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|image = The Doctor's Daughter (TV story).jpg | |image = The Doctor's Daughter (TV story).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 = 6 | |series episode number = 6 | ||
|story number = 193 | |story number = 193 | ||
|doctor = Tenth Doctor | |scripturl = https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/documents/doctor-who-4-episode-6-the-doctors-daughter-pink-revisions-13122007.pdf | ||
|companions = [[Donna Noble|Donna]], [[Martha Jones|Martha]] | |doctor = Tenth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Donna Noble|Donna]], [[Martha Jones|Martha]], [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]] | |||
|enemy = [[Cobb (The Doctor's Daughter)| | |enemy = [[General]] [[Cobb (The Doctor's Daughter)|Cobb]] | ||
|setting = [[Messaline]], [[24 July]] [[6012]] | |setting = [[Messaline]], [[24 July]] [[6012]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Stephen Greenhorn | ||
|director = [[Alice Troughton]] | |director = [[Alice Troughton]] | ||
|producer = [[Phil Collinson]] | |producer = [[Phil Collinson]] | ||
|confidential = Sins of the Fathers (CON episode)|Sins of the Fathers | |confidential = Sins of the Fathers (CON episode)|Sins of the Fathers | ||
|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = 10 May 2008 | ||
|network = | |network = BBC One | ||
|format = 1x45 minute episode | |format = 1x45 minute episode | ||
|production code = 4.6 | |production code = 4.6 | ||
|prev = The Poison Sky (TV story) | |prev = The Poison Sky (TV story) | ||
|next = The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story) | |next = The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story) | ||
|made prev = The Poison Sky (TV story) | |made prev = The Poison Sky (TV story) | ||
|made next = Midnight (TV story) | |made next = Midnight (TV story) | ||
|clip | |clip = The Doctor Meets his Daughter - Doctor Who - The Doctor's Daughter - BBC | ||
|clip2 = Jenny Dodges Lasers - The Doctor's Daughter - Doctor Who - BBC | |clip2 = Jenny Dodges Lasers - The Doctor's Daughter - Doctor Who - BBC | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''The Doctor's Daughter''''' was the sixth episode of [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|series 4]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | '''''The Doctor's Daughter''''' was the sixth episode of [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 4]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
It was significant for introducing only the second known genetic [[The Doctor#Family|relative]] of [[ | It was significant for introducing only the second known genetic [[The Doctor#Family|relative]] of [[the Doctor]] seen in a televised episode in [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]], a female created by a [[progenation]] machine from his DNA. Additionally, her fate at the conclusion of the episode left — atypically for most guest characters — obvious narrative possibilities for her return to the programme. | ||
From a production standpoint, it was notable for its interesting casting of [[Georgia Moffett]], the real-life daughter of [[Peter Davison]]. In giving the part of [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]] to Georgia Moffett, the production team had cast the daughter of an ''[[Peter Davison|actor]]'' who had played [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] to play an ''on-screen'' daughter of the character. In addition, this episode marks the first meeting between [[David Tennant]] and Moffett; a year later they started dating, and married on [[30 December (people)|30 December]] [[2011 (people)|2011]], nine months after Moffett gave birth to their daughter, Olive. | From a production standpoint, it was notable for its interesting casting of [[Georgia Moffett]], the real-life daughter of [[Peter Davison]]. In giving the part of [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]] to Georgia Moffett, the production team had cast the daughter of an ''[[Peter Davison|actor]]'' who had played [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] to play an ''on-screen'' daughter of the character. In addition, this episode marks the first meeting between [[David Tennant]] and Moffett; a year later they started dating, and married on [[30 December (people)|30 December]] [[2011 (people)|2011]], nine months after Moffett gave birth to their daughter, Olive. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
Just after finally defeating the [[Sontaran]]s on modern-day [[Earth]], [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] takes the [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Donna Noble]] and [[Martha Jones]] on an unexpected trip to the [[planet]] [[Messaline]]. Arriving right in the middle of a war between [[human]]s and [[Hath]], the Doctor meets someone he thought he never would: [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|his daughter]]. Can the Doctor accept this [[clone]] as his offspring, and can he stop the war before it all ends in massacre on both sides? | Just after finally defeating the [[Sontaran]]s on modern-day [[Earth]], [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] takes the [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Donna Noble]] and [[Martha Jones]] on an unexpected trip to the barren [[planet]] [[Messaline]]. Arriving right in the middle of a war between [[human]]s and [[Hath]], the Doctor meets someone he thought he never would: [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|his daughter]]. Can the Doctor accept this [[clone]] as his offspring, and can he stop the war before it all ends in massacre on both sides? | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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Meanwhile, Martha and the Hath she healed, [[Hath Peck|Peck]], are studying the tunnels as she wonders if there is some place where she can recharge her mobile. Peck works the controls and converts the map into 3D, delighting Martha. Noting that the distance above ground is shorter than the distance through the tunnels, she plans to beat both the humans and the Hath to the Source. However, Peck informs her that it's a bad idea as the surface has low radiation levels; Martha decides that small time exposed to it wouldn't have any lasting harmful effects. | Meanwhile, Martha and the Hath she healed, [[Hath Peck|Peck]], are studying the tunnels as she wonders if there is some place where she can recharge her mobile. Peck works the controls and converts the map into 3D, delighting Martha. Noting that the distance above ground is shorter than the distance through the tunnels, she plans to beat both the humans and the Hath to the Source. However, Peck informs her that it's a bad idea as the surface has low radiation levels; Martha decides that small time exposed to it wouldn't have any lasting harmful effects. | ||
Elsewhere, Donna forces the Doctor to accept Jenny as his offspring by using his [[stethoscope]] to show him that she has [[Binary | Elsewhere, Donna forces the Doctor to accept Jenny as his offspring by using his [[stethoscope]] to show him that she has [[Binary vascular system|two hearts]], proving she is the same [[species]] as him. The Doctor, however, insists that [[Time Lord]]s are defined by their shared tragedy and therefore Jenny is not a Time Lady; Jenny is confused by this as she had only the knowledge of this planet in her head. The Doctor explains that it all vanished in the [[Last Great Time War]], a war ''much'' bigger than this one; he admits to [[War Doctor|killing in the war]], [[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|which he greatly regrets]]. Jenny then asks how they are different. | ||
In the meantime, the Hath have found their side of the entrance into [[the Temple]] and use a battering ram to create a shortcut. Martha and Peck reach a hatch and escape to the desolate surface while Martha berates Peck for using foul language when she says he couldn't resist seeing the surface. | In the meantime, the Hath have found their side of the entrance into [[the Temple]] and use a battering ram to create a shortcut. Martha and Peck reach a hatch and escape to the desolate surface while Martha berates Peck for using foul language when she says he couldn't resist seeing the surface. | ||
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After Jenny runs ahead to scout, the Doctor explains to Donna his previous parenting, the pain of losing the Time Lords and his family, and the fact that he is reminded of them when he sees Jenny. They come across a [[Laser|security grid]] and the Doctor shuts it off just as Cobb and his men break through the door. This gives Jenny a choice: follow her dad or shoot Cobb. She shoots a pipe to release some steam to buy time but doesn't make it back to the Doctor in time as the security beams come back on. Jenny abandons her gun and flips through the beams, astonishing the Doctor and Donna. The Doctor yells to Cobb that if the Source is a weapon, he's going to destroy it, while Cobb threatens the Doctor's life, saying one of them will die, but not himself. | After Jenny runs ahead to scout, the Doctor explains to Donna his previous parenting, the pain of losing the Time Lords and his family, and the fact that he is reminded of them when he sees Jenny. They come across a [[Laser|security grid]] and the Doctor shuts it off just as Cobb and his men break through the door. This gives Jenny a choice: follow her dad or shoot Cobb. She shoots a pipe to release some steam to buy time but doesn't make it back to the Doctor in time as the security beams come back on. Jenny abandons her gun and flips through the beams, astonishing the Doctor and Donna. The Doctor yells to Cobb that if the Source is a weapon, he's going to destroy it, while Cobb threatens the Doctor's life, saying one of them will die, but not himself. | ||
The Doctor, Donna, and Jenny discover the Temple is the original spaceship. | On the surface, Martha falls down a scree into quicksand. Peck leaps in to save her, getting her to the edge of the quicksand, where she climbs out. However, Peck is unable to get out himself; he sinks beneath the surface, content to have saved her. Martha is devastated and weeps bitterly as the wind howls and her friend disappears beneath the surface. | ||
The Doctor, Donna, and Jenny discover the Temple is the original spaceship. He is puzzled to find the ship so well-maintained, despite supposedly having being abandoned for years. They find a computer that says the colonisation mission commander died of Byzantine fever, causing a power vacuum between the humans and Hath. Donna stares at a digital [[clock]] on the wall and suddenly realises what the numbers are... dates; the city was built in sections outward from the ship and the dates (which aren't counting ''down'', but counting ''out'') mark when each section was completed. The Doctor praises Donna for her discovery, but Donna tells him that he still doesn't get it. Upon examening the date again, the Doctor realises what Donna is talking about; according to the dates, the ship landed only seven days ago. The "generations" mentioned by the soldiers aren't years; they refer to the generations bred from the [[Progenation]] machines. | |||
They proceed up the stairs, finding Martha, who tells them she took the surface route. At the same time, the Hath and Cobb's forces are cutting through the doors to get inside the ship. The quartet suddenly smell flowers and race to the very top to find a garden kept alive by the Source, a terraforming device to make hostile environments habitable. The original colonists likely died a few days into the war, leaving the soldiers with inaccurate information, leaving them to speculate; this caused them to fight over nothing. | They proceed up the stairs, finding Martha, who tells them she took the surface route. At the same time, the Hath and Cobb's forces are cutting through the doors to get inside the ship. The quartet suddenly smell flowers and race to the very top to find a garden kept alive by the Source, a terraforming device to make hostile environments habitable. The original colonists likely died a few days into the war, leaving the soldiers with inaccurate information, leaving them to speculate; this caused them to fight over nothing. | ||
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However, Cobb, full of malice out of being denied his [[murder]] of the Hath, takes a shot at the Doctor. Jenny takes the [[bullet]] instead. Both the human army and the Hath army look on in sadness as Cline and two soldiers hold Cobb down. Donna asks Martha if Jenny is going to be okay. However, when Martha takes Jenny's pulse, she gives a grim look, signifying she won't make it. Jenny dies in the Doctor's arms, happy that he invited her to travel with him. The Doctor cries, saying that if they just wait, maybe Jenny will [[Regeneration|regenerate]]. However, Martha gently says that she must not be enough like the Doctor to regenerate. The Doctor replies that she was too much like himself. | However, Cobb, full of malice out of being denied his [[murder]] of the Hath, takes a shot at the Doctor. Jenny takes the [[bullet]] instead. Both the human army and the Hath army look on in sadness as Cline and two soldiers hold Cobb down. Donna asks Martha if Jenny is going to be okay. However, when Martha takes Jenny's pulse, she gives a grim look, signifying she won't make it. Jenny dies in the Doctor's arms, happy that he invited her to travel with him. The Doctor cries, saying that if they just wait, maybe Jenny will [[Regeneration|regenerate]]. However, Martha gently says that she must not be enough like the Doctor to regenerate. The Doctor replies that she was too much like himself. | ||
After he lays her head gently on the ground, the Doctor grabs Cobb's gun and holds it to the | After he lays her head gently on the ground, the Doctor grabs Cobb's gun and holds it to the general's head, shocking Martha and Donna as he despises guns and violence. Cobb is equally shocked, moreso when the gun is lowered. The Doctor looks him straight in the eyes and says in a soft, cold tone, “I never would”. Yelling in grief, the Doctor asks that both armies let the idea of "a man who never would" be the foundation of the Hath-human society that must now emerge. The Hath and humans ask the Doctor to allow them to give Jenny a proper funeral, to which he sadly agrees. | ||
Later, the Doctor concludes that Jenny's creation was the reason the TARDIS had brought them to Messaline. The only problem was that they had just gotten there a little too soon; thus they ended up creating Jenny in the first place - "[[Temporal paradox#Creating one's own past or future|Paradox, an endless paradox]]" the Doctor quips. He returns Martha home, where Martha and Donna talk about travelling with the Doctor. Donna tells Martha, "I'm going to travel with that man forever", before returning to the TARDIS. Martha hugs the Doctor and bids him goodbye, and the Doctor bids goodbye to Dr Jones, returning to the TARDIS. | Later, the Doctor concludes that Jenny's creation was the reason the TARDIS had brought them to Messaline. The only problem was that they had just gotten there a little too soon; thus they ended up creating Jenny in the first place - "[[Temporal paradox#Creating one's own past or future|Paradox, an endless paradox]]" the Doctor quips. He returns Martha home, where Martha and Donna talk about travelling with the Doctor. Donna tells Martha, "I'm going to travel with that man forever", before returning to the TARDIS. Martha hugs the Doctor and bids him goodbye, and the Doctor bids goodbye to Dr Jones, returning to the TARDIS. | ||
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=== Uncredited cast === | === Uncredited cast === | ||
* [[Hath]] - [[Jon Davey]]<ref>http://www.jondavey.com/acting.php</ref><ref name="Acting">http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/role.php?code=5936&detail=listing&pg=dwm</ref> | * [[Cash (The Doctor's Daughter)|Cash]] - [[Ben Ashley]] | ||
* [[Hath]] - [[Jon Davey]], [[Joe White]], [[Sean Saye]], [[Richard Tunesi]], [[Pete Symonds]], [[Oliver Hopkins]], [[Ken Hosking]]<ref>http://www.jondavey.com/acting.php</ref><ref name="Acting">http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/role.php?code=5936&detail=listing&pg=dwm</ref> | |||
* New [[Hath]] - [[Adam Sweet]] | |||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
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== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Messaline]] has high [[radiation]] and an [[Earth]]-like atmosphere. | * [[Messaline]] has high [[radiation]] and an [[Earth]]-like atmosphere. | ||
* Donna tells the Doctor that her friend [[Nerys]] "fathered twins using a [[turkey baster]]". | * Donna tells the Doctor that her friend [[Nerys]] "fathered twins using a [[turkey baster]]". | ||
* Donna calls the plants created by the terraforming device [[Kew Gardens]]. | * Donna calls the plants created by the terraforming device [[Kew Gardens]]. | ||
* Donna calls Jenny "[[G.I. Jane]]" and nicknames Cline "[[Rambo]]". | * Donna calls Jenny "[[G.I. Jane]]" and nicknames Cline "[[Rambo]]". | ||
* The Doctor smells [[ | * The Doctor smells [[Bougainvillaea]]. | ||
* [[Cash (The Doctor's Daughter)|Cash]] is one of the soldiers that is killed. | * [[Cash (The Doctor's Daughter)|Cash]] is one of the soldiers that is killed. | ||
=== Influences === | |||
* Jenny's impressive acrobatics in a corridor full of deadly laser beams was inspired by [[Britney Spears]]' "[[Toxic]]" video. Funnily enough, the song was played in ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]].'' | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* [[Russell T Davies]] has stated that this episode "does exactly what it says on the tin". Stephen Greenhorn's episode has the Doctor facing a dilemma unlike any before, and it is wildly different to ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]''. He also said that his episode was designed by Russell to "change the Doctor" in a big episode that will have "a real impact on him" and that, in terms of the series continuity, it will be a "lasting impact". This was inspired by Greenhorn stating in a ''Doctor Who Magazine'' interview that the Doctor doesn't change. | * [[Russell T Davies]] has stated that this episode "does exactly what it says on the tin". [[Stephen Greenhorn]]'s episode has the Doctor facing a dilemma unlike any before, and it is wildly different to ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]''. He also said that his episode was designed by Russell to "change the Doctor" in a big episode that will have "a real impact on him" and that, in terms of the series continuity, it will be a "lasting impact". This was inspired by Greenhorn stating in a ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' interview that the Doctor doesn't change. | ||
* Stephen Greenhorn wrote ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'', which coincidentally was also the sixth episode of the series it was in and also followed a two-part story by [[Helen Raynor]] that featured a [[Dalek|returning enemy]]. | * [[Stephen Greenhorn]] wrote ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'', which coincidentally was also the sixth episode of the series it was in and also followed a two-part story by [[Helen Raynor]] that featured a [[Dalek|returning enemy]]. | ||
* The Source is similar to many science fiction atmospheric regeneration devices. Especially like the {{iw|fallout|Garden of Eden Creation Kit}} (G.E.C.K.) in the Fallout series, in that it was also made in a lab and intended to revive a barren wasteland (post-apocalyptic earth in the Fallout series) | * The Source is similar to many science fiction atmospheric regeneration devices. Especially like the {{iw|fallout|Garden of Eden Creation Kit}} (G.E.C.K.) in the ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallout_(series) Fallout]'' series, in that it was also made in a lab and intended to revive a barren wasteland (post-apocalyptic earth in the Fallout series). | ||
* The two Hath named in credits would appear to be named after famous actors, "Hath Peck" drawing his name from {{w|Gregory Peck}} and "Hath Gable" taking his from actor [[Clark Gable]]. Whether this is deliberate or a mere coincidence is uncertain. | |||
* The two Hath named in credits would appear to be named after famous actors, "Hath Peck" drawing his name from {{w|Gregory Peck}} and "Hath Gable" taking his from actor | * According to the BBC Podcast,{{which}}{{what?}} [[Russell T Davies]] said the original intention was to kill Jenny off at the end of the episode. It was [[Steven Moffat]] who expressed the desire to bring her back to life. According to Moffat and the BBC official book ''[[Companions and Allies]]'', Jenny did not regenerate but was brought back to life by the Source. | ||
* According to the BBC Podcast, Russell T Davies said the original intention was to kill Jenny off at the end of the episode. It was [[Steven Moffat]] who expressed the desire to bring her back to life. According to Moffat and the BBC official book ''[[ | |||
* The humans' weapons are modified real-life weapons. For example, Jenny enters the episode and is given a modified P90 with a long silencer and a longer butt stock. | * The humans' weapons are modified real-life weapons. For example, Jenny enters the episode and is given a modified P90 with a long silencer and a longer butt stock. | ||
* At the end of this episode, Jenny escapes from Messaline in a stolen spacecraft to travel the universe. This mirrors [[First Doctor|her father's]] actions. Stylistically, the interior walls of the craft Jenny steals is reminiscent of the TARDIS' interior throughout the original series. | * At the end of this episode, Jenny escapes from Messaline in a stolen spacecraft to travel the universe. This mirrors [[First Doctor|her father's]] actions. Stylistically, the interior walls of the craft Jenny steals is reminiscent of the TARDIS's interior throughout the original series. | ||
* When Jenny escaped from Messaline, this led to speculation that she might reappear in later episodes. | * When Jenny escaped from Messaline, this led to speculation that she might reappear in later episodes. | ||
* This is one of the rare times in the series where an alien language is not automatically translated for the audience. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') In this instance, however, it is only the audience who cannot understand the alien language, as Martha appears to have no trouble understanding the Hath. The Hath dialogue was written in the script in English so the actors understood it. | * This is one of the rare times in the series where an alien language is not automatically translated for the audience. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') In this instance, however, it is only the audience who cannot understand the alien language, as Martha appears to have no trouble understanding the Hath. The Hath dialogue was written in the script in English so the actors understood it. | ||
* | * The Doctor threatening to shoot Cobb was a late change. Originally, he was taken away to be executed. | ||
* After filming ''Time Crash'', Davison told Moffett "[now] it's your turn". They'd previously worked together in ''[[Red Dawn (audio story)|Red Dawn]]''. | * After filming ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'', [[Peter Davison]] told [[Georgia Moffett]] "[now] it's your turn". They'd previously worked together in ''[[Red Dawn (audio story)|Red Dawn]]''. | ||
* A protest regarding school closures took place outside Cardiff City Hall, prompting Hath Camp scenes to be postponed for a few days. | * A protest regarding school closures took place outside Cardiff City Hall, prompting Hath Camp scenes to be postponed for a few days. | ||
* The | * The Hath initially fought humanoids called the Takrans, but the pronunciation of the name was found to be ambiguous, and [[Russell T Davies]] eventually decided that it was simpler if the Hath's opponents were simply humans. | ||
* Even though they communicated by gurgling, [[Stephen Greenhorn]] wrote all of the dialogue for the Hath to give the actors under the masks an impression of how their characters should behave. | |||
* The script evolved considerably during its development, with various plot points - such as the war's seven-day length, Donna's investigation of the mysterious numbers, and the greenhouse venue of the climactic scenes - added to later drafts. | |||
* The underground war and the Hath's mode of communication via bubbling liquid were [[Russell T Davies]]' ideas. | |||
* The one line said by the soldier was deleted in post.{{what?}} | |||
* This episode formed Block Six of season four, along with ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]].'' [[Alice Troughton]] would initially focus on ''Midnight'', since it was being double-banked with Block Seven, which consisted solely of ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]''. | |||
* [[Georgia Moffett]] had previously auditioned for [[Rose Tyler]], but was deemed too young-looking. She originally auditioned for the role of [[Ada Mullins]] in ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]].'' | |||
* [[Georgia Moffett]] hadn't been interested in the series, until her young son, [[Ty Tennant|Ty]], became an avid devotee. | |||
* During production, it was announced that [[Julie Gardner]] was stepping down as both the executive producer of ''Doctor Who'' and the [[Head of Drama]] for BBC Wales. | |||
* [[David Tennant]] had recently concluded a two-year romance with [[Sophia Myles]] and had formed a good relationship with [[Georgia Moffett]]'s son, [[Ty Tennant|Ty]], during his visits to the set. The pair began dating soon after production wrapped and would marry on December 30th, [[2011]], with Tennant becoming Ty's adoptive father. | |||
* [[Daniel Kaluuya]] auditioned for the role of Cline. | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
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* It was also rumoured that Jenny was a clone, a hologram, an illusion or something of that sort. All of these proved to be false, to one degree or another. Technically Jenny is not a clone; she is actually the Doctor's daughter, via asexual reproduction through a process similar to parthenogenesis. | * It was also rumoured that Jenny was a clone, a hologram, an illusion or something of that sort. All of these proved to be false, to one degree or another. Technically Jenny is not a clone; she is actually the Doctor's daughter, via asexual reproduction through a process similar to parthenogenesis. | ||
* The initial televised trailer showed Jenny kissing an individual on the mouth; due to the fast-cut editing of the trailer, the gender of the individual being kissed was not clear, leading to speculation, ultimately debunked by the episode itself, that Jenny would engage in a same-sex kiss — the character being kissed turned out to be male. | * The initial televised trailer showed Jenny kissing an individual on the mouth; due to the fast-cut editing of the trailer, the gender of the individual being kissed was not clear, leading to speculation, ultimately debunked by the episode itself, that Jenny would engage in a same-sex kiss — the character being kissed turned out to be male. | ||
* As Steven Moffat is credited with "saving the life" of the character by suggesting to Davies that she not be killed off, a claim Moffat has downplayed if not disputed, rumours emerged that the character may return either as a guest, a recurring role, or as a companion in 2010 when Moffat took over. Although Georgia Moffett is on record as being willing to return to the role, the character did not reappear at that time. | * As [[Steven Moffat]] is credited with "saving the life" of the character by suggesting to [[Russell T Davies]] that she not be killed off, a claim Moffat has downplayed if not disputed, rumours emerged that the character may return either as a guest, a recurring role, or as a companion in 2010 when Moffat took over. Although [[Georgia Moffett]] is on record as being willing to return to the role, the character did not reappear at that time. | ||
* A rumour related to the above had Jenny returning for the Series 4 finale; except for a brief flashback appearance recalling her "death", she did not. | * A rumour related to the above had Jenny returning for the Series 4 finale; except for a brief flashback appearance recalling her "death", she did not. | ||
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* As the Hath carry the battering ram, the leader holds up a hand to stop the others. However, the Hath can be clearly heard to say "Halt!", despite the species communicating only via bubbles and groaning. | * As the Hath carry the battering ram, the leader holds up a hand to stop the others. However, the Hath can be clearly heard to say "Halt!", despite the species communicating only via bubbles and groaning. | ||
* When Martha enters the spaceship after travelling the surface it cuts to the Doctor, Donna, and Jenny but when they cut back to Martha it shows her entering again but from a different angle. | * When Martha enters the spaceship after travelling the surface it cuts to the Doctor, Donna, and Jenny but when they cut back to Martha it shows her entering again but from a different angle. | ||
* During the scene where Donna, the Doctor and Jenny try to get past the laser beams, the laser beams change positions between shots. | * During the scene where Donna, the Doctor and Jenny try to get past the laser beams, the laser beams change positions between shots. | ||
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== Home video releases == | == Home video releases == | ||
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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. | File:The Complete David Tennant Years Region 1 US DVD cover.jpg|The Complete David Tennant Years DVD<br />Region 1 US cover | ||
File:Series-4-volume-3.jpg|thumb|Series 4 Volume 2 DVD Cover | |||
File:Series-4-boxset.jpg|thumb|''Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series'' DVD cover | |||
File:Bbcdvd-series1234.jpg|thumb|''Doctor Who: The Complete Series One to Four'' DVD box-set | |||
File:Bbcdvd-series1234567.jpg|thumb|''Doctor Who: The Complete Series One to Seven'' DVD box-set | |||
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* 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 Series 4 Volume 2 in a vanilla edition with ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'', ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'' and ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]''. | * It was released as Series 4 Volume 2 in a vanilla edition with ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'', ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'' and ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]''. | ||
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