Rosa 

Montgomery, Alabama, 1955. The Doctor and her friends find themselves in the Deep South of America. As they encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks, they begin to wonder whether someone is attempting to change history.

Director:

Mark Tonderai

Writers:

Malorie Blackman, Chris Chibnall

Stars:

Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Jodie Whittaker	...	The Doctor
Bradley Walsh	...	Graham O'Brien
Tosin Cole	...	Ryan Sinclair
Mandip Gill	...	Yasmin Khan
Vinette Robinson	...	Rosa Parks
Josh Bowman	...	Krasko
Trevor White	...	James Blake
Richard Lothian	...	Mr. Steele
Jessica Preddy	...	Waitress (as Jessica Claire Preddy)
Gareth Marks	...	Police Officer Mason
David Rubin	...	Raymond Parks
Ray Sesay	...	Martin Luther King
Aki Omoshaybi	...	Fred Gray
David Dukas	...	Elias Griffin Jr
Morgan Deare	...	Arthur

Storyline

Montgomery, Alabama, 1955. The Doctor and her friends find themselves in the Deep South of America. As they encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks, they begin to wonder whether someone is attempting to change history.

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Plot Keywords:

time traveler | racism | segregation | thirteenth doctor | year 1955 | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of few episodes that does not end with the series' closing theme.

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Goofs

Bus driver Blake refers to a change in the company's "rota", a word that is chiefly British for a personnel schedule.

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Quotes

Krasko: Blue box in the alley, is it a TARDIS?
The Doctor: Might be. What's it to you?
Krasko: Well, could be worth a lot.
The Doctor: Nah, not that one. Second hand, huge mileage, one careless owner!

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Connections

References The Wild One (1953)

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Soundtracks

Rise Up
(uncredited)
Written by Andra Day and Jennifer Decilveo
Performed by Andra Day
[closing theme].

User Reviews

Incredibly well handled TV

Doctor Who is and has always been a show about time and space! When people complain about having no aliens and spaceships they're just narrow minded. The show began as an entertaining way to educate children about important historical events and this episode does this expertly.

Children will watch this episode and realise that racism and bigotry exists in the world and will be inspired to fight it. It isn't a political correctness preach it is a true story about an inspirational women and this episode helps put the viewer right into that historical moment.

Details

Release Date:

21 October 2018 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Studios, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

49 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1