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Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
The Doctor arrives in Victorian London, it's Christmas, but the snow isn't the only thing descending on the tranquil and jubilant civilization... familiar silver giants of an alternate reality are amassing in numbers, The Cybermen are on the move again, and the only beings who can stop them are the Doctor...and another Doctor?
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Episode Info
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Episode number: 4x15 Airdate: Thursday December 25th, 2008 Special Airtime: 06:00 pm |
Recap
The Doctor lands the TARDIS in Victorian England in a snowy day and emerges to stroll the streets. He speaks to a boy and confirms its Christmas 1851. A woman starts yelling "Doctor!" and the Doctor smiles and goes to investigate. He finds a woman cowering back before a door holding something back. The Doctor assures her he can deal with it but she continues to scream for the Doctor and insists there can't be two of them. Another man emerges and announces that he's the one and only Doctor. He collects his sonic screwdriver from the woman, Rosita, and tells her to go back to the TARDIS. The doors burst open and a humanoid animal wearing a Cyberman mask emerges...Read the full recap
Episode Quotes
The Next Doctor: What have we got here, then?
The Doctor: Hold on, who are you?
The Next Doctor: I'm the Doctor. Simply the Doctor. The one, the only and the best.
The Doctor: Hold on, who are you?
The Next Doctor: I'm the Doctor. Simply the Doctor. The one, the only and the best.
The Next Doctor: I should introduce Rosita, my faithful companion. Always telling me off.
The Doctor: Well, they do, don't they?
The Doctor: Well, they do, don't they?
The Doctor: But I've heard all about you, Doctor. Bit of a legend if I say so myself.
The Next Doctor: Modesty forbids me to agree with you, sir. But yes. Yes, I am.
The Next Doctor: Modesty forbids me to agree with you, sir. But yes. Yes, I am.
The Next Doctor: It's strange, though. I talk of Cybermen from the stars, and you don't blink, Mr. Smith.
The Doctor: Ah, don't blink, remember that? Whatever you do, don't blink. The blinking and the statues with Sally and the angels. No?
The Next Doctor: You're a very odd man.
The Doctor: Mmm. I still am.
The Doctor: Ah, don't blink, remember that? Whatever you do, don't blink. The blinking and the statues with Sally and the angels. No?
The Next Doctor: You're a very odd man.
The Doctor: Mmm. I still am.
The Next Doctor: Then I beg you, John, help me.
The Doctor: Ah. Two words I never refuse.
The Doctor: Ah. Two words I never refuse.
Miss Hartigan: Man that is born of woman hath but a short time to live. Although I've got some friends who might disagree with that. Would you like to meet them? Hark! I can hear them now. (The Cybermen arrive)
The Next Doctor: With all the things a Time Lord has seen, everything he's lost, he must surely have bad dreams.
The Doctor: Yeah.
The Doctor: Yeah.
The Next Doctor: There she is. My transport through time and space. The TARDIS!
The Doctor: You've got a balloon.
The Next Doctor: TARDIS. T - A - R - D - I - S. It stands for Tethered Aerial Release Developed in Style. Do you see?
The Doctor: Well, I do now. I like it. Good TARDIS.
The Doctor: You've got a balloon.
The Next Doctor: TARDIS. T - A - R - D - I - S. It stands for Tethered Aerial Release Developed in Style. Do you see?
The Doctor: Well, I do now. I like it. Good TARDIS.
Cyberman: You are the Doctor.
The Doctor: (waves; grins) Hello.
The Doctor: (waves; grins) Hello.
Miss Hartigan: But you promised me. You said I would never be converted!
Cyberleader: That was designated a lie.
Cyberleader: That was designated a lie.
Jackson Lake: Ladies and gentleman, I know that man! That Doctor on high! And I know that he has done this deed a thousand times. But not once, no, sir, not once not ever has he ever been thanked. But no more, for I say to you on this Christmas Morn, bravo, sir!
Jackson Lake: Tell me one thing. All those facts and figures I saw of the Doctor's life, you were never alone. All those bright and shining companions. But not any more?
The Doctor: No.
Jackson Lake: Might I ask why not?
The Doctor: They leave. Because they should or because they find someone else. And some of them, some of them … forget me. I suppose in the end, they break my heart.
The Doctor: No.
Jackson Lake: Might I ask why not?
The Doctor: They leave. Because they should or because they find someone else. And some of them, some of them … forget me. I suppose in the end, they break my heart.
The Doctor: Jackson, if anyone had to be the Doctor, I'm glad it was you.
Episode References
Clips of all nine of the previous Doctors are shown:
Other Episode Crew
| • Executive Producer | Russell T. Davies | Julie Gardner (1) |
| • Producer | Susie Liggat |
| • Associate Producer | Catrin Lewis Defis |
| • Production Designer | Michael Edward Thomas (3) |
| • Editor | Richard Cox |
| • Casting | Andy Pryor |
| • First Assistant Director | Richard Harris |
| • Second Assistant Director | Jennie Fava |
| • Music | Murray Gold |
| • Costume Designer | Louise Page |
| • Make-up | Steve Smith (8) | Pam Mullins | Morag Smith |
| • Grip | John Robinson (3) |
| • Camera Operator | Joe Russell | Roger Pearce |
| • Set Decorator | Keith Dunne |
| • Location Manager | Gareth Skelding |
| • Production Coordinator | Jess Van Niekerk |
| • Assistant Editor | Carmen Roberts |
| • Post Production Supervisor | Samantha Hall | Chris Blatchford |
| • Supervising Sound Editor | Paul McFadden |
| • Gaffer | Mark Hutchings |
| • On-Line Editor | Mark Bright (2) | Matthew Clarke (2) |
| • Director of Photography | Ernie Vincze |
| • Stunts | Gordon Seed | Jason Hunjan | Dean Forster | Maurice Lee | Nick Wilkinson |
| • Stunt Coordinator | Tom Lucy |
| • Production Secretary | Claire Roberts (2) |
| • Storyboard Artist | Shaun Williams |
| • Post Production Coordinator | Marie Brown (2) |
| • Special Effects | Will Cohen (3) |
| • Script Editor | Lindsey Alford |
| • Dubbing Mixer | Tim Ricketts |
| • Sound Recordist | Julian Howarth |
| • Choreographer | Alisa Berk |
| • Third Assistant Director | Heddi Joy Taylor |
| • Costume Supervisor | Lindsay Bonaccorsi |
| • Boom Operator | Glen Jenkins | Patrick O'Boyle | Jeff Welch | Bryn Thomas |
| • Main Title Theme | Ron Grainer |
| • Visual Effects Supervisor | David Houghton |
| • Production Accountant | Oliver Ager |
| • Best Boy | Peter Chester |
| • Casting Associate | Andy Brierley |
| • Visual Effects Producer | Marie Jones (2) |
| • Special Effects Supervisor | Danny Hargreaves |
| • Production Executive | Julie Scott (2) |
| • Graphic Designer | Christina Tom |
| • Unit Manager | Beccy Jones |
| • Colorist | Mick Vincent |
| • Assistant Costume Designer | Rose Goodhart |
| • Special Effects Coordinator | Ben Ashmore |
| • Continuity | Non Eleri Hughes |
| • Focus Puller | Duncan Fowlie | James Southcott |
| • Supervising Art Director | Stephen Nicholas |
| • Standby Art Director | Ciaran Thompson |
| • Construction Manager | Matthew Hywel-Davies |
| • Production Runner | Sian Warrilow |
| • Floor Runner | Bobby Williams | Tom Evans (2) | Nicola Brown (2) |
| • Art Department Production Manager | Jonathan Allison |
| • Associate Designer | Julian Luxton |
| • Sound Special Effects Editor | Paul Jefferies |
| • Make-up Designer | Barbara Southcott |
| • VFX Editor | Ceres Doyle |
| • Created By | Kit Pedler | Gerry Davis (3) |
| • Costume Assistant | Louise Martin | Barbara Harrington |
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