Doctor Who: 14 Cool Details Steven Moffat Just Revealed About The Day Of The Doctor

8. One Of John Hurt's Funniest Lines Was Cut

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It wasn't just footage that was removed from the finished cut of the episode - small bits of dialogue were given the chop too.

An example of this can be found during the scene where the three Doctors are locked up inside the Tower of London. Just as John Hurt was thrown into the room with his co-conspirators, he originally yelled "You can't lock me up with those two. I'll have my head off now!"

However, for reasons unknown, the line was axed in post-production. Moffat said that they were "fools" to not include it, because Hurt's delivery was hilarious.

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