Doctor Who: Series 4

Go fourth and enjoy! The new Doctor Who returns for a fourth season with a familiar face. In the BAFTA® - and Hugo Award-winning series, Catherine Tate (Big Train, Bleak House) reprises her role as Donna Noble from the 2006 Christmas Special. Now reunited, the tenth Doctor (David Tennant, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) and Donna travel back to Pompeii in 79 A.D. to investigate a series of grisly murders on the eve of the infamous eruption. Look for previous companions Rose Tyler (Billie Piper, Mansfield Park) and the feisty Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman, Torchwood). Includes many extras.

Disc 1 - 2007 Christmas Special - Voyage of the Damned
Kylie Minogue steps back in time this festive season, as she joins Time Lord David Tennant for a spectacular Doctor Who Christmas Special set on board The Titanic.

At the end of series three, fans witnessed the The Titanic crash through the Tardis walls in spectacular style, and this Special continues from that moment.

Kylie, who plays Astrid, a waitress on The Titanic, says: "It is an incredible thrill to be joining David and the entire Dr Who production for this year's Christmas special. Dr Who enjoys a unique history and it is going to be very exciting to be a part of that."

Two of Britain's best-loved sitcom actors, Geoffrey Palmer and Clive Swift, also feature in this Christmas episode.

Palmer, perhaps most famous for his roles in the long-running BBC series Butterflies and As Time Goes By, plays the role of Captain of The Titanic.

Kylie Minogue stars as Astrid, alongside David Tennant as The Doctor.

Voyage Of The Damned also features Gray O'Brien, who recently appeared in the Oscar-winning film The Queen; Debbie Chazen, star of the BBC comedy series The Smoking Room; Olivier Award-winner Clive Rowe; Russell Tovey, from the smash-hit film The History Boys; Jimmy Vee, who previously appeared in Doctor Who as the Moxx of Balhoon; and George Costigan, who starred in The Long Firm and the acclaimed film Rita, Sue And Bob Too.

Series 4

1. Partners In Crime
Donna Noble is determined to find the Doctor again - even if it means braving the villainous Miss Foster and her hordes of sinister Adipose. But when the alien threat escalates out of control, can Donna find her Time Lord before the march of the Adipose begins?
Guest Cast:
Miss Foster.......................Sarah Lancashire Coronation Street, Clocking Off, Rose and Maloney
Rose Tyler.........................Billie Piper The Sally Lockhart Mysteries, Mansfield Park, Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Penny Carter....................Verona Joseph Holby City
Stacey................................Jessica Gunning
Roger Davey....................Martin Ball Keeping Mum, Down To Earth
Craig Staniland...............Rachid Sabitri
Claire Pope......................Chandra Ruegg
Suzette Chambers.........Sue Kelvin
Taxi driver...........................Jonathan Stratt
Written by Russell T Davies
Doctor Who Series 1-3, Torchwood, The Grand, Casanova, Bob And Rose, Queer As Folk, Touching Evil
Director James Strong
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned, Daleks in Manhattan, The Satan Pit, Torchwood, Holby City, Rocket Man
Episode Producer Phil Collinson
Linda Green, Born And Bred, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Doctor Who
Production Notes
This episode is dedicated to the memory of Howard Atfield, who played Donna's father in The Runaway Bride. He was scheduled to reprise the role in this series but sadly he died, so rather than recast the role the character of Gramps (Wilfred Mott) was created. Wilfred and Donna's mother Sylvia Noble are semi-regular characters throughout Series 4.
Two versions of this episode were made, one without Billie Piper, which was used for all screenings before transmission. The ploy worked. No one but the production crew knew about the version including Billie until the night of transmission, so her appearance came as a complete surprise.
Billie has no dialogue in her scene with Catherine Tate.

2. The Fires Of Pompeii
The Doctor and Donna travel back into ancient history. When they arrive in 79AD, however, they discover psychic powers and beasts of stone running riot in the streets of old Pompeii. The time-travellers face their greatest challenge yet – can established history be changed, or must the Doctor let everyone die?
Guest Cast:
Stallholder.........................Phil Cornwell Quadrophenia, Sally Lockhart: The Shadow in the North, Stella Street
Soothsayer.......................Karen Gillan
Spurrina.............................Sasha Behar Coronation Street, Rescue Me, North Square
Thalina................................Lorraine Burroughs
Caecillius..........................Peter Capaldi The Thick Of It, The Crow Road, Local Hero
Metalla...............................Tracey Childs Howards’ Way, Born And Bred, The Shell Seekers
Evelina................................Francesca Fowler
Quintas..............................Francois Pandolfo
High Priestess.................Victoria Wicks Drop The Dead Donkey, The Mighty Boosh
Major Domo.....................Gerard Bell
Lucius.................................Phil Davis Bleak House, Rose and Maloney, Vera Drake, White Teeth
Written by James Moran
Torchwood: Sleeper, Spooks: Code 9, Severance
Director Colin Teague
Torchwood, Holby City, Doctor Who: Last of the Time Lords, The Sound of Drums
Episode Producer Phil Collinson
Linda Green, Born And Bred, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Doctor Who
Production Notes
The filming of this episode took place at Cinecitta studios in Rome.

3. Planet of the Ood
The Doctor takes Donna to her first alien world, but the Ood-Sphere reveals some terrible truths about the Human Race.
Guest Cast:
Bartle..................................Paul Clayton
Solana..................................Ayesha Dharker Star Wars Attack of the Clones, Life Isn’t All Ha Ha Hee Hee
Dr Ryder..............................Adrian Rawlins Harry Potter (Harry’s father), Mountains of the Moon
Halpen...............................Tim McInnerny Blackadder, 101 Dalmatians, The Line of Beauty, Spooks, Notting Hill
Ood Sigma.......................Paul Kasey The Sarah Jane Adventures, Doctor Who, Torchwood
Commander Kess...........Roger Griffiths Holby City, Chef!
Nurse..................................Natalie Barrett
Rep.....................................Tariq Jordan
Written by Keith Temple
Byker Grove, Casualty, Angel Cake
Director Graeme Harper
Custer’s Last Stand Up, See How They Run, Doctor Who, The Royal, EastEnders
Episode Producer Susie Liggat
The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane
Production Notes
The Ood first featured in Series 2, Episodes 8 & 9: The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit. They were last seen falling down a black hole!

4. The Sontaran Stratagem (Part 1 of a two-part story)
Martha Jones summons the Doctor back to modern-day Earth, but an old enemy lies in wait. With the mysterious ATMOS devices spreading across the world, Donna discovers that even her own family is not safe from the alien threat – but is it too late to save them?
Guest Cast:
Martha Jones...................Freema Agyeman Doctor Who Series 3, Torchwood, Little Dorrit
General Staal...................Christopher Ryan The Young Ones, Absolutely Fabulous, Bottom
Luke Rattigan...................Ryan Sampson After You’ve Gone
Colonel Mace..................Rupert Holliday-Evans Powers, Second Sight
Commander Skorr.........Dan Starkey
Jo Nakashima..................Eleanor Matsuura
Private Harris...................Clive Standen Tom Brown’s Schooldays, Waking the Dead: In Sight of the Lord
Private Steve Gray.........Wesley Theobald Hollyoaks
Ross Jenkins....................Christian Cooke Echo Beach, The Last Van Helsing, The Chase, Where The Heart Is
Worker...............................Radoslaw Kaim Waking The Dead: Yahrzeit
Co-Written by Helen Raynor
Doctor Who: Evolution of the Daleks/ Daleks in Manhattan, Torchwood: To the Last Man/Ghost Machine
Co-Written by Robert Holmes
Doctor Who: The Trial of a Time Lord, Bergerac, Doomwatch, No Hiding Place, Doctor Finlay’s Casebook
Director Douglas Mackinnon
Jekyll, Bodies, Silent Witness, Nice Guy Eddie, The Vice, The Grand
Episode Producer Susie Liggat
The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane
Production Notes
The Sontarans were first seen in The Time Warrior, an episode of the show in 1973, when Jon Pertwee played the Doctor.
Co-writer Robert Holmes died in 1986. His credit is for his contribution to the Sontaran characters.

5. The Poison Sky (Part 2 of a two-part story)
The Sontarans activate their masterplan and begin to choke the whole of planet Earth. UNIT is left defenceless, with a traitor in their ranks. And as interplanetary war edges closer, the Doctor has to fight to keep both Martha and Donna alive – but will he have to make the ultimate sacrifice?
Guest Cast:
Martha Jones...................Freema Agyeman Doctor Who Series 3, Torchwood, Little Dorrit
Rose Tyler.........................Billie Piper The Sally Lockhart Mysteries, Mansfield Park, Secret Diary of a Call Girl
General Staal...................Christopher Ryan The Young Ones, Absolutely Fabulous, Bottom
Luke Rattigan...................Ryan Sampson After You’ve Gone
Colonel Mace..................Rupert Holliday-Evans Powers, Second Sight
Commander Skorr.........Dan Starkey
Private Harris...................Clive Standen Tom Brown’s Schooldays, Waking the Dead: In Sight of the Lord
Private Gray.....................Wesley Theobald Hollyoaks
Ross Jenkins....................Christian Cooke Echo Beach, The Last Van Helsing, The Chase, Where The Heart Is
Female Student...............Meryl Fernandes
Male Student...................Leeshon Alexander
Captain Price...................Bridget Hodson
Kirsty Wark.......................As herself (Kirsty is a journalist and TV presenter, best known for Newsnight)
US Newsreader..............Lachele Carl
Co-Written by Helen Raynor
Doctor Who: Evolution of the Daleks/ Daleks in Manhattan, Torchwood: To the Last Man/Ghost Machine
Co-Written by Robert Holmes
Doctor Who: The Trial of a Time Lord, Bergerac, Doomwatch, No Hiding Place, Doctor Finlay’s Casebook
Director Douglas Mackinnon
Jekyll, Bodies, Silent Witness, Nice Guy Eddie, The Vice, The Grand
Episode Producer Susie Liggat
The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane
Production Notes
This episode features three of The Doctor’s recent companions. Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) is his regular companion in Series 4, Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) was his companion in Series 3, and Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) was his companion in Series 1 & 2.
Besides Elisabeth Sladen who plays Sarah Jane Smith, Lachele Carl is the only other actor to play the same character (the American newsreader Mal Loup) in both Doctor Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures.

6. The Doctor’s Daughter
The Doctor meets the most important woman of his life on the distant planet Messaline, in the middle of an endless war. But as General Cobb threatens genocide, and Martha is kidnapped by the Hath, the Doctor faces an even greater battle – can he find peace with his own child?
Guest Cast:
Martha Jones...................Freema Agyeman Doctor Who Series 3, Torchwood, Little Dorrit
Jenny..................................Georgia Moffett Bonkers, The Bill, Fear Stress And Anger, Where The Heart Is
General Cobb.................Nigel Terry Excalibur, Caravaggio, Troy, The Time Of Your Life
Cline...................................Joe Dempsie Skins
Hath Peck.........................Paul Kasey
Hath Gable.......................Ruari Mears
Carter.................................Akin Gazi
Soldier................................Olalekan Lawal Jnr
Written by Stephen Greenhorn
Wide Sargasso Sea, Echo Beach, Derailed, Glasgow Kiss, Doctor Who: The Lazarus Experiment
Director Alice Troughton
EastEnders, Doctors, No Angels, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures
Episode Producer Phil Collinson
Linda Green, Born And Bred, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Doctor Who
Production Notes
Georgia Moffett is the daughter of actress Sandra Dickinson and Peter Davison, who played the Fifth Doctor Who. Her best friend at school was the daughter of Colin Baker, who played the Sixth Doctor Who. Georgia plays Jenny, who claims to be the child of the current TimeLord.
Paul Kasey has played a number of monsters in Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures, including the Ood Sigma, the Hero Pig Man, the Cyber leader, Slitheen, Weevil and Kudlak.

7. The Unicorn And The Wasp
The Doctor and Donna arrive in 1926 on the day before Agatha Christie went missing for 10 days. At a dinner party hosted by Lady Clemency Eddison, the Doctor and Donna join forces with the world’s most famous crime novelist to encounter a body in the library, poisoned cocktails and a Vespiform seeking revenge.
Guest Cast:
Professor Peach.............Ian Barritt
Reverend Golightly.........Tom Goodman-Hill The Office, Spoons, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Perfect Day
Lady Eddison...................Felicity Kendal The Good Life, Rosemary & Thyme, The Camomile Lawn
Hugh Curbishley.............Christopher Benjamin Treasure Island, The Tomorrow People
Roger Curbishley...........Adam Rayner Mistresses, Sensitive Skin, Steel Trap
Robina Redmon..............Felicity Jones Northanger Abbey, Servants, Brideshead Revisited, The Worst Witch
Agatha Christie...............Fenella Woolgar Jekyll, Bright Young Things, Eroica, St Trinian’s
Old Agatha.......................Daphne Oxenford Listen with Mother (BBC Radio show presenter from 1950-1971)
Greeves.............................David Quilter Underbelly, Grange Hill, Messiah: Vengeance Is Mine
Davenport.........................Daniel King
Miss Chandrakala..........Leena Dhingra EastEnders
Mrs Hart............................Charlotte Eaton
Written by Gareth Roberts
The Sarah Jane Adventures, Brookside, Emmerdale, Doctor Who: Attack of the Graske, The Shakespeare Code
Director Graeme Harper
Custer’s Last Stand Up, See How They Run, Doctor Who, The Royal, EastEnders
Episode Producer Susie Liggat
The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane
Production Notes
The Unicorn And The Wasp is a classic murder mystery, with a country house, vintage cars, a flapper, a vicar, a butler, a body in the library, tea on the lawn and horrible deaths. See how many titles of Agatha Christie novels you can spot hidden in the dialogue.
Mathew Prichard, Agatha Christie’s grandson, comments: “What a brilliant idea that Agatha Christie and Doctor Who should meet! Two characters whose contribution to British entertainment is absolutely unrivalled. As far as I know my grandmother, Agatha Christie, never saw Doctor Who, but I am sure she would have been intrigued, excited and above all flattered by all this attention in 2007.”

8. Silence in the Library (Part 1 of a two-part story)
One hundred years ago, the Universe’s greatest library was sealed off with only a cryptic warning as explanation: “Count the shadows.” However, it now appears that the shadows are on the move again. The Doctor and Donna must uncover the terrible truth behind the Nodes and the horrifying Data Ghost to uncover the Library’s secret.
Guest Cast:
Professor River Song....Alex Kingston ER, The Knock, Moll Flanders
Doctor Moon....................Colin Salmon Party Animals, Bad Girls, Hex, Dinotopia, Alien vs Predator, Bond films
The Girl..............................Eve Newton
Dad.....................................Mark Dexter
Node 1...............................Sarah Niles
Node 2...............................Joshua Dallas
Anita...................................Jessika Williams
Strackman Lux.................Steve Pemberton The League of Gentlemen, Blackpool, Under The Greenwood Tree
Miss Evangelista.............Talulah Riley
Other Dave.......................O-T Fagbenle Grownups, Quarterlife, As If
Proper Dave.....................Harry Peacock Star Stories, Station Jim
Written by Steven Moffat
Coupling, Jekyll, Tintin, Doctor Who: The Empty Child, The Girl in the Fireplace, Blink
Director Euros Lyn
Belonging, Phoo Action, Doctor Who: Fear Her, The Runaway Bride, The Girl in the Fireplace
Episode Producer Phil Collinson
Linda Green, Born And Bred, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Doctor Who
Production Notes
Steven Moffat won the 2008 BAFTA Writer’s Award for Blink, beating Tony Marchant (The Mark of Cain), Jimmy McGovern (The Street) and Heidi Thomas (Cranford).
Moffat will also take over from Russell T Davies as the Lead Writer and Executive Producer of Doctor Series from Series 5.

9. Forest of the Dead (Part 2 of a two-part story)
As the shadows rise and march, the Doctor forges an alliance with the mysterious River Song. But can anyone stop the Vashta Nerada? While the Doctor discovers long-buried secrets and revelations about his own future, the sinister Nodes declare that Donna is doomed.
Guest Cast:
Professor River Song....Alex Kingston ER, The Knock, Moll Flanders
Doctor Moon....................Colin Salmon Party Animals, Bad Girls, Hex, Dinotopia, Alien vs Predator, Bond films
Strackman Lux.................Steve Pemberton The League of Gentlemen, Blackpool, Under The Greenwood Tree
Proper Dave.....................Harry Peacock Star Stories, Station Jim
Anita...................................Jessika Williams
Other Dave.......................O-T Fagbenle Grownups, Quarterlife, As If
The Girl..............................Eve Newton
Dad.....................................Mark Dexter
Lee......................................Jason Pitt
Ella.......................................Eloise Rakic-Platt
Joshua................................Alex Midwood
Miss Evangelista.............Talulah Riley
Man.....................................Jonathan Reuben
Written by Steven Moffat
Coupling, Jekyll, Tintin, Doctor Who: The Empty Child, The Girl in the Fireplace, Blink
Director Euros Lyn
Belonging, Phoo Action, Doctor Who: Fear Her, The Runaway Bride, The Girl in the Fireplace
Episode Producer Phil Collinson
Linda Green, Born And Bred, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Doctor Who
Production Notes
Colin Salmon has a recurring role in the James Bond films as Charles Robinson, M’s Chief of Staff.

10. Midnight
The Doctor is trapped, alone, powerless and terrified, on the leisure planet Midnight. Soon, the knocking on the wall begins. Only a woman called Sky seems to know the truth – but as paranoia turns into a witch-hunt, Sky turns the Doctor’s greatest strengths against him, and a sacrifice must be made…
Guest Cast:
Professor Hobbes..........David Troughton Jericho, A Very Peculiar Practice, Ted and Alice, Paradise Heights
Sky Silvestry.....................Lesley Sharp Clocking Off, The Second Coming, Afterlife
Val Cane............................Lindsey Coulson EastEnders, Clocking Off, Out of Hours, The Street, AKA
Biff Cane...........................Daniel Ryan Messiah: The Rapture, The Whistleblowers, Steel River Blues, Linda Green
Hostess.............................Rakie Ayola Holby City, Great Moments in Aviation, Tiger Bay, Scarlett
Dee Dee Blasco.............Ayesha Antoine Grange Hill
Mechanic Claude...........Duane Henry West 10 LDN, Bonekickers
Jethro Cane......................Colin Morgan Merlin, Catherine Tate Show Christmas Special 2007
Luke Rattigan...................Ryan Sampson After You’ve Gone, Doctor Who: The Poison Sky/Sontaran Stratagem
Driver Joe..........................Tony Bluto Goodbye Mr Snuggles, Sabotage!
Written by Russell T Davies
Doctor Who Series 1-3, Torchwood, The Grand, Casanova, Bob And Rose, Queer As Folk, Touching Evil
Director Alice Troughton
EastEnders, Doctors, No Angels, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures
Episode Producer Phil Collinson
Linda Green, Born And Bred, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Doctor Who
Production Notes
David Troughton is the son of Patrick Troughton, who played the Second Doctor Who.

11. Turn Left
Donna’s entire world collapses, but there’s no sign of the Doctor. Instead, she finds help from a mysterious blonde woman – a traveller from a parallel universe. But as Donna and Rose Tyler combine forces, are they too late to save the whole of creation from the approaching darkness?
Guest Cast:
Rose Tyler.........................Billie Piper Doctor Who Series 1 & 2, Sally Lockhart, Mansfield Park
Rocco Colasanto...........Joseph Long Luigi in Ashes to Ashes
Captain Magambo.........Noma Dumezweni
Fortune Teller...................Chipo Chung
Mooky Kahari...................Marcia Lecky
Veena Brady.....................Suzann McLean
Alice Coltrane..................Natalie Walter
UNIT Soldier....................Clive Standen
Jival Chowdry...................Bhasker Patel
Female Reporter.............Catherine York
Morganstern....................Ben Righton
Spanish Maid...................Loraine Velez
Studio News Reader.....Jason Mohammad
Housing Officer..............Sanchia McCormack
Soldier #1.........................Lawrence Stevenson
Woman in Doorway.......Terri-Ann Brumby
Trinity Wells......................Lachele Carl
Soldier #2.........................Paul Richard Biggin
Written by Russell T Davies
Doctor Who Series 1-3, Torchwood, The Grand, Casanova, Bob And Rose, Queer As Folk, Touching Evil
Director Graeme Harper
Custer’s Last Stand Up, See How They Run, Doctor Who, The Royal, EastEnders
Episode Producer Susie Liggat
The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane
Production Notes
Chipo Chung played the cute, blue, beetle-mandibled Chantho in the Series 3 episode Utopia. This time she uses her own face.
Jason Mohammad also appeared as a newsreader in The Sarah Jane Adventures.
Morganstern also appeared in the Series 3 Smith and Jones.

12. The Stolen Earth
Earth’s greatest heroes assemble in a time of dire need. But can the Doctor’s secret army defeat the might of the new Dalek Empire? With battles on the streets and in the skies, the Doctor and Donna must brave the Shadow Proclamation to find out the truth. However, a fearsome old enemy waits in the shadows…
Guest Cast:
Rose Tyler............................Billie Piper Sally Lockhart Mysteries, Mansfield Park, Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Martha Jones......................Freema Agyeman Doctor Who Series 3, Little Dorrit
Captain Jack Harkness....John Barrowman Torchwood, Titans, Central Park West, The Producers
General Sanchez...............Michael Brandon Dempsey and Makepeace, Dead Man Weds, Dinotopia
Dalek (voice).......................Nicholas Briggs
Ianto Jones...........................Gareth David-Lloyd Torchwood
Luke Smith...........................Tommy Knight The Sarah Jane Adventures
Gwen Cooper....................Eve Myles Torchwood, Belonging, Doctor Who: The Unquiet Dead
Sarah Jane Smith..............Elisabeth Sladen The Sarah Jane Adventures, vintage Doctor Who, K-9 & Company
Mr Smith (voice).................Alexander Armstrong The Sarah Jane Adventures
Harriet Jones.......................Penelope Wilton The Passion, Ever Decreasing Circles, Calendar Girls
Francine Jones...................Adjoa Andoh Casualty, Sally Lockhart: Shadow in the North, The Tomorrow People
Davros...................................Julian Bleach Badinage, Mr Plank in Topsy-Turvy, The Monster in Frankenstein
Suzanne...............................Andrea Harris
Trinity Wells.........................Lachele Carl
Richard Dawkins...............Richard Dawkins (the scientist, playing himself)
Paul O’Grady......................Paul O’Grady The Lily Savage Show, The Paul O’Grady Show, Eyes Down
Drunk Man...........................Marcus Cunningham
Newsreader........................Jason Mohammed
Judoon..................................Paul Kasey
Shadow Architect.............Kelly Hunter The House of Eliott, The Luzhin Defence, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Albino Servant....................Amy Beth Hayes
Scared Man........................Gary Milner
Written by Russell T Davies
Doctor Who Series 1-3, Torchwood, The Grand, Casanova, Bob And Rose, Queer As Folk, Touching Evil
Director Graeme Harper
Custer’s Last Stand Up, See How They Run, Doctor Who, The Royal, EastEnders
Episode Producer Phil Collinson
Linda Green, Born And Bred, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Doctor Who
Production Notes
Davros has previously been played by Michael Wisher, David Gooderson and Terry Molloy.
Sarah Jane Smith was a companion to the third and fourth Doctors, Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, and was a regular in the Doctor Who series from 1973 to 1976.
Mr Smith is Sarah Jane Smith’s highly advanced alien computer.
Harriet Jones is the British Prime Minister who previously appeared in the stories Aliens of London and World War Three (Series 1, Episodes 4&5) and The Christmas Invasion (the 2005 Christmas special).

13. Journey’s End
The entire universe is in danger as the Daleks activate their masterplan. The Doctor is helpless, and even the Tardis faces destruction. The only hope lies with the Doctor’s secret army of companions – but as they join forces to battle Davros himself, the prophecy declares that one of them will die.
Guest Cast:
Rose Tyler................................Billie Piper Sally Lockhart Mysteries, Mansfield Park, Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Martha Jones..........................Freema Agyeman Doctor Who Series 3, Little Dorrit
Captain Jack Harkness........John Barrowman Torchwood, Titans, Central Park West, The Producers
General Sanchez...................Michael Brandon Dempsey and Makepeace, Dead Man Weds, Dinotopia
Davros.......................................Julian Bleach Badinage, Mr Plank in Topsy-Turvy, The Monster in Frankenstein
Dalek (voice)...........................Nicholas Briggs
Ianto Jones...............................Gareth David-Lloyd Torchwood
Luke Smith...............................Tommy Knight The Sarah Jane Adventures
Gwen Cooper........................Eve Myles Torchwood, Belonging, Doctor Who: The Unquiet Dead
Sarah Jane Smith..................Elisabeth Sladen Sarah Jane Adventures, vintage Doctor Who, K-9 & Company
Harriet Jones...........................Penelope Wilton The Passion, Ever Decreasing Circles, Calendar Girls
Mickey Smith..........................Noel Clark Adulthood, Kidadulthood, Jane Hall, Metrosexuality, Auf Wiedersehen Pet
Jackie Tyler...............................Camille Coudri Sinchronicity, Marple: Ordeal by Innocence, Doctor Who Series 1&2
Written by Russell T Davies
Doctor Who Series 1-3, Torchwood, The Grand, Casanova, Bob And Rose, Queer As Folk, Touching Evil
Director Graeme Harper
Custer’s Last Stand Up, See How They Run, Doctor Who, The Royal, EastEnders
Episode Producer Phil Collinson
Linda Green, Born And Bred, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Doctor Who
Production Notes
The cliffhanger ending in Episode 12 (as the Doctor began to regenerate) fuelled great speculation by both the media and fans that David Tennant would be replaced by a new Doctor Who.
Julian Bleach (Davros) also plays the violin and is a member of the Phillip Glass ensemble. He created and starred in the musical Shockheaded Peter, which won the 2002 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment.
Bleach played the ringmaster in Torchwood: From Out of the Rain.

“… the finest television drama in recent memory … three cheers for Russell T Davies and his senior henchmen, Messrs Moffatt and Cornell. Their achievement has been not just to resurrect an old franchise, but to make it thrilling both for children who had never before seen a Tardis, and for their parents who had.” Sam Leith, Daily Telegraph

“The second half of this series has been a remarkable demonstration of what is possible in drama for the family: a mind-bending complexity of the extended story centred on a giant library; the holiday that turned into a nightmare, with a weird woman spooking the Doctor by echoing everything he said; the sci-fi version of Sliding Doors’ premise in the Turn Left episode, switching Donna into an alternative universe facing apocalypse; and the two-part finale concluding tonight, a Whovian Götterdämmerung…”John Dugdale, Sunday Times

“There is so much right about the new Doctor … The casting is impressive. The show’s special effects are terrific.” The Times

“…the series has re-created a sense of Saturday night telly as communal, family-centred, mainly wholesome entertainment. Some critics complain that it is too frightening for young minds, but if it was less scary our children would not insist that we parents watched it with them. The terror factor gels the family.” Quentin Letts, Daily Mail

“The antithesis of a Lara Croft-style heroine, [Donna] cannot fight or run and has no special expertise. But she does have a stroppy humanity that acts as a corrective to the Doctor’s manic brilliance and forces him to question his abstract rules.” Sunday Times

“Catherine Tate brought plenty of laughs to Saturday’s Doctor Who – but if you were worried there’s too much comedy and not enough sci-fi, don’t worry, it’s all part of the masterplan… Can’t wait.” Daily Mirror

“Dr Who always provides an engrossing romp, with enough layers and asides to keep parents and kids entertained. In this episode, the show is well and truly stolen by the 6in Adipose aliens themselves. As cute as the Pillsbury dough boy and apparently as ticklish, they’ll win over the most cynical viewer - a bit like the show itself.” Neil Midgley, Daily Telegraph

“…we are glad to report that series four is more than worth the wait. The excitement builds right from the off with a souped up theme tune – an orchestral take on the much loved classic melody. The lush strings are a fitting opener to the touching first episode, Partners In Crime.” Colin Robertson, Sun

“David Tennant is back as the gallivanting Gallifreyan, and boy, have we missed him! And while we didn’t think the show could get any better, it has, thanks to Catherine Tate’s reappearance as Donna Noble.” News of the World

“The scripts are great, production values are still high, David Tennant is brilliant…”David Stephenson, Express on Sunday

“…the new series looks set to be out of this world … Landing back on to Earth with a supersonic bump, DW was sharp, touching and witty – perfect family viewing … Catherine Tate is David Tennant’s latest aide, bringing with her experience, age and excellent comic timing … Gone is the annoying screeching in the Dr Who Christmas special and her sketch-show creations, although there is a glimmer of Derek ‘How Very Dare You’ Faye and ‘Am I Bovvered’ Lauren. But Tate proves herself a talented and versatile actress. Watching Tate and Tennant miming at each other across a room as they spot each other again was telly gold.” Jon Wise, People

“Doctor Who often hits like Naomi Campbell.” Garry Bushell, Daily Star

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