day day second episode series british science fiction television series directed episode broadcast digital channel bbc october series pilot changes later repeated terrestrial channel bbc october work doctor universe written future doctor showrunner episode centres gwen cooper eve working case cardiff purple alien gas loose city takes lloyd gregory host gas kills victims leaving pile dust course episode team hunt gas kills end track fertility clinic gas leaves gwen host stopped portable prison cell dies originally entitled new girl episode written interpret gwen day hell sex gas series creator stated launching new adult science fiction drama kind inevitable going sex monster episode filmed week period filmed episode production block day originally seen million viewers making highest rated bbc broadcasts time met generally mixed reviews plot date gwen cooper boyfriend cut short witness crashing outside cardiff gwen receives message mobile phone called action army area investigate burn gwen calling new girl attempt throws misses cracks open allowing purple gas entity escape gas finds young woman outside nightclub takes host club possessed man takes proceed sex moment climax man dust energy remains team aware bizarre death realises gas taken gwen feels guilty having caused man death team leader captain assures everybody makes mistakes gwen learns team member relationship busy working find time later find lives arrives harm tries escape owen traps portable prison cell jack removal alien technology base permission placed holding cell tests run gwen feels urges kiss showing high levels effectively walking gas slowly killing later escapes cell owen jack attempts manages hold containing severed hand jack finds valuable allows leave safety destroys attempt capture team run boyfriend arrive house find killed later discover works fertility clinic race clinic find inside time killing clients eventually find moments dies jack buys time kissing transferring excess life gwen offers gas presence body host save leaves enter gwen jack throws portable prison cell survive earth atmosphere long gas dies jack remains gwen kisses jack lips saying thank leaving jack end reunited father team returns leaves home jack advises gwen let job consume perspective important team encourages gwen home spend time production writing working title episode new girl changed current day beginning october head writer wrote episode found writing second episode hard challenge demonstrate works set formula rest series wanted write episode centre gwen day hell audience unlike normal job small mistake major city scene gwen accidentally opens meant extend metaphor breaking day work set separate dynamic team gwen series creator stated rest team aliens science technology mythology gwen people person team cares happens noted episode audio commentary episode added mix domestic life science fiction idea sex gas came admitted having genuinely idea episode came davies stated launching new adult science fiction drama kind inevitable going sex monster emphasised episode solely having laugh sex gas world scene walks street featuring sex advertisements couples kissing public davies favourite scenes episode explores western world episode originally lighter tone majority comedic moments cut final script got way plot originally meant scheduling restrictions ended beneficial episode scene filmed second boyfriend cut added deleted scenes dvd series written bbc controller fiction fed producers suggested team talk mysteries captain jack having chinese read script filming noted saw big readers content read script mother filming episode filmed production block changes filmed pilot took place week period cardiff city series set majority episode filmed night style majority series set night approaching summer nights shorter night sequences shot night filming scenes set hub filmed nighttime sequence shot team stop having sex sequence shot days later crash site filmed natural erosion site outside cardiff location managers found chance felt perfect location crash site producers included easter egg hub set including picture location doctor episode tooth end episode established queen_victoria film scene gwen kiss actresses discussed execute agreed imagine gregory film exploding rat sequence episode director filmed rat cage replace fur covered filled chicken bits red simulate exploded post production day episode include teaser beginning shots series episode visual effects produced mill complete effect gas artist based design alien water creature abyss continuity doctor severed hand appears episode uses chip escape broadcast reception day broadcast sunday october bbc episode changes second episode received overnight viewing figures million audience share holding majority audience episode episodes received largest audience originated non sports programme time largest audience bbc finale figure episode million viewers record held broadcast live aftermath february repeat day channel bbc october seen million audience share day given appreciation index den geek stated excellent pilot episode day step forward step backward silly idea extra terrestrial gas cast throw way relatively gripping conclusion total sci felt second episode word adult sex swearing playground definition drama conclusion review noise signal felt episode certainly excited think won indicative later episodes getting know characters fore episodes chris simplistic heavy handed interpretation sci jack techno frankly embarrassing prove worrying factor later series reviewer fodder felt day great second episode adding doesn don like
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