"The Ghost Monument" | |
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Series Doctor Who Season 11/37, Episode 2 | |
Air date | October 14th, 2018 |
Writers | Chris Chibnall |
Director | Mark Tonderai |
Producers | Chris Chibnall; Sam Hoyle; Ben Irving; Alex Mercer; Matt Strevens; Nikki Wilson |
Starring | Jodie Whittaker; Bradley Walsh; Tosin Cole; Mandip Gill |
Episode guide | |
Previous "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" |
Next "Rosa" |
"The Ghost Monument" is the second episode of season eleven of the relaunch of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which is also season thirty-seven of the entire franchise. It is the 849th episode of the entire series overall. The episode was directed by Mark Tonderai with a teleplay written by Chris Chibnall. It first aired on BBC America on Sunday, October 14th, 2018.
Cast[]
Starring[]
Actor | Role |
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Jodie Whittaker | The Doctor |
Bradley Walsh | Graham O'Brien |
Tosin Cole | Ryan Sinclair |
Mandip Gill | Yasmin Khan |
Guest Starring[]
Actor | Role |
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Shaun Dooley | Epzo |
Ian Gelder | Remnants (voice) |
Susan Lynch | Angstrom |
Art Malik | Ilin |
Co-Starring[]
Actor | Role |
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None | None |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Doctor Who was created by British TV producer Sydney Newman, with additional material developed by Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber. The original series began airing in the United Kingdom in November 1963 and ran for twenty-six seasons until December 1989. The show was relaunched in 2005 and has since been aired on BBC One and BBC America.
- This is the third appearance of Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor. She appeared last in "The Woman Who Fell to Earth".
- This is the second appearance of Graham O'Brien. He appeared last in "The Woman Who Fell to Earth".
- This is the second appearance of Ryan Sinclair. He appeared last in "The Woman Who Fell to Earth".
- This is the second appearance of Yasmin Khan. She appeared last in "The Woman Who Fell to Earth".
- This is the first appearance of the TARDIS this season.
- Angrstrom is a humanoid woman of the Alberian race. She is a lesbian and has a wife.
- Epzo is a humanoid male member of the Muxteran race. He's kind of a dick.
Allusions[]
- The Ghost Monument is the name attributed to the final destination point in the Rally of the Twelve Galaxies. It turns out to actually be the TARDIS.
Quotes[]
- The Doctor: You've redecorated... I really like it!
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- The Doctor: I can get us into the atmosphere if we jettison the rear section.
- Epzo: Listen to me. Nobody is jettisoning anything. This is the Cerebos, all right? She's the envy of millions.
- The Doctor: Really?
- Epzo: Yes. People have written songs about her.
- The Doctor: They'll be writing operas about our pointless deaths if we don't take drastic action *right* *now*!
- Yasmin Khan: We're about to die?
- The Doctor: Oh, sorry Yaz. I forgot you were there. All gonna be fine.
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- Graham O'Brien: Excuse me, we are human beings! Show a bit of solidarity!
- Epzo: I'm Muxteran, she's Albarian.
- Angstrom: Never even heard of "Moomin-beans".
See also[]
Media
The World of Doctor Who
Doctor Who miscellaneous
External Links[]
- "The Ghost Monument" at IMDB
- "The Ghost Monument at the TV IV
- "The Ghost Monument" at the Doctor Who Wiki
Keywords[]
Albarians | Cerebros | Doctor | Dyspraxia | Ghost Monument | Hologram | Homosexuality | Humans | Laser weapons | Moomin-beans | Muxterans | Outer space | Rally of the Twelve Galaxies | Robot | Sniper | Sonic screwdriver | Space travel | Space vessel | Stenza | TARDIS | Venusians