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'''''The Star Beast''''' was the first of the three [[ | '''''The Star Beast''''' was the first of the three [[60th Anniversary Specials]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'', broadcast on [[25 November (releases)|25 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] as part of the [[List of anniversaries|60th anniversary]], and it was also the first episode in [[Russell T Davies]]'s [[RTD2|return]] as [[showrunner]]. Futhermore, this episode was an adaptation of the [[1980 (releases)|1980]] comic strip {{cs|Doctor Who and the Star Beast (comic story)}}, and, as such, saw the first onscreen appearance of the popular ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' antagonist [[the Meep]]. | ||
A year after his introduction in {{cs|The Power of the Doctor (TV story)}}, ''The Star Beast'' marked the first full onscreen adventure of [[David Tennant]] as the [[Fourteenth Doctor]], after his appearance in the [[mini-episode]] {{cs|Destination: Skaro (TV story)}} for ''[[Children in Need]]''. The Doctor's doubts over his own identity, after his [[Thirteenth Doctor's regeneration|recent regeneration]] gave him the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s face and body again, became the lynchpin of the trilogy of specials. The [[Fourteenth Doctor's sonic screwdriver]] is also seen for the first time onscreen, along with a new [[TARDIS control room]]. | A year after his introduction in {{cs|The Power of the Doctor (TV story)}}, ''The Star Beast'' marked the first full onscreen adventure of [[David Tennant]] as the [[Fourteenth Doctor]], after his appearance in the [[mini-episode]] {{cs|Destination: Skaro (TV story)}} for ''[[Children in Need]]''. The Doctor's doubts over his own identity, after his [[Thirteenth Doctor's regeneration|recent regeneration]] gave him the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s face and body again, became the lynchpin of the trilogy of specials. The [[Fourteenth Doctor's sonic screwdriver]] is also seen for the first time onscreen, along with a new [[TARDIS control room]]. | ||
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* As Shaun drives the Doctor out of Camden Market, they pass branches of [[AllSaints]] and [[Hob Salons]]. There is also a sign for an [[ATM]]. | * As Shaun drives the Doctor out of Camden Market, they pass branches of [[AllSaints]] and [[Hob Salons]]. There is also a sign for an [[ATM]]. | ||
* According to Rose, London has a [[population]] of [[9000000 (number)|nine million]] people. | * According to Rose, London has a [[population]] of [[9000000 (number)|nine million]] people. | ||
* UNIT has [[UNIT HQ, City of London|a new headquarters]] in the [[City of London]], which is a [[skyscraper]] higher than the towers in the immediate area such as [[the Gherkin]], and has a [[helipad]]. | * UNIT has [[UNIT HQ, City of London|a new headquarters]] in the [[City of London]], which is a [[skyscraper]] higher than the towers in the immediate area such as [[the Gherkin]] and [[122 Leadenhall Street]], and has a [[helipad]]. | ||
=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||