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|name = Friends Reunited
|image = DWCON Friends Reunited title card.jpg
|image =  
|image2 = Friends reunited.jpg
|series number = 2
|season number  = Series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)
|broadcast with = School Reunion
|series episode number = 3
|broadcast with = School Reunion (TV story)
|narrator = Mark Gatiss
|narrator = Mark Gatiss
|uncredited narrator =
|broadcast date = [[29 April (releases)|29 April]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]] (Full length)
|director =
|broadcast date2 = [[24 May (releases)|24 May]] 2006 (Cut Down)
|producer =
|runtime = 28'06" (Full length)
|broadcast date = [[29 April]] [[2006]]
|runtime2 = 12'21" (Cut Down)
|runtime = 30 minutes
|prev = Fear Factor (CON episode)
|prev = Fear Factor
|next = Script to Screen (CON episode)
|next = Script to Screen
|series = ''[[List of Doctor Who Confidential episodes|Doctor Who Confidential]]''
|series=''[[List of Doctor Who Confidential episodes|Doctor Who Confidential]]''
|channel = BBC Three
|channel=BBC Three
|clip = The return of Sarah Jane - Dr Who Confidential - BBC sci-fi
}}
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the episode of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' broadcast in conjunction with ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]''.
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the episode of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' broadcast in conjunction with ''[[School Reunion]]''.
 
The title is a reference to the social networking website {{w|Friends Reunited|of the same name}}.


== Aspects of production covered ==
== Aspects of production covered ==
''to be added''
* [[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 ==
== Additional topics covered ==
''to be added''
* 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 ==
== People interviewed ==
* [[Noel Clarke]]
{{IntervieweeList
* [[Russell T Davies]]
|1=Elisabeth Sladen|r1=Sarah Jane Smith
* [[James Hawes]]
|2=David Tennant|r2=The Doctor
* [[Anthony Head]]
|3=Clayton Hickman|r3=Editor, Doctor Who Magazine
* [[Clayton Hickman]]
|4=Russell T Davies|r4=Head Writer, Doctor Who
* [[John Leeson]]
|5=Toby Whithouse|r5=Writer, Episode 3
* [[Billie Piper]]
|6=Anthony Head|r6=Mr Finch
* [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
|7=James Hawes|r7=Director, Episode 3
* [[David Tennant]]
|8=John Leeson|r8=Voice of K9
* [[Toby Whithouse]]
|9=Noel Clarke|r9=Mickey Smith}}
 
== Music list ==
* "Reason Is Treason" by Kasabian, Album: Kasabian<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105182751/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/confidential/?episode=s2_03&action=musiclist|title=Episode 3 : Friends Reunited|publisher=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=5 January 2019}}</ref>
* "Keep on Running" by Spencer Davis Group, Album: Born To Be Wild (also used in [[CON]]: ''[[Doctor Who: A New Dimension (CON episode)|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 ==
{{BTS crew
|Camera=Eric Huyton
|Camera2=Chris Pain
|Camera3=Johnny Rogers
|Camera4=Andy Smith
|Sound=Steve Hoy
|Sound2=Kevin Meredith
|Runner=Lucy Lutman
|EditAssistant=Hannah Williams
|Researcher=Alexander Gratton
|AssistantProducer=Geoff Evans
|AssistantProducer2=Zoë Rushton
|ProductionTeamAssistant=Bethan Evans
|ProductionTeamAssistant2=Claire Jones
|ProductionCo-ordinator=Hannah Simpson
|ProductionManager=Zoë Scott
|Editor=Rob Mansell
|Colourist=Simon Meek
|Dubbing=Peter Jeffreys
|ExecutiveProducerForDrWho=Russell T Davies
|ExecutiveProducerForDrWho2=Julie Gardner
|ExecutiveProducer=Mark Cossey
|SeriesProducer=Gillane Seaborne
|ProducedAndDirectedBy=Adam Page
|URL=bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/confidential
|BBCWales=[[BBC Wales]]
|CopyrightYear=BBC MMVI
}}


== Elements retained in ''Cut Down'' ==
== Elements retained in ''Cut Down'' ==
''to be added''  
* [[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 ==
== Home video releases ==
The "Cut Down" version of the episode is available on the [[Series 2 (Doctor Who)|Complete Second Series]] DVD box set.  
[[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 2005)|Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series]]'' [[DVD]] box set released on [[20 November (releases)|20 November]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]].


== Footnotes ==
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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.
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