0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's a fun episode, different from the others
0:00:04 > 0:00:06cos it's about tension and building suspense.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08SCREAMING
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Crazy, eerie dolls creeping along, moving malevolently.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15The demonic dolls are playing a spooky game of house.
0:00:15 > 0:00:20And we get down and dirty in a vat of slime.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23I'm the Doctor getting to have a bit of a double act with someone's dad.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26- We can't open the cupboard! - No, no, we mustn't.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30But it all hinges on the emotions of a little boy.
0:00:30 > 0:00:35Doctor Who is scary, but this is the scariest of all time.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03MUSIC: "Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
0:01:14 > 0:01:16- Ooooh!- Yo!
0:01:16 > 0:01:18- That's Youth TV Confidential. - Let's do it.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21- I like it.- Yo, this is Arthur.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26This is... Don't know if I can do this. Gosh, it's Karen.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29All right, anyway, here we are at Durham Park.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- What are we doing here, Arthur? - Which isn't in Durham.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35- No. Durham. - We are filming a dolls' house.- Yes.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38We're filming an episode about a dolls' house.
0:01:41 > 0:01:42Amazing place.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44It was very nice because it was sunny
0:01:44 > 0:01:46and we got to sit outside in the garden.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48That was rather glorious.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52I travelled around South Wales,
0:01:52 > 0:01:54photographing all the Georgian houses,
0:01:54 > 0:01:57but this one was quite fine
0:01:57 > 0:01:59with a lovely staircase and the archetypal
0:01:59 > 0:02:03black and white checked floor which we didn't see anywhere else.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07It felt very dark and magical, so that's why we came here.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14'Rory and I get separated from the Doctor
0:02:14 > 0:02:17'and we have to run around and figure out where we are.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19'We don't know it's a dolls' house.'
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Then these freaky looking dolls chase us around,
0:02:22 > 0:02:24and they are freaky.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26They've got these big heads.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28RORY AND AMY SCREAM
0:02:28 > 0:02:31AMY PANTS
0:02:31 > 0:02:34It's a dummy. It's just a dummy.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37'I've always been frightened of dolls,'
0:02:37 > 0:02:41particularly China-faced, Victorian ones with their hair missing
0:02:41 > 0:02:45and those holes where the hair's punched in.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46Those terrible glass eyes.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50"Have you ever seen a shark's eyes, like a doll's eyes? Black, lifeless."
0:02:50 > 0:02:52All that.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56MUSIC: "Doll Parts" by Hole
0:03:04 > 0:03:07HE SCREAMS
0:03:19 > 0:03:23No, no, no, no, no.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Come on!
0:03:31 > 0:03:32Amy, come on!
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Rory!
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- There's a doll of me. - Which looks a bit like you.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- It's got the same shaped face. - No, it doesn't.- It does.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Apparently, I've got a moon head. Do I have a moon head?
0:03:56 > 0:04:00- If you shine a light on Karen's face, she looks like the moon.- Shut up.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04Stop it. I've got a really nice-shaped face.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- Yeah, moons are all right. - Are they?- They're all right.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Not craters though, yeah?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12It was always a balance between
0:04:12 > 0:04:15making them credibly look like dolls,
0:04:15 > 0:04:17but also making them scary.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19That was a trial and error approach with the clay.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22They'd make new clay models and send through photos.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Small things changed quite quickly,
0:04:24 > 0:04:28but we noticed we wanted the features to feel slightly wrong.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31The ones I've always found the most sinister,
0:04:31 > 0:04:33are things that are slightly artless.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Not so finely detailed.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40If you've got something which is meant to be a peg doll,
0:04:40 > 0:04:43and someone has painted the face like that, and obviously
0:04:43 > 0:04:47when they get big in the process of that, something gets even cruder.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51There's just something brilliant about...
0:04:51 > 0:04:53They feel like they've been carved with a knife
0:04:53 > 0:04:56and there's something a bit cracked about them.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01The hair's like wool. It's just a primal fear, I think.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03I think they'll be a real hit, actually.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Well done, Mark. It's brilliantly designed,
0:05:06 > 0:05:08they have great colour and life to them.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09The way they move,
0:05:09 > 0:05:13and the way they slowly turn their heads is really creepy and eerie.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17At a bit like the clockwork robots can, sort of...you know,
0:05:17 > 0:05:23they have that slow, malevolent sort of feel to them.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Bergerac? God help us! 30 years old, that.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32There's meant to be boxing on.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35The delightful Mr Purcell gets a sinking feeling,
0:05:35 > 0:05:38when he gets sucked into his carpet.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Never anything on, is there?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43His only friend in the world is his dog. He is actually rather
0:05:43 > 0:05:46soft about, I think. But I love the way it has been shot.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49It worked out so well. He is sort of crying for help and Bernard
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- just looks at him.- Aaaaaargh!
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Help me, Bernard! Help me...
0:05:58 > 0:06:01This sinking scene was a tough one,
0:06:01 > 0:06:06involving a vat of good old Doctor Who style green gunge.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15Lovely. This is the...
0:06:15 > 0:06:20descending rig that sends our character through the floor.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23We've got this platform here - this hydraulic platform,
0:06:23 > 0:06:26and it basically descends down a variable control.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28It sends our character down,
0:06:28 > 0:06:31looks like he's disappearing into the floor.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34The things I do for this show!
0:06:39 > 0:06:43There was endless discussions about how thick the goo needs to be.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46We were also worried about our actor going under it.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Too thick and you don't want to shove your head under thick goo.
0:06:49 > 0:06:54That was the trickiest bit, getting the viscosity right. Interesting filming day!
0:06:54 > 0:06:57OK. Settle.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Action.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21I liked the idea of having this very technically complicated effect shot,
0:07:21 > 0:07:23for him to sink into his grotty carpet.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26I quite like that sort of juxtaposition.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28It feels rather good to me.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35# Confidential, it's a secret
0:07:35 > 0:07:38# Don't tell anyone
0:07:38 > 0:07:42# You've got to kee-eeep it! #
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- Oh, also - just so we...- Oh my God!
0:07:44 > 0:07:49It's funny, flicking through one of our...
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- "Karen Gillan's timeless trends..." Wow!- Karen, look.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58"Fiery Karen shows us how to do retro chic with a modern twist...
0:07:58 > 0:08:02"Whether it's a sleek jumpsuit and natty scarf...."
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- Shut up!- "..a tiger print bag." - Put it away! You know nothing about fashion.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09"Doctor Who's lady friend nails it."
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- What?!- That's right - "nails it".- Oh, yeah!
0:08:14 > 0:08:20The rising star at the heart of the episode is the young actor playing troubled child George.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Who are you, George?
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Jamie is brilliant!
0:08:24 > 0:08:29I met him for the first time the other day and he is such a little personality.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32He's tiny, he's so little, but he's hilarious.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36He was like, "Hello, are you Karen?" And I was like, "Yeah, hi, nice to meet you,"
0:08:36 > 0:08:38and he started telling me all this stuff.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41The thing. You have to do the thing, Mum.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50'Jamie, who plays George - I think he's lovely.'
0:08:50 > 0:08:53He's got a lovely little catch in his voice.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58He is very believably Emma and Danny's son, I think.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02I love that bit when the Doctor appears in the doorway and he says...
0:09:02 > 0:09:06- I'm the Doctor.- A doctor! Have you come to take me away?
0:09:06 > 0:09:11And he actually sounds quite like an old lady. I love it! "Come to take me away?"
0:09:11 > 0:09:13He's very sweet.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- Something's broken. - He's the most excitable,
0:09:17 > 0:09:20lively child I've ever met in my life.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25He's very cool, confident. Apparently he likes sweet things, which he's been eating all lunchtime,
0:09:25 > 0:09:29which means we'll have a wonderful afternoon. He does not stop talking,
0:09:29 > 0:09:33I have no idea how he does it. He just seems to... He is the best conversationalist.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36You could just say nothing to him and he would carry on, he's brilliant.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40A fine addition to the Doctor Who cast.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42SHOUTS EXCITEDLY
0:09:42 > 0:09:43What is going on now?
0:09:43 > 0:09:47Um, I am just sitting here enjoying myself.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52I think I'm going back in to do more acting.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56- Right, how is that going?- Good.- Good.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Good... Right, I'm on my way!
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Run it continuously and I will talk through it.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07Jamie, again, sort of unnerving to find young children
0:10:07 > 0:10:10that are quite astute and savvy and he is definitely that.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15Great energy and great enthusiasm, and was a real hit among the set.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19I think he has turned in a really good performance.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24- What's it been like working with Matt Smith then? - Very nice. He's a very funny chap.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28Rehearsal...I think we should give this a go.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Are you ready, Jamie? Does Jamie have an eye line upstairs?
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Yeah, so pretend that's the Doctor, yeah?
0:10:34 > 0:10:41The thing that makes it snap as they're all on the staircase inside the dolls' house
0:10:41 > 0:10:47and the dolls are all converging on George, the Doctor realises that the nub of his problem is
0:10:47 > 0:10:50he thinks he's going to be rejected - the one thing he can't stand.
0:10:50 > 0:10:57- Action!- Something's holding him back. That's it! That's what the trigger was.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00He thought someone was going to come and take him away.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- We talked about it. - Yes, and he heard you, Alex. His sole function is to fit in.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- You were rejecting him.- We just couldn't cope, we needed help!
0:11:07 > 0:11:12But George didn't know that. He thought you were rejecting him. He still thinks it.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18He's not...
0:11:18 > 0:11:19human.
0:11:19 > 0:11:26# In your heart, you know it to be true
0:11:27 > 0:11:30# You know what you got to do... #
0:11:30 > 0:11:33EVIL LAUGHTER
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Whatever you are, whatever you do,
0:11:47 > 0:11:52you're my son and I'll never, ever, send you away.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Dad...
0:12:10 > 0:12:14And then Alex knocks them aside, like the good dad he is, and says,
0:12:14 > 0:12:18"You're my little boy, I won't let you go", it makes me cry.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Cut, that was good. Well done, Jamie. That's good.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Did someone mention something about planets and history and stuff?
0:12:28 > 0:12:34We shot a scene in the TARDIS with a bit of the nursery rhyme which has sinister implications for the Doctor.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39- Or universes, ooh...- I wanted a prefiguring of the doctor's death,
0:12:39 > 0:12:44so I suggested to Mark he write a nursery rhyme.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46So he wrote this rather wonderful Tick Tock Goes The Clock.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49EERIE SINGING
0:12:50 > 0:12:52All I know is the Doctor is going to die.
0:12:52 > 0:12:58# ..Goes the clock, even for the Doctor... #
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