Series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)

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Series 2 of Doctor Who, also known as Season 28 to differentiate it from Season 2, ran between April 2006 and July 2006 and starred David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose Tyler. The 2005 Christmas special, The Christmas Invasion, and the 2005 Children in Need Special were filmed as part of the Series 2 block and featured on the Series 2 DVD. Despite this, The Christmas Invasion is listed as a special episode and therefore not considered to be a part of Series 2 by the Episode Guide on the official website. The 2006 Christmas special, The Runaway Bride is sometimes listed as being part of Series 2; however it carries a Series 3 production code and is treated as a Series 3 episode by the BBC in its promotion and merchandising.

Overview

The main story arc for the season was the Torchwood Institute, referenced only twice previously, which served to lead up to the final episodes as well as the Torchwood spinoff series. A secondary arc dealt with the development of the love story between Rose and the Doctor. Series 2 saw the return of the Cybermen to television, and the return of companions Sarah Jane Smith and K9. Both were last seen (notwithstanding independent, fan-made productions) in 1983; their successful return sparked the commissioning of a second spin-off series, The Sarah Jane Adventures, for CBBC. The Series 2 finale saw the introduction of Donna Noble.

This was the first series to feature a "Doctor-lite" episode. These were episodes in which the Doctor (and, usually, his companion) only appears in one or two scenes, with the story carried by new, supporting characters. This allowed David Tennant to film two episodes at the same time. Love & Monsters was the first episode to use this innovation, though it did not receive the same level of acclaim later Doctor-lite episodes such as Blink and Turn Left.

Each episode (not counting the specials) was accompanied by a short teaser "Tardisode" which was only viewable on the Internet; this experiment was not repeated for succeeding seasons, though several online prequels would once again be produced for Series 6; the Tardisodes were the first BBC-filmed Doctor Who productions since TV: Mission to the Unknown in which neither the Doctor nor a companion appeared (with the exception of the Tardisode for TV: School Reunion which featured Mickey Smith).

Television stories

Mini-episode

# Title Writer Notes
N/A Children in Need Special Russell T Davies Follows on from The Parting of the Ways

Christmas special

# Title Writer Notes
N/A The Christmas Invasion Russell T Davies Introduction of the Sycorax and reappearance of Harriet Jones.

Regular season

# Title Writer Notes
1 New Earth Russell T Davies Final appearance of Cassandra and reappearance of the Face of Boe.
2 Tooth and Claw Russell T Davies Founding of Torchwood.
3 School Reunion Toby Whithouse Reintroduction of Sarah Jane Smith. Final appearance of K9 Mark III and first appearance of Mark IV. Mickey Smith joins the TARDIS crew.
4 The Girl in the Fireplace Steven Moffat
5 Pt. 1: Rise of the Cybermen
Pt. 2: The Age of Steel
Tom MacRae Reintroduction of the Cybermen (albeit a parallel version). Reappearance of Pete Tyler. Final regular appearance of Mickey Smith.
6 The Idiot's Lantern Mark Gatiss
7 Pt. 1: The Impossible Planet
Pt. 2: The Satan Pit
Matt Jones First appearance of the Ood.
8 Love & Monsters Russell T Davies First Doctor-lite episode.
9 Fear Her Matthew Graham
10 Pt. 1: Army of Ghosts
Pt. 2: Doomsday
Russell T Davies Reappearance of Mickey Smith and Pete Tyler. Reappearance of Cybermen and Daleks. Final regular appearances of Rose Tyler and Jackie Tyler. Formal introduction of Torchwood. First appearance of Donna Noble.

Cast

Promotional postcard for the series.

Primary cast

Secondary cast

Guest cast

Adaptations and merchandising

Home media

DVD

All episodes of Series 2 were released in 2006.

Episode name Number and duration
of episodes
R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date
Doctor Who: Series 2, Volume 1
The Christmas Invasion
New Earth
1 x 60 min.
1 × 45 min.
1 May 2006 20 July 2006
Doctor Who: Series 2, Volume 2
Tooth and Claw
School Reunion
The Girl in the Fireplace
3 × 45 min. 5 June 2006 17 August 2006
Doctor Who: Series 2, Volume 3
Rise of the Cybermen /
The Age of Steel
The Idiot's Lantern
3 × 45 min. 10 July 2006 7 September 2006
Doctor Who: Series 2, Volume 4
The Impossible Planet /
The Satan Pit
Love & Monsters
3 × 45 min. 7 August 2006 5 October 2006
Doctor Who: Series 2, Volume 5
Fear Her
Army of Ghosts /
Doomsday
3 × 45 min. 25 September 2006 2 November 2006
Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series 1 x 60 min.
13 × 45 min.
20 November 2006 6 December 2006 16 January 2007 (US)
6 February 2007 (Canada)

Novels

Promotional trailer

  • A trailer using specially shot footage of the Doctor was created to promote the new season.

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