"Doctor Who" Army of Ghosts (2006)

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Director:

Graeme Harper

Writers:

Russell T. Davies (written by)
Gerry Davis (characters: "Cybermen") ...

TV Series:

"Doctor Who" (2005)

Original Air Date:

1 July 2006 (Season 2, Episode 12)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

As the ghosts of loved ones appear, the whole world celebrates. But as the Doctor investigates he believes...

Plot Keywords:

Tardis | Cyberman | Fantasy Episode | Dalek | Alien

Cast

David Tennant	...	The Doctor
Billie Piper	...	Rose Tyler
Camille Coduri	...	Jackie Tyler
Noel Clarke	...	Mickey Smith
Tracy-Ann Oberman	...	Yvonne Hartman
Raji James	...	Dr. Rajesh Singh
Freema Agyeman	...	Adeola Oshodi
Hadley Fraser	...	Gareth
Oliver Mellor	...	Matt
Barbara Windsor	...	Peggy Mitchell
Hajaz Akram	...	Indian Newsreader
Anthony Debaeck	...	French Newsreader
Takako Akashi	...	Japanese Newsreader
Paul Fields	...	Weatherman
David Warwick	...	Police Commissioner

Runtime:

45 min | 45 min (50 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Tredegar House, Newport, Wales, UK

Trivia:

This episode was watched by 8.19 million viewers on its original transmission.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the start when we see Rose on the bus, a bald man sits down on the seat behind her. However, when the camera is inside the bus, he is sitting two seats behind her, without enough time for him to move.

Quotes:

The Doctor: But I don't understand; the cybermen don't have the technology to build a void ship. How did you manage it?
Cyber Leader: The sphere is not ours. We followed it its wake; its origin is unknown to us.
The Doctor: Then what's inside?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Doctor Who Confidential: The Fright Stuff (#2.11)" (2006)

old allies, older enemies

Starting with Rose's heart-breaking monologue and ending in quite possibly the best cliffhanger for a Doctor Who two-parter in recent memory, this episode is full of surprises, returning characters both good as well as evil, great characterization, and more. It's just brilliant all around. The only drawbacks are that it's steeped in Who mythology and for those who for some reason to choose this as their first episode of the current incarnation of Doctor Who will be lost and the other thing is not a detriment of the show in the least. More a detriment to me, as so much happens that I truly can't talk about the actual plot too much without spoiling it. And trust me, this IS an episode you'd want to go into knowing nothing about.

My grade: A