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Sunday 30 November 2008

Torchwood Episode Guide: Series One - 2006-07

In this Doctor Who spin-off, John Barrowman reprises his role as Captain Jack Harkness; leader of the Torchwood Institute, set up by Queen Victoria in 1879. But since the Battle of Canary Wharf, only a hand-full of members remain. It's purpose is to battle extraterrestrial forces that threaten the Human race.

EPISODES
1.01: Everything Changes
1.02: Day One
1.03: Ghost Machine
1.04: Cyberwoman
1.05: Small Worlds
1.06: Countrycide
1.07: Greeks Bearing Gifts
1.08: They Keep Killing Suzie
1.09: Random Shoes
1.10: Out of Time
1.11: Combat
1.12: Captain Jack Harkness
1.13: End of Days

SPECIALS
None

1.13: End of Days

This is: Torchwood: Series 1 - Episode 13
Title: End of Days
Mon/Vil: Bilis Manger, Aboddon & Weevils
Synopsis: The rift has been opened - and time is splintering all over the world. As events spiral out of control, the Torchwood team are faced with fragments of their past - and terrifying visions of their future. Can Captain Jack save the world?
Writer: Russell T Davies
Director: Andy Goddard
Producer: Julie Gardner
First Broadcast: 1st January 2007
Ratings: 1.23 Million
Duration: 46.33
Cast: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Bilis Manger - Murray Melvin
PC Andy Davidson - Tom Price
Lisa Hallet - Caroline Chikezie
Diane Holmes - Louise Delamere
Doctor - Matthew Gravelle
Toshiko's Mother - Noriko Aida
Roman Soldier - Jamie Belton
Newsreader - Carrie Gracie
Weevil - Paul Kasey
Religious Woman - Rhian Wyn Jones

1.12: Captain Jack Harkness

This is: Torchwood: Series 1 - Episode 12
Title: Captain Jack Harkness
Mon/Vil: Bilis Manger
Synopsis: Investigating reports of ghostly music, Jack and Toshiko find themselves stranded in a packed dance hall - in 1941. As Gwen, Owen and Ianto work to rescue their colleagues, Jack and Toshiko meet a handsome young American squadron leader by the name of... Captain Jack Harkness.
Writer: Catherine Tregenna
Director: Ashley Way
Producer: Richard Stokes
First Broadcast: 1st January 2007
Ratings: 1.23 Million
Duration: 48.13
Cast: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Real Jack Harkness - Matt Rippy
Bilis Manger - Murray Melvin
Nancy Floyd - Elen Rhys
Audrey - Nadine Beaton
George - Gavin Brocker
Tim - Peter Sandys-Clarke
Smiler - Ciaran Joyce
Singer - Melissa Moore

1.11: Combat

This is: Torchwood: Series 1 - Episode 11
Title: Combat
Mon/Vil: Mark Lynch & Weevils
Synopsis: Savage aliens are being kidnapped from the streets of Cardiff and Torchwood want to know why. Owen is sent undercover to find out who's behind it and soon befriends the charismatic Mark Lynch. Beneath the veneer of city life, Owen discovers a shocking subculture: can he avoid being sucked in?
Writer: Noel Clarke
Directer: Andy Goddard
Producer: Richard Stokes
First Broadcast: 24th December 2006
Ratings: 0.83 Million
Duration: 47.49
Cast: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Mark Lynch - Alex Hassell
Weevil - Paul Kasey
Barmaid - Alexadra Dunn
Boyfriend - Matthew Raymond
Hospital Patient - David Gyasai

1.10: Out of Time

This is: Torchwood: Series 1 - Episode 10
Title: Out of Time
Mon/Vil: None
Synopsis: When a plane from 1953 makes an unexpected landing in present-day Cardiff, its three passengers are shocked to learn that they can never go back to their own time. Torchwood help them settle in contemporary society, but this simple task has painful emotional consequences.
Writer: Catherine Tregenna
Director: Alice Throughton
Producer: Richard Stokes
First Broadcast: 17th December 2006
Ratings: 1.03 Million
Duration: 49.41
Cast: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Rhys Williams - Kai Owen
Diane Holmes - Louise Delamere
John Ellis - Mark Lewis Jones
Emma-Louise Cowell - Olivia Hallinan
Alan Ellis - Sam Beezely
Nurse - Marion Fenner
Alesha - Janine Carrington
Jade - Rhea Bailey
Flying Insructor - Andrew McBean
Barman - Ciaron Dowd

1.09: Random Shoes

This is: Torchwood: Series 1 - Episode 9
Title: Random Shoes
Mon/Vil: Gary
Synopsis: When Eugene wakes to find himself (a) dead and (b) invisible to the rest of the world, he knows something has gone rather wrong. Eugene knows there's one person he can rely on to discover the truth behind his death: Gwen Cooper.
Writer: Jacquetta May
Director: James Erskine
Producer: Richard Stokes & Sophie Fante
First Broadcast: 10th December 2006
Ratings: 1.08 Million
Duration: 48.50
Cast: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Eugene Jones - Paul Chequer
Young Eugene - Luke Bromley
Bronwen Jones - Nicola Duffett
Mr Garret - Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Josh - Steven Meo
Gary - Celyn Jones
Linda - Robyn Isaac
Shaun Jones - Gareth Potter
Terry Jones - Joshua Hughes
Waitress - Amy Starling
Café Owner - Leroy Liburd
Pete - Ryan Chappell

1.08: They Keep Killing Suzie

This is: Torchwood: Series 1 - Episode 8
Title: They Keep Killing Suzie
Mon/Vil: Suzie Costello
Synopsis: Torchwood is linked to a series of brutal murders around the city. As Jack and the team investigate further, it becomes clear somebody wants their attention. What is Pilgrim - and how is it connected to a figure from Torchwood's past? The resurrection days are far from over.
Writer: Paul Tomalin & Dan McCulloch
Director: James Strong
Producer: Richard Stokes
First Broadcast: 3rd December 2006
Ratings: 1.12 Million
Duration: 52.43
Cast: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Suzie Costello - Indira Varma
Kathy Swanson - Yasmin Bannerman
Alex Arwin - Daniel Llewellyn-Williams
Mark Brisco - Gary Pillai
Max - Shend
Suzie's Dad - Badi Uzzerman

1.07: Greeks Bearing Gifts

This is: Torchwood: Series 1 - Episode 7
Title: Greeks Bearing Gifts
Mon/Vil: Mary/ Arcateenian & a Weevil
Synopsis: Toshiko is given an alien pendant which enables her to hear other people's thoughts. As the rest of the Torchwood team puzzle over a centuries-old skeleton, the pendant forces Toshiko to question her commitment to Torchwood: is her new-found ability a blessing or a curse?
Writer: Toby Whitehouse
Director: Colin Teague
Producer: Richard Stokes
First Broadcast: 26th November 2006
Ratings: 1.31 Million
Duration: 49.13
Cast: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Mary - Daniela Denby-Ashe
Soldier - Tom Robertson
Neil - Ravin J Ganatra
Carol - Eiry Thomas
Danny - Shareen Jarfogholi
Weevil - Paul Kasey

1.06: Countrycide

This is: Torchwood: Series 1 - Episode 6
Title: Countrycide

Mon/Vil: Brynblaidd Villagers & Huw
Synopsis: Concerned that the space-time rift is spreading, Torchwood investigate a series of gruesome deaths in the Brecon Beacons village of Brynblaidd. What sort of creature could cause such shocking injuries? Stranded without communications or equipment and isolated from one another, the team confront a terrifying enemy.
Writer: Chris Chibnall
Director: Andy Goddard
Producer: Richard Stokes
First Broadcast: 19th November 2006
Ratings: 1.22 Million
Duration: 46.26
Cast: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Evan Sherman - Owen Teale
Helen Sherman - Maxine Evans
Kieran - Callum Gallaghan
Huw - Rhys Op Trefor
Ellie - Emily Bowker
Martin - Robert Barton

1.05: Small Worlds

This is: Torchwood: Series 1 - Episode 5
Title: Small Worlds

Mon/Vil: Fairy Creatures & Jasmine Pierce
Synopsis: Supernatural forces stalk the suburbs of Cardiff: but are they friendly or malevolent? And what do they want with the seemingly normal Pierce family? As nightmares of his past haunt Jack, can Jack's old friend Estelle Cole help him prevent the tragedy brewing in a suburban household?
Writer: Peter J. Hammond
Director: Alice Throughton
Producer: Richard Stokes
First Broadcast: 12th November 2006
Ratings: 1.26 Million
Duration: 46.44
Cast: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Estelle Cole - Eve Pearce
Jasmine Pierce - Lara Phillipart
Lynn Pierce - Adrienne O'Sullivan
Roy - William Travis
Mark Goodson - Rodger Barclay
Kate - Heledd Baskerville
WPC - Ffion Wilkins
Custody Sergeant - Nathan Sussex
Man - Paul Jones
Bully 1 - Sophie Davies
Bully 2 - Victoria Gourley

Saturday 29 November 2008

1.04: Cyberwoman

This is: Torchwood: Series 1 - Episode 4
Title: Cyberwoman
Mon/Vil: Lisa Hellett/ Cyberwoman & Myfanwy
Synopsis: In the basement of the Torchwood building, Ianto Jones hides a terrible secret. As a Japanese doctor attempts to rescue the soul of a half-Cybernised woman, a quiet day in Torchwood quickly becomes a living nightmare. Has Ianto unleashed a force that will destroy his colleagues?
Writer: Chris Chibnall
Director: James Strong
Producer: Richard Stokes
First Broadcast: 5th November 2006
Ratings: 1.39 Million
Duration: 49.07
Cast: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Rhys Williams - Kai Owen
Lisa Hallett - Caroline Chikezie
Dr Tanizaki - Togo Igawa
Annie - Bethan Walker

1.03: Ghost Machine

This is: Torchwood: Series 1 - Episode 3
Title: Ghost Machine
Mon/Vil: None
Synopsis: When Gwen retrieves an alien object from a fleeing hoodie, she's haunted by a vision of a lonely young boy. As the team track down the object's owner, the elusive Bernie Harris, Owen experiences an even more terrifying vision and a long buried crime resurfaces.
Writer: Helen Raynor
Director: Colin Teague
Producer: Richard Stokes
First Broadcast: 29th October 2006
Ratings: 1.77 Million
Duration: 48.31
Cast: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Rhys Williams - Kai Owen
Ed Morgan - Gareth Thomas
Bernie Harris - Ben McKay
Eleri - Llinos Daniel
Tom Flanagan - John Normington
Lizzie Lewis - Emily Evans
Young Ed Morgan - Christopher Elson
Young Tom Flanagan - Christopher Greene
Bernie's Mum - Julie Gibbs
Snooker Player - Ian Kay
Boy - Ryan Conway
Woman - Kathryn Howard

Friday 28 November 2008

1.02: Day One

This is: Torchwood: Series 1 - Episode 2
Title: Day One
Mon/Vil: Alien Gas Creature/ Carys Fletcher & Weevils
Synopsis: An alien addicted to sex is let loose on Cardiff's nightlife. Torchwood must track down the creature's new host and in doing so, confront a violent new form of love in the 21st century.
Writer: Chris Chibnall
Director: Brian Kelly
Producer: Richard Stokes
First Broadcast: 22nd October 2006
Ratings: 2.5 Million
Duration: 47.22
Cast: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Rhys Williams - Kai Owen
Private Moriarty - Adrian Christopher
Sgt. Johnson - Ross O'Hennessy
Carys Fletcher - Sara Lloyd Gregory
Banksy - Ceri Mears
Matt - Justin McDonald
PC Andy Davidson - Tom Price
Ivan Fletcher - Brendan Charleson
Gavin - Rob Storr
Eddie Gwynne - Alex Parry
Bethan - Felicity Rhys
Receptionist - Naomi Martell
Mr Weston - Donald Longden

1.01 Everything Changes

This is: Torchwood: Series 1 - Episode 1
Title: Everything Changes
Mon/Vil: Weevils & Suzie Costello
Synopsis: When Torchwood arrives on the scene of a brutal murder, WPC Gwen Cooper's burning curiosity is challenged. Their attitude, their approach and their technology is at odds with everything she believes in. But investigating the investigators leads her into a dark, paranoid world she never imagined existed.
Writer: Russell T Davies
Director: Brian Kelly
Producer: Julie Gardner
First Broadcast: 22nd October 2006
Ratings: 2.52 Million
Duration: 50.39
Cast: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Rhys Williams - Kai Owen
Suzie Costello - Indira Varma
Young cop - Guy Lewis
PC Andy Davidson - Tom Price
SOCO - Jason May
John Tucker - Rhys Swinburn
Yvonne - Olwen Medi
DI Jacobs - Gwyn Vaughan-Jones
Officer - Dion Davis
Hospital porter - Jams Thomas
Weevil - Paul Kasey
Security Guard - Mark Heal
Pizza lad - Gary Shepheard
Man - Gwilym Havard Davies
Woman - Cathryn Davies

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 92

The cover and info on this week's edition of Doctor Who Adventures magazine:

Alien animals!
In this week’s Doctor Who Adventures, we look at how animal-like some of the scariest Who monsters are. Just think of the rhino-like Judoon and the claw-snapping Macra, not to mention the creepy Catkind and the bubbling Hath. Our fact file compares these terrifying monsters to their Earthbound cousins.

We’ve also got news on a terrifying new addition to the Doctor Who exhibition at London’s Earls Court, plus competition tickets up for grabs!

We look back at the first time Sarah Jane encountered Davros in Genesis of the Daleks. And there are behind-the-scene secrets from Journey’s End.

You’ll also get the chance to win a radio-controlled Supreme Dalek.

The issue comes with a free Cyberman stationery set, which includes a Cybus Industries pencil case, a Cyber eraser, a pencil and stickers. Upgrade your boring old stationery now!

PLUS
  • Exclusive posters! Planet of the Ood, and a Hath soldier!
  • Fact file: Brilliant acts of courage from unsung heroes.
  • Sarah Jane interview: We speak to Daniel Anthony - joker of the SJA gang, Clyde!
  • Who’s where: Trouble at the Shadow Proclamation HQ.
  • Blast from the past: The birth of the Daleks!
  • Sarah Jane Adventures: A special preview of part two of The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith!
  • Doctor’s data: Ninth Doctor facts 
  • Ultimate Guide: The final part of our mini mag about the Tardis.
  • Comic strip: A yucky experience for Donna in the concluding part of Time Flies.
  • Subscription offer: Subscribe today and get a DVD box set of the complete first series of The Sarah Jane Adventures.
  • All this and loads more!

Issue 92 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale now at all good newsagents until 4th December priced £2.10 per copy.

Doctor Who: Radio Times Cover

The next issue of Radio Times will feature a Doctor Who themed cover, a pull-out feature and an interview with the stars of the upcoming Christmas special. Read on for more info:
 
So this is Christmas. We’re at Cyber HQ in London 1851 - in reality a set at Cardiff’s Upper Boat studios in April 2008. This is Torchwood’s Hub cunningly redressed for this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special as a sort of huge Cyber-Victorian engine – all cogs, chains, furnaces, pipes and steam. Think steampunk. Or a huge version of the board game Mouse Trap.

Even before reading the script, I was attracted to this part,” says Morrissey when RT joins him in his trailer over lunch. “Doctor Who is great. They’ve asked me to do stuff before, but because of other commitments I was unable to. Then this came along: the Christmas special, which has added kudos and an amazing character. Well, the ultimate character, really. But a tragic character, too. Something terrible has happened to him. Over the course of the episode, bits of what happened are revealed..."

Morrissey explains his approach to nailing his Doctor: “There has to be an inner truth for me, something at stake, and you have to play that for real.” So did any former Doctors influence his performance? “When I look at Tom Baker and William Hartnell, there’s a truth to their performances; Patrick Troughton as well. They never saw it as a genre show or a children’s show.

“The difficulty for me is green screen [for special effects] - trying to create a relationship with something that isn’t there. It’s just a man holding a scaffolding pole with a tennis ball on the end. It’s a weird process. At least with the Cybermen, their cold, emotionless faces are right there, so you can react to them. Plenty of kids will sleep with the lights on come Christmas night.”

In Cyber HQ, however, the Cyberleader is in a bit of a pickle. His arm keeps falling off. (Well, part of his arm.) Not so scary now, eh? “He’s a decomposing Cyber Controller,” quips Tennant. “Hang on. No, he’s a Cyberleader, isn’t he? Easy mistake to make.”

“Call yourself the Doctor?” Morrissey tuts in mock disgust. Would Morrissey consider a return to Doctor Who? “Oh yeah. Definitely. I love it. I’ve had a great time.” As speculation gathers pace about who’ll take over from Tennant, Morrissey is, perhaps unsurprisingly, the bookies’ favourite. “If they asked me back,” he says, with a twinkle in his eye, “I’d jump at it. I think it’s a great character, and I’ve loved every minute.” Radio Times will be running more cast and behind the scenes interviews in their Christmas issue, which is on sale from 6th December 2008.
 
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The magazine is on sale from 6th December at all good newsagents until 12th December priced £1.10 per copy.

Monday 24 November 2008

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor - Synopsis & SJA: Series 3 News

The BBC Press Office have released the synopsis for this year's Doctor Who Christmas special:

The Next Doctor
It's Christmas Eve in 1851 and Cybermen stalk the snow of Victorian London, in this special Christmas edition of Russell T Davies's Bafta Award-winning time-travelling drama.

When the Doctor arrives and starts to investigate a spate of mysterious deaths, he's surprised to meet another Doctor, and soon the two must combine forces to defeat the ruthless Miss Hartigan. But are two Doctors enough to stop the rise of the Cyberking?

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor will broadcast on Christmas Day on BBC One, a time is to be confirmed. The BBC Press Office have also released a statement about the next series of The Sarah Jane Adventures

SJA: Series Three
On CBBC, Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) returns for a third series of The Sarah Jane Adventures in Autumn 2009, produced by Doctor Who supremo Russell T Davies.Together with her companions Rani and Clyde and her adopted son Luke, Sarah Jane once again comes face to face with a whole host of weird and wonderful alien beings.

More info on the series is coming soon. More to come!

Series 1 Episode Guide added to Official Doctor Who Website

The official Doctor Who website has been updated with new revised episode guides to all 13 episodes of series one to match with the site new look. Click here to visit the guide's homepage. Revised guides to the specials are to be added soon. In other news: The site's Comic Maker is currently under maintence and will return 12th December. More info can be found here.

The Sarah Jane Adventures: Continues Today!

The current series of The Sarah Jane Adventures continues this week with episodes nine and ten of series two. Here's the schedule:

TODAY (24th November)
The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith: Part 1 - 4:35pm - BBC One
The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith: Part 2 - 5:15pm - CBBC

SATURDAY (29th November)
The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith: Part 1 (repeat) - 5:00pm - CBBC

Both episodes will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer soon after their broadcasts. The Sarah Jane Adventures continues next week with a repeat of The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith: Part 2 at 4:35pm on BBC One, followed by Enemy of the Bane: Part 1 over on CBBC 15 minutes later.

Doctor Who Episode Guide: Series Three - 2007

Russell T Davies's Doctor Who returns for a third series, featuring new companion Martha Jones played by Freema Agyeman. When Martha finds herself stranded on the Moon, its only the start of her adventures in time and space with the Doctor. Together, the heroes travel back in time to meet Shakespeare, do battle with Human-Dalek hybrids and get thrown to the end of the universe itself. Meanwhile, the mysterious Mr Saxon has been preparing for his reign of terror over mankind - one where Martha will have to fight alone...

EPISODES
3.01: Smith and Jones
3.02: The Shakespeare Code
3.03: Gridlock
3.04: Daleks in Manhattan - Part 1
3.05:
Evolution of the Daleks - Part 2
3.06:
The Lazarus Experiment
3.07:
42
3.08:
Human Nature - Part 1
3.09:
The Family of Blood - Part 2
3.10:
Blink
3.11:
Utopia - Part 1
3.12:
The Sound of Drums - Part 2
3.13:
Last of the Time Lords - Part 3

SPECIALS
3.S1: The Infinite Quest
3.S2: Time Crash
3.S3: Voyage of the Damned

3.S1: The Infinite Quest

This is: Doctor Who: 2007 Animation Series
Title: The Infinite Quest
Mon/Vil: Baltazar, Caw, Swabb, Skeleton Crew, Oil Corp Oil Rigs, Kaliko, Mantasphids, Mantasphid Queen, Ulysees Meregrass, Gurney, Wardens & Lok
Synopsis: The Doctor and Martha have to find all 4 data chips that will lead them to 'the Infinite' before the evil Baltazar gets there first to claim his heart desire.
Writer: Alan Barnes
Director: Gary Russell
Producer: Ross Attile
First Broadcast: 2nd April 2007 - 30th June 2007 (Weekly)
Ratings: None
Duration: 46.41
Cast: Tenth Doctor - David Tennant
Martha Jones - Freema Agyeman
Baltazar - Anthony Head
Caw - Toby Longworth
Captain Kaliko - Liza Tarbuck
Swabb - Tom Farrelly
Meregrass - Paul Clayton
Mantasphid Queen - Lizzie Hopley
Pilot Kelvin - Steven Meo
Computer - Barney Harwood
Gurney - Stephen Greif
Governor Lok - Dan Morgan
Warden - Dan Morgan
Squawk - Toby Longworth

3.S3: Voyage of the Damned

This is: Doctor Who: 2007 Christmas Special
Title: Voyage of the Damned
Mon/Vil: Max Capricorn, Heavenly Host & Captain Hardaker
Synopsis: A spacecraft set on an apocalyptic collision course with Earth, a host of killer robot angels and an evil severed-headed mastermind - it's just another Christmas for the Doctor. The Doctor is astounded when his ship is struck by the Titanic - a space-going reproduction of the luxury ocean liner. Venturing on board, he meets several of the alien tourists, but when the ship is devastated by a meteor shower, the Doctor and his new friends, find themselves stranded in the wrecked, timebomb of a craft set on collision course with Earth...
Writer: Russell T Davies
Director: James Strong
Producer: Phil Collinson
First Broadcast: 25th December 2007
Ratings: 13.3 Million
Duration: 71.52
Cast: Tenth Doctor - David Tennant
Astrid Peth - Kylie Minogue
Captain Hardaker - Geoffrey Palmer
Midshipman Frame - Russell Tovey
Max Capricorn - George Costigan
Rickston Slade - Gray O'Brien
Chief Steward - Andrew Havill
Engineer - Bruce Lawrence
Foon Van Hoff - Debbie Chazen
Morvin Van Hoff - Clive Rowe
Mr Copper - Clive Swift
Bannakaffalatta - Jimmy Vee
Wilfred Mott - Bernard Cribbins
Nicholas Witchell - Himself
Heavenly Host - Paul Kasey
Kitchen Hand - Stefan Davis
Newsreader - Jason Mohammad
Alien Voices - Colin McFarlane & Ewan Bailey
Queen Voice - Jessica Martin