Changing it from a verb to a noun adds an edge of judgement, so someone who has to doss down becomes a dosser, and indeed homeless shelters did acquire the nickname doss-houses, implying that these were places that you would not wish to stay in if you had the choice. The Eleventh Doctor clearly prefers the latter pronunciation. He also demands some Kendal Mint Cake, referring to a popular sweet made from sugar, glucose, water and peppermint oil, and a source of energy for mountain climbers and hikers.
Apart from being a sensible snack to keep in your pocket in trying times, the addition of the Kendal Mint Cake to the Doctor's list of requirements may act as a balance for Clara saying that Carlisle is the "opposite of bliss". Carlisle is the county town of Cumbria, while Kendal is that county's second city. The Doctor describes Professor Palmer as being one of the "Baker Street Irregulars," which is not a reference to the street children who run an informal intelligence network for Sherlock Holmes in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories.
He was actually talking about the Special Operations Executive, a team set up by Winston Churchill during the Second World War to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in occupied Europe and aid local resistance forces. Despite emplying 13, people, the SOE was kept secret, but not so secret as to avoid nicknames.
The sequence in which Clara struggles to gain entry to the TARDIS in order to go and fetch the Doctor from the pocket dimension is similar to an argument between companion and time machine in the audio drama "Zagreus. Clara is unlucky not to have found a place to put her wet umbrella in the TARDIS, as the Doctor's First, Second, Fourth, Fifth and Seventh incarnations all had visible umbrella stands, and there's a hat stand clearly on display in the console rooms of the Fifth, Ninth and Tenth Doctors, and even the Eleventh, before he redecorated.
Other media. Real people. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Caliburn House. Edit source History Talk 1. Do you like this video? Play Sound. Cancel Save. What can we possibly be? There are some great scenes between the Doctor and Emma, where they discuss the enigma of Caliburn House and later where he asks her if she senses anything about Clara, and she plays a pivotal role in helping the Doctor enter the pocket dimension after her powers are amplified by the bizarre properties of a blue crystal from Metebilis III provided for her by the Doctor.
Kemi-Bo Jacobs gives a good performance as the time travelling Hila, the poor woman who tragically became The Witch of the Well after becoming trapped between dimensions. The actual creature of behind the supernatural occurrences, the Hider The Crooked Man , is a remarkable creation, a gnarled monster born of some unearthly menace, which permeates the story with terrifying malevolence that even gives the Doctor cause to fear its presence when he is trapped in the dark woods of the pocket dimension.
It is only here that Hide looses some of its brooding atmosphere, as the action switches between Caliburn House and the pocket dimension, where the story begins to unravel slightly; giving way to a predictable pseudo-scientific explanation to the ghostly phenomena.
One scene in particular has great resonance when Emma warns Clara not to trust the Doctor as he has a sliver of ice in his heart. This is also a great episode for Matt Smith as the Doctor has to fight against fear itself.
Hide is about as close to a traditional gothic horror story as Doctor Who could ever managed to achieve. Its full of terrifically creepy moments that make full use of its wonderful locations, together with some great performances, Hide is a really good story that offers a chilling take on the paranormal in the finest tradition of the Doctor Who universe.
Before he leaves the Doctor asks Emma about Clara, and it would seem that the Time Lord has really come to Caliburn House for reasons of his own… Hide is the second story this season by Neil Cross scriptwriter for Spooks and creator of the award winning Luther.
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