Doctor Who Confidential (2005–2011): Season 2, Episode 13 - Finale - full transcript
GATISS: The end of series two sees the
Doctor and Rose suddenly part company.
This heartbreak is set against
the Doctor's biggest-ever battle.
Both the Cybermen and the Daleks
are on the attack.
DALEK: Exterminate all life forms below.
GATISS: Follow Doctor Who Confidential as we
go behind the scenes of this series finale.
One which rocks the Doctor to his core.
This afternoon was the first show ever with
a Cyberman and a Dalek in the same frame.
So it's very exciting.
It's a bit of TV history happening here.
It's just a bummer when the
Daleks come back, it is every time.
They're just so annoying.
They're fantastic to be around, actually,
because they're such sturdy constructions.
They really come in and rain on our parade.
It's really tricky to work with a Dalek
'cause, you know, there are guys inside.
-This is Dave.
-Hello, Dave.
You can't see the guys
inside or even up-close.
-When you see them...
-Their lights flashing.
-...when you hear them...
-You will be exterminated!
Nick Briggs' voice comes crackling
through huge speakers.
-...it's awful.
-You will be necessary.
(TENNANT ROARING)
We're in the middle of the sequence
towards the end of episode 13,
where I've opened the void in reverse.
Press the red button.
Breach active. It is the
Doctor. Exterminate him.
The final scene in the lever room,
to explain that was a bit like
putting a jigsaw puzzle together.
Action!
For us, really,
it's kind of hanging on to metal bars
and being blown around
and screaming when you're told to.
And looking at explosions
which may or may not be there.
Hold on!
COMPUTER: Online and locked.
In order for Rose to fall,
I had to have a set built
that was turned round,
so she's physically hanging.
By the time we finish,
you'll think she's horizontal.
The way we continued her flying horizontal
was we put her onto a studio trolley.
(SCREAMING)
I used a slow-motion camera for that, so
she screams, looking up towards the camera,
screams, and slowly falls away.
We then cut,
as the second part of the jigsaw puzzle,
back to the scene
which is in the lever room.
HARPER: I thought the
artists were terrific in it.
I thought, "Ah, it's gonna make me cry."
When Rose screams her death scream
as she knows she's about to die,
go through that void...
(SCREAMING)
...it is terrifying, it
is absolutely tragic.
COMPUTER: Systems closed.
HARPER: It broke me up, their performance.
The reality of the way they played that
sequence was absolutely extraordinary.
Take me back.
HARPER: You can see
they almost look at each other,
but they're only looking at empty space.
It's an extraordinary moment.
I think they played that and performed that
absolutely truthfully.
It was a brilliant piece of work.
You must not forget you got actors
who need to be allowed to perform.
HARPER: They take on board
the technicalities of what you want to do,
they rehearse the technicalities,
and then there's a moment
when they want you to shush
and allow them to perform.
And it is the artists, it's their moment.
WOMAN ON RADIO: Cut there, thank you.
-Good, we've cut.
-Cut!
Smashing. I'm absolutely thrilled about it.
-Was it good?
-No, it's fine.
DAVIES: I was never tempted to kill her.
Were here to tell optimistic,
positive stories about the human race.
I know there were other science fiction
stories in which you could've killed her,
but Doctor Who is not about that.
It's about survival and optimism,
and is never, ever,
ever an option to kill her.
There's kind of an inevitability
to what happens at the end.
We've known Billie was leaving
from the very start of series two,
right from the setup.
So there was a chance to, sort of,
layer that in slightly.
Something in the air. Something coming.
The monsters and the Doctor.
It seems you cannot
have one without the other.
A storm's approaching.
DRAMATIC VOICE: The valiant child
who will die in battle so very soon.
I'm very afraid.
You will die...
But you and I both know, don't we, Rose?
The Doctor is worth the monsters.
It said I was gonna die in battle.
...and I will live.
It lied.
I did that job once. I
was a... A dinner lady.
-You eating those chips?
-Yeah, they're a bit.. different.
I think they're gorgeous.
Having experienced this
crazy, supernatural stuff,
it's just heartbreaking, the thought
of not having a chance to do that again
with the man that she loves.
Am I ever going to see you again?
You can't.
In the end, it's not really her choice.
It's been decided for her.
You know what? They keep on trying
to split us up but they never ever will.
Never say, "Never ever."
I think it's very sad
when he finally has to say goodbye.
It leaves the Doctor in a very sad place
when suddenly he turns round
and the Tardis is empty again.
She really was deliberately designed
as a character, to be a touchstone,
so to be somebody that you could
sit at home and imagine you might be.
She's a hard act to follow
and we're really gonna miss her.
See you then, Doctor.
You look at this man
with this wandering, restless nature,
and he almost has to be like that.
You know, that's the format of the show.
That's what was created in 1963 and now, to
take that, to look at it, to make it real,
you sort of think, actually, the events of his life
have to keep propelling that lifestyle forward.
I love you.
Quite right, too.
The moment you sort of think,
"Oh, he might settle down now,"
you've gotta break it up
and change it and move on.
Rose Tyler.
Doctor and Rose suddenly part company.
This heartbreak is set against
the Doctor's biggest-ever battle.
Both the Cybermen and the Daleks
are on the attack.
DALEK: Exterminate all life forms below.
GATISS: Follow Doctor Who Confidential as we
go behind the scenes of this series finale.
One which rocks the Doctor to his core.
This afternoon was the first show ever with
a Cyberman and a Dalek in the same frame.
So it's very exciting.
It's a bit of TV history happening here.
It's just a bummer when the
Daleks come back, it is every time.
They're just so annoying.
They're fantastic to be around, actually,
because they're such sturdy constructions.
They really come in and rain on our parade.
It's really tricky to work with a Dalek
'cause, you know, there are guys inside.
-This is Dave.
-Hello, Dave.
You can't see the guys
inside or even up-close.
-When you see them...
-Their lights flashing.
-...when you hear them...
-You will be exterminated!
Nick Briggs' voice comes crackling
through huge speakers.
-...it's awful.
-You will be necessary.
(TENNANT ROARING)
We're in the middle of the sequence
towards the end of episode 13,
where I've opened the void in reverse.
Press the red button.
Breach active. It is the
Doctor. Exterminate him.
The final scene in the lever room,
to explain that was a bit like
putting a jigsaw puzzle together.
Action!
For us, really,
it's kind of hanging on to metal bars
and being blown around
and screaming when you're told to.
And looking at explosions
which may or may not be there.
Hold on!
COMPUTER: Online and locked.
In order for Rose to fall,
I had to have a set built
that was turned round,
so she's physically hanging.
By the time we finish,
you'll think she's horizontal.
The way we continued her flying horizontal
was we put her onto a studio trolley.
(SCREAMING)
I used a slow-motion camera for that, so
she screams, looking up towards the camera,
screams, and slowly falls away.
We then cut,
as the second part of the jigsaw puzzle,
back to the scene
which is in the lever room.
HARPER: I thought the
artists were terrific in it.
I thought, "Ah, it's gonna make me cry."
When Rose screams her death scream
as she knows she's about to die,
go through that void...
(SCREAMING)
...it is terrifying, it
is absolutely tragic.
COMPUTER: Systems closed.
HARPER: It broke me up, their performance.
The reality of the way they played that
sequence was absolutely extraordinary.
Take me back.
HARPER: You can see
they almost look at each other,
but they're only looking at empty space.
It's an extraordinary moment.
I think they played that and performed that
absolutely truthfully.
It was a brilliant piece of work.
You must not forget you got actors
who need to be allowed to perform.
HARPER: They take on board
the technicalities of what you want to do,
they rehearse the technicalities,
and then there's a moment
when they want you to shush
and allow them to perform.
And it is the artists, it's their moment.
WOMAN ON RADIO: Cut there, thank you.
-Good, we've cut.
-Cut!
Smashing. I'm absolutely thrilled about it.
-Was it good?
-No, it's fine.
DAVIES: I was never tempted to kill her.
Were here to tell optimistic,
positive stories about the human race.
I know there were other science fiction
stories in which you could've killed her,
but Doctor Who is not about that.
It's about survival and optimism,
and is never, ever,
ever an option to kill her.
There's kind of an inevitability
to what happens at the end.
We've known Billie was leaving
from the very start of series two,
right from the setup.
So there was a chance to, sort of,
layer that in slightly.
Something in the air. Something coming.
The monsters and the Doctor.
It seems you cannot
have one without the other.
A storm's approaching.
DRAMATIC VOICE: The valiant child
who will die in battle so very soon.
I'm very afraid.
You will die...
But you and I both know, don't we, Rose?
The Doctor is worth the monsters.
It said I was gonna die in battle.
...and I will live.
It lied.
I did that job once. I
was a... A dinner lady.
-You eating those chips?
-Yeah, they're a bit.. different.
I think they're gorgeous.
Having experienced this
crazy, supernatural stuff,
it's just heartbreaking, the thought
of not having a chance to do that again
with the man that she loves.
Am I ever going to see you again?
You can't.
In the end, it's not really her choice.
It's been decided for her.
You know what? They keep on trying
to split us up but they never ever will.
Never say, "Never ever."
I think it's very sad
when he finally has to say goodbye.
It leaves the Doctor in a very sad place
when suddenly he turns round
and the Tardis is empty again.
She really was deliberately designed
as a character, to be a touchstone,
so to be somebody that you could
sit at home and imagine you might be.
She's a hard act to follow
and we're really gonna miss her.
See you then, Doctor.
You look at this man
with this wandering, restless nature,
and he almost has to be like that.
You know, that's the format of the show.
That's what was created in 1963 and now, to
take that, to look at it, to make it real,
you sort of think, actually, the events of his life
have to keep propelling that lifestyle forward.
I love you.
Quite right, too.
The moment you sort of think,
"Oh, he might settle down now,"
you've gotta break it up
and change it and move on.
Rose Tyler.