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| |story name=Planet of the Dead
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| |image=[[Image:PlanetOfTheDead Promo.jpg|250px]]
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| |series= [[Doctor Who]] - [[List of television stories|TV stories]] | |
| |number= [[2009 Specials (Doctor Who)#Christmas 2008|Special]]
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| |story number= 15
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| |doctor=[[Tenth Doctor]]
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| |companions= [[Christina de Souza|Lady Christina de Souza]]<br>Malcolm
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| |enemy= [[Tritivores]]
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| |setting= London, 2009/10
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| |writer= [[Russell T Davies]] and [[Gareth Roberts]]
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| |director=[[James Strong]]
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| |producer= unknown
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| |broadcast date= April 2009 (date TBA)<!---Please do not indicate an exact date until it's announced by the BBC.-->
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| |format= 1 60 minute television special
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| |production code= 4.15
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| |previous story=[[The Next Doctor]]
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| |next story= Special 2 (title TBA)
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| }}
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| '''Planet of the Dead''' is the confirmed title of the first of the [[2009 Specials (Doctor Who)|2009 specials]], due to air at Easter [[2009]] (exact broadcast date has yet to be announced by the BBC, although some media have suggested 11 April as the broadcast date). It will star [[David Tennant]] and feature two new characters, Christina and Malcolm, along with [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]]. Production of the special began on 19th January 2009.
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| The Easter special will involve the Lady Christina de Souza stealing jewellery and escaping on a red London bus, which takes a "detour into danger" with the Doctor.
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| ==Cast==
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| *[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[David Tennant]]
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| *[[Christina de Souza|Lady Christina de Souza]] - [[Michelle Ryan]]
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| *[[Professor Malcolm]] - [[Lee Evans]]
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| *[[Erisa Magambo|Captain Erisa Magambo]] - [[Norma Dumezweni]]
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| *TBA - [[Reginald Tsiboe]]
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| *TBA - [[Ellen Thomas]]
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| *TBA - [[Victoria Alcock]]
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| *TBA - [[Daniel Kaluuya]]
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| *TBA - [[David Ames]]
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| *TBA - [[Keith Perry]]
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| *D I Macmillan - [[Adam James]]
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| *TBA - [[Glenn Doherty]]
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| *TBA - [[James Layton]]
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| ==Production crew==
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| == References ==
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| == Story notes ==
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| * The title of the episode was unveiled during the closing credits of ''[[The Next Doctor]]'' broadcast on 25 December 2008, several weeks before production of the episode was due to begin.
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| * This is the first ''Doctor Who'' episode in which series producer [[Russell T. Davies]] shares co-writing credit, and the first episode since the show's return in 2005 to credit two writers. The last televised story to credit two writers was the 1993 mini-episode ''[[Dimensions in Time]]''.
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| * Davies stated in the commentary for ''The Next Doctor'' that it will feature [[UNIT]], as well as two new characters named Christina (Michelle Ryan) and Malcolm (Lee Evans).
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| * In his column for ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', Davies wrote that the special will feature two new races never before seen. Davies also characterises ''Planet of the Dead'' as an "antidote" to the continuity-heavy ''[[Journey's End]]'' and ''[[The Next Doctor]]'', which means old monsters appearing is unlikely.
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| * The casting of Michelle Ryan has been reported both by media and via on-set confirmation. Ryan, best known for her work on the UK soap opera ''EastEnders'' and the American science fiction series ''Bionic Woman'', had previously co-starred in the [[Steven Moffat]]-written miniseries ''Jekyll'' and was also reportedly a candidate for new companion after the departure of [[Billie Piper]] in 2006.
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| * Evan's stated the character he would be playing, [[Malcolm]], was a professor.
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| * After initial rumours, it was confirmed that part of the episode will be filmed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates through BBC News coverage that a bus that was to be used for filming there was heavily damaged upon arrival there.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7856405.stm]
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| * According to the BBC report, the damage to the bus -- a twin to one being used for filming in Cardiff -- prompted a rewrite of part of the script.
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| * Discounting second unit filming conducted in [[New York City]] for ''[[Daleks in Manhattan]]'', this marks the first time an installment of ''Doctor Who'' has been filmed outside [[Europe]] since the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 telefilm]] was shot in [[Canada]], and only the second time ever for a regular televised episode.
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| * On 16 January 2009 ''The Guardian'' newspaper published an online column condemning the then-rumoured plan to film in Dubai, citing the UAE's human rights record.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/garethmcleanblog/2009/jan/16/1]</ref> Similar criticism was posted by the fan site Kasterborous on 28 January.<ref>[http://www.kasterborous.com/news.asp?ac=11&id=2118]</ref>
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| *As seen in David Tennant's video diary for this episode's readthrough, Tennant feared that, having spent six months portraying Hamlet for the RSC, that he would be unable to accurately replicate the voice he uses when portraying The Doctor. In an informal discussion with Julie Gardner, he describes his voice for Hamlet as being the same as The Doctor's (being an English accent) except "more posh" and mentioned he may have to watch his previous performances as The Doctor and practice the voice. This strongly echoes Billie Piper's dilemma when she returned to film [[Turn Left]]; in interviews with ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'', Piper confessed to having forgotten how to speak in Rose's accent; it was later noted that she spoke with a noticeable lisp in several scenes of that episode.
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| *It has been confirmed by the BBC that Planet of the Dead will be the first Doctor Who story to be produced in high-definition; this changeover can be likened to the move from black and white to colour production in 1970.
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| *An interesting note would be that, eccentric time lady [[Iris Wildthyme]] had a [[Iris Wildthyme's TARDIS|TARDIS]] that resembled a London bus.
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| *According to Tennant's video diary, he and co-star Adam James have been friends for 10 years, having also worked together in the past, but he only recently learned that James is also [[Jon Pertwee]]'s godson.
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| == Rumours ==
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| *The inclusion of [[Arisa Magambo|Captain Arisa Magambo]] strongly implies that at least part of this episode will be set on contemporary [[Earth]].
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| *Lady Christina's appearance in this story will lead to a "shocking event" in the Doctor's life, this could mean that someone important from his past may be returning.
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| *It is rumoured that at least one of the "two new species" will be found in a desert.
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| *Lady Christina will have something to do with the time lords
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| == Ratings ==
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| == Filming Locations ==
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| *Cardiff (UNIT)
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| *Dubai, United Arab Emirates[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7856405.stm]
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| == Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors ==
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| == Continuity ==
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| == DVD and Other releases ==
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| ==See also==
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EkFEAuZyFyAkYiRPga&tmpl=newsrss&style=feedstyle] - Davies interview snippet
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| {{Reflist}}
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| [[Category:2009 television stories]]
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