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| Directed by | Saul Metzstein | ||
| Written by | Chris Chibnall | ||
| Executive producer(s) | Steven Moffat Caroline Skinner | ||
| Series | Series 7 | ||
| First broadcast | Autumn 2012 | ||
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"Dinosaurs on a Spaceship"[2] is the second episode of the seventh series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, due to air on BBC One in the United Kingdom in Autumn 2012. It was written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Saul Metzstein.
The episode will feature alien time traveller the Doctor (Matt Smith) and his companions Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) accompanied by Rory's father Brian (Mark Williams), Queen Nefertiti (Riann Steele), and an English explorer (Rupert Graves). The group will land on a large spaceship that contains dinosaurs.
Plot
When in Egypt with Queen Nefertiti, the Doctor receives a call about a spaceship which will crash into Earth in six hours. Taking Nefertiti with him, he picks up an Edwardian explorer and his companions Amy and Rory ten months after he last saw them in "Asylum of the Daleks", accidentally taking Rory's father Brian on the TARDIS as well. They land on the spaceship and come face-to-face with ankylosaurus dinosaurs.[3]
Production
Showrunner Steven Moffat said that putting dinosaurs on a spaceship was "the secret of success".[3] In his pitch to writer Chris Chibnall, he proposed, "Maybe it's a ship heading towards Earth, and Earth is on alert". In reply, Chibnall suggested including a "bonkers" gang of characters picked from around time and space.[4] The Doctor had previously encountered dinosaurs in the 1974 serial Invasion of the Dinosaurs.[5] Rupert Graves, who played an Edwardian explorer in this episode, previously worked with Moffat on the BBC series Sherlock.[6] David Bradley's character, Solomon, was modelled on a "well-known nightclub owner with long hair".[1] Chibnall described him as "half businessman, half Somali pirate".[4]
"Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" and the following episode, "A Town Called Mercy", were the first episodes to be produced for the seventh series, both directed by Saul Metzstein.[7] The two episodes are Metzstein's first Doctor Who credits.[8] The episode contains one of the biggest sets ever built for the show.[9] Some scenes were also filmed at Southerndown beach, Vale of Glamorgan in late February 2012.[5][10][11] The beach had previously been used as "Bad Wolf Bay" in "Doomsday" (2006) and "Journey's End" (2008), and as the planet Alfava Metraxis in "The Time of Angels"/"Flesh and Stone" (2010).[12] A preview clip of the episode was released at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International.[3]
References
- ^ a b Golder, Dave (27 July 2012). "David Bradley Talks About His Doctor Who Role". SFX. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ a b Fletcher, Alex (16 July 2012). "'Doctor Who' to feature dinosaurs, Western episode". Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ a b c Edwards, Richard (15 July 2012). "Doctor Who At Comic-Con". SFX. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ a b Cook, Benjamin (26 July 2012). "Life with the Doctor". Doctor Who Magazine (450). Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Panini Comics: 36–39.
- ^ a b Berriman, Ian (2 August 2012). "Doctor Who Series 7 Trailer Analysis". SFX. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (22 February 2010). "'Doctor Who' series seven filming begins — Picture". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (9 February 2012). "'Doctor Who' to resume filming this month, Saul Metzstein to direct". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ Golder, Dave (11 February 2012). "Doctor Who series 7: First Director Named". SFX. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ Doctor Who Magazine (446). Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Panini Comics. 5 April 2012.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Wilkins, Alasdair (24 February 2012). "What's Next for Game of Thrones, Fringe and Doctor Who". io9. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ McGloin, Matt (23 February 2012). "Doctor Who Season 7 Returns to "Bad Wolf Bay" Filming Location". Cosmic Book News. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Southerndown beach, Vale of Glamorgan". BBC. Retrieved 2 August 2012.