Vincent and the Doctor 

The Doctor and Amy travel back in time to meet Vincent Van Gough and face an invisible monster that only the painter can see

Director:

Jonny Campbell

Writer:

Richard Curtis

Stars:

Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Tony Curran

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Matt Smith	...	The Doctor
Karen Gillan	...	Amy Pond
Tony Curran	...	Vincent
Nik Howden	...	Maurice
Chrissie Cotterill	...	Mother
Sarah Counsell	...	Waitress
Morgan Overton	...	School Child
Andrew Byrne	...	School Child

Storyline

Visiting a museum, the Doctor and Amy are especially excited with the gallery for Vincent van Gogh. Many of van Gogh pieces are displayed, including "The Church at Auvers (1890)". However there is something irregular discovered on the painting - a small alien image within a window pane. The Doctor quickly takes Amy back to 1890 where they locate the troubled artist that upsets the locals, cannot pay his bills, and is able to see an invisible monster that no one else is able to see.

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Plot Keywords:

vincent van gogh | painting | invisible monster | doctor who | eleventh doctor | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 June 2010 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Croatia

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC),Embassy Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS (DTS HD MASTER AUDIO 5.1 Mix)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vincent asks Amy if she is Dutch, even though she has a strong Scottish accent. This is not a mistake by Vincent but a result of the Tardis translation matrix. Not only does it translate language so that The Doctor and his companions can understand, but so they can be understood. Hence Vincent being Dutch, hears his native tongue.

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Goofs

When The Doctor returns to the Tardis to identify the alien it is still dark, with the streets lit by lamps. He is only in the Tardis for a few moments, but when he exits, it is full day light.

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Quotes

The Doctor: I remember watching Michelangelo painting the Sistine Chapel. Wow, what a whiner! I kept saying to him "Look, if you're scared of heights, you shouldn't have taken the job then". And Picasso, what a ghastly old goat! I kept telling him, "Concentrate, Pablo. It's one eye, either side of the face".

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Connections

References Field of Dreams (1989)

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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

An excellent example of what is best about Dr Who!

Forget the monster as that was pretty irrelevant and concentrate on the human aspect. Also forget the accents and the fact nobody seemed to know how to pronounce van Gogh properly. Tony Curran gave a really good performance and managed to convey the tortured artist even within the confines of what is essentially a children's programme. As with Chris Eccleston and his Dickens story and Dave Tennant and his Vesuvius tale we saw Matt showing the reverence the Doctor has for Historical characters who are doomed and he is unable to help. Some lovely acting both by Doctor and sidekick and an excellent example of what is best about Dr Who. I still think Matt the poorest of the new generation Doctors but he has shown a few moments as to why they hired him so I would imagine he will improve and show his worth. The stories so far have not been great except for this and the Angel episodes.....and the less said about the Dalek episode the better. Last weeks two parter was garbage apart from the Rory storyline but this one was exceptional and a nice glimpse of the humanity of the central characters. We saw it with Donna in the Pompeii episode and Rose in the Dickens one and Amy does well here. I have been watching this programme since it's first week with William Hartnell and in among the dodgy sets and the unconvincing monsters there have been sublime moments of real poignancy that have been worth all the effort. This was one of them. OK the monster did look silly and yes Vinnie was NOT Scottish but suspension of disbelief is important in programmes like this so why worry about plot holes too much. Every Doctor leaves important episodes behind. Even Sylvester McCoy. Maybe in years to come this one will be among Matt Smiths.