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Death and the Queen was the ninth serial of Season 50 of Doctor Who. It was written by James Goss, directed by Paul Wilmshurst and starred Damien Molony as the Fourteenth Doctor & Kate Bracken as Heather McKenzie.

Synopsis[]

Heather McKenzie has never been lucky in love.

So when, one day, her Prince does come, she is thrilled to have the wedding of all weddings to look forward to. Though the Doctor isn't holding his breath for an invitation. And her future mother-in-law is certainly not amused.

But on the big day itself, Heather finds her castle under siege from the darkest of forces, marching at the head of a skeleton army.

When it looks like even the Doctor can't save the day, what will Queen Heather do to save her people from Death itself?

Plot[]

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Cast[]

Crew[]

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Memorable Quotes[]

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References[]

Locations[]

  • The Kingdom of Goritania has not gone to war for around five centuries.
  • Goritania changes from a monarchy to a republic and was renamed as "The People's Republic of Goritania" six months after the events of this story.
  • The Doctor and Heather were originally going to Blackpool but landed in the French Riviera instead where Heather met Rudolph.

Sonic Screwdriver[]

  • The Doctor's sonic screwdriver has a setting for horseshoes.

The TARDIS[]

  • The Doctor wonders why the TARDIS' translation circuits aren't translating the motto of the kingdom.

TV and film[]

  • Heather refers to Death as "Skeletor".

Story Notes[]

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Continuity[]

  • The Doctor states that the TARDIS is able to translate all languages (TV: The Red Museum) but that it sometimes failed to translate due to the age of the language. (TV: The Impossible Planet)
  • The Doctor refers to the fact that his companions leave the TARDIS to save another universe (TV: Warriors' Gate) or after they fall in love. (TV: The Myth Makers, The Green Death, The Invasion of Time)
  • The Doctor says that he once had a robot dog who left him twice. (TV: The Invasion of Time, Warriors' Gate)

Home video releases[]

DVD[]

  • This story along with the other stories in Season 50 were released as Doctor Who: The Complete Fiftieth Season in 2014.

Blu-ray[]

  • This story along with the other stories in Season 50 were released as Doctor Who: The Complete Fiftieth Season on Blu-ray in 2014.
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