The God Complex (17 Sep. 2011)

The Doctor, Amy and Rory become trapped in a hotel of horrors unable to escape and unable to find the tardis. The Doctor must save as many people as he can taking many twists and seeing his... See full summary »

Director:

Nick Hurran

Writer:

Toby Whithouse

Stars:

Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Matt Smith	...	The Doctor
Karen Gillan	...	Amy Pond
Arthur Darvill	...	Rory
Sarah Quintrell	...	Lucy Hayward
Amara Karan	...	Rita
Dimitri Leonidas	...	Howie Spragg
Daniel Pirrie	...	Joe Buchanan
David Walliams	...	Gibbis
Dafydd Emyr	...	P.E. Teacher
Spencer Wilding	...	The Creature
Rashid Karapiet	...	Rita's Father
Caitlin Blackwood	...	Amelia Pond
Roger Ennals	...	Gorilla

Storyline

The Doctor, Amy and Rory become trapped in a hotel of horrors unable to escape and unable to find the tardis. The Doctor must save as many people as he can taking many twists and seeing his own worst fear.

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 2011 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Seabank Hotel, Porthcawl, Bridgend, Wales, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Cymru Wales

Technical Specs

Runtime:

49 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Doctor's room is #11.

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Goofs

In the beginning of the episode, as Lucy Hayward is moving down the hotel corridor she opens three doors. Two of them have the number 214.

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Quotes

Amy Pond: "Let's go to Ravan-Skala," he says. "The people are 600 feet tall, you have to talk to them in hot air balloons, and the Tourist Information Centre is made of one of their hats," he says. I'm sorry, I don't see any huge hats.
The Doctor: [giddy] Amy, Beaky, this could be the most exciting thing I've ever seen!
Rory: You're kidding.
Amy Pond: How can you be excited about a rubbish hotel on a rubbish bit of Earth?
The Doctor: Because, assembled Ponds, this is not Earth. This has just been made to *look* like Earth. The craftsmanship ...
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Connections

References Star Trek (1966)

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Soundtracks

"Doctor Who Theme"
(uncredited)
Written by Ron Grainer
Arranged by Murray Gold
Performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales

User Reviews

Hotel of Fear!

This episode was creepy from its opening when we see a police woman running along the corridors of a strange hotel that seems to be stuck in the '80s; that is until she enters a room containing a man in a gorilla suit when she exclaims 'Praise him!'. Soon the Tardis lands in the hotel and when The Doctor, Amy and Rory get out to explore they meet another group who claim that it is impossible to leave the hotel and that the rooms and corridors keep rearranging. The Doctor suggests that they can all escape in the Tardis but when they return to where he left it, it has vanished. It is explained that somewhere in the hotel everybody will find a room containing their deepest fear and once you have found it you will soon be killed! It isn't long before people do indeed start to die.

This episode may have lacked spectacular special effects but it made up for the lack of spectacle with a more subtle atmosphere of creepiness. The monster wasn't the best design but the way it caught its prey was interesting and scary. There is also a nice twist near the end, which I won't spoil… I just hope the assumed conclusion is just teaser! The regular cast did a fine job; I particularly liked the emotion between Karen Gillan and Matt Smith in the final scene, of the guest stars the most notable were Amara Karan who did a good job as Rita and comedian David Walliams who played an alien from the most frequently invaded planet in the universe.