The Waters of Mars (TV story)

The Waters of Mars
Doctor:	[[doctor::Tenth Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Adelaide
Main enemy:
Main setting:	Mars
Key crew
Writers:	Russell T Davies and Phil Ford
Director:	Graeme Harper
Producer:	Nikki Wilson
Release details
Story number:	2
Release number:	201
Premiere broadcast:	November 2009
Format:	1 60 minute television special
Production code:	4.16

"The Waters of Mars" is an upcoming Doctor Who special which is due to air "around November-ish". Russel T Davies confirmed it on BBC Breakfast on 7 April 2009, when he came to talk about Planet of the Dead. As of mid-April 2009 a broadcast date has not yet been announced, however Davies said on BBC Breakfast that a "November-ish" date was being considered (previously it had been indicated the special wouldn't air until closer to Christmas 2009). The BBC did not confirm the broadcast date of Planet of the Dead until a week prior to its broadcast; therefore it is assumed a confirmed date for the broadcast of The Waters of Mars won't be made available until late in 2009.

Synopsis

When the Doctor landed on a Base of Mars he meets Adelaide the head of the Base, she is none too pleased to see him. Soon they have to realise they have to work together when the Base is overcome by The Flood! But who is knocking?

Plot

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Cast

• Tenth Doctor - David Tennant
• Adelaide - Lindsay Duncan
• Mia Bennett - Gemma Chan
• Ed - Peter O'Brien
• TBA - Sharon Duncan-Brewster
• TBA - Chook Sibtain
• TBA - Aleksander Mikic
• Steffie Ehrlich - Cosima Shaw
• TBA - Michael Goldsmith
• Andy Stone - Alan Ruscoe

Crew

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References

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Story Notes

• As Lindsay Duncan has been cast as a companion, she is the oldest actor to play a companion since the beginning of the series, although this title will be taken away from her in the next episode when Bernard Cribbins becomes the Doctor's companion.
• Russel T Davies has said in Doctor Who Magazine that this will be a very scary episode of Doctor Who, as he described it "nightmarish". Therefore it may be be broadcast on Saturday 31st October, Halloween.
• Julie Gardner said on the Easter DW Confidential that another Your Song is Ending style reference will be made in this episode as well as playing a massive part last 2 specials.
• The IMDB.com website have placed on their website that the broadcast date is the 14th November 2009. Whether this is true is yet to be revealed.
• Filming for the special began on 23 February 2009.[5] In late February, David Tennant, Duncan and other actors were seen filming in Victoria Place, Newport.[10] The filming took place on a city street, which the production team covered with artificial snow.[10] Also present during filming were a small robot inscribed with the word "GADGET" and Ood Sigma, from the 2008 episode Planet of the Ood.[11]
• On 28 July 2009, a new trailer was shown at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con, soon after it was posted on the BBC website. The trailer showed The Doctor talking about how time can be in flux, however, on Mars, and sometimes, it can be a fixed point. The episode revealed the water "must not be touched". Finally, The Doctor says to Adelaide: "they said I was going to die, they said he was going to knock four times and I think I know what that means but it doesn't mean right here, right now cos I don't hear anyone knocking, do you?" Suddenly from the side of the Mars base, something knocks four times.

Ratings

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Filming Locations

• Victoria Place, Newport
• National Botanic Gardens of Wales, Carmarthenshire

Confirmed Rumours

• Will feature a water based entity;
• Will be set in some kind of Bio-dome filled with vegetation;
• Will be set on the planet Mars.

Unconfirmed Rumours

• This story may feature the Ood
• John Simm was spotted on set while this episode was in production. As Russell stated that this story will be loosely connected to the final two specials, this could once more foreshadow the Master's return has he had a three part episode like the final three Specials of 2009.
• The Berserkers may appear as the eyes of the water creature appear similar to those of a Berserker.
• The cloister bell can be heard ringing in the teaser, it is unclear if it will be heard in the story or is just used as part of the teaser soundtrack.

Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

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Continuity

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External links

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