Series 3 of Doctor Who, occasionally known as season 29 for clarity between it and season 3, ran between 31st March 2007 and 30th June 2007. The season introduced a new companion, Martha Jones, as well as an early appearance by Donna Noble. 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 dimention 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.
Television stories
Christmas special
Series 3
- Smith and Jones
- The Shakespeare Code
- Gridlock
- Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks
- The Lazarus Experiment
- 42
- Human Nature / The Family of Blood
- Blink
- Utopia / The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords
Animated special
- The Infinite Quest (set between 42 and Human Nature)
The Cast
Main Cast
- The Doctor - David Tennant
- Martha Jones - Freema Agyeman
- Donna Noble - Catherine Tate (The Runaway Bride)
- Jack Harkness - John Barrowman (Utopia - Last of the Time Lords)
Recurring
- Francine Jones - Adjoa Andoh
- Tish Jones - Gugu Mbatha-Raw
- Leo Jones - Reggie Yates
- Clive Jones - Trevor Laird
Secondary Cast
- The Master - John Simm (Utopia - Last of the Time Lords)
- Lucy Saxon - Alexandra Moen (The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords)
- Joan Redfern - Jessica Hynes (Human Nature/The Family of Blood)
- Sally Sparrow - Carey Mulligan (Blink)
- Face of Boe - Struan Rodger (Gridlock, Utopia(flashback))
Novels
- Sting of the Zygons (set between 42 and Human Nature)
- The Last Dodo (set between 42 and Human Nature)
- Wooden Heart (set between 42 and Human Nature)
- Made of Steel (set between 42 and Human Nature)
- Wetworld (set between Family of Blood and Blink)
- Forever Autumn (set between Family of Blood and Blink)
- Sick Building (set between Family of Blood and Blink)
- Peacemaker (set between Family of Blood and Blink)
- Wishing Well (set between Family of Blood and Blink)
- The Pirate Loop (set between Family of Blood and Blink)
- Revenge of the Judoon (set between Family of Blood and Blink)
- The Many Hands (set between Family of Blood and Blink)
- Snowglobe 7 (set between Family of Blood and Blink)
- Martha in the Mirror (set between Family of Blood and Blink)
- The Story of Martha (set between The Sound of Drums and Last of the Time Lords)
Aliens and Enimies
External Links
BBC website index for series 3
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