The End of Time (TV story)
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(You may be referring to the finale book in the Darksmith Legacy series, The End of Time).
A two-part Doctor Who special will be broadcast during the 2009–2010 Christmas season. This will be the last story for David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor prior to the character's regeneration into his eleventh incarnation, who will be played by Matt Smith. It will also be the last Doctor Who story written by Russell T Davies, who shepherded the series' return to British television in 2005 and has been the series' executive producer and chief writer since. Davies will be succeeded as executive producer and showrunner by Steven Moffat.
Synopsis
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Plot
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Cast
- Tenth Doctor - David Tennant
- Wilfred Mott - Bernard Cribbins
- Donna Noble - Catherine Tate
- The Master - John Simm
- Eleventh Doctor - Matt Smith
Crew
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References
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Story Notes
- This will be David Tennant's last appearance as the Doctor and also Matt Smith's first appearance.
- John Simm will be retuning to play the Master.[1]
Ratings
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Filming Locations
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Rumours
- All the Tenth's Doctor's companions have been seen as appearing, except Martha and Mickey (so far).
- A poster on Gallifrey Base claimed that RTD told him that the story would consist of Nightmare Reigns and The End of Time, but this has yet to have been confirmed.
- It has been confirmed that Jessica Hynes will appear as Verity Newman and published The Journal Of Impossible Things [2]
- Bernard Cribbins, will return to play Wilfred Mott, grandfather of Donna Noble, will act as the Doctor's companion in this two-part story.[3]
- Catherine Tate, who played Donna, will also appear, as will Jacqueline King, who played Sylvia Noble, Donna's mother. John Barrowman[4], Jessica Hynes[5], Elisabeth Sladen[6], Tommy Knight[7], David Harewood[8], Billie Piper[9], Camille Coduri[10], June Whitfield[11][12], Barry Howard[13] and Karl Collins [14]will also appear.
- Timothy Dalton was seen on set wearing Time Lord robes: this could mean the return of the Time Lords.[15]
Trailers
A teaser trailer was shown at Comic-Con 2009. The voiceover is provided by Timothy Dalton.
"It is said that in the final days of planet Earth, everyone had bad dreams".
The mood is very dark. The Master is shown, with a dyed, blonde hair. The tag line at the end of the trailer is "The End of Time", "Christmas 2009"[15].
Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors
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Continuity
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External links
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15.^ a b c "'Doctor Who' panel at Comic-Con". http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a167392/live-doctor-who-panel-at-comic-con.html. Retrieved on 2009-07-26.
Footnotes
- ↑ BBC - Doctor Who - John Simm returns as the Masteraccessed 28th July 2009
- ↑ Discover Both Ends Of The "Spectrum Of Spock." Plus The Doctor's Worst Nightmare.
- ↑ Dr. Who's Easter special
- ↑ New Set Pics Reveal Just How Freaktastic David Tennant's Final Doctor Who Story Will Be
- ↑ Discover Both Ends Of The "Spectrum Of Spock." Plus The Doctor's Worst Nightmare.
- ↑ Star Trek Comedy And Doctor Who Tragedy — Revealed!
- ↑ Star Trek Comedy And Doctor Who Tragedy — Revealed!
- ↑ Doctor Who:Bernard Cribbins Returns
- ↑ Billie Piper returns to Doctor Who to see David Tennant bow out in all-star show
- ↑ Billie Piper returns to Doctor Who to see David Tennant bow out in all-star show
- ↑ DWM 408, p.6; "June Whitfield joins the cast for the Christmas Specials
- ↑ June Whitfield spotted with Doctor Who in Cardiff
- ↑ Russell Davies’ final show reunites old friends for a Doctor Who adventure
- ↑ Russell Davies’ final show reunites old friends for a Doctor Who adventure
- ↑ Your First Look At Doctor Who's Next Big Guest Stars