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"Doctor Who" (2005)Original Air Date:
25 December 2006 (Season 3, Episode 0)Plot:
A young Bride on the eve of her wedding finds herself mysteriously transported to the TARDIS. The Doctor must discover what her connection is with the Empress of Racnoss's plan to destroy the world. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Cheeky Christmas Special moreCast
(Episode Complete credited cast)| David Tennant | ... | The Doctor | |
| Catherine Tate | ... | Donna Noble | |
| Sarah Parish | ... | Empress | |
| Don Gilet | ... | Lance Bennett | |
| Howard Attfield | ... | Geoff Noble | |
| Jacqueline King | ... | Sylvia Noble | |
| Trevor Michael Georges | ... | Vicar (as Trevor Georges) | |
| Glen Wilson | ... | Taxi driver | |
| Krystal Archer | ... | Nerys | |
| Rhodri Meilir | ... | Rhodri | |
| Zafirah Boateng | ... | Little girl | |
| Paul Kasey | ... | Robot Santa |
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According to the BBC's podcast commentary for this episode, the scene in which Donna finds Rose's top originally showed the Doctor angrily throwing the top out the TARDIS doors and intro space. According to produced Julie Gardner (a participant in the commentary) the scene was cut as being too melodramatic. moreQuotes:
[part of the TARDIS console explodes]The Doctor: [hitting the console with a hammer] Behave!
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First aired on Christmas Day 2006, I really enjoyed this episode.
Tennant plays the Doctor with his tongue so firmly in his cheek he's almost blowing raspberries at the "die hard" fans who cannot enjoy an episode unless they can find fault with it and prove their devoted fanaticism.
I wasn't sure about Catherine Tate as The Bride at first. However, once I got past the "Am I bovvered?" voice in my head I really enjoyed her performance as a sharp-tongued nice-but-dim Essex girl trying to make it to the alter on time.
Doctor Who is quite formulaeic (each episode is a variation of the same theme) - aliens attack, Earth is under threat, the Doctor saves the world, girl in tow to give him simpering look and viewers feel the air of melancholy as we all know the Doctor must remain a solitary being... This episode is no different (hope I haven't ruined the plot!!) but Tennant and Tate spark together very effectively - there are some laugh out loud moments in this episode, some great special effects and I felt the previous reviewers judgement was narrow-mindedly harsh. TV like this is made to entertain, and this episode certainly does!