The Return of Doctor Mysterio 

In New York, with brain-swapping aliens poised to attack, the Doctor and Nardole link up with an investigative reporter and a mysterious masked superhero known only as the Ghost. Can the ... See full summary »

Director:

Edward Bazalgette (as Ed Bazalgette)

Writer:

Steven Moffat

Stars:

Peter Capaldi, Matt Lucas, Justin Chatwin

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Peter Capaldi	...	The Doctor
Matt Lucas	...	Nardole
Justin Chatwin	...	Grant
Charity Wakefield	...	Lucy
Tomiwa Edun	...	Mr Brock
Aleksandar Jovanovic	...	Dr Sim
Logan Hoffman	...	Young Grant
Daniel Lorente	...	Teen Grant
Sandra Teles	...	Reporter
Tanroh Ishida	...	Operator
Vaughn Johseph	...	Soldier

Storyline

In New York, with brain-swapping aliens poised to attack, the Doctor and Nardole link up with an investigative reporter and a mysterious masked superhero known only as the Ghost. Can the Doctor save Manhattan? And what will be revealed when we see behind the mask?

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Plot Keywords:

superhero | christmas special | doctor who | shoal of the winter harmony | twelfth doctor | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [United Kingdom] Official site [United States]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 December 2016 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Studios,BBC Cymru Wales

Technical Specs

Runtime:

61 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Grant's comic book, that The Doctor was reading, is John Byrne's "Man of Steel" a 1986 mini-series that related Superman's new origin following the continuity reboot that had just happened in "Crisis on Infinite Earths".

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Goofs

When "Dr. Mysterio" first enters, he is shot at, and when the gun runs dry, it simply makes a click click sound, but this is incorrect. The pistol is a striker fired semi-automatic, when the last round has fired, the slide should be open and locked back, yet this one is closed. Also, even were the slide hold open to fail, there is no hammer to repeatedly "click;" the striker is spring loaded and held back by the sear, when the trigger is pulled, the sear drops and allows the striker (firing pin) to move forward against the primer under spring pressure, this would indeed make a "click" sound, but it does not reset until after the round is fired and the slide cycles (or one manually cycles the slide). So even if the slide hold opened failed, there would be only a single click, not multiple.

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Quotes

The Doctor: With great power comes great responsibility. No man worthy of the title leaves a baby alone.

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Connections

Referenced in Whovians: The Pilot (2017)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Superman-Inspired Origins Doctor Who

8.5

I am a sucker for superhero-inspired TV shows and I loved this. Grant was basically Superman with a Batman costume. It was such a fun time & it really made me see how much Clara was weighing the Doctor down. Nardole is so funny & I hope he remains a companion for a while because he makes the 12 Doctor better.

Ready for Season 10 !!!!