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* The events of this Earth-based story are closely followed by the next episode, ''[[Praxeus (TV story)|Praxeus]]'', which is set "early in the [[2020s|third decade]] of the [[21st century]]". | * The events of this Earth-based story are closely followed by the next episode, ''[[Praxeus (TV story)|Praxeus]]'', which is set "early in the [[2020s|third decade]] of the [[21st century]]". | ||
* "Ruth" celebrates what she believes to be her 44th birthday. The broadcast date of this episode, January 26, 2020, marks 44 years and 2 days since the January 24, 1976 broadcast of the final episode of [[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'', the last episode to explicitly suggest pre-Hartnell incarnations of the Doctor. | * "Ruth" celebrates what she believes to be her 44th birthday. The broadcast date of this episode, January 26, 2020, marks 44 years and 2 days since the January 24, 1976 broadcast of the final episode of [[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'', the last episode to explicitly suggest pre-Hartnell incarnations of the Doctor. | ||
* This is the first television episode of ''Doctor Who'' featuring | * This is the first television episode of ''Doctor Who'' featuring Jack Harkness since his introduction in [[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]''/''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'' to not be written by [[Russell T Davies]]. | ||
=== Ratings === | ===Ratings=== | ||
*4.21 million (BBC overnight)<ref>[http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2020/01/judoon-overnight-viewing-figures.html Fugitive of the Judoon - Overnight Viewing Figures]</ref> | |||
* | *5.57 million (BBC final)<ref>[http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2020/02/fugitive-of-judoon-official-ratings.html Fugitive of the Judoon - Official Ratings]</ref> | ||
=== Production errors === | ===Filming locations=== | ||
*West Usk Lighthouse served as a filming location for this story. Since 2012, this lighthouse-turned-bed and breakfast has had a Dalek in the foyer and a TARDIS as changing room for the hot tub on the roof.<ref>http://www.westusklighthouse.co.uk/</ref> | |||
===Production errors=== | |||
{{Discontinuity}} | {{Discontinuity}} | ||
== Continuity == | *When the two Doctors exit the [[The Doctor (Fugitive of the Judoon)|"Fugitive" Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's TARDIS (Fugitive of the Judoon)|TARDIS]], as they open the door, the backside of the [[police box]] prop is visible. | ||
* The Doctor has been searching for any evidence that {{Dhawan}} may have escaped the [[Kasaavin realm|realm]] of the [[Kasaavin]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | **This is the first such error since the early days of the Classic era of the show. | ||
* The Doctor has visited [[Gallifrey]] multiple times, alone, since first seeing her home in the aftermath of the Master's destruction. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | *When in the "Fugitive" Doctor's TARDIS, the wide shots with the "Fugitive" and Thirteenth Doctors show that the doors in the background appear to be slightly open. | ||
* The Doctor recalls that | |||
* The Doctor notes that the [[Judoon]] have no jurisdiction on [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'', ''[[Prisoner of the Judoon (TV story)|Prisoner of the Judoon]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Revenge of the Judoon (novel)|Revenge of the Judoon]]'') | ==Continuity == | ||
* The Judoon execute a [[human]] for a petty act of [[assault]] and hand out compensation. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'') | |||
* The Doctor attempts to rhyme the word Judoon with [[platoon]], [[moon]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'') and [[lagoon]]. | *The Doctor has been searching for any evidence that {{Dhawan}} may have escaped the [[Kasaavin realm|realm]] of the [[Kasaavin]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | ||
* Jack mistakes Graham for the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Good Doctor (novel)|The Good Doctor]]'') | *The Doctor has visited [[Gallifrey]] multiple times, alone, since first seeing her home in the aftermath of the Master's destruction. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | ||
* Jack [[kiss]]es the man he believes to be the Doctor, as he once did with the [[Ninth Doctor]] towards the end of their initial travels. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') Before reuniting with the [[Tenth Doctor]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') Jack once expressed his intent to first kiss the Doctor, and then "kill him", when they met again. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'') | *The Doctor recalls that Gallifrey has been destroyed twice, by war ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)|The Ancestor Cell]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'' et al.) and then by the Master. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | ||
* Ryan refers to Jack as "kind of cheesy", [[Mickey Smith]] also referred to Jack as "cheesy" upon first meeting him, ([[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'') and later called him "Captain Cheesecake". ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') | *The Doctor notes that the [[Judoon]] have no jurisdiction on [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'', ''[[Prisoner of the Judoon (TV story)|Prisoner of the Judoon]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Revenge of the Judoon (novel)|Revenge of the Judoon]]'') | ||
* Manifesting her true identity, "Ruth" refers to the Judoon as [[rhinoform]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Judoon in Chains (audio story)|Judoon in Chains]]'') | *The Judoon execute a [[human]] for a petty act of [[assault]] and hand out compensation. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'') | ||
*The Doctor | *The Doctor attempts to rhyme the word Judoon with [[platoon]], [[moon]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'') and [[lagoon]]. | ||
* Captain Jack is familiar with [[nanogene]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'') the Judoon ([[WC]]: ''[[Monster File: Judoon (webcast)|Monster File: Judoon]]'') and the [[Cybermen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cyberwoman (TV story)|Cyberwoman]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Monster File: Cybermen (webcast)|Monster File: Cybermen]]'') | *Jack mistakes Graham for the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Good Doctor (novel)|The Good Doctor]]'') | ||
* "Ruth" uses a [[Chameleon Arch]] to disguise herself as a human, complete with false [[memory|memories]] and rewritten human [[biology]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]''/''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[One Life (audio story)|One Life]]'') | *Jack [[kiss]]es the man he believes to be the Doctor, as he once did with the [[Ninth Doctor]] towards the end of their initial travels. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') Before reuniting with the [[Tenth Doctor]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') Jack once expressed his intent to first kiss the Doctor, and then "kill him", when they met again. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'') | ||
* The Doctor tells Team TARDIS that the Cybermen are as dangerous as the [[Dalek]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'') | *Ryan refers to Jack as "kind of cheesy", [[Mickey Smith]] also referred to Jack as "cheesy" upon first meeting him, ([[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'') and later called him "Captain Cheesecake". ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') | ||
* Team TARDIS notes the Doctor brought them together. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'', ''[[Arachnids in the UK (TV story)|Arachnids in the UK]]'') | *Manifesting her true identity, "Ruth" refers to the Judoon as [[rhinoform]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Judoon in Chains (audio story)|Judoon in Chains]]'') | ||
* The Doctor picks up multiple alerts across three continents on Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Praxeus (TV story)|Praxeus]]'') | * The Doctor has previously awarded points to her companions. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tsuranga Conundrum (TV story)|The Tsuranga Conundrum]]'') | ||
* The Doctor and Team TARDIS later learn that the thing the Lone Cyberman wants is the [[Cyberium]], which the Doctor is forced to relinquish. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') | *Captain Jack is familiar with [[nanogene]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'') the Judoon ([[WC]]: ''[[Monster File: Judoon (webcast)|Monster File: Judoon]]'') and the [[Cybermen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cyberwoman (TV story)|Cyberwoman]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Monster File: Cybermen (webcast)|Monster File: Cybermen]]'') | ||
*"Ruth" uses a [[Chameleon Arch]] to disguise herself as a human, complete with false [[memory|memories]] and rewritten human [[biology]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]''/''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[One Life (audio story)|One Life]]'') | |||
*The Doctor tells Team TARDIS that the Cybermen are as dangerous as the [[Dalek]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'') | |||
*Team TARDIS notes the Doctor brought them together. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'', ''[[Arachnids in the UK (TV story)|Arachnids in the UK]]'') | |||
*The Doctor picks up multiple alerts across three continents on Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Praxeus (TV story)|Praxeus]]'') | |||
*The Doctor and Team TARDIS later learn that the thing the Lone Cyberman wants is the [[Cyberium]], which the Doctor is forced to relinquish. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') | |||
==Home video releases== | |||
* This story was released on DVD and Blu-ray as part of the Complete Series 12 boxset. | |||
== External links == | ==External links== | ||
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== Footnotes == | ==Footnotes== | ||
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