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|director = [[James Strong]] | |director = [[James Strong]] | ||
|producer = [[Tracie Simpson]] | |producer = [[Tracie Simpson]] | ||
|confidential=[[Desert Storm]] | |||
|broadcast date = [[11th April]] [[2009]] | |broadcast date = [[11th April]] [[2009]] | ||
|format = 1x60 minute episode | |format = 1x60 minute episode | ||
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|next story = [[The Waters of Mars]] | |next story = [[The Waters of Mars]] | ||
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:''You may be looking for [[Planet of the Dead (comic strip)|the comic strip of the same name]]. | |||
'''''Planet of the Dead''''' was the first [[Easter]] special in the history of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. [[Michelle Ryan]] co-starred as the one-off [[companion]], [[Christina de Souza|Lady Christina de Souza]]. Narratively, it was perhaps most significant for beginning the "he will knock four times" [[story arc]], ultimately resolved in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''. | |||
''' | Behind the scenes, it featured a revolution in the way ''Doctor Who'' was filmed. Beginning with this episode, ''Doctor Who'' episodes were natively recroded in [[high definition]]. Likewise, the home video release of ''Dead'' was the first episode of ''Doctor Who'' ever released in the [[Blu-ray]] format. The story also broke new ground with its [[location filming]], which involved ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s first road trip to an [[Arabic]] country. Finally, it was [[Tracie Simpson]]'s debut as a full [[producer]], after having risen up through the production ranks since starting as a [[production manager]] on ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''. | ||
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The Doctor tells the passengers that the bus has passed through a [[Wormhole|wormhole]] into a different world, proving this to them by throwing a handful of sand into the space behind the bus. The sand causes a rippling effect in the air. The Doctor says that the other end of the wormhole was in the tunnel on Earth. Among the passengers is [[Carmen (Planet of the Dead)|Carmen]], who has been hearing mysterious voices since Christina got on. The bus driver announces his desire to return to Earth, and promptly runs through the wormhole, accompanied by The Doctor's "No, don't!". The other passengers of the bus witness the driver's skin and tissues incinerating, before he disappears into the wormhole with the same rippling effect as the sand. | The Doctor tells the passengers that the bus has passed through a [[Wormhole|wormhole]] into a different world, proving this to them by throwing a handful of sand into the space behind the bus. The sand causes a rippling effect in the air. The Doctor says that the other end of the wormhole was in the tunnel on Earth. Among the passengers is [[Carmen (Planet of the Dead)|Carmen]], who has been hearing mysterious voices since Christina got on. The bus driver announces his desire to return to Earth, and promptly runs through the wormhole, accompanied by The Doctor's "No, don't!". The other passengers of the bus witness the driver's skin and tissues incinerating, before he disappears into the wormhole with the same rippling effect as the sand. | ||
Meanwhile on Earth, where the police are watching the wormhole, the driver's blackened skeleton steps out, halts, and then tumbles to the ground. Unnerved, the police declare an emergency Code One, calling [[UNIT]] to the scene. [[Erisa Magambo|Captain Erisa Magambo]] commands the operation and she tells her soldiers to fire at anything that comes through the wormhole.[[Image:Vlcsnap-3909187.png | Meanwhile on Earth, where the police are watching the wormhole, the driver's blackened skeleton steps out, halts, and then tumbles to the ground. Unnerved, the police declare an emergency Code One, calling [[UNIT]] to the scene. [[Erisa Magambo|Captain Erisa Magambo]] commands the operation and she tells her soldiers to fire at anything that comes through the wormhole.[[Image:Vlcsnap-3909187.png|right|thumb|The Doctor and Lady Christina on San Helios]] | ||
Meanwhile, The Doctor explains to the passengers of the bus that the metal of the bus had protected them from the same fate as the driver (like a [[wikipedia:Faraday cage|Faraday cage]], as Christina states). The Doctor then attempts to call someone on Earth and gets in touch with UNIT at the tunnel. Speaking to Captain Magambo, the Doctor informs her of the crisis and speaks to UNIT's scientific advisor, [[Malcolm Taylor (Planet of the Dead)|Malcolm Taylor]]. They all set to digging the bus wheels out from the sand to try and enable them to move it back through the wormhole. The Doctor and Christina set off to explore the area, and find that there is what looks like a massive sandstorm sweeping across the planet towards them, glinting in the sun as if made from metal. They are then found and captured by a fly-like alien (later identified as a [[Tritovore]]). | Meanwhile, The Doctor explains to the passengers of the bus that the metal of the bus had protected them from the same fate as the driver (like a [[wikipedia:Faraday cage|Faraday cage]], as Christina states). The Doctor then attempts to call someone on Earth and gets in touch with UNIT at the tunnel. Speaking to Captain Magambo, the Doctor informs her of the crisis and speaks to UNIT's scientific advisor, [[Malcolm Taylor (Planet of the Dead)|Malcolm Taylor]]. They all set to digging the bus wheels out from the sand to try and enable them to move it back through the wormhole. The Doctor and Christina set off to explore the area, and find that there is what looks like a massive sandstorm sweeping across the planet towards them, glinting in the sun as if made from metal. They are then found and captured by a fly-like alien (later identified as a [[Tritovore]]). | ||