The Caretaker (TV story)

The Caretaker was the sixth episode of the eighth series of Doctor Who produced by BBC Wales. It had the Twelfth Doctor and Clara Oswald deal with an alien threat to Coal Hill School, leading to both Danny Pink and Courtney meeting the Doctor and subsequently discovering his true nature.

It also contributed to the 'Promised Land' arc by introducing an underling of Missy, giving her location a new name, the Nethersphere.

Synopsis
The Doctor's decision to use Clara's school at the centre of a trap results in revelations in her personal life. Meanwhile, a Skovox Blitzer, powerful enough to destroy the planet, is loose in the corridors...

Plot
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Cast

 * The Doctor - Peter Capaldi
 * Clara - Jenna Coleman
 * Danny - Samuel Anderson
 * Courtney Woods - Ellis George
 * Mr Armitage - Nigel Betts
 * Adrian - Edward Harrison
 * CSO Matthew - Andy Gillies
 * Noah - Nanya Campbell
 * Yashe - Joshua Warner-Campbell
 * Kelvin - Oliver Barry-Brook
 * Tobias - Ramone Morgan
 * Mr Woods - Winston Ellis
 * Mrs Woods - Gracy Goldman
 * Mrs Christopholou - Diana Katis
 * Skovox Blitzer - Jimmy Vee
 * Seb - Chris Addison

Uncredited

 * Missy - Michelle Gomez

Individuals

 * The Doctor spent a month living among otters after he and River Song had a fight that caused him to sulk.

Locations
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Story notes
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 * Missy reappears after a three episode absence. Her episodes of absence were previously Robot of Sherwood, Listen, and Time Heist.

Ratings
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Filming locations
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Production errors
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Continuity

 * The Doctor previously went undercover in a school while in his Tenth Incarnation (TV: School Reunion)
 * Clara mentions Danny's future descendant, Orson Pink, to the Doctor. (TV: Listen)
 * The Twelfth Doctor continues to be uncomfortable with the military and soldiers. (TV: Into the Dalek)
 * The Doctor invites Clara to meet fish people. The Doctor has previously met fish people in TV: The Underwater Menace.
 * After being killed by the Skovox Blitzer, CSO Matthew arrives in the Promised Land. (TV: Deep Breath, Into the Dalek, Robot of Sherwood)
 * The Doctor says many times that a soldier can't be a Maths teacher. Probably a reference to the Brigadier who was also a Maths teacher once. (TV: Mawdryn Undead)
 * The Doctor tells Clara she reminds him of another teacher he traveled with. That's most likely a reference to Barbara Wright. (TV: An Unearthly Child etc)
 * The Seventh Doctor was previously asked if he was applying for the position of Coal Hill Caretaker. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)
 * The Doctor asked, "Have I impressed you yet, Courtney?" The Eleventh Doctor previously asked the same thing to Amy Pond in TV: The Time of Angels.
 * The Doctor and Clara open and close the TARDIS doors by snapping their fingers. (TV: Forest of the Dead, The Eleventh Hour, Day of the Moon, The Day of the Doctor)
 * Upon entering the junkyard, The Doctor says "Home, Sweet Home." This is a reference to him keeping his TARDIS in Coal Hill Junkyard previously. (TV: An Unearthly Child)

DVD releases

 * The episode will be released as part of the Complete Series 8 box set in November 2014.

Blu-ray releases
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