Dinosaurs on a Spaceship

Episode aired Sep 8, 2012
TV-PG
45m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

7.3K

YOUR RATING

Rupert Graves, Mark Williams, Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, and Riann Steele in Doctor Who (2005)

Dinosaur Adventure Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

The doctor gathers some of his old friends to help him investigate an unmanned spaceship on a crash course to earth that when it collides, will destroy it, they soon discover the ship's prec... Read allThe doctor gathers some of his old friends to help him investigate an unmanned spaceship on a crash course to earth that when it collides, will destroy it, they soon discover the ship's precious and dangerous cargo- dinosaurs.The doctor gathers some of his old friends to help him investigate an unmanned spaceship on a crash course to earth that when it collides, will destroy it, they soon discover the ship's precious and dangerous cargo- dinosaurs.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

7.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The scene where Amy, Riddell, and Nefertiti stumble upon a sleeping Tyrannosaurus rex was almost cut as it was originally intended to feature CGI raptors, which were too expensive. However, Millennium FX realised they could use a baby T-Rex that had been in an exhibit they designed.

Goofs
(at around 47 mins) When Brian first looks at the Earth (from outer space), it is a mirror image (Spain on the right, Middle East on the left). In the next shot it is a normal image.

Quotes
Brian Williams: A spaceship... driven by dinosaurs?
The Doctor: Brian, please! That would be ridiculous. They're probably just passengers.

Crazy credits
The opening credits sequence is skinned differently with the Doctor Who logo and episode title covered in a reptilian Silurian texture.

Connections
Referenced in Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015)

Soundtracks
Doctor Who Theme
(uncredited)
Written by Ron Grainer
Arranged by Murray Gold
Performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales

User reviews23

Featured review

6/10

We've had Snakes on a Plane, now it's time for Dinosaurs on a Spaceship

The Doctor, Nefertiti, Riddell Amy, Rory and his dad travel on to a spaceship which is on course to crash into the Earth in approximately 6 hours time.

Moffat has pretty much avoided the family thing, so it's nice that we get to see Rory's dad, Brian's a good character, Mark Williams always brings fun.

At the start I honestly thought I was watching a Carry on Film, lots of slapstick humour. I love the idea of the Doctor travelling with Nefertiti. She was lots of fun. Brian and his balls was too much. Riddell and his large weapon, c'mon!!

CGI work on the dinosaurs was pretty good, at least they weren't rubber. The Pterodactyls look really impressive as does the Silurian ship.

I like the originality of the Doctor having essentially 5 companions, very novel, if you thought the TARDIS was crowded with Adric, Nyssa and Tegan forget it!!

The Mitchell and Webb robots are rather horrendous, they feel a little silly. David Bradley is an excellent villain, he is so vile in it, his treatment of Nefertiti is gross.

I am getting weary of the Doctor picking up and dropping off Rory and Amy every week, it's getting tiring, and it's always months later.

It's a nice fun episode for the family, not a great deal for the die hards. More good then bad. 6/10