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*The [[Valiant]] last appeared in [[Last of the Time Lords]]. | *The [[Valiant]] last appeared in [[Last of the Time Lords]]. | ||
*At the end of the episode when the Tardis flys of the doctor says his what, what, what line from Donna's first appearence in [[The Runaway Bride]]. | *At the end of the episode when the Tardis flys of the doctor says his what, what, what line from Donna's first appearence in [[The Runaway Bride]]. | ||
*[[Rose Tyler]] appears on the TARDIS scanner screen for a split second. She was last in [[Partners in Crime]]. | *[[Rose Tyler]] appears on the TARDIS scanner screen for a split second. She was last in [[Partners in Crime]]. She appears to be shouting 'Doctor!' | ||
*The Valiants laser is similar to that of [[Torchwood 1]]'s used against the [[Sycorax]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') | *The Valiants laser is similar to that of [[Torchwood 1]]'s used against the [[Sycorax]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') | ||
Revision as of 19:07, 3 May 2008
We will ravage this planet!
Synopsis
The Valiant clears the ATMOS gas as the Sontarans activate their masterplan to turn Earth into their cloning planet. UNIT is left defenceless, with a traitor in their ranks. And as interplanetary war edges closer, Doctor has to fight to keep both Martha and Donna alive - but will he have to make the ultimate sacrifice?
Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - David Tennant
- Donna Noble - Catherine Tate
- Martha Jones - Freema Agyeman
- Rose Tyler - Billie Piper
- Wilfred Mott - Bernard Cribbins
- Sylvia Noble - Jacqueline King
- General Staal - Christopher Ryan
- Commander Skorr - Dan Starkey
- Colonel Mace - Rupert Holliday Evans
- Luke Rattigan - Ryan Sampson
- Ross Jenkins - Christian Cooke
- Private Harris - Clive Standen
- Private Gray - Wesley Theobald
- Newsreader - Kirsty Wark
- Mal Loup - Lachele Carl
Production crew
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References
- The Doctor mentions the Rutans and their war with the Sontarans.
- The Brigadier is mentioned to be stranded in Peru.
- The Brigadier has been knighted. (Colonel Mace refers to him as "Sir Alastair".)
- The Doctor wears a gas mask and asks "Are you my mummy?" like the Empty Child in Albion Hospital, as a reference to The Empty Child.
Story notes
- Helen Raynor wrote this episode. Her Series 3 episodes Daleks in Manhattan and Evolution of the Daleks both occupied fourth and fith episode in the series. This two part episode also occupies episode four and five.
- This is part two of a two part story that began with The Sontaran Strategem.
- This two parter is Douglas Mackinnon's first story as director.
Ratings
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Myths
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Filming locations
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Continuity
- The Valiant last appeared in Last of the Time Lords.
- At the end of the episode when the Tardis flys of the doctor says his what, what, what line from Donna's first appearence in The Runaway Bride.
- Rose Tyler appears on the TARDIS scanner screen for a split second. She was last in Partners in Crime. She appears to be shouting 'Doctor!'
- The Valiants laser is similar to that of Torchwood 1's used against the Sycorax. (DW: The Christmas Invasion)
Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors
- A corridor explodes with Sontarans inside it. This is the same corridor that exploded in the Torchwood episode Sleeper. The corridor in Sleeper was in Cardiff but the one in this episode is in London. A similar mistake occured in Partners in Crime.
DVD and other releases
- It will be released on the Series 4 boxset DVD in November 2008.
External Links
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