"Doctor Who" New Earth (2006)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

James Hawes

Writer:

Russell T. Davies (written by)

TV Series:

"Doctor Who" (2005)

Original Air Date:

15 April 2006 (Season 2, Episode 1)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

As Rose Tyler embarks upon her first big TARDIS adventure with the newly-regenerated Doctor, they discover a sinister hospital run by strange cat people and run in to two old acquaintances, The Face of Boe and Cassandra.

Plot Keywords:

Old Enemy | Tardis | Medical Ethics | Head In Tank | Fantasy Episode

Cast

David Tennant	...	The Doctor
Billie Piper	...	Rose Tyler
Camille Coduri	...	Jackie Tyler
Noel Clarke	...	Mickey Smith
Zoë Wanamaker	...	Cassandra
Sean Gallagher	...	Chip / Cassandra
Doña Croll	...	Matron Casp (as Dona Croll)
Michael Fitzgerald	...	Duke of Manhattan
Lucy Robinson	...	Frau Clovis
Adjoa Andoh	...	Sister Jatt
Anna Hope	...	Novice Hame
Simon Ludders	...	Patient
Struan Rodger	...	Face of Boe (voice)

Runtime:

45 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:PG | USA:TV-PG | Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

Tredegar House, Newport, Wales, UK

Trivia:

The first story of the revived series to show an alien planet on screen.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the Doctor has strapped the bags of IV fluid to himself, the colour of the fluid in the bags strapped to his chest changes between shots.

Quotes:

Rose: Oh, I love this! Can I just say, traveling with you... I love it.
The Doctor: Me too.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Doctor Who Confidential: Are We There Yet? (#3.3)" (2007)

Tennet's first trip

Rose (Billie Piper) takes her first trip on the TARDIS with the regenerated new version of the Doctor (David Tennant) to New Earth in the year 5 Billion and 23. Turns out after the Earth we knew blew up (as depicted in Episode 2 of the first series, or of the 28th series is you're a die hard Who fanatic), surviving Humans found a planet with the same elements of the original Earth and colonized it. But I digress, Rose and the Doctor are there to check out a urgent message the doctor got for his help sent by a rather old acquaintance who is being cared for by a mysterious group of cat nuns. But it seems that their old nemesis Cassandra, after surviving her 'death' in an earlier episode, is there as well. I'm not giving any more away to this episode then what I already have,but suffice it to say that this episode is a pretty solid one and if the rest of this series can be as good, it'll be a tad better than the first/28th (let's just hope the Slitheen never NEVER return)

My Grade: A