Love & Monsters (8 Dec. 2006)

A run in with the Doctor at a young age leads Elton to a group who's studying him, they become friends and have a laugh until Victor Kennedy arrives. Suddenly everything becomes more ... See full summary »

Director:

Dan Zeff

Writer:

Russell T. Davies

Stars:

David Tennant, Billie Piper, Camille Coduri

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
David Tennant	...	The Doctor
Billie Piper	...	Rose Tyler
Camille Coduri	...	Jackie Tyler
Peter Kay	...	Victor Kennedy
Marc Warren	...	Elton Pope
Shirley Henderson	...	Ursula Blake
Simon Greenall	...	Mr. Skinner
Moya Brady	...	Bridget
Kathryn Drysdale	...	Bliss
Paul Kasey	...	The Hoix
Bella Emberg	...	Mrs. Croat

Storyline

A run in with the Doctor at a young age leads Elton to a group who's studying him, they become friends and have a laugh until Victor Kennedy arrives. Suddenly everything becomes more serious then people start disappearing from the group. Can the Doctor save Elton and explain his past before he's absorbed by the Absorbaloff

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Plot Keywords:

mother daughter relationship | seductress | seduction | implied fellatio | older woman younger man relationship | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official BBC website

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 December 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 45 min (50 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Torchwood Reference: Mr Kennedy gives the LINDA members information about the Doctor from Torchwood archives.

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Quotes

Elton Pope: We forget because we must.

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Connections

Featured in Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: Episode #10.12 (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Un-Break My Heart"
(uncredited)
Performed by Il Divo

User Reviews

The Magic Continues

Oh dear . It doesn't look good does it ? RTD writes an entire episode around a competition winner from BLUE PETER . Add to this some stunt casting in the form of Peter Kay and the dreaded " C " word ( Comedy ) and you've got something that will lead to a fatwa for the DOCTOR WHO production team . I must admit that if the ideas involved seemed risqué then the reality succeeded beyond all imagination . This is black romantic post modernist comedy at its very best

There is a section of DOCTOR WHO fandom that will despise this episode . They're usually composed of humourless , self righteous , self centered people who thankfully don't make up the majority of DOCTOR WHO fans anymore than they make up the wider human species . It's their loss that they didn't enjoy this episode which breaks every rule of the show's format . The Doctor and his companion feature very little and the story is told via video cam and flashback and the production team deserve great congratulations for doing something a very bit different . The guest cast are all excellent and I certainly look forward to seeing more of Marc Warren as Elton Pope . But only if the follow up story is as radical , witty and oh so enjoyable as this one . The magic of the show continued for this fan