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number= [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|Series 3]] |
|season number   = Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)
story number = 187a|
|series episode number = 11
doctor=[[Tenth Doctor]] |
|story number   = 187a
companions= [[Martha Jones]]<br>Captain [[Jack Harkness]] (reintroduction)|
|scripturl = https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/documents/doctor-who-3-episode-11-utopia-pink-revisions-12012007.pdf
enemy= <ul><li>[[Yana|The Master]]</li><li>[[Harold Saxon|The Master]] (regenerated)</li><li>[[Futurekind]]</li></ul>|
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setting= <ul><li>[[Cardiff]]; [[2008]]</li><li>[[Malcassairo]]; [[100,000,000,000,000]]</li></ul>|
|companions     = [[Martha Jones|Martha]], [[Jack Harkness|Jack]]
writer= [[Russell T. Davies]] |
|featuring      = War Master{{!}}The War Master
director= [[Graeme Harper]] |
|enemy          = [[Wiry woman]]
producer= [[Phil Collinson]] |
|setting         = [[Malcassairo]], [[100000000000000|100 trillion AD]]
broadcast date=16th June 2007|
|writer         = Russell T Davies
format= 1x45 minute Episode |
|director       = [[Graeme Harper]]
production code= 191 a |
|producer       = [[Phil Collinson]]
previous story= [[Blink]] |
|confidential    = 'Ello, 'Ello, 'Ello (CON episode)
next story= [[The Sound of Drums]] }}
|broadcast date = 16 June 2007
|network        = BBC One
|format         = 1x45 minute episode<br/>Part 1 of 3
|production code = 3.11
|series          = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]]
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|bts            = Regeneration of the Master - Doctor Who Confidential - BBC
|bts2            = Captain Jack is back - Doctor Who Confidential - BBC
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'''''Utopia''''' was the eleventh episode of [[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 3]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.


==Synopsis==
It notably featured the first televised re-appearance of [[the Master]] since 1999's ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'', and the first on-screen re-appearance of the Master after 2003's ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'', which also starred [[Derek Jacobi]] as another incarnation of the Master. Furthermore, it was the first "regular" episode to feature the character since 1996's ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]''. This marked the first time the Master was seen properly regenerating on-screen.
As Captain Jack stows his way back into the Doctor's life, the TARDIS lands at the end of the universe. But as the last of the human race sets out to their dream homeland, will the vicious Futurekind scuttle the rocket?


==Plot==
This story continued on from the end of the ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' episode ''[[End of Days (TV story)|End of Days]]'', with a six-month gap in between broadcasts. It also continued in ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'' leading some, including the [[Doctor Who Magazine|DWM]] survey, to take it as a three-part story. ([[DWM 385]]) However, ''Utopia'', ''The Sound of Drums'', and ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'' writer and series 3 [[head writer]] and [[executive producer]] [[Russell T Davies]] always took it to be a separate story. ([[DWM 406]])
The episode begins with the [[TARDIS]] arriving at Cardiff to refuel at the [[Cardiff rift]]. The Doctor mentions that the rift has been active (reference to the events of [[TW]]: ''[[End of Days]]''), and so refuelling should only take 20 seconds. [[Jack Harkness]] is seen running towards the TARDIS. [[Martha Jones|Martha]] then asks the Doctor about the earthquake that happened in Cardiff, to which the Doctor merely replies; "A bit of trouble with the [[Slitheen]]."


Jack is seen running for the TARDIS, shouting the Doctor's name. The Doctor, shocked, sees Jack approaching on the monitor, but nonetheless takes off. Jack leaps on to the TARDIS as it dematerialises, and the TARDIS console sends out sparks, knocking the Doctor and Martha to the floor. The Doctor notes that they are accelerating towards the future, ending up at the year 100 trillion, as the Doctor notes, the end of the Universe. Jack holds on tightly to the TARDIS, screaming for the Doctor as they hurtle through the vortex.
== Synopsis ==
As [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack]] comes into [[the Doctor]]'s life again, [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is thrown to the end of the [[universe]]. As the last remnants of [[human]]ity struggle to reach "[[Utopia (Utopia)|Utopia]]", unknown to all, the Doctor's [[the Master|greatest enemy]] is about to rise again...


A human is seen running from the [[Futurekind]]. Within his laboratory, Professor [[Yana]] notes that there is movement on the surface: a "human hunt". His assistant [[Chantho]] asks if she should alert the guards. Yana tells her not to, as there are too few soldiers left. The Professor is asked for a progress report over the radio, but is unable to finish, as he hears the sound of drums in his head. Yana then detects the TARDIS on the radar, "It would seem something new has appeared".
== Plot ==
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] arrives at [[Cardiff]] to refuel at [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|the Rift]]. The [[Tenth Doctor]] notes in surprise that the Rift has [[End of Days (TV story)|been active]], and so refuelling should only take 20 seconds. [[Martha Jones|Martha]] asks about [[Cardiff Earthquake|the earthquake that happened in Cardiff]], to which the Doctor replies, "A bit of trouble with the [[Slitheen]]." A figure suddenly bolts toward the TARDIS screaming "DOCTOR!" from the distance...


The Doctor tells Martha that he doesn't know what is outside, remarking that none of the [[Time Lord]]s came this far. They step outside to find Jack on the ground, as Martha rushes to get a medical kit, the Doctor looks at Jack, saying; "Oh I'm sorry.". The Doctor realises that Jack hung on all the way through the vortex, remarking how it is "very him". Martha tells the Doctor that Jack is dead, just before he takes a deep breath and sits up, grabbing Martha by the arms. Jack immediately begins to flirt with Martha, and an annoyed Doctor tells him not to start.
The Doctor, shocked, sees [[Jack Harkness]] running towards the TARDIS on the monitor and takes off. Jack leaps onto the TARDIS as it dematerialises, and the TARDIS console sends out sparks, knocking the Doctor and Martha to the floor. The Doctor is astonished that they are accelerating towards the future, ending up at the year [[100000000000000|100 trillion]] — the end of the [[universe]]. Jack holds on tightly to the TARDIS, screaming for the Doctor as they hurtle through the [[time vortex]]... Somewhere else, a [[Futurekind Chieftain|humanoid face]] with fangs turns and announces that "[[human]]s are coming!"


The Doctor and Jack greet each other tersely. The Doctor asks Jack if he has "had work done", to which an incredulous Jack refers to the Doctor's regeneration. Jack accuses the Doctor of abandoning him, which the Doctor shrugs off. Jack asks after Rose, having seen the list of the dead after the [[Battle of Canary Wharf]]. The Doctor happily tells Jack that she is safe and sound on a parallel world, and Jack and the Doctor embrace.
In a desolate area, [[Padra Toc Shafe Cane|a human]] is running from the [[Futurekind]]. Within his laboratory, Professor [[Yana]] notes that there is movement on the surface: a "human hunt". His assistant, [[Chantho]], asks if she should alert the guards. Yana tells her not to, as they can't spare them. Yana is asked for a progress report over the [[radio]] but evades it by having Chantho answer. While she speaks, he is unable to focus due to the sound of drums in his head. Chantho gains his attention to show him that the surface scanner has now detected the TARDIS. He remarks, "It would seem something new has arrived..."


The [[Futurekind]] are once again seen chasing the same man as before, Jack tells Martha of being stranded in the year two-hundred-thousand one hundred (200,100 A.D.), and of the Doctor going off without him. Jack shows Martha his Vortex Manipulator, and the Doctor compares it to a space hopper as opposed to his TARDIS, which he labels a sports car. Jack had used the Manipulator, ended up in 1869, and had to live through the centuries, basing himself at the Rift until his life co-incided with one of the Doctor's incarnations, Martha asks if the Doctor just gets bored of his companions, with Jack replying "not if you're blonde".
The Doctor tells Martha that he doesn't know what is outside — none of the [[Time Lord]]s ever came this far. Gleeful at seeing the unknown, they leave the TARDIS. Outside, they find Jack on the ground. While Martha rushes back into the TARDIS to get a medical kit, the Doctor apologises to the unconscious Jack. Martha returns and, after examining him, says that Jack is dead, but Jack then takes a deep breath and sits up, grabbing a shocked Martha by the arms. Jack immediately begins flirting with Martha, and an annoyed Doctor tells him not to.


As they come across a city-like conglomeration, the Doctor remarks that all the great civilisations of the universe are gone, and the stars are all burning out. The Doctor hints that he knows of Jack's "condition". Jack spots the man running from the [[Futurekind]]. Jack catches the man, and pushes him towards the Doctor, drawing his service revolver. The Doctor stops Jack from killing the Futurekind, and Jack fires into the air, scaring them. The Doctor plans to head for the TARDIS, but they are cut off by more Futurekind. The four agree to head for the silo.
The Doctor and Jack greet each other tersely. The Doctor playfully asks if Jack has had any surgery, which Jack scoffs "you can talk", referring to the Doctor's [[regeneration]]. Jack accuses the Doctor of abandoning him, which the Doctor shrugs off. Jack asks after [[Rose Tyler|Rose]], having seen her on the list of the dead after the [[Battle of Canary Wharf]]. The Doctor happily tells Jack that she is safe and sound on a [[Pete's World|parallel world]] along with [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]] and [[Jackie Tyler|Jackie]]. Jack and the Doctor embrace in relief, while Martha shows subtle bitterness and [[jealousy]] over the mention of Rose again.


They approach the gates, as the guard yells at them to show their teeth. They are admitted to the silo. A soldier fires an assault rifle at the Futurekind. Jack remarks that the Doctor didn't tell him to put his gun down, to which the Doctor replies that the soldier is not his responsibility. The Futurekind leader tells of his hunger.
As they explore the planet, Jack tells Martha of being stranded in the year [[200,100]] after the Doctor had left without him, much to her indignation. In response, the Doctor coolly claims that he had been "busy". Jack shows Martha [[Jack Harkness' vortex manipulator|his vortex manipulator]] — which an unimpressed Doctor considers a space-hopper in comparison to his "sports car" TARDIS — and explains that he had used the manipulator to try to get back to the 21st century, but ended up in [[1869]] and had to live through the following decades, basing himself at the Rift until his life coincided with one of the Doctor's incarnations that would know who he was. Martha asks if the Doctor just gets bored of his [[companion]]s and dumps them. Jack says, "Not if you're blonde", to which Martha displays sarcastic surprise at the fact Rose was blonde, causing the Doctor to become irritated at their complaining and scold them for their callous, hypocritical blogging.


Professor Yana learns that the Doctor is in the silo, and believes him to be a scientist. He rushes upstairs. The Doctor asks for the men to help retrieve the TARDIS. The Doctor is happy when he discovers that humans have survived to the end of the universe, remarking that though they "spent a million years evolving into clouds of gas", they revert to the same form eventually.
They come across a city-like conglomeration. When Martha asks about humanity's fate, Jack spots the man running from the Futurekind. Jack catches the man, and pushes him towards the Doctor, drawing his service revolver. The Doctor stops Jack from killing the Futurekind, and Jack fires into the air, scaring them. The Doctor plans to head for the TARDIS, but they are cut off by more Futurekind. The four head for "the [[Silo 16|Silo]]".


Jack flirts with a male refugee, with the Doctor once again telling him to stop. Jack helps the Doctor open a deadlock seal. The door opens and the Doctor blindly steps out, nearly falling down a shaft. They see a large rocket in the shaft, with neither the Doctor or Jack recognising the engines.
They approach the gates, with the Futurekind closing the distance. The guard yells at them to show their teeth, admitting them to the Silo once they show their normal human teeth. A soldier fires an assault rifle at the Futurekind to force them back; when Jack remarks that the Doctor didn't tell ''him'' to put his gun down, the Doctor points out that the soldier is not his responsibility. The Futurekind leader reluctantly orders his minions to fall back; they retreat a short distance where they can keep watch on the Silo. The man asks the soldier if he can be taken to [[Utopia (Utopia)|Utopia]], which the soldier happily responds to affirmatively.


The Professor arrives, dragging an amused Doctor away, followed by Martha and Jack. They pass a woman, who bares her teeth revealing her to be one of the Futurekind. The four rush into the lab, with Jack immediately flirting with Yana's alien assistant by saying "Maybe later, Blue." The Professor shows the Doctor all the machines within the rocket, but the Doctor cannot help, as the technology is utterly unknown to him.
Professor Yana learns that the Doctor, who claims to be a scientist, is in the Silo, and rushes upstairs to find him. The Doctor asks for the men to help retrieve the TARDIS. The Doctor is happy when he discovers that humans have survived to the end of the universe, remarking that though they "spent a million years evolving into clouds of gas", they revert to the same form eventually.


Martha finds the Doctor's hand in the glass case from Jack's pack. Jack calls it his "Doctor Detector". Martha is disgusted by this, and the Doctor tells her how he lost it in the events of [[The Christmas Invasion|Christmas 2007]]. Yana enquires as to the Doctor's species, and the Doctor is saddened by the fact that the [[Time Lord]]s have never been heard of.
Jack flirts with a male refugee, with the Doctor once again telling him to stop. Jack helps the Doctor open a deadlock seal, and the door opens to show a deep rocket shaft, into which the Doctor blindly steps and nearly falls down before Jack yanks him back. They see a large rocket in the shaft, with neither the Doctor or Jack recognising the engines. The Doctor muses on what "Utopia" can mean if the universe is collapsing.


[[Chantho]] reveals that she is the last of her kind also, the Malmuth, and Yana says that this was originally their planet, Malcassairo, before the humans took refuge. Jack reminds the Doctor of his manners, the Doctor apologises, as Martha deliberates on the fact that he regrew his hand. Jack asks Yana about the "Beastie Boys" upstairs, and Yana tells them of the Futurekind, which in themselves are a myth. It is feared that they are what the humans will become, unless they reach Utopia.
[[File:Jack flirts with Chantho.jpg|thumb|Jack flirts with Chantho.]]
Yana arrives, dragging an amused Doctor away, followed by Martha and Jack, but the four pass a [[Wiry woman|woman]] whom nobody notices baring her teeth, revealing her to be one of the Futurekind. Back in the lab, Jack immediately flirts with Chantho while Yana shows the Doctor all the machines within the rocket. However, the Doctor can't help, as the technology is unknown to him.


Yana shows the Doctor the co-ordinates of Utopia. Yana once again hears the sound of drums. The Doctor surmises that the rocket will not fly. The Doctor then uses the sonic screwdriver to perfect the system. The passengers board the rocket. The Doctor, Yana and Jack work to speed toward the launch process, and the guards run toward the silo.
Martha is shocked and disgusted to find [[the Doctor's hand]] (which Jack describes as his "Doctor Detector") in a glass case in Jack's backpack, and the Doctor explains how he lost it "[[Christmas Day]], in a sword fight". Yana enquires as to the Doctor's species, and the Doctor is saddened that the Time Lords are no longer remembered in this time.


The Doctor remarks to Yana that he built the system of "food and string and staples", calling Yana a genius, to which Yana replies; "Says the man who made it work". The Doctor tells Yana that he would be revered in a different time. Yana says wistfully that some admiration just once would have been nice. The Doctor says that Yana must stay behind to launch the rocket, with Yana saying that Chantho will stay with him, as she refuses to leave him. A message comes over the radio that the TARDIS has been found.
Chantho reveals that, like the Doctor, she is also the last of her kind, the [[Malmooth]], and Yana says that this was originally the Malmooth homeworld [[Malcassairo]] before the humans took refuge. In response to Jack's query about who the "Beastie Boys" upstairs are, Yana tells them of the Futurekind, which in themselves are a myth. It is feared that they are what the humans will become unless they reach Utopia.


Yana views the TARDIS over the monitors, and once again hears the sound of drums. The Doctor uses the TARDIS to provide extra power. The Professor tells the Doctor of the sound of drums, and remarks as if they are getting closer. He says that he has had it all his life.
[[File:Utopia coordinates.jpg|thumb|left|The supposed "[[Utopia (Utopia)|Utopia]]."]]
Yana shows the Doctor the co-ordinates of Utopia, supposedly a project of the Science Foundation to find a way to save mankind from the end of everything. Yana once again hears [[The Drumming|the sound of drums]]. The Doctor surmises that the rocket will not fly, but Yana hasn't told the others to keep them from losing hope. Impressed by this, the Doctor applies what knowledge he has and uses the [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] to get the system working. The passengers board the rocket, the outside guards secure the gate against the Futurekind and retreat into the Silo, and the Doctor, Yana, and Jack work to speed up the launch process.


Chantho tells Martha she has been with the Professor for 17 years, letting slip her unrequited love for him. Martha asks about the sentence structure she uses, starting sentences with "Chan" and ending with "Tho". Chantho replies that it would be rude not to.
The Doctor notices that some of the wires are odd looking, and Yana tells him they are crafted from gluten extract. The Doctor remarks that Yana has built the system of "food and string and staples", calling him a genius who would be revered in a different time. Yana admits wistfully that some admiration just once would have been nice. The Doctor has also realised that Yana must stay behind to launch the rocket, which the Professor admits — Chantho has refused to leave, and he considers himself too old for Utopia, instead, wishing for death. A message comes over the radio that the TARDIS has been found. The Doctor gleefully remarks he may have a way for Yana to go too, though Yana barely hears him, for as he looks at the picture of the TARDIS, the sound of drums in his heads grows louder.


Atillo communicates with Yana, and Yana gives him instructions as the communication line fails. Yana has Martha reboot the system every time the picture goes. Atillo sends a man into the couplings room. Yana reveals that the couplings room is flooded with Stet radiation.
The Doctor uses the TARDIS to provide extra power. Yana tells the Doctor of the sound of drums and how they are growing louder as if they are getting closer; he says that he has heard them all his life.


The female Futurekind damages the system, and Jack and Yana furiously try to correct the radiation levels. Jack sends a massive electric current through his body in order to jump-start the override system. The man in the couplings room is vapourised by the Stet radiation. Jack has collapsed to the floor, and Martha tries to revive him. The Doctor says no-one can enter the room without dying, and as Jack comes around, remarks he has got just the man.
Chantho tells Martha she has been with the Professor for 17 years, letting slip her unrequited love for him, something Martha sympathises with. Martha asks about the sentence structure she uses, starting sentences with "Chan" and ending with "Tho". Chantho replies that it would be rude not to, before trying once with a fit of the giggles.


The Doctor and Jack race down to the couplings room, ordering Atillo to board the rocket, Jack asks the Doctor how long he has known that he is immortal, and the Doctor replies; "Since I ran away from you". Jack enters the room. As they watch the process, Martha tells Yana and Chantho of the Doctor's ability to travel through time and space.
[[Atillo]] communicates with Yana, who gives him instructions as the communication line fails and then gets Martha to reboot the system every time the picture goes. Atillo sends [[Jate (Utopia)|Jate]] into the couplings room, which is flooded with [[Stet radiation]], to enable the launch with a gravity footprint.


Yana has new sounds in his head, including the word "TARDIS". Jack says that he realised in 1892 that he was immortal, when he was shot through the heart. His past deaths have included; falling off a cliff, trampling by horses, WWI, WWII, poison, starvation... and a stray javelin. The Doctor remarks that Jack is "wrong"; a fixed point in time and space; a fact. Even the TARDIS knew what Jack was - it travelled to the end of the universe just to try and shake him off.
The female Futurekind damages the system, and Jack and Yana furiously try to correct the radiation levels. Finally, Jack sends a massive (and lethal) current through his body in order to jump-start the override system, but Jate is vaporised by the radiation. As the Doctor points out, no one can enter the room without dying, but as Jack comes back from the dead, remarks he has got just the man for the job.


Jack recalls facing three [[Dalek]]s, and the word reverberates in Yana's head, as does "Extermination", the Doctor tells Jack about [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] and the [[Bad Wolf entity]], remarking that if a Time Lord had done what she did they would have become a vengeful god. The Doctor then tells Jack that Rose brought him back. Forever.
The Doctor and Jack race down to the couplings room — ordering Atillo to board the rocket — and Jack asks the Doctor how long he has known that he is immortal. The Doctor grimly replies, "[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|Since I ran away from you]]", as Jack enters the couplings room — unlike his predecessor, he just winces instead of disintegrating. As they watch the process, Martha tells Yana and Chantho of the Doctor's ability to travel through [[time]] and [[space]]. Yana hears new sounds in his head, including the reverberating word "TARDIS".


Jack says that in the 1990s he went back to the Powell Estate, never letting Rose see him, but watching her growing up. The Doctor asks Jack if he wants to die, but Jack replies in a negative fashion. Jack says this regeneration is cheeky, and "regeneration" is another word added to those reverberating around Yana's head.
Jack explains that it wasn't until [[1892]] that he found out he was immortal after getting killed in a fight on [[Ellis Island]], then waking from death. His past deaths included falling off a cliff; getting trampled by horses; [[World War I]]; [[World War II]]; [[poison]]; starvation... even a stray javelin. The Doctor tells Jack that to him he is "wrong" — a [[fixed point in time|fixed point in time and space]], a fact. Just ''looking'' at him is an effort for the Doctor. Even the TARDIS knew what Jack was — it had travelled to the end of the universe to try to shake him off!


Yana is in tears, remembering stories of time travel from the old days that he never believed. He pulls out a fob watch, remarking that he was always late with time and the watch never worked. Martha is shocked, and recalls the Doctor having a similar watch which he used to become human to avoid the [[Family of Blood]], Yana remarks that he was found with the watch, "an orphan in the storm", on the coast of the [[Silver Devastation]]. Yana says it is broken, and Martha asks how he could know if he has never opened it. Martha turns over the watch and finds Gallifreyan inscriptions on it.
Jack recalls facing three [[Bronze Dalek|Daleks]] and his death at their hands, and the Doctor explains about Rose and the [[Bad Wolf entity]], remarking that if a Time Lord had done what she did, they would have become a powerful and vengeful god. The Doctor then tells Jack that because of her humanity and compassion, Rose used her new-found power to bring him back to life, but unable to control the power, the transformation was irrevocable; the Doctor muses that "the final act of the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]] was life". When Jack asks if Rose could reverse the process, the Doctor replies that not only did he remove the power from her, but she is trapped in the parallel universe and can't return home. Martha hears and feels shame on her jealousy and [[prejudice]]. Jack says that he went back to the [[Powell Estate]] in the [[1990s]], never letting Rose see him (to avoid temporal contamination) but watching her growing up. When asked if he still wants to die, Jack admits that he isn't sure anymore. The Doctor points out that Jack has the potential to meet other incarnations of himself across time — and that he might still be around in this time — joking that "it's the only man you're ever gonna be happy with". As Jack says that this new regeneration is a cheeky one, "regeneration" is another word added to those reverberating around Yana's head.


Martha rushes to find the Doctor, having inadvertently piqued Yana's interest in the watch. The countdown for launch begins. Martha tells the Doctor of the watch, and the Doctor dismisses the idea as impossible. Jack says he may not be the last Time Lord, and Martha says it should be brilliant news - though the Doctor says it depends just which Time Lord Yana is. The Doctor screams at Martha, demanding to know exactly what Yana said.
Yana is in tears, remembering stories of time travel from the old days that he never believed. He pulls out a [[fob watch]], remarking that he was always late with time and the watch never worked. Martha is shocked, recalling the Doctor having [[Biodata module|a similar watch]] which he used to become human to avoid the [[Family of Blood]]. She asks where he got it, and Yana remarks that he was found with the watch, "an orphan in the storm", on the coast of the [[Silver Devastation]]. Yana says it is broken, and Martha asks how he could know if he has never opened it. Martha turns over the watch and finds [[Gallifreyan (language)|Gallifreyan]] inscriptions on it.


Yana inspects the watch, and voices call to him from it. Jack remarks that the end of the universe is the perfect place to hide, and Martha recalls the dying words of the [[Face of Boe]]. The rocket launches. Yana stands in front of the TARDIS, and opens the watch. The Doctor realises the words "You Are Not Alone" can be abbreviated to Yana, and the Futurekind watch as the rocket is launched into the sky.
Martha rushes to find the Doctor, having inadvertently piqued Yana's interest in the watch. The countdown for launch begins. Martha tells the Doctor of the watch, and the Doctor dismisses the idea as impossible. Jack says he may not be the last Time Lord, and Martha says it should be brilliant news — though the Doctor says it depends just which Time Lord Yana is. The Doctor yells at Martha, desperate to know exactly what Yana said.


Yana, at this point an unknown Time Lord, closes all the doors, barring the Doctor, Martha and Jack entrance to the laboratory. Chantho remarks that Yana has locked them in, and he replies "as one door closes, another must open", opening the front gates and allowing entrance by the Futurekind to the silo. He lowers the defense systems, expertly operating the controls, as the Doctor gets in through the door.
[[File:The Master revealed.jpg|thumb|left|Yana opens the watch.]]
As Yana inspects the watch, dark voices call to him from it, [[Temptation|tempting]] him to open it. Jack remarks that the end of the universe is the perfect place to hide, and Martha recalls the dying words of the [[Face of Boe]]: "You Are Not Alone" — for which "Yana" is an acronym — and the Professor opens the watch. A burst of golden energy swirls into his face and radiates through the laboratory, which astonishes Chantho. The rocket launches and the Futurekind watch in frustration as it leaves. Chantho tries to speak to Yana, but the look in his eyes has changed — they are now dark and vicious.


Chantho holds a gun to Yana, and Yana raises one half of the high voltage cable, advancing towards her. The Doctor and the others run into the Futurekind and are forced to double back on themselves. Yana blames Chantho for never asking about the watch, and insults her, saying that the constant "Chan" and "tho" drove him insane. Chantho begs "the Professor" for his forgiveness, but he shouts that it is not his name, and reveals himself to be [[the Master]].
Yana deliberately closes all the doors, barring the entrance of the Doctor, Martha and Jack to the laboratory, then coolly opens the front gates, allowing entrance by the Futurekind to the Silo. Chantho frenetically attempts to reason with him, but he fails to yield. She holds a gun to Yana to try to stop him, but he advances on her with high-voltage cable in hand. As the Doctor and the others try to get back to the lab — having to double back after running into the Futurekind — Yana blames Chantho for never asking about the watch and spitting that her constant "chan" and "tho" drove him insane. Chantho begs "the Professor" for his forgiveness, but he shouts that it is not his name — merely a disguise so perfect he forgot his own identity. When a terrified Chantho asks who he really is, he replies, "I... am...[[War Master|the Master]]," before electrocuting her with the cable as the Doctor, Martha, and Jack reach the lab and try to get in. As the Master pulls the cable from the TARDIS, Chantho shoots him before dying. Jack finally smashes the control panel to open the door, but the Master retreats into the TARDIS, putting the catch on the lock to prevent the Doctor getting in with his key as well as deadlocking it against the sonic screwdriver.


The Master then attacks Chantho with the cable, and looks at the Doctor's dismembered hand, which is bubbling and glowing in its tank. The Doctor and Jack try to gain entrance, but the Master does not help them. As the Master pulls the cable from the TARDIS, the dying Chantho fires a laser at him, Jack smashes the control panel and the door opens. The Doctor finds the Master, who retreats into the TARDIS. The Master locks the door, and moves to the console.
[[File:Utopia the master regenerating.jpg|thumb|The Master regenerates.]]
As the Doctor shouts desperately that everything's changed, Jack and Martha struggle to close the lab's door against the Futurekind. Fatally injured, the Master fumes on being killed "by an insect... a girl..." and then proclaims that if the Doctor can be young and strong, so can he. With a deranged wail, the Master explodes in a spectrum of [[regeneration energy]], his eyes glow violently, and he changes into a [[Saxon Master|younger form]], collapsing to the floor as the pain of his regeneration overwhelms him. The Doctor stands outside his TARDIS aghast and helpless while Martha and Jack desperately block the Futurekind from gaining entrance.


As the Doctor shouts desperately that everything's changed, Jack and Martha struggle to close the door. The Master reflects that he has been killed "by an insect... a girl...", and muses that if the Doctor can be young and strong, so can he. In a burst of light, he regenerates, becoming the sixth known incarnation of the Master. The Futurekind appear at the door as the new Master laughs in triumph.
Now as a new, even more psychotic version of himself, the Master springs up from the TARDIS floor. Laughing in triumph, the Master uses the TARDIS's intercom to speak to the Doctor — sarcastically remarking about his past propensity to tell the Doctor his plans and remarking that he won't do so this time — and Martha realises that she knows his voice. The Doctor begs him to stop, to which the Master demands that he use his name. The Doctor then says, "Master... I'm sorry." The Master pauses and shouts, "Tough!" as he prepares the TARDIS for launch. The Doctor uses the sonic screwdriver and stops the launch momentarily. The Master overrides it and gleefully bids the three a sarcastic goodbye. The TARDIS dematerialises as the Doctor looks on in horror, while the Futurekind pound at the door...


He speaks to the Doctor and Martha remarks that she knows his voice. The Doctor begs him to stop, to which the Master demands that he use his name. The Doctor then says "Master... I'm sorry." The Master contemplates, and shouts "Tough!", as he prepares the TARDIS for launch. The Doctor gets the [[sonic screwdriver]] and stops the launch momentarily. The Master overrides it, and the TARDIS dematerialises as the Doctor looks on in horror, while the Futurekind pound at the door...
== Cast ==
* [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[David Tennant]]
* [[Martha Jones]] - [[Freema Agyeman]]
* [[Captain]] [[Jack Harkness]] - [[John Barrowman]]
* [[Yana|Professor Yana]]/[[War Master|The Master]] - [[Derek Jacobi]]
* [[Chantho]] - [[Chipo Chung]]
* [[Padra Toc Shafe Cane|Padra]] - [[Rene Zagger]]
* [[Lieutenant]] [[Atillo]] - [[Neil Reidman]]
* [[Futurekind Chieftain|Chieftain]] - [[Paul Marc Davies]]
* [[Guard (Utopia)|Guard]] - [[Robert Forknall]]
* [[Creet]] - [[John Bell]]
* [[Kistane Shafe Cane|Kistane]] - [[Deborah MacLaren]]
* [[Wiry woman|Wiry Woman]] - [[Abigail Canton]]
* {{Simm|n=The Master}} - [[John Simm]]


==Cast==
=== Uncredited Cast ===
*[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[David Tennant]]
*[[Martha Jones]] - [[Freema Agyeman]]
*Captain [[Jack Harkness]] - [[John Barrowman]]
*Professor [[Yana]] / The Master - [[Derek Jacobi]]
*[[Chantho]] - [[Chipo Chung]]
*[[Padra Toc Shafe Cane]] - [[Rene Zagger]]
*Lieutenant [[Atillo]] - [[Neil Reidman]]
*[[Chieftain]] - [[Paul Marc Davies]]
*[[Guard (Utopia)|Guard]] - [[Robert Forknall]]
*[[Creet]] - [[John Bell]]
*[[Kistane Toc Shafe Cane]] - [[Deborah MacLaren]]
*[[Wiry Woman]] - [[Abigail Canton]]
*[[The Master]] - [[John Simm]]
*[[Bilto Toc Shafe Cane]] - [[Thomas Night]] (uncredited)


==Crew==
* [[Beltone Shafe Cane|Beltone]] - [[Adrian Walker]]
* [[Jate (Utopia)|Jate]] - [[Oliver Hopkins]]
* Guard at Desk - [[Kristian Arthur]]
* Guards - [[Lloyd Everitt]], [[Owen Prentice]], [[Ian Newbery]], [[Robert Price]], [[William Adrian]]
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== Worldbuilding ==
* Yana hears the voices of two of his incarnations, one of them calling him a [[fool]].


=== Individuals ===
* [[Rose Tyler]] is mentioned, including reference to the [[Battle of Canary Wharf]] and that she lives now in a [[Pete's World|parallel world]] with [[Mickey Smith]] and [[Jackie Tyler]].
* Yana asks how the Doctor could be a [[hermit]] with friends.
* Chantho became Yana's assistant [[99999999999983|17 years ago]].


==References==
=== Timeline ===
*The Doctor states that the [[Cardiff Rift]] had recently been active, this was due to [[Abaddon]] and [[Bilis Manger]].
* The Doctor lists the years [[1000000000|1,000,000,000]], [[5000000000|5,000,000,000]], [[5000000000000|5,000,000,000,000]], and [[50000000000000|50,000,000,000,000]] as the TARDIS accelerates into the [[far future]] until it finally settles at the end of the universe.
*[[The Master]] returns in this episode.
*[[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]] returns in this episode.
*Yana (as in Professor Yana) is an acronym of the [[Face of Boe]]'s last words ''"'''Y'''ou '''A'''re '''N'''ot '''A'''lone"''
*Jack isn't the first to grab onto the exterior of the TARDIS as it dematerialises, [[Father Kreiner]] also achieved this.
*[[Skagra]] stole [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] to try and locate [[Shada (planet)|Shada]]; the Master stole the TARDIS to escape the year 100,000,000,000,000.
*The [[Slitheen]] are mentioned.
*[[Rose Tyler]] is mentioned.


==Story Notes==
=== Time Lords ===
*Derek Jacobi and John Simm are the Fifth and Sixth distinct incarnations of the Master (respectively) seen on screen. However there have been eight actors to previously play the Master.
* Yana is an acronym of the [[Face of Boe]]'s last words "You Are Not Alone."
*In [[Doctor Who Adventures]] [[DWA Issue 22|issue 22]] it mentions the Doctor and Martha "discovering" Utopia, meaning it is a place.
* The Time Lords never travelled far enough to see the [[End of the Universe]].
*John Bell (who plays Creet) won his role on the children's television show Blue Peter during a Doctor Who special that aired the same night.
*This story features the second regeneration scene in which the subject is shown to be standing.  Including [[Romana]]'s off-screen regeneration in ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'', it's the third in which a Time Lord was ''probably'' standing while regenerating.
[[Image:MagnifiedMaster.jpg|thumb|The distorted main character: a [[Graeme Harper]] signature]]
*[[Graeme Harper]]'s penchant for including a distorted image of a main character is present in this story.  Though not included in  every single story he's directed for [[BBC Wales]], it's seen often enough to be considered something of a directorial "signature".  Similar distortion is achieved through the use of other magnifying glasses in ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'' and ''[[Army of Ghosts]]'', a curved window in ''[[Journey's End]]'', and with mirrors in ''[[Turn Left]]''.  This time, it's the Master that's under the magnifying glass.
*The words heard from the watch were spoken by [[Roger Delgado]] and the chuckle heard is from [[Anthony Ainley]].
*This is the first Doctor Who story to feature John Barrowman's name in the opening credits (through the vortex).
*This is the first 3-part story since [[Survival]], which also featured The Master.
*This is sixth  televised Doctor Who story which actually shows  a [[regeneration]] occurring in [[the Doctor's TARDIS]].  It was preceded by ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'', ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'', ''[[Time and the Rani]]'', and ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]''.  Additionally, ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' implies, and [[TVC]]: "[[The Night Walkers]]" confirms, that the regeneration resulting in the [[Third Doctor]] actually occurred in the TARDIS as well.
*For the first time, three names are presented in the opening credits; prior to this only Eccleston/Tennant and Piper's names were ever displayed, even when the series featured other actors as companions, such as Barrowman and [[Noel Clarke]]. Hereafter, most guest companions (such as the returning Martha Jones in ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]'' and the multiple companions of ''[[The Stolen Earth]]''/''[[Journey's End]]'') receive similar credit treatment.


===Ratings===
=== The Internet ===
*7.3 million viewers - Overnight
* The [[Tenth Doctor]] figuratively calls [[Martha Jones]] and [[Jack Harkness]]'s gossip about him "[[blog]]ging".
*0.82 million viewers - [[BBC Three]] Sunday repeat
*7.84 million viewers - Final BARB ratings


===Myths===
=== References ===
''to be added''


===Location Filming===
* The Doctor quotes ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' - "Life finds a way".
''to be added''
* Jack refers to the Futurekind as "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beastie_Boys The Beastie Boys]".


===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors===
== Story notes ==
*At the end of [[Last of the Time Lords]], Jack says that he can't die but he still keeps getting older. In this episode, he claims that his vortex manipulator went wrong and he was forced to live through the nineteenth and twentieth century. How come he has not aged? ''He has, compare this Jack to the one in Series 1. The ''rate'' at which Jack ages may be much, much slower than normal human ageing, when talking about regeneration in the first scene the Doctor notes Jack has had work done aswell''
* This episode is part of a continuous arc that begins in the ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' episode ''[[Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)|Captain Jack Harkness]]'', develops in the ''Torchwood'' episode ''[[End of Days (TV story)|End of Days]]'', switches over to ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in this one, continues in ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]],'' ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'' and'' [[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]], ''before ending in ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]''.
* This episode marks the start of the first three-part story since ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'', which also featured the Master. In terms of actual screen time, it is actually more the equivalent of an old-style six-part episode, making this the first story of that sort since ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'', which was also a three-part story consiting of 45-minute episodes. Additionally, while there are multiple other stories that could be and sometimes are considered as three-parters in the revived series, the story starting here is the only one generally numbered as such by official sources.<ref>While the BBC does not itself officially designate which episodes in the revived series should be counted together, it typically tends to use the numbering system employed by [[Doctor Who Magazine]] when the need to number stories arises, such as [[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|when promoting milestones]], or in episode guides.</ref>
* This episode was not originally promoted as being connected to the finale two-parter.
* This episode shows flashbacks from ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'', ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]]'', and ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]''.
* Each sentence heard from the watch were spoken by [[Derek Jacobi]] and [[Roger Delgado]] respectively, the latter taken from an audio clip from classic series episode ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'', wherein the Master is bargaining with Azal and utters the line “Destroy Him! And you will give your power to me!”. The chuckle is [[Anthony Ainley]]'s trademark laugh from his classic series appearances, though it is not (currently) known which specific episode the audio clip is taken from. Delgado and Ainley (both now deceased) portrayed the Master. [[Eric Roberts]] gave permission to use audio of him as the Master from the ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'' TV movie, but Fox refused permission, so the clip was cut.
[[File:MagnifiedMaster.jpg|thumb|The distorted main character: a [[Graeme Harper]] signature]]
* [[Graeme Harper]]'s penchant for including a distorted image of a main character is present in this story. Though not included in every single story he's directed for [[BBC Wales]], it's seen often enough to be considered something of a directorial "signature". Similar distortion is achieved through the use of other magnifying glasses in ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'' and ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'', a curved window in ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', and with mirrors in ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]''. This time, it's the Master that's under the magnifying glass.
* For the first time, three names are presented in the opening credits; prior to this only the Doctor and his "current" companion's names were ever displayed, even when the series featured other actors as companions, such as Barrowman and [[Noel Clarke]]. Hereafter, most guest companions, such as the returning Martha Jones in ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'' and the multiple companions of ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'' / ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'' receive similar credit treatment.
* This story features the second regeneration scene in which the Time Lord subject is shown to be standing, and the first time in the revived series where a Time Lord other than the Doctor visibly regenerates.
* This is the sixth televised ''Doctor Who'' story which actually shows a [[regeneration]] occurring within [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. It was preceded by ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'', ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', and ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]''. Additionally, ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' implies, and [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Night Walkers (comic story)|The Night Walkers]]'' confirms, that the regeneration resulting in the [[Third Doctor]] actually occurred in the TARDIS as well. Since then, ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'' and ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'' have all shown regenerations occurring in the TARDIS.
* The Master last appeared on-screen in ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'', where [[Derek Jacobi]] also played another incarnation of the Master.
* Just before the start of the opening credits, the scene shifts from showing Jack clinging onto the TARDIS as it flies through the vortex to the Futurekind preparing for a human hunt. According to the DVD commentary, this had to be done, otherwise the opening credits — showing the TARDIS flying through the vortex — would have felt out of place without Jack being seen clinging to the outside. [[David Tennant]] and [[Russell T Davies]] joke that they could have re-made the titles with Jack clinging onto the TARDIS and that a "special edition" may be released in the future with a computer-generated Captain Jack attached to the TARDIS.
** Fans have created fan-edits of the opening sequence including Jack Harkness clinging on, which are available to see on such sites as [[YouTube]].
* The keyboard Chantho uses is a keyboard for [[Japanese language|Japanese]] {{wi|hiragana}}.
* This is the first episode to identify the severed hand Jack possesses as belonging to the Doctor.
* Captain Jack last appeared in ''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]'' episode ''[[End of Days (TV story)|End of Days]]''. This episode continues directly from the end of that episode, which had been first broadcast six months earlier. He last appeared in ''Doctor Who'' itself in ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]''.
* This is the first time in the revived series that the Doctor uses his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] in a vertical fashion, reminiscent of his old sonic screwdrivers.
* ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' [[DWA 22|issue 22]] mentions the Doctor and Martha "discovering" Utopia, suggesting that it is a real place.
* [[John Bell]], who played [[Creet]], entered a ''[[Blue Peter]]'' competition to appear in this episode. He was notified by phone by [[Russell T Davies]] that he had beat out 8,000 other competition applicants to appear on the program. The runners-up, Lizzie Watkins and Jonathan Wharton, appeared as extras.
* Jack's immortality is finally explained: when [[Rose Tyler]] as the [[Bad Wolf (entity)|Bad Wolf]] resurrected him, she couldn't control the power and brought him back forever as a living fixed point in time.
* The Doctor learned to make the TARDIS inaccessible to anyone other than himself and his companions after this story. For instance, he leaves it one second out of sync with the rest of time in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' and bio-locks any potential thieves out of it in ''[[The Eaters of Light (TV story)|The Eaters of Light]]''.
* Professor Yana's costume was inspired by the [[First Doctor]]'s outfit. [[Russell T Davies]] even told the costume designer to "[[William Hartnell|Hartnell]] him up".
* Upon first meeting, the Doctor ask Jack if he's "had work done". [[John Barrowman]], by his own admission, had some minor botox done around his eyes, probably during the year and a half between his appearances on this series.
* At one point, Jack was to explain that the Doctor's hand had been recovered from a newsagent's roof.
* [[Chipo Chung]] said that playing Chantho was "the most fun she'd had in front of the camera".
* [[John Barrowman]] performed the stunt where Jack leaps onto the TARDIS on his birthday.
* The Futurekind originally travelled around on quad bikes. This was abandoned due to safety issues.
* The firearm of choice at the end of the universe, some when beyond the year 100 Trillion, is the AK-47.
* [[David Tennant]] and [[Derek Jacobi]] both played [[Hamlet]]. Tennant in 2009's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Shakespeare_Company Royal Shakespeare Company] production and Jacobi in the BBC's [[1980]] version, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Television_Shakespeare Hamlet: Prince of Denmark]''.
* This marks the second time that [[Derek Jacobi]] has played the Master, having previously portrayed the character in ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]''. [[David Tennant]] had an uncredited role in that production as a caretaker.
* When the Doctor and Martha find Jack unconscious outside the TARDIS, a brief moment of the theme from ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' is heard.
* The Doctor's response to the Master asking him to "use my name" was originally intended to reveal who Yana really was, but the writing team decided it would be a pity to have [[Derek Jacobi]] not be able to utter his catchphrase during his brief stint as the character.
* [[Russell T Davies]] was originally going to provide an explanation to how the Master survived [[Doctor Who (TV story)|the TV movie]]. It was held off for ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]].''
* Rather than creating a new fob watch for Professor Yana, the prop introduced in ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]/[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]'' would be used again, cementing the connection between the two stories. [[Russell T Davies]] had also intended that the chameleon arch prop constructed for the earlier adventure would reappear in Yana's laboratory, but this idea was eventually abandoned.
* This episode formed the seventh production block of season three along with ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]''. It was originally going to be filmed first, but [[Derek Jacobi]]'s schedule meant that the filming dates changed.
* [[Russell T Davies]] had originally intended the surface of Malcassairo to be represented by the Welsh valleys, but it was now decided that this was impractical, due to both the distance which would have to be traversed from [[Upper Boat Studios|Upper Boat]], and the likelihood of adverse winter weather.
* The regeneration effect from ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'' was reused in order to clearly communicate to viewers that they were witnessing the same phenomenon.
* Much debate had surrounded the question of whether [[John Simm]]'s Master should sport a goatee, as both [[Roger Delgado]] and [[Anthony Ainley]] had done. Simm and [[Russell T Davies]] each changed their minds on the issue several times, before ultimately deciding that it was unnecessary. Simm's Master would eventually sport a goatee in ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]''/''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]''.
* A late change to the script affected the start of the episode, which originally depicted the Doctor and Martha outside the TARDIS in Roald Dahl Plass. The Time Lord then ushered his companion back into the Ship, pointedly ignoring Jack's approach. However, it was decided that this action should be simplified to avoid bringing [[David Tennant]] and [[Freema Agyeman]] out on location for such a brief scene. Instead, [[Russell T Davies]] revised this material to take place solely in the TARDIS console room. As such, only [[John Barrowman]] was required at Roald Dahl Plass to perform Jack's dash towards the departing TARDIS.
* [[Graeme Harper]] managed to complete filming ahead of schedule, thereby providing a rare opportunity for the cast and crew to enjoy an early end to principal photography.
* [[Freema Agyeman]] mistook [[John Bell]] for a girl due to his long hair when they first met.
* [[David Tennant]] and [[John Barrowman]] actively tried to outrun each other during the scenes where they were running for their lives, with [[Freema Agyeman]] just trying to keep up with them.


*Before the guards would let the Doctor, Martha and Jack into the silo, they yelled at them to show their teeth, in order to make sure they where not Futurekind. So, how did the female Futurekind, who tries to sabotage the shuttle launch get in? ''This could be a hint to evolution. Professor Yana mentioned, that all human will become Futurekind, if they don't reach Utopia. This means the inside Futurekind maybe evolved inside the colony (despite the fact that individuals do not evolve; perhaps it is a different form of transformation), or may have snuck in some other way. One possibility is that she used false teeth.''
=== Ratings ===
* 7.3 million viewers - Overnight
* 0.82 million viewers - [[BBC Three]] Sunday repeat
* 7.84 million viewers - Final BARB ratings<ref>[http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/info.php?detail=ratings&start=100&type=date&order= Doctor Who - consolidated ratings]</ref>


*Jack hears Martha referring to the Face of Boe's last words but makes no connection with that being his own youthful nickname or wonder if there is a connection and also he doesn't flinch when Martha mentioned the name. ''If you look at Jack when Martha mentions the Face of Boe's last words, he can be seen staring ahead of him, perhaps pondering whether there is connection or not.''
=== Filming locations ===
* Trident Park - Cardiff Bay
* Wenvoe Quarry - Cardiff
* Argoed Quarry - Llanharry
* Roald Dahl Plass - Cardiff


*Jack is able to grab onto the TARDIS when it dematerializes, yet when others have attempted to in some way maintain contact with the TARDIS as it disappears, they are unable to (see, for example, [[Sally Sparrow]] and [[Larry Nightingale]] in ''[[Blink]]''). ''The series has never been consistent in the mechanics of the TARDIS dematerializing. Perhaps there is a specific point in the dematerialization at which someone may hold on to the Tardis and dematerialize with it, and Jack is the first to reach it by that point. Also, we don't know if the TARDIS actually faded away or if it took off vertically without dematerialising as established in [[The Runaway Bride]]. The reason Sally Sparrow and Larry Nightingale couldn’t hold onto the TARDIS as it left is possibly due to the Authorized Control Disk telling the TARDIS to leave them behind (No need to bring them to 1969!). Perhaps there are Emergency Programs other than Emergency Program 1 (which takes the occupant home immediately) which force the TARDIS to evacuate without the occupants.''
=== Production errors ===
{{discontinuity}}
* When Jack goes through the time vortex, he clings onto the TARDIS. At the start the windows are clearly blue, reflecting the vortex, but when zoomed out, they are white.
* When Martha and the Doctor emerge from the TARDIS, it is briefly seen to be raining. This stops as they find and approach Captain Jack's body.
* Captain Jack's hair is noticeably different from the style he sported in the final scene of ''[[End of Days (TV story)|End of Days]]''.


*In Torchwood ''[[End of Days]]'' we hear the TARDIS materialise and de-materialise in the Hub. But here its on the Roald Dahl Plass. If Jack wasn’t picked up from the Hub, what makes the mess? ''We just hear the TARDIS, there's no proof it's in the Hub. The mess could have been Jack grabbing things quickly so he could run and meet the Doctor.'' But then why don't Owen and co pass Jack on the stairs as he goes to meet the Doctor? ''Jack could have gone up via the tourist entrance as there is no clear image of where exactly the TARDIS landed.''
== Continuity ==
* When Martha asks about the [[Cardiff Earthquake|earthquake in Cardiff]] a "couple years ago", the Doctor claims that he "had a little trouble with a [[Slitheen family|Slitheen]]", referencing the events of [[TV]]: {{cs|Boom Town (TV story)}}; he off-handedly specifies that he "was a [[Ninth Doctor|different man]] back then". [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Cardiff Earthquake (short story)}} had previously established that [[UNIT]] had arranged for a press release documenting the events of the episode as an earthquake.
* The Doctor states that [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|the Rift]] had recently been active. This was due to [[Owen Harper]] activating [[Torchwood Three]]'s [[Rift Manipulator|rift manipulator]], as established in [[TV]]: {{cs|Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)}} and [[TV]]: {{cs|End of Days (TV story)}}.
* [[Jack Harness]] follows the Doctor to a knew timezone by grabbing onto the exterior of [[the TARDIS]] as it dematerialises. [[Father Kreiner]] had previously managed a similar feat in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Interference - Book Two (novel)}}.
* Jack scoffs at the Doctor for asking if he's had any cosmetic work done, referring to the Doctor having regenerated since he last saw him in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Parting of the Ways (TV story)}}. [[Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17|Cassandra]] had made a similar remark when she saw the Tenth Doctor in [[TV]]: {{cs|New Earth (TV story)}} believing the [[Ninth Doctor]] had undergone plastic surgery since their original encounter in [[TV]]: {{cs|The End of the World (TV story)}}.
* Jack isn't fazed by the idea of [[regeneration]]. He would later be established to have previously met the [[Sixth Doctor]] in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Piece of Mind (audio story)}}, giving him firsthand experience with Doctors other than the [[Ninth Doctor|one]] he had originally travelled with.
* Jack recalls how Rose Tyler’s name is on the list of the dead for the [[Battle of Canary Wharf]] but the Doctor corrects him that she is really alive on a parallel world, thus bringing him up to speed on the outcome of [[TV]]: {{cs|Doomsday (TV story)}}.
* Jack refers to the human race as "[[fantastic]]", to the delight of the Doctor, who implicitly recognises that Jack is quoting his previous incarnation's frequent utterance, heard consistently from [[TV]]: {{cs|Rose (TV story)}} onwards. A newly-regenerated Tenth Doctor had used it himself in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Christmas Invasion (TV story)}}.
* Jack refers to himself as "the man that can never die", citing his numerous deaths, particularly the deaths and near instant resurrections displayed in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Parting of the Ways (TV story)}}, {{cs|Everything Changes (TV story)}} and {{cs|End of Days (TV story)}}. Furthermore, he is able to stay alive in the radiation chamber without even dying at all, something he has occasionally demonstrated, like in [[TV]]: {{cs|Out of Time (TV story)}}.
* [[The Drum|The "sound of drums"]] which occasionally tormented [[Yana]] throughout his life would be elaborated upon in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Sound of Drums (TV story)}} and [[TV]]: {{cs|Last of the Time Lords (TV story)}}, being revealed to have plagued [[the Master]] throughout his many lives, being interpreted by him as a "call to war" and a mark of his destiny to conquer the universe. [[TV]]: {{cs|The End of Time (TV story)}} would later come back to this plot point, revealing it to have actually been implanted in the Master's mind by the [[Time War]]-era {{Dalton}} as part of a villainous scheme to avert the passing of the [[Time Lord]]s and subsequently [[Ultimate Sanction|unravel the universe]].
* Yana believes himself to have been an orphan found as a "naked child" on the "coast of the [[Silver Devastation]]". The Silver Devastation was previously mentioned in [[TV]]: {{cs|The End of the World (TV story)}} as a place believed by some to be the origin of the [[Face of Boe]].
* Several incarnations of the Master try to tempt Yana to open the [[biodata module|fob watch]], including [[The Master (Terror of the Autons)|the "UNIT era" Master]] introduced in [[TV]]: {{cs|Terror of the Autons (TV story)}}, the [[Tremas Master]] introduced in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Keeper of Traken (TV story)}}, and the [[War Master]] whose mind-wiped form Yana inhabits. While original dialogue was recorded by [[Derek Jacobi]] for the latter, the first two's dialogue was obtained via archival recordings, with the "UNIT era" Master's line being borrowed from the climax of [[TV]]: {{cs|The Dæmons (TV story)}}.
* The [[Tenth Doctor]] echoes the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s memorable declaration of the [[Human|human race]] as "indomitable" from [[TV]]: {{cs|The Ark in Space (TV story)}}
* The Doctor is stated to have introduced himself to the base as a doctor of "everything". He previously referred to himself as a [[doctor]] of "practically everything" as the [[Third Doctor]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|Spearhead from Space (TV story)}}, as the [[Fifth Doctor]] in ([[TV]]: {{cs|Four to Doomsday (TV story)}}, and as the Ninth Doctor in [[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Cruel Sea (comic story)}}.
* The Doctor says that not even the [[Time Lord]]s had ever [[Time travel|travelled]] this far into the future, placing [[Malcassairo]] as existing beyond the [[frontier in time]] introduced in [[TV]]: {{cs|Frontios (TV story)}} and elaborated upon in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)}}. Indeed, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Great War (audio story)}} would later show the [[Eighth Doctor]] attempting to travel to the [[end of the universe]], only to be prevented from doing so because it was "forbidden".
* [[Chantho]] would be among those remembered by the Tenth Doctor when [[Davros]] asked the Doctor "how many have [had] died in [his] name?" in [[TV]]: {{cs|Journey's End (TV story)}}.
* The Doctor's immodest declaration of being "brilliant" would later be echoed by the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Meet the Crew (feature)}}.


*Jack shouts "DOCTOR!" while clinging to the TARDIS. Is there air in the time vortex? ''The TARDIS was passing time periods, air could have come from them in quick bursts to keep Jack alive. Also, air around the Rift might have bled through to the Time Vortex. The TARDIS is a living creature as well and since it has the Time Vortex stored in the core, it is likely that it will see that Jack will help the Doctor with defeating The Master and Davros. Plus, Jack only shouts 'Doctor' once. that would only take one breath. Therefore he may have held his breath before the TARDIS took of. Air or not, Jack can never die so maybe one of the reasons he's out cold is a lack of air. Another theory relates to the forcefield around the TARDIS to keep air in, as seen in The Runaway Bride. Jack would presumably have been inside this forcefield, which may contain air even when the TARDIS is in mid-flight, with the doors closed.''
== Home video releases ==
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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-3-boxset.jpg|The Complete [[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series Three]] DVD box-set
File:Bbcdvd-s3-v4.jpg|thumb|Series 3 Volume 4 DVD Cover
File:Bbcdvd-series1234.jpg|thumb|''Doctor Who: The Complete Series One to Four'' DVD box-set
File:Bbcdvd-series1234567.jpg|thumb|''Doctor Who: The Complete Series One to Seven'' DVD box-set
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*It is left unclear why none of the Time Lords during the last Time War against the Daleks didn't try to use the Time Vortex to destroy the Daleks. ''If a Time Lord looked into the Time Vortex he or she would become a God a vengeful god as mention by the Doctor in this episode''
* This story was released along with ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'' and ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'' on the Series 3 Volume 4 DVD.
* It was also released as part of the series 3 box set.


==Continuity==
== External links ==
*This episode references from "[[The Parting of the Ways]]", "[[The Christmas Invasion]]", "[[Gridlock]]", "[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]".
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/episodes/2007/311.shtml Official BBC Website - Episode Guide: '''Utopia''']
*The Doctor and Martha references the events of [[DW]]: ''[[Boom Town]]''.
{{dwrefguide|who_tv31.htm|Utopia}}
*Derek Jacobi has previously played (an android version) of the Master in [[Scream of the Shalka]], he has also played a role usually occupied by the Doctor in the [[Big Finish Doctor Who Audio Dramas#Doctor Who Unbound|Big Finish audio drama]] ''[[Deadline]]''.
* {{whoniverse|s03_11|Utopia}}
*Yana tells the Doctor that he hears ''the Sound of Drums''. That is the title of the [[The Sound of Drums|next story]].
* {{locguide|utopia|Utopia}}
*The last 'regeneration' (or the closest thing to regeneration) of the Master occurred in the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 TV movie]]. This is the first-ever episode to show the Master undergoing a natural regeneration.
*The Master last appeared in [[Doctor Who: The TV Movie]].
*Captain Jack last appeared in [[Torchwood]]: "[[End of Days]]" and this episode continues directly from the end of that episode.
*The Doctor dismisses Jack's [[vortex manipulator]] of not being a time-travel the same way [[Second Doctor|he]] dismisses the Karkus' anti-molecular disintegrator gun as un-existent in ''[[The Mind Robber]]''
*Yana stands for 'you are not alone' from ''[[Gridlock]]''
* The Master states that he was found naked on the banks of the Silver Devistation. It is also subtly revealed in ''[[The End of the World]]'' that that is where the [[Face of Boe]] came from.
* The [[Torchwood website]] indicates that Jack went missing from Torchwood 3 in February. That means the Doctor and Martha's visit to Cardiff, which triggers Jack's race for the TARDIS and leads to the events that end the season, actually takes place several months prior to the election of [[Harold Saxon]] and the episodes said to take place just prior to the election, ''[[Smith and Jones]]'' and ''[[The Lazarus Experiment]]'', which aired earlier in the season. ''This should really be in the above section, it doesn't specify a date on screen that the TARDIS visits Cardiff on its "Pit Stop", The Doctor could have set the controls to arrive there at a time that the Tardis would need the least amount of time to refuel.''
* Yana hears a phrase from ([[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'')
* Russell T. Davies cut from Jack clinging to the TARDIS to the Futurekind because it would be hard to have Jack on the TARDIS going through the time-vortex changing into the titles as it was commented on the DVD commentaries, however they did Tennant did joke that they could have re-made the titles with Jack clinging to the TARDIS.
*The Doctor refers to the human race as "indomitable" ("[[The Ark in Space]]")


==DVD and Other Releases==
== Footnotes ==
*This has been released along with [[The Sound of Drums]] and [[Last of the Time Lords]]
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*It is also part of the series 3 box set.


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Utopia was the eleventh episode of series 3 of Doctor Who.

It notably featured the first televised re-appearance of the Master since 1999's The Curse of Fatal Death, and the first on-screen re-appearance of the Master after 2003's Scream of the Shalka, which also starred Derek Jacobi as another incarnation of the Master. Furthermore, it was the first "regular" episode to feature the character since 1996's Doctor Who. This marked the first time the Master was seen properly regenerating on-screen.

This story continued on from the end of the Torchwood episode End of Days, with a six-month gap in between broadcasts. It also continued in The Sound of Drums leading some, including the DWM survey, to take it as a three-part story. (DWM 385) However, Utopia, The Sound of Drums, and Last of the Time Lords writer and series 3 head writer and executive producer Russell T Davies always took it to be a separate story. (DWM 406)

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

As Captain Jack comes into the Doctor's life again, the TARDIS is thrown to the end of the universe. As the last remnants of humanity struggle to reach "Utopia", unknown to all, the Doctor's greatest enemy is about to rise again...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

The TARDIS arrives at Cardiff to refuel at the Rift. The Tenth Doctor notes in surprise that the Rift has been active, and so refuelling should only take 20 seconds. Martha asks about the earthquake that happened in Cardiff, to which the Doctor replies, "A bit of trouble with the Slitheen." A figure suddenly bolts toward the TARDIS screaming "DOCTOR!" from the distance...

The Doctor, shocked, sees Jack Harkness running towards the TARDIS on the monitor and takes off. Jack leaps onto the TARDIS as it dematerialises, and the TARDIS console sends out sparks, knocking the Doctor and Martha to the floor. The Doctor is astonished that they are accelerating towards the future, ending up at the year 100 trillion — the end of the universe. Jack holds on tightly to the TARDIS, screaming for the Doctor as they hurtle through the time vortex... Somewhere else, a humanoid face with fangs turns and announces that "humans are coming!"

In a desolate area, a human is running from the Futurekind. Within his laboratory, Professor Yana notes that there is movement on the surface: a "human hunt". His assistant, Chantho, asks if she should alert the guards. Yana tells her not to, as they can't spare them. Yana is asked for a progress report over the radio but evades it by having Chantho answer. While she speaks, he is unable to focus due to the sound of drums in his head. Chantho gains his attention to show him that the surface scanner has now detected the TARDIS. He remarks, "It would seem something new has arrived..."

The Doctor tells Martha that he doesn't know what is outside — none of the Time Lords ever came this far. Gleeful at seeing the unknown, they leave the TARDIS. Outside, they find Jack on the ground. While Martha rushes back into the TARDIS to get a medical kit, the Doctor apologises to the unconscious Jack. Martha returns and, after examining him, says that Jack is dead, but Jack then takes a deep breath and sits up, grabbing a shocked Martha by the arms. Jack immediately begins flirting with Martha, and an annoyed Doctor tells him not to.

The Doctor and Jack greet each other tersely. The Doctor playfully asks if Jack has had any surgery, which Jack scoffs "you can talk", referring to the Doctor's regeneration. Jack accuses the Doctor of abandoning him, which the Doctor shrugs off. Jack asks after Rose, having seen her on the list of the dead after the Battle of Canary Wharf. The Doctor happily tells Jack that she is safe and sound on a parallel world along with Mickey and Jackie. Jack and the Doctor embrace in relief, while Martha shows subtle bitterness and jealousy over the mention of Rose again.

As they explore the planet, Jack tells Martha of being stranded in the year 200,100 after the Doctor had left without him, much to her indignation. In response, the Doctor coolly claims that he had been "busy". Jack shows Martha his vortex manipulator — which an unimpressed Doctor considers a space-hopper in comparison to his "sports car" TARDIS — and explains that he had used the manipulator to try to get back to the 21st century, but ended up in 1869 and had to live through the following decades, basing himself at the Rift until his life coincided with one of the Doctor's incarnations that would know who he was. Martha asks if the Doctor just gets bored of his companions and dumps them. Jack says, "Not if you're blonde", to which Martha displays sarcastic surprise at the fact Rose was blonde, causing the Doctor to become irritated at their complaining and scold them for their callous, hypocritical blogging.

They come across a city-like conglomeration. When Martha asks about humanity's fate, Jack spots the man running from the Futurekind. Jack catches the man, and pushes him towards the Doctor, drawing his service revolver. The Doctor stops Jack from killing the Futurekind, and Jack fires into the air, scaring them. The Doctor plans to head for the TARDIS, but they are cut off by more Futurekind. The four head for "the Silo".

They approach the gates, with the Futurekind closing the distance. The guard yells at them to show their teeth, admitting them to the Silo once they show their normal human teeth. A soldier fires an assault rifle at the Futurekind to force them back; when Jack remarks that the Doctor didn't tell him to put his gun down, the Doctor points out that the soldier is not his responsibility. The Futurekind leader reluctantly orders his minions to fall back; they retreat a short distance where they can keep watch on the Silo. The man asks the soldier if he can be taken to Utopia, which the soldier happily responds to affirmatively.

Professor Yana learns that the Doctor, who claims to be a scientist, is in the Silo, and rushes upstairs to find him. The Doctor asks for the men to help retrieve the TARDIS. The Doctor is happy when he discovers that humans have survived to the end of the universe, remarking that though they "spent a million years evolving into clouds of gas", they revert to the same form eventually.

Jack flirts with a male refugee, with the Doctor once again telling him to stop. Jack helps the Doctor open a deadlock seal, and the door opens to show a deep rocket shaft, into which the Doctor blindly steps and nearly falls down before Jack yanks him back. They see a large rocket in the shaft, with neither the Doctor or Jack recognising the engines. The Doctor muses on what "Utopia" can mean if the universe is collapsing.

Jack flirts with Chantho.

Yana arrives, dragging an amused Doctor away, followed by Martha and Jack, but the four pass a woman whom nobody notices baring her teeth, revealing her to be one of the Futurekind. Back in the lab, Jack immediately flirts with Chantho while Yana shows the Doctor all the machines within the rocket. However, the Doctor can't help, as the technology is unknown to him.

Martha is shocked and disgusted to find the Doctor's hand (which Jack describes as his "Doctor Detector") in a glass case in Jack's backpack, and the Doctor explains how he lost it "Christmas Day, in a sword fight". Yana enquires as to the Doctor's species, and the Doctor is saddened that the Time Lords are no longer remembered in this time.

Chantho reveals that, like the Doctor, she is also the last of her kind, the Malmooth, and Yana says that this was originally the Malmooth homeworld Malcassairo before the humans took refuge. In response to Jack's query about who the "Beastie Boys" upstairs are, Yana tells them of the Futurekind, which in themselves are a myth. It is feared that they are what the humans will become unless they reach Utopia.

The supposed "Utopia."

Yana shows the Doctor the co-ordinates of Utopia, supposedly a project of the Science Foundation to find a way to save mankind from the end of everything. Yana once again hears the sound of drums. The Doctor surmises that the rocket will not fly, but Yana hasn't told the others to keep them from losing hope. Impressed by this, the Doctor applies what knowledge he has and uses the sonic screwdriver to get the system working. The passengers board the rocket, the outside guards secure the gate against the Futurekind and retreat into the Silo, and the Doctor, Yana, and Jack work to speed up the launch process.

The Doctor notices that some of the wires are odd looking, and Yana tells him they are crafted from gluten extract. The Doctor remarks that Yana has built the system of "food and string and staples", calling him a genius who would be revered in a different time. Yana admits wistfully that some admiration just once would have been nice. The Doctor has also realised that Yana must stay behind to launch the rocket, which the Professor admits — Chantho has refused to leave, and he considers himself too old for Utopia, instead, wishing for death. A message comes over the radio that the TARDIS has been found. The Doctor gleefully remarks he may have a way for Yana to go too, though Yana barely hears him, for as he looks at the picture of the TARDIS, the sound of drums in his heads grows louder.

The Doctor uses the TARDIS to provide extra power. Yana tells the Doctor of the sound of drums and how they are growing louder as if they are getting closer; he says that he has heard them all his life.

Chantho tells Martha she has been with the Professor for 17 years, letting slip her unrequited love for him, something Martha sympathises with. Martha asks about the sentence structure she uses, starting sentences with "Chan" and ending with "Tho". Chantho replies that it would be rude not to, before trying once with a fit of the giggles.

Atillo communicates with Yana, who gives him instructions as the communication line fails and then gets Martha to reboot the system every time the picture goes. Atillo sends Jate into the couplings room, which is flooded with Stet radiation, to enable the launch with a gravity footprint.

The female Futurekind damages the system, and Jack and Yana furiously try to correct the radiation levels. Finally, Jack sends a massive (and lethal) current through his body in order to jump-start the override system, but Jate is vaporised by the radiation. As the Doctor points out, no one can enter the room without dying, but as Jack comes back from the dead, remarks he has got just the man for the job.

The Doctor and Jack race down to the couplings room — ordering Atillo to board the rocket — and Jack asks the Doctor how long he has known that he is immortal. The Doctor grimly replies, "Since I ran away from you", as Jack enters the couplings room — unlike his predecessor, he just winces instead of disintegrating. As they watch the process, Martha tells Yana and Chantho of the Doctor's ability to travel through time and space. Yana hears new sounds in his head, including the reverberating word "TARDIS".

Jack explains that it wasn't until 1892 that he found out he was immortal after getting killed in a fight on Ellis Island, then waking from death. His past deaths included falling off a cliff; getting trampled by horses; World War I; World War II; poison; starvation... even a stray javelin. The Doctor tells Jack that to him he is "wrong" — a fixed point in time and space, a fact. Just looking at him is an effort for the Doctor. Even the TARDIS knew what Jack was — it had travelled to the end of the universe to try to shake him off!

Jack recalls facing three Daleks and his death at their hands, and the Doctor explains about Rose and the Bad Wolf entity, remarking that if a Time Lord had done what she did, they would have become a powerful and vengeful god. The Doctor then tells Jack that because of her humanity and compassion, Rose used her new-found power to bring him back to life, but unable to control the power, the transformation was irrevocable; the Doctor muses that "the final act of the Time War was life". When Jack asks if Rose could reverse the process, the Doctor replies that not only did he remove the power from her, but she is trapped in the parallel universe and can't return home. Martha hears and feels shame on her jealousy and prejudice. Jack says that he went back to the Powell Estate in the 1990s, never letting Rose see him (to avoid temporal contamination) but watching her growing up. When asked if he still wants to die, Jack admits that he isn't sure anymore. The Doctor points out that Jack has the potential to meet other incarnations of himself across time — and that he might still be around in this time — joking that "it's the only man you're ever gonna be happy with". As Jack says that this new regeneration is a cheeky one, "regeneration" is another word added to those reverberating around Yana's head.

Yana is in tears, remembering stories of time travel from the old days that he never believed. He pulls out a fob watch, remarking that he was always late with time and the watch never worked. Martha is shocked, recalling the Doctor having a similar watch which he used to become human to avoid the Family of Blood. She asks where he got it, and Yana remarks that he was found with the watch, "an orphan in the storm", on the coast of the Silver Devastation. Yana says it is broken, and Martha asks how he could know if he has never opened it. Martha turns over the watch and finds Gallifreyan inscriptions on it.

Martha rushes to find the Doctor, having inadvertently piqued Yana's interest in the watch. The countdown for launch begins. Martha tells the Doctor of the watch, and the Doctor dismisses the idea as impossible. Jack says he may not be the last Time Lord, and Martha says it should be brilliant news — though the Doctor says it depends just which Time Lord Yana is. The Doctor yells at Martha, desperate to know exactly what Yana said.

Yana opens the watch.

As Yana inspects the watch, dark voices call to him from it, tempting him to open it. Jack remarks that the end of the universe is the perfect place to hide, and Martha recalls the dying words of the Face of Boe: "You Are Not Alone" — for which "Yana" is an acronym — and the Professor opens the watch. A burst of golden energy swirls into his face and radiates through the laboratory, which astonishes Chantho. The rocket launches and the Futurekind watch in frustration as it leaves. Chantho tries to speak to Yana, but the look in his eyes has changed — they are now dark and vicious.

Yana deliberately closes all the doors, barring the entrance of the Doctor, Martha and Jack to the laboratory, then coolly opens the front gates, allowing entrance by the Futurekind to the Silo. Chantho frenetically attempts to reason with him, but he fails to yield. She holds a gun to Yana to try to stop him, but he advances on her with high-voltage cable in hand. As the Doctor and the others try to get back to the lab — having to double back after running into the Futurekind — Yana blames Chantho for never asking about the watch and spitting that her constant "chan" and "tho" drove him insane. Chantho begs "the Professor" for his forgiveness, but he shouts that it is not his name — merely a disguise so perfect he forgot his own identity. When a terrified Chantho asks who he really is, he replies, "I... am...the Master," before electrocuting her with the cable as the Doctor, Martha, and Jack reach the lab and try to get in. As the Master pulls the cable from the TARDIS, Chantho shoots him before dying. Jack finally smashes the control panel to open the door, but the Master retreats into the TARDIS, putting the catch on the lock to prevent the Doctor getting in with his key as well as deadlocking it against the sonic screwdriver.

The Master regenerates.

As the Doctor shouts desperately that everything's changed, Jack and Martha struggle to close the lab's door against the Futurekind. Fatally injured, the Master fumes on being killed "by an insect... a girl..." and then proclaims that if the Doctor can be young and strong, so can he. With a deranged wail, the Master explodes in a spectrum of regeneration energy, his eyes glow violently, and he changes into a younger form, collapsing to the floor as the pain of his regeneration overwhelms him. The Doctor stands outside his TARDIS aghast and helpless while Martha and Jack desperately block the Futurekind from gaining entrance.

Now as a new, even more psychotic version of himself, the Master springs up from the TARDIS floor. Laughing in triumph, the Master uses the TARDIS's intercom to speak to the Doctor — sarcastically remarking about his past propensity to tell the Doctor his plans and remarking that he won't do so this time — and Martha realises that she knows his voice. The Doctor begs him to stop, to which the Master demands that he use his name. The Doctor then says, "Master... I'm sorry." The Master pauses and shouts, "Tough!" as he prepares the TARDIS for launch. The Doctor uses the sonic screwdriver and stops the launch momentarily. The Master overrides it and gleefully bids the three a sarcastic goodbye. The TARDIS dematerialises as the Doctor looks on in horror, while the Futurekind pound at the door...

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Though not credited in the original broadcast roll, Simon C. Holden was depicted in CON: 'Ello, 'Ello, 'Ello as a visual effects supervisor, and appeared to have been particularly involved with the John Simm/Derek Jacobi regeneration sequence — which logically would have made him an on-set visual effects supervisor. It's unclear why the credited on-set visual effects supervisor, Barney Curnow, did not represent the visual effects crew on Confidential for this episode.


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  • Yana hears the voices of two of his incarnations, one of them calling him a fool.

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  • This episode is part of a continuous arc that begins in the Torchwood episode Captain Jack Harkness, develops in the Torchwood episode End of Days, switches over to Doctor Who in this one, continues in The Sound of Drums, Last of the Time Lords and Time Crash, before ending in Voyage of the Damned.
  • This episode marks the start of the first three-part story since Survival, which also featured the Master. In terms of actual screen time, it is actually more the equivalent of an old-style six-part episode, making this the first story of that sort since The Two Doctors, which was also a three-part story consiting of 45-minute episodes. Additionally, while there are multiple other stories that could be and sometimes are considered as three-parters in the revived series, the story starting here is the only one generally numbered as such by official sources.[1]
  • This episode was not originally promoted as being connected to the finale two-parter.
  • This episode shows flashbacks from The Parting of the Ways, The Christmas Invasion, Gridlock, and Human Nature.
  • Each sentence heard from the watch were spoken by Derek Jacobi and Roger Delgado respectively, the latter taken from an audio clip from classic series episode The Dæmons, wherein the Master is bargaining with Azal and utters the line “Destroy Him! And you will give your power to me!”. The chuckle is Anthony Ainley's trademark laugh from his classic series appearances, though it is not (currently) known which specific episode the audio clip is taken from. Delgado and Ainley (both now deceased) portrayed the Master. Eric Roberts gave permission to use audio of him as the Master from the Doctor Who TV movie, but Fox refused permission, so the clip was cut.
The distorted main character: a Graeme Harper signature
  • Graeme Harper's penchant for including a distorted image of a main character is present in this story. Though not included in every single story he's directed for BBC Wales, it's seen often enough to be considered something of a directorial "signature". Similar distortion is achieved through the use of other magnifying glasses in The Unicorn and the Wasp and Army of Ghosts, a curved window in Journey's End, and with mirrors in Turn Left. This time, it's the Master that's under the magnifying glass.
  • For the first time, three names are presented in the opening credits; prior to this only the Doctor and his "current" companion's names were ever displayed, even when the series featured other actors as companions, such as Barrowman and Noel Clarke. Hereafter, most guest companions, such as the returning Martha Jones in The Sontaran Stratagem and the multiple companions of The Stolen Earth / Journey's End receive similar credit treatment.
  • This story features the second regeneration scene in which the Time Lord subject is shown to be standing, and the first time in the revived series where a Time Lord other than the Doctor visibly regenerates.
  • This is the sixth televised Doctor Who story which actually shows a regeneration occurring within the Doctor's TARDIS. It was preceded by The Tenth Planet, Destiny of the Daleks, The Caves of Androzani, Time and the Rani, and The Parting of the Ways. Additionally, Spearhead from Space implies, and COMIC: The Night Walkers confirms, that the regeneration resulting in the Third Doctor actually occurred in the TARDIS as well. Since then, The Day of the Doctor, The Time of the Doctor and Twice Upon a Time have all shown regenerations occurring in the TARDIS.
  • The Master last appeared on-screen in Scream of the Shalka, where Derek Jacobi also played another incarnation of the Master.
  • Just before the start of the opening credits, the scene shifts from showing Jack clinging onto the TARDIS as it flies through the vortex to the Futurekind preparing for a human hunt. According to the DVD commentary, this had to be done, otherwise the opening credits — showing the TARDIS flying through the vortex — would have felt out of place without Jack being seen clinging to the outside. David Tennant and Russell T Davies joke that they could have re-made the titles with Jack clinging onto the TARDIS and that a "special edition" may be released in the future with a computer-generated Captain Jack attached to the TARDIS.
    • Fans have created fan-edits of the opening sequence including Jack Harkness clinging on, which are available to see on such sites as YouTube.
  • The keyboard Chantho uses is a keyboard for Japanese hiragana.
  • This is the first episode to identify the severed hand Jack possesses as belonging to the Doctor.
  • Captain Jack last appeared in Torchwood episode End of Days. This episode continues directly from the end of that episode, which had been first broadcast six months earlier. He last appeared in Doctor Who itself in The Parting of the Ways.
  • This is the first time in the revived series that the Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver in a vertical fashion, reminiscent of his old sonic screwdrivers.
  • Doctor Who Adventures issue 22 mentions the Doctor and Martha "discovering" Utopia, suggesting that it is a real place.
  • John Bell, who played Creet, entered a Blue Peter competition to appear in this episode. He was notified by phone by Russell T Davies that he had beat out 8,000 other competition applicants to appear on the program. The runners-up, Lizzie Watkins and Jonathan Wharton, appeared as extras.
  • Jack's immortality is finally explained: when Rose Tyler as the Bad Wolf resurrected him, she couldn't control the power and brought him back forever as a living fixed point in time.
  • The Doctor learned to make the TARDIS inaccessible to anyone other than himself and his companions after this story. For instance, he leaves it one second out of sync with the rest of time in The End of Time and bio-locks any potential thieves out of it in The Eaters of Light.
  • Professor Yana's costume was inspired by the First Doctor's outfit. Russell T Davies even told the costume designer to "Hartnell him up".
  • Upon first meeting, the Doctor ask Jack if he's "had work done". John Barrowman, by his own admission, had some minor botox done around his eyes, probably during the year and a half between his appearances on this series.
  • At one point, Jack was to explain that the Doctor's hand had been recovered from a newsagent's roof.
  • Chipo Chung said that playing Chantho was "the most fun she'd had in front of the camera".
  • John Barrowman performed the stunt where Jack leaps onto the TARDIS on his birthday.
  • The Futurekind originally travelled around on quad bikes. This was abandoned due to safety issues.
  • The firearm of choice at the end of the universe, some when beyond the year 100 Trillion, is the AK-47.
  • David Tennant and Derek Jacobi both played Hamlet. Tennant in 2009's Royal Shakespeare Company production and Jacobi in the BBC's 1980 version, Hamlet: Prince of Denmark.
  • This marks the second time that Derek Jacobi has played the Master, having previously portrayed the character in Scream of the Shalka. David Tennant had an uncredited role in that production as a caretaker.
  • When the Doctor and Martha find Jack unconscious outside the TARDIS, a brief moment of the theme from Torchwood is heard.
  • The Doctor's response to the Master asking him to "use my name" was originally intended to reveal who Yana really was, but the writing team decided it would be a pity to have Derek Jacobi not be able to utter his catchphrase during his brief stint as the character.
  • Russell T Davies was originally going to provide an explanation to how the Master survived the TV movie. It was held off for The Sound of Drums.
  • Rather than creating a new fob watch for Professor Yana, the prop introduced in Human Nature/The Family of Blood would be used again, cementing the connection between the two stories. Russell T Davies had also intended that the chameleon arch prop constructed for the earlier adventure would reappear in Yana's laboratory, but this idea was eventually abandoned.
  • This episode formed the seventh production block of season three along with 42. It was originally going to be filmed first, but Derek Jacobi's schedule meant that the filming dates changed.
  • Russell T Davies had originally intended the surface of Malcassairo to be represented by the Welsh valleys, but it was now decided that this was impractical, due to both the distance which would have to be traversed from Upper Boat, and the likelihood of adverse winter weather.
  • The regeneration effect from The Parting of the Ways was reused in order to clearly communicate to viewers that they were witnessing the same phenomenon.
  • Much debate had surrounded the question of whether John Simm's Master should sport a goatee, as both Roger Delgado and Anthony Ainley had done. Simm and Russell T Davies each changed their minds on the issue several times, before ultimately deciding that it was unnecessary. Simm's Master would eventually sport a goatee in World Enough and Time/The Doctor Falls.
  • A late change to the script affected the start of the episode, which originally depicted the Doctor and Martha outside the TARDIS in Roald Dahl Plass. The Time Lord then ushered his companion back into the Ship, pointedly ignoring Jack's approach. However, it was decided that this action should be simplified to avoid bringing David Tennant and Freema Agyeman out on location for such a brief scene. Instead, Russell T Davies revised this material to take place solely in the TARDIS console room. As such, only John Barrowman was required at Roald Dahl Plass to perform Jack's dash towards the departing TARDIS.
  • Graeme Harper managed to complete filming ahead of schedule, thereby providing a rare opportunity for the cast and crew to enjoy an early end to principal photography.
  • Freema Agyeman mistook John Bell for a girl due to his long hair when they first met.
  • David Tennant and John Barrowman actively tried to outrun each other during the scenes where they were running for their lives, with Freema Agyeman just trying to keep up with them.

Ratings[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • 7.3 million viewers - Overnight
  • 0.82 million viewers - BBC Three Sunday repeat
  • 7.84 million viewers - Final BARB ratings[2]

Filming locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Trident Park - Cardiff Bay
  • Wenvoe Quarry - Cardiff
  • Argoed Quarry - Llanharry
  • Roald Dahl Plass - Cardiff

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.
  • When Jack goes through the time vortex, he clings onto the TARDIS. At the start the windows are clearly blue, reflecting the vortex, but when zoomed out, they are white.
  • When Martha and the Doctor emerge from the TARDIS, it is briefly seen to be raining. This stops as they find and approach Captain Jack's body.
  • Captain Jack's hair is noticeably different from the style he sported in the final scene of End of Days.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • When Martha asks about the earthquake in Cardiff a "couple years ago", the Doctor claims that he "had a little trouble with a Slitheen", referencing the events of TV: Boom Town [+]Loading...["Boom Town (TV story)"]; he off-handedly specifies that he "was a different man back then". PROSE: Cardiff Earthquake [+]Loading...["Cardiff Earthquake (short story)"] had previously established that UNIT had arranged for a press release documenting the events of the episode as an earthquake.
  • The Doctor states that the Rift had recently been active. This was due to Owen Harper activating Torchwood Three's rift manipulator, as established in TV: Captain Jack Harkness [+]Loading...["Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)"] and TV: End of Days [+]Loading...["End of Days (TV story)"].
  • Jack Harness follows the Doctor to a knew timezone by grabbing onto the exterior of the TARDIS as it dematerialises. Father Kreiner had previously managed a similar feat in PROSE: Interference - Book Two [+]Loading...["Interference - Book Two (novel)"].
  • Jack scoffs at the Doctor for asking if he's had any cosmetic work done, referring to the Doctor having regenerated since he last saw him in TV: The Parting of the Ways [+]Loading...["The Parting of the Ways (TV story)"]. Cassandra had made a similar remark when she saw the Tenth Doctor in TV: New Earth [+]Loading...["New Earth (TV story)"] believing the Ninth Doctor had undergone plastic surgery since their original encounter in TV: The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"].
  • Jack isn't fazed by the idea of regeneration. He would later be established to have previously met the Sixth Doctor in AUDIO: Piece of Mind [+]Loading...["Piece of Mind (audio story)"], giving him firsthand experience with Doctors other than the one he had originally travelled with.
  • Jack recalls how Rose Tyler’s name is on the list of the dead for the Battle of Canary Wharf but the Doctor corrects him that she is really alive on a parallel world, thus bringing him up to speed on the outcome of TV: Doomsday [+]Loading...["Doomsday (TV story)"].
  • Jack refers to the human race as "fantastic", to the delight of the Doctor, who implicitly recognises that Jack is quoting his previous incarnation's frequent utterance, heard consistently from TV: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"] onwards. A newly-regenerated Tenth Doctor had used it himself in TV: The Christmas Invasion [+]Loading...["The Christmas Invasion (TV story)"].
  • Jack refers to himself as "the man that can never die", citing his numerous deaths, particularly the deaths and near instant resurrections displayed in TV: The Parting of the Ways [+]Loading...["The Parting of the Ways (TV story)"], Everything Changes [+]Loading...["Everything Changes (TV story)"] and End of Days [+]Loading...["End of Days (TV story)"]. Furthermore, he is able to stay alive in the radiation chamber without even dying at all, something he has occasionally demonstrated, like in TV: Out of Time [+]Loading...["Out of Time (TV story)"].
  • The "sound of drums" which occasionally tormented Yana throughout his life would be elaborated upon in TV: The Sound of Drums [+]Loading...["The Sound of Drums (TV story)"] and TV: Last of the Time Lords [+]Loading...["Last of the Time Lords (TV story)"], being revealed to have plagued the Master throughout his many lives, being interpreted by him as a "call to war" and a mark of his destiny to conquer the universe. TV: The End of Time [+]Loading...["The End of Time (TV story)"] would later come back to this plot point, revealing it to have actually been implanted in the Master's mind by the Time War-era Rassilon as part of a villainous scheme to avert the passing of the Time Lords and subsequently unravel the universe.
  • Yana believes himself to have been an orphan found as a "naked child" on the "coast of the Silver Devastation". The Silver Devastation was previously mentioned in TV: The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"] as a place believed by some to be the origin of the Face of Boe.
  • Several incarnations of the Master try to tempt Yana to open the fob watch, including the "UNIT era" Master introduced in TV: Terror of the Autons [+]Loading...["Terror of the Autons (TV story)"], the Tremas Master introduced in TV: The Keeper of Traken [+]Loading...["The Keeper of Traken (TV story)"], and the War Master whose mind-wiped form Yana inhabits. While original dialogue was recorded by Derek Jacobi for the latter, the first two's dialogue was obtained via archival recordings, with the "UNIT era" Master's line being borrowed from the climax of TV: The Dæmons [+]Loading...["The Dæmons (TV story)"].
  • The Tenth Doctor echoes the Fourth Doctor's memorable declaration of the human race as "indomitable" from TV: The Ark in Space [+]Loading...["The Ark in Space (TV story)"]
  • The Doctor is stated to have introduced himself to the base as a doctor of "everything". He previously referred to himself as a doctor of "practically everything" as the Third Doctor in TV: Spearhead from Space [+]Loading...["Spearhead from Space (TV story)"], as the Fifth Doctor in (TV: Four to Doomsday [+]Loading...["Four to Doomsday (TV story)"], and as the Ninth Doctor in COMIC: The Cruel Sea [+]Loading...["The Cruel Sea (comic story)"].
  • The Doctor says that not even the Time Lords had ever travelled this far into the future, placing Malcassairo as existing beyond the frontier in time introduced in TV: Frontios [+]Loading...["Frontios (TV story)"] and elaborated upon in PROSE: The Book of the War [+]Loading...["The Book of the War (novel)"]. Indeed, AUDIO: The Great War [+]Loading...["The Great War (audio story)"] would later show the Eighth Doctor attempting to travel to the end of the universe, only to be prevented from doing so because it was "forbidden".
  • Chantho would be among those remembered by the Tenth Doctor when Davros asked the Doctor "how many have [had] died in [his] name?" in TV: Journey's End [+]Loading...["Journey's End (TV story)"].
  • The Doctor's immodest declaration of being "brilliant" would later be echoed by the Thirteenth Doctor in PROSE: Meet the Crew [+]Loading...["Meet the Crew (feature)"].

Home video 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 Three DVD box-set

    The Complete Series Three DVD box-set

  • Series 3 Volume 4 DVD Cover

    Series 3 Volume 4 DVD Cover

  • 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

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Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ While the BBC does not itself officially designate which episodes in the revived series should be counted together, it typically tends to use the numbering system employed by Doctor Who Magazine when the need to number stories arises, such as when promoting milestones, or in episode guides.
  2. ↑ Doctor Who - consolidated ratings
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