History Recap / DoctorWhoS30E14TheNextDoctor

* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Hartigan assumes Rosita is a prostitute when she tells her, "I doubt he paid you to talk." WordOfGod confirms it, although the outfit gives an indication. As does her statement that she was out alone, late at the night, ''at the docks'' when Jackson Lake rescued her from a Cyberman attack.

* ImpliedRape: There are subtle hints that Miss Mercy Hartigan was raped in the past which would explain her misandry. This would later be confirmed via WordOfGod.

'''Original air date:''' December 25, 2008

'''Production code:''' 4.14

Written by Creator/RussellTDavies.

* VillainsNeverLie: Subverted. When facing convertion, Miss Hartigan protests that the Cybermen promised her that she'd be celebrated if she helped them. In response, [[ExactWords the Cybermen hail her as the Cyber King]]. Miss Hartigan then says that she was also specifically promised that she wouldn't be converted. The Cybermen admit that that part, [[ILied they just plain lied about]].

* ArtisticLicenceSpace: There was not actually a Full Moon on December 24, 1851.

The Tenth Doctor begins to put things together rather quickly, especially when he notices Jackson Lake's initials engraved into the Next Doctor's fob watch. As it turns out, the Next Doctor isn't a Time Lord at all, but Jackson Lake himself. The original Doctor tells him and Rosita about [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E13Doomsday the Battle of Canary Wharf and how the Cybermen were cast into the Void]]. However, they managed to escape from the Void when the walls of the universe were weakened by [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E12TheStolenEarth the Daleks' abduction of the planets]], and found themselves in London in 1851. They soon came upon Jackson Lake, at the time an ordinary mathematics teacher. The Cybermen attacked his home and killed his wife. In desperation, Lake grabbed an infostamp to defend himself, one containing information on the Doctor gleaned from the Daleks; though the infostamp destroyed the Cybermen, it backfired and overwhelmed Lake's mind. In his fear and despair after losing his wife, [[TomatoInTheMirror he came to believe he was the Doctor]].

In addition, it was around this time that both Creator/DavidTennant and Russell T. Davies announced their departure from the series. With them out and Creator/StevenMoffat in, it was decided to air five episodes filmed as part of the Series 4 production block on four holidays throughout 2009, as part of a transition from one production team to another. While technically a miniseries in their own right, these episodes are considered part of Series 4 on this wiki for completist purposes.

** Russell T. Davies confirmed in interviews that Miss Hartigan was a [[DarkAndTroubledPast victim of sexual abuse]] and that is why she sexualises every conversation and scenario she is in. It's worked in very subtly, since a lot of children watch the show.

The Tenth Doctor begins to put things together rather quickly, especially when he notices Jackson Lake's initials engraved into the Next Doctor's fob watch. As it turns out, the Next Doctor isn't a Time Lord at all, but Jackson Lake himself. The original Doctor tells him and Rosita about [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E13Doomsday the Battle of Canary Wharf and how the Cybermen were cast into the Void]]. However, they managed to escape from the Void when the walls of the universe were weakened by [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E12TheStolenEarth the Daleks' abduction of the planets]], and found themselves in London in 1851. They soon came upon Jackson Lake, at the time an ordinary mathematics teacher. The Cybermen attacked his home and killed his wife. In desperation, Lake grabbed an infostamp to defend himself, one containing information on the Doctor gleaned from the Daleks; though the infostamp destroyed the Cybermen, it backfired and overwhelmed Lake's mind. In his fear and despair after losing his wife, he came to believe he was the Doctor.

Chasing after the Cybershade, "John" and Next Doctor end up in a house filled with futuristic technology. Ten describes some tube-looking devices as "infostamps", and realises that [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E5RiseOfTheCybermen the Cybus Industries-produced Cybermen]] must be here in force after [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E13Doomsday falling through the Void]], together with some stolen Dalek technology. He also notices that Next is [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E8HumanNature wearing a fob watch]], and quickly puts two and two together, realizing this could be him in human form... but no, it turns out to actually be a perfectly ordinary, broken, fob watch. Next explains that he lost his memory while "regenerating".

* MythologyGag: The Doctor hopes he doesn't regenerate after tripping over a brick. "That ''would'' be embarrassing." The Sixth Doctor suffered a DeathByFallingOver ([[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoSpecialTheLastAdventure visually]]) after the actor refused to reappear due to disputes with the producers.

The Tenth Doctor begins to put things together rather quickly, especially when he notices Jackson Lake's initials engraved into the Next Doctor's fob watch. As it turns out, the Next Doctor isn't a Time Lord at all, but Jackson Lake himself. The original Doctor tells him and Rosita about [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E13Doomsday the Battle of Canary Wharf and how the Cybermen were cast into the Void]]. However, they managed to escape from the Void when the walls of the universe were weakened by the Daleks' abduction of the planets, and found themselves in London in 1851. They soon came upon Jackson Lake, at the time an ordinary mathematics teacher. The Cybermen attacked his home and killed his wife. In desperation, Lake grabbed an infostamp to defend himself, one containing information on the Doctor gleaned from the Daleks; though the infostamp destroyed the Cybermen, it backfired and overwhelmed Lake's mind. In his fear and despair after losing his wife, he came to believe he was the Doctor.

Chasing after the Cybershade, "John" and Next Doctor end up in a house filled with futuristic technology. Ten describes some tube-looking devices as "infostamps", and realises that [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E5RiseOfTheCybermen the Cybus Industries-produced Cybermen]] must be here in force after falling through the Void, together with some stolen Dalek technology. He also notices that Next is [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E8HumanNature wearing a fob watch]], and quickly puts two and two together, realizing this could be him in human form... but no, it turns out to actually be a perfectly ordinary, broken, fob watch. Next explains that he lost his memory while "regenerating".

The Tenth Doctor begins to put things together rather quickly, especially when he notices Jackson Lake's initials engraved into the Next Doctor's fob watch. As it turns out, the Next Doctor isn't a Time Lord at all, but Jackson Lake himself. The original Doctor tells him and Rosita about the Battle of Canary Wharf and how the Cybermen were cast into the Void. However, they managed to escape from the Void when the walls of the universe were weakened by the Daleks' abduction of the planets, and found themselves in London in 1851. They soon came upon Jackson Lake, at the time an ordinary mathematics teacher. The Cybermen attacked his home and killed his wife. In desperation, Lake grabbed an infostamp to defend himself, one containing information on the Doctor gleaned from the Daleks; though the infostamp destroyed the Cybermen, it backfired and overwhelmed Lake's mind. In his fear and despair after losing his wife, he came to believe he was the Doctor.

The one with (literally) Not!Creator/MattSmith.

This episode is significant to the show's history as it is the first revival-era episode to actually show moving images of the first eight Doctors, confirming a direct line of continuity to the original series (which up to this point had still been a matter of debate), and most significantly including footage of the Eighth Doctor from the 1996 [[Recap/DoctorWhoTVMTheTVMovie TV movie]]; although an image of Eight had been seen previously, this was the first to confirm that the movie actually occurred within canon.

In addition, it was around this time that both David Tennant and Russell T. Davies announced their departure. With them out and Steven Moffat in, it was decided to air five episodes filmed as part of the Series 4 production block on four holidays throughout 2009, as part of a transition from one production team to another. While technically a miniseries in their own right, these episodes are considered part of Series 4 on this wiki for completist purposes.

* BadassNormal: Common in ''Doctor Who'', but Jackson Lake takes it to a new level by trying to become the Doctor himself, and doing a good job of it despite lacking a proper TARDIS, sonic screwdriver and Time Lord biology.

** The infostamp containing information on the Doctor shows clips of all ten Doctors; the first time that footage from the classic series is used in the new series.

%%* CosmicRetcon: According to "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E5FleshAndStone Flesh and Stone]]", the events of this episode never existed... until it was most likely restored when the universe was rebooted in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E13TheBigBang The Big Bang]]". [[TimeyWimeyBall Time travel is confusing.]]

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Miss Hartigan, as the Cyber King, cannot understand why the people of London flee from being converted.

The one with the one that's not the one.

* ChristmasEpisode: The first Christmas Special not set in the 21[-[[superscript:st]]-] Century.

* ILied: "[[AC:That was designated: a 'lie'.]]"

* MythologyGag: The Doctor hopes he doesn't regenerate after tripping over a brick. "That ''would'' be embarrassing." The Sixth Doctor suffered a DeathByFallingOver, [Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoSpecialTheLastAdventure visually], after the actor refused to reappear due to disputes with the producers.

* MythologyGag: The Doctor hopes he doesn't regenerate after tripping over a brick. "That ''would'' be embarrassing." The Sixth Doctor suffered a DeathByFallingOver ([Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoSpecialTheLastAdventure visually]) after the actor refused to reappear due to disputes with the producers.

* MythologyGag: The Doctor hopes he doesn't regenerate after tripping over a brick. "That ''would'' be embarrassing." The Sixth Doctor suffered a DeathByFallingOver after the actor refused to reappear due to disputes with the producers.

* WhatYearIsThis: Combined with a ShoutOut to the end of ''Literature/AChristmasCarol'', when the Doctor starts by asking what ''day'' it is. When he gets to year, the boy he's asking asks if he's thick, but gives it anyway.