Moffat's Day Of The Doctor tweets
9h
Hi. Steven Moffat here. Actual Steven Moffat, if there's still anyone bothering to pretend to be me. Only here for the Day Of The Doctor tweet-a-long, 7pm GMT, 21st March. #savetheday Disappearing after that BEFORE THEY GET ME!!!!
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8h
Somebody asked for a photo for proof. Well THIS will teach them!! Sorry about the beard by the way. They handed it to me on the way out the door along with some strong opinions about young people and a new way of frowning at strangers
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2h
People are asking about what kind of scene we created for tonight's show. It's a fun little intro, that's all. I mean none of us can leave our houses!! Hope you enjoy #savetheday
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55m
Right! Is everybody there? Got your tellies warmed up? #savetheday
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49m
Found this. An abandoned script idea. An intro spoken by the Doctor … or someone … Glad I abandoned it, it's not very good. And it gives the game away. But what the hell!
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49m
Long ago, on the lost world of Gallifrey, the planet of the Time Lords, there was a legend much loved by the children. It told of a great hero who would return on their darkest day to save them all. But first he would have to save himself.
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Oh, I've forgetting the hanshtag. Oops. Will start again #savetheday
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44m
I wrote in the people behind the crash barriers cos I figured they'd be there. #savetheday
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Oh, it's good this, isn't it? #savetheday
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41m
Wrote the script in several different orders, couldn't make up mind (sound familiar.) Originally I started with the War Doctor, went to David, then Matt. How very linear, I despaired. Started with Matt co he was the Main Man of the time.
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Oh, I can't remember that hashtag thing. I'm rubbish, sorry. #savetheday
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40m
I showed this scene of the TARDIS blasting through the wall to my son, Louis. He said "John Hurt is the best Doctor ever!" Obviously hadn't seen him yet. #savetheday
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39m
Very Doctor. Everyone else is involved in Mass destruction and he's doing a spot graffiti and thinking he's badass. #savetheday
37m
My main thing in postproduction was always asking for birds to be added to matte paintings. Spot all the birds. #SaveTheDay
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36m
Billie Piper is so good as the Moment, you almost forget she was Rose Tyler! Seems like a completely different person.
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34m
How good is John Hurt. Owning that part in one go. And such a lovely man. Pleasantly grumpy about everything. We had a cast dinner - he was grumpy about how GOOD the wine was.
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32m
I last saw the great man at a Comic Con. We did a panel together. "This is a new departure for you." I said. "Oh, I've done this before," he explained. "You see I did this science fiction film called Alien …"
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30m
Now here's a thing. The whole room, with the David picture in it, was supposed to be a lift. We shot a bit where all the pictures slid up the walls as the room descended. Everyone thought it was too silly. I loved it.
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29m
This was David's first day on Day. Back in costume for the first time in years. Marcus Wilson, the producer, said it was like live archive footage.
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28m
My cameo coming up.
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28m
That rabbit costume was a bit snug I can tell you.
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27m
"Probably just your planet" was added in ADR. It's quite good though.
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25m
I'm going to pay myself a compliment. The internet will explode in demonic rage. The fez device (indicating how all the Doctor timelines are synching up) is really good. Or if it isn't, at least it's a funny hat. Got to love a funny hat.
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24m
The "figures escaping from paintings" idea would have held an entire episode. So that was a waste!
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23m
Okay. Sand shoes. That's what we call gym shoes in Scotland. I should've translated for Non-Scots. But quite honestly, who cares about those guys.
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23m
The Doctor : uniquely having a bromance with HIMSELF.
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23m
You see. Now John Hurt is picking up the fez. I knew what I was doing once.
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22m
70's or 80's, depending on the dating protocol. You're very welcome, elder fandom.
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21m
If you look carefully …. it's raining!
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21m
dikk Van Dyke. And David still speaks to me! #SaveTheDay
17m
We stupidly cut a line here. John Hurt yells out the door "You can't lock me up with those two. I'll have my head off now!' J. Hurt was so FUNNY saying that, and we were fools. #SaveTheDay
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16m
Ingrid Oliver doesn't really wear glasses, you know. Surprise me whenever I see her.
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15m
We had Peter Cushing movie posters here, in the script. But we couldn't get the copyright!!
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14m
My wife just said the effects are very good!!
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13m
Ah, the dungeon scene. The Doctor in his manacle, for a spot of self-loathing.
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12m
The playing in this scene is stellar, and that makes it work, I think I rewrote it too often though Pulls in slightly too many directions, I overthought, But with that cast, who cares?
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10m
I think I improved it in the book. I added flashbacks. And River Song and a robot clown. Any dungeon scene would be improved by River Song and a robot clown.
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9m
Closer inspection of this plot will reveal this fact: it's Elizabeth who defeats the Zygons. She uncovers their plan, traps the Zygons, and despatches the Doctor to sort them out in the future. Yah for Liz 1.
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8m
David and Matt in character as the Doctor doing Listening Face!!
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7m
Love Matt nodding along as David screws up!
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6m
This plot has been going since Gareth's Shakespeare's Code. Now we know why Liz1 was cross. It's all planned.
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5m
David's TARDIS was in the Doctor Who experience. But we only had it for half a day, so I rewrote the script to revert to Matt's TARDIS. #SaveTheDay
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4m
God, this is NUTS, isn't it? #SaveTheDay
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4m
Weird seeing David watching someone else fly the TARDIS. On se, Matt kept offering him a shot of the controls. "I mean, it's your TARDIS too." "Oh, no, no, no, you're doing fine!"
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3m
Oh come on! Three Doctors badassing out of an oil painting to the action theme. This is the stuff!
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3m
There's a quick glimpse of the Kate double here. See if you can spot it.
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3m
The feet on the table. How cool!
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2m
Love the Osgoods. Ingrid is a star. TWO stars.
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2m
Mike Yates meets Sara Kingdom - fandom, figure THAT one out.
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1m
Beautiful scene with Jenna and John. Few writers get to hear their words delivered at this level.
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30s
I hate to admit - and will be hated - but I'm bloody loving this.
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2m
My son Louis came out to set to see this momentous scene being shot. He got bored, and insisted we went and played on the TARDIS. Fair enough.
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1m
The Doctor saving himself!
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57s
David gets the BIG COAT for the hero moment!!
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7m *
Nick Hurran's work is EXCEPTIONAL. The certainty with which he handles the constant changes of tone.
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6m
Can't think why Jenna Coleman went on to huge leads in great shows!
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5m
Never cruel or cowardly. The words of the late great Terrance dikks. The key to being the Doctor - even for the Doctor. Terrance taught him how to be the man he needed to be. #SaveTheDay
4m
I had to type these scenes standing up. TOO EXCITING. #SaveTheDay
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3m
We lied and lied. Said the other Doctors wouldn't be in the show. For THIS!
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2m
And here they come!
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2m
Ah, the Capaldi eyes. Once the future, now in the past. Still terrifying!!
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7m
Ah, Nick Hurran. Space explosion to cup of tea. It doesn't get more Doctor Who.
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6m
The joke about which "Tardis is mine?" was John Hurt's. He went native fast.
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5m
Added the regeneration scene as the last minute, at the same time as I wrote Night Of The Doctor. Fanboy completist!
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4m
"I don't want to go!" I preserved his last words, only fair.
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3m
And here he is!
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3m
Outrageous shooting/editing. Delaying the reveal for such a long time! But Tiom Baker is worth it!
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6m
"Congratulations" "Thankyou very much" was improv. Makes no sense but delightful.
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5m
The roundel wall was later used for David Bradley's TARDIS. Make of that what you will.
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2m
Ah, that was lovely. Well for me, anyway. In fact it was "home the long way round."
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7m
Miss that show. Miss the madness and the speed and the vitality of it. And I miss you lot. Stay well. Stay home. If you've induelged in panic buying take it all to the door of the nearest NHS worker. Save the world. #SaveTheDay
welp Graham and Ryan are out, Yaz sticking around. 
