The Spectre of Lanyon Moor was the 2001 Christmas Special of Doctor Who. It was written by Russell T Davies, directed by Euros Lyn and starred Aidan Gillen as the Tenth Doctor & Jessie Wallace as Louise Carter.
Synopsis[]
The Doctor is baffled when a young woman is transported to the TARDIS on her wedding day, and attempts to find out how she is connected to an alien plot to destroy Earth.
From Killer Santas & exploding baubles, to an alien spaceship shaped like a giant star — Christmas with the Doctor is anything but a silent night...
Plot[]
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Cast[]
- The Doctor - Aidan Gillen
- Louise Carter - Jessie Wallace
- Empress – To be added.
- Lance Bennett – To be added.
- Geoff Carter – To be added.
- Sandra Carter – To be added.
- Vicar – To be added.
- Taxi Driver – To be added.
- Nerys – To be added.
- Rhodri – To be added.
- Little Girl – To be added.
- Robot Santa – To be added.
Uncredited cast[]
- DJ - To be added.
- Iris Bennett - To be added.
- Stan Bennett - To be added.
- Robot Santas - To be added.
Crew[]
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Worldbuilding[]
Animals[]
- Louise once had a dog, which she would have got rid of if Lance married her.
Food and Beverages[]
- Lance made Louise coffee, which got them talking.
- Lance mentions Pringles, and how Louise seemed to get excited when there was a new flavour.
Individuals[]
- Connie decorated the tree.
- Lance's parents are Iris and Stan Bennett.
- Louise thinks Nerys is behind her suddenly appearing in the TARDIS.
- On her first day of school, Louise was sent home for biting.
- When trying to hail a taxi, passersby assume Louise is drunk.
- Lance is the head of human resources.
Locations[]
- The church Louise and Lance are getting married in is called St Mary's. It's on Haven Road.
- Louise planned to have her honeymoon in Morocco.
- According to Lance, Louise cannot point to Germany on a map.
- The Carter' home is a red-brick semi-detached house. It has a wooden door, bow windows, a small front garden with flower bushes enclosed by a shallow brick wall topped with a metal fence. There are picture frames inside.
- For Christmas, it is decorated with Christmas lights, a Christmas tree, and ornamental stars.
Music[]
- The Roboforms play God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen when in their Santa disguise.
- "Merry Xmas Everybody" by Slade is heard during Louise's wedding reception.
Objects[]
- The Doctor compares Louise to a microwave and a pressure cooker.
- Lance pretends to attack the Racnoss with an axe.
Organisations[]
- There is a W H Smith near where Louise and the Doctor try to hail a taxi.
- Louise describes H.C. Clements as a "posh locksmith".
Species[]
- After the Doctor informed the Empress that he is from Gallifrey, she screamed in anger, shouting, "They [the Time Lords] murdered the Racnoss!"
- Louise repeatedly mistakes the Doctor for a Martian.
- The Racnoss claims she has been waiting at the "edge of the universe".
- Louise thinks there might be Dinosaurs under the Earth.
Sports[]
- Louise , sarcastically, says she was playing ten pin bowling before she appeared in the TARDIS.
Technology[]
- The Doctor uses a bio-damper to keep Louise hidden from the robot Santas.
Notes[]
To be added.
Continuity[]
- The upstairs section of the bar where Louise had planned her wedding reception has a Manchester Suite, as did Platform One. (TV: The End of the World)
- The Doctor remembers Jean Robinson in a moment from their time on Freeland. Jean's coat, which Louise finds in the TARDIS, is the same one she wore during that adventure. (TV: Plant Matter)
- The Doctor says that his pockets are "bigger on the inside." As did his fourth incarnation. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks)
- The TARDIS starts to dematerialise, before taking off vertically into the sky. (TV: Fury from the Deep)
- The Doctor is surprised that Donna doesn't remember Earth's recent encounters with the Mortem (TV: The Blood Warriors) and the planet freezing. (TV: The Planet Frozen in Time)
Home video releases[]
VHS[]
- This story was first released on VHS.
DVD[]
- This story along with the other stories in Season 38 were released as Doctor Who: The Complete Thirty-Eighth Season in 2001.
Blu-ray[]
- This story along with the other stories in Season 38 were later released as Doctor Who: The Complete Thirty-Eighth Season on Blu-ray.