Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015) on Netflix
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Nardole mistakes the Doctor for the surgeon River Song hired to treat her dying husband, King Hydroflax, a cyborg with a diamond lodged in his brain. She does not recognize him.
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Plot summary
In 5343 the Doctor spends Christmas Day on the human colony Mendorax Dellora, keeping clear of carols and comedy antlers. A servant, Nardole, takes him for the surgeon whom River Song has engaged to attend her dying husband, King Hydroflax, a cyborg with the most valuable diamond in the universe lodged in his brain. River does not recognize the Doctor. She wants the diamond, and she tells him to take off the king's head so that she can get it.
Cast
- Nicolle Smarttas Receptionist
- Liam Cookas King Hydroflax's Body
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- Simon Carewas Porter
- Jon Daveyas Alien Diner
- Richard Highgateas Red Man
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015)
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- Greg Davies, who played King Hydroflax, called the shoot the most uncomfortable of his career: he was trapped under a table as a floating head, and even inside the robot costume it was no place for a man to relax.
- Hydroflax's headless body was operated by multiple professionals, a cast of Greg Davies's head was made so prop heads could be carried around set, and a dummy section of the TARDIS console let Davies sit and deliver lines through a hole in the panel.
- Steven Moffat originally planned "The Husbands of River Song" to be his last episode of Doctor Who, but stayed on because his successor, Chris Chibnall, was busy with the third season of Broadchurch.
- Moffat thought Doctor Who was finished with River Song, but former showrunner Russell T Davies encouraged him to bring Alex Kingston back so she could act opposite Capaldi, and Kingston said she did not expect to return.
- Greg Davies accepted the part of King Hydroflax without reading the script, describing it as "one of those jobs that validates the career to my own mother"; Matt Lucas, who played Nardole, was a fan of the show.
