The Day of the Doctor

Gallifrey moments before getting sealed away in a pocket universe by the first thirteen doctors.

### Doctor(s)

Thirteenth Doctor (main)
Twelfth Doctor (secondary)
First Doctor (secondary)
Second Doctor (secondary)
All doctors (tripary)

### Companion(s)

Monika Tolage
Steven Taylor
Sara Kingdom
Romana II
Kate Lethbridge-Stewart
Petronella Osgood Anderson Lethbridge-Stewart
Susan Foreman
Jamie McCrimmon

### Featuring

Leela
Dodo Chaplet
Zoe Heriot
Liz Shaw
Josephine Grant
Melanie Bush
Vislor Turlough
Kamelionel
Tegan Jovanka
Peri Brown
Ace
Raine Cunningham
Bernice Summerfield
K-9 Mark I
K-9 Mark II
Maxil
Flavia
Elizabeth I of England
Ostmuz
Eleventh Doctor
Tenth Doctor
Ninth Doctor
Eighth Doctor
Seventh Doctor
Sixth Doctor
Fifth Doctor
Fourth Doctor
Third Doctor
Second Doctor
Kate Lethbridge-Stewart
The Curator

### Main Enemy

Daleks
Cybermen
Sontarans
Zygons

### Main Setting

Gallifrey
UNIT HQ
Hertfordshire

## Release Details

### Next Episode

Killer's Streak

**The Day of the Doctor** was the finale of the forty-ninth season of Doctor Who, and the series' fiftieth anniversary special.

## Summary

The bulk of the story focuses on the Thirteenth Doctor being dragged back to the occupation of Gallifrey after finding some logs about a planned invasion by the Zygons and Cybermen, taking advantage of Gallifrey's current state, on Elizabethan Earth. During this time, he meets up with both his twelfth, second, and original incarnations, who help him throughout the adventure, before finally liberating Gallifrey from its occupation alongside all his prior incarnations, sealing it away in a pocket universe.

## Storyline/Plot

A police constable walks the beat by the Coal Hill School and passes by a sign advertising "I.M. Foreman, Scrap Merchant". He continues to walk, by a restaurant. We pan inside, seeing the Monika Tolage grabbing her bag and leaving the restaurant. She grabs her helmet and hops on her motorbike. Exiting Shoreditch, Monika drives past a clock reading 5:16 p.m. and through a freeway tunnel. She reaches an open patch of road surrounded by grassland, the Hass Farming Fields, where a lone police box is waiting for her.

Finally spotting the TARDIS, she rides her motorcycle straight through its open doors, closing them with a click of the fingers. The Thirteenth Doctor, perusing a copy of *Advanced Quantum Mechanics*, welcomes Monika back with a huge hug. He tells her that they'll be spending a weekend in ancient Mesopotamia, followed by Cocktails on the moon. Unexpectedly, the TARDIS takes off without starting the engines. Startled, the Doctor opens the doors, finding a large claw has hooked the TARDIS; it's attached to a helicopter from UNIT.

At the Tower of London, Kate Lethbridge-Stewart is sitting on a bench, eating and observing their ravens of death, which need a change of batteries from Malcolm. Kate's daughter, Osgood, rushes to Kate with her personal phone, stating that the ringtone was the TARDIS wheezing noise; it's the Doctor. Kate reminds Osgood to use her inhaler at the sound of her heavy panting before accepting the call. Kate tells the Doctor that they found the TARDIS in a field and are bringing it in; she inquires as to where he is. The Doctor holds the TARDIS phone up towards the helicopter, surprising and mortifying Kate. She apologises, telling the pilot to instead take the Doctor to the scene of the crime.

The sudden change in course makes the Doctor fall out of the door. Monika holds onto the Doctor's legs as he dangles. The phone bops his head as Kate wonders if he has hung up. Annoyed, the Doctor yells "Next time, would it kill you to KNOCK!?" Telling Kate that he'll have to put her on hold, the Doctor pulls himself up to put away the phone, making Monika lose her grip on him. She yells his name in concern. The Doctor holds onto the bottom of the TARDIS, whooping in excitement and fear.

The helicopter arrives at the museum, where it lands slowly to let the Doctor off. Monika smiles, knowing the Doctor enjoyed the near-death experience. Kate apologises, while the Doctor tries and fails at lecturing her. Kate explains that she is operating on orders from the throne. She hands him sealed orders from Queen Elizabeth I and takes them into the National Gallery for proof of her credentials. Kate asks Osgood what the cover story is this time. She responds that they're using Derren Brown again, saying he's been sent flowers as an apology.

As they walk, the Doctor explains his relationship with UNIT to Monika, who is skeptical of the Doctor ever having had an actual job; though not directly working with UNIT anymore, the Doctor is still on the payroll as he never resigned. They stop in front of an impossible painting, something that belongs "not in this time or place": an oil painting in 3-D. Kate tells the Doctor that there is some controversy over the work's name. It is either named *No More* or *Gallifrey Falls*. The painting is a slice of frozen time, a form of Time Lord art.

Meanwhile, we see The First Doctor (portrayed by David Bradley), with Steven (portrayed by David Corenswet) and Sara Kingdom (portrayed by Lauren Cohan) running through the woods on Kembel. They rush to the TARDIS, with Mavic Chen and the Daleks right behind them. They get inside just in time, locking Chen out. However, the First Doctor collapses to the ground. Steven and Sara help him to the console, but as he tries to take off the TARDIS, a strange vortex-like glitch in time appears out of nowhere. After he warns them, they try to escape the TARDIS, but Chen lingers outside, The First Doctor, Steven, and Sara, are all sucked into the portal, which disappears seconds later.

WIP

## Cast

* Naturally, David Suchet returned to his role as the Doctor, with Paterson Joseph also taking up his role.
* Due to both William Hartnell, Richard Hurndall, and Peter Cushing's deaths, the First Doctor in the story is played by David Bradley, who would later reprise the role in Twice Upon a Time and Time's Handiwork.
* Due to Jean Marsh and Peter Purves having aged, they have been replaced by lookalikes Lauren Cohan and David Corenswet.
* Claudia Grant takes up the role of Susan, whilst Karen Gillan returns as the incumbent companion, Monika Tolage.
* Scenes were filmed by Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Richard Griffiths, Paul McGann, Roger Rees and Richard E. Grant, displaying each of them playing their parts in the liberation of Gallifrey.

## Trovia

* This would be the last time either Richard Griffiths or Roger Rees would appear as the Doctor, as Richard Griffiths would die shortly after filming of his scene finished on March 28th, 2013, and Rees would die on 10 July 2015.
* Location work was done throughout the planet, with many of the scenes for Gallifrey done in New Zealand and Dorset, though most work was done in London, Hertfordshire and Cardiff.