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

12. Matt Smith Had To Insult Leadworth During His Audition

Doctor Who The Eleventh Hour Amy Pond Leadworth
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Shortly after escaping the man and his dog, the Doctor and Amy stroll down the main street of the picturesque Leadworth, but the small town's good looks aren't exactly impressive to the Time Lord, considering the limited amount of resources his remote location affords him.

As a result, he starts slagging the town off, lamenting Leadworth's lack of an airport or a nuclear power station, and complaining that the nearby post office is shut.

According to Moffat, this scene was one that Matt Smith performed during his Doctor Who auditions, with Smith replying - in a separate tweet - that the only thing he remembers from said audition... is a goldfish.

Now, the scene does end right next to a duck pond, so maybe there were live fish involved? Who knows.

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