Trouble in Store (Reopening "Closing Time")

If there was ever a companion who wasn't a companion, it's Craig. He might not have ever traveled in the TARDIS, but he still somehow made his way into the Doctor's hearts — thanks in large part to the against-type performance of James Corden. Seeing him played against Matt Smith's Doctor at his most bonkers is one of the huge treats of Closing Time, the other being the return of a classic monster, the Cybermen... though that one doesn't go over nearly so well. Is the double act enough to hold this one together, or does it ultimately collapse into a pile of spare parts?

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Story Essentials

• Series 6, Episode 12

• Story number: 226, according to the The Pull To Open Codex

• Production 1DW 06.12

• Writer: Gareth Roberts

• Showrunner: Steven Moffat

• Aired 24 September 2011

Pull To Open: Closing Time

• Season 3

• Episode 2

Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor

Outro music: Chronos by Alexander Nakarada