Deep Breath 

When the newly-regenerated doctor arrives in Victorian London, he finds a dinosaur rampant in the Thames and a spate of deadly spontaneous combustions.

Director:

Ben Wheatley

Writers:

Steven Moffat, Robert Holmes (characters: "Sontarans")

Stars:

Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Neve McIntosh

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Capaldi	...	The Doctor
Jenna Coleman	...	Clara
Neve McIntosh	...	Madame Vastra
Dan Starkey	...	Strax
Catrin Stewart	...	Jenny
Peter Ferdinando	...	Half-Face Man
Paul Hickey	...	Inspector Gregson
Tony Way	...	Alf
Maggie Service	...	Elsie
Mark Kempner	...	Cabbie
Brian Miller	...	Barney
Graham Duff	...	Waiter
Ellis George	...	Courtney
Peter Hannah	...	Policeman
Paul Kasey	...	Footman

Storyline

The Doctor and Clara find themselves in London with Madam Vastra and the gang. There are clockwork men and the Doctor is still scrambling to find himself. Clara doesn't understand the regeneration process for the Doctor.

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Plot Keywords:

twelfth doctor | doctor who | paternoster gang | victorian era | london england | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The BBC gave this episode a world tour in seven countries over twelve days.

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Goofs

In the scene when Clara says she is thirsty, Strax places the bucket of water on the desk in front of Clara, it is there in the following shot, but it disappears into the next shot without Strax or Clara moving it.

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Quotes

The Doctor: What do you all have for brains? Pudding?

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Alternate Versions

While filmed and broadcast on TV in 1,78:1 aspect ratio, the episode was screened in theaters in 2,35:1 aspect ratio.

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Connections

Featured in Whovians: The Woman Who Fell to Earth (2018)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

It's just gorgeous, stunning start for Mr Capaldi.

The Doctor lands in Victorian London where a Large dinosaur is on the loose. The Doctor has regenerated into his latest incarnation and is behaving very erratically, fortunately he has friends on hand to help.

I utterly loved Peter Capaldi after this one episode, he has managed to bring a mass of energy and craziness to the role, I found it incredibly infectious. It felt like a true crossover from Classic Who. Interesting conversation with the tramp about his face, possibly a recognition from Pompeii.

I also find this the strongest performance from Jenna Coleman too, a good Clara story. The phone call she does brilliantly.

I don't mind saving I have grown to utterly love Strax, didn't get the appeal at first, now I love the Victorian trio.

I love the Doctor and Clara's scene in the restaurant, it's a really creepy realisation, when they discover the other guests aren't eating.

The opening credits took a bit of getting used to, I didn't like them initially but I grew to love them, reminded me of those used in Tom's last series.

Love Missy at first sight, wasn't that the Garden from the Girl who waited? It was obvious Missy would be something special.

The story itself is truly brilliant. I'm always up for a bit of Victorian drama, and this hits all the right notes, it's a seriously clever, beautiful looking episode. It's also very dark and engaging, such a great opener. 9/10

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [UK] Official site [United States]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 August 2014 (USA)

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,736,320

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Cymru Wales

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (DTS HD MASTER AUDIO 5.1 Mix)

Color:

Color