Doctor Who: 20 Things You Didn't Know About The Angels Take Manhattan

18. Middle Name Mayhem

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Whovians must've been delighted when they finally learned Rory's middle name in The Angels Take Manhattan, were it not for the small fact that he had to die for them to do so.

On Rory's tombstone at the end of the episode, the text reads "In Loving Memory/Rory Arthur Williams/Aged 82". It took us until his final episode to learn that his middle name is Arthur. Poor Rory.

Of course, this is the same as actor Arthur Darvill's first name, but could it also be a nod to Mark Williams – who played Rory's dad, Brian - and his role as Arthur Weasley in the Harry Potter movies?

Meanwhile, Amy's inscription gets zero mention of a middle name, despite the fact that it was revealed to be Jessica way back in her second episode, The Beast Below.

Why no middle name for Amy? Who knows. Damn gravestone double standards.

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