Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)
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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. The main cast was expanded to include John Barrowman as Jack Harkness in the final three episodes of the series. 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
This new series introduced Martha Jones (played by Freema Agyeman) as the Doctor's new companion. This series also introduced a new logo design, which was first shown in The Runaway Bride. The logo continued throughout Series 4. A new costume was also designed for the Doctor, a blue suit, alongside the brown suit. The main storyline for this series focused on "Harold Saxon", an alias for the Master.
Television 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, Tish Jones, Francine Jones, Leo Jones, Clive Jones and the Judoon. |
| 2 | The Shakespeare Code | Gareth Roberts | |
| 3 | Gridlock | Russell T Davies | Reintroduction of the Macra and final appearance of the Face of Boe. |
| 4 | Pt. 1: Daleks in Manhattan Pt. 2: Evolution of the Daleks |
Helen Raynor | Return of the Cult of Skaro. |
| 5 | The Lazarus Experiment | Stephen Greenhorn | Appearance of Tish Jones, Francine Jones and Leo Jones. |
| 6 | 42 | Chris Chibnall | |
| 7 | Pt. 1: Human Nature Pt. 2: The Family of Blood |
Paul Cornell | Introduction of the concept of the Chameleon Arch. |
| 8 | Blink | Steven Moffat | First appearance of the Weeping Angels. |
| 9 | Utopia | Russell T Davies | Reintroduction of the Master and return of Jack Harkness to Doctor Who. |
| 10 | Pt. 1: The Sound of Drums Pt. 2: Last of the Time Lords |
Russell T Davies | Final regular appearance of Martha Jones. |
Animated special
| # | Title | Writer | Notes |
| N/A | The Infinite Quest | Alan Barnes | Shown originally in 13 parts (approx 3:30 each) on Totally Doctor Who, later rebroadcast as a 45 minute episode |
Cast
Primary cast
Secondary cast
- Jack Harkness - John Barrowman (re-introduction in Utopia, departure in Last of the Time Lords)
- Francine Jones - Adjoa Andoh
- Tish Jones - Gugu Mbatha-Raw
- Leo Jones - Reggie Yates
- Clive Jones - Trevor Laird
- The Master - John Simm
Guest cast
- Donna Noble - Catherine Tate
- Florence Finnegan - Anne Reid
- William Shakespeare - Dean Lennox Kelly
- Thomas Kincade Brannigan - Ardal O'Hanlon
- The Face of Boe - Struan Rodger (Voice)
- Richard Lazarus - Mark Gatiss
- Kath McDonnell - Michelle Collins
- Joan Redfern - Jessica Hynes
- Sally Sparrow - Carey Mulligan
- Professor Yana - Derek Jacobi
- Lucy Saxon - Alexandra Moen
Adaptations and merchandising
Home media
DVD
All episodes of Series 3 were released in 2007.
| Episode name | Number and duration of episodes |
R2 release date | R4 release date | R1 release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride The Runaway Bride |
1 x 60 min. | 2 April 2007 | 1 July 2007 | |
| Doctor Who: Series 3, Volume 1 Smith and Jones The Shakespeare Code Gridlock |
3 × 45 min. | 21 May 2007 | 1 August 2007 | |
| Doctor Who: Series 3, Volume 2 Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks The Lazarus Experiment 42 |
4 × 45 min. | 25 June 2007 | 5 September 2007 | |
| Doctor Who: Series 3, Volume 3 Human Nature / The Family of Blood Blink |
3 × 45 min. | 23 July 2007 | 3 October 2007 | |
| Doctor Who: Series 3, Volume 4 Utopia / The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords |
2 × 45 min. 1 x 52 min. |
20 August 2007 | 7 November 2007 | |
| Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series | 1 x 60 min. 12 × 45 min. 1 x 52 min. |
5 November 2007 | 5 December 2007 | 6 November 2007 |
Novels
- The 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
- Snowglode 7
- Martha in the Mirror
- The Story of Martha
Awards
This series won a 2008 Saturn Award in the category of "Best International Series", following its transmission on the American Sci Fi Channel.
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