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| | |season number = Series 2 (Doctor Who 2005) | ||
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|writer= | |main character = [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]] | ||
|director=[[Ashley Way]] | |featuring = [[Krillitane]] | ||
|producer=[[Sophie Fante]] | |setting = [[Internet café (Tardisode 3)|Internet café]], [[London]], [[2007]] | ||
|broadcast date= | |writer = Gareth Roberts | ||
|format= | |director = [[Ashley Way]] | ||
| | |producer = [[Sophie Fante]], [[Jo Pearce]] | ||
|broadcast date = 22 April 2006 | |||
|next | |format = Internet broadcast | ||
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'''''Tardisode 3''''' was the third of the [[Tardisode]] series of mini-episode prologues to ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' [[Series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 2]]. This Tardisode was a prelude to the episode ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]''. | |||
== Plot == | |||
Mickey is at a computer, in an [[internet café (Tardisode 3)|internet café]], looking at a website of UFO sightings, but is blocked by a notice referring to [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]]. He picks up his phone and calls [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] while sorting through newspaper clippings. He tells her that he needs the Doctor and her to investigate lights in the sky and strange goings on at a school. The Tardisode ends with a shot of a Krillitane screaming into the camera. | |||
== | == Cast == | ||
* [[Mickey Smith]] - [[Noel Clarke]] | |||
== | == Crew == | ||
* [[Executive Producer]]s - [[Russell T Davies]], [[Julie Gardner]] | |||
* [[Script Editor]] - [[Simon Winstone]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* According to local [[newspaper]]s concerning [[UFO]]s, the [[invader]]s are not [[Klingon]]s from the [[TV show]] ''[[Star Trek]]''. | |||
'' | == Production notes == | ||
* Unlike most other Tardisodes, the main episode makes dialogue reference to the events of the prequel. | |||
* Noel Clarke was the only regular cast member to appear in the Tardisodes. He also appears as [[Ricky Smith]] in [[Tardisode 5]]. | |||
* The same set is used in the main episode. Mickey sits at the same computer trying to find more information on the UFO sightings. In this sequence, and the entire Tardisode, production clips showed that Noel Clarke, who plays Mickey, was filming this some time after production of the episode itself and had recently cut his hair very short (as per his appearance in ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'' / ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'' and ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'', which were filmed in a separate production block). Therefore, to maintain continuity, he wore the hat seen in this mini-episode. | |||
* This webisode contains the third reference to [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]], and the first since its origins were established in the television story ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]''. The notion of Torchwood blocking access to information is revisited in later episodes (such as ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]''). | |||
=== Filming location === | |||
* Enfys Television Studios, [[Cardiff]] <ref>[[DWMSE 14]]</ref> | |||
''Mickey | == Continuity == | ||
* Mickey is researching aliens and UFOs. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Rose Tyler (short story)|Rose Tyler]]'', ''[[Taking Mickey (short story)|Taking Mickey]]'') | |||
* Mickey alerts Rose to the [[Krillitane]] infiltration at [[Deffry Vale High School]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'') | |||
== External links == | |||
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/ram/bb/tardisode3_16x9_bb.asx Tardisode 3 on the BBC Media Selector] | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:25, 4 August 2024
Tardisode 3 was the third of the Tardisode series of mini-episode prologues to Doctor Who series 2. This Tardisode was a prelude to the episode School Reunion.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Mickey is at a computer, in an internet café, looking at a website of UFO sightings, but is blocked by a notice referring to Torchwood. He picks up his phone and calls Rose while sorting through newspaper clippings. He tells her that he needs the Doctor and her to investigate lights in the sky and strange goings on at a school. The Tardisode ends with a shot of a Krillitane screaming into the camera.
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- According to local newspapers concerning UFOs, the invaders are not Klingons from the TV show Star Trek.
Production notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Unlike most other Tardisodes, the main episode makes dialogue reference to the events of the prequel.
- Noel Clarke was the only regular cast member to appear in the Tardisodes. He also appears as Ricky Smith in Tardisode 5.
- The same set is used in the main episode. Mickey sits at the same computer trying to find more information on the UFO sightings. In this sequence, and the entire Tardisode, production clips showed that Noel Clarke, who plays Mickey, was filming this some time after production of the episode itself and had recently cut his hair very short (as per his appearance in Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel and Doomsday, which were filmed in a separate production block). Therefore, to maintain continuity, he wore the hat seen in this mini-episode.
- This webisode contains the third reference to Torchwood, and the first since its origins were established in the television story Tooth and Claw. The notion of Torchwood blocking access to information is revisited in later episodes (such as The Runaway Bride).
Filming location[[edit] | [edit source]]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Mickey is researching aliens and UFOs. (PROSE: Rose Tyler, Taking Mickey)
- Mickey alerts Rose to the Krillitane infiltration at Deffry Vale High School. (TV: School Reunion)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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