Voyage of the Damned 

A spacecraft set on an apocalyptic collision course with Earth, a host of killer robot angels and an evil severed headed mastermind - it's just another Christmas for the Doctor... 2007 Christmas special guest starring Kylie Minogue.

Director:

James Strong

Writer:

Russell T. Davies

Stars:

David Tennant, Kylie Minogue, Geoffrey Palmer

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
David Tennant	...	The Doctor
Kylie Minogue	...	Astrid Peth
Geoffrey Palmer	...	Captain Hardaker
Russell Tovey	...	Midshipman Frame
George Costigan	...	Max Capricorn
Gray O'Brien	...	Rickston Slade
Andrew Havill	...	Chief Steward
Bruce Lawrence	...	Engineer
Debbie Chazen	...	Foon Van Hoff
Clive Rowe	...	Morvin Van Hoff
Clive Swift	...	Mr Copper
Jimmy Vee	...	Bannakaffalatta
Bernard Cribbins	...	Wilfred Mott
Nicholas Witchell	...	Nicholas Witchell
Paul Kasey	...	The Host

Storyline

The Doctor finds his TARDIS colliding with a spaceship based on the RMS Titanic during a Christmas party. With the help of a waitress named Astrid, the Doctor must take on the race called the Hosts as the lives of the Titanic crew and those on Earth are in danger.

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Plot Keywords:

titanic | christmas | sailing ship in space | falling to earth | doctor who | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 April 2008 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Wales

Technical Specs

Runtime:

71 min 70 min (1 Episode)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rupert Holliday-Evans was offered the Chief Steward but was not free.

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Goofs

When the Doctor arrives on the bridge he informs the frightened Midshipman Frame that the Host escorting him are under his control because they have recognized him as the next figure of authority. In actuality, the Host should have identified Midshipman Frame as the next highest authority as the last surviving officer of the crew. The Doctor himself would never have been recognized as an authority figure due to his being identified as a stowaway.

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Quotes

Queen Elizabeth: [waving as the Titanic misses Buckingham Palace] Thank you, Doctor, thank you! Happy Christmas!

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Connections

Featured in Sunrise: Episode dated 14 January 2008 (2008)

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Soundtracks

God Save the Queen
(uncredited)
Music by Thomas Augustine Arne

User Reviews

"Information: You are all going to die!"

In this Christmas special of doctor who, the always spectacular tenth doctor is traveling alone when he arrives on a luxurious space cruise called the Titanic named after...well, the titanic. The Doctor meets and interesting crew of characters who have to fight for survival, which ends tragically for some. This episode is by far my favorite Christmas special. With all the extra time they have sometimes the writers don't know what to do with it. (The Doctor the widow the wardrobe for example) But in this one the suspense and humor kept the episode lively the whole time. There are some villainous angels (blink?!?) but slightly different in character. These ones can move when you see them. They bring some scary moments in to the episode which I highly appreciate being a fan of the scary episodes who. So long story short, VOTD is frightening, funny, and slightly sad, which is everything a good episode of doctor who needs!