The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)

The Fires of Pompeii
Doctor:	[[doctor::Tenth Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Donna Noble
Main enemy:	Pyrovile
Main setting:	79AD
Key crew
Writer:	James Moran
Director:	Colin Teague
Producer:	Phil Collinson
Release details
Release number:	2
Premiere broadcast:	12 April 2008
Production code:	4.2

Synopsis

The Doctor and Donna travel to Pompeii, the night before Mount Vesuvius to erupt. The Doctor and Donna travel back into ancient history, in this episode of Russell T Davies’s BAFTA Award-winning time-travelling drama. When they arrive in 79AD, however, they discover psychic powers and beasts of stone running riot in the streets of old Pompeii. The time-travellers face their greatest challenge yet – can established history be changed, or must the Doctor let everyone die?

Plot

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Cast

• Tenth Doctor - David Tennant
• Donna Noble - Catherine Tate
• Caecilius - Peter Capaldi
• Lucius Petrus Dextrus - Phil Davis
• Metella - Tracey Childs
• Spurrina - Sasha Behar
• Evelina - Francesca Fowler
• Thalina - Lorraine Burroughs
• High Priestess - Victoria Wicks
• Quintus - Francois Pandolfo
• Soothsayer - Karen Gillan
• Stallholder - Phil Cornwell

Production crew

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References

• The Doctor says "It's Volcano Day", a reference to The Doctor Dances where he says the same thing to Jack Harkness.

Story notes

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Ratings

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Rock monster!

Myths

The pyrovile are made of stone

= Filming Locations

Rome

Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

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Continuity

• In a previous adventure, the Seventh Doctor visited Pompeii with Mel in the story The Fires of Vulcan.

DVD and other releases

• It will be released on the Series 4 boxset DVD in November 2008.

• It will be released as part of Series 4 volume 1 on June 2nd 2008 along with 'Partners in Crime' and 'The Fires of Pompeii'.

External links

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