A thousand years of war, one last bow, and the crack in time you forgot about.
Orbiting a quiet backwater planet, the massed forces of the universe's deadliest species gather, drawn to a mysterious message that echoes out to the stars. And amongst them, the Doctor. Rescuing Clara from a family Christmas dinner, the Time Lord and his best friend must learn what this enigmatic signal means for his own fate and that of the universe.
Acting
Matt Smith's final speech — raw, weird, perfect.
Cinematography
Snow falling on a Dalek siege: oddly beautiful.
Writing
Moffat ties up the Silence arc and cracks in one go.
Director
Jamie Payne
Matt Smith
The Doctor (11)
Jenna Coleman
Clara Oswald
Peter Capaldi
The Doctor (12)
Karen Gillan
Amy Pond
Orla Brady
Tasha Lem
Kayvan Novak
Handles (voice)
Nicholas Briggs
Daleks / Cybermen (voice)
Dan Starkey
Sontaran
Sarah Louise Madison
Weeping Angel
Ross Mullan
Silent
Ken Bones
Voice (voice)
Sonita Henry
Colonel Meme
Jack Hollington
Barnable
Tessa Peake-Jones
Marta
Rob Jarvis
Abramal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Matt Smith shaved his head for another role right after filming; the wig in his final scene is distractingly obvious once you know.
The 'Papal Mainframe' and Tasha Lem were originally conceived as a returning River Song before Alex Kingston declined.
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