The Satan Pit (1 Dec. 2006)

As Rose battles the murderous Ood, the Doctor finds his every belief being challenged to the core, as the Pit beckons. With the planet threatening to fall into the black hole, the Doctor must make the ultimate sacrifice.

Director:

James Strong

Writer:

Matt Jones

Stars:

David Tennant, Billie Piper, Danny Webb

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
David Tennant	...	The Doctor
Billie Piper	...	Rose Tyler
Danny Webb	...	Mr. Jefferson
Shaun Parkes	...	Zachary Cross Flane
Claire Rushbrook	...	Ida Scott
Will Thorp	...	Toby Zed
Ronny Jhutti	...	Danny Bartock
Paul Kasey	...	The Ood
Gabriel Woolf	...	The Beast (voice)
Silas Carson	...	The Ood (voice)

Storyline

The supposedly servile Ood are now in the control of some type of beast that describes itself as Satan and claims to be a being that has existed since before the creation of the known universe. Rose takes charge and tries to find a way to get everyone out safely. The Doctor and Ida have descended 10 miles into the bowels of the planet only to find themselves trapped there and unable to return to the surface. They find evidence of a ancient civilization and a seemingly bottomless pit where the doctor confronts the beast and finds the solution. The only problem is that the solution may kill Rose.

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Plot Keywords:

tardis | fantasy episode

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 December 2006 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Wales

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 45 min (50 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Doctor's quote "Oh... the stuff of legends." was the last scene filmed with David Tennant as The Doctor.

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Goofs

Despite the comments of the Doctor and others, it is quite possible to establish a stable orbit around a black hole (or any other large mass in space), given appropriate velocity and distance. (Our own Sun is, in fact, in orbit around a super-massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.)

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Quotes

The Doctor: If that thing had said it was from *beyond* the universe, I'd have believed it. But before? Impossible.

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Connections

Featured in Doctor Who Confidential: Welcome to Torchwood (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Doctor Who Theme"
(uncredited)
Written by Ron Grainer
Arranged by Murray Gold
Performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales

User Reviews

leap of faith

I thoroughly enjoyed the first part of this two parter, The Impossible Planet, and was slightly worried that the second part wouldn't hold up quite so well as has been true in the past of the two parters of the past 2 Who series. But thankfully my fears were unfounded as I found myself enjoying this episode as much as the previous one. Anyway we start off with the surviving crew members on the run from the Ood, whom have become the Devil's pawn. There is also a bit of philosophizing on the Doctor's part in the episode that I quite enjoyed. Needless to say it was a good solid Doctor Who story. Might be a tad too intense for the younger viewers though.

My Grade: B+