10 Doctor Who Deleted Scenes That Would Have Changed Everything

1. What’s In The Pit? (The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit)

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Matt Jones' first and only Doctor Who credit is a highly underrated one, and first introduces us to recurring aliens the Ood. Oh, and we also discover that the actual Devil is real.

But the Ood though, they're adorable!

The action revolves around a planet orbiting a black hole, and the dangers that lie beneath its surface. Trapped under the planet is a horrifying beast called... The Beast.

Jeez, guys, try a bit harder next time.

The pit wasn't always going to be Satan's humble abode, however. In fact, at one point, the creative team had absolutely no idea what was going to be down there.

Many ideas were pitched as to who or what could be dwelling in the cave. Intriguingly, Davros, the creator of the Daleks, was considered for a time, as was the Doctor's mortal enemy the Master.

As we now know, both of these iconic villains would appear in NuWho over the next few years. So just imagine how different Doctor Who would've been if one of these iconic enemies was just stuck in a hole somewhere.

Considering how integral the Master would become to RTD's first run, including him here would've changed the course of the Tenth Doctor's tenure. It's a fascinating alternate timeline, that's for sure.

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