The End of Time: Part One (26 Dec. 2009)

The Ood have given a warning to The Doctor. The Master is returning yet that is not the biggest threat. A darkness is coming which brings with it The End of Time.

Director:

Euros Lyn

Writer:

Russell T. Davies

Stars:

David Tennant, John Simm, Bernard Cribbins

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
David Tennant	...	The Doctor
John Simm	...	The Master
Bernard Cribbins	...	Wilfred Mott
Timothy Dalton	...	The Narrator
Catherine Tate	...	Donna Noble
Jacqueline King	...	Sylvia Noble
Claire Bloom	...	The Woman
June Whitfield	...	Minnie Hooper
David Harewood	...	Joshua Naismith
Tracy Ifeachor	...	Abigail Naismith
Sinead Keenan	...	Addams (as Sinêad Keenan)
Lawry Lewin	...	Rossiter
Alexandra Moen	...	Lucy Saxon
Karl Collins	...	Shaun Temple
Teresa Banham	...	Governor

Storyline

Forewarned and with a sense of foreboding, The Doctor races to return to Earth fearing that The Master will somehow return. He has good reason to worry since The Masters minions have in fact found a way to reconstitute him. Re-united with Wilfred Mott, The Doctor desperately tries to locate The Master only to find that he is being held by Joshua and Abigail Naismith who are using alien technology to create a new future for Earth. It's too late however, for The Master has now turned everyone on Earth into his own image. Little does he realize the greater danger that awaits them all.

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Plot Keywords:

returning character killed off | christmas | u.s. president | cloning | memory loss | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Sci-Fi

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Details

Release Date:

26 December 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Wookey Hole, Somerset, England, UK

Company Credits

Did You Know?

Trivia

Brian Cox had been considered for The Master in the 1996 TV Movie.

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Goofs

The Master is repairing the computer and when he is done, 12 circles are shown. When the Doctor goes downstairs to where the aliens are, a screen shows only 7 circles.

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Quotes

[last lines]
The Narrator: And so it came to pass, on Christmas Day, that the human race did cease to exist. But even then, the Master had no concept of his greater role in events. For this was far more than humanity's end. This day was the day upon which the whole of creation would change forever. This was the day the Time Lords returned. For Gallifrey.
Time Lords: For Gallifrey!
The Narrator: [with spittle] For victory!
Time Lords: For victory!
The Narrator: For the end of time itself!
Time Lords: For the end of time itself!

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Crazy Credits

John Simm is the first villain in the new Doctor Who series to have his name featured in the opening credits alongside David Tennant and Bernard Cribbins.

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Connections

Features Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Merry Xmas Everybody"
(uncredited)
Performed by Slade

User Reviews

An Exciting, Fun, and Wacky First Part to David Tennant's Farewell Story (Spoiler-free, hopefully)

After taking the good Doctor into some very dark territory with "The Waters of Mars," Russell T. Davies returns the Doctor back to his roots with "The End of Time, Part One," the first half of David Tennant's final story as the Tenth Doctor. From the very beginning of the episode, Davies intends to create a memorable story to give Tennant a fond farewell. And the story really is brilliant, exciting, wacky, and scary in the tradition of classic "Doctor Who." The cast and crew do a fantastic job of creating this amazing story, preparing us for the second half of the story, which promises to give Tennant an epic, fantastic farewell. While some may find it too outlandish, it does so with great fun and excitement, making it worthwhile. And the cliffhanger is the biggest, most exciting one yet, ending the show on a double-whammy! Longtime fans will surely love it! Allons-y! Grade: A+