Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor (2013)

A change is going to come...

Orbiting a quiet backwater planet, the massed forces of the universe's deadliest species gather, drawn to a mysterious message that echoes out to the stars. And amongst them, the Doctor. Rescuing Clara from a family Christmas dinner, the Time Lord and his best friend must learn what this enigmatic signal means for his own fate and that of the universe.

Directed by: Jamie Payne

Written by: Steven Moffat

Music by: Murray Gold

Starring: Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman, Peter Capaldi, Karen Gillan, Orla Brady, Kayvan Novak, Nicholas Briggs, Dan Starkey, Sarah Louise Madison, Ross Mullan

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie

Released: 2013-12-25

Runtime: 60 minutes

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Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor (2013): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• On 1 June 2013, the BBC announced that Smith would be departing the series after almost four years, with the Christmas special episode being the episode of transition between Smith's Doctor and the next regeneration.
• On 10 September, Smith and Jenna Coleman were seen filming on location in Cardiff.
• It is Matt Smith's fourth Christmas special and his final regular appearance as the Eleventh Doctor and the first full appearance of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor following his brief cameo in the previous episode "The Day of the Doctor".
• In August 2013, lead writer Steven Moffat stated in an interview that the Christmas episode would tie together the remaining story strands from the Eleventh Doctor era, some of which were introduced as far back as "The Eleventh Hour".
• On 5 October 2013, Doctor Who producer Marcus Wilson revealed via Twitter that filming was complete.
• He added, "We get our first, very fleeting glimpse of the next Doctor, Peter Capaldi, who is just as intense and strange as we probably expected."
• Jon Cooper of The Mirror gave the episode a positive review, calling it "Easily the highlight of Christmas telly," and that it "gave Matt Smith a perfect send off."
• Morgan Jeffrey of Digital Spy gave the episode 4 stars out of 5 and said that "Matt Smith steals the show, his final turn on Doctor Who is one of his very finest, perhaps even his absolute best."
• Steven Moffat takes great care to spotlight every aspect of Smith's Doctor.
• Selected pieces of score from "The Time of the Doctor", as composed by Murray Gold, were released on 24 November 2014 by Silva Screen Records.
• The episode also features Jenna Coleman as the Doctor's companion Clara Oswald, plus several enemies of the Doctor, including the Daleks, Cybermen, Silence and Weeping Angels.

Source: Wikipedia

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