girl fireplace girl fireplace fourth episode series british science fiction television series doctor broadcast bbc directed episode series written guest starred historical figure madame episode inspired novel wife episode doctor alien time traveller played companion find time windows 51st century spaceship leading 18th century france group stalk madame life programme executive producer conceived idea researching described episode love story doctor episode filmed england wales received critics nominated won hugo award best dramatic presentation short form plot tardis seemingly derelict spaceship drifting space doctor rose explore ship find eighteenth century french fireplace looks fireplace doctor sees young girl asks replies lives paris doctor fireplace time window device allows direct access time place doctor steps time window arrives bedroom find months passed discovers wearing eighteenth century clothing mask hiding bed threatens saw like device arm doctor tricks creature returning time window spacecraft companions learn actually intricate android android away doctor warns rose looking doctor returns bedroom rose arm looking android returning bedroom doctor discovers young woman doctor kiss leaves join mother doctor realises madame mistress king ship doctor companions find additional time windows learn leads different moment madame life doctor sees creature menacing steps window defend doctor tells android orders tells repair android spaceship damaged storm parts necessary repair ship killed crew use organs parts need brain confused doctor creates link find mind capture rose harvest parts doctor rescues doctor discovers plan open time window life age believing brain age compatible ship systems appear costume ball guests hostage end room enormous mirror actually time window doctor companions enter smashing window breaking connection locked doctor previous threaten doctor horseback crashes mirror save shut doctor tells return ship finish repairs tells doctor fireplace moved versailles hope return doctor finds fireplace operating time window uses return spaceship tells pack bag prepare leave doctor returns fireplace seconds later discovers seven years passed time king finds doctor tells died gives letter expresses hopes doctor quick return confesses love doctor returns tardis watches time windows close leaving ship tardis crew muse reasons wanted madame brain complete repairs doctor ship memory banks damaged storm tardis portrait seen stating birth death date madame episode ends ship space continuity episode appears follow immediately previous episode school reunion says dvd audio commentary wrote girl fireplace read end school reunion lack rose continuing animosity shown joins tardis crew reading doctor mind says doctor reference series title long running mystery doctor actual says secret elaborate said added dialogue believes doctor tell closest companions secret says include word arc word second series script davies ask production writing characters executive producer responsible serial set 18th century research davies fascinated wanted include story involved man played chess period later revealed hoax early written child doctor dances series assigned write story later assigned direct stated interview doctor confidential audition role madame offered interview independent russell davies said episode practically love story doctor understated beautifully nonetheless time lord falling love rose reaction falling love inspired novel wife episode structure different novel production considered madame heart lonely angel loose connection episode title girl fireplace planned second episode series davies realised experimental hands decided fourth running order school reunion rise creating decided hide faces producer told severely limit camera angles appear comical given carnival masks wear designed constructed filming filming episode took place october scenes set versailles filmed scenes filmed body taken away city filmed cardiff madame sitting room bedroom scenes filmed 17th century mansion newport set palace gardens near ballroom scenes scenes spaceship shot second unit filmed newport horses episode scenes close quarters spaceship jumps according doctor confidential horse allowed ballroom climactic scene elements doctor riding mirror horse mirror breaking reactions extras ballroom filmed separately key head superimposed stunt rider post production initially programme staff considered use special effects realised expensive rejected idea broadcast reception girl fireplace broadcast united_kingdom bbc final rating episode million making thirteenth watched programme british television week received appreciation index considered excellent episode script nominated girl fireplace won hugo award best dramatic presentation short form writing ign praised acting episode pacing extremely touching story wrote little attention temporal details episode considered series greatest moments particular wrote episode worked better writers explained precisely doctor use tardis visit madame died metro said memorable villains guardian said girl fireplace acclaimed episodes davies era slant_magazine wrote episode achievement doctor second series called episode new millennium thought exist banner old series called thought provoking piece wrote episodes like broadcast week average viewer brain ign ranked girl fireplace best doctor story calling doctor touching adventures related topic reviews girl fireplace reviews outpost girl fireplace reviews
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