The End of the World

Episode aired Mar 17, 2006
TV-PGTV-PG
45m

7.5/10

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Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper in Doctor Who (2005)

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The Doctor takes Rose to the year 5 billion to witness the destruction of the Earth.The Doctor takes Rose to the year 5 billion to witness the destruction of the Earth.The Doctor takes Rose to the year 5 billion to witness the destruction of the Earth.

7.5/10

7.3K

Director
- Euros Lyn
Writers
- Russell T. Davies(showrunner)
- Steven Moffat(showrunner)
- Sydney Newman(uncredited)
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Rose goes off on her first adventure with the Doctor who takes her 5 billion years into the future to view a cataclysmic event: the destruction of the Earth. They're on an orbiting space platform with a groups of invited guests who seem to travel from one cataclysmic event to another. There are uninvited guests as well in the form of spider-like mechanical robots that seem to multiply at will and are obviously bent on causing destruction. The spiders soon dispose of the Steward and gain control of the orbiting platform's mainframe. It doesn't take long for the Doctor to figure out just which of the invited guests is behind it all. —garykmcd

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Trivia
For "The End of the World" Zoë Wanamaker was unable to attend the studio session in Cardiff and recorded her lines as Cassandra later in a sound studio in London. She was so impressed with the show when it went out that, when asked to reprise her character for "New Earth" in series two, she made sure she was available to attend the studio recording and recorded her lines live.

Goofs
Rose and Cassandra are shot intermittently from behind, looking out of the Space Station window; from behind Cassandra's lips do not move at all, though we still hear her speak.

Quotes
The Doctor: [taking Rose's mobile phone] Tell ya what... with a little bit of jiggery pokery...
Rose Tyler: Is that a technical term, jiggery pokery?
The Doctor: Yeah, I came first in jiggery pokery, what about you?
Rose Tyler: Nah, I failed hullabaloo.

Connections
Featured in Doctor Who Confidential: Bringing Back the Doctor (2005)

Soundtracks
Tainted Love
Written by Ed Cobb
Performed by Soft Cell

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7/10

Series 1 Episode 2

A better idea of where 21st century Who was heading after episode one. Mix of humour and scares and finding out why this doctor is full of rage and regret.

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