10 Doctor Who Mistakes Confirmed By The Creators
8. REDACTING Wild Blue Yonder
Speculation for the 60th specials was dominated by the mysterious middle instalment, Wild Blue Yonder.
This was a deliberate move from RTD, who wanted to take one of the episodes and “try to reveal nothing about it."
This approach extended to all aspects of promotion, with trailer clips obscured by static and ‘REDACTED’ text, and three ‘REDACTED’ actors in the cast list.
But did it work? Depends who you ask.
The secrecy did successfully preserve the plot and the villains. However, it also allowed fans to get carried away with their own theories, with many convinced that past Doctors and companions would appear.
Even RTD is conflicted. “This is actually the simplest one of the lot,” he explained to The Official Doctor Who Podcast. “That’s why I kept it secret. But I wonder if that’s had an unfortunate effect and made it disappointingly simple.”
Ultimately he had the right idea, but some of the marketing was still needlessly secretive. Did Isaac Newton and Mrs Merridew – characters who don’t appear beyond the pre-titles – really merit the ‘REDACTED’ treatment?
Perhaps we’ll be able to appreciate the mavity of this decision one day. But as it stands, we’re not convinced.