| "Smile" | |
|---|---|
| Series Doctor Who Season 10/36, Episode 2 | |
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| Air date | April 22nd, 2017 |
| Writers | Frank Cottrell-Boyce |
| Director | Lawrence Gough |
| Producers | Peter Bennett; Brian Minchin; Steven Moffat |
| Starring | Peter Capaldi; Pearl Mackie; Matt Lucas |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous "The Pilot" |
Next "Thin Ice" |
"Smile" is the second episode of season ten of the relaunch of the British cult classic sci-fi series Doctor Who. It is the 836th episode of the entire franchise. It was directed by Lawrence Gough with a script written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce. It first aired on BBC One in the United Kingdom and BBC America in the United States on Saturday, April 22nd, 2017 at 9:00 pm.
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Peter Capaldi | The Doctor |
| Pearl Mackie | Bill Potts |
| Matt Lucas | Nardole |
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kaizer Akhtar | Praiseworthy |
| Mina Anwar | Goodthing |
| Kiran L. Dadlani | Kezzia |
| Craig Garner | Emojibot |
| Ralf Little | Steadfast |
| Kiran Shah | Emojibot |
| Kalungi Ssebandeke | Nate |
Notes & Trivia[]
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- Doctor Who was created by Sydney Newman. This series was developed for television by Steven Moffat and Russell T. Davies.
- "DW: Smile" redirects to this page.
- This series is rated TV-PG.
- This episode was filmed at the City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia.
- Writer Frank Cottrell Boyce is credited as Frank Cottrell-Boyce in this episode.
- This is the second episode of Doctor Who directed by Lawrence Gough. It is his second episode from season ten of the series. He previously directed "The Pilot".
- This is the second episode of Doctor Who written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, and his first episode from season ten of the series. He previously wrote the season eight episode, "In the Forest of the Night".
- This episode aired on the same night as the "The Coach With the Dragon Tattoo" episode of Class.
- As per this episode, the Doctor is over 2,000-years-old.
- This is the first appearance of the Vardies, who are the micro-bot builders of this world, and the Emojibots, which are the humanoid caretakers.
- Bill Potts expresses some design ideas for the TARDIS in this episode, including moving the chairs closer to the central console, and adding a steering wheel.
- Actress Mina Anwar is actually a veteran of the Doctor Who franchise. She played Gita Chandra on the spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures.
- Actor Kiran Shah is also known for playing Teedo in Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens.
- The Doctor appeared last in the "For Tonight We Might Die" episode of Class.
Quotes[]
- The Doctor: You don't steer the TARDIS. You negotiate with it.
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- The Doctor: There's a giant smiley abattoir over there, and I'm having this very childish impulse to blow it up. Be right back.
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- Bill Potts: Why are you Scottish?
- The Doctor: I'm not Scottish, I'm just cross.
- Bill Potts: Is there a Scotland in space?
- The Doctor: They're all over the place, demanding independence from every planet they land on.
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- The Doctor: They are expecting the new Garden of Eden. What they are not expecting is to be fertilizer.
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- The Doctor: Between here and my office, before the kettle boils, is everything that ever happened or ever will.