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The Robot of Sherwood

  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on September 16, 2023July 13, 2024
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The Robot of Sherwood

This Story: Series 8 Story 3. Production code 8.5
Overall: Story 244, Episode 809
Airdate: 6 Sep 2014
Written by Mark Gatiss
Directed by Paul Murphy

Notes

  • There’s a quick reference to the Jon Pertwee story “Carnival of Monsters” when 12 mentions they might be in a miniscope.
  • This story was edited before broadcast. In the climax of the story one of the robots was beheaded in the story.  In real life right before this episode aired, ISIS released several videos of them beheading people, and it was felt this was in bad taste. This was covered in several news stories at the time ( 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 ).
  • This episode (along with a few others) leaked online before airing, and this scene was available to view.  I personally didn’t have a problem with it, but can appreciate where they’re coming from. It wasn’t anything super important to the plot anyway.  There is a description of what was edited out here.

Links

[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | US DVD | UK DVD | US Blu-Ray | UK Blu-Ray ]

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 809 - The Robot of Sherwood (Story 244, Serial 8.5) - 6 Sep 2014 #DoctorWho 1/2

This one gets flak. It's not my fav, but I don't hate it. Clara looks amazing, and I liked the Doctor being annoyed at Robin Hood - "This isn't real!". Several funny bits here. pic.twitter.com/5WSGxcbwKV

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 17, 2023

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 809 - The Robot of Sherwood (Story 244, Serial 8.5) - 6 Sep 2014 #DoctorWho 2/2

12 & the spoon, 12 in the water, but I really like the Patrick Troughton cameo as Robin Hood. End rushed due to edit cuz of ISIS, but this story was better than I remembered it. pic.twitter.com/GrFUf01Cvc

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 17, 2023
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