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|image = Valiant- Close to ground - Copy.jpg | |image = Valiant- Close to ground - Copy.jpg | ||
|series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | |series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | ||
|season number = Series 4 (Doctor Who) | |season number = Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005) | ||
|series episode number = 5 | |series episode number = 5 | ||
|story number = 192b | |story number = 192b | ||
|doctor = Tenth Doctor | |scripturl = https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/documents/doctor-who-4-episode-5-the-poison-sky-yellow-revisions-05112007.pdf | ||
|companions = [[Donna Noble|Donna]] | |doctor = Tenth Doctor | ||
|featuring = Martha Jones | |companions = [[Donna Noble|Donna]] | ||
|featuring2 = Wilfred Mott | |featuring = Martha Jones | ||
|featuring3 = Sylvia Noble | |featuring2 = Wilfred Mott | ||
|featuring4 = Trinity Wells | |featuring3 = Sylvia Noble | ||
|enemy = [[General]] [[Staal]] | |featuring4 = Trinity Wells | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[2009]] | |enemy = [[General]] [[Staal]] | ||
|writer = | |setting = [[London]], [[2009]] | ||
|director = [[Douglas Mackinnon]] | |writer = Helen Raynor | ||
|producer = [[Susie Liggat]] | |director = [[Douglas Mackinnon]] | ||
|confidential = Sontar-Ha! (CON episode) | |producer = [[Susie Liggat]] | ||
|broadcast date = | |confidential = Sontar-Ha! (CON episode) | ||
|network = | |broadcast date = 3 May 2008 | ||
|format = 1x45 minute episode | |network = BBC One | ||
|production code = 4.5 | |format = 1x45 minute episode | ||
|prev = The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story) | |production code = 4.5 | ||
|next = The Doctor's Daughter (TV story) | |prev = The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story) | ||
|clip = Donna Noble Vs a Sontaran - The Poison Sky - Doctor Who - BBC | |next = The Doctor's Daughter (TV story) | ||
|clip2 = The Doctor Ignites The Poison Gas - The Poison Sky - Doctor Who - BBC | |clip = Donna Noble Vs a Sontaran - The Poison Sky - Doctor Who - BBC | ||
|clip2 = The Doctor Ignites The Poison Gas - The Poison Sky - Doctor Who - BBC | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''The Poison Sky''''' was the fifth episode of [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|series 4]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | '''''The Poison Sky''''' was the fifth episode of [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 4]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
It was the only episode of the season to not reference the Missing Planets arc. It saw the Doctor's life saved again by and at the cost of the life of another person; it was also another moment where his desire to spare his enemies overrides his logic, as he knew Sontarans wouldn't back off if threatened. There was also a second, fleetingly brief cameo made by [[Billie Piper]] as [[Rose Tyler]], foreshadowing a major story arc development ahead. | It was the only episode of the season to not reference the Missing Planets arc. It saw the Doctor's life saved again by and at the cost of the life of another person; it was also another moment where his desire to spare his enemies overrides his logic, as he knew Sontarans wouldn't back off if threatened. There was also a second, fleetingly brief cameo made by [[Billie Piper]] as [[Rose Tyler]], foreshadowing a major story arc development ahead. | ||
This episode left a loose end about the Sontarans' defeat that was used in ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' television story ''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]''. | This episode left a loose end about the Sontarans' defeat that was used in ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' television story ''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]''. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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Martha's clone subtly gives orders to the [[Hypnosis|hypnotised]] [[UNIT]] soldiers [[Carl Harris|Harris]] and [[Steve Gray|Gray]] to put teleport relays on the TARDIS for the Sontarans to beam it up. Donna feels a shake from the teleport as the ship is transported to the Sontaran war room, and General [[Staal]] gloats over his capture of the TARDIS. The Doctor and Martha's clone arrive to find the TARDIS gone. Realising he is trapped on Earth, the Doctor returns to UNIT headquarters and establishing visual contact with the Sontarans, trying to goad them into revealing their plan. Staal does not fall prey to this ploy, but he orders the TARDIS moved out of the main war room when the Doctor threatens to summon it via remote control on his sonic screwdriver, placing Donna in a position to help. | Martha's clone subtly gives orders to the [[Hypnosis|hypnotised]] [[UNIT]] soldiers [[Carl Harris|Harris]] and [[Steve Gray|Gray]] to put teleport relays on the TARDIS for the Sontarans to beam it up. Donna feels a shake from the teleport as the ship is transported to the Sontaran war room, and General [[Staal]] gloats over his capture of the TARDIS. The Doctor and Martha's clone arrive to find the TARDIS gone. Realising he is trapped on Earth, the Doctor returns to UNIT headquarters and establishing visual contact with the Sontarans, trying to goad them into revealing their plan. Staal does not fall prey to this ploy, but he orders the TARDIS moved out of the main war room when the Doctor threatens to summon it via remote control on his sonic screwdriver, placing Donna in a position to help. | ||
Against the Doctor's advice, UNIT decides to use [[nuclear weapon]]s against the Sontarans; however, Martha's clone has covertly copied the NATO launch codes and stops every attempt made by Captain [[Marion Price]] to fire the weapons. Led by Commander [[Skorr]], the Sontarans mobilise troops to retrieve and protect the clone. With the Sontarans' ability to jam most conventional [[firearm]]s by expanding the [[copper]]-lined [[bullet]]s with their cordolaine signal, the UNIT troops are quickly slaughtered and the factory is secured, with privates Jenkins, Harris and Gray among the dead. | Against the Doctor's advice, UNIT decides to use [[nuclear weapon]]s against the Sontarans; however, Martha's clone has covertly copied the NATO launch codes and stops every attempt made by Captain [[Marion Price]] to fire the weapons. Led by Commander [[Skorr]], the Sontarans mobilise troops to retrieve and protect the clone. With the Sontarans' ability to jam most conventional [[firearm]]s by expanding the [[copper]]-lined [[bullet]]s with their cordolaine signal, the UNIT troops are quickly slaughtered and the factory is secured, with privates Jenkins, Harris and Gray among the dead. | ||
[[Luke Rattigan|Rattigan]] leaves the Sontaran flagship to gather his students at the Rattigan Academy, planning to take them to another planet, [[Castor 36]], and begin the [[human]] race anew; everything they were building was the foundation of said new world. The incredulous students laugh him off, and Rattigan attempts to keep them from leaving by brandishing a gun. However, when he shows no initiative to use it, they desert him en masse. Rattigan dejectedly returns to the ship to report his failure, only to then learn from the Sontarans that he was only needed to install ATMOS and that they had no further plans for him and his students beyond using them for target practice. Rattigan [[Teleportation|teleports]] back to his [[Rattigan Academy|mansion]] before they can kill him, and the Sontarans lock the [[teleport pod]]s, isolating him on Earth. | [[Luke Rattigan|Rattigan]] leaves the Sontaran flagship to gather his students at the Rattigan Academy, planning to take them to another planet, [[Castor 36]], and begin the [[human]] race anew; everything they were building was the foundation of said new world. The incredulous students laugh him off, and Rattigan attempts to keep them from leaving by brandishing a gun. However, when he shows no initiative to use it, they desert him en masse. Rattigan dejectedly returns to the ship to report his failure, only to then learn from the Sontarans that he was only needed to install ATMOS and that they had no further plans for him and his students beyond using them for target practice. Rattigan [[Teleportation|teleports]] back to his [[Rattigan Academy|mansion]] before they can kill him, and the Sontarans lock the [[teleport pod]]s, isolating him on Earth. | ||
[[File:The Poison Sky Tenth Gas Mask Mommy.JPG|thumb|left|"Are you my mummy?"]] | [[File:The Poison Sky Tenth Gas Mask Mommy.JPG|thumb|left|"Are you my mummy?"]] | ||
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With Martha's clone in tow, the Doctor tracks a signal on his sonic screwdriver and makes his way down to the cloning room where the unconscious Martha is being held. Having figured out long before the clone wasn't the genuine article from her lack of concern for her family and bad non-human smell, he severs its connection to Martha, leaving it to die. Wrapped in the Doctor's coat, Martha convinces her clone to betray the Sontarans in its last moments. The clone reveals that the poison gas is actually "[[clone feed]]" for Sontaran clones: they are converting the planet into a giant breeding world. As her clone dies, Martha reclaims her engagement ring. With Donna's help, the Doctor reactivates the teleport pods, rescues her from the Sontaran ship, steals back the TARDIS, and teleports into Rattigan's mansion. | With Martha's clone in tow, the Doctor tracks a signal on his sonic screwdriver and makes his way down to the cloning room where the unconscious Martha is being held. Having figured out long before the clone wasn't the genuine article from her lack of concern for her family and bad non-human smell, he severs its connection to Martha, leaving it to die. Wrapped in the Doctor's coat, Martha convinces her clone to betray the Sontarans in its last moments. The clone reveals that the poison gas is actually "[[clone feed]]" for Sontaran clones: they are converting the planet into a giant breeding world. As her clone dies, Martha reclaims her engagement ring. With Donna's help, the Doctor reactivates the teleport pods, rescues her from the Sontaran ship, steals back the TARDIS, and teleports into Rattigan's mansion. | ||
Using Rattigan's equipment, the Doctor builds an [[atmospheric converter]], igniting the Earth's [[atmosphere]] to clear out the poison gas, much to the delight of UNIT and the rest of humanity; Wilf and Sylvia come out of their house to cheer along with their neighbours, while Captain Marion Price kisses Colonel Mace as the UNIT soldiers celebrate their victory, although she quickly composes herself. However, the Doctor knows the Sontarans won't accept defeat so easily — they are beginning their standard invasion stratagem to wipe out the human race in retaliation. | Using Rattigan's equipment, the Doctor builds an [[atmospheric converter]], igniting the Earth's [[atmosphere]] to clear out the poison gas, much to the delight of UNIT and the rest of humanity; Wilf and Sylvia come out of their house to cheer along with their neighbours, while Captain Marion Price kisses Colonel Mace as the UNIT soldiers celebrate their victory, although she quickly composes herself. However, the Doctor knows the Sontarans won't accept defeat so easily — they are beginning their standard invasion stratagem to wipe out the human race in retaliation. | ||
Recalibrating the atmospheric converter to Sontaran air, the Doctor tells Donna and Martha to lead good lives, asks Rattigan to go on and do something clever with his life, and teleports to the Sontaran ship with the intention of giving them the choice between retreat and death. The Sontarans choose the latter, as a countdown begins to deploy their weapons upon the Earth. Unafraid of death, Staal remains defiant in the face of the Doctor's threats and leads his warriors in another "Sontar-ha!" war chant. However, with a few seconds left, Rattigan acts on the Doctor's advice and rewires the teleport pod to transport himself to the Sontaran ship in the Doctor's stead, mocking the Sontarans' chant with a sarcastic "Sontar? Ha!" before he triggers the device. The ensuing explosion blows out the windows of the bridge, killing Staal and Rattigan, before consuming the entire Sontaran ship; the resulting shockwave destroys most of the Sontaran space pods launching from the main vessel. | Recalibrating the atmospheric converter to Sontaran air, the Doctor tells Donna and Martha to lead good lives, asks Rattigan to go on and do something clever with his life, and teleports to the Sontaran ship with the intention of giving them the choice between retreat and death. The Sontarans choose the latter, as a countdown begins to deploy their weapons upon the Earth. Unafraid of death, Staal remains defiant in the face of the Doctor's threats and leads his warriors in another "Sontar-ha!" war chant. However, with a few seconds left, Rattigan acts on the Doctor's advice and rewires the teleport pod to transport himself to the Sontaran ship in the Doctor's stead, mocking the Sontarans' chant with a sarcastic "Sontar? Ha!" before he triggers the device. The ensuing explosion blows out the windows of the bridge, killing Staal and Rattigan, before consuming the entire Sontaran ship; the resulting shockwave destroys most of the Sontaran space pods launching from the main vessel. | ||
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* [[Male student (The Poison Sky)|Male Student]] - [[Leeshon Alexander]] | * [[Male student (The Poison Sky)|Male Student]] - [[Leeshon Alexander]] | ||
* [[Captain]] [[Marion Price|Price]] - [[Bridget Hodgson]] | * [[Captain]] [[Marion Price|Price]] - [[Bridget Hodgson]] | ||
* [[Kirsty Wark]] - [[Kirsty Wark]] | * [[Kirsty Wark (in-universe)|Kirsty Wark]] - [[Kirsty Wark|Herself]] | ||
* [[Trinity Wells|US Newsreader]] - [[Lachele Carl]] | * [[Trinity Wells|US Newsreader]] - [[Lachele Carl]] | ||
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== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor mentions the [[Rutan Host|Rutans]] and the [[Rutan-Sontaran War]]. | * The Doctor mentions the [[Rutan Host|Rutans]] and the [[Rutan-Sontaran War]]. | ||
* The Doctor addresses the Sontarans "under [[Jurisdiction Two]] of the [[Intergalactic rules of engagement]]" which is very similar to the [[Shadow Proclamation]]. | * The Doctor addresses the Sontarans "under [[Jurisdiction Two]] of the [[Intergalactic rules of engagement]]" which is very similar to the [[Shadow Proclamation]]. | ||
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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* This is the second part of a story which began with ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''. | * This is the second part of a story which began with ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''. | ||
* This episode and ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'' are [[Douglas Mackinnon]]'s directorial debut. | * This episode and ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'' are [[Douglas Mackinnon]]'s directorial debut. | ||
* When the Doctor cuts off Staal's speech on the video screen in mid-flow, a clip from | * When the Doctor cuts off Staal's speech on the video screen in mid-flow, a clip from [[CBeebies]] cartoon {{wi|Tommy Zoom}} is featured. The original plan to use a clip from {{wi|Shaun the Sheep}} fell through. | ||
* [[Billie Piper]] appears very briefly as [[Rose Tyler]] on the TARDIS' screen in this episode. She receives screen credit, and is fourth-billed, for a performance that lasts less than one second and which was actually shot for another episode. According to Russell T Davies in an interview in [[DWM 396]], this cameo was not in the original edit of the episode, but was added just before broadcast when Davies learned how successful her unbilled cameo in ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'' was. Although it was reported that the clip came from "an untransmitted scene" from another episode, in fact, according to the DVD commentary for ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'', the scene was shot especially for ''Midnight'' during production of ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'' and Davies dropped the scene into ''The Poison Sky'', too. Davies said that like ''Partners in Crime'', advance review copies of this episode did not include the cameo. This scene was directed by [[Alice Troughton]]. | * [[Billie Piper]] appears very briefly as [[Rose Tyler]] on the TARDIS' screen in this episode. She receives screen credit, and is fourth-billed, for a performance that lasts less than one second and which was actually shot for another episode. According to [[Russell T Davies]] in an interview in [[DWM 396]], this cameo was not in the original edit of the episode, but was added just before broadcast when Davies learned how successful her unbilled cameo in ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'' was. Although it was reported that the clip came from "an untransmitted scene" from another episode, in fact, according to the DVD commentary for ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'', the scene was shot especially for ''Midnight'' during production of ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'' and Davies dropped the scene into ''The Poison Sky'', too. Davies said that like ''Partners in Crime'', advance review copies of this episode did not include the cameo. This scene was directed by [[Alice Troughton]]. | ||
* The music that plays when the ''Valiant'' appears is strikingly similar to "The Master Tape", one of [[Murray Gold]]'s musical themes for [[the Master]]. The Master helped design the ''Valiant''. | * The music that plays when the ''Valiant'' appears is strikingly similar to "The Master Tape", one of [[Murray Gold]]'s musical themes for [[the Master]]. The Master helped design the ''Valiant''. | ||
* This is the first episode to feature Billie Piper, [[Freema Agyeman]], and Catherine Tate all together as Rose, [[Martha Jones|Martha]], and [[Donna Noble|Donna]], respectively. It is not, however, the first ''story ''in which all three ''actresses ''appear, as they all appear in ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]/[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]. '' | * This is the first episode to feature [[Billie Piper]], [[Freema Agyeman]], and [[Catherine Tate]] all together as Rose, [[Martha Jones|Martha]], and [[Donna Noble|Donna]], respectively. It is not, however, the first ''story ''in which all three ''actresses ''appear, as they all appear in ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]/[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]. '' | ||
* The Doctor says to the clone Martha, "Avanti", which means "Let's go" in Italian. This is probably to confirm his suspicion of her clone nature. The real Martha would know that the Doctor usually says "Allons-y", the French equivalent. | * The Doctor says to the clone Martha, "Avanti", which means "Let's go" in Italian. This is probably to confirm his suspicion of her clone nature. The real Martha would know that the Doctor usually says "Allons-y", the French equivalent. | ||
* The [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier]] is said to be stranded in [[Peru]]. He has been knighted as Colonel [[Alan Mace|Mace]] refers to him as "Sir Alistair". This is the first reference to the character in ''Doctor Who'' since the 1989 story ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'', although several references occurred in the first season of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', broadcast in 2007. The Brigadier was knighted in the book ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'' and called "Sir Alastair" in [[Big Finish Productions]]' audio dramas. The Doctor wishes he was there. | * The [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier]] is said to be stranded in [[Peru]]. He has been knighted as Colonel [[Alan Mace|Mace]] refers to him as "Sir Alistair". This is the first reference to the character in ''Doctor Who'' since the 1989 story ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'', although several references occurred in the first season of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', broadcast in 2007. The Brigadier was knighted in the book ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'' and called "Sir Alastair" in [[Big Finish Productions]]' audio dramas. The Doctor wishes he was there. | ||
*During production, Douglas Mackinnon intended to have the episode's climactic scene in the TARDIS show the moveable column in the centre console move up and down much more rapidly than normal. However, when attempting to accomplish this, Mackinnon ended up breaking the prop, which took thirty minutes to repair | * During production, [[Douglas Mackinnon]] intended to have the episode's climactic scene in the TARDIS show the moveable column in the centre console move up and down much more rapidly than normal. However, when attempting to accomplish this, Mackinnon ended up breaking the prop, which took thirty minutes to repair. | ||
* Donna was originally meant to use a shoe to knock out the Sontarans, but because [[Catherine Tate]] only wears trainers they didn't want it to be a trainer, or they thought a trainer would be too soft and just bounce off the back of the neck. She got to use a mallet instead. Later, [[Chrissie Jackson]] would use a [[high heel]] to knock out Commander [[Kaagh]] in ''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]''. | |||
*Donna was originally meant to use a shoe to knock out the Sontarans but because Catherine Tate only wears trainers they didn't want it to be a trainer, or they thought a trainer would be too soft and just bounce off the back of the neck. She got to use a mallet instead. | * When preparing for the nuclear strike, all countries with known nuclear capabilities check in, except for Russia. The very last to check in is North Korea, of which it is disputed they have nuclear weapons, at which point the Colonel looks very surprised. | ||
*When preparing for the nuclear strike, all countries with known nuclear capabilities check in, except for Russia. The very last to check in is North Korea, of which it is disputed they have nuclear weapons, at which point the Colonel looks very surprised. | * [[Susie Liggat]] produced this episode in order to give [[Phil Collinson]] time off. | ||
*[[Susie Liggat]] produced this episode in order to give [[Phil Collinson]] time off. | * When interviewed on ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_Night_with_Jonathan_Ross Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]'', [[Catherine Tate]] stated that she had been filming alongside ten actors playing Sontarans for two weeks before she realised that there were actors inside the Sontaran costumes. She had assumed the Sontarans "ran on electricity". It was not until an actor removed his helmet to reveal his real face that she realised her mistake. She stated she was "freaked out" by this and said she "nearly died". | ||
* This two-parter was originally designated Block Four of the recording schedule. However, when Block Three - ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'' and ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'' - was split into two, it became Block Five instead. | |||
* [[Kirsty Wark]] was a friend of [[Douglas Mackinnon]]. | |||
* The exploding ATMOS jeep was supposed to be a more impressive faire, but it would've been too expensive to blow up the Rover (and the Army wouldn't have approved), so it was rewritten to have the ATMOS controller give off a few sparks. | |||
* As in many previous episodes of the revived series, supposed BBC News 24 footage is used featuring reports of unfolding events. However, as with the more recent appearances of such footage in Doctor Who, the channel is simply captioned on screen as 'News 24' devoid of the BBC logo. Since this episode was produced, the BBC News 24 channel was rebranded in real life as BBC News. | |||
* Donna's mispronunciation of Sontaran stems from the original production of ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]''. [[Kevin Lindsay]] pronounced the word as it has always been used, with emphasis on "Son-TAR-an", whereas [[Alan Bromly]] wanted it pronounced with no emphasis. Lindsay won the argument, claiming "I'm from the bloody planet, I think I know how to pronounce my own name!" | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
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=== Myths === | === Myths === | ||
* Billie Piper's brief cameo was taken from an earlier episode, most likely ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'' in which she was also shown shouting silently from a TV screen. ''In fact, the scene was filmed especially for ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'', and inserted into this episode at the last minute.'' | * [[Billie Piper]]'s brief cameo was taken from an earlier episode, most likely ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'' in which she was also shown shouting silently from a TV screen. ''In fact, the scene was filmed especially for ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'', and inserted into this episode at the last minute.'' | ||
* The Tenth Doctor's "Are you my mummy?" line was improvised by David Tennant because he forgot this line. ''There is no known behind-the-scenes source to back up this erroneous claim, and appears to originate with a Tumblr post that went mildly viral in the early 2010s.'' | * The Tenth Doctor's "Are you my mummy?" line was improvised by [[David Tennant]] because he forgot this line. ''There is no known behind-the-scenes source to back up this erroneous claim, and appears to originate with a Tumblr post that went mildly viral in the early 2010s. [[Georgia Moffett]] debunked this on [[Instagram]].'' | ||
=== Filming locations === | === Filming locations === | ||
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* Gas was released over [[London]] previously in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Amorality Tale (novel)|Amorality Tale]]''. | * Gas was released over [[London]] previously in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Amorality Tale (novel)|Amorality Tale]]''. | ||
* The Doctor gave clues to Donna about what action to take via a visual link, but the Sontarans didn't know it was happening. The Doctor did a similar thing when he gave clues to [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]] about how to stop the [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen created by Cybus Industries]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'') | * The Doctor gave clues to Donna about what action to take via a visual link, but the Sontarans didn't know it was happening. The Doctor did a similar thing when he gave clues to [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]] about how to stop the [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen created by Cybus Industries]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'') | ||
*The Sontarans show their tendacy to break promises and betray 'allies'. ([[TV]]: [[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]], [[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]], [[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]; [[HOMEVID]]: [[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (home video)|Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]) | * The Sontarans show their tendacy to break promises and betray 'allies'. ([[TV]]: [[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]], [[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]], [[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]; [[HOMEVID]]: [[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (home video)|Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]) | ||
* The Doctor is able to tell when a companion is not themselves. He previously identified when [[Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17|Cassandra]] had taken over [[Rose Tyler|Rose]]'s body. ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'') The Eleventh Doctor would later recognise [[Amy Pond]] as a [[Ganger]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Almost People (TV story)|The Almost People]]'') | * The Doctor is able to tell when a companion is not themselves. He previously identified when [[Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17|Cassandra]] had taken over [[Rose Tyler|Rose]]'s body. ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'') The Eleventh Doctor would later recognise [[Amy Pond]] as a [[Ganger]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Almost People (TV story)|The Almost People]]'') The Fourteenth Doctor would later identify the [[Not-thing]] impersonating [[Donna Noble|Donna]] because its arms were minutely too long, although he initially did not notice this. ([[TV]]: ''[[Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)|Wild Blue Yonder]]'') | ||
* In | * In [[parallel world (Turn Left)|a parallel world]], the Sontaran invasion was stopped by [[Torchwood Three]]. The atmosphere was reverted to its previous state and the Sontaran flagship exploded by [[Gwen Cooper]] and [[Ianto Jones]], who were killed in the process. [[Jack Harkness]] was taken to [[Sontar|the Sontaran home planet]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'') | ||
* The destruction of the Sontaran ship would be referred to again by a surviving Sontaran named Commander [[Kaagh|Kargh]]. His scout ship can be seen being knocked away from the blast force of the exploding flagship. He would crash land on Earth, heavily injured. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]'') | * The destruction of the Sontaran ship would be referred to again by a surviving Sontaran named Commander [[Kaagh|Kargh]]. His scout ship can be seen being knocked away from the blast force of the exploding flagship. He would crash land on Earth, heavily injured. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]'') | ||
* Rattigan would be among those remembered when [[Davros]] asked the Doctor: ''"How many have died in your name?'' ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') | * Rattigan would be among those remembered when [[Davros]] asked the Doctor: ''"How many have died in your name?'' ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') | ||
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* This story was released in the [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|Series 4]] DVD box set in November 2008 along with the rest of the series. | * This story was released in the [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 4]] DVD box set in November 2008 along with the rest of the series. | ||
* It was released as part of Series 4 Volume 2 in a vanilla edition with ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'', ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]'' and ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]''. | * It was released as part of Series 4 Volume 2 in a vanilla edition with ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'', ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]'' and ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]''. | ||
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[[Category:Series 4 (Doctor Who) stories]] | [[Category:Series 4 (Doctor Who) stories]] | ||
[[Category:Sontaran television stories]] | [[Category:Sontaran television stories]] | ||
[[Category:Television stories that use Murray Gold's 2nd main theme]] | [[Category:Television stories that use Murray Gold's 2nd main theme]] | ||
[[Category:The Monster Collection: The Sontarans stories]] | |||
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