The Woman Who Fell to Earth 

In a South Yorkshire city, Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin Khan and Graham O'Brien are about to have their lives changed forever, as a mysterious woman, unable to remember her own name, falls from ... See full summary »

Director:

Jamie Childs

Writer:

Chris Chibnall

Stars:

Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jodie Whittaker	...	The Doctor
Bradley Walsh	...	Graham O'Brien
Tosin Cole	...	Ryan Sinclair
Mandip Gill	...	Yasmin Khan
Sharon D. Clarke	...	Grace O'Brien
Samuel Oatley	...	Tim Shaw
Jonny Dixon	...	Karl
Amit Shah	...	Rahul
Asha Kingsley	...	Sonia
Janine Mellor	...	Janey
Asif Khan	...	Ramesh Sundur
James Thackeray	...	Andy
Philip Abiodun	...	Dean
Stephen MacKenna	...	Dennis
Everal Walsh	...	Gabriel (as Everal A Walsh)

Storyline

In a South Yorkshire city, Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin Khan and Graham O'Brien are about to have their lives changed forever, as a mysterious woman, unable to remember her own name, falls from the night sky.

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Plot Keywords:

doctor who | season premiere | thirteenth doctor | companion | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Release Date:

7 October 2018 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Barry Rail Centre, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Cymru Wales,BBC Studios Wales,British Broadcasting Corporation Studios Cymru Wales

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A few notes of the Doctor Who theme played on an electric guitar are heard when the Thirteenth Doctor appears for the first time.

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Goofs

The initial passing shot of the train, that Rose, Graham and Karl are riding in, shows carriages with windows with horizontal cross bars. The train is also being pulled by a separate locomotive. All the following internal train shots show windows that a have a single solid glass pane. The driver is shown located at the front of the train and not in the separate locomotive.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Ryan Sinclair: So today I want to talk about the greatest woman I've ever met. Smart, funny, caring, special, proper special... Where do I start? Okay, I've mentioned this on here before, I'm pretty much not an idiot. I'm actually a capable guy considering. But I'm 19, and 'cause of the thing I told you about before, I can't yet ride a bike.

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Crazy Credits

There are no opening titles or credits of any kind. All credits are seen only at the end, and the title "Doctor Who" is not displayed at all.

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Connections

References The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

User Reviews

Meh

Good camera work, good lighting, good sound design. Technically well made. However the characters felt a bit generic for me, hopefully they get a bit more fleshed out. Script was a bit meh, felt a little flat at times. Some good comedy bits but mostly dark stuff. Very obvious plot points and concequences.

Main question though, does it feel like doctor who? Honestly, not currently, but it is only the first episode.

How's Jodie? She's alrite. The other characters didn't stand out for me. I would've preferred one companion.

Overall just ok. While technically well made, the story didnt really do much for me.