Gridlock

Episode aired Apr 14, 2007
TV-PGTV-PG
45min

8.0/10

6.3K

S3.E3

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Jennifer Hennessy, Ardal O'Hanlon, and David Tennant in Doctor Who (2005)

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The Doctor takes Martha to New Earth, where she is kidnapped by two carjackers and taken to an underground Motorway, where the remainder of humanity on the planet live in perpetual gridlock.The Doctor takes Martha to New Earth, where she is kidnapped by two carjackers and taken to an underground Motorway, where the remainder of humanity on the planet live in perpetual gridlock.The Doctor takes Martha to New Earth, where she is kidnapped by two carjackers and taken to an underground Motorway, where the remainder of humanity on the planet live in perpetual gridlock.

8.0/10

6.3K

Director
- Richard Clark
Writers
- Russell T. Davies(showrunner)
- Steven Moffat(showrunner)
- Sydney Newman(uncredited)
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John Simm and David Tennant in Doctor Who (2005)

Struan Rodger and David Tennant in Doctor Who (2005)

Struan Rodger, David Tennant, and Freema Agyeman in Doctor Who (2005)

Nicholas Boulton and David Tennant in Doctor Who (2005)

The TARDIS takes the Doctor and Martha to New Earth in the year Five Billion and Forty-Three, where the Face of Boe finally reveals his message to the Time Lord; meanwhile, terrifying beasts are lurking beneath the city of New New York - creatures that the Doctor believed he defeated many, many years ago. —Jonathan Tonkin

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Trivia
The Face of Boe's final message, finally delivered in this episode, was actually due to be given to the Doctor at the end of New Earth (2006), but was removed and saved for this story instead because the death of two recurring characters in that story would have been too bleak.

Goofs
When the Doctor meets Brannigan he is told that cars can only contact other cars if they are on their "friends list". Later in the episode the car behind Martha manages to call and warn them even though they do not know each other.

Quotes
The Doctor: I lied to you, 'cause I liked it. I could pretend, just for a bit, I could imagine they were still alive underneath the burnt orange sky. I'm not just a Time Lord: I'm the last of the Time Lords. The Face of Boe was wrong. There's no one else.
Martha Jones: What happened?
The Doctor: There was a war. A Time War. The last great Time War. My people fought a race called the Daleks for the sake of all creation, and they lost. We lost. Everyone lost. They're all gone now, my family, my friends, even that sky. Ah, you should have seen it, that old planet. The second sun would rise in the south, the mountains would shine. The leaves on the trees were silver. When they caught the light every morning, they lit the forest on fire. We always had...
[sound trails off]

Connections
Featured in Doctor Who Confidential: Meet Martha Jones (2007)

Soundtracks
Abide with Me
(uncredited)
"Abide With Me" Music by William H. Monk and lyrics by Henry F. Lyte
Composed by William H. Monk

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6/10

Well at least it was above average

Not the best episode at all and the worst of Season 3 thus far but definitely worth the watch and not just for the end; which is needed to be seen for the story to make sense. The scene with the kitten was funny, gave me a smile.

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