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|title          = Tonight’s the Night
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|setting        = [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]], 2009
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|writer         = Russell T Davies
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|director      = [[Alice Troughton]]
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|broadcast date = 23 May 2009
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'''''Tonight's the Night''''' was a [[BBC]] talent series hosted by [[John Barrowman]] which aired in the spring of 2009. In a promotion connected with the series, a contest winner was given a chance to play a villain in a specially written ''Doctor Who'' scene featuring [[Jack Harkness]] and a surprise guest which was broadcast during the 23rd May 2009 episode of ''Tonight's the Night''.
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'''''Tonight's the Night''''' was a special mini-episode broadcast on the [[BBC]] talent series hosted by [[John Barrowman]] of the same name. The special aired in the spring of 2009.


The mini-episode itself carries no on-screen title, and as of June 2009 no title has been suggested in media.
In a competition connected with the series, a contest winner was given a chance to play a villain in a specially written ''Doctor Who'' scene featuring [[Jack Harkness]] and a surprise guest which was broadcast during the 23rd May 2009 episode of ''Tonight's the Night''.


==Plot==
The mini-episode itself carries no on-screen title, however Russell T. Davies referred to it by the title ''Tonight's the Night'' in his June 2009 column in [[DWM 410]].
[[Jack Harkness]] enters the [[Doctor's TARDIS]] and discovers a blue-headed alien who claims to be a regenerated [[the Doctor|Doctor]]. The alien gives the game away when Jack notices that he's armed, something the real Doctor would never be. The alien identifies himself as [[Sao Til]], a literal arms dealer who trades in limbs. Jack draws his gun and the two enter into a Mexican standoff before ... [[David Tennant]] enters the TARDIS set and asks John what he's doing. John introduces Tim Ingram of Stoke-on-Trent, who is pretending to be Sao Til. David chides John for being in "my TARDIS" and exits the set. After a moment of giddiness at having seen David Tennant, John and Tim resume their characters and pretend to shoot at each other as they run around the TARDIS set.


==Cast==
== Official synopsis ==
*[[Jack Harkness]]/Himself - [[John Barrowman]]
Captain Jack is back and he has company!<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/features/videos/video_tntn_preview</ref>
*[[Sao Til]] - [[Tim Ingram]]
*Himself - [[David Tennant]]


==Crew==
== Plot ==
Uncredited. Writer [[Russell T. Davies]] is identified verbally by Barrowman prior to the scene, while stock music from ''Doctor Who'' composed by [[Murray Gold]] is heard during the scene.
[[Jack Harkness]] enters [[the Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] and discovers a blue-headed alien who claims to be a regenerated [[The Doctor|Doctor]]. The alien gives the game away when Jack notices that he's armed, something the real Doctor would never be. The alien identifies himself as [[Sao Til]], a literal arms dealer who trades in limbs. Jack draws his gun and the two enter into a standoff before...


==References==
[[David Tennant (in-universe)|David Tennant]] comes in through the TARDIS doors and asks John what he's doing. John introduces [[Tim Ingham (Tonight's the Night)|Tim Ingham]] of Stoke-on-Trent, who is pretending to be Sao Til. David then exits the set via the 'fourth wall', pausing briefly before he leaves to chide John for being in "my TARDIS". After a moment of giddiness at having seen David Tennant, John and Tim then carry on from where they left off, resuming their characters and pretending to shoot at each other as they run around the TARDIS set.
* Jack mentions having been to a party on [[Alpha Centauri]] that had something to do with "organ donation" (given the nature of the skit, it's doubtful this has any bearing on canon).


==Story Notes==
== Cast ==
* The skit has no opening or closing credits, and is untitled.
* [[John Barrowman]] - [[John Barrowman (Tonight's the Night)|Himself]]/[[Jack Harkness]]
* Running just over 3 minutes in length, this is the shortest televised ''Doctor Who'' story of all time.
* [[Tim Ingham]] - [[Tim Ingham (Tonight's the Night)|Himself]]/[[Sao Til]]
* Also, as Tennant does not appear as The Doctor in this skit, it is the first ''Doctor Who'' story since ''[[Mission to the Unknown]]'' in which the character does not appear, and it is the first and only time a televised story has featured the TARDIS, but no Doctor.
* [[David Tennant]] - [[David Tennant (in-universe)|Himself]]
* A ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]''-style behind-the-scenes look at the making of the skit followed its broadcast, and revealed that Tennant's involvement in the skit was kept a surprise from Ingram until just before filming.
* This is the first time a ''Doctor Who'' skit has been written around a contest winner since ''[[A Fix with Sontarans]]'' in the 1980s.


===Ratings===
== Crew ==
* [[Writer]] - [[Russell T Davies]]
* [[Director (crew)|Director]] - [[Alice Troughton]]
* [[Producer]] - [[Brian Minchin]]
* [[Executive producer]] - [[Russell T Davies]]<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/features/videos/video_tntn_preview</ref>
 
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Myths and rumours==
== Story notes ==
* When first announced it was thought the skit would be a potentially canonical mini-episode along the lines of ''[[Music of the Spheres]]'' and ''[[Time Crash]]'', but this turned out not to be the case.
* The mini-adventure has no opening or closing credits.
* As Tennant does not appear as the Doctor in this skit, it is one of the few ''Doctor Who'' stories since ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'' in which the character does not appear. It is also the first time a televised story has featured the TARDIS, but no Doctor.
* There was no ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' for the episode, but there was a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the skit followed its broadcast (on ''Tonight's The Night'').
* Although it was broadcast after ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'' (the first High Definition ''Doctor Who ''episode), the skit was the first time the [[TARDIS control room|TARDIS interior]] was shown in High Definition.
* At the time this was written, Davies believed it would be the final ''Doctor Who'' story he would ever write (as he relates in [[DWM 410]] and ''[[The Writer's Tale]] - The Final Chapter''); ultimately, this ended up not being the case, due to his contributions to ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' stories, a [[Target novelisation]] of ''[[Rose (novelisation)|Rose]]'', and ''[[Tales of the TARDIS]]'', and also returning as [[head writer]] of ''Doctor Who'' beginning with the [[2023 specials]].
* This sketch marks the second time that a fan of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has been given the honour of being on the show as an in-character figure. The first was as a ''[[Jim'll Fix It]]'' [[mini-episode]] called ''[[A Fix with Sontarans (TV story)|A Fix with Sontarans]]'', starring [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]].
* Davies also said in DWM that he was originally going to have this as a non-comedic story with the Doctor in it, but changed his mind.
* The complete script for the scene is reproduced in the reference book ''[[Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale - The Final Chapter]]''.
* As he was playing himself, not the Doctor, David Tennant spoke in his natural Scottish accent; he previously used his natural accent in the television story ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]''.


==Continuity==
=== Myths and rumours ===
* Barrowman and Ingram break character and Tennant appears as himself, and we see the equipment surrounding the TARDIS set at Upper Boat Studios. This renders the story completely non-canonical and thus it doesn't fit into any timeframe of the series.
* When first announced, it was thought the source would be a potentially serious mini-episode along the lines of ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]'' and ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'', but this turned out not to be the case. According to Davies in his column ''Doctor Who Magazine'' #410, he did initially intend to write such a mini-episode, but on realising he thought this would be the last ''Doctor Who'' story he'd likely ever write, he couldn't bring himself to create something serious in this context.


==DVD, Video and Other Releases==
== Home video releases ==
* No DVD release of this skit has been announced as of June 2009, nor has a DVD release of the ''Tonight's the Night'' series itself been announced.
* No DVD release of this mini-adventure has to date occurred. Although reference to the scene is made in ''David Tennant's Video Diaries'', a special feature in the 2009 Specials DVD/Blu-Ray box set, the scene itself is omitted. There has likewise been no announcement of a home video release of the ''Tonight's the Night'' series. Unless this happens, the scene will join the interactive mini-episode ''[[Attack of the Graske (video game)|Attack of the Graske]]'' and the [[Tardisode|TARDISodes]] as Tennant-era productions to not see home video release.


==See Also==
== External links ==
*[[A Fix with Sontarans]]
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Tonight's the Night was a special mini-episode broadcast on the BBC talent series hosted by John Barrowman of the same name. The special aired in the spring of 2009.

In a competition connected with the series, a contest winner was given a chance to play a villain in a specially written Doctor Who scene featuring Jack Harkness and a surprise guest which was broadcast during the 23rd May 2009 episode of Tonight's the Night.

The mini-episode itself carries no on-screen title, however Russell T. Davies referred to it by the title Tonight's the Night in his June 2009 column in DWM 410.

Official synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

Captain Jack is back and he has company![1]

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Jack Harkness enters the Doctor's TARDIS and discovers a blue-headed alien who claims to be a regenerated Doctor. The alien gives the game away when Jack notices that he's armed, something the real Doctor would never be. The alien identifies himself as Sao Til, a literal arms dealer who trades in limbs. Jack draws his gun and the two enter into a standoff before...

David Tennant comes in through the TARDIS doors and asks John what he's doing. John introduces Tim Ingham of Stoke-on-Trent, who is pretending to be Sao Til. David then exits the set via the 'fourth wall', pausing briefly before he leaves to chide John for being in "my TARDIS". After a moment of giddiness at having seen David Tennant, John and Tim then carry on from where they left off, resuming their characters and pretending to shoot at each other as they run around the TARDIS set.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

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

  • The mini-adventure has no opening or closing credits.
  • As Tennant does not appear as the Doctor in this skit, it is one of the few Doctor Who stories since Mission to the Unknown in which the character does not appear. It is also the first time a televised story has featured the TARDIS, but no Doctor.
  • There was no Doctor Who Confidential for the episode, but there was a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the skit followed its broadcast (on Tonight's The Night).
  • Although it was broadcast after Planet of the Dead (the first High Definition Doctor Who episode), the skit was the first time the TARDIS interior was shown in High Definition.
  • At the time this was written, Davies believed it would be the final Doctor Who story he would ever write (as he relates in DWM 410 and The Writer's Tale - The Final Chapter); ultimately, this ended up not being the case, due to his contributions to Doctor Who: Lockdown! stories, a Target novelisation of Rose, and Tales of the TARDIS, and also returning as head writer of Doctor Who beginning with the 2023 specials.
  • This sketch marks the second time that a fan of Doctor Who has been given the honour of being on the show as an in-character figure. The first was as a Jim'll Fix It mini-episode called A Fix with Sontarans, starring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor.
  • Davies also said in DWM that he was originally going to have this as a non-comedic story with the Doctor in it, but changed his mind.
  • The complete script for the scene is reproduced in the reference book Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale - The Final Chapter.
  • As he was playing himself, not the Doctor, David Tennant spoke in his natural Scottish accent; he previously used his natural accent in the television story Tooth and Claw.

Myths and rumours[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • When first announced, it was thought the source would be a potentially serious mini-episode along the lines of Music of the Spheres and Time Crash, but this turned out not to be the case. According to Davies in his column Doctor Who Magazine #410, he did initially intend to write such a mini-episode, but on realising he thought this would be the last Doctor Who story he'd likely ever write, he couldn't bring himself to create something serious in this context.

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

  • No DVD release of this mini-adventure has to date occurred. Although reference to the scene is made in David Tennant's Video Diaries, a special feature in the 2009 Specials DVD/Blu-Ray box set, the scene itself is omitted. There has likewise been no announcement of a home video release of the Tonight's the Night series. Unless this happens, the scene will join the interactive mini-episode Attack of the Graske and the TARDISodes as Tennant-era productions to not see home video release.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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