Night and the Doctor

"Night and the Doctor"
Doctor Who episode
Cast
Doctor Matt Smith (Eleventh Doctor)
Companions Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams) Alex Kingston (River Song)
Others James Corden – Craig Owens Daisy Haggard – Sophie
Production
Writer	Steven Moffat Tom MacRae (Up All Night)
Director	TBA
Executive producer(s)	Steven Moffat Piers Wenger Beth Willis
Series	Specials (2011)
Length	5 x 4 minutes
Originally broadcast	21 November 2011 (2011-11-21)
Chronology
← Preceded by Followed by → "The Wedding of River Song" "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe"

Night and the Doctor is a series of five made-for-DVD mini-episodes of Doctor Who which were written by Steven Moffat. They were released as bonus features in the Complete Sixth Series DVD and Blu-ray box sets in November 2011. Four of them are thematically linked and take place in the console room of the TARDIS. They are centering on the question: what is the Doctor doing at night when his companions are asleep? The fifth one a precedes the events of the episode "Closing Time", and does not feature the Doctor or any regular companions.

Contents 1 The episodes 1.1 Bad Night 1.2 Good Night 1.3 First Night 1.4 Last Night 1.5 Up All Night 2 Continuity 3 External links

The episodes

Bad Night

Amy Pond answers the phone. The Doctor brings a fish bowl in the TARDIS, and the goldfish inside is royalty. Or maybe not.

Good Night

The Doctor helps Amy to cope with the two timelines she remembers, and gives her the opportunity to buy herself an ice cream.

First Night

It is River Song's first night at Stormcage, and the Doctor wants to take her out. But a future version of River Song shows up.

Last Night

There are three versions of River Song on board the TARDIS, and their timelines should not cross. Plus one of them is on her way to the Singing Towers of Daryllium.

Up All Night

This episode is takes place prior to "Closing Time" by Gareth Roberts and shows the night spent by Craig Owens before the Doctor pays him a visit. "Up All Night" is the only one of the DVD mini-episodes not to feature the Doctor, any regular companions, or the TARDIS. Craig Owens faces his fears of being a father and caring for young Alfie, while Sophie prepares for her trip and the lights flicker ominously.

Continuity

• The visit to the Singing Towers of Daryllium, the penultimate encounter of the Doctor and River Song, is mentioned in "Forest of the Dead". In "Last Night" it is revealed that the Eleventh Doctor is the one who takes River Song there.

External links

• Night and the Doctor on TARDIS Index File, an external wiki

Doctor Who series 6 episodes "A Christmas Carol" "The Impossible Astronaut" / "Day of the Moon" "The Curse of the Black Spot" "The Doctor's Wife" "The Rebel Flesh" / "The Almost People" "A Good Man Goes to War" / "Let's Kill Hitler" "Night Terrors" "The Girl Who Waited" "The God Complex" "Closing Time" "The Wedding of River Song" Mini episodes "Space" / "Time" "Death Is the Only Answer" Night and the Doctor