This may be because it's a first introduction to science, with experiments for families to try. The Doctor is seen opening and laughing at a children's book called Daisy's Wild Ride, by Bob Graham. The choice of names for the fictional department store Sanderson and Grainger isn't entirely clear, but a clue to the latter surname may come from the eternal British comedy series Are You Being Served? The head of the men's department at Grace Brothers was Ernest Grainger, referred to throughout the series as Mr. When the Doctor is working in the toy shop, he describes his remote controlled plane as going "up tiddly up" and "down tiddly down." This is a nod towards the lyrics of the song "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines," taken from the movie of the same name: And the crucial inclusion of the Doctor's dialogue with Alfie/Stormageddon was added at the last minute by Steven Moffat, having come up with it while writing "A Good Man Goes to War." Steven also wrote the final two scenes, to make them work with the overarching story of River Song. The character was originally written as a girl called Grace, later changed to Tess. His other working titles included "Everything Must Go" and "The Last Adventure."Īlthough it seems crucial to the story now, Daisy Haggard's role as Sophie was reduced because she was appearing in the play Becky Shaw at Almeida Theatre in London during filming for this episode.Ĭraig and Sophie's child Alfie was played by seven babies in total. Gareth Roberts worked on a script with the working title "Three Cybermen and a Baby," a spoof of the movie Three Men and a Baby. (The episode is available on iTunes and Amazon.) Here are a few things to keep an eye out for, the next time you watch: It's also the adventure that introduced the idea of the Doctor being able to translate the words of babies and plays with some of his supposed extra powers, including an imperious shush. "Closing Time" is that rare thing - a Cyberman adventure that is sweet and touching, and revolves around the values of family, heart and home.
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