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Russell T. Davies (written by)
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Original Air Date:
28 June 2008
(Season 4, Episode 12)
Plot:
The return of an old enemy leaves Earth along with 26 other planets stolen from their places. As the Doctor and Donna look for the whereabouts of Earth, former companions of the Doctor assemble a resistance against the new Dalek Empire. | full synopsis
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Dalek
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Dyson's Sphere
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Evil Genius
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Alien
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Cast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only)| David Tennant | ... | The Doctor | |
| Catherine Tate | ... | Donna Noble | |
| Billie Piper | ... | Rose Tyler | |
| Freema Agyeman | ... | Martha Jones | |
| John Barrowman | ... | Captain Jack Harkness | |
| Elisabeth Sladen | ... | Sarah Jane Smith | |
| Penelope Wilton | ... | Harriet Jones | |
| Gareth David-Lloyd | ... | Ianto Jones | |
| Eve Myles | ... | Gwen Cooper | |
| Tommy Knight | ... | Luke Smith (as Thomas Knight) | |
| Bernard Cribbins | ... | Wilfred Mott | |
| Jacqueline King | ... | Sylvia Noble | |
| Adjoa Andoh | ... | Francine Jones | |
| Julian Bleach | ... | Davros | |
| Michael Brandon | ... | General Sanchez |
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45 min | 45 min (50 episodes)
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Midshipman Alonzo Frame from 'Voyage of the Damned' was originally set to make a return appearance in earlier drafts of the script but was later dropped.
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Continuity: Before Martha uses Project Indigo she doesn't have an ear piece. A shot later when she says "bye Jack", she does (and then takes it out).
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Rose Tyler:
Have you got a webcam?
Wilfred Mott: [points to Sylvia] No, she won't let me. She told me they're naughty.
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Wilfred Mott: [points to Sylvia] No, she won't let me. She told me they're naughty.
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Spoofs "The Paul O'Grady Show" (2004)
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I was wrong. Russell T. Davis IS a great Doctor Who writer. I don't even care what came before it, because "The Stolen Earth" is the most insanely entertaining and epic Doctor Who story since "Remembrance of the Daleks" and really a fine, thrilling piece of writing from Davies. I'd go as far as saying that this is his best work since his New Adventures novel "Damaged Goods".
I didn't love "Doomsday". I hated "Last of the Timelords", and I'm really hoping I won't hate "Journey's End", and chances are I won't because "The Stolen Earth" is beyond just an good setup, it really is half a story, a half so intense and jam-packed that there is literally no time to look away from the episode and, you know, BREATHE. I like the foundation of this story a heck of a lot more than any season finale in the RTD era of Doctor Who, and it would take a LOT to mess this up.
"The Stolen Earth" is absolutely crazy, it's like RTD had a checklist of everything that had appeared in his era and decided to include all of them in this episode. What's surprising is that the story doesn't feel even remotely disjointed! And the best part of this story is that we've got space-Nazi Daleks back! Oh, and Davros. Oh my oh my Davros. How brilliantly-realized was Davros here? THIS is what I've wanted from the Daleks in this new Doctor Who series. THIS is it. THIS is a classic Dalek story updated with fantastic effects and production values. THIS is how they should always be used in Doctor Who.
Absolutely wacky, insanely intense, dramatic, thrilling, and featuring one of the best Doctor Who cliffhangers in all its thirty seasons of existence. What more could a fan ask for?
10/10