spaceship spaceship second episode seventh series british science fiction television programme doctor aired bbc september date united_states written directed episode features alien time traveller doctor companions accompanied father brian british big game hunter group lands large spaceship contains discover murdered solomon black market trader intent finding value spaceship conceived fun episode based suggestion special effects teams incorporating doctor storyline characters developed head writer executive producer budget limitations wider plot developed centerpiece mix props computer generated imagery episode town called mercy spaceship production block seventh series production commencing early large sets beach episode watched million viewers received generally positive reviews critics reception gang characters solomon robots mixed plot unseen adventure doctor receives indian space agency vast spaceship crash earth hours plans destroy missiles doctor stops taking picks explorer african plains tardis companions amy months saw asylum inadvertently taking father brian tardis spaceship find contains asking ship computer engines doctor brian transported engine room large beach ship uses waves power amy discovers ship designed carry new planet flora fauna time period left earth million years ago escape impact wiped ship registers life forms left board escaping group doctor brian escorted robots human board brutal man called solomon injured attack requires medical help scanning doctor solomon surprised doctor appear universal database solomon reveals exotic black market trader raided spaceship order steal having robots murder solomon unable control ship computer point origin causing return earth discovering queen identity value decides kidnap leave ship doctor refuses agrees save despite man obvious intentions amy shoot hostile gun doctor solomon robots rescues tricks missiles targeting solomon ship destroyed taking brian pilot away earth ship piloted people gene chain doctor takes amy home letting brian view earth orbit flirting return time amy receive series world sent previously travel shy brian featuring tardis sign saying production writing casting said putting spaceship secret success idea use doctor came special effects teams asylum darker opening episode spaceship fun pitch writer proposed maybe ship heading earth earth alert previously written doctor episodes hungry earth cold blood work series doctor previously encountered serial invasion suggested spaceship written return hungry earth cold blood felt nice reveal shows story isn suggested including gang characters picked time space felt doctor collisions characters world finding disparate group characters bounce decision return time fits historical record date cause death unknown asked introduce father amy leaving episodes family life explored played father previously appeared fifth doctor audio adventure eternal summer played hunter episode previously worked bbc series character solomon modelled known nightclub owner long hair described half businessman half pirate bradley williams previously worked harry potter film franchise bradley later cast doctor 50th anniversary documentary drama adventure space time comedy duo mitchell provided voices solomon robots executive producer called casting choice perfect played previously appeared episodes hungry earth cold blood wedding river song filming effects spaceship following episode town called mercy episodes produced seventh series directed episodes doctor credits episode contains biggest sets built scenes engine room filmed beach late february beach previously bad wolf bay journey end planet time angels flesh stone production team series budget planning effects sets commented easy spend don dominate episode tell big story scene amy sleeping cut originally intended feature computer generated cgi expensive realised use baby exhibit designed episode contains variety favourite built scratch cgi smith wear trousers riding recalled painful couple hours laugh definitely worth half actually built pushed crewmen williams riding rest filled cgi mill doctor logo title sequence featured texture dinosaur hide keeping varied blockbuster themes opening episodes series preview clip episode released san diego comic con international broadcast reception spaceship broadcast united_kingdom bbc september date united_states overnight ratings showed watched million viewers live final consolidated ratings rose million viewers episode received million requests month september bbc online placing second chart asylum received appreciation index considered excellent canada space episode watched average calculation viewers making watched item channel week critical reception spaceship received generally positive reviews critics detractors guardian described fun praise expensive looking sets amy concept gang admitted pretty story built title thought finest episode doctor time unsettled darkness disturbing ruin similarly called fun remember doctor years noting gradual doctor ponds identifying theme season doctor recognized radio_times reviewer pleased realised cgi ones seen invasion praised bradley solomon fresh slant having built humans previously seen programme gave finding formulaic executed unlike martin enjoyed dark turns found episode mixture good cgi nicely paced story means spaceship keeps hooked end sfx gave episode stars describing slight silly occasional bit plotting enormously entertaining pleased guest characters played straight comedy found dinosaur effects great twist continuity felt teaser fast paced bland wrote unlikely doctor friendship big game hunter ign rated spaceship noting isn going win awards certainly succeeded family friendly level wrote brian brilliant overall criticised gang feeling served little purpose timed plot devices needed like paranoid android robots independent enjoyed gang writing companions variety adds flaws backstory digital_spy morgan mixed giving stars described stuffed criticised robots felt doctor leaving solomon die step far praised leads brian amy daily_telegraph negative rating stars described ultimately bit mess calling contrast uneasy mix humorous downright gang sinister solomon story fuller noted main plot like morgan felt doctor actions end sit viewers continuity reference film doctor robots solomon ship begin sing song nod computer film
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