Stories TV Doctor Who (2005-2022) Doctor Who S6 Episode: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Closing Time 2 images Overview Characters How to Watch Reviews 2 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 2 Transcript Overview First aired Saturday, September 24, 2011 Production Code 2.12 Written by Gareth Roberts Directed by Steve Hughes Runtime 45 minutes Story Type Companion-Lite Time Travel Present Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Spaceship Story Arc (Potential Spoilers!) Silence Will Fall Location (Potential Spoilers!) Colchester, Earth, England UK Viewers 6.93 million Appreciation Index 86 Synopsis Craig Owens is having enough trouble trying to care for his child; the last thing he needs is the return of his old friend, the Doctor. But, as ever, trouble seems to have followed the Doctor, this time with a silvery shine. Watch Watched Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith Craig Owens Cybermats Cybermen Alfie First Appearance River Song Alex Kingston Spoiler!Click to reveal 👀 Show All Characters (6) How to watch Closing Time: Watch on iPlayer Blu-Ray The Complete Sixth Series [Steelbook] Blu-Ray The Complete Sixth Series DVD The Complete Sixth Series DVD Series 6: Part 2 Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Newest First Oldest First Most Likes Highest Rating Lowest Rating Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 2 reviews 22 September 2024 · 28 words Review by The9thCyberLegion Spoilers 1 This review contains spoilers! I mean, it's okay. Not the best but it does confirm that River was the Astronaut and the Silence have a cameo but honestly, it's not very good. Like Liked 1 23 April 2024 · 273 words Review by 15thDoctor Spoilers This review contains spoilers! This picks up where The Lodger left off and does a solid job of recapturing that energy and putting it in a new setting. The Doctor working in a department store is funny and charming, it's not something the show needed to revisit but it's a bit of fun. I am far more comfortable with this version of Matt Smith’s Doctor who is socially inept and doesn’t understand interpersonal dynamics, than the sexy, suave Doctor who’s put together and knows everything. Amy being a famous model? Not a fan of that. Seems apropos of nothing. Would have been much better if she and Rory did not appear in the episode. Felt like a contractual thing. It's a little more loose limbed than The Lodger. You miss some of the spark of seeing The Doctor the first time round coming into these mundane, real world situations: playing football, being an awkward third wheel. There is some delight to be had seeing The Doctor pushing a pram and talking to the baby. It's hard to begrudge a second outing for something that is silly and straightforward, unlike the tiresome series long arc. It's the resolution though where things go wrong and credibility starts being stretched. The power of a father’s love for his son overcoming a Cyber-conversion feels contrived and oversimplified given everything we know about the Cybermen. It's also the third time in this series that a father’s love for his son saves the day. Which is not good scripting or series planning. Fun overall episode, but they did not have a good ending up their sleeves. Like Liked 0 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating555 members 2.85 / 5 Trakt.tv AVG. Rating1,141 votes 3.96 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating173 votes 3.15 / 5 Member Statistics Watched 1228 Favourited 45 Reviewed 2 Saved 2 Skipped 0 Owned 10 Related Stories Doctor Who S6 (Minisode) Up All Night Rating: 2.64 Story Skipped Minisode Reviews (1) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Minisodes Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite KOVARIAN: By Silencio Lake, on the Plain of Sighs, an Impossible Astronaut will rise from the deep and strike the Time Lord dead. RIVER: It's a story. KOVARIAN: And this is where it begins. — Closing Time Show All Quotes (2) Open in new window Transcript Needs checking [Ladies clothing] (Evening. The Sanderson & Grainger department store sign and the street lights are flickering in the pedestrian area outside. The last customers are leaving.) WOMAN: Thank you.KELLY: Better cash up then. Suppose John Joe can just wait for me.SHONA: No, I'll do it. You head off. (The lights flicker again.) KELLY: When's the council going to fix this? Last night my telly went off in the middle of Top Model.SHONA: John Joe's waiting. I'll do the changing rooms, too.KELLY: Oh, thanks, Shona. Show Full Transcript Open in new window