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{{Infobox TV
story name= Tonight's the Night<br>Doctor Who scene|
|image           = [[Image:TonightNight.jpg|250px]]
image= [[Image:TonightNight.jpg|250px]]|
|story name      = Tonight's the Night Special 2009 (It was Not Canon and The mini-episode itself carries no on-screen title, and as of June 2009 no title has been suggested in media)
series=|
|series         = (on) Tonight's The Night
number= |
|number         = (Tonight's The Night) Series 1
doctor= |
|doctor         = David Tennant
companions= [[Jack Harkness]] |
|companions     = [[Jack Harkness]]
enemy= [[Sao Til]] |
|enemy           = [[Sao Til]]
year= <ul><li>[[The Doctor's TARDIS]]</li><li>Upper Boat Studios, Wales</li></ul>|
|year           = The Doctor's Tardis/The Tardis Set in 2009
writer= [[Russell T Davies]] |
|writer         = [[Russell T Davies]]
director=   |
|director       = Unknown
producer= |
|producer       = Unknown
broadcast date= 23rd May [[2009]] |
|broadcast date = 23rd May [[2009]]
format= 1 3-minute episode |
|format         = 1 3-Minute Un Canon Episode
production code= |
|production code = Unknown
previous story= |
|previous story = N/A
next story= }}
|next story     = N/A
}}
'''''Tonight's the Night''''' was a [[BBC]] talent series hosted by [[John Barrowman]] which aired in the spring of 2009. In a promotion connected with the series, a contest winner was given a chance to play a villain in a specially written ''Doctor Who'' scene featuring [[Jack Harkness]] and a surprise guest which was broadcast during the 23rd May 2009 episode of ''Tonight's the Night''.
'''''Tonight's the Night''''' was a [[BBC]] talent series hosted by [[John Barrowman]] which aired in the spring of 2009. In a promotion connected with the series, a contest winner was given a chance to play a villain in a specially written ''Doctor Who'' scene featuring [[Jack Harkness]] and a surprise guest which was broadcast during the 23rd May 2009 episode of ''Tonight's the Night''.


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==Crew==
==Crew==
Uncredited. Writer [[Russell T. Davies]] is identified verbally by Barrowman prior to the scene, while stock music from ''Doctor Who'' composed by [[Murray Gold]] is heard during the scene.
Uncredited.


==References==
==References==
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* Running just over 3 minutes in length, this is the shortest televised ''Doctor Who'' story of all time.
* Running just over 3 minutes in length, this is the shortest televised ''Doctor Who'' story of all time.
* Also, as Tennant does not appear as The Doctor in this skit, it is the first ''Doctor Who'' story since ''[[Mission to the Unknown]]'' in which the character does not appear, and it is the first and only time a televised story has featured the TARDIS, but no Doctor.
* Also, as Tennant does not appear as The Doctor in this skit, it is the first ''Doctor Who'' story since ''[[Mission to the Unknown]]'' in which the character does not appear, and it is the first and only time a televised story has featured the TARDIS, but no Doctor.
* A ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]''-style behind-the-scenes look at the making of the skit followed its broadcast, and revealed that Tennant's involvement in the skit was kept a surprise from Ingram until just before filming.
* There was no Doctor Who Confidential for The Episode but there was a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the skit followed its broadcast (on Tonight's The Night).
* This is the first time a ''Doctor Who'' skit has been written around a contest winner since ''[[A Fix with Sontarans]]'' in the 1980s.


===Ratings===
===Ratings===
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==DVD, Video and Other Releases==
==DVD, Video and Other Releases==
* No DVD release of this skit has been announced as of June 2009, nor has a DVD release of the ''Tonight's the Night'' series itself been announced.
* No DVD release of this skit has been announced as of June 2009, nor has a DVD release of the ''Tonight's the Night'' series itself been announced.
==See Also==
*[[A Fix with Sontarans]]
[[Category:Non-canonical stories]]
[[Category:Non-canonical stories]]
[[Category:Doctor Who mini-episodes]]
[[Category:Doctor Who mini-episodes]]

Revision as of 19:01, 25 July 2009

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

The mini-episode itself carries no on-screen title, and as of June 2009 no title has been suggested in media.

Plot

Jack Harkness enters the Doctor's TARDIS and discovers a blue-headed alien who claims to be a regenerated Doctor. The alien gives the game away when Jack notices that he's armed, something the real Doctor would never be. The alien identifies himself as Sao Til, a literal arms dealer who trades in limbs. Jack draws his gun and the two enter into a Mexican standoff before ... David Tennant enters the TARDIS set and asks John what he's doing. John introduces Tim Ingram of Stoke-on-Trent, who is pretending to be Sao Til. David chides John for being in "my TARDIS" and exits the set. After a moment of giddiness at having seen David Tennant, John and Tim resume their characters and pretend to shoot at each other as they run around the TARDIS set.

Cast

Crew

Uncredited.

References

  • Jack mentions having been to a party on Alpha Centauri that had something to do with "organ donation" (given the nature of the skit, it's doubtful this has any bearing on canon).

Story Notes

  • The skit has no opening or closing credits, and is untitled.
  • Running just over 3 minutes in length, this is the shortest televised Doctor Who story of all time.
  • Also, as Tennant does not appear as The Doctor in this skit, it is the first Doctor Who story since Mission to the Unknown in which the character does not appear, and it is the first and only time a televised story has featured the TARDIS, but no Doctor.
  • There was no Doctor Who Confidential for The Episode but there was a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the skit followed its broadcast (on Tonight's The Night).

Ratings

to be added

Myths and rumours

  • When first announced it was thought the skit would be a potentially canonical mini-episode along the lines of Music of the Spheres and Time Crash, but this turned out not to be the case.

Continuity

  • Barrowman and Ingram break character and Tennant appears as himself, and we see the equipment surrounding the TARDIS set at Upper Boat Studios. This renders the story completely non-canonical and thus it doesn't fit into any timeframe of the series.

DVD, Video and Other Releases

  • No DVD release of this skit has been announced as of June 2009, nor has a DVD release of the Tonight's the Night series itself been announced.
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