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*The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective.*

The Façade was the fourth episode of Season 46 of Doctor Who. It was written by Jacqueline Rayner & Nicholas Briggs, directed by Euros Lyn and featured Paterson Joseph as the Twelfth Doctor and Sophie Okonedo as Lizzie Clarke.

Synopsis

The Doctor and Lizzie land in 1959, Las Vegas for a holiday however when a strange power cut occurs, the Doctor and Lizzie’s perception device stops working, leaving the Doctor and Lizzie to fend for themselves in a racist and bigoted 1950s American society.

Plot

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Cast

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 - Jacqueline Rayner and Nicholas Briggs
Director - Euros Lyn

With thanks to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Memorable Quotes

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 8.93m viewers. It ranked at 5th over the week.

Story Notes

This is the only story in the Paterson Joseph era where the Twelfth Doctor has facial hair as it begins to grow during his and Lizzie's time in captivity. By the next story, "Delayed Indefinitely" the Doctor has shaved it.

Continuity

At one point half of the Doctor's left ear is partially bitten off, by Mr Peabody. His ear would remain in this state until his regeneration in Doctor Who: Vengeance.

Home Video Releases

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