The Eternity Trap (episode)

The Eternity Trap was the ninth episode of Season 46 of Doctor Who. It was written by Phil Ford, directed by Alice Troughton and featured Paterson Joseph as the Twelfth Doctor and Sophie Okonedo as Lizzie Clarke.

It featured Donald Sumpter as Erasmus Darkening who later returned in Doctor Who: Vengeance.

Synopsis
The Doctor and Lizzie land in a haunted house, where mysterious whispers and secrets in the shadows lie. However two scientists are there searching for ghosts and a monstrous creature appears in the night. The terrifying grasp of Erasmus Darkening reaches out from centuries past. The Doctor and Lizzie discover the secrets of Erasmus Darkening, but are they too late? Ghosts from the past rise up and the quest to find the missing children reaches a climax. It seems that nothing can stop the ancient alchemist's rise to victory.

Plot
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Cast

 * The Doctor - Paterson Joseph
 * Lizzie Clarke - Sophie Okonedo
 * Erasmus Darkening - Donald Sumpter
 * Professor Rivers - Floella Benjamin
 * Toby Silverman - Adam Gillen
 * Lord Marchwood - Callum Blue
 * Joseph Marchwood - Rhys Gear
 * Elizabeth Marchwood - Amelia Clarkson
 * Mr Scriven - Tony Boncza

Crew

 * Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber


 * Executive Producers - Ira Steven Behr and Faith Penhale
 * Co-Executive Producers - Ronald D. Moore, Joseph Lidster, Phil Ford, Nicholas Briggs, David Weddle, and Bradley Thompson
 * Producer - Gary Russell
 * Script Editor - Robert Shearman
 * Consulting Producer - Nicholas Meyer


 * Writer - Phil Ford
 * Director - Alice Troughton


 * Director of Photography - Ernie Vincze
 * Production Designer - Edward Thomas
 * Visual Effects - ZOIC Studios
 * Make-Up - Sheelagh Wells
 * Casting Director - Andy Pryor
 * Music - John Debney
 * Costume Designer - Louise Page
 * Edited by - William Oswald
 * Special Effects - Any Effects


 * Original Theme Music - Ron Grainer
 * Title Sequence - Industrial Light and Magic


 * With thanks to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Memorable Quotes
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Background Information
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Development
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Pre-Production
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Production
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Post-Production
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Reaction

 * This episode received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 9.24m viewers. It ranked at 9th over the week.

Story Notes

 * Some people believed that Erasmus Darkening may have been a Time Lord. The Doctor commented on Darkening's manipulator having TARDIS-like qualities. Lizzie made reference to some aliens looking human and used the Doctor as an example. He seemed obsessed with living forever as if he were a Time Lord on his last regeneration. His clothing was suggestive of Time Lord clothing. Donald Sumpter also previously played Rassilon in The Other, so it is conceivable that Erasmus Darkening could be Rassilon, however this is unlikely as the Doctor would have recognised him.

Continuity
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Home Video Releases
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