BBC One, 2014). introduced the first female incarnation of the Master, known as Missy, Hell Bent [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who series 9 (BBC One, 2015). saw the General regenerate into a female incarnation, and, finally, Twice Upon a Time [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who Christmas Special 2017 (BBC One, 2017). depicted the regeneration of the Twelfth Doctor into the female Thirteenth. This was all a progression towards the recognition and acceptance that the Doctor could be played by a woman, despite it already having been done twice prior, finally given form with the casting of Jodie Whittaker in 2017. Fugitive of the Judoon [+]Vinay Patel and Chris Chibnall, Doctor Who series 12 (BBC One, 2020). would also introduce another female incarnation of the Doctor in the form of Jo Martin's Fugitive Doctor.
The Eleventh Doctor receives a message from an old Time Lord friend. The message brings him, Rory Williams and Amy Pond to another universe where they meet an alien who eats TARDISes.
In another universe, a woman named Idris is led down a corridor by an old woman referred to as "Auntie", with Idris admitting that she is afraid of what's about to happen to her. Auntie tells her that she is right to be afraid, as it will hurt, but that her actions will serve a greater purpose. A man called "Uncle" tells Idris that he wishes he was the one, but then darkly laughs that he isn't. She asks what will happen, to which Auntie explains: "Nephew" will drain Idris of her mind and soul, leaving her empty until her new soul comes. A green-eyed Ood brings her onto a platform and drains her mind and soul in preparation for the arrival of a Time Lord.
In the main universe, the Eleventh Doctor's TARDIS is floating in deep space; regardless of this, however, there is a knock at the door, thoroughly puzzling Amy and Rory. The Doctor, confused and intrigued, opens the door to find a small white cube, which flies into the TARDIS and whizzes about wildly before he is finally able to catch it. When Amy and Rory wonder what it is, the Doctor excitedly responds that he has mail.
The Doctor begins flipping levers in a hurry. Amy and Rory demand to know what is going on. The Doctor refers to the object as a hypercube — a form of communication for Time Lords. This one is from the Doctor's old friend, the Corsair, a Time Lord he knew across several incarnations, at least two female. and comes from outside the universe. They follow the signal, deleting the TARDIS rooms for fuel, and succeed in breaking the barriers of their universe, landing on an unfamiliar planet in a bubble universe.
Upon landing, the TARDIS loses total power; the Doctor worriedly explains that the matrix — the heart and soul of the TARDIS — has completely vanished. He then wonders where it could have gone. Elsewhere, Idris awakens with the sound of the TARDIS whooshing coming from her as golden light emanates from her mouth and hands. Auntie and Uncle watch as Idris looks at her glowing hands.
Elsewhere, the time travellers step out of the TARDIS to find that they've landed on a planetoid junkyard. Optimistically, the Doctor observes that the yard is full of rift energy, and so the TARDIS should refuel. They are spotted by Idris, who kisses, then bites the Doctor, calling him her "thief" while speaking madly. She is closely followed by Auntie and Uncle; all make their apologies for Idris, explaining that she is insane. However, Idris says she is not insane and tries saying something, but then tries kissing the Doctor again. She is stopped from doing so. Idris tells the Doctor that "the little boxes will make you angry" and tells Amy what "petrichor" means. Auntie tells Idris to get some sleep and she agrees, saying she will look for an "off switch". She then faints. Uncle then says sadly that Idris has died, but Rory examines her and says she hasn't.
Uncle then asks Nephew (the Ood) to take Idris somewhere she cannot bite others. The Doctor and his companions turn around to see the green-eyed Ood. Amy is shocked, but the Doctor calms her and explains what Nephew is. The Doctor tries talking with Nephew but finds that his translation sphere is broken. As a gesture of goodwill, the Doctor fixes the device; upon activating, it plays a series of interwoven distress messages from various Time Lords. The Doctor demands Auntie and Uncle tell him who else is there, but they say it's just the four of them and the House. The travellers are confused; Auntie explains that the world that they're on is House. She then asks if they want to meet him. The Doctor agrees, taking Amy and Rory with him into a cavern, led by Auntie and Uncle while Nephew takes Idris away.
•The Doctor - Matt Smith
•Amy Pond - Karen Gillan
•Rory - Arthur Darvill
•Idris - Suranne Jones
•House - Michael Sheen
•Nephew - Paul Kasey
Time Lords
•The Doctor mentions an old Time Lord friend, the Corsair. His TARDIS was destroyed by House. •The voices of many other Time Lords are heard coming from other hypercubes and Nephew's voicebox, include one referencing the High Council.
TARDIS
•The TARDIS has or, at least, had several squash courts, as well as a scullery. The scullery and Squash Court Seven are deleted. •The TARDIS says that her consciousness exists simultaneously across all time and space. •The TARDIS refers to the Doctor as a "9-year-old trying to repair a motorbike in his bedroom". •The current version of the TARDIS still has many corridors, and not all run horizontal, at least after House has disabled the artificial gravity. House comments on this, indicating that he had not had corridors in the asteroid. •The Cloister Bell rings as House takes control of the TARDIS. •The TARDIS says she's archived all of her old control rooms and has already formed ones that haven't been seen yet, something that the Doctor says is not possible.
The Doctor
•The Doctor mentions that he has rebuilt a TARDIS before.
•This episode had the working titles of The TARDIS Trap, The House of Nothing and •This episode was originally planned as the eleventh episode of Series 5, but because of budget limitations was delayed until Series 6 and its slot was filled by The Lodger. As a result, dialogue for Idris was added which warned the Doctor about the events which were about to unfold in The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang, recalling a similar premonition in The Edge of Destruction.
•In an interview with Neil Gaiman on BBC breakfast, he revealed that his episode is "very spooky" and that fans "are likely to be biting their nails off by the end".
•Michael Sheen is credited as 'Voice of House' on-screen, and as 'House' in Radio Times.
•On his blog, Neil Gaiman released a short conversation between Amy and the Doctor that did not make the final cut in the episode he wrote.
•While it has been hinted at before a few times in the franchise, most directly in the ending of TV: The End of Time, this episode offers the first concrete confirmation that Time Lords can change genders when they regenerate. This was a deliberate addition to the mythos on Gaiman's part.
•This story also marks the first time on screen that the Doctor is shown piloting a TARDIS other than his own, with the exception of during the then incomplete TV: Shada.
•The Second Doctor previously sent a message by hypercube to the Time Lords. (TV: The War Games)
•The Doctor's TARDIS has been stolen several times before, notably during his tenth incarnation. (TV: Utopia, The Poison Sky, Journey's End)
•Another entity previously tried to house its mind in the TARDIS. In that case, the TARDIS consciousness was still present, and proved stronger. (AUDIO: The High Price of Parking)
•House uses the TARDIS telepathic circuits (TV: The Edge of Destruction) to deceive Amy and Rory - making it dark for one while light for the other, causing Amy to hear Rory's voice, making it appear that Rory had aged and spent years apart from Amy, etc.
•The TARDIS swimming pool (TV: The Invasion of Time) is referenced, though it is also deleted; the pool had earlier made its way to the TARDIS library after the ship was damaged by the Doctor's regenerative energy. (TV: The Eleventh Hour) It also was used to save River Song's life. (TV: Day of the Moon) It will later be restored. (TV: Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS) The Seventh Doctor also had to jettison it once, causing the Doctor and Mel's trip to Paradise Towers. (TV: Paradise Towers)
•The Doctor references rebuilding the TARDIS before. (TV: The Claws of Axos, The Horns of Nimon)
•The Brilliant Book 2012 includes a 3-page comic strip adapting the unused opening sequence for the episode, under the title Planet of the Rain Gods. This opening sequence was later adapted in 2013 as the minisode TV: Rain Gods, which was included as a bonus in the Complete Seventh Series DVD and Blu-ray box sets. The filmed adaptation features the Doctor and River Song and is a standalone mini-adventure unconnected to the events of The Doctor's Wife.
•In interviews given in June 2011, Gaiman indicated that he was in talks with BBC Books about writing a novelisation of The Doctor's Wife.
Doctor Who Guide: The Doctor's Wife - Cast and Crew. Last updated 09 January 2020. Cast. Matt Smith. The Doctor. Karen Gillan. Amy Pond. Arthur Darvill.
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