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Revision as of 11:58, 15 May 2008
Series 4 of Doctor Who, occasionally known as season 30 for clarity between it and season 4, started on the 5th April 2008.
David Tennant is staying on as the Tenth Doctor, and Catherine Tate reprised her role as Donna Noble. They will be joined again by Freema Agyeman, returning as companion Martha Jones for five episodes of the series after a brief spell with Torchwood. Jack Harkness will also return to the show later in the series.
Billie Piper has been confirmed to return as Rose Tyler in episode 11. How she escapes the parallel universe has not been stated. She will appear for three episodes, but it has not been clarified if she will stay on for 2009. Sarah Jane Smith, K-9 and Mickey Smith has also been confirmed for the final story, making this series the first in the new series to feature at least 7 companions.
Series 4 will feature several milestones. It is the Thirtieth broadcast season of Doctor Who, and will feature the 750th broadcast episode (episode 12), the 50th new series episode (episode 7), and the 200th broadcast story of Doctor Who (The eighth story of the season).
On the 1st of February, BBC and Carlton Screen Advertising released a brand new trailer for Series 4. It went on TV and Online on Saturday the 22nd of March. The brand new theme tune, premiered in Voyage of the Damned was featured from the start of Series 4.
Acording to Russell T. Davies 6 planets will be mentioned in Series 4 these are: Midnight, Ood Sphere, Messaline, Shan Shen, Pyrovillia and The Lost Moon of Poosh.
There is no specific arc word or phrase but there are small hints to the finale in each episode and they could be anything from words and phrases to individuals, planets or species.
Television stories
Specials
- Time Crash - Children in Need Special
- Voyage of the Damned - Christmas Special
Episodes
- Partners in Crime
- The Fires of Pompeii
- Planet of the Ood
- The Sontaran Stratagem/ The Poison Sky
- The Doctor's Daughter
- The Unicorn and the Wasp
- Silence In The Library/ Forest of the Dead
- Midnight
- Turn Left
- TBA/Journey's End
Confirmation
- A report in the Sun on 15/03/08 and pictures of the set of the finale that were leaked onto Youtube confirmed that the Daleks will appear in the final few episodes. These pictures also showed Rose on the streets of London carrying what looked like Jake's gun from Doomsday.
- It has been confirmed that Daleks will feature in the finale enslaving the humans.
- A newscast report on Billie Piper's return to DOCTOR WHO as Rose Tyler for the finale of Series 4 has reported, that Series 5 will not be seen until 2010.
- In an Interview Russell T. Davies said the Medusa Cascade would return and play a major part in Series 4.
- In a press trailer, it was confirmed that the Tenth Doctor, Donna Noble, Rose Tyler, Martha Jones, Jack Harkness, Sarah Jane Smith, Jackie Tyler, Mickey Smith, Sylvia Noble, Wilfred Mott and K-9 would be in the series.
- The main words in this are the use of a planet been lost, The Medusa Cascade and Rose Tyler (who is seen in two episodes, mentioned in one episode and is referenced in a few episodes).
Main Cast
- The Doctor - David Tennant (All episodes)
- Donna Noble - Catherine Tate (All episodes)
- Martha Jones - Freema Agyeman (The Sontaran Stratagem - The Doctor's Daughter/TBA - Journey's End )
- Rose Tyler - Billie Piper (Partners in Crime, The Poison Sky, Turn Left - Journey's End)
- Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
- Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
- Mickey Smith - Noel Clarke
- K-9 (voice) - John Leeson
- Jackie Tyler - Camille Coduri
Novels
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