10 Times Doctor Who Trolled You (And You Fell For It)
9. Disguising Grace’s Death
When the cast for Series 11 was announced, Sharon D. Clarke was said to be featuring in a “recurring” role, alongside full-time companions Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole.
Technically speaking that was true – following her debut in The Woman Who Fell to Earth she crops up again in Arachnids in the UK and It Takes You Away, with further appearances in Series 12 to come.
However, what the press release failed to mention (for obvious reasons) is that Grace tragically dies at the end of her first story, with Clarke merely playing visions in subsequent stories.
To put viewers well and truly off the scent, the show went a step further, releasing a promo pic of Grace alongside the “Fam” in their costumes from the final scene – a scene Grace doesn’t actually appear in. Those sneaky little marketers!
A similar stunt was pulled back in 2007, when Suzie Costello was incorporated into posters for the first season of Torchwood to preserve the surprise of her death at the end of the first episode. Oh and, umm, spoilers for Torchwood.
Both examples demonstrate serious committment to the bit. It's the kind of trolling I think we can all appreciate!