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|image = DWCON Friends Reunited title card.jpg
|image = DWCON Friends Reunited title card.jpg
|image2 = Friends reunited.jpg
|image2 = Friends reunited.jpg
|series number = [[Series 2 (Doctor Who)|2]]
|season number   = Series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)
|series episode number = 3
|broadcast with = School Reunion (TV story)
|broadcast with = School Reunion (TV story)
|narrator = Mark Gatiss
|narrator = Mark Gatiss
|broadcast date = [[29 April (releases)|29 April]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]] (full length)<br>[[24 May (releases)|24 May]] 2006 (Cut Down)
|broadcast date = [[29 April (releases)|29 April]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]] (Full length)
|runtime = 28'06" (full length)<br>12'21" (Cut Down)
|broadcast date2 = [[24 May (releases)|24 May]] 2006 (Cut Down)
|runtime = 28'06" (Full length)
|runtime2 = 12'21" (Cut Down)
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== People interviewed ==
== People interviewed ==
* [[Elisabeth Sladen]], Sarah Jane Smith
{{IntervieweeList
* [[David Tennant]], The Doctor
|1=Elisabeth Sladen|r1=Sarah Jane Smith
* [[Clayton Hickman]], Editor, Doctor Who Magazine
|2=David Tennant|r2=The Doctor
* [[Russell T Davies]], Head Writer, Doctor Who
|3=Clayton Hickman|r3=Editor, Doctor Who Magazine
* [[Toby Whithouse]], Writer, Episode 3
|4=Russell T Davies|r4=Head Writer, Doctor Who
* [[Anthony Head]], Mr Finch
|5=Toby Whithouse|r5=Writer, Episode 3
* [[James Hawes]], Director, Episode 3
|6=Anthony Head|r6=Mr Finch
* [[John Leeson]], Voice of K9
|7=James Hawes|r7=Director, Episode 3
* [[Noel Clarke]], Mickey Smith
|8=John Leeson|r8=Voice of K9
|9=Noel Clarke|r9=Mickey Smith}}


== Music list ==
== Music list ==
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== Home video releases ==
== Home video releases ==
[[File:Series-2-boxset.jpg|thumb|''Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series'' DVD cover.]]
[[File:Series-2-boxset.jpg|thumb|''Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series'' DVD cover.]]
The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the ''[[Series 2 (Doctor Who)|Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series]]'' [[DVD]] box set released on [[20 November (releases)|20 November]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]].
The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the ''[[Series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)|Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series]]'' [[DVD]] box set released on [[20 November (releases)|20 November]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]].


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==

Latest revision as of 14:26, 4 August 2024

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Friends Reunited was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with School Reunion.

The title is a reference to the social networking website of the same name.

Aspects of production covered[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Elisabeth Sladen's reactions toward returning to Doctor Who as Sarah Jane Smith after several decades.
  • David Tennant's excitement at working with a former companion of the classic series.
  • John Leeson returning to provide the voice of K9, and the voice-over recording process.
  • Filming for the showdown at the pool between the Tenth Doctor and Finch.
  • Anthony Head discusses playing the part of Finch.

Additional topics covered[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The history of Sarah Jane Smith in the classic run.
  • David Tennant discusses the impact explored of companions being left behind, and how that might affect them when they hope for him to return.

People interviewed[[edit] | [edit source]]

Music list[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • "Reason Is Treason" by Kasabian, Album: Kasabian[1]
  • "Keep on Running" by Spencer Davis Group, Album: Born To Be Wild (also used in CON: Doctor Who: A New Dimension)
  • "Man with a Harmonica (from 'Once Upon a Time in the West')" by Ennio Morricone, Album: Best of the West
  • "That's The Way I Like It" by KC & the Sunshine Band, Album: And They Danced The Night Away
  • "Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye" by Ella Fitzgerald, Album: The Cole Porter Songbook

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

General production staff Camera and lighting department


Special and visual effects

General post-production staff

Sound

bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/confidential
BBC Wales
© BBC MMVI
Not every person who worked on this episode was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources.


Elements retained in Cut Down[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Elisabeth Sladen's reactions toward returning to Doctor Who as Sarah Jane Smith after several decades.
  • David Tennant's excitement at working with a former companion of the classic series.
  • Anthony Head discusses playing the part of Finch. (slightly condensed)
  • Filming for the showdown at the pool between the Tenth Doctor and Finch.

Home video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series DVD cover.

The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series DVD box set released on 20 November 2006.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Episode 3 : Friends Reunited. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 5 January 2019.