The Great Detective (TV story)
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| The Great Detective | ||
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| Doctor: | Eleventh Doctor | |
| Featuring: | Vastra, Jenny Flint, Strax | |
| Main setting: | London, the Victorian era | |
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| Writer: | Steven Moffat[1] | |
| Release details | ||
| Season/series: | 7 | |
| Format: | 4-minute minisode | |
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It was first broadcast as part of Doctor Who's BBC's Children in Need charity appeal, and was followed by a trailer for the Christmas special. Both were introduced by Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman.
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Plot Edit
Having learned of strange happenings, Madame Vastra, her wife Jenny Flint, and their Sontaran servant Strax meet with the Eleventh Doctor. However, he shows no interest in the cases they mention, informing them that he has since retired from investigating such matters.
Cast Edit
- The Doctor - Matt Smith
- Strax - Dan Starkey
- Vastra - Neve McIntosh
- Jenny Flint - Catrin Stewart
- Narrator - Mark Gatiss
References Edit
Story notes Edit
- Unlike most minisodes, the episode has no opening credits, and as such writer Steven Moffat [1] is uncredited. The episode also uses a unique typeface for presenting the episode title.
- Jenny's last name, Flint, is revealed in this minisode. In her introduction episode, A Good Man Goes to War, she was known only as Jenny.
- Followed by a second prequel, Vastra Investigates, which was released online in mid-December 2012.
Ratings Edit
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Filming locations Edit
Corn Street, Bristol, UK (filmed on 20 Aug 2012)
Production errors Edit
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Continuity Edit
- The Doctor is shown to be retired and living in the past. The Sixth Doctor had previously done this in PROSE: The Spindle of Necessity.
- Despite Jenny's assertion that The Moon is uninhabited, the Doctor once implied that there are species native to it although he could have been joking. (TV: Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)
- PROSE: The Dalek Generation (released 8 April 2013) ends with the Doctor growing weary of travel and is implied to be his last adventure before his retirement here.
Home video releases Edit
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External links Edit
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Footnotes Edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Doctor Who Team (14 November 2012). The Doctor Returns for Children in Need. BBC - Blogs - Doctor Who. Retrieved on 18 November 2012.
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