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*A preview of Part One has been announced as part of the 2009 Children in Need Appeal special scheduled for broadcast on 20th November.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/10_october/23/cin_lineup.shtml BBC Press Office announcement, 23 October 2009]</ref>
*A preview of Part One has been announced as part of the 2009 Children in Need Appeal special scheduled for broadcast on 20th November.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/10_october/23/cin_lineup.shtml BBC Press Office announcement, 23 October 2009]</ref>
*With this, his final ''Doctor Who'' story, Davies will have written or co-written no less than 10 consecutive episodes (this number counts two-parters as separate and also includes a mini-episode, but does not include ''Torchwood''), an unprecedented accomplishment in the history of the franchise.
*With this, his final ''Doctor Who'' story, Davies will have written or co-written no less than 10 consecutive episodes (this number counts two-parters as separate and also includes a mini-episode, but does not include ''Torchwood''), an unprecedented accomplishment in the history of the franchise.
*During his appearance on The Graham Norton Show on Nov 9th, David Tennant referred to the first half as "The End of Time Part 1", suggesting that the old style of multi-episode naming will be making a comeback. However, DWM #415 confirmed that the first part has a separate title and that it is six words long, the longest title since the show's revival.
*During his appearance on The Graham Norton Show on Nov 9th, David Tennant referred to the first half as "The End of Time Part 1", suggesting that the old style of multi-episode naming will be making a comeback. However, [[DWM Issue 415]] confirmed that the first part has a separate title and that it is six words long, the longest title since the show's revival.
 
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*Another mention to 'The Gate' was made in another Radio Times interview, given by Davies. He said: "The Master's return is just the start of our biggest, most heart-breaking story yet. The Immortality Gate is waiting."
*Another mention to 'The Gate' was made in another Radio Times interview, given by Davies. He said: "The Master's return is just the start of our biggest, most heart-breaking story yet. The Immortality Gate is waiting."


===Trailers===
*A teaser trailer was shown at Comic-Con 2009. The voiceover is provided by [[Timothy Dalton]].
::"It is said that in the final days of planet [[Earth]], everyone had a bad dream". An unknown person laughs after this. We then see multiple clips, including those of [[the Tenth Doctor]], what may be a crazed [[Ood]], [[Donna Noble]], [[Wilfred Mott]], [[Sylvia Noble]] and a unknown man which some fans think may be [[Christopher Eccleston]] as the [[Ninth Doctor]], [[David Harewood]] as Joshua Naismith, and a hooded man.The mood is very dark. A female voice (possibly [[Lucy Saxon]]) says "He returns". Then [[the Master (Harold Saxon)|the Master]] is shown, with a dyed, blonde hair. He says, "My name is the Master". The tag line at the end of the trailer is "The End of Time", "Christmas 2009".
*A trailer has been shown at the end of ''[[The Waters of Mars]]'' on 15th November, RTD has said in [[DWM Issue 415]] that a well known Hollywood actor will be voicing an alien in the episodes and has be heard in the trailer. It is unknown if this will be Timothy Dalton (who has been confirmed as playing a character called The Narrator) or another famous actor. Christopher Eccleston is now a famous and well known Hollywood actor (GI JOE, Gone in 60 Seconds, etc. etc.)who may do a voiceover for his successor's final story.
::The trailer at the end of Waters of Mars depicts The Master laughing insanely and somebody screaming silently, [[The Doctor]] on what appears to be a spacecraft or possibly in the immortality gate, an [[Ood]] saying "Every night, Doctor, we have bad dreams", [[Joshua Naismith]] in a large house, The Doctor on a construction site, The Doctor talking to Wilf in a cafe, [[Donna Noble | Donna]], an explosion in the middle of a town and the Doctor falling over, [[Lucy Saxon]] in prison, the Doctor in Naismith's mansion, Wilf closing his eyes as if he doesn't want to see the thing in front of him, The Doctor holding someones hand, [[The Master]] on a construction site in a black hoodie, the Doctor saying "I'm going to die", Donna on her phone crying, The Doctor on a construction site, The Master's eyes possibly, The Master saying "My name is the Master", The Doctor on a construction site with a load of explosions and electricity, The Master laughing and his flesh phasing out, revealing his skeleton beneath, and the Doctor staring with his face full of horror. A voice plays over the  trailer: ''"Because a shadow is falling over Creation, and something vast is stirring in the dark... the darkness heralds only one thing... the end of Time itself."''
*A specially packaged preview of the first episode will be shown as part of the BBC Children in Need telethon on Friday 20th November. It was originally rumoured that the pre-credits teaser would be shown; however, Russell T Davies has confirmed in [[DWM Issue 415]] that this sequence is too plot heavy to be broadcast out of context.


=== Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors===
=== Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors===
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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
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==Trailers==
*A teaser trailer was shown at Comic-Con 2009. The voiceover is provided by [[Timothy Dalton]].
::"It is said that in the final days of planet [[Earth]], everyone had a bad dream". An unknown person laughs after this. We then see multiple clips, including those of [[the Tenth Doctor]], what may be a crazed [[Ood]], [[Donna Noble]], [[Wilfred Mott]], [[Sylvia Noble]] and a unknown man which some fans think may be [[Christopher Eccleston]] as the [[Ninth Doctor]], [[David Harewood]] as Joshua Naismith, and a hooded man.The mood is very dark. A female voice (possibly [[Lucy Saxon]]) says "He returns". Then [[the Master (Harold Saxon)|the Master]] is shown, with a dyed, blonde hair. He says, "My name is the Master". The tag line at the end of the trailer is "The End of Time", "Christmas 2009".
*A trailer&nbsp;has been shown at the end of [[The Waters of Mars]] on November 15th, RTD has said in [[DWM]] 415 that a well known Hollywood actor will be voicing an alien in the episodes and&nbsp;has be heard in the trailer. It is unknown if this will be Timothy Dalton (who has been confirmed as playing a character called The Narrator) or another famous actor. Christopher Eccleston is now a famous and well known Hollywood actor (GI&nbsp;JOE, Gone in 60 Seconds, etc. etc.)who may do a voiceover for his successor's final story.
::The trailer at the end of Waters of Mars depicts The Master laughing insanely&nbsp; and somebody screaming silently, [[The Doctor]] on what appears to be a spacecraft or possibly in the immortality gate, an [[Ood]] saying "Every night, Doctor, we have bad dreams", [[Joshua Naismith]] in a large house, The Doctor on a construction site, The Doctor talking to Wilf in a cafe, [[Donna Noble | Donna]], an explosion in the middle of a town and the Doctor falling over, [[Lucy Saxon]] in prison, the Doctor in Naismith's mansion, Wilf closing his eyes as if he doesnt want to see the thing in front of him, The Doctor holding someones hand, [[The Master]] on a construction site in a black hoodie, the Doctor saying "I'm going to die", Donna on her phone crying, The Doctor on a construction site, The Master's eyes possibly, The Master saying "My name is the Master", The Doctor on a constuction site with a load of explosions and electricity, The Master laughing ands his flesh phasing out, revealing his skeleton beneath, and the Doctor staring with his face full of horror. A voice plays over the  trailer: ''"Because a shadow is falling over Creation, and something vast is stirring in the dark... the darkness heralds only one thing... the end of Time itself."''
*A specially packaged preview of the first episode will be shown as part of the BBC Children in Need telethon on Friday 20th November. It was originally rumoured that the pre-credits teaser would be shown; however, Russell T Davies has confirmed in DWM #415 that this sequence is too plot heavy to be broadcast out of context.


== DVD release ==
== DVD release ==
 
*It has been announced that the four specials plus ''The Next Doctor'' will be released in North America on both DVD and Blu-Ray in a box set on 2nd February 2010.<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2009/10/waters-of-mars-american-airdates.html The Doctor Who New Page: Waters of Mars Airdates]<small>accessed 16th November 2009</small></ref>
It has been announced that the four specials plus ''The Next Doctor'' will be released in North America on both DVD and Blu-Ray in a box set on 2nd February 2010.[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2009/10/waters-of-mars-american-airdates.html]


== External links ==
== External links ==
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15.^ a b c "'Doctor Who' panel at Comic-Con". http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a167392/live-doctor-who-panel-at-comic-con.html. Retrieved on 2009-07-26.


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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{{Reflist}}


{{2009 Specials}}
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Revision as of 11:50, 16 November 2009

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Note: The title used for this article refers to the second episode of a two-part story; the title has been confirmed as The End of Time in Doctor Who Magazine. The title of the first episode has yet to be confirmed.

A two-part Doctor Who special will be broadcast during the 2009–2010 Christmas season. This will be the last story for David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor prior to the character's regeneration into his eleventh incarnation, who will be played by Matt Smith. It will also be the last Doctor Who story written by Russell T Davies, who shepherded the series' return to British television in 2005 and has been the series' executive producer and chief writer since. Davies will be succeeded as executive producer and showrunner by Steven Moffat.

The title The End of Time was first attributed to this story in a trailer unveiled at the San Diego ComicCon in July 2009; it was subsequently confirmed as a proper title in Doctor Who Magazine #412.

Synopsis

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Plot

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Cast

Crew

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References

  • The name of Jessica Hynes' character, Verity Newman, is a reference to Verity Lambert and Sydney Newman. This is the second time the revived series has honoured the two people who are considered among the primary creators of Doctor Who; a similar reference occurred in Human Nature when the Doctor, under his human guise, says his parents were named Verity and Sydney.

Story Notes

  • This will be David Tennant's last appearance as the Doctor and also Matt Smith's first appearance.
  • John Simm will be returning to play the Master.[31]
  • The second part is confirmed to be 75 minutes, 4 longer than Voyage of the Damned. Thus it will be the new holder of the title of third longest single episode, behind the 85 minute long TV movie and the 90 minute long The Five Doctors.
  • David Tennant has revealed that not all the episode will be set on Earth.
  • A preview of Part One has been announced as part of the 2009 Children in Need Appeal special scheduled for broadcast on 20th November.[32]
  • With this, his final Doctor Who story, Davies will have written or co-written no less than 10 consecutive episodes (this number counts two-parters as separate and also includes a mini-episode, but does not include Torchwood), an unprecedented accomplishment in the history of the franchise.
  • During his appearance on The Graham Norton Show on Nov 9th, David Tennant referred to the first half as "The End of Time Part 1", suggesting that the old style of multi-episode naming will be making a comeback. However, DWM Issue 415 confirmed that the first part has a separate title and that it is six words long, the longest title since the show's revival.

Ratings

to be added

Filming Locations

to be added

Rumours

  • All the Tenth's Doctor's companions have been seen as appearing, except Martha and Mickey.
  • It has been confirmed that Jessica Hynes will appear as Verity Newman and published Journal of Impossible Things [33]
  • Bernard Cribbins, will return to play Wilfred Mott, grandfather of Donna Noble, will act as the Doctor's companion in this two-part story.[34]
  • Timothy Dalton was seen on set wearing Time Lord robes: this could mean the return of the Time Lords. [35] Additionally, Roger Bailey is credited as playing "Time Lord".
  • The Ood will appear in this episode, as they may have been in the trailer.
  • Timothy Dalton will play "The Narrator"[36]
  • The BBC confirmed both the Master and Lucy Saxon would be returning.[37]
  • David Harewood will play Joshua Naismith, who he described as a "a rather strange individual. He wants to do something remarkable and he seeks the help of probably the most evil person in the universe. And by seeking his help, he sets in motion a series of events that could possibly bring about the end of the world". He also did scenes with John Simm, meaning that Naismith may work with the Master. [38]
  • The Gate was mentioned by The Trickster in The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith: how this will tie in to the finale is unknown.
  • The Gate was also mentioned in an interview given by Russell T. Davies with the Radio Times in 2008 for the release of The Next Doctor. He said: "But oh, what a Christmas that’s going to be. Let’s just say that dark forces are gathering already. The Gate is waiting and life will never be the same again…”
  • Another mention to 'The Gate' was made in another Radio Times interview, given by Davies. He said: "The Master's return is just the start of our biggest, most heart-breaking story yet. The Immortality Gate is waiting."

Trailers

  • A teaser trailer was shown at Comic-Con 2009. The voiceover is provided by Timothy Dalton.
"It is said that in the final days of planet Earth, everyone had a bad dream". An unknown person laughs after this. We then see multiple clips, including those of the Tenth Doctor, what may be a crazed Ood, Donna Noble, Wilfred Mott, Sylvia Noble and a unknown man which some fans think may be Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor, David Harewood as Joshua Naismith, and a hooded man.The mood is very dark. A female voice (possibly Lucy Saxon) says "He returns". Then the Master is shown, with a dyed, blonde hair. He says, "My name is the Master". The tag line at the end of the trailer is "The End of Time", "Christmas 2009".
  • A trailer has been shown at the end of The Waters of Mars on 15th November, RTD has said in DWM Issue 415 that a well known Hollywood actor will be voicing an alien in the episodes and has be heard in the trailer. It is unknown if this will be Timothy Dalton (who has been confirmed as playing a character called The Narrator) or another famous actor. Christopher Eccleston is now a famous and well known Hollywood actor (GI JOE, Gone in 60 Seconds, etc. etc.)who may do a voiceover for his successor's final story.
The trailer at the end of Waters of Mars depicts The Master laughing insanely and somebody screaming silently, The Doctor on what appears to be a spacecraft or possibly in the immortality gate, an Ood saying "Every night, Doctor, we have bad dreams", Joshua Naismith in a large house, The Doctor on a construction site, The Doctor talking to Wilf in a cafe, Donna, an explosion in the middle of a town and the Doctor falling over, Lucy Saxon in prison, the Doctor in Naismith's mansion, Wilf closing his eyes as if he doesn't want to see the thing in front of him, The Doctor holding someones hand, The Master on a construction site in a black hoodie, the Doctor saying "I'm going to die", Donna on her phone crying, The Doctor on a construction site, The Master's eyes possibly, The Master saying "My name is the Master", The Doctor on a construction site with a load of explosions and electricity, The Master laughing and his flesh phasing out, revealing his skeleton beneath, and the Doctor staring with his face full of horror. A voice plays over the trailer: "Because a shadow is falling over Creation, and something vast is stirring in the dark... the darkness heralds only one thing... the end of Time itself."
  • A specially packaged preview of the first episode will be shown as part of the BBC Children in Need telethon on Friday 20th November. It was originally rumoured that the pre-credits teaser would be shown; however, Russell T Davies has confirmed in DWM Issue 415 that this sequence is too plot heavy to be broadcast out of context.

Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

to be added

Continuity

to be added

DVD release

  • It has been announced that the four specials plus The Next Doctor will be released in North America on both DVD and Blu-Ray in a box set on 2nd February 2010.[39]

External links

to be added

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dr. Who's Easter special
  2. ↑ The End of Waiting
  3. ↑ The End of Waiting
  4. ↑ Discover Both Ends Of The "Spectrum Of Spock." Plus The Doctor's Worst Nightmare.
  5. ↑ New Set Pics Reveal Just How Freaktastic David Tennant's Final Doctor Who Story Will Be
  6. ↑ Star Trek Comedy And Doctor Who Tragedy — Revealed!
  7. ↑ Star Trek Comedy And Doctor Who Tragedy — Revealed!
  8. ↑ [1]
  9. ↑ Doctor Who:Bernard Cribbins Returns
  10. ↑ Billie Piper returns to Doctor Who to see David Tennant bow out in all-star show
  11. ↑ Billie Piper returns to Doctor Who to see David Tennant bow out in all-star show
  12. ↑ DWM 408, p.6; "June Whitfield joins the cast for the Christmas Specials
  13. ↑ June Whitfield spotted with Doctor Who in Cardiff
  14. ↑ Your First Look At Doctor Who's Next Big Guest Stars
  15. ↑ David Tennant Tells Us Why His Doctor's So Sorry, And What's To Come
  16. ↑ [2]
  17. ↑ Russell Davies’ final show reunites old friends for a Doctor Who adventure
  18. ↑ [3]
  19. ↑ Russell Davies’ final show reunites old friends for a Doctor Who adventure
  20. ↑ [4]
  21. ↑ Claire Bloom 'to star as mother of Doctor Who'
  22. ↑ Being Human Star In Tennant Who Finale
  23. ↑ New Set Pics Reveal Just How Freaktastic David Tennant's Final Doctor Who Story Will Be
  24. ↑ Lewin lands Dr Who role]
  25. ↑ Spotlight: ROGER BAILEY
  26. ↑ Roger C Bailey, actor, Casting Call Pro
  27. ↑ CastNetUK - The No. 1 casting resource
  28. ↑ Ken mcreddie
  29. ↑ [5]
  30. ↑ http://www.cam.co.uk/actors/simon-thomas
  31. ↑ BBC - Doctor Who - John Simm returns as the Masteraccessed 28th July 2009
  32. ↑ BBC Press Office announcement, 23 October 2009
  33. ↑ Discover Both Ends Of The "Spectrum Of Spock." Plus The Doctor's Worst Nightmare.
  34. ↑ Dr. Who's Easter special
  35. ↑ Your First Look At Doctor Who's Next Big Guest Stars
  36. ↑ http://scifiwire.com/2009/07/david-tennants-final-doct.php
  37. ↑ The End of Waiting
  38. ↑ Scoop on those final 'Who' specials
  39. ↑ The Doctor Who New Page: Waters of Mars Airdatesaccessed 16th November 2009
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