victory victory episode fifth series british science fiction television series doctor written directed broadcast bbc april episode doctor companion arrive london blitz winston_churchill employed scientific creation professor weapons war effort doctor recognises plan destroy earth device located inside android wishing incorporate popular series showrunner instructed write episode churchill episode introduces new designed bigger colourful previous variant victory seen million viewers bbc placing second night aired critical reception mixed performances praised felt episode rushed worked better spread episodes plot synopsis doctor amy tardis cabinet war rooms blitz second world war month winston_churchill requested doctor help war effort doctor arrived late churchill turned scientific advances professor including robotic devices called recognised immediately doctor doctor tries understand purpose earth time continue act ready serve britain war efforts angrily doctor attacks devices shouting doctor doctor humans ship orbit near moon hearing doctor testimony aboard uses activate device comrades earth reveal intent turn hostile killing guards exposing android ship doctor follows tardis leaving amy protection doctor learns ship escaped destruction moment collapse flagship fell time accident leaving nearly drained power objective restart contains pure dna restoring race particular created dna properly accept required testimony greatest enemy activate doctor threatens destroy ship including completes fire energy beam london lights entire city minutes air raid luftwaffe leaving doctor allies vulnerable creating stalemate completes brand new larger redesigned emerge eternal supreme older inferior models die willingly time amy convinces churchill use technological know obtained modify fly space pilots attack destroy dish underside ship firing energy beam saving london destroyed approaching german bombers battle claimed lives pilots doctor orders pilot continue attack destroy ship hoping rid universe forever triggering power source inside contains unstable consume planet released doctor torn defeating saving earth orders stop attack returns earth amy help doctor able convince human machine device having played doctor compassion earth announce victory retreat doctor amy remove advanced technology borrowed despite churchill wanting use war convince need helped save world leave doctor amy remember previous invasions earth tardis crack revealed wall continuity allusions previous adventures power declared servant similar line soldier episode doctor expresses desire final end direct quotation evil second incarnation expresses hope finally destroyed good doctor refers events previous invasion earth stolen earth journey end talking amy concerned amy remember events end episode crack shown wall tardis parked crack having appeared amy bedroom little girl recurring theme flesh stone doctor discovers power things existence reason amy remember production wished bring popular children regulars stated march production team considered writer episode instructed write episode churchill versus sure premise excited war movie fond story research visited real cabinet war rooms read diaries hand accounts war inspiration serial power seen lost depicted sly silent aspect called scary orders wrote draft episode cast doctor wrote early draft generic doctor commented sounded like agreed smith cast watched television series smith previously starred smith find download speech patterns examine energy noted belonged world war mission destroy nazi concept fact creator grown world war consciously based nazis smith drew parallel churchill doctor intelligent known long time scene cut final episode explained known included churchill favourite expressions abbreviated script delighted portrayed churchill previously played villain eighth doctor big finish audio play wrote script redesign big bigger seen designed level smith wanted new colourful similar films 60s originally wanted green decided green doesn work voiced planned counter bright colours vicious voice wanted incorporate space replica world war shoot live action parts scene image rest scene computer generated sequence contained line reference similar line film eagles dare provided voice pilot version clean hand mouth interview april described cameo came filming summer came said true going play voice pilot said day people approached said clever cameo pilot said weeks ago casting director said understand want play pilot said want broadcast reception victory broadcast united_kingdom bbc april initial overnight figures showed episode watched million viewers bbc watching bbc making second watched programme day final consolidated ratings bbc million bbc making total million viewers programme fourth watched bbc week ending april eleventh watched channels week second saturday april britain achieved million viewers received appreciation index little previous episodes june victory released region dvd blu ray previous episodes eleventh hour beast released complete series dvd november episode released doctor dvd files issue alongside time angels november critical reception victory received mixed reviews received positive review guardian martin called best mark written praised writer investigation idea man war machines heavy handed expected positive acting developing storyline doctor amy positively compared menace series radio_times hailed episode victory praised character professor commenting favourably writer turns robot like star trek data gives material worthy status sfx magazine gave victory half stars praising redesigned equally intimidating episode good fun little thought second half little rushed wondered episode successful disappointed lack dialogue doctor playful mannerisms ign positive rated episode called needed excuse reboot series long time villains attempt provide real narrative meat praised world war period sets total sci online praised churchill thought dialogue script believed traces having like commented episode pacing successful critical smith performances negatively comparing scenes angry new design gave episode final score reviews victory reviews
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