The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)

	[[doctor::Tenth Doctor]]
	Donna Noble Martha Jones
	The Hath
	Messaline
	Stephen Greenhorn
	Alice Troughton
	Phil Collinson
	6
	4
	10th May 2008
	1x45 minute episode
	4.6

You may be looking for the titulular character, see Jenny

The Doctor meets his daughter.

Synopsis

The Doctor, Martha and Donna arrive on the distant planet Messaline, which is in the middle of an endless war. While there the Doctor meets the most important woman of his life; his daughter, Jenny.

But as General Cobb threatens genocide, and Martha is kidnapped by the Hath, the Doctor faces an even greater battle – can he find peace with his own child?

Plot

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Cast

• Tenth Doctor - David Tennant
• Donna Noble - Catherine Tate
• Martha Jones - Freema Agyeman
• Jenny - Georgia Moffett
• General Cobb - Nigel Terry
• Klien - Joe Dempsie
• Hath Peck - Paul Kasey
• Hath Gable - Rauri Mears
• Carter - Akin Gazi
• Soldier - Olalekan Lawal Jr

Production crew

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References

• Once again The Doctor and Donna are mistaken for a couple.

Story notes

• Russell T. Davies has stated that this episode "does exactly what it says on the tin". Stephen Greenhorn's episode has the Doctor facing a dilemma unlike anything before, and it is wildly different to "The Lazarus Experiment". He also said that his episode was designed by Russell to "change the Doctor" in a big episode that will have "a real impact on him" and that, in terms of the series continuity, it will be a "lasting impact".

• Stephen Greenhorn wrote The Lazarus experiment which ironically was also the sixth episode of the series it was in.

Ratings

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Myths

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Rumours

• The monster featured in this episode will be called the Hath. They apparently communicate via bubbles. Catherine Tate mentioned a future monster called the Hath during the podcast for Partners in Crime. This was proved to be true.
• Some people believe that the episode title is a red herring. Because of this some have speculated that the Doctor's daughter is actually:
  • Created by the Hath's bubbles.
  • Created by aliens from stolen DNA from the Doctor and the Master.
  • Created by the Master (or someone else) using the Doctor's hand.
  • An illusion.
  • A clone. All of these theories have been proven incorrect as the writer, Russel T Davies and Georgia Moffat herself have all said the character is the Doctor's actual daughter, not a clone or anything else.
• Some have speculated that Jenny is Susan's mother. This seems possible as the crew have mentioned there will be more references to the past of the series.
• The Judoon are rumoured to appear in flashbacks in this episode.
• It is rumoured to be a sad episode; some people believe that Jenny will sacrifice herself to save the Doctor.
• The Doctor's name is almost revealed, which could be a series story-arc. The story arc so far appears to have many more elements than this.
• Some have speculated Jenny may be the future offspring of the Doctor and Rose. This is unlikely as Jenny appears to know the Doctor and vice versa in the trailer. Further more it is suggested we will learn more about the Doctor's past. Though the doctor could sense that she is his future daughter, because of the relaton of being father and daughter. And Jenny has a blonde hair and a talent in flips etc, just like Rose. Others have suggested mothers such as the Rani or Romana.
• Some rumours speculate that Jenny doesn't have a mother but was born by part of the Doctor's anatomy being caught in a breeding machine, or through some other form of asexual reproduction.
• The Fear Forecast hints that the Weevils may appear.
• The Doctor realises that Jenny is a Time Lady when Donna discovers she has two hearts. This is likely as it is alluded to in the Fear Factor.
• Jenny may be his daughter from the past, but since the Doctor has always spoken in the past tense about his child(ren), she may be dead by the time of the tenth Doctor.This could be the part that makes a big impact on the Doctor.
• The Fear Forecast hints that Jenny may become pregnant at the end of the show

Filming Locations

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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

Donna is wearng diffrent clothes to when the TARDIS starts shaking at the end of The Poison Sky.

Continuity

• In the original first series the First Doctor was travelling with his granddaughter Susan Foreman, who is to date the only relative of the Doctor to be seen on screen. The Doctor's other two grandchildren John and Gillian also appeared in some of the comic stips.
• In the Series 1 episode "The Empty Child" Dr. Constantine remarks "Before the war I was a father, a grandfather now I am neither. But I'm still a doctor." To which the Doctor replies, "I know the feeling."
• In the Series 2 episode Fear Her, The Doctor says to Rose "I was a dad once."

DVD and Other releases

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See also

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External links

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