Spyfall: Part One

Episode aired Jan 1, 2020
TV-PG
1h

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

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Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

When intelligence agents around the world come under attack from alien forces, MI6 turns to the only person who can help... The Doctor.When intelligence agents around the world come under attack from alien forces, MI6 turns to the only person who can help... The Doctor.When intelligence agents around the world come under attack from alien forces, MI6 turns to the only person who can help... The Doctor.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
Lenny Henry (Daniel Barton) previously played an alternative version of the Seventh Doctor in Episode #2.5 (1985).

Goofs
When Yaz looks in Daniel Barton's file there is a photo paperclipped to the left hand side but a second later the photo has been replaced by a business card and some newspaper clippings.

Quotes
The Doctor: Never been good at sprinting?
O: I was the last one in every race at school.
The Doctor: No, no, no, I read your file. You're a champion sprinter.
[pause]
O: [smirks] Got me. Well done.
Graham O'Brien: What's going on, Doc?
The Doctor: I don't know.
O: You best take a look out the window.
[everyone rushes to the window, where a house is flying alongside the airplane]
Graham O'Brien: How is your house out there?
O: It's all a bit "Wicked Witch of the West", but you get the gist. Maybe. Maybe not.
[turns to face the Doctor]
O: Oh, come on, Doctor, catch up. You can do it.
The Doctor: [gasps as she begins to realize the truth] Oh!
O: That's my name, and that is why I chose it. So satisfying! Doctor, I... I did say look for the spymaster. Or should I say spy... Master.

Crazy credits
Postscript at the end: "Dedicated to the memory of the Masterful Terrance Dick"

Connections
Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Dwayne Johnson/Kevin Hart/Jodie Whittaker/Michael Palin/Harry Styles (2019)

Soundtracks
Doctor Who Theme
Written by Ron Grainer
Performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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6/10

The Chibnall era is back where it left off

The Chibnall era is back where it left off, a TV show which is aiming to reach the greatness of the T Davies era but isn't succeeding one bit. Whilst it seems to be a step up from the horrors of series 11, there is still the problem of unnatural acting, bleak character development and a feeling of a show which isn't doctor who.

Whilst we can all appreciate the last ten minutes as being the best moment from the Chibnall era so far, for me it doesn't make up for the rest of the episode. The reveal was excellent but yet again the character feels nontraditional to their previous incarnations. Furthermore the majority of the episode can be concluded as a mess with little to no intrigue.