Doctor Who: 17 Cool Details Steven Moffat Just Revealed About The Eleventh Hour

3. Moffat Terrified Director Adam Smith At The Readthrough

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Even though everybody involved probably knew that The Eleventh Hour was going to be one of the most important bits of telly they'd ever make, Moffat still wanted to remind them of the pressure that was on their shoulders.

At the readthrough for the episode, the writer announced "welcome to the most scrutinised hour of your television lives", causing Adam Smith to lie his head on the table and grumble "stop saying that!"

Clearly though, Moffat wasn't wrong: here we all are, ten years later, still talking about the episode.

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