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Gridlock

  • Episode aired Apr 14, 2007
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 45m
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8.0/10
7.1K
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Jennifer Hennessy, Ardal O'Hanlon, and David Tennant in Doctor Who (2005)
AdventureDramaSci-Fi
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.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
7.1K
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    • Richard Clark
    • Russell T. Davies(showrunner)
    • Steven Moffat(showrunner)
    • Sydney Newman(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • David Tennant
    • Freema Agyeman
    • Ardal O'Hanlon
    • Richard Clark
    • Russell T. Davies(showrunner)
    • Steven Moffat(showrunner)
    • Sydney Newman(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • David Tennant
    • Freema Agyeman
    • Ardal O'Hanlon
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    • 24User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Struan Rodger, David Tennant, and Freema Agyeman in Doctor Who (2005)
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    David Tennant
    David Tennant
    • The Doctor
    Freema Agyeman
    Freema Agyeman
    • Martha Jones
    Ardal O'Hanlon
    Ardal O'Hanlon
    • Brannigan
    Anna Hope
    • Novice Hame
    Travis Oliver
    Travis Oliver
    • Milo
    Lenora Crichlow
    Lenora Crichlow
    • Cheen
    Jennifer Hennessy
    Jennifer Hennessy
    • Valerie
    Bridget Turner
    • Alice
    Georgine Anderson
    Georgine Anderson
    • May
    Simon Pearsall
    • Whitey
    Daisy Lewis
    Daisy Lewis
    • Javit
    Nicholas Boulton
    Nicholas Boulton
    • Businessman
    Erika Macleod
    • Sally Calypso
    Judy Norman
    • Ma
    Graham Padden
    • Pa
    Lucy Davenport
    Lucy Davenport
    • Pale Woman
    Tom Edden
    Tom Edden
    • Pharmacist #1
    Natasha Williams
    • Pharmacist #2
      • Richard Clark
      • Russell T. Davies(showrunner)
      • Steven Moffat(showrunner)
      • Sydney Newman(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      As The Doctor and Martha exit the TARDIS onto New Earth, The Doctor pulls an arrow out of the TARDIS door, an arrow which Queen Elizabeth's men shot at them at the end of the previous episode, The Shakespeare Code (2007).
    • Goofs
      When the Doctor meets Brannigan he is told that cars can only contact other cars if they are on their "friends list". Later on, 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

    User reviews24

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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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    • Mar 11, 2021

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      • April 14, 2007 (United Kingdom)
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