6,274
edits
More actions
Rose Tyler: Earth Defence (unproduced TV series) (edit)
Revision as of 23:57, 31 July 2024
, 31 JulyMay as well remove this claim, I still can't find evidence for it dating from before it being added to the article, and going by actual statements regarding this spin-off it never got to the point where there would even be such "scrapped material"
(updated and removed some speculation and POV) |
(May as well remove this claim, I still can't find evidence for it dating from before it being added to the article, and going by actual statements regarding this spin-off it never got to the point where there would even be such "scrapped material") |
||
| (47 intermediate revisions by 25 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''''Rose Tyler: Earth Defence''''' | {{Retitle|''Rose Tyler: Earth Defence'' (unproduced TV series)}} | ||
{{real world}} | |||
'''''Rose Tyler: Earth Defence''''' was the title given to a proposed, but ultimately aborted ''[[Doctor Who]]'' spin-off set some time after [[Rose Tyler|Rose]]'s final parting from the [[Tenth Doctor]] at the conclusion of ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]''. | |||
Based on dialogue in that final story, the series most likely was intended to feature Rose's life on the [[Parallel universe|alternate Earth]] the Doctor had dubbed "[[Pete's World]]", working with [[Torchwood Institute (Pete's World)|that reality's version]] of the [[Torchwood Institute]]. | |||
The series had been commissioned by [[BBC One]] but abruptly cancelled by [[Russell T Davies]], who decided that it would have lessened the impact of ''Doomsday''. The spin-off was cancelled before [[Billie Piper]] had been formally approached. The original plan was to produce a one-off special for a May bank holiday, followed by more specials if demand warranted, in lieu of a weekly series. ([[REF]]: [[DWM 373]]) | |||
Piper agreed to return as Rose in the 2008 season; after a trio of surprise cameo appearances earlier in the season, Piper appeared in the finale trilogy of ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'' and ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]''. In these episodes she is shown communicating with an unidentified support team and at one point also takes command of a group of [[UNIT]] soldiers in [[parallel world (Turn Left)|the parallel world]] of ''Turn Left''. It is not known if any of this connects with elements of the aborted ''Earth Defence'' series concept. | |||
The name 'Rose Tyler: Earth Defence' was hinted by the Doctor's meeting with Rose in ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]''. Rose says that she plans to join the [[Torchwood Institute]] of [[Pete's World]]. The [[Tenth Doctor]] smiles and replies ''Rose Tyler, Defender of the Earth''. | |||
== Other projects == | |||
Although the spin-off never took off, the idea of Rose joining Torchwood was later used in ''[[The Siege of Big Ben (audio story)|The Siege of Big Ben]]'' and ''[[Flight Into Hull! (audio story)|Flight Into Hull!]]''. | |||
[[Big Finish Productions]] would later chronicle the further adventures of Rose, Jackie, and other Pete's World characters in [[Rose Tyler (audio series)|the ''Rose Tyler'' audio series.]] | |||
== External links == | |||
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5271054.stm Doctor Who spin-off 'cancelled'] | |||
{{Unproduced stories}} | |||
[[pt:Rose Tyler: Earth Defence]] | |||
[[Category:Unproduced Doctor Who spin-offs]] | [[Category:Unproduced Doctor Who spin-offs]] | ||