Tooth and Claw (TV story)
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Summary
The Doctor and Rose arrive in the highlands of Scotland in 1879 in time to meet Queen Victoria. They accompany her to the Torchwood Estate where they must face a band of warrior monks and a werewolf.
Cast & Characters
- The Doctor - David Tennant
- Rose Tyler - Billie Piper
- Queen Victoria - Pauline Collins
- Steward - Ron Donachie
- Isobel - Michelle Duncan
- Reynolds — Jamie Sives
- The Steward — Ron Donachie
- The Host — Tom Smith
- Flora — Ruth Milne
- Sir Robert — Derek Riddell
Crew
To be added.
Notes
- The BBC Website gives this story a Fear Factor of 5 (Terrifying)
- Tooth and Claw was also the name of a story in the Doctor Who comic strip published in Doctor Who Magazine. The story ran from DWM #257 to #260, was written by Alan Barnes and drawn by Martin Geraghty and Robin Smith
- Pauline Collins has appeared previously in the series as Sam in The Faceless Ones. This makes Collins the third actor from the classic series to appear on-screen in the new series, following William Thomas (Remembrance of the Daleks and Boom Town) and Nisha Nayar (Paradise Towers and Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways)
- David Tennant uses his natural Scottish accent at points in this episode.
- Michelle Duncan and Jamie Sives were unable to attend the readthrough for this story, and their parts were read by David Tennant's parents, who happened to be visiting the Doctor Who set. Tennant told reporters at the series' press launch, "Because it's set in Scotland they were delighted to be asked to read in. My Mum played Lady Isobel and my Dad played Captain Reynolds and they were in seventh heaven. And they were genuinely cheesed off when they didn't get asked to play the parts for real! I was like 'chill-out Mum and Dad, back in your box!'"
- During the story The Curse of Peladon, the Third Doctor reveals that he was present at Queen Victoria's coronation in 1837, although she apparently does not remember this or did not meet him in person at that time.
Influences
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - The inspiration for the warrior monks (acknowledged in the Doctor Who Confidential Episode Fear Factor)
- Werewolf Movies
Ratings
- Tooth and Claw - 8.9m viewers (42.3%)
Location Filming
- Treowen House in Dingestow, Wales was a site of filming for this episode, representing a Torchwood House in the Scottish Highlands
Cultural References
- The Doctor identifies himself as "Doctor James McCrimmon of the township of Balamory" - Balamory is the setting of a CBeebies television program which although designed for pre-school children has gained a cult following in the UK. This town, however, is not entirely fictional - the children's TV show is filmed in an actual village called Balamory.
Continuity
- When Rose first encounters the wolf in its human form it says it can see the wolf in her and that she is "burning like the Sun", a reference to her transformation in The Parting of the Ways
- It is revealed at the very end of this episode that Queen Victoria founded the Torchwood Institute, taking the name from the estate, with a remit to investigate paranormal events such as the werewolf in this episode. The Torchwood Institute has previously been referenced in Bad Wolf and was seen in action in The Christmas Invasion. The Institute is to form the basis of a spin off series entitled Torchwood
- The Doctor once again seems suprised by what appears on his psychic paper. It may just be that he allowed his mind to wander as Captain Jack did in The Empty Child or it may be that someone else is manipulating the paper as the Face of Boe was able to do in New Earth
- Werewolves also appear in the stories Wolfsbane and Kursaal
- The Doctor introduces himself as "Doctor James McCrimmon", a reference to his past Scottish companion Jamie McCrimmon.
- The Seventh Doctor also foiled the plans of an alien who wanted to assassinate Queen Victoria in the episode Ghost Light.
Discontinuity
- Both the Doctor and Rose are knighted in this episode, becoming Sir Doctor of the TARDIS and Dame Rose of the Powell Estate. Dame Commanders of the British Empire are not traditionally dubbed with a sword, and the formal names of a knight and a dame do not include a location. Also, as the Doctor told the Queen his name was James McCrimmon, she would have knighted him as such, not as "Sir Doctor".
Quotes
Story Arcs
Similar stories
References
More Info
- Story Synopsis
- Story Statistics
- Story in the Media
- Tooth and Claw TARDISODE
- Doctor Who Confidential:Fear Factor
- Totally Doctor Who Episode 2
Public Releases
- According to Doctor Who Magazine #366, this episode will be released as a "vanilla" DVD along with School Reunion and The Girl in the Fireplace.
