The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)

The Idiot's Lantern
Doctor:	[[doctor::Tenth Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Rose Tyler
Main enemy:	The Wire
Main setting:	1953
Key crew
Writer:	Mark Gatiss
Director:	Euros Lyn
Producer:	Phil Collinson
Release details
Release number:	177
Premiere broadcast:	27 May, 2006
Format:	1 45-minute Episode

In 1950s England, the Doctor encounters an alien intelligence which travels along television broadcast airwaves.

References

• The Doctor quotes Kylie Minogue's song "Never Too Late."
• The Doctor and Rose arrive in 1953 with the intention of watching Elvis Presley's performance on the Ed Sullivan Show in New York, but arrive mistakenly in London.

Cast & Characters

• The Doctor - David Tennant
• Rose Tyler - Billie Piper
• Mr Magpie - Ron Cook
• Rita - Debra Gillett
• Tommy - Rory Jennings
• Mrs Gallagher - Marie Lewis
• Bishop - Sam Cox
• Betty - Jean Challis
• Eddie - Jamie Foreman

External Links

• Outpost Gallifrey page

Television

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