The Shakespeare Code
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| 184 - The Shakespeare Code | |
| Doctor | David Tennant (Tenth Doctor) |
|---|---|
| Writer | Gareth Roberts |
| Director | Charles Palmer |
| Script Editor | To be announced |
| Producer | Phil Collinson |
| Executive producer(s) | Russell T. Davies Julie Gardner |
| Production code | Series 3, Episode 2 |
| Series | Series 3 (2007) |
| Length | 45 minutes |
| Transmission date | TBA |
| Preceded by | Smith And Jones |
| Followed by | TBA |
The Shakespeare Code is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It will be broadcast in Spring 2007.
The story is set in 1599 London, and will involve William Shakespeare "giving the performance of his life in order to save the Earth from destruction."[1]
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[edit] Cast
[edit] Production
- Scenes for this episode were filmed in Coventry,[2][3] Warwick[4] and at the recreated Globe Theatre in London.[1]
[edit] Continuity
- Shakespeare has appeared in Doctor Who before and the Doctor has also indicated that they have met off screen in the past. He was previously glimpsed in the Time/Space Visualiser in The Chase, in Planet of Evil, the Doctor mentioned having met Shakespeare before, and in City of Death he claimed that he helped transcribe the original manuscript for Hamlet.
- Shakespeare has also appeared in the Virgin Missing Adventures novel The Empire of Glass, the Big Finish Productions audio drama The Kingmaker, and in another drama The Time of the Daleks a child was revealed at that drama's conclusion to be Shakespeare. Finally the Bard has also appeared in the Doctor Who Magazine Ninth Doctor comic A Groatsworth of Wit (also written by Gareth Roberts). However the canonicity of all non-television sources is unclear.
[edit] Outside references
- The title appears to be a play on The Da Vinci Code, which is also a story based around a well-known figure of the Renaissance.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Shakespeare Sorted. bbc.co.uk (2006-09-03). Retrieved on 2006-12-10.
- ^ Meneaud, Marc. "Dr Who's been sent to Coventry", Coventry Evening Telegraph, Trinity Mirror group, 2006-08-29. Retrieved on 2006-08-30.
- ^ Orland, Rob (August 2006). Historic Coventry - the visit of The Doctor!. Historic Coventry. Retrieved on 2006-08-31.
- ^ Fan Photos from Warwick. Freema Agyeman fansite (August 2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-02.
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