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| Doctor Who fans watch 50th anniversary special | Doctor Who fans watch 50th anniversary special |
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| Doctor Who fans around the world have watched its 50th anniversary episode in what is believed to be the largest simulcast of a TV drama in history. | |
| The episode, The Day of the Doctor, was broadcast in more than 90 countries at the same time as it was shown on BBC One. | |
| The show's boss Steven Moffat earlier said fans should expect an "emotional wallop" at the end of the episode. | |
| "It's the most ambitious episode we've ever done," he said. | "It's the most ambitious episode we've ever done," he said. |
| "This event means it is a worldwide show not simply a British phenomenon," Moffat, Doctor Who's lead writer and executive producer, said. | "This event means it is a worldwide show not simply a British phenomenon," Moffat, Doctor Who's lead writer and executive producer, said. |
| The episode was also screened in 3D in more than 1,500 cinemas across the world, including Australia, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador, Spain, Sweden, Norway and Iceland. | |
| The 50th anniversary adventure starred Matt Smith, David Tennant and John Hurt as different incarnations of the Doctor. | |
| John Hurt's version of the Doctor was first introduced at the end of the episode, The Name of the Doctor, broadcast in May. | John Hurt's version of the Doctor was first introduced at the end of the episode, The Name of the Doctor, broadcast in May. |
| Jenna Coleman played companion Clara, while Billie Piper returned as Rose. | |
| The episode also featured the Daleks and the return of shape-shifting aliens the Zygons, who first appeared in 1975. | |
| The story involves a mystery at London's National Gallery in the present day, as well as "a murderous plot" in Elizabethan England in 1562. | The story involves a mystery at London's National Gallery in the present day, as well as "a murderous plot" in Elizabethan England in 1562. |
| Guest stars included Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart and Joanna Page as Elizabeth I. | |
| Moffat admitted he was "nervous" about the special episode, but added he hoped fans would be "very happy" with the 75-minute special. "It's got a big emotional wallop at the end, I think they'll be cheering." | Moffat admitted he was "nervous" about the special episode, but added he hoped fans would be "very happy" with the 75-minute special. "It's got a big emotional wallop at the end, I think they'll be cheering." |
| The anniversary story is Smith's penultimate outing, before he regenerates at Christmas into a new Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi. | The anniversary story is Smith's penultimate outing, before he regenerates at Christmas into a new Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi. |
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