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|image = SteffiFlooded.jpg | |image = SteffiFlooded.jpg | ||
|scripturl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130626084344/http://www.thewriterstale.com/pdfs/Doctor%20Who%204%20Ep.16.YELLOWS03.03.09.pdf | |scripturl = http://web.archive.org/web/20130626084344/http://www.thewriterstale.com/pdfs/Doctor%20Who%204%20Ep.16.YELLOWS03.03.09.pdf | ||
|series =[[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | |series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | ||
|special = Autumn Special 2009 | |special = Autumn Special 2009 | ||
|story number = 201 | |novelisation = The Waters of Mars (novelisation) | ||
|doctor = Tenth Doctor | |story number = 201 | ||
|companions = [[Adelaide Brooke|Adelaide]] | |doctor = Tenth Doctor | ||
|featuring = [[Ood Sigma|Sigma]] | |companions = [[Adelaide Brooke|Adelaide]] | ||
|enemy = [[The Flood (The Waters of Mars)|The Flood]] | |featuring = [[Ood Sigma|Sigma]] | ||
|setting = [[Bowie Base One]], [[21 November]] [[2059]] | |enemy = [[The Flood (The Waters of Mars)|The Flood]] | ||
|writer = [[Russell T Davies]]<br />[[Phil Ford]] | |setting = [[Bowie Base One]], [[21 November]] [[2059]] | ||
|director = [[Graeme Harper]] | |writer = [[Russell T Davies]]<br />[[Phil Ford]] | ||
|producer = [[Nikki Wilson]] | |director = [[Graeme Harper]] | ||
|confidential = Is There Life on Mars? (CON episode) | |producer = [[Nikki Wilson]] | ||
|broadcast date = [[15 November (releases)|15 November]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]] | |confidential = Is There Life on Mars? (CON episode) | ||
|network = [[BBC One]] | |broadcast date = [[15 November (releases)|15 November]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]] | ||
|format = 1x62 minute episode | |network = [[BBC One]] | ||
|format = 1x62 minute episode | |||
|production code = 4.16 | |production code = 4.16 | ||
|prev = Planet of the Dead (TV story) | |prev = Planet of the Dead (TV story) | ||
|next = Dreamland (TV story) | |next = Dreamland (TV story) | ||
|series2 = ''[[Time Lord Victorious (series)|Time Lord Victorious]]'' [[Tenth Doctor]] [[Time Lord Victorious (series)#Paths|path]] | |series2 = ''[[Time Lord Victorious (series)|Time Lord Victorious]]'' [[Tenth Doctor]] [[Time Lord Victorious (series)#Paths|path]] | ||
|prev2 = Defender of the Daleks (comic story) | |prev2 = Defender of the Daleks (comic story) | ||
|next2 = The Knight, The Fool and The Dead (novel) | |next2 = The Knight, The Fool and The Dead (novel) | ||
|clip = You Die Today - Doctor Who - The Waters of Mars - BBC | |clip = You Die Today - Doctor Who - The Waters of Mars - BBC | ||
|clip2 = The Last of The Time Lords - Doctor Who - The Waters of Mars - BBC | |clip2 = The Last of The Time Lords - Doctor Who - The Waters of Mars - BBC | ||
|clip3 = The Time Lord victorious is wrong! - Doctor Who - The Waters of Mars - BBC | |clip3 = The Time Lord victorious is wrong! - Doctor Who - The Waters of Mars - BBC | ||
|bts = Creating Water Zombie Monsters - Doctor Who Confidential - The Waters of Mars - BBC | |bts = Creating Water Zombie Monsters - Doctor Who Confidential - The Waters of Mars - BBC | ||
|bts2 = Cold on Mars - Doctor Who Confidential - The Waters of Mars - BBC | |bts2 = Cold on Mars - Doctor Who Confidential - The Waters of Mars - BBC | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''The Waters of Mars''''' was the 2009 Autumn Special of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | '''''The Waters of Mars''''' was the 2009 Autumn Special of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
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=== Uncredited Cast === | === Uncredited Cast === | ||
* [[Gadget]] Voice - [[Philip Hurd-Wood]] | * [[Gadget]] Voice - [[Philip Hurd-Wood]] | ||
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== Worldbuilding == | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* Adelaide was 10 years old when the [[Earth]] was [[Dalek Invasion of Earth (2009)|stolen]] by the [[Dalek]]s, and | * Adelaide was 10 years old when the [[Earth]] was [[Dalek Invasion of Earth (2009)|stolen]] by the [[Dalek]]s, and witnessed a Dalek herself. | ||
* [[Susie Fontana Brooke]] entered the [[Space Agency]] at an early age. | * [[Susie Fontana Brooke]] entered the [[Space Agency]] at an early age. | ||
* Tarak Ital attended [[Aga Khan University]]. | * Tarak Ital attended [[Aga Khan University]]. | ||
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* Maggie believes the Doctor may be a Filipino or Spanish astronaut, as the [[Philippines]] are rumoured to be building a Mars rocket and [[Spain]] have a "space link" that they managed to keep secret. Andy Stone's sister worked for the Spanish space programme. Ed Gold believes the Doctor is from a non-state independent group, referring to the "[[Branson Inheritance]]", likely a reference to [[Richard Branson]], a British industrialist who uses his vast wealth to fund commercial space flight. | * Maggie believes the Doctor may be a Filipino or Spanish astronaut, as the [[Philippines]] are rumoured to be building a Mars rocket and [[Spain]] have a "space link" that they managed to keep secret. Andy Stone's sister worked for the Spanish space programme. Ed Gold believes the Doctor is from a non-state independent group, referring to the "[[Branson Inheritance]]", likely a reference to [[Richard Branson]], a British industrialist who uses his vast wealth to fund commercial space flight. | ||
* Various lunar missions have been carried out, including ten [[Germany|German]] missions and [[Project Pit Stop]], establishing a refuelling station on the moon. Mars was landed on in [[2041]], with Adelaide Brooke as part of the crew. Thirty years after 2059, Brooke's granddaughter Susan will pilot the first lightspeed ship. | * Various lunar missions have been carried out, including ten [[Germany|German]] missions and [[Project Pit Stop]], establishing a refuelling station on the moon. Mars was landed on in [[2041]], with Adelaide Brooke as part of the crew. Thirty years after 2059, Brooke's granddaughter Susan will pilot the first lightspeed ship. | ||
* At least one of the webpages | * At least one of the webpages - the one showing Brooke's granddaughter - dates from the 2080s or later, suggesting the [[Internet]] still exists in some form in the late 21st century. | ||
* On Adelaide's web page, there is a line of text at the top that states the page was updated on [[Thursday]], [[22 November]] [[2059]]. | * On Adelaide's web page, there is a line of text at the top that states the page was updated on [[Thursday]], [[22 November]] [[2059]]. | ||
* In 2059, flares emanating from [[Sol|the Sun]] are preventing clear communications between Earth and Mars. | * In 2059, flares emanating from [[Sol|the Sun]] are preventing clear communications between Earth and Mars. | ||
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* [[Lindsay Duncan]] became the oldest actress, and briefly the oldest individual, to be cast in the companion role (although like several before her, her official status as a companion will remain debatable). As [[Bernard Cribbins]] took on the companion role in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', he became the oldest male actor and oldest individual in this role. | * [[Lindsay Duncan]] became the oldest actress, and briefly the oldest individual, to be cast in the companion role (although like several before her, her official status as a companion will remain debatable). As [[Bernard Cribbins]] took on the companion role in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', he became the oldest male actor and oldest individual in this role. | ||
* The episode ends with a dedication to [[Barry Letts]]. The former ''Doctor Who'' producer and writer had died several weeks before the broadcast. | * The episode ends with a dedication to [[Barry Letts]]. The former ''Doctor Who'' producer and writer had died several weeks before the broadcast. | ||
* [[Phil Ford]] had a different idea for the special, which was originally meant to be the 2008 Christmas Special, but was replaced with ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]].'' It would have featured the Doctor in an eerie hotel while alien activity caused the Earth to be frozen in time. However, [[Russell T Davies]] was concerned about a key element of the narrative, which would have seen the Doctor exploring a deserted [[London]]. It was abandoned due to budgetary and logistical concerns. Ford then pitched a swords-and-sorcery story called ''A Midwinter's Tale,'' emphasising the fantastical elements much more than he had envisaged. It also felt out of place as a Christmas special, appearing more suited to [[Halloween | * [[Phil Ford]] had a different idea for the special, which was originally meant to be the 2008 Christmas Special, but was replaced with ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]].'' It would have featured the Doctor in an eerie hotel while alien activity caused the Earth to be frozen in time. However, [[Russell T Davies]] was concerned about a key element of the narrative, which would have seen the Doctor exploring a deserted [[London]]. It was abandoned due to budgetary and logistical concerns. Ford then pitched a swords-and-sorcery story called ''A Midwinter's Tale,'' emphasising the fantastical elements much more than he had envisaged. It also felt out of place as a Christmas special, appearing more suited to [[Halloween]]. Two elements were retained - the Ood cameo and the Doctor pairing up with a mature woman.[http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=20_things_we_learnt_from] | ||
* When initially sketching out the story, [[Russell T Davies]] considered {{w|Helen Mirren}} as a potential actress to play the character that eventually became Adelaide. In an early draft, the character that became Adelaide was a Russian named Valentina Kerenski, but this was changed when, still thinking of Mirren as a potential guest star, Davies felt it would have been too close to the character played by Mirren in the film ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010:_The_Year_We_Make_Contact 2010: The Year We Make Contact]''. Her original Russian surname would ultimately be reassigned to Yuri. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale - The Final Chapter]]'') | * When initially sketching out the story, [[Russell T Davies]] considered {{w|Helen Mirren}} as a potential actress to play the character that eventually became Adelaide. In an early draft, the character that became Adelaide was a Russian named Valentina Kerenski, but this was changed when, still thinking of Mirren as a potential guest star, Davies felt it would have been too close to the character played by Mirren in the film ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010:_The_Year_We_Make_Contact 2010: The Year We Make Contact]''. Her original Russian surname would ultimately be reassigned to Yuri. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale - The Final Chapter]]'') | ||
* In a deleted scene, the Doctor suggested that the Ice Warriors were unable to fully defeat the Flood and fled the planet as a result, explaining their absence. | * In a deleted scene, the Doctor suggested that the Ice Warriors were unable to fully defeat the Flood and fled the planet as a result, explaining their absence. | ||
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* This was the last ''Doctor Who'' story released on DVD to include a "Next Time..." trail for a following episode, and one of only two Blu-ray releases, along with [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'', to include a "Next Time..." trail. ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' did not include such trailers even at broadcast, and while most episodes from [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|series 5]] were broadcast with a "Next Time..." trail, they were excised from the DVD and Blu-ray release. | * This was the last ''Doctor Who'' story released on DVD to include a "Next Time..." trail for a following episode, and one of only two Blu-ray releases, along with [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'', to include a "Next Time..." trail. ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' did not include such trailers even at broadcast, and while most episodes from [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|series 5]] were broadcast with a "Next Time..." trail, they were excised from the DVD and Blu-ray release. | ||
* Chronologically, this was the last live-action story to feature [[David Tennant]] dressed in the Tenth Doctor's blue suit. [[TV]]: ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'' would be the last of the Tenth Doctor's broadcast stories to depict him in the blue suit. He would appear in his more commonly worn brown suit for his [[The End of Time (TV story)|final serial]]. | * Chronologically, this was the last live-action story to feature [[David Tennant]] dressed in the Tenth Doctor's blue suit. [[TV]]: ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'' would be the last of the Tenth Doctor's broadcast stories to depict him in the blue suit. He would appear in his more commonly worn brown suit for his [[The End of Time (TV story)|final serial]]. | ||
* This story was intended to be transmitted on 21 November 2009, exactly 50 years before the events of this story, but had to be moved back. As such it was the only episode of the modern run of the series that is not a Christmas special transmitted on a Sunday until the broadcast of [[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'' in 2018. | * This story was intended to be transmitted on 21 November 2009, exactly 50 years before the events of this story, but had to be moved back. As such, it was the only episode of the modern run of the series that is not a Christmas special transmitted on a Sunday until the broadcast of [[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'' in 2018. | ||
* The original draft of this script had Adelaide surviving, with the Doctor realising upon seeing [[Ood Sigma]], who arrived straight after he'd declared himself the "[[Time Lord Victorious]]", that he had gone too far. [[Russell T Davies]] later decided that Adelaide would need to commit suicide in order to stop the Doctor from going down a destructive path, a decision [[Julie Gardner]] agreed with. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale - The Final Chapter]]'') | * The original draft of this script had Adelaide surviving, with the Doctor realising upon seeing [[Ood Sigma]], who arrived straight after he'd declared himself the "[[Time Lord Victorious]]", that he had gone too far. [[Russell T Davies]] later decided that Adelaide would need to commit suicide in order to stop the Doctor from going down a destructive path, a decision [[Julie Gardner]] agreed with. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale - The Final Chapter]]'') | ||
* Concerning the discovery of liquid water detailed in this story, on 28 September 2015, [[NASA]] made an announcement that there was proof of liquid water actually flowing on Mars. | * Concerning the discovery of liquid water detailed in this story, on 28 September 2015, [[NASA]] made an announcement that there was proof of liquid water actually flowing on Mars. | ||
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* The Central Dome's Section A was erected in the space previously occupied by [[the Hub]], which had been destroyed in [[Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)|the first episode]] of ''[[Series 3 (Torchwood)|Torchwood: Children of Earth]].'' | * The Central Dome's Section A was erected in the space previously occupied by [[the Hub]], which had been destroyed in [[Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)|the first episode]] of ''[[Series 3 (Torchwood)|Torchwood: Children of Earth]].'' | ||
* While an existing Dalek casing appeared in extreme close-ups, a computer-generated model was primarily used. | * While an existing Dalek casing appeared in extreme close-ups, a computer-generated model was primarily used. | ||
* The last scene to be filmed was a remount of the Doctor outside the TARDIS at the end of the story. It was recorded | * The last scene to be filmed was a remount of the Doctor outside the TARDIS at the end of the story. It was recorded during work on ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]].'' | ||
* The original plan for the Flood was that their hosts would erupt water from the top of their heads, which was scrapped due to the difficulties of getting that practical effect to work. The solution was to have water pour out of the host's mouth instead, which the special effects team agreed both looks more plausible and is creepier as a result. | * The original plan for the Flood was that their hosts would erupt water from the top of their heads, which was scrapped due to the difficulties of getting that practical effect to work. The solution was to have water pour out of the host's mouth instead, which the special effects team agreed both looks more plausible and is creepier as a result. | ||
* The final scene was filmed on a city street, which the production team covered with artificial snow. | * The final scene was filmed on a city street, which the production team covered with artificial snow. | ||
* [[Nikki Wilson]] described Captain Adelaide Brooke as "the Doctor's cleverest and most strong-minded companion yet." [[David Tennant]] said, "Well, she's not really a companion like the others have been... She's very wary of the Doctor; she's not the sort of person you could imagine hooking up with him and riding off into the sunset... she's kind of the alpha male in the room, really. So, the Doctor has to learn to assume a slightly different role when he's around her." | * [[Nikki Wilson]] described Captain Adelaide Brooke as "the Doctor's cleverest and most strong-minded companion yet." [[David Tennant]] said, "Well, she's not really a companion like the others have been... She's very wary of the Doctor; she's not the sort of person you could imagine hooking up with him and riding off into the sunset... she's kind of the alpha male in the room, really. So, the Doctor has to learn to assume a slightly different role when he's around her." | ||
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