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|story name=Human Nature
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|image= [[Image:Human_Nature_TV_story_sketchbook.jpg|250px]]
|series= 3
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|number= 8
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==References==
==References==
*In the Doctor's sketchbook there are clear sketches of the [[First Doctor|First]], [[Seventh Doctor|Seventh]] and [[Eighth Doctor|Eighth]] Doctors.
*The Doctor says the watch has a [[perception filter]] on it.  
*The [[Tenth Doctor]] is seen eating a pear, the [[Seventh Doctor]] hated pears.
*The [[Tenth Doctor]] is seen eating a pear, the [[Seventh Doctor]] hated pears.
*In Smith's sketchbook there are sketches of: a [[Dalek]], [[Moxx of Balhoon]], [[Rose Tyler]], [[Clockwork Droid]]s, [[Cybus Cyberman]] (head), a [[Raxacoricofallapatorian]], gas masks from the [[Empty Child plague|gas mask virus]]. There are also clear sketches of the [[First Doctor|First]], [[Seventh Doctor|Seventh]] and [[Eighth Doctor|Eighth]] Doctors, and partial appeances of sketches of the [[Fifth Doctor|Fifth]] and [[Sixth Doctor|Sixth]] Doctors.
*In the visual flashes: a [[Dalek]], [[Cybus Cybermen]], [[Ood]], [[Sycorax]], [[werewolf]], [[Racnoss]] and [[Lazarus]] appear (briefly) as well as the Doctor using his [[sonic screwdriver]].


==Story Notes==
==Story Notes==
* When the Doctor is speaking to Joan he names his parents as Sydney and Verity.  This is clearly a reference to [[Sydney Newman]], the original creator of Doctor Who, and [[Verity Lambert]], the first producer.
* When the Doctor is speaking to Joan he names his parents as Sydney and Verity.  This is clearly a reference to [[Sydney Newman]], the original creator of Doctor Who, and [[Verity Lambert]], the first producer.
*This is the first occurrence of an (explicitly) racist comment within the new series directed at a companion.


===Ratings===
===Ratings===
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==Continuity==
==Continuity==
* This story has been adapted from [[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]] the [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel.
* This story has been adapted from [[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]] the [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel.
* The visual flashes come from: [[Dalek (TV story)]], [[Rise of the Cybermen]], [[The Impossible Planet]], [[The Christmas Invasion]], [[Tooth and Claw]], [[Army of Ghosts]], [[The Runaway Bride]] and [[The Lazarus Experiment]].
*Perception filters were first mention by [[Captain Jack Harkness]] in [[Torchwood]] - [[Everything Changes]].


==DVD and Other Releases==
==DVD and Other Releases==

Revision as of 15:43, 27 May 2007


This two-part story is an adaptation of Paul Cornell's New Adventure novel of the same name, which originally featured the Seventh Doctor becoming human and falling in love.

Synopsis

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Plot

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Cast

Crew

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References

Story Notes

  • When the Doctor is speaking to Joan he names his parents as Sydney and Verity. This is clearly a reference to Sydney Newman, the original creator of Doctor Who, and Verity Lambert, the first producer.
  • This is the first occurrence of an (explicitly) racist comment within the new series directed at a companion.

Ratings

  • 7.1 million (overnight)

Myths

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Location Filming

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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

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Continuity

DVD and Other Releases

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See Also

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