Deep Breath (TV story)

 was the first episode of the eighth series of Doctor Who produced by BBC Wales. After a brief cameo in The Day of the Doctor and a short appearance at the end of The Time of the Doctor, this episode marks the full first appearance of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor.

Following the success of the theatrical simulcast of The Day of the Doctor on 23 November 2013, this premiere episode also received a release, simultaneous with its broadcast on television, in cinemas across the world.

Synopsis
When the Doctor arrives in Victorian London he finds a dinosaur rampant in the Thames and a spate of deadly spontaneous combustions.

Plot
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Cast

 * The Doctor - Peter Capaldi
 * Clara - Jenna Coleman
 * Madame Vastra - Neve McIntosh
 * Strax - Dan Starkey
 * Jenny - Catrin Stewart
 * Half-Face Man - Peter Ferdinando
 * Inspector Gregson - Paul Hickey
 * Alf - Tony Way
 * Elsie - Maggie Service
 * Cabbie - Mark Kempner
 * Barney - Brian Miller
 * Waiter - Graham Duff
 * Courtney - Ellis George
 * Policeman - Peter Hannah
 * Footman - Paul Kasey
 * Missy - Michelle Gomez
 * and Matt Smith as The Doctor

Crew
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Story notes
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Specific to theatrical presentation

 * A specially recorded scene similar to the Strax Field Reports was shown before the episode in its showing in cinemas featuring the Paternoster Gang: Vastra, Jenny Flint, and Strax. The scene primarily focused on Strax describing humourously describing the first twelve incarnations of the Doctor, making note of the War Doctor as well as the Tenth Doctor's aborted regeneration, to his people, before alerting them to the appearance of the latest Doctor.
 * A live Q & A in London, hosted by Zoe Ball with Peter Capaldi, Jenna-Louise Coleman, and Steven Moffat, was screened to cinemas following the showing of Deep Breath.

Ratings
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Filming locations
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Production errors
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Continuity

 * The Twelfth Doctor often reflects that he finds the current situation of robots harvesting human organs to repair a ship to be naggingly familiar (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace), but his addled brain is unable to make the connection even when he notes that the ship- the SS Marie Antoinette- is the sister ship to the SS Madame De Pompadour.
 * The Doctor mentions that he used to have a scarf, but adds that he now considers that ridiculous.
 * The Doctor mentions Amy, making reference to her legs. (TV: The Impossible Astronaut)
 * After gaining a new regeneration cycle and regaining his youth in TV: The Time of the Doctor, the Eleventh Doctor took the time to phone Clara in the future before he regenerates; reassuring her about his new incarnation still being him and that he needs her help as he gets used to his new body, he also complains once he finds out from Clara that not only is his new incarnation older but that he also has grey hair.
 * While performing a physical examination of Clara, Strax makes an observation on her thorax as did Linx with Sarah Jane Smith (TV: The Time Warrior) as well as Commander Skorr to Martha Jones (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem).

Home video releases
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