Good as Gold (Doctor Who)
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| "Good as Gold" | |||
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| Written by | Children of Ashdale School | ||
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| Series | Specials (2011) | ||
| Running time | 3 minutes | ||
| First broadcast | 24 May 2012 | ||
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"Good as Gold" is a special mini-episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on CBBC (as part of Blue Peter) on 24 May 2012. It was written via a competition (Script to Screen) in which junior schools were asked to write a script including the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) and an enemy of his. The competition was won by the children of Ashdale School. The mini-episode also featured Karen Gillan as Amy Pond.
The first Doctor Who Script to Screen special was "Death Is the Only Answer", which was broadcast as part of Doctor Who Confidential.
Plot
Amy reminds The Doctor he needs to have an adventure once in a while, The Doctor complies and set The TARDIS to it's "adventure setting". After a series of malfunctions, the ship lands in the middle of the London 2012 Olympic Games, where they are visited by a panicked Olympic runner, who claims he is being chased. His pursuer is revealed as a Weeping Angel, who is seeking to seize the Olympic Flame and rob the planet of the good will and spirit it symbolizes. The Doctor vanquishes the Angel with the sonic screwdriver, and the runner resumes his mission. Before he leaves, he gives The Doctor his gold medal. As The Doctor prepares to embark on another adventure with Amy, the Weeping Angel begins to reform....
Continuity
The Doctor returns to the London 2012 Olympic Games, where in his tenth incarnation, he lit the Olympic flame in the episode Fear Her.
References
- ^ Behind-the-scenes segment of the episode.