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number= 181b |
|image           = Bad wolf bay.jpg
doctor=[[Tenth Doctor]] |
|season number  = Series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)
companions= [[Rose Tyler]] (departure)<br>[[Mickey Smith]] (departure)<br>[[Jackie Tyler]] (departure)|
|series episode number = 13
enemy= <ul><li>[[Cybus Cybermen|The Cybermen]]</li><li>[[Cult of Skaro]]</li><li>[[Dalek|The Daleks]]</li></ul> |
|story number   = 177b
year= <ul><li> [[2007]]</li></ul> |
|scripturl      = https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/documents/doctor-who-2-episode-13-doomsday-yellow-revisions-07122005.pdf
writer= [[Russell T. Davies]] |
|doctor         = Tenth Doctor
director= [[Graeme Harper]] |
|companions     = [[Rose Tyler|Rose]], [[Jackie Tyler|Jackie]]
producer= [[Phil Collinson]]|
|featuring      = Mickey Smith
broadcast date= [[8th July]] [[2006]] |
|featuring2      = Pete Tyler (Pete's World)
format= 1x45 minute episode |
|featuring3      = Yvonne Hartman
production code= 2.13|
|featuring4      = Jake Simmonds
previous story= [[Army of Ghosts]] |
|featuring5      = Donna Noble
next story= [[The Runaway Bride]] | }}
|enemy           = [[Dalek Sec]]
|setting        = {{il|[[London]], [[2007]]|[[Pete's World]], [[2010]]}}
|writer         = Russell T Davies
|director       = [[Graeme Harper]]
|producer       = [[Phil Collinson]]
|confidential    = Finale (CON episode)
|broadcast date = 8 July 2006
|network        = BBC One
|format         = 1x48 minute episode
|production code = 2.13
|series          = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]]
|prev            = Army of Ghosts (TV story)
|next            = The Runaway Bride (TV story)
|made prev      = Army of Ghosts (TV story)
|made next       = The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)
|clip            = Rose and The Doctor are seperated forever - Doctor Who - Doomsday - Series 2 - BBC
|clip2          = The Doctor and Rose Say Goodbye - Doctor Who - Doomsday - BBC
|bts            = Real SFX - The Cybermen Attack In Doomsday 2006
|bts2            = Good bye Rose - Dr Who Confidential - BBC sci-fi
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'''''Doomsday''''' was the thirteenth and final episode of [[Series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)|series two]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]''.


{{Quote|Cybermen plus Daleks. Together we could upgrade the universe|[[Cybus Cyberman|Cybermen]]}}
It was the final regular appearance of [[Billie Piper]] as [[Rose Tyler]] and introduced [[Catherine Tate]] as the future companion [[Donna Noble]] in its closing moments.


==Synopsis==
Narratively, the destruction of [[Torchwood One|Torchwood London]] seeded the way for the spinoff ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'', where [[Torchwood Three]] eventually became all that remained of the Institute. The [[Cult of Skaro]] escapes at the climax of this episode, starting a string of Dalek stories which eventually concluded with the [[New Dalek Paradigm|reestablishment]] of the Daleks as a race beyond survivors of the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]] in ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'', four years later.
As two mighty armies clash, the Doctor realises that saving the Earth might mean losing the love of his life: Rose...


==Plot==
''[[Tardisode 13]]'' occurs during the events of this episode, when the battle reaches a climax. It is the last of the [[Tardisode]] series, ending with the series 2 finale.
Dr. Singh, Mickey Smith and Rose Tyler are trapped in a sealed room within [[Torchwood Tower]] as the four [[Daleks]] who have emerged from the [[void ship]] approach them, with a vaguely Dalek-shaped artefact following. As they cry out their intent to exterminate, Rose surprises them by calling out their name. She approaches the [[black Dalek]] and offers to tell them how she knows about the Daleks and the [[Time War]] if they keep them alive. The black Dalek decides that they are necessary and asks about the status of the artefact — which it calls the [[Genesis Ark]]. It orders the awakening to begin and declares that the Ark must be protected above all else.  


The black Dalek "Sec" then asks which one of the three is least important. Rose refuses to answer, but Dr Singh volunteers, knowing he is of no importance compared to the two time travellers. They ask him to kneel down and say they need to know everything they can. Dr Singh begins to respond but they say that speech is not required. All four Daleks place their "hands" around his skull and stretch his brain. A few minutes later, his mutilated corpse drops to the floor. Rose and Mickey are horrified to see the Daleks do this but they only reply that he was of no use to them alive.
== Synopsis ==
A [[Cult of Skaro|secret order]] of [[Bronze Dalek|Daleks]] emerge and the [[Cybusman|Cybermen]] from [[Pete's World]] make their way to [[Torchwood Tower]]. As the two deadly forces fight over [[Earth]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] realises that in order to stop the threat, sacrifices will be made.


The Cybermen hold Jackie, Yvonne, and the Doctor hostage. The Cyber-Leader demands to speak to the world leader. Yvonne tells the leader they don't have one, and the Cyber-Leader tells her they have one now. It interrupts all television to make a message in which it promises to convert all humans into Cybermen. There appears to be Cybermen in every home on Earth. The Cybermen then notice other lifeforms in the building and two are sent down to the Void Room to investigate. At the same time, the Daleks notice lifeform readings and send Dalek "Thay" to investigate. The Cybermen and the Dalek meet in the corridor outside the Void Room. The Doctor, Jackie, Rose and Mickey can see them both through video transmissions and the Doctor is visibly stunned to see the Dalek.
== Plot ==
[[Rajesh Singh|Dr Singh]], [[Mickey Smith]] and [[Rose Tyler]] are trapped in a sealed room within [[Torchwood Tower]] as the four [[Dalek]]s (one [[Black Dalek|black]] and three [[Bronze Dalek|bronze]]) who have emerged from the [[void ship]] approach them, with a vaguely Dalek-shaped artefact following. As they cry out their intent to exterminate, Rose bellows their name which stops them in their tracks. She approaches the black Dalek and offers to tell them how she knows about the Daleks and the [[Time War]] if they keep them alive, with Mickey and Dr Singh playing along. The black Dalek decides that they are necessary and asks about the status of the artefact — which he calls the [[Genesis Ark]]. He orders the awakening to begin (with one of them proceeding to monitor the Ark) and declares that the Ark must be protected above all else. The black Dalek giving commands exudes leadership.


The Cybermen ask that the Daleks identify themselves and the Daleks demand the same. Neither comply and there is a stand-off, which Mickey describes as "Stephen Hawking vs. The Speaking Clock". The Daleks accidentally slip up, but remember the Cybermen from a previously unseen event. The Cybermen and the Daleks exchange insults until the Cybermen offer to upgrade the Daleks and overtake Earth together. The Dalek kills the two Cybermen. The Cyber-Leader speaks to "Dalek Sec" and tells him that this is war, however the Dalek is not frightened, explaining that it is "pest control", stating that, whilst there are only 4 Daleks against the 5,000,000 Cybermen, the latter would be destroyed with only ''one'' Dalek.
The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] hold [[Jackie Tyler]], [[Yvonne Hartman]], and the [[Tenth Doctor]] hostage. The [[Cyber-Leader One|Cyber-Leader]] demands to speak to the world leader. Yvonne says they don't have one, to which the Cyber-Leader replies that they have now. The Cyber-Leader interrupts all television and radio to make a message in which it promises to convert all [[human]]s into Cybermen. There appear to be Cybermen in every home on [[Earth]], and Cybermen are said to be on every landmass. However, despite the call for surrender, the [[British Army]] mobilises and soon fighting and fire have spread across the whole of [[London]], with both sides taking losses. Watching the chaos from the window, the Cyber-Leader is confused, as he remarks that he ordered surrender, to which the Doctor angrily says that mankind is not taking instructions; the Cybermen are "on every street, you're in their homes, you've got their ''children''! Of course, they're gonna fight!", pointing out that humanity are not going to willingly surrender the very things that make them human.


After a brief conversation with the Doctor about Rose's safety, Jackie is dragged away to be upgraded along with Yvonne Hartman. The Doctor promises he will save Jackie, and get her out alive before she is taken away. The Cyber Leader comments on how the Time Lord is proof of how emotions weaken humans. The Doctor replies by saying he still feels hope, and in that instant a team with guns suddenly appears and destroys all Cybermen in the Breach Room. The leader reveals himself to be [[Jake Simmonds]]. The Doctor is shocked to see him here, since he is from a parallel universe.
[[File:D10-9b-c044.jpg|thumb|left|The Cult of Skaro kill Singh.]]
The black Dalek demands that the trio identify which is least important which Rose refuses to answer, but Dr Singh volunteers, knowing he is of no importance compared to the two [[time travel]]lers. The black Dalek orders him to kneel down, saying that they need to know everything they can about current Earth history. Singh begins to respond but the Daleks say that speech is not required. Three of the Daleks place their plungers around his skull and drain his brain. A few minutes later, his mutilated corpse drops to the floor. Rose yells at the Daleks that they didn't need to kill him, but they coldly state they didn't need him alive either.


The Cybermen sense that the Cyber-Leader has been terminated and begin to download his files into another Cyberman unit. This gives Jackie the chance to escape down the stairwell.  
The Cybermen then notice other lifeforms in the building and send Cyber units [[Ten-Six-Five]] and [[Ten-Six-Six]] to the Void Room to investigate. At the same time, the Daleks notice lifeform readings and the black one orders one of his compatriots, addressing him as Dalek Thay, to investigate. The Cybermen and the Dalek meet in the corridor outside the Void Room. The Doctor, Jackie, Rose and Mickey can see them both through video transmissions and the Doctor is visibly horrified to see the Dalek, whose presence automatically makes the situation much worse.


Meanwhile, the Doctor tells Jake that they cannot just hop from one universe to another. Jake shows the Doctor the disc-shaped devices they developed with their world's version of Torchwood, and before the Doctor can stop him, Jake transports the two of them. Jake explains that they found out what the parallel Torchwood was doing and the People's Republic took control. As the Doctor asks Jake to take him back, [[Pete Tyler]] steps out of the shadows, telling the Doctor that this is their world and for once, he is going to listen.
[[File:Cybermen_and_daleks_meet.jpg|thumb|The Cybermen and Daleks first meet.]]
The Cybermen ask that the Daleks identify themselves and the Daleks demand the same. Neither complies and there is a stand-off, which Mickey describes as "Stephen Hawking meets the Speaking Clock". The Daleks accidentally slip up when Dalek Thay says that "Daleks do not take orders", but recognise the Cybermen, comparing them to their own universe's Cybermen. The Cybermen and the Daleks exchange insults until the Cybermen offer to form an alliance with the Daleks to overtake Earth, and eventually upgrade the [[universe]], together. The Dalek refuses and the Cybermen respond with laser fire; the Dalek shrugs off the shots and almost dismissively exterminates them both in seconds.


Pete explains that they tried sealing up the Cybermen in the factories, but other people argued that the Cybermen were still people and needed help. As the debate went on, the Cybermen infiltrated the parallel Torchwood, found the Doctor's universe and vanished. The sheer mass of five million Cybermen is why it took them three years to cross while individuals could pop across in a second.
The Cyber-Leader contacts the Daleks and warns them that they have declared war on the Cybermen, to which the black Dalek replies, "This is not war, this is pest control!", confident that his own species could annihilate the entire Cyberman race with one member, let alone the four currently present. He then mockingly states that Cybermen are only superior in one respect; they are better at dying. One of the other Daleks then spots the Doctor on the screen, and the Daleks register him as an enemy but fail to recognise who he is exactly. The black Dalek recognises that Rose's heartbeat has increased, causing Mickey to say, "Yeah, tell me about it!" The Daleks demand to know who the man on the screen is. Rose tells them that it is the Doctor and the Daleks actually scoot back a few inches in fear, their earlier bravado vanishing. Rose notes this with clear amusement: "Five million Cybermen, easy. One Doctor? Now you're scared."


Pete shows off his world, where Great Britain is apparently enjoying a Golden Age, and where Harriet Jones is President. However, ambient temperatures are rising and the ice caps are melting. Pete correctly surmises that it has to do with the breach; the Doctor confirms that every time someone crosses over damage is done, and if it keeps up both worlds will fall into the Void. Pete believes the Doctor can close the breach, but when the Doctor says that doing so will leave the Cybermen on his world, Pete replies that he is only interested in protecting his Earth. The Doctor points out there is a parallel Jackie who is still alive but Pete says that there are more important things at stake and asks the Doctor to help them. Seeing Pete's faith in him, the Doctor agrees to help.
After a brief conversation with the Doctor about Rose's safety, Jackie is dragged away to be upgraded along with Yvonne Hartman. The Doctor promises he will save Jackie and get her out alive before she is taken away. The Cyber Leader comments that the [[Time Lord]] is proof of how emotions weaken humans. The Doctor agrees but then says that he quite likes hope, and in that instant, hope arrives in the form of a team with guns that destroy all Cybermen in the Breach Room. The leader of the team reveals himself to be [[Jake Simmonds]].


The Doctor, Pete and Jake cross back. The Doctor calls up Jackie on her mobile phone, telling her to keep a low profile in the stairwell. The Doctor takes Jake's rifle and modifies it so it can affect polycarbide: the skin of a Dalek. He then surrenders to the Cybermen and the two sides work together.
In the area the Cybermen were hiding in, sparks and screams are coming from the Torchwood personnel as they are converted into Cybermen. Yvonne explains to Jackie that their brains are going to be placed in the Cybermen shells, angering Jackie who screams that Torchwood have doomed all of humankind. Yvonne is taken away, and she willingly walks into the upgrading stations to be upgraded. Shortly after, the Cybermen receive an update that the original Cyber-Leader has been killed and begin to download its files into another Cyberman unit. Jackie uses this distraction to slip away from the Cybermen and escape down a stairwell.


The black Dalek demands that Rose activate the Ark, threatening Mickey's life. Rose steps forward to do so, but gleefully tells the Daleks how she met the Dalek Emperor and used the time vortex to turn him to dust. The furious black Dalek is about to exterminate her for this when the Doctor appears in the doorway.
Meanwhile, the Doctor tells Jake that they cannot just hop from one universe to another. Jake shows the Doctor the disc-shaped devices they developed with their world's version of Torchwood, and before the Doctor can stop him, Jake transports the two of them. Jake explains that they found out what the parallel Torchwood was doing and the [[People's Republic of Great Britain|People's Republic]] took control. As the Doctor asks Jake to take him back, [[Pete Tyler (Pete's World)|Pete Tyler]] steps out of the shadows, telling the Doctor that this is their world and for once, he is going to listen.


The black Dalek asks how the Doctor survived the Time War. The Doctor says that he did that by fighting on the front lines, whereas these Daleks fled. Rose tells the Doctor that these Daleks have names, a fact which the Daleks confirm by declaring each of their names respectively: Dalek Thay, Dalek Sec, Dalek Jast, and Dalek Caan. The Doctor realises that these four Daleks are members of the Cult of Skaro, a secret order above even the Emperor. The Cult's purpose was to think as the enemy thinks, to find new ways of killing, including daring to take on individual identities. When Mickey asks the Doctor about the Genesis Ark, the Doctor replies that he does not know what it does; both sides had secrets.
Dalek Thay returns to the Sphere room, suggesting that they should concentrate on the Genesis Ark before attempting to battle the Cybermen. The black Dalek orders the other Daleks to begin the awakening and all four attach the ends of their [[manipulator arm]]s to four spheres which are positioned on the Ark's four sides.


The [[Black Dalek]] — Dalek Sec — gloats that Time Lord science will ensure the supremacy of the Daleks, and orders the Doctor to open the Ark. The Doctor laughs off the suggestion and produces his sonic screwdriver. He explains that, while it cannot kill, wound, or maim, it is very good for opening doors — a fact he demonstrates by using it to open explosively all the doors leading into the sphere chamber. Jake's squad, side by side with Cybermen, enter and open fire on the Daleks using the modified energy rifles, temporarily disrupting the Daleks' shields and weapons, giving the Doctor and the humans time to escape. However, the Daleks quickly regain control of their weapons. The Cybermen are still no match for the Daleks and are all swiftly exterminated. As the Doctor and the humans rush out of the chamber, Mickey is knocked into the Ark by a damaged Cyberman and his hand presses against its surface. The Ark is primed, steam gushing from the bottom vents, but Dalek Sec says that it needs a space of thirty square miles to activate. The Daleks begin to escort it out of the chamber.
[[File:Parallel_torchwood.jpg|thumb|left|Jake, Pete and the Doctor in the parallel Torchwood.]]
Pete and Jake explain that they tried sealing up the Cybermen in their factories, but a lot of debate surrounded this as there were arguments that they were still people and needed help. Meanwhile, the Cybermen infiltrated the parallel Torchwood, found the Doctor's universe and vanished; they realised their home world was too prepared to fight them off, but the Doctor's universe had less advanced weapons that could destroy them. Their sending their five million strong army all over at once is why it took them three years to cross while individuals could pop across in a second.


The Doctor and the humans retreat towards the stairwell. Mickey apologises for his slip-up, but the Doctor tells him that he did them a favour because the Daleks would have destroyed the Sun in an attempt to open the Ark.  
Mickey reveals to Rose that he has one of the dimension-jumping devices, but it can only transport him, saying the Daleks won't need him or Rose. Rose proceeds to wonder aloud why the Daleks would build something they couldn't open (having realised that the Daleks need a time-traveller's touch to open the Ark). The black Dalek, having overheard the conversation, declares that the Daleks did ''not'' build the Ark, stating it is of Time Lord design, claiming the Ark is the last remnant of Time Lord society (other than the Doctor and [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]). When Rose asks what is inside, the Dalek only replies enigmatically, "The future."


Meanwhile, Jackie is found by two Cybermen who lurch forward to capture her for upgrading. However, the Cybermen are shot from behind by Pete, with the Doctor, Rose and Mickey following him. Jackie and Pete see each other for the first time and have an awkward exchange as their parallel counterparts are dead. Although Pete tries to rationalise that Jackie is not really his wife, the two end up running into each other's arms and embracing.
Pete shows off his world, where Great Britain is apparently enjoying a [[Britain's Golden Age|Golden Age]], and where [[Harriet Jones (Pete's World)|Harriet Jones]] is President. However, ambient temperatures are rising and the ice caps are melting. Pete correctly surmises that it has to do with the breach; the Doctor confirms that every time someone crosses over damage is done, and if it keeps up both worlds will fall into the Void. Pete believes the Doctor can close the breach, but when the Doctor says that doing so will leave the Cybermen and Daleks on his world, Pete replies that he is only interested in protecting his Earth. The Doctor points out there is a parallel Jackie who is still alive but Pete says that there are more important things at stake and asks the Doctor to help them. Revitalised by Pete's faith in him, the Doctor agrees to help.


The Daleks and the Ark move into the Torchwood storage area, battling another force of Cybermen. Some human soldiers break in and add to the chaos. The Doctor stumbles into the area as well, grabbing two magnetic clamps before leaving. As the Daleks blast their way through all opposition, the new Cyber-Leader calls for reinforcements. Sec opens the roof, and elevates upward with the Ark. As the Doctor and the others watch, the Ark opens above London and starts spinning, disgorging Dalek after Dalek. The Doctor realises that the "Time Lord science" Sec referred to was the fact that the Ark is bigger inside than outside: the Ark is a prison ship, containing millions of Daleks. As hundreds of Daleks line up in aerial formation, Sec orders them to exterminate all life forms below. The Daleks and Cybermen begin fighting all over the planet, with humans caught in the crossfire.
The Doctor, Pete and Jake cross back. The Doctor calls up Jackie on [[Jackie Tyler's mobile phone|her mobile phone]], telling her to keep a low profile in the stairwell. The Doctor takes Jake's rifle and modifies it so it can affect [[polycarbide]], the skin of a Dalek. He then surrenders a "very good idea" unto the Cybermen (using a piece of white A4 paper on a stick in place of a little white flag) and the two sides agree to work together.


Pete believes the situation to be hopeless, and prepares to escape back to his world while offering to take Jackie along with him. The Doctor, however, is more optimistic. Wearing his 3-D glasses, he explains that it allows him to see that everything that has crossed the Void between universes has picked up background radiation from it: "void stuff". Since the Daleks and Cybermen have been hiding in the void, they will be saturated in it and will be pulled back into the Void if he re-opens the rift then seals it again.
The black Dalek demands that Rose activate the Ark, threatening Mickey's life. Rose steps forward to do so, but then decides to bring up how she met the [[Dalek Emperor in the Last Great Time War|Dalek Emperor]]. The black Dalek is astonished (as much as it can convey) to learn that the Emperor survived, but Rose gleefully recounts how she used the [[Time Vortex]] to turn him to dust. After she exclaims with delight at having destroyed the God of all Daleks, the furious Dalek is about to exterminate her for this when the Doctor appears in the doorway, which changes its priorities somewhat.


Rose, however, points out that they are covered in "void stuff" too. The Doctor explains that he will open the breach here, but if Rose and the others go back to Pete's world, they will be safe. The Doctor will hang on to the magnetic clamps so he will not be pulled in. Rose realises that if the breach seals she will never be able to return, and refuses to leave the Doctor despite the prospect of never seeing her mother again. While Rose and Jackie argue about who is leaving, the Doctor and Pete slip the devices around their necks and Pete transports them all across. However, Rose reactivates her device and returns, telling the Doctor she will never leave him.
[[File:Ten_confronts_cult_of_skaro.jpg|thumb|The Doctor meets the Cult of Skaro.]]
The black Dalek asks how the Doctor survived the Time War. The Doctor says that he did that by fighting on the front lines, whereas these Daleks fled. Rose tells the Doctor that these Daleks have names, a fact which the Daleks confirm by declaring each of their names respectively: [[Dalek Thay]], [[Dalek Sec]], [[Dalek Jast]] and [[Dalek Caan]]. The Doctor realises that these four Daleks are members of the [[Cult of Skaro]], a secret order above even the Emperor. The Cult's purpose was to think as the enemy thinks, to find new ways of killing, including daring to take on individual identities. When Mickey asks the Doctor about the Genesis Ark, the Doctor replies that he doesn't know what it does; both sides had secrets.


Rose sets all the coordinates on the Void controls to six on the Doctor's instructions. As the Cybermen climb the stairs, intending to escape back to the parallel Earth, they are met by a Cyberman with a female-sounding voice, that of Yvonne Hartman. She declares that they shall not pass and shoots them with an energy rifle. As she repeats that she did her duty for Queen and country, a tear of oil leaks from the duct below her left eye.
Dalek Sec gloats that Time Lord science will ensure the supremacy of the Daleks, and orders the Doctor to open the Ark. The Doctor laughs off the suggestion and produces [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|his sonic screwdriver]]. He explains that, while it cannot kill, wound or maim, it is very good for opening doors, a fact he demonstrates by using it to explosively open all the doors leading into the sphere chamber. The Cybermen enter and open fire on the Daleks using the modified energy rifles, temporarily disrupting Dalek Thay's shields and weapons and giving the Doctor and humans time to escape. However, the Daleks quickly adapt and regain control of their weapons and return fire without mercy, concentrating their attacks on the Cybermen. As the Doctor and the humans rush out of the chamber, Mickey is knocked into the Ark by a damaged Cyberman and his hand presses against its surface. After the Daleks easily exterminate the Cybermen, the Ark is primed, steam gushing from the bottom vents, but Dalek Sec says that it needs a space of thirty square miles to activate. The Daleks begin to escort it out of the chamber.


The Doctor and Rose fix the magnetic clamps on the walls. They pull the levers, activating the breach then hold on tightly to the clamps. Outside, millions of Daleks, including the Ark, are drawn towards Torchwood Tower and are rapidly sucked into the breach as the Cybermen are also pulled upward into the sky. However, Sec initiates an "emergency temporal shift" and vanishes.
The Doctor and the humans retreat towards the stairwell. As they are running, Mickey apologises for his slip-up, but the Doctor tells him that he did them a favour because the Daleks would have otherwise tried to open the Ark by force and to do so they would have blown up the Sun.


The power lever on Rose's side begins to shift to the off-line position, threatening to abort the process. Unable to reach her lever while still holding on, Rose lets go of her clamp to do so. She pushes the lever back up and power is restored, but Rose is left clinging on as the void tries to consume her. The Doctor yells at her to hold on.
Jackie is found by two more Cybermen who lurch forward to capture her for upgrading but are shot from behind by Pete, with the Doctor, Rose and Mickey following him. Jackie and Pete see each other for the first time and have an awkward exchange as their parallel counterparts are dead. Although Pete tries to rationalise that Jackie is not really his wife, the two end up running into each other's arms and embracing.


As the last of the Daleks fall into the breach, Rose can no longer hold on and lets go, flying towards oblivion. The Doctor screams in anguish, but at the last moment, Pete materialises in front of the breach, grabs Rose, and vanishes again. The breach ripples, and seals itself. On the parallel world, Rose beats the wall, sobbing hysterically as Pete notes that his device no longer works. On both sides of the breach, the Doctor and Rose lean against the wall, resting their cheeks against it for a moment as if sensing the other's presence. The Doctor then walks away sadly, alone.
[[File:Genesis_Ark_opened.jpg|thumb|left|The Genesis Ark's prisoners are released.]]
The Daleks and the Ark move into the Torchwood storage area, battling another force of Cybermen. Some human soldiers break in and add to the chaos. The Doctor stumbles into the area as well, grabbing two [[Magna-Clamp|magna-clamps]] before leaving. As the Daleks blast their way through all opposition, the new Cyber-Leader calls for reinforcements, commanding all Cybermen to report to the tower. Dalek Sec overrides the roof mechanism, and [[Hover position|elevates]] upward with the Ark. As the Doctor and the others watch, the Ark opens above London and starts spinning, disgorging Dalek after Dalek. The Doctor realises that the "Time Lord science" Dalek Sec referred to was the fact that the Ark is bigger inside than outside: the Ark is a prison ship, containing millions of Daleks. As hundreds of Daleks line up in aerial formation, an army of Cybermen marches through the street. The Cybermen deploy their wrist blasters and begin firing on the Daleks. The Daleks and Cybermen soon begin fighting on a global scale, with the human race caught in the crossfire.


Some time later, Rose has a dream where she hears the Doctor's voice calling her. Rose, Jackie, Pete and Mickey follow the voice to fifty miles outside [[Bergen]], [[Norway]], on the coastline of [[Dålig Ulv Stranden]] — Bad Wolf Bay. There, an image of the Doctor appears; he tells her that he found the last of the breaches, and is transmitting the signal by using the TARDIS to harness the power of a supernova, commenting that he is burning up a sun to say good-bye. Rose tells him that he looks like a ghost, and the Doctor increases the image of himself to maximum projection — making it look as if he is really standing there, but he regretfully tells Rose that he is still just an image, and that she cannot touch him. With only two minutes left, the two share their final farewell. Rose tells the Doctor that her mother is three months pregnant. At first, Rose jokes that she is now back working as a shop girl, but then reveals that she is with the parallel Torchwood, which has re-opened, as they could use her expertise with aliens. The Doctor smiles proudly and says, "Rose Tyler: Defender of the Earth."
[[File:Void stuff.jpg|thumb|The Doctor explains "[[Void stuff]]".]]
Pete believes the situation to be hopeless, and prepares to escape back to his world while offering to take Jackie along with him. The Doctor, however, is more optimistic. Wearing his 3-D glasses, he explains that it allows him to see that everything that has crossed the Void between universes has picked up background radiation from it: "[[Void stuff]]". Since the Daleks and Cybermen have been hiding in the Void, they will be saturated in it and will be pulled back into the Void if he re-opens the rift, which will then collapse in on itself and seal the breach between worlds.


The Doctor tells Rose that she is officially listed among those that died on that day. Rose tearfully asks the Doctor if she will ever see him again, and the Doctor replies regretfully, "You can't." Breaking down, Rose asks what the Doctor will do, and he says he will go on, alone. Weeping, Rose tells the Doctor she loves him. As it is his last chance to do so, he begins to reply, "Rose Tyler..." but his image fades. Rose, still in tears, turns and runs back into Jackie's arms.
Rose, however, points out that they are covered in "Void stuff" too. The Doctor explains that he will open the breach here, but if Rose and the others go back to Pete's world, they will be safe. The Doctor will hang on to the magnetic clamps so he will not be pulled in. Rose realises that if the breach seals she will never be able to return and refuses to leave the Doctor despite the prospect of never seeing her mother again. While Rose and Jackie argue about who is leaving, the Doctor and Pete slip the devices around their necks and Pete transports them all across. However, Rose reactivates her device and returns, telling the Doctor she will never leave him. Pete stops Jackie from returning too, telling her that every time they cross the breach, it damages both worlds.


In the TARDIS, the Doctor stands for a minute, lips still parted. about to mouth the word 'I' a single tear rolls down each cheek. He regrettably starts to work the console. Suddenly, he looks up to see a woman in a wedding dress standing in the console room. Dumbfounded, all the Doctor can repeat is "What?" as the bride demands sharply that he tell her where she is...
Rose sets all the coordinates on the Void controls to six on the Doctor's instructions. As the Cybermen climb the stairs intending to use the breach to retreat to and retake Pete's world, they are met by a Cyberman with a female-sounding voice, that of Yvonne Hartman. She declares that they shall not pass and shoots them with an energy rifle. As she repeats that she did her duty for Queen and country, a tear of oil leaks from the duct below her left eye.


==Cast==
The Doctor and Rose fix the magnetic clamps on the walls. When they open the breach, Dalek Sec senses the breach is active, [[deduce]]s that the Doctor is behind it, and sends a squad of four Daleks to exterminate him. Rose and the Doctor pull the levers, activating the breach, holding on as tightly as possible to the clamps. Outside, the Daleks released from the Ark and even the Ark itself are drawn towards Torchwood Tower and are rapidly sucked into the breach. The Cybermen, still firing at the Daleks, are also pulled upward into the sky. However, Dalek Sec (along with the rest of the Cult) initiates an [[emergency temporal shift]] and escapes.
* [[Tenth Doctor | The Doctor]] - [[David Tennant]]
 
[[File:Void_vacuum.jpg|thumb|left|The Daleks and Cybermen are sucked into the Void.]]
The power lever on Rose's side begins to shift to the off-line position, threatening to abort the process while there are still Daleks left. Unable to reach her lever while still holding on, Rose lets go of her clamp to do so. She pushes the lever back up and power is restored, but Rose is left clinging on as the Void tries to consume her. The Doctor yells at her to hold on.
 
[[File:Ten_so_close_so_far.jpg|thumb|The Doctor grieves. ]]
As the last of the Daleks fall into the breach, Rose finally loses her grip, flying towards oblivion. The Doctor screams in anguish, but at the last moment, Rose is saved by Pete who materialises in front of the breach, grabs her and vanishes again. The breach ripples, and seals itself leaving Rose trapped in Pete's world. On the parallel world, Rose beats the wall, sobbing hysterically, as Pete notes that his device has stopped working. On both sides of the breach, the Doctor and Rose lean against the wall, resting their cheeks against it for a moment. The Doctor then walks away sadly, alone.
 
[[File:Badwolfbay.jpg|thumb|left|The Doctor says his goodbyes to Rose.]]
Some time later, Rose has a dream where she hears the Doctor's voice calling her. Rose, Jackie, Pete and Mickey follow the voice to a deserted beach fifty miles outside [[Bergen]], [[Norway]], on the coastline of [[Dårlig Ulv Stranden]], which roughly translated is Bad Wolf Bay. There, an image of the Doctor appears; he tells Rose that he found the last of the breaches, and is transmitting the signal by using the TARDIS to harness the power of a supernova, commenting that he is burning up a sun to say goodbye. Rose tells him that he looks like a ghost, and the Doctor increases the image of himself to maximum projection — making it look as if he is really standing there, but he regretfully tells Rose that he is still just an image, and that she cannot touch him. With only two minutes left, the two share their final farewell. Rose tells the Doctor that her mother is three months [[Pregnancy|pregnant]]. At first, Rose jokes that she is now back working as a shop girl, but then reveals that she is with the parallel Torchwood, which has re-opened, as they could use her expertise with aliens. The Doctor smiles proudly and says, "Rose Tyler: Defender of the Earth."
 
The Doctor tells Rose that she is officially dead back home; the battle may have lasted less than a day, but so many died that anyone missing is assumed dead, fulfilling the words of the Beast that Rose would die in battle. Rose tearfully asks the Doctor if she will ever see him again, and the Doctor replies regretfully, "You can't." Breaking down, Rose asks what the Doctor will do, and he says he will go on, alone. Weeping, Rose tells the Doctor she loves him. As it is his last chance to do so, he begins to reply, "Rose Tyler..." but his image fades. Rose, still in tears, turns and runs back into Jackie's arms.
 
[[File:Mysterious_bride.jpg|thumb|[[Donna Noble|A mysterious bride]] appears.]]
In the TARDIS, the Doctor stands for a minute, lips still parted, and a single tear rolls down each cheek. He takes a deep breath to regain his composure and regretfully starts to work the console again. Suddenly, he looks up to see [[Donna Noble|a woman]] in a [[wedding dress]] standing in the console room. Dumbfounded, all the Doctor can repeat is, "What?", as the bride demands sharply that he tell her where she is and "what the hell" the place is...
 
== Cast ==
* [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[David Tennant]]
* [[Rose Tyler]] - [[Billie Piper]]
* [[Rose Tyler]] - [[Billie Piper]]
* [[Jackie Tyler]] - [[Camille Coduri]]
* [[Mickey Smith]] - [[Noel Clarke]]
* [[Mickey Smith]] - [[Noel Clarke]]
* [[Jackie Tyler]] - [[Camille Coduri]]
* [[Peter Tyler (Pete's World)|Pete Tyler]] - [[Shaun Dingwall]]
* [[Pete Tyler]] - [[Shaun Dingwall]]
* [[Jake Simmonds]] - [[Andrew Hayden-Smith]]
* [[Jake Simmonds]] - [[Andrew Hayden-Smith]]
* [[Yvonne Hartman]] - [[Tracy Ann Oberman]]
* [[Yvonne Hartman]] - [[Tracy-Ann Oberman]]
* Dr. [[Rajesh Singh]] - [[Raji James]]
* [[Rajesh Singh|Dr Rajesh Singh]] - [[Raji James]]
* Police Commissioner - [[David Warwick]]
* [[Cyber-Leader|Cyber Leader]] - [[Paul Kasey]]
* Dalek & Cybermen Voices - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* [[Dalek]]/[[Cyberman|Cybermen]] Voices - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* [[Donna Noble|The Bride]] - [[Catherine Tate]]
* [[Dalek Operator]]s - [[Barnaby Edwards]], [[Nicholas Pegg]], [[Stuart Crossman]], [[Anthony Spargo]], [[Dan Barratt]], [[David Hankinson]]
* Minor characters - [[Takako Akashi]], [[Hajaz Akram]], [[Maddi Cryer]], [[Anthony Debaeck]], [[Paul Fields]], [[Kyoko Morita]], [[Andrew Ufondu]]
: and introducing [[Catherine Tate]] as [[Donna Noble|the Bride]]
 
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* Cyberman - [[Jon Davey]]<ref>http://www.jondavey.com/acting.php</ref>
 
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== Worldbuilding ==
* There are [[5000000 (number)|5,000,000]] Cybermen.
* Cyber Leader One wants to remove [[sex]], [[social class]], [[colour]], and [[creed]].
* The Doctor refers to himself and Rose's pairing as [[Hope and Glory]], [[Mutt and Jeff]], [[Shiver and Shake]].
 
=== Daleks ===
* [[Dalek Sec]] is leader of the [[Cult of Skaro]]. The other members are [[Dalek Caan]], [[Dalek Thay]] and [[Dalek Jast]].
* The Cult perform an emergency [[temporal shift]].
* The Daleks use [[rel]]s to measure time.
* The imprisoned [[Dalek]]s are freed from the [[Genesis Ark]].


==Crew==
=== Species ===
''to be added''
* The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] attempt to negotiate with the [[Dalek]]s.


==References==
=== Gallifreyan artefacts ===
* The [[Daleks]] come out of their [[void ship]].
:* They are revealed to be the [[Cult of Skaro]].
* The [[Genesis Ark]] can only be opened by a [[time travel]]ler.
* The [[Genesis Ark]] can only be opened by a [[time travel]]ler.
*The Daleks use [[rel]]s to measure time.


* The events of this episode come to be known as ''[[Battle of Canary Wharf]]''.
=== Conflicts ===
* The events of this episode come to be known as the [[Battle of Canary Wharf]].
* The Doctor states he was on the front lines at the [[Fall of Arcadia]], and that he may one day "[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|come to terms with that]]".


* [[Adeola Oshodi]] appears and dies, her cousin [[Martha Jones]] later joins the Doctor.
=== Individuals ===
* [[Harriet Jones (Pete's World)|Harriet Jones]] is President in the [[Pete's World|alternate Earth London]].
* [[Rose Tyler]] now calls the [[Pete's World|parallel Earth]]'s [[Pete Tyler (Pete's World)|Pete Tyler]] "Dad".
* Jake gives instructions to [[Chrissie (Doomsday)|Chrissie]], another member of [[the Preachers]].


* The Doctor states he was on the front lines when [[Arcadia]] fell.
=== Bad Wolf ===
* The Doctor and Rose say their final goodbyes at [[Dårlig Ulv Stranden]], which translates as [[Bad Wolf meme|Bad Wolf]] Bay.


* [[Harriet Jones]] is President in the [[Pete's World | alternate Earth (London)]].
=== Influences ===


* The Doctor and Rose say their final goodbyes at [[Dålig Ulv Stranden]] which translates as [[Bad Wolf Bay]].
* Some elements of the story were inspired by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Pullman Philip Pullman]'s ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Dark_Materials His Dark Materials]'' trilogy. Pullman was "flattered" by the references in the episode, and compared [[Russell T Davies]]' actions to his own practice of referencing works.


==Story Notes==
== Story notes ==
* Julie Gardner, Executive producer for the new series, said that the Doctor was going to "say it back".
* This is the final episode where the control room of the TARDIS is dimly lit.
* Besides resonating throughout Series 3 and into Series 4, the events of Doomsday, or specifically Rose's fate, would be referenced in two original songs related to the series: the extended version of "[[Song for Ten]]" recorded for the Series 1 and 2 soundtrack album, and "[[Love Don't Roam]]", which would be introduced during the next episode, ''[[The Runaway Bride]]''.
* ''Doomsday'' and the 2006 World Cup finale aired in the same week. ''[[Radio Times]]'' did variant covers of a team of a Cybermen and a team of Daleks on a football pitch, the lead holding a football.
* According to commentaries and discussion on the Series 2 DVD release, secrecy was very tight surrounding the filming of the two final scenes of the episode. According to Tennant and Davies, only Tennant and Piper were given the script for their farewell scene in advance, with the director receiving his copy soon before filming. According to Tennant, the filming of the Catherine Tate cameo was a rare example of a surprise being kept without getting spoiled; the scene was shot with minimal crew while the rest of the production team were having their wrap party.
* [[Julie Gardner]], the executive producer for the new series, said that the Doctor was going to "say it back"; he gets another chance in'' [[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]''.
* Besides resonating throughout Series 3 and into Series 4, the events of ''Doomsday'', or specifically Rose's fate, would be referenced in two original songs related to the series: the extended version of "[[Song for Ten]]" recorded for the Series 1 and 2 soundtrack album, and "[[Love Don't Roam]]", which would be introduced during the next episode, ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]''. There is also an oblique reference to Rose in the song "[[The Stowaway]]" from ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]] ''- a lyric states the singer will see their lover "next Christmas." This would technically come to pass, chronologically speaking, in part 2 of ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', a story set primarily on Christmas day 2009 - a year after the events of ''Voyage of the Damned'' - though the Doctor would in fact see Rose only briefly in scenes set on January 1, 2005.
* The music that plays after Rose is sealed in Pete's Universe (titled ''Doomsday'') is the same music heard when the [[Ninth Doctor]] first shows Rose [[the TARDIS]] in ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''.
* The music that plays during the Doctor and Rose cry over their tragic farewell is ''The Lone Dalek'' which played during the death scene of the [[Metaltron]] Dalek on ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', and also on some scenes of [[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|''The Impossible Planet'']]''/[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]].''
* This is the only finale in the revived series written by [[Russell T Davies]] that features the [[Tenth Doctor]] but not [[Captain Jack Harkness]].
* According to commentaries and discussion on the Series 2 DVD release, secrecy was very tight surrounding the filming of the two final scenes of the episode. According to [[David Tennant]] and [[Russell T Davies]], only Tennant and [[Billie Piper]] were given the script for their farewell scene in advance, with the director receiving his copy soon before filming. According to Tennant, the filming of the [[Catherine Tate]] cameo was a rare example of a surprise being kept without getting spoiled; the scene was shot with minimal crew while the rest of the production team were having their wrap party. As such, the Tate scenes were actually shot long after the Doctor and Rose's farewell scene, which was filmed during an earlier production block.
[[File:Doctor Who will return at Christmas in The Runaway Bride.jpg|thumb|right]]
* As the last episode of the series, there is no "Next Time" trailer at the end of the episode, merely a message that "Doctor Who will return at Christmas in ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]''".
* At this point, Tate's character is identified only as "The Bride". She wouldn't be officially identified by the name [[Donna Noble]] until months later as publicity for the Christmas special began to circulate.
* At this point, Tate's character is identified only as "The Bride". She wouldn't be officially identified by the name [[Donna Noble]] until months later as publicity for the Christmas special began to circulate.
* This is so far the only time since the series revival that the Doctor, rather than his companion has saved the world. In [[The Parting of the Ways]], Rose single handedly destroyed the Daleks. In [[Last of the Time Lords]], [[Martha Jones|Martha]] is responsible for the downfall of [[the Master]] and saving the world. In [[Journey's End]], [[Donna Noble|Donna]] leads the two Doctors to save the universe.
* ''Army of Ghosts/Doomsday'' is the only multi-part series finale written by [[Russell T Davies]] not to feature a regeneration scene. [[Ninth Doctor|The Ninth Doctor]] regenerates in ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'', the Master regenerates in ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', the Tenth Doctor almost regenerates in ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]/[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', and then does so for real in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''.
 
* This story is marked by one of the few attempts in the television series, modern or classic, to introduce humorous elements to the [[Dalek]]s; Dalek Sec is uncharacteristically witty for a Dalek, a fact explained in-universe by the special status of the Cult of Skaro. It tells the Cyberleader, "You are superior to us in only one respect...you are better at dying". There are also further comical dialogue between Daleks and a Cybermen throughout the episode. Other examples of humour in Dalek stories can be found in ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' and ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]''.
** The episode also introduces some humorous elements to the Cybermen - when the Cybermen state that the design of the Daleks is "inelegant", and the Daleks respond that they have no concept of elegance, the Cyberman drily responds with, "This is obvious."
* The Doctor tells Rose to set all the coordinates to "6". This would be "666", or the number of the Beast. This further correlated to the story as sending the Dalek and Cybermen to "hell", which is what some people call the Void.
* The reference to Harriet Jones leading a golden age in the parallel world directly correlates to the Doctor's [[World War Three (TV story)|earlier prediction]] of Harriet Jones leading three successive terms as a leader in Britain's Golden Age. Further, the Doctor warning to keep an eye on her references her involvement in ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]''.
* During the December 17th, 2014 livecast on the Twitch channel TheAdiposeTV promoting the introduction of [[Big Finish Productions]] character [[Charley Pollard]] in the game ''[[Legacy (video game)|Doctor Who: Legacy]]'', [[Nicholas Briggs]], doing a guest interview via Skype, revealed that he disagreed with the way one of Dalek Sec's opening lines was portrayed. In its original form, Briggs thought it sounded as though Sec was asking something to another Dalek, but then answering his own question. He asked episode director [[Graeme Harper]] if they could split it into two lines, have Sec turn to the Gold Dalek and ask the question. Nicholas went on to say Graeme agreed, but they had to get special permission to change the script.
* The concept of the Daleks and Cybermen appearing together on screen is not new; in December 1967, the BBC approached [[Terry Nation]] to have both races in a serial, but Nation vetoed this idea. The concept came to [[Russell T Davies]] while mapping out the 2006 series: the story would both serve to resurrect the popular Daleks and provide a suitable exit for Rose.
* [[Russell T Davies]] told the press Rose was gone for good. He told [[Billie Piper]], "See you in two years".
* One expensive sequence removed from the script at the development stage involved the Doctor and Rose ascending to the top of Torchwood Tower in the Jathaa Sun Glider (described as a "space canoe") mentioned in the previous episode; this was replaced with the much simpler moment of Jake summoning them into the lift. More specifically, the money was needed to pay for the beast at the end of ''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'', which otherwise might have been represented as a child. Also, crashing into the top floor of a skyscraper within five years of [[9/11]] might have given the wrong image.
* Dalek Jast was originally named Rabe. This was changed because it sounded too much like Ray. (This was quite a late change, as the original name still appeared on some merchandise).
* An item of discussion between the production staff was over who would rescue Rose; [[Russell T Davies]] and [[Julie Gardner]] wanted Pete to rescue her, while [[Noel Clarke]] and [[Phil Collinson]] wanted Mickey. The role was ultimately given to Pete, to emphasise that he had accepted Rose as a surrogate daughter.
* Killing Rose off was never an option, as [[Russell T Davies]] felt that it went against the show's optimistic worldview. Therefore, he concluded that it would take a calamity of cosmic proportions to separate her from the Doctor.
* The notion of the Genesis Ark needing to be activated by a time traveller was devised to give the Daleks a reason to keep Rose and Mickey alive for so long at the start of Doomsday. [[Russell T Davies]] also thought that it provided an implicit motive for the Daleks to emerge in twenty-first-century London, since it was a likely time and place to find the Doctor or one of his associates. He decided against stating this outright, however, since it would pile too much grief upon the Doctor in what was already a tragic story, implicating him in the many deaths.
* It was production designer [[Edward Thomas]] who encouraged the application of a black livery for Sec, recalling other Black Daleks in positions of command dating back to ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''.
* Sec played by the original Dalek casing from ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', suitably repainted. Thay and Jast were the additional Daleks built for ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]/[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'', while Caan was a new construction.
* [[Russell T Davies]] indicated that the Cyber Leaders should have black handles on their helmets -- another design element which was in keeping with tradition.
* This was the last episode to be filmed at Unit Q2 in [[Newport]]. After the break between seasons the series relocated to a dedicated studio home at Upper Boat, near [[Pontypridd]].
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===Ratings===
=== Myths ===
* 8.22 million
* Several newspapers reported that the character of [[Adeola Oshodi]], played by [[Freema Agyeman]], would join the Doctor as his new companion at the end of the episode. ''This was only partially correct; Agyeman did indeed become the Doctor's next companion but as the new character of [[Martha Jones]], who debuted two episodes later. However, [[Russell T Davies|Russell T. Davies]] has gone on record as saying that had he known Agyeman would prove such a perfect choice for a new companion, he would have rewritten the previous episode to have Adeola survive.''
* Rose would die because she said this was the story of how she died. ''She didn't die''.


===Myths===
=== Ratings ===
*This is the first Doctor Who episode in which both the Cybermen and Daleks appeared together. While it is true that this is the first episode in which they have ''interacted'', there have been several episodes in which Cybermen and Daleks have appeared separately, most notably ''[[The Five Doctors]]''. The [[Ninth Doctor]] found the head of a [[Mondasian Cyberman]] during the events of ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', and the Doctor conjured up images of both Cybermen and Daleks during his trial before the [[Time Lords]] in ''[[The War Games]]''.
* 8.22 million (UK final)<ref>[http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/info.php?detail=ratings&start=100&type=date&order= Doctor Who - consolidated ratings]</ref>


===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors===
=== Production errors ===
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* As the Cyber-Leader announces that unknown technology has been detected in the Sphere Chamber, the Cybus Industries logo on its chest, and some signs on the nearby wall, are printed backwards; revealing a flipped shot.
* When Rose answers her phone as the Doctor is calling her, the display on the phone indicates that the call has been connected for 56 seconds.
* When the Dalek shoots the Cybermen for proposing an alliance, the dead Cybermen land on a black floor close to the Dalek. In the shots before the ground was beige and the Dalek was further away (this is due to pre-filmed footage from the fight in the sphere room being used flipped).
* Thay, Jast and Caan's recognition codes switch between shots.
* The fires outside London are not present when the Daleks fly out of the Genesis Ark.
* The fires outside London are not present when the Daleks fly out of the Genesis Ark.
*We see the Daleks tumbling into the Void, but why don't we see the Cybermen flying into the Void with the Daleks? '''that was 10 or so out of 5 million'''
* In the ending scene after the Doctor has faded and Rose is hugging her mum, if you look at the back wheel of the [[jeep]] in the background a foot steps out from behind the wheel and then steps back.
:''The Daleks came through the main breach, but the Cybermen came through the cracks, thus, they returned the same way they came. Also there was one scene of cybermen being sucked into the air''
* Although great pains were taken to keep David Tennant's hair from blowing in the wind during the last scene since he's supposed to just be a projection, you can still see his hair moving slightly. Also, the projection's hair does not match his hair in the TARDIS.
*When Rose was about to fall in when Pete rescued her, wouldn't he have been sucked in? He can't have been that quick to teleport. Also, how would he have known when and where to teleport to grab her or that she even needed saving? '' The void needed one more person to get through it and it was minutes away from shutdown so the energy causing the void to run was weakening thereby letting only Daleks get through and maybe the void was also open on the other side as well.''
* When the Daleks shout, "Exterminate" when they burst through some doors to fight forces of Cybermen, their lights do not flash when they speak.
*The TARDIS has also travelled through the Void, but wasn't affected when the Daleks and the Cybermen got sucked in. ''Either it could only be affected by living things and it was non-living (except the Genesis Ark), it was too large, even larger than the Genesis Ark,  the void only sucked in recent people who visited the parallel or it had some sort of device inside it to prevent it being sucked in.'' Ah, but the Doctor once said TARDISs are grown, not built. This sounds like the TARDIS is alive similar to a plant. ''Crystals can be grown, doesn't mean that they're alive. Also, we know the TARDIS can fly -- see, for example, [[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]''. It's also been given instructions on how to deal with emergency situations, like locking onto the nearest gravity center in [[DW]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]''. It's possible that in the event of some force trying to suck it somewhere, the TARDIS is programmed to brace itself and keep from moving.''
* When Yvonne as a Cyberman weeps a tear of oil while killing the Cybermen on the stairs, the right eye of the actor portraying Yvonne/Cyberman can be clearly seen through the right eye lens of the Cyberman. ''In episodes such as [[Cyberwoman (TV story)|Cyberwoman]] and [[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]] we can see that when a conversion is done quickly or improperly, certain elements of the human body may remain.''
* Dalek Sec's "Dalek bumps" were silver when in the sky, but should be black. ''(perhaps they ARE silver but just seem to be black in the darker environment of [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood Tower]]) ''Not possible, when Sec is flying through the roof in to the sky and activating Genesis Ark, it was clearly seen that his hemispheres were black.
* When the Daleks identify their names, Dalek "Thay" says his name at the start, but it is actually Dalek "Jast"; in the shots before this part you clearly see that "Thay" is behind "Sec", so if it was the real names it would be, "I am Dalek Jast, Dalek Sec, Dalek Jast, Dalek Caan".
*The Teleports only carry one so how is Pete able to save Rose by teleporting him and her out with just one teleport? ''Pete teleports the Doctor and everyone else when he put a teleport around the Doctor's neck, so he either put another teleport on Rose or she still had hers on'' Rose removed her teleport just prior to the Doctor opening the void. Pete has one around his neck and one in his hand when he comes through the void.
* Despite both Daleks and Cybermen being shown getting pulled towards the Void from various parts of the world after opening the breach, only Daleks can be seen being pulled into the Void.
*How can Dalek Sec use an "emergency temporal shift" to transport himself to another place even though he crossed the void and didn't get sucked in when it was reactivated; he could've got sucked in if it chose someplace else? '''Temporal' means time. He traveled to another time, in the future or past, when the void is not open; specifically, [[Daleks in Manhattan|Manhattan in 1930]].''
* At one point in the battle between the Daleks, Cybermen, Torchwood and the Preachers, a Dalek fires, narrowly missing a Preacher standing up and hitting a CGI Cyberman whose hand lands on the crouching Preacher. As it falls, being CGI, it causes no effect on the Preacher.
*How can the Doctor influence Rose's dreams from another universe? ''The Doctor knew how to communicate with Rose via supernova. It's conceivable that the "influence" could have been earlier attempts by the Doctor to reach her. Also, given that the Doctor is mildly telepathic, he could have been trying to contact her with a combination of telepathy and technology, which could then manifest into dreams.''
* When Mickey asks Rose why the Cult of Skaro are keeping them alive, her response - "They might need me" - does not match her lip movements and was clearly looped in during post-production by a different actor.
*Why didn't the Doctor already have full knowledge of an alternate universe? He's [[Inferno|already been to one]].''(It may -and probably is- be a different universe to that of Inferno.)''
* In some close ups of Dalek Sec he is bronze. This is due to stock footage from [[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]] of [[Metaltron]] being used. In some shots it is digitally altered to be black.
''[[Pete's World]] is a parallel universe, not an alternate timeline.''
* Catherine Tate receives an introductory credit for playing "the Bride". It is the only time such a credit is used for a character other than the Doctor.
*In the scene were Dalek Thay killed 2 Cybermen, one Cyberman fell next to Dalek Thay. It should have fallen several feet away from him.
*If the Doctor can speak so many languages, why doesn't he understand the Norwegian name of the beach on which he talks to Rose?(''It has been shown that when someone already affected by the telepathy circuits speaks in a foreign language it doesn't translate, during the fires of pompeii when Donna speaks Latin. Also, names aren't usually translated by convention anyway: Stalingrad ("Stalin City"), Oktoberfest ("October celebration"), Los Angeles ("The Angels")...)''
*''Dålig Ulv Stranden'' actually translates into ''The Bad Wolf Beach'', with the definite article belonging to the word ''Beach'' also, "Dålig" does not meen bad as in evil, but bad as in "Bad judgement". (''How is Rose supposed to know that?'')
*Dalek Thay, Jast, and Caan's "dog tags" keep on switching throughout the episode. ''How can you know this when all the Daleks look the same?''Because when dalek thay (when dalek sec is talking to him) turns his head while turning his tag changes.
*Just after the theme tune [[Rose]] appears to be screaming 'garlics' instead of '[[Daleks]].' ''She has a slight lisp''
*When Jake blows up the Cyber controler, his head blows off. But when he trys it with the other Cyber men they just fall to the ground.''(a shot to the head may cause it to blow up but anywhere else simply kills the cybermen)''
* Why does the Cyber-Leader think [[Dalek]] and Cyber technology is compatible? How and why does he/her/it know this? ''The Cyber-Leader may have been able to scan the Dalek and realize that it was an organic being in a metal shell, thus making the Daleks 'compatable'. Also, the Cyber definition of 'compatible' could just be 'not something we need to destroy right now.'''
* In the ending scene after the Doctor has faded and Rose is hugging her mom, if you look at the back wheel of the jeep in the background a foot steps out from behind the wheel and then steps back.
* Although great pains were taken to keep David Tennant's hair from blowing in the wind during the last scene (since he's supposed to only be a projection), you can still see his hair moving slightly. ''Maybe the TARDIS has a ventilation system, and he was standing next to an air vent.''
*How can cyber-yvonne shed a tear if she has no tear no way of doing so?
 
==Continuity==
* [[Arcadia]] is mentioned in ''[[NA]]:'' [[Deceit]].
* Several companions have departed in Dalek stories; [[Susan]] ([[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]), [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]] ([[The Chase]]) and [[Tegan Jovanka]] ([[Resurrection of the Daleks]]).
* There is a flashback sequence to the basement of [[Henry van Statten]]. ([[Dalek (TV story) | Dalek]])
* Rose refers to the events of [[The Parting of the Ways]].
* The Cult of Skaro returns in [[Daleks in Manhattan]].
* [[Donna Noble]] (known as the Bride in the credits) appears at the end of this story, leading straight into [[The Runaway Bride]].
*''[[TW]]:'' [[Cyberwoman]] features a partially cyberconverted person who escape the events of this episode.
* When Pete Tyler takes the Doctor to see his world, he mentions several things that could be vital to the plot of Series 4 : Harriet Jones is President in that world, "Who's President now?". "A woman named Harriet Jones". "I'd keep an eye on her!" The reference to Harriet Jones leading a golden age in the parallel world directly correlates to the Doctor's earlier prediction of Harriet Jones leading 3 successive terms as a leader in Britain's Golden Age. However, in the main universe the Doctor chose to cause the downfall of Harriet Jones, leading to her eventual end in the Stolen Earth. The breech has also caused the climate to go out of control, "Temperatures have risen two degrees in the past six months. The ice caps are melting. They're saying all this is gonna be flooded. That's not just global warming is it?"
* The Doctor's reaction to the Bride's arrival marked the first time he was shown exclaiming "What? What? What?", something he would do again in ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'' and ''[[Time Crash]]'' (plus associated reprises).


==DVD Releases==
== Continuity ==
* This episode was released as a 'vanilla DVD' together with [[Army of Ghosts]] and [[Fear Her]] on 25th of September 2006.
* The [[Tenth Doctor]] mentions that he was present at the [[Fall of Arcadia]]. Ironically, his incarnation would get to be present for the battle in spirit while it was underway. The instance took place after being made to revisit it through a projection cast by [[the Moment]], once it had let him back into the Time War by using its immense powers to breach the [[time lock]] he had placed on its events in a previous incarnation. Through this, the Tenth Doctor's statement became literally true. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')
* This was also released as part of the Season 2 boxed set.
* The Doctor mentions how a Dalek screams. His [[Ninth Doctor|ninth incarnation]] previously made the [[Metaltron]] Dalek scream by torturing it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'')
* The Doctor wears his [[3D glasses]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'')
* Several companions have departed in Dalek stories: [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') and [[Tegan Jovanka]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')
* [[Adric]] also departed in a Cyberman story. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'')
* There is a flashback sequence to the events of [[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', displaying how Rose touched a Dalek.
* Rose refers to the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'', specifically how she killed the [[Dalek Emperor (The Parting of the Ways)|Dalek Emperor]].
* Daleks and Cybermen would later appear together in [[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]''. Coincidentally they do form an [[Pandorica Alliance|alliance]] in ''The Pandorica Opens'' despite refusing to in this episode, and have entered an alliance in the past in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ultimate Adventure (audio story)|The Ultimate Adventure]]''.
* [[Dalek Sec]] comments on the war that they had declared on the Cybermen, "This isn't war; this is pest control!" mirroring [[Sontaran]] [[Commander]] [[Skorr]]'s comment, "This isn't war; this is sport!" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'')
* Dalek Sec says "we would destroy the Cybermen with one Dalek", which is reminiscent of what another Dalek once said to [[Mavic Chen]]: "One Dalek is capable of exterminating all!" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'')
* The Daleks deduce what the Cybermen are by noticing their similarities with the variants in their universe. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', et al.)
* The Cybus Cybermen being destroyed by bazookas mirrors that done to members of the [[Early CyberFaction]] during their [[Cyberman invasion of Earth (The Invasion)|1970's invasion]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]])''
* Off-screen during this conflict, Torchwood One operative [[Lisa Hallett]] is captured by the Cybermen and partially cyber-converted, but another operative, her boyfriend [[Ianto Jones]], rescues her and flees the Battle of Canary Wharf. Left without elsewhere to go, he will later try to re-establish his roots with the Torchwood organisation in [[Cardiff]] by attempting to win favour with [[Torchwood Three]] leader [[Jack Harkness]]. Eventually, he proves his worth and Jack takes him in. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'') However, though Ianto cares dearly for this new team, he will secretly harbour his girlfriend in Torchwood Three's base, hoping her conversion can be undone. This pans out tragically when Lisa fully activates as a Cyberwoman. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cyberwoman (TV story)|Cyberwoman]]'')
* When Cyber Leader One addresses the world he says, "You will become like us". This is not dissimilar to a line spoken by the [[CyberTelosian|Telosian]] [[Cyber-Controller (The Tomb of the Cybermen)|Cyber Controller]] and a partially cyber-converted [[Nicola Savage]]: "You will be like us". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]; [[WC]]: [[Real Time (webcast)|Real Time]], [[AUDIO]]: [[Real Time (audio story)|Real Time]])'')
* When the [[Tenth Doctor]] sends Rose to Pete's World, she says, "He's not doing that to me again," referring to when the [[Ninth Doctor]] sent her on a one-way trip home to protect her, before returning. After later being trapped in Pete's World, Rose tearfully and hopelessly screams, "Take me back! Take me back!" the same words she used when the TARDIS had been taking her home. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'')
* The Doctor mentions being at Pete and Jackie's wedding and how Pete fumbled her name. ([[TV]]: ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]'')
* Pete Tyler mentions how his wife died. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'')
* While only [[Dalek Sec]] is shown to use an [[emergency temporal shift]] to escape, it's later revealed the whole [[Cult of Skaro]] escaped in this manner. They later return as the main enemies of the [[series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 3]] story ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]/[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]''. The Cult of Skaro storyline presumably concludes in ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'' with the apparent death of [[Dalek Caan]]; but these events lead to the Daleks rebirth in ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]''.
* The Doctor mentions that the [[Eternal]]s called the void "the Howling". ([[TV]]: ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'')


==See Also==
== DVD releases ==
''to be added''
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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-2-boxset.jpg|The Complete [[Series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series Two]] DVD box-set
File:Bbcdvd-ns-2-5.jpg|thumb|Series 2: Part 5 DVD cover
File:The Cybermen Collection.jpg|thumb|The Cybermen Collection
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
</gallery>


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* This episode was released as a "vanilla DVD" together with ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'' and ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'' on [[25 September (releases)|25 September]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]].
* [http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=2006-12 Outpost Gallifrey page]
* This episode was also released as part of the Season 2 box set. Due to scheduling decisions made by the show's Canadian broadcaster, the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]], the North American release of the box set occurred several days before ''Doomsday'' was broadcast in that country.
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_tv21.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of ''Doomsday'']
* [http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/9Z.php The Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide to ''Doomsday'']
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Doomsday was the thirteenth and final episode of series two of Doctor Who.

It was the final regular appearance of Billie Piper as Rose Tyler and introduced Catherine Tate as the future companion Donna Noble in its closing moments.

Narratively, the destruction of Torchwood London seeded the way for the spinoff Torchwood, where Torchwood Three eventually became all that remained of the Institute. The Cult of Skaro escapes at the climax of this episode, starting a string of Dalek stories which eventually concluded with the reestablishment of the Daleks as a race beyond survivors of the Time War in Victory of the Daleks, four years later.

Tardisode 13 occurs during the events of this episode, when the battle reaches a climax. It is the last of the Tardisode series, ending with the series 2 finale.

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

A secret order of Daleks emerge and the Cybermen from Pete's World make their way to Torchwood Tower. As the two deadly forces fight over Earth, the Tenth Doctor realises that in order to stop the threat, sacrifices will be made.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dr Singh, Mickey Smith and Rose Tyler are trapped in a sealed room within Torchwood Tower as the four Daleks (one black and three bronze) who have emerged from the void ship approach them, with a vaguely Dalek-shaped artefact following. As they cry out their intent to exterminate, Rose bellows their name which stops them in their tracks. She approaches the black Dalek and offers to tell them how she knows about the Daleks and the Time War if they keep them alive, with Mickey and Dr Singh playing along. The black Dalek decides that they are necessary and asks about the status of the artefact — which he calls the Genesis Ark. He orders the awakening to begin (with one of them proceeding to monitor the Ark) and declares that the Ark must be protected above all else. The black Dalek giving commands exudes leadership.

The Cybermen hold Jackie Tyler, Yvonne Hartman, and the Tenth Doctor hostage. The Cyber-Leader demands to speak to the world leader. Yvonne says they don't have one, to which the Cyber-Leader replies that they have now. The Cyber-Leader interrupts all television and radio to make a message in which it promises to convert all humans into Cybermen. There appear to be Cybermen in every home on Earth, and Cybermen are said to be on every landmass. However, despite the call for surrender, the British Army mobilises and soon fighting and fire have spread across the whole of London, with both sides taking losses. Watching the chaos from the window, the Cyber-Leader is confused, as he remarks that he ordered surrender, to which the Doctor angrily says that mankind is not taking instructions; the Cybermen are "on every street, you're in their homes, you've got their children! Of course, they're gonna fight!", pointing out that humanity are not going to willingly surrender the very things that make them human.

The Cult of Skaro kill Singh.

The black Dalek demands that the trio identify which is least important which Rose refuses to answer, but Dr Singh volunteers, knowing he is of no importance compared to the two time travellers. The black Dalek orders him to kneel down, saying that they need to know everything they can about current Earth history. Singh begins to respond but the Daleks say that speech is not required. Three of the Daleks place their plungers around his skull and drain his brain. A few minutes later, his mutilated corpse drops to the floor. Rose yells at the Daleks that they didn't need to kill him, but they coldly state they didn't need him alive either.

The Cybermen then notice other lifeforms in the building and send Cyber units Ten-Six-Five and Ten-Six-Six to the Void Room to investigate. At the same time, the Daleks notice lifeform readings and the black one orders one of his compatriots, addressing him as Dalek Thay, to investigate. The Cybermen and the Dalek meet in the corridor outside the Void Room. The Doctor, Jackie, Rose and Mickey can see them both through video transmissions and the Doctor is visibly horrified to see the Dalek, whose presence automatically makes the situation much worse.

The Cybermen and Daleks first meet.

The Cybermen ask that the Daleks identify themselves and the Daleks demand the same. Neither complies and there is a stand-off, which Mickey describes as "Stephen Hawking meets the Speaking Clock". The Daleks accidentally slip up when Dalek Thay says that "Daleks do not take orders", but recognise the Cybermen, comparing them to their own universe's Cybermen. The Cybermen and the Daleks exchange insults until the Cybermen offer to form an alliance with the Daleks to overtake Earth, and eventually upgrade the universe, together. The Dalek refuses and the Cybermen respond with laser fire; the Dalek shrugs off the shots and almost dismissively exterminates them both in seconds.

The Cyber-Leader contacts the Daleks and warns them that they have declared war on the Cybermen, to which the black Dalek replies, "This is not war, this is pest control!", confident that his own species could annihilate the entire Cyberman race with one member, let alone the four currently present. He then mockingly states that Cybermen are only superior in one respect; they are better at dying. One of the other Daleks then spots the Doctor on the screen, and the Daleks register him as an enemy but fail to recognise who he is exactly. The black Dalek recognises that Rose's heartbeat has increased, causing Mickey to say, "Yeah, tell me about it!" The Daleks demand to know who the man on the screen is. Rose tells them that it is the Doctor and the Daleks actually scoot back a few inches in fear, their earlier bravado vanishing. Rose notes this with clear amusement: "Five million Cybermen, easy. One Doctor? Now you're scared."

After a brief conversation with the Doctor about Rose's safety, Jackie is dragged away to be upgraded along with Yvonne Hartman. The Doctor promises he will save Jackie and get her out alive before she is taken away. The Cyber Leader comments that the Time Lord is proof of how emotions weaken humans. The Doctor agrees but then says that he quite likes hope, and in that instant, hope arrives in the form of a team with guns that destroy all Cybermen in the Breach Room. The leader of the team reveals himself to be Jake Simmonds.

In the area the Cybermen were hiding in, sparks and screams are coming from the Torchwood personnel as they are converted into Cybermen. Yvonne explains to Jackie that their brains are going to be placed in the Cybermen shells, angering Jackie who screams that Torchwood have doomed all of humankind. Yvonne is taken away, and she willingly walks into the upgrading stations to be upgraded. Shortly after, the Cybermen receive an update that the original Cyber-Leader has been killed and begin to download its files into another Cyberman unit. Jackie uses this distraction to slip away from the Cybermen and escape down a stairwell.

Meanwhile, the Doctor tells Jake that they cannot just hop from one universe to another. Jake shows the Doctor the disc-shaped devices they developed with their world's version of Torchwood, and before the Doctor can stop him, Jake transports the two of them. Jake explains that they found out what the parallel Torchwood was doing and the People's Republic took control. As the Doctor asks Jake to take him back, Pete Tyler steps out of the shadows, telling the Doctor that this is their world and for once, he is going to listen.

Dalek Thay returns to the Sphere room, suggesting that they should concentrate on the Genesis Ark before attempting to battle the Cybermen. The black Dalek orders the other Daleks to begin the awakening and all four attach the ends of their manipulator arms to four spheres which are positioned on the Ark's four sides.

Jake, Pete and the Doctor in the parallel Torchwood.

Pete and Jake explain that they tried sealing up the Cybermen in their factories, but a lot of debate surrounded this as there were arguments that they were still people and needed help. Meanwhile, the Cybermen infiltrated the parallel Torchwood, found the Doctor's universe and vanished; they realised their home world was too prepared to fight them off, but the Doctor's universe had less advanced weapons that could destroy them. Their sending their five million strong army all over at once is why it took them three years to cross while individuals could pop across in a second.

Mickey reveals to Rose that he has one of the dimension-jumping devices, but it can only transport him, saying the Daleks won't need him or Rose. Rose proceeds to wonder aloud why the Daleks would build something they couldn't open (having realised that the Daleks need a time-traveller's touch to open the Ark). The black Dalek, having overheard the conversation, declares that the Daleks did not build the Ark, stating it is of Time Lord design, claiming the Ark is the last remnant of Time Lord society (other than the Doctor and the TARDIS). When Rose asks what is inside, the Dalek only replies enigmatically, "The future."

Pete shows off his world, where Great Britain is apparently enjoying a Golden Age, and where Harriet Jones is President. However, ambient temperatures are rising and the ice caps are melting. Pete correctly surmises that it has to do with the breach; the Doctor confirms that every time someone crosses over damage is done, and if it keeps up both worlds will fall into the Void. Pete believes the Doctor can close the breach, but when the Doctor says that doing so will leave the Cybermen and Daleks on his world, Pete replies that he is only interested in protecting his Earth. The Doctor points out there is a parallel Jackie who is still alive but Pete says that there are more important things at stake and asks the Doctor to help them. Revitalised by Pete's faith in him, the Doctor agrees to help.

The Doctor, Pete and Jake cross back. The Doctor calls up Jackie on her mobile phone, telling her to keep a low profile in the stairwell. The Doctor takes Jake's rifle and modifies it so it can affect polycarbide, the skin of a Dalek. He then surrenders a "very good idea" unto the Cybermen (using a piece of white A4 paper on a stick in place of a little white flag) and the two sides agree to work together.

The black Dalek demands that Rose activate the Ark, threatening Mickey's life. Rose steps forward to do so, but then decides to bring up how she met the Dalek Emperor. The black Dalek is astonished (as much as it can convey) to learn that the Emperor survived, but Rose gleefully recounts how she used the Time Vortex to turn him to dust. After she exclaims with delight at having destroyed the God of all Daleks, the furious Dalek is about to exterminate her for this when the Doctor appears in the doorway, which changes its priorities somewhat.

The Doctor meets the Cult of Skaro.

The black Dalek asks how the Doctor survived the Time War. The Doctor says that he did that by fighting on the front lines, whereas these Daleks fled. Rose tells the Doctor that these Daleks have names, a fact which the Daleks confirm by declaring each of their names respectively: Dalek Thay, Dalek Sec, Dalek Jast and Dalek Caan. The Doctor realises that these four Daleks are members of the Cult of Skaro, a secret order above even the Emperor. The Cult's purpose was to think as the enemy thinks, to find new ways of killing, including daring to take on individual identities. When Mickey asks the Doctor about the Genesis Ark, the Doctor replies that he doesn't know what it does; both sides had secrets.

Dalek Sec gloats that Time Lord science will ensure the supremacy of the Daleks, and orders the Doctor to open the Ark. The Doctor laughs off the suggestion and produces his sonic screwdriver. He explains that, while it cannot kill, wound or maim, it is very good for opening doors, a fact he demonstrates by using it to explosively open all the doors leading into the sphere chamber. The Cybermen enter and open fire on the Daleks using the modified energy rifles, temporarily disrupting Dalek Thay's shields and weapons and giving the Doctor and humans time to escape. However, the Daleks quickly adapt and regain control of their weapons and return fire without mercy, concentrating their attacks on the Cybermen. As the Doctor and the humans rush out of the chamber, Mickey is knocked into the Ark by a damaged Cyberman and his hand presses against its surface. After the Daleks easily exterminate the Cybermen, the Ark is primed, steam gushing from the bottom vents, but Dalek Sec says that it needs a space of thirty square miles to activate. The Daleks begin to escort it out of the chamber.

The Doctor and the humans retreat towards the stairwell. As they are running, Mickey apologises for his slip-up, but the Doctor tells him that he did them a favour because the Daleks would have otherwise tried to open the Ark by force and to do so they would have blown up the Sun.

Jackie is found by two more Cybermen who lurch forward to capture her for upgrading but are shot from behind by Pete, with the Doctor, Rose and Mickey following him. Jackie and Pete see each other for the first time and have an awkward exchange as their parallel counterparts are dead. Although Pete tries to rationalise that Jackie is not really his wife, the two end up running into each other's arms and embracing.

The Genesis Ark's prisoners are released.

The Daleks and the Ark move into the Torchwood storage area, battling another force of Cybermen. Some human soldiers break in and add to the chaos. The Doctor stumbles into the area as well, grabbing two magna-clamps before leaving. As the Daleks blast their way through all opposition, the new Cyber-Leader calls for reinforcements, commanding all Cybermen to report to the tower. Dalek Sec overrides the roof mechanism, and elevates upward with the Ark. As the Doctor and the others watch, the Ark opens above London and starts spinning, disgorging Dalek after Dalek. The Doctor realises that the "Time Lord science" Dalek Sec referred to was the fact that the Ark is bigger inside than outside: the Ark is a prison ship, containing millions of Daleks. As hundreds of Daleks line up in aerial formation, an army of Cybermen marches through the street. The Cybermen deploy their wrist blasters and begin firing on the Daleks. The Daleks and Cybermen soon begin fighting on a global scale, with the human race caught in the crossfire.

The Doctor explains "Void stuff".

Pete believes the situation to be hopeless, and prepares to escape back to his world while offering to take Jackie along with him. The Doctor, however, is more optimistic. Wearing his 3-D glasses, he explains that it allows him to see that everything that has crossed the Void between universes has picked up background radiation from it: "Void stuff". Since the Daleks and Cybermen have been hiding in the Void, they will be saturated in it and will be pulled back into the Void if he re-opens the rift, which will then collapse in on itself and seal the breach between worlds.

Rose, however, points out that they are covered in "Void stuff" too. The Doctor explains that he will open the breach here, but if Rose and the others go back to Pete's world, they will be safe. The Doctor will hang on to the magnetic clamps so he will not be pulled in. Rose realises that if the breach seals she will never be able to return and refuses to leave the Doctor despite the prospect of never seeing her mother again. While Rose and Jackie argue about who is leaving, the Doctor and Pete slip the devices around their necks and Pete transports them all across. However, Rose reactivates her device and returns, telling the Doctor she will never leave him. Pete stops Jackie from returning too, telling her that every time they cross the breach, it damages both worlds.

Rose sets all the coordinates on the Void controls to six on the Doctor's instructions. As the Cybermen climb the stairs intending to use the breach to retreat to and retake Pete's world, they are met by a Cyberman with a female-sounding voice, that of Yvonne Hartman. She declares that they shall not pass and shoots them with an energy rifle. As she repeats that she did her duty for Queen and country, a tear of oil leaks from the duct below her left eye.

The Doctor and Rose fix the magnetic clamps on the walls. When they open the breach, Dalek Sec senses the breach is active, deduces that the Doctor is behind it, and sends a squad of four Daleks to exterminate him. Rose and the Doctor pull the levers, activating the breach, holding on as tightly as possible to the clamps. Outside, the Daleks released from the Ark and even the Ark itself are drawn towards Torchwood Tower and are rapidly sucked into the breach. The Cybermen, still firing at the Daleks, are also pulled upward into the sky. However, Dalek Sec (along with the rest of the Cult) initiates an emergency temporal shift and escapes.

The Daleks and Cybermen are sucked into the Void.

The power lever on Rose's side begins to shift to the off-line position, threatening to abort the process while there are still Daleks left. Unable to reach her lever while still holding on, Rose lets go of her clamp to do so. She pushes the lever back up and power is restored, but Rose is left clinging on as the Void tries to consume her. The Doctor yells at her to hold on.

The Doctor grieves.

As the last of the Daleks fall into the breach, Rose finally loses her grip, flying towards oblivion. The Doctor screams in anguish, but at the last moment, Rose is saved by Pete who materialises in front of the breach, grabs her and vanishes again. The breach ripples, and seals itself leaving Rose trapped in Pete's world. On the parallel world, Rose beats the wall, sobbing hysterically, as Pete notes that his device has stopped working. On both sides of the breach, the Doctor and Rose lean against the wall, resting their cheeks against it for a moment. The Doctor then walks away sadly, alone.

The Doctor says his goodbyes to Rose.

Some time later, Rose has a dream where she hears the Doctor's voice calling her. Rose, Jackie, Pete and Mickey follow the voice to a deserted beach fifty miles outside Bergen, Norway, on the coastline of Dårlig Ulv Stranden, which roughly translated is Bad Wolf Bay. There, an image of the Doctor appears; he tells Rose that he found the last of the breaches, and is transmitting the signal by using the TARDIS to harness the power of a supernova, commenting that he is burning up a sun to say goodbye. Rose tells him that he looks like a ghost, and the Doctor increases the image of himself to maximum projection — making it look as if he is really standing there, but he regretfully tells Rose that he is still just an image, and that she cannot touch him. With only two minutes left, the two share their final farewell. Rose tells the Doctor that her mother is three months pregnant. At first, Rose jokes that she is now back working as a shop girl, but then reveals that she is with the parallel Torchwood, which has re-opened, as they could use her expertise with aliens. The Doctor smiles proudly and says, "Rose Tyler: Defender of the Earth."

The Doctor tells Rose that she is officially dead back home; the battle may have lasted less than a day, but so many died that anyone missing is assumed dead, fulfilling the words of the Beast that Rose would die in battle. Rose tearfully asks the Doctor if she will ever see him again, and the Doctor replies regretfully, "You can't." Breaking down, Rose asks what the Doctor will do, and he says he will go on, alone. Weeping, Rose tells the Doctor she loves him. As it is his last chance to do so, he begins to reply, "Rose Tyler..." but his image fades. Rose, still in tears, turns and runs back into Jackie's arms.

A mysterious bride appears.

In the TARDIS, the Doctor stands for a minute, lips still parted, and a single tear rolls down each cheek. He takes a deep breath to regain his composure and regretfully starts to work the console again. Suddenly, he looks up to see a woman in a wedding dress standing in the console room. Dumbfounded, all the Doctor can repeat is, "What?", as the bride demands sharply that he tell her where she is and "what the hell" the place is...

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

and introducing Catherine Tate as the Bride

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Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This is the final episode where the control room of the TARDIS is dimly lit.
  • Doomsday and the 2006 World Cup finale aired in the same week. Radio Times did variant covers of a team of a Cybermen and a team of Daleks on a football pitch, the lead holding a football.
  • Julie Gardner, the executive producer for the new series, said that the Doctor was going to "say it back"; he gets another chance in Journey's End.
  • Besides resonating throughout Series 3 and into Series 4, the events of Doomsday, or specifically Rose's fate, would be referenced in two original songs related to the series: the extended version of "Song for Ten" recorded for the Series 1 and 2 soundtrack album, and "Love Don't Roam", which would be introduced during the next episode, The Runaway Bride. There is also an oblique reference to Rose in the song "The Stowaway" from Voyage of the Damned - a lyric states the singer will see their lover "next Christmas." This would technically come to pass, chronologically speaking, in part 2 of The End of Time, a story set primarily on Christmas day 2009 - a year after the events of Voyage of the Damned - though the Doctor would in fact see Rose only briefly in scenes set on January 1, 2005.
  • The music that plays after Rose is sealed in Pete's Universe (titled Doomsday) is the same music heard when the Ninth Doctor first shows Rose the TARDIS in Rose.
  • The music that plays during the Doctor and Rose cry over their tragic farewell is The Lone Dalek which played during the death scene of the Metaltron Dalek on Dalek, and also on some scenes of The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit.
  • This is the only finale in the revived series written by Russell T Davies that features the Tenth Doctor but not Captain Jack Harkness.
  • According to commentaries and discussion on the Series 2 DVD release, secrecy was very tight surrounding the filming of the two final scenes of the episode. According to David Tennant and Russell T Davies, only Tennant and Billie Piper were given the script for their farewell scene in advance, with the director receiving his copy soon before filming. According to Tennant, the filming of the Catherine Tate cameo was a rare example of a surprise being kept without getting spoiled; the scene was shot with minimal crew while the rest of the production team were having their wrap party. As such, the Tate scenes were actually shot long after the Doctor and Rose's farewell scene, which was filmed during an earlier production block.
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  • As the last episode of the series, there is no "Next Time" trailer at the end of the episode, merely a message that "Doctor Who will return at Christmas in The Runaway Bride".
  • At this point, Tate's character is identified only as "The Bride". She wouldn't be officially identified by the name Donna Noble until months later as publicity for the Christmas special began to circulate.
  • Army of Ghosts/Doomsday is the only multi-part series finale written by Russell T Davies not to feature a regeneration scene. The Ninth Doctor regenerates in The Parting of the Ways, the Master regenerates in Utopia, the Tenth Doctor almost regenerates in The Stolen Earth/Journey's End, and then does so for real in The End of Time.
  • This story is marked by one of the few attempts in the television series, modern or classic, to introduce humorous elements to the Daleks; Dalek Sec is uncharacteristically witty for a Dalek, a fact explained in-universe by the special status of the Cult of Skaro. It tells the Cyberleader, "You are superior to us in only one respect...you are better at dying". There are also further comical dialogue between Daleks and a Cybermen throughout the episode. Other examples of humour in Dalek stories can be found in The Chase and Destiny of the Daleks.
    • The episode also introduces some humorous elements to the Cybermen - when the Cybermen state that the design of the Daleks is "inelegant", and the Daleks respond that they have no concept of elegance, the Cyberman drily responds with, "This is obvious."
  • The Doctor tells Rose to set all the coordinates to "6". This would be "666", or the number of the Beast. This further correlated to the story as sending the Dalek and Cybermen to "hell", which is what some people call the Void.
  • The reference to Harriet Jones leading a golden age in the parallel world directly correlates to the Doctor's earlier prediction of Harriet Jones leading three successive terms as a leader in Britain's Golden Age. Further, the Doctor warning to keep an eye on her references her involvement in The Christmas Invasion.
  • During the December 17th, 2014 livecast on the Twitch channel TheAdiposeTV promoting the introduction of Big Finish Productions character Charley Pollard in the game Doctor Who: Legacy, Nicholas Briggs, doing a guest interview via Skype, revealed that he disagreed with the way one of Dalek Sec's opening lines was portrayed. In its original form, Briggs thought it sounded as though Sec was asking something to another Dalek, but then answering his own question. He asked episode director Graeme Harper if they could split it into two lines, have Sec turn to the Gold Dalek and ask the question. Nicholas went on to say Graeme agreed, but they had to get special permission to change the script.
  • The concept of the Daleks and Cybermen appearing together on screen is not new; in December 1967, the BBC approached Terry Nation to have both races in a serial, but Nation vetoed this idea. The concept came to Russell T Davies while mapping out the 2006 series: the story would both serve to resurrect the popular Daleks and provide a suitable exit for Rose.
  • Russell T Davies told the press Rose was gone for good. He told Billie Piper, "See you in two years".
  • One expensive sequence removed from the script at the development stage involved the Doctor and Rose ascending to the top of Torchwood Tower in the Jathaa Sun Glider (described as a "space canoe") mentioned in the previous episode; this was replaced with the much simpler moment of Jake summoning them into the lift. More specifically, the money was needed to pay for the beast at the end of The Satan Pit, which otherwise might have been represented as a child. Also, crashing into the top floor of a skyscraper within five years of 9/11 might have given the wrong image.
  • Dalek Jast was originally named Rabe. This was changed because it sounded too much like Ray. (This was quite a late change, as the original name still appeared on some merchandise).
  • An item of discussion between the production staff was over who would rescue Rose; Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner wanted Pete to rescue her, while Noel Clarke and Phil Collinson wanted Mickey. The role was ultimately given to Pete, to emphasise that he had accepted Rose as a surrogate daughter.
  • Killing Rose off was never an option, as Russell T Davies felt that it went against the show's optimistic worldview. Therefore, he concluded that it would take a calamity of cosmic proportions to separate her from the Doctor.
  • The notion of the Genesis Ark needing to be activated by a time traveller was devised to give the Daleks a reason to keep Rose and Mickey alive for so long at the start of Doomsday. Russell T Davies also thought that it provided an implicit motive for the Daleks to emerge in twenty-first-century London, since it was a likely time and place to find the Doctor or one of his associates. He decided against stating this outright, however, since it would pile too much grief upon the Doctor in what was already a tragic story, implicating him in the many deaths.
  • It was production designer Edward Thomas who encouraged the application of a black livery for Sec, recalling other Black Daleks in positions of command dating back to The Dalek Invasion of Earth.
  • Sec played by the original Dalek casing from Dalek, suitably repainted. Thay and Jast were the additional Daleks built for Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways, while Caan was a new construction.
  • Russell T Davies indicated that the Cyber Leaders should have black handles on their helmets -- another design element which was in keeping with tradition.
  • This was the last episode to be filmed at Unit Q2 in Newport. After the break between seasons the series relocated to a dedicated studio home at Upper Boat, near Pontypridd.

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  • Several newspapers reported that the character of Adeola Oshodi, played by Freema Agyeman, would join the Doctor as his new companion at the end of the episode. This was only partially correct; Agyeman did indeed become the Doctor's next companion but as the new character of Martha Jones, who debuted two episodes later. However, Russell T. Davies has gone on record as saying that had he known Agyeman would prove such a perfect choice for a new companion, he would have rewritten the previous episode to have Adeola survive.
  • Rose would die because she said this was the story of how she died. She didn't die.

Ratings[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • 8.22 million (UK final)[2]

Production errors[[edit] | [edit source]]

If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.
  • As the Cyber-Leader announces that unknown technology has been detected in the Sphere Chamber, the Cybus Industries logo on its chest, and some signs on the nearby wall, are printed backwards; revealing a flipped shot.
  • When Rose answers her phone as the Doctor is calling her, the display on the phone indicates that the call has been connected for 56 seconds.
  • When the Dalek shoots the Cybermen for proposing an alliance, the dead Cybermen land on a black floor close to the Dalek. In the shots before the ground was beige and the Dalek was further away (this is due to pre-filmed footage from the fight in the sphere room being used flipped).
  • Thay, Jast and Caan's recognition codes switch between shots.
  • The fires outside London are not present when the Daleks fly out of the Genesis Ark.
  • In the ending scene after the Doctor has faded and Rose is hugging her mum, if you look at the back wheel of the jeep in the background a foot steps out from behind the wheel and then steps back.
  • Although great pains were taken to keep David Tennant's hair from blowing in the wind during the last scene since he's supposed to just be a projection, you can still see his hair moving slightly. Also, the projection's hair does not match his hair in the TARDIS.
  • When the Daleks shout, "Exterminate" when they burst through some doors to fight forces of Cybermen, their lights do not flash when they speak.
  • When Yvonne as a Cyberman weeps a tear of oil while killing the Cybermen on the stairs, the right eye of the actor portraying Yvonne/Cyberman can be clearly seen through the right eye lens of the Cyberman. In episodes such as Cyberwoman and World Enough and Time we can see that when a conversion is done quickly or improperly, certain elements of the human body may remain.
  • When the Daleks identify their names, Dalek "Thay" says his name at the start, but it is actually Dalek "Jast"; in the shots before this part you clearly see that "Thay" is behind "Sec", so if it was the real names it would be, "I am Dalek Jast, Dalek Sec, Dalek Jast, Dalek Caan".
  • Despite both Daleks and Cybermen being shown getting pulled towards the Void from various parts of the world after opening the breach, only Daleks can be seen being pulled into the Void.
  • At one point in the battle between the Daleks, Cybermen, Torchwood and the Preachers, a Dalek fires, narrowly missing a Preacher standing up and hitting a CGI Cyberman whose hand lands on the crouching Preacher. As it falls, being CGI, it causes no effect on the Preacher.
  • When Mickey asks Rose why the Cult of Skaro are keeping them alive, her response - "They might need me" - does not match her lip movements and was clearly looped in during post-production by a different actor.
  • In some close ups of Dalek Sec he is bronze. This is due to stock footage from Dalek of Metaltron being used. In some shots it is digitally altered to be black.
  • Catherine Tate receives an introductory credit for playing "the Bride". It is the only time such a credit is used for a character other than the Doctor.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

DVD releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Complete David Tennant Years DVD Region 1 US cover

    The Complete David Tennant Years DVD
    Region 1 US cover

  • The Complete Series Two DVD box-set

    The Complete Series Two DVD box-set

  • Series 2: Part 5 DVD cover

    Series 2: Part 5 DVD cover

  • The Cybermen Collection

    The Cybermen Collection

  • Doctor Who: The Complete Series One to Four DVD box-set

    Doctor Who: The Complete Series One to Four DVD box-set

  • Doctor Who: The Complete Series One to Seven DVD box-set

    Doctor Who: The Complete Series One to Seven DVD box-set

  • This episode was released as a "vanilla DVD" together with Army of Ghosts and Fear Her on 25 September 2006.
  • This episode was also released as part of the Season 2 box set. Due to scheduling decisions made by the show's Canadian broadcaster, the CBC, the North American release of the box set occurred several days before Doomsday was broadcast in that country.

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Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ http://www.jondavey.com/acting.php
  2. ↑ Doctor Who - consolidated ratings
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