Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)
- For the 1965-66 season of the original series, see Season 3.
Series 3 of Doctor Who (sometimes called Season 29) ran between March 2007 and July 2007 and starred David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and introduced Freema Agyeman as his companion Martha Jones. Catherine Tate appeared as Donna Noble in the 2006 Christmas special, The Runaway Bride, which was filmed as part of the Series 3 block and featured on the Series 3 DVD. Despite this, The Runaway Bride is a special episode and not considered to be a part of Series 3 by the Episode Guide on the official website.
Overview
The season introduced a new companion, Martha Jones. The main arc for this series focused on the mysterious "Mr Saxon", an alias of the Master. A secondary arc involved the emotional aftermath of the Doctor losing Rose Tyler to a parallel dimension at the end of the previous season, and the effect this has on Martha. The season also featured the first crossover with Torchwood as Jack Harkness returns to the series in a storyline that continues on directly from the end of the Torchwood episode End of Days. Other milestones included the two-part episode Human Nature and The Family of Blood, which was the first to be based upon a previously published Doctor Who novel, and the multiple-award-winning Steven Moffat episode Blink, which becomes one of the most acclaimed Doctor Who episodes in recent memory.
The subsequent DVD release of the series included deleted scenes and a gag reel. Notably, these scenes are rendered in their original digital video format, rather than having been "filmized" as the televised episodes were. This marked the first time video-style footage of Doctor Who had been seen since Season 26 in 1989.
Stories
Christmas special
| # | Title | Writer | Notes |
| N/A | The Runaway Bride | Russell T. Davies |
Regular season
| # | Title | Writer | Notes |
| 1 | Smith and Jones | Russell T. Davies | First appearance of Martha Jones and the Judoon |
| 2 | The Shakespeare Code | Gareth Roberts | |
| 3 | Gridlock | Russell T. Davies | Reintroduction of the Macra |
| 4 | Pt. 1: Daleks in Manhattan Pt. 2: Evolution of the Daleks |
Helen Raynor | |
| 5 | The Lazarus Experiment | Stephen Greenhorn | |
| 6 | 42 | Chris Chibnall | |
| 7 | Pt. 1: Human Nature Pt. 2: The Family of Blood |
Paul Cornell | |
| 8 | Blink | Steven Moffat | |
| 9 | Pt. 1: Utopia Pt. 2: The Sound of Drums Pt. 3: Last of the Time Lords |
Russell T. Davies | Reintroduction of the Master, and of Jack Harkness to Doctor Who. Final regular appearance of Martha Jones |
Animated special
| # | Title | Writer | Notes |
| NA | The Infinite Quest | Alan Barnes|Shown originally in 13 parts (aprox 3:30 each) on Totally Doctor Who, later rebroadcast as a 45 minute episode| |
The Cast
Primary Cast
- The Doctor - David Tennant
- Martha Jones - Freema Agyeman
- Jack Harkness - John Barrowman (re-introduction in Utopia, departure in Last of the Time Lords)
Secondary Cast
- Francine Jones - Adjoa Andoh
- Tish Jones - Gugu Mbatha-Raw
- Leo Jones - Reggie Yates
- Clive Jones - Trevor Laird
Guests Cast
- The Master - John Simm
- Professor Yana - Derek Jacobi Face of Boe
- Fifth Doctor - Peter Davison
- Florence Finnegan - Anne Reid
- William Shakespeare - Dean Lennox Kelly
- Thomas Kincade Brannigan - Ardal O'Hanlon
- Face of Boe - Struan Rodger (Voice)
- Richard Lazarus - Mark Gatiss
- Joan Redfern - Jessica Hynes
- Sally Sparrow - Carey Mulligan
- Lucy Saxon - Alexandra Moen
Novels
- Sting of the Zygons
- The Last Dodo
- Wooden Heart
- Made of Steel
- Wetworld
- Forever Autumn
- Sick Building
- Peacemaker
- Wishing Well
- The Pirate Loop
- Revenge of the Judoon
- The Many Hands
- Snowglobe 7
- Martha in the Mirror
- The Story of Martha
