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This is an obvious reverse Danza, as a family member of a preexisting character.


* TheDanza: Of a sort: ''Mark'' Williams plays '''Brian''' Williams.
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** Lost during editing was the reveal that Russell had saved the Doctor beforehand, and was now doing a favour for him, as he knew he would die after leaving Africa.

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** Lost during editing was the reveal that Russell Riddell had saved the Doctor beforehand, and was now doing a favour for him, as he knew he would die after leaving Africa.

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Moving David Bradley’s entry to Hilarious In Hindsight since his recurring role as the First Doctor wasn’t until after this episode. Also, plagiarism from Shannon Sullivan.


** Creator/ChrisChibnall intended Riddell to have once saved the life of the Doctor, who was now doing him a favour because Riddell was fated to die the day after he was collected from the African plains. Both of these references were eventually deleted during editing.
** Chibnall also wanted to incorporate frontiersman Charles "Buffalo" Jones (1844-1919), who helped save the American bison from extinction. However, Creator/StevenMoffat was concerned that this character was too similar to the cowboys of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E3ATownCalledMercy A Town Called Mercy]]", the story which would follow this in the season schedule.
** Originally, Nefertiti knocked out the Doctor and gave her own life to destroy Solomon's ship. When this was felt to be too similar to other self-sacrificial moments in the final cycle of Amy-Rory episodes, Moffat instead suggested that the Doctor and Nefertiti could be saved by having the TARDIS materialise around them as the missiles strike Solomon's pod. Subsequently, however, Moffat decided that this lacked drama.
* YouLookFamiliar:
** Or sound familiar — Creator/DavidBradley (Solomon) had previously voiced the Shansheeth in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' episode [[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS4E5E6DeathOfTheDoctor "Death of the Doctor"]], guest-starring Matt Smith's Doctor.
** Bradley would go on to play Creator/WilliamHartnell in the BBC docudrama ''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime''. And from there, he returned to the show itself as the First Doctor, in [[Recap/DoctorWho2017CSTwiceUponATime "Twice Upon a Time"]].

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** Creator/ChrisChibnall intended Riddell to have once Lost during editing was the reveal that Russell had saved the life of the Doctor, who Doctor beforehand, and was now doing him a favour because Riddell was fated to for him, as he knew he would die the day after he was collected from the African plains. Both of these references were eventually deleted during editing.
leaving Africa.
** Chibnall also wanted to incorporate frontiersman thought of using the famous American settler Charles "Buffalo" Jones (1844-1919), Jones, who had helped save the American bison from extinction. However, going extinct. Creator/StevenMoffat was concerned that this character thought his inclusion was too similar to the cowboys of in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E3ATownCalledMercy A Town Called Mercy]]", the story which would follow this in the season schedule.
so he was dropped.
** Originally, Nefertiti knocked out the Doctor and gave her own life sacrificed herself to destroy Solomon's ship. When ship, but this was felt to be shelved for being too similar to other self-sacrificial moments in the final cycle of Amy-Rory episodes, much like what Amy and Rory would be going through. Moffat instead suggested that the Doctor and Nefertiti could be saved by thought about having the two saved by the TARDIS materialise around them as the missiles strike Solomon's pod. Subsequently, however, Moffat decided just before Solomon’s ship exploded, but scrapped that this lacked drama.
too for being anti-climatic.
* YouLookFamiliar:
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YouLookFamiliar: Or sound ''sound'' familiar — Creator/DavidBradley (Solomon) had previously voiced the Shansheeth in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' episode [[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS4E5E6DeathOfTheDoctor "Death of the Doctor"]], guest-starring Matt Smith's Doctor.
** Bradley would go on to play Creator/WilliamHartnell in the BBC docudrama ''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime''. And from there, he returned to the show itself as the First Doctor, in [[Recap/DoctorWho2017CSTwiceUponATime "Twice Upon a Time"]].
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* DawsonCasting: The part of John Riddell was written for a man in his 30s, but played by 48-year-old Creator/RupertGraves.

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* DawsonCasting: The part of John Riddell was written for a man in his 30s, but played by then 48-year-old Creator/RupertGraves.
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* DawsonCasting: The part of John Riddell was written for a man in his 30s but played by Creator/RupertGraves who was 48 at the time of filming.

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* DawsonCasting: The part of John Riddell was written for a man in his 30s 30s, but played by Creator/RupertGraves who was 48 at the time of filming.48-year-old Creator/RupertGraves.



** Creator/ChrisChibnall intended Riddell to have once saved the life of the Doctor, who was now doing him a favour because Riddell was fated to die the day after he was collected from the African plains. (Both of these references were eventually deleted during editing.)

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** Creator/ChrisChibnall intended Riddell to have once saved the life of the Doctor, who was now doing him a favour because Riddell was fated to die the day after he was collected from the African plains. (Both Both of these references were eventually deleted during editing.)



** Bradley would go on to play Creator/WilliamHartnell in the BBC docudrama ''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime''. And from there, he returned to the show itself ''as'' the First Doctor, in [[Recap/DoctorWho2017CSTwiceUponATime "Twice Upon a Time"]].

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** Bradley would go on to play Creator/WilliamHartnell in the BBC docudrama ''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime''. And from there, he returned to the show itself ''as'' as the First Doctor, in [[Recap/DoctorWho2017CSTwiceUponATime "Twice Upon a Time"]].
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* NamesTheSame:
** Rory's father shares with NBC news anchor [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Williams Brian Williams]].
** In another newsreader-naming coincidence, big-game hunter John Riddell shares his name with an Australian local news presenter.
** Solomon shares his name with an important character from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E4DaleksInManhattan "Daleks in Manhattan"]]/[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E5EvolutionOfTheDaleks "Evolution of the Daleks"]]. Only, ''that'' Solomon was a good guy.
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** Bradley would go on to play Creator/WilliamHartnell in the BBC docudrama ''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime''. And from there, he returned to the show itself ''as'' the First Doctor, in [[Recap/DoctorWho2017CSTwiceUponATime "Twice Upon a Time"]]

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** Bradley would go on to play Creator/WilliamHartnell in the BBC docudrama ''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime''. And from there, he returned to the show itself ''as'' the First Doctor, in [[Recap/DoctorWho2017CSTwiceUponATime "Twice Upon a Time"]]
Time"]].
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** Bradley would go on to play Creator/WilliamHartnell in the BBC docudrama ''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime''. And from there, he returned to the show itself ''as'' the First Doctor.

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** Bradley would go on to play Creator/WilliamHartnell in the BBC docudrama ''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime''. And from there, he returned to the show itself ''as'' the First Doctor.
Doctor, in [[Recap/DoctorWho2017CSTwiceUponATime "Twice Upon a Time"]]
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** Creator/ChrisChibnall intended Riddell to have once saved the life of the Doctor, who was now doing him a favour because Riddell was fated to die the day after he was collected from the African plains. (Both of these references were eventually deleted during editing).

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** Creator/ChrisChibnall intended Riddell to have once saved the life of the Doctor, who was now doing him a favour because Riddell was fated to die the day after he was collected from the African plains. (Both of these references were eventually deleted during editing).editing.)

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** Or sound familiar -- Creator/DavidBradley (Solomon) had previously voiced the Shansheeth in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' episode [[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS4E5E6DeathOfTheDoctor "Death of the Doctor"]], guest-starring Matt Smith's Doctor.

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** Or sound familiar -- Creator/DavidBradley (Solomon) had previously voiced the Shansheeth in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' episode [[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS4E5E6DeathOfTheDoctor "Death of the Doctor"]], guest-starring Matt Smith's Doctor.


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* DawsonCasting: The part of John Riddell was written for a man in his 30s but played by Creator/RupertGraves who was 48 at the time of filming.



* PropRecycling: The robot costumes were reused from ''Series/Mission2110''.

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* PropRecycling: PropRecycling:
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The robot costumes were reused from ''Series/Mission2110''.''Series/Mission2110''.
** The CGI models of the raptors are the same as those used in ''Series/{{Primeval}}''.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/ChrisChibnall intended Riddell to have once saved the life of the Doctor, who was now doing him a favour because Riddell was fated to die the day after he was collected from the African plains. (Both of these references were eventually deleted during editing).
** Chibnall also wanted to incorporate frontiersman Charles "Buffalo" Jones (1844-1919), who helped save the American bison from extinction. However, Creator/StevenMoffat was concerned that this character was too similar to the cowboys of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E3ATownCalledMercy A Town Called Mercy]]", the story which would follow this in the season schedule.
** Originally, Nefertiti knocked out the Doctor and gave her own life to destroy Solomon's ship. When this was felt to be too similar to other self-sacrificial moments in the final cycle of Amy-Rory episodes, Moffat instead suggested that the Doctor and Nefertiti could be saved by having the TARDIS materialise around them as the missiles strike Solomon's pod. Subsequently, however, Moffat decided that this lacked drama.



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** Rory's father shares with NBC news anchor [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Williams Brian Williams]]

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** Rory's father shares with NBC news anchor [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Williams Brian Williams]]Williams]].



* PropRecycling: The robot costumes were reused from ‘’’LiveActionTV/Mission2110’’’

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* PropRecycling: The robot costumes were reused from ‘’’LiveActionTV/Mission2110’’’''Series/Mission2110''.


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* CelebrityVoiceActor: Comedians Creator/DavidMitchell and [[Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook Robert Webb]] play the two robots.

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* CelebrityVoiceActor: Comedians Creator/DavidMitchell Creator/{{David Mitchell|Actor}} and [[Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook Robert Webb]] play the two robots.
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* PropRecycling: The robot costumes were reused from ‘’’LiveActionTV/Mission2110’’’

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* ThrowItIn: The Doctor/Rory snog was completely ad-libbed by Creator/MattSmith. So yes, Creator/ArthurDarvill was just as surprised as he looked.



** Or sound familiar -- David Bradley (Solomon) had previously voiced the Shansheeth in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' episode [[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS4E5E6DeathOfTheDoctor "Death of the Doctor"]], guest-starring Matt Smith's Doctor.
** David Bradley would go on to play Actor/WilliamHartnell in the BBC docudrama ''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime''. And from there, he returned to the show itself ''as'' the First Doctor.

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** Or sound familiar -- David Bradley Creator/DavidBradley (Solomon) had previously voiced the Shansheeth in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' episode [[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS4E5E6DeathOfTheDoctor "Death of the Doctor"]], guest-starring Matt Smith's Doctor.
** David Bradley would go on to play Actor/WilliamHartnell Creator/WilliamHartnell in the BBC docudrama ''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime''. And from there, he returned to the show itself ''as'' the First Doctor.
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** David Bradley would go on to play Actor/WilliamHartnell in the BBC docudrama ''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime''

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** David Bradley would go on to play Actor/WilliamHartnell in the BBC docudrama ''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime''''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime''. And from there, he returned to the show itself ''as'' the First Doctor.
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** Solomon shares his name with an important character from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E4DaleksInManhattan "Daleks in Manhattan"]]/[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E5EvolutionOfTheDaleks "Evolution of the Daleks"]]. Only, ''that'' Solomon was a good guy.

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* YouLookFamiliar:
** Or sound familiar -- David Bradley (Solomon) had previously voiced the Shansheeth in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' episode [[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS4E5E6DeathOfTheDoctor "Death of the Doctor"]], guest-starring Matt Smith's Doctor.
** David Bradley would go on to play Actor/WilliamHartnell in the BBC docudrama ''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime''
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Hey Its That Guy cut by TRS decision. Ditto for Hey Its That Voice.


* HeyItsThatGuy:
** David Bradley (Solomon) is of course the First Doctor himself (as Creator/WilliamHartnell) in ''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime''. He is also Argus Filch in ''Film/HarryPotter'' and Lord Walder Frey in ''Series/GameOfThrones''.
** Rupert Graves (Riddell) is DI Lestrade on Creator/StevenMoffat's new ''Series/{{Sherlock}}.'' Yes, ladies and gents, this ''is'' [[MemeticMutation Lestrade's division.]]
** Mark Williams (Rory's father Brian) is also known as [[Film/HarryPotter Arthur Weasley]], [[Series/RedDwarf Petersen]] and [[Series/BeingHumanUK Regus the vampire.]] That would mean that Rory is a Weasley, which just kinda makes sense, doesn't it?
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Unless the name is a single word, not \"a similar name\" nor \"The same first name\" nor \"The same last name\". The entire name is the same.


** In-universe: There's another character named Solomon in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E4DaleksInManhattan "Daleks in Manhattan".]]

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** In-universe: There's another character named Solomon in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E4DaleksInManhattan "Daleks in Manhattan".]]
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** Mark Williams (Rory's father Brian) is also known as [[Film/HarryPotter Arthur Weasley]], [[Series/RedDwarf Petersen]] and [[Series/BeingHuman Regus the vampire.]] That would mean that Rory is a Weasley, which just kinda makes sense, doesn't it?

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** Mark Williams (Rory's father Brian) is also known as [[Film/HarryPotter Arthur Weasley]], [[Series/RedDwarf Petersen]] and [[Series/BeingHuman [[Series/BeingHumanUK Regus the vampire.]] That would mean that Rory is a Weasley, which just kinda makes sense, doesn't it?
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'''WARNING! THERE MAY BE UNMARKED SPOILERS!'''

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* CelebrityVoiceActor: Comedians Creator/DavidMitchell and [[Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook Robert Webb]] play the two robots.



* HeyItsThatVoice / CelebrityVoiceActor: Comedians Creator/DavidMitchell and [[Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook Robert Webb]] play the two robots.
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'''WARNING! THERE MAY BE UNMARKED SPOILERS!'''
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Moving to proper recap title.

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* TheDanza: Of a sort: ''Mark'' Williams plays '''Brian''' Williams.
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** David Bradley (Solomon) is of course the First Doctor himself (as Creator/WilliamHartnell) in ''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime''. He is also Argus Filch in ''Film/HarryPotter'' and Lord Walder Frey in ''Series/GameOfThrones''.
** Rupert Graves (Riddell) is DI Lestrade on Creator/StevenMoffat's new ''Series/{{Sherlock}}.'' Yes, ladies and gents, this ''is'' [[MemeticMutation Lestrade's division.]]
** Mark Williams (Rory's father Brian) is also known as [[Film/HarryPotter Arthur Weasley]], [[Series/RedDwarf Petersen]] and [[Series/BeingHuman Regus the vampire.]] That would mean that Rory is a Weasley, which just kinda makes sense, doesn't it?
* HeyItsThatVoice / CelebrityVoiceActor: Comedians Creator/DavidMitchell and [[Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook Robert Webb]] play the two robots.
* NamesTheSame:
** Rory's father shares with NBC news anchor [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Williams Brian Williams]]
** In another newsreader-naming coincidence, big-game hunter John Riddell shares his name with an Australian local news presenter.
** In-universe: There's another character named Solomon in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E4DaleksInManhattan "Daleks in Manhattan".]]

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