The Parting of the Ways 

As the Dalek fleet begin their attack on the Earth, the Doctor and his allies make one final stand.

Director:

Joe Ahearne

Writers:

Russell T. Davies, Terry Nation (character: "The Daleks")

Stars:

Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, John Barrowman

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher Eccleston	...	Doctor Who
Billie Piper	...	Rose Tyler
John Barrowman	...	Captain Jack
Jo Stone-Fewings	...	Male Programmer
Jo Joyner	...	Lynda
Paterson Joseph	...	Rodrick
Nisha Nayar	...	Female Programmer
Noel Clarke	...	Mickey Smith
Camille Coduri	...	Jackie Tyler
Anne Robinson	...	Anne Droid (voice)
Nicholas Briggs	...	Daleks (voice)
Barnaby Edwards	...	Dalek Operator
Nicholas Pegg	...	Dalek Operator
David Hankinson	...	Dalek Operator
Alan Ruscoe	...	Android

Storyline

The Doctor comes face to face with the Dalek Emperor but manages to rescue Rose. They return to Satellite 5 to prepare for the invasion with Captain Jack organizing the armed resistance and the Doctor rewiring the station to produce a deadly Delta wave. The Doctor had always promised to take care of Rose and knowing that the Delta wave will destroy everything, he forces her to return to Earth on the TARDIS. With Mickey's help, she finds a way to return to Satellite 5 and acquires a great power, one that will be the end of the Doctor as we know him.

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Plot Keywords:

dalek | tardis | space station | regeneration | tenth doctor | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The street corner at which the TARDIS reappears after being sent back to 2006 is the same street corner where Rose's father was originally struck by a car and killed in the opening of Doctor Who: Father's Day (2005) prior to Rose altering the circumstances of his death.

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Goofs

When the Daleks exterminate Jack, the CGI skeleton's foot can clearly be seen in front of the Dalek 'sucker' when it should in fact be behind it.

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Quotes

Dalek: Identify yourself!
The Anne Droid: You are the weakest link,
[disintegrates three Daleks]
The Anne Droid: Goodbye.
Captain Jack: Yes!
The Anne Droid: You are the weakest link...
[Dalek shoots Anne Droid]
The Anne Droid: [muffled] Goodbye.

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Crazy Credits

Credit at the end of "The Parting of the Ways": "Doctor Who will return in The Christmas Invasion".

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Connections

Featured in Doctor Who Confidential: Monsters Inc. (2007)

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Soundtracks

Doctor Who Theme
(uncredited)
Written by Ron Grainer
Arranged by Murray Gold
Performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales

User Reviews

My expectations...

When I was going to see this episode, I thought: "Oh my God, there's so much mystery here! All is unknown, all is so hard-to-solve... but when I watched it till the end, I was really disappointed! The way Doctor and Rose were solving the situation is smart, yeah, but I asked myself every time: "Why have I watched that episode 12? There are almost no connections with it, except the Bad Wolf idea, which also, finally, was realized TERRIBLY! You had so much potential! You had 12 episodes before! You had a TIME-TRAVELING MACHINE AT LEAST, COME ON! I wanted to see the epic battle (stunning graphics are not necessary, though!), the way Doctor saved the day at the last time, and all I have got is the army of Daleks! For me, it wasn't such a perfect end of the season ("The empty child" became the best episode of the season 1 for many people and me, though!) It was only a common episode and not an ending at all. 6 from 10.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 June 2005 (Canada)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 45 min (50 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color