List of Doctor Who serials

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This is a list of Doctor Who television serials. Most serials up to 1989's Survival were multi-episode stories; the characters in the column after the serial titles indicate the code used by the production team to designate the serial (where applicable) and are followed by the number of episodes in the serial. Unless otherwise noted, episodes in this period are 25 minutes long.

A number of serials from the 1960s are either missing or incomplete, while some of the early 1970s episodes are only held in black and white. See the list of incomplete Doctor Who serials for more details.

The three-digit story numbers are not official designations but are merely to serve as a guide to where the story stands in the overall context of the programme. There is some dispute among fans about, for example, whether to count Season 23's The Trial of a Time Lord as one or four serials and whether the uncompleted Shada should be included. The numbering scheme used here reflects that used in popular reference books like The Discontinuity Guide and on the Region 1 DVD releases, which count Trial as four serials and includes Shada.

Starting with the 2005 revival, the production team abandoned the traditional serial format for a largely self-contained episodic format (with the occasional two-part story and loose story arc elements), similar to the style of American dramas such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer or the Star Trek spin-offs. Unless otherwise noted, the new episodes are 45 minutes long.

In the first two seasons and most of the third season, each episode of a serial has an individual title; no serial has an overall onscreen title until The Savages. However, the earlier stories are generally referred to by "umbrella" titles that are not used onscreen; much debate over these titles has ensued over the years, with different sources often using different titles for various reasons.

During the early seasons of the programme most serials are linked together, one usually leading directly into the next — although there are some breaks, such as between the second season finale, The Time Meddler, and the third season premiere, Galaxy 4.

See also the list of individual episode titles and Doctor Who story title controversy.

[edit] First Doctor (William Hartnell)

No	Title	Code	Episodes	Writer
[edit] Season 1 (1963–64)
001	An Unearthly Child aka 100,000 BC and The Tribe of Gum	A	4 episodes	Anthony Coburn (and C. E. Webber)[1]
002	The Daleks aka The Mutants and The Dead Planet	B	7 episodes	Terry Nation
003	The Edge of Destruction aka Inside the Spaceship and Beyond the Sun	C	2 episodes	David Whitaker
004	Marco Polo aka A Journey Through Cathay	D	7 episodes; (all missing)	John Lucarotti
005	The Keys of Marinus aka The Sea of Death	E	6 episodes	Terry Nation
006	The Aztecs	F	4 episodes	John Lucarotti
007	The Sensorites	G	6 episodes	Peter R. Newman
008	The Reign of Terror aka The French Revolution	H	6 episodes; (4 & 5 missing)	Dennis Spooner
[edit] Season 2 (1964–65)
009	Planet of Giants	J	3 episodes	Louis Marks
010	The Dalek Invasion of Earth aka World's End	K	6 episodes	Terry Nation
011	The Rescue	L	2 episodes	David Whitaker
012	The Romans	M	4 episodes	Dennis Spooner
013	The Web Planet aka The Zarbi	N	6 episodes	Bill Strutton
014	The Crusade aka The Lionheart and The Crusaders	P	4 episodes; (2 & 4 missing)	David Whitaker
015	The Space Museum	Q	4 episodes	Glyn Jones
016	The Chase	R	6 episodes	Terry Nation
017	The Time Meddler	S	4 episodes	Dennis Spooner
[edit] Season 3 (1965–66)
018	Galaxy 4	T	4 episodes; (all missing)	William Emms
019	Mission to the Unknown aka Dalek Cutaway	T/A or DC	1 episode; (missing)	Terry Nation
020	The Myth Makers	U	4 episodes; (all missing)	Donald Cotton
021	The Daleks' Master Plan	V	12 episodes; (1, 3, 4, 6-9, 11 & 12 missing)	Terry Nation and Dennis Spooner
022	The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve aka The Massacre	W	4 episodes; (all missing)	John Lucarotti and Donald Tosh
023	The Ark	X	4 episodes	Paul Erickson and Lesley Scott
024	The Celestial Toymaker	Y	4 episodes; (1-3 missing)	Brian Hayles (and Donald Tosh)
025	The Gunfighters	Z	4 episodes	Donald Cotton
026	The Savages[2]	AA	4 episodes; (all missing)	Ian Stuart Black
027	The War Machines	BB	4 episodes	Ian Stuart Black (and Kit Pedler)
[edit] Season 4 (1966–67)
028	The Smugglers	CC	4 episodes; (all missing)	Brian Hayles
029	The Tenth Planet	DD	4 episodes; (4th missing)	Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis

• ^  Webber's script for the originally intended opening episode for the first story The Giants was a basis for the opening episode, but Webber didn't work with Coburn on the script.
• ^  From this point the stories all had on-screen overall titles.

[edit] Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton)

No	Title	Code	Episodes	Writer
[edit] Season 4 (1966–67) — continued
030	The Power of the Daleks	EE	6 episodes; (all missing)	David Whitaker (and Dennis Spooner)
031	The Highlanders	FF	4 episodes; (all missing)	Elwyn Jones and Gerry Davis
032	The Underwater Menace	GG	4 episodes; (1, 2 & 4 missing)	Geoffrey Orme
033	The Moonbase	HH	4 episodes; (1 & 3 missing)	Kit Pedler
034	The Macra Terror	JJ	4 episodes; (all missing)	Ian Stuart Black
035	The Faceless Ones	KK	6 episodes; (2, 4-6 missing)	David Ellis and Malcolm Hulke
036	The Evil of the Daleks	LL	7 episodes; (1, 3-7 missing)	David Whitaker
[edit] Season 5 (1967–68)
037	The Tomb of the Cybermen	MM	4 episodes	Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis
038	The Abominable Snowmen	NN	6 episodes; (1, 3-6 missing)	Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln
039	The Ice Warriors	OO	6 episodes (2 & 3 missing)	Brian Hayles
040	The Enemy of the World	PP	6 episodes; (1, 2, 4-6 missing)	David Whitaker
041	The Web of Fear	QQ	6 episodes; (2-6 missing)	Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln
042	Fury from the Deep	RR	6 episodes; (all missing)	Victor Pemberton
043	The Wheel in Space	SS	6 episodes (1, 2, 4 & 5 missing)	David Whitaker and Kit Pedler
[edit] Season 6 (1968–69)
044	The Dominators	TT	5 episodes	Norman Ashby (a.k.a. Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln)
045	The Mind Robber	UU	5 episodes	Peter Ling (and Derrick Sherwin)
046	The Invasion	VV	8 episodes; (1 & 4 missing)	Derrick Sherwin and Kit Pedler
047	The Krotons	WW	4 episodes	Robert Holmes
048	The Seeds of Death	XX	6 episodes	Brian Hayles (and Terrance Dicks)
049	The Space Pirates	YY	6 episodes; (1, 3-6 missing)	Robert Holmes
050	The War Games	ZZ	10 episodes	Malcolm Hulke and Terrance Dicks

[edit] Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee)

Starting from Season 7, the programme is produced in colour. All episodes are existant, although some only exist in black and white.

No	Title	Code	Episodes	Writer
[edit] Season 7 (1970)
051	Spearhead from Space	AAA	4 episodes	Robert Holmes
052	Doctor Who and the Silurians aka The Silurians	BBB	7 episodes	Malcolm Hulke
053	The Ambassadors of Death	CCC	7 episodes	David Whitaker, (and Trevor Ray and Malcolm Hulke)
054	Inferno	DDD	7 episodes	Don Houghton
[edit] Season 8 (1971)
055	Terror of the Autons	EEE	4 episodes	Robert Holmes
056	The Mind of Evil	FFF	6 episodes	Don Houghton
057	The Claws of Axos	GGG	4 episodes	Bob Baker and Dave Martin
058	Colony in Space	HHH	6 episodes	Malcolm Hulke
059	The Dæmons	JJJ	5 episodes	Guy Leopold (a.k.a. Robert Sloman and Barry Letts)
[edit] Season 9 (1972)
060	Day of the Daleks	KKK	4 episodes	Louis Marks
061	The Curse of Peladon	MMM	4 episodes	Brian Hayles
062	The Sea Devils	LLL	6 episodes	Malcolm Hulke
063	The Mutants	NNN	6 episodes	Bob Baker and Dave Martin
064	The Time Monster	OOO	6 episodes	Robert Sloman (and Barry Letts)
[edit] Season 10 (1972–73)
065	The Three Doctors	RRR	4 episodes	Bob Baker and Dave Martin
066	Carnival of Monsters	PPP	4 episodes	Robert Holmes
067	Frontier in Space	QQQ	6 episodes	Malcolm Hulke
068	Planet of the Daleks	SSS	6 episodes	Terry Nation
069	The Green Death	TTT	6 episodes	Robert Sloman (and Barry Letts)
[edit] Season 11 (1973–74)
070	The Time Warrior	UUU	4 episodes	Robert Holmes
071	Invasion of the Dinosaurs[3]	WWW	6 episodes	Malcolm Hulke
072	Death to the Daleks	XXX	4 episodes	Terry Nation
073	The Monster of Peladon	YYY	6 episodes	Brian Hayles
074	Planet of the Spiders	ZZZ	6 episodes	Robert Sloman (and Barry Letts)

• ^  The on-screen title for first episode was Invasion in order to conceal the first episode's twist ending.

[edit] Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker)

No	Title	Code	Episodes	Writer
[edit] Season 12 (1974–75)
All serials in this season continue directly one after the other, although most of the stories are considered standalones. Except for Robot and Genesis of the Daleks, the three other serials in this season are in some way connected with Space Station Nerva.
075	Robot	4A	4 episodes	Terrance Dicks
076	The Ark in Space	4C	4 episodes	Robert Holmes (and John Lucarotti)
077	The Sontaran Experiment	4B	2 episodes	Bob Baker and Dave Martin
078	Genesis of the Daleks	4E	6 episodes	Terry Nation
079	Revenge of the Cybermen	4D	4 episodes	Gerry Davis
[edit] Season 13 (1975–76)
080	Terror of the Zygons	4F	4 episodes	Robert Banks Stewart
081	Planet of Evil	4H	4 episodes	Louis Marks
082	Pyramids of Mars	4G	4 episodes	Stephen Harris (a.k.a. Robert Holmes and Lewis Griefer)
083	The Android Invasion	4J	4 episodes	Terry Nation
084	The Brain of Morbius	4K	4 episodes	Robin Bland (a.k.a. Terrance Dicks and Robert Holmes)
085	The Seeds of Doom	4L	6 episodes	Robert Banks Stewart
[edit] Season 14 (1976–77)
086	The Masque of Mandragora	4M	4 episodes	Louis Marks
087	The Hand of Fear	4N	4 episodes	Bob Baker and Dave Martin
088	The Deadly Assassin	4P	4 episodes	Robert Holmes
089	The Face of Evil	4Q	4 episodes	Chris Boucher
090	The Robots of Death	4R	4 episodes	Chris Boucher
091	The Talons of Weng-Chiang	4S	6 episodes	Robert Holmes (and Robert Banks Stewart)
[edit] Season 15 (1977–78)
092	Horror of Fang Rock	4V	4 episodes	Terrance Dicks
093	The Invisible Enemy	4T	4 episodes	Bob Baker and Dave Martin
094	Image of the Fendahl	4X	4 episodes	Chris Boucher
095	The Sun Makers	4W	4 episodes	Robert Holmes
096	Underworld	4Y	4 episodes	Bob Baker and Dave Martin
097	The Invasion of Time	4Z	6 episodes	David Agnew (a.k.a. Graham Williams and Anthony Read)
[edit] Season 16 (1978–79)
Season 16 consists of one long story arc encompassing six separate, linked stories. This season is referred to by the umbrella title The Key to Time and has been released on DVD in North America under this title.
098	The Ribos Operation	5A	4 episodes	Robert Holmes
099	The Pirate Planet	5B	4 episodes	Douglas Adams
100	The Stones of Blood	5C	4 episodes	David Fisher
101	The Androids of Tara	5D	4 episodes	David Fisher
102	The Power of Kroll	5E	4 episodes	Robert Holmes
103	The Armageddon Factor	5F	6 episodes	Bob Baker and Dave Martin
[edit] Season 17 (1979–80)
104	Destiny of the Daleks	5J	4 episodes	Terry Nation
105	City of Death	5H	4 episodes	David Agnew (a.k.a. Douglas Adams, Graham Williams, and David Fisher)
106	The Creature from the Pit	5G	4 episodes	David Fisher
107	Nightmare of Eden	5K	4 episodes	Bob Baker
108	The Horns of Nimon	5L	4 episodes	Anthony Read
109	Shada[4]	5M	6 episodes	Douglas Adams
[edit] Season 18 (1980–81)
In a return to the format of early seasons, virtually all serials from Seasons 18 through 20 are linked together, often running directly into each other. Full Circle, State of Decay, and Warriors' Gate trace the Doctor's adventures in E-Space; they were released as a VHS set with the umbrella title, The E-Space Trilogy.
110	The Leisure Hive	5N	4 episodes	David Fisher
111	Meglos	5Q	4 episodes	John Flanagan and Andrew McCulloch
112	Full Circle	5R	4 episodes	Andrew Smith
113	State of Decay	5P	4 episodes	Terrance Dicks
114	Warriors' Gate	5S	4 episodes	Stephen Gallagher
115	The Keeper of Traken	5T	4 episodes	Johnny Byrne
116	Logopolis	5V	4 episodes	Christopher H. Bidmead

• ^  Shada was left unfinished due to a strike. It was later completed for home video release with linking narration by Tom Baker.

[edit] Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison)

No	Title	Code	Episodes	Writer	Director
[edit] Season 19 (1982)
Castrovalva, together with the previous two serials, The Keeper of Traken and Logopolis, form a loose trilogy involving the return of the Master. They were released on DVD under the banner title, New Beginnings.
117	Castrovalva	5Z	4 episodes	Christopher H. Bidmead	Fiona Cumming
118	Four to Doomsday	5W	4 episodes	Terence Dudley	John Black
119	Kinda	5Y	4 episodes	Christopher Bailey	Peter Grimwade
120	The Visitation	5X	4 episodes	Eric Saward	Peter Moffatt
121	Black Orchid	6A	2 episodes	Terence Dudley	Ron Jones
122	Earthshock	6B	4 episodes	Eric Saward	Peter Grimwade
123	Time-Flight	6C	4 episodes	Peter Grimwade	Ron Jones
[edit] Season 20 (1983)
Mawdryn Undead, Terminus and Enlightenment involve the Black Guardian's plot to kill the Doctor; they were released individually on VHS as parts of The Black Guardian Trilogy.
124	Arc of Infinity	6E	4 episodes	Johnny Byrne	Ron Jones
125	Snakedance	6D	4 episodes	Christopher Bailey	Fiona Cumming
126	Mawdryn Undead	6F	4 episodes	Peter Grimwade	Peter Moffatt
127	Terminus	6G	4 episodes	Stephen Gallagher	Mary Ridge
128	Enlightenment	6H	4 episodes	Barbara Clegg	Fiona Cumming
129	The King's Demons	6J	2 episodes	Terence Dudley	Tony Virgo
130	The Five Doctors[5]	6K	20th anniversary special 90-minute telemovie	Terrance Dicks	Peter Moffatt
[edit] Season 21 (1984)
For the first time since Season 18, serials are no longer directly linked — with the end of Frontios and the start of Resurrection of the Daleks as the sole exception. Resurrection was written and filmed as four 25-minute episodes, then re-edited into two 45-minute episodes to accommodate coverage of the 1984 Winter Olympics; the 25-minute versions were later circulated to overseas broadcasters and commercially released.
131	Warriors of the Deep	6L	4 episodes	Johnny Byrne	Pennant Roberts
132	The Awakening	6M	2 episodes	Eric Pringle	Michael Owen Morris
133	Frontios	6N	4 episodes	Christopher H. Bidmead	Ron Jones
134	Resurrection of the Daleks	6P	2 45-minute episodes	Eric Saward	Matthew Robinson
135	Planet of Fire	6Q	4 episodes	Peter Grimwade	Fiona Cumming
136	The Caves of Androzani	6R	4 episodes	Robert Holmes	Graeme Harper

• ^  The Five Doctors is considered part of the 20th season, although it was broadcast only a few weeks before the start of Season 21. The Five Doctors was reedited into four 25-minute episodes for syndication.

[edit] Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker)

No	Title	Code	Episodes	Writer	Director
[edit] Season 21 (1984) — continued
137	The Twin Dilemma	6S	4 episodes	Anthony Steven	Peter Moffatt
[edit] Season 22 (1985)
All episodes in this season are 45 minutes long.
138	Attack of the Cybermen	6T	2 episodes	Paula Moore (a.k.a. Paula Woolsey, Eric Saward and Ian Levine)	Matthew Robinson
139	Vengeance on Varos	6V	2 episodes	Philip Martin	Ron Jones
140	The Mark of the Rani	6X	2 episodes	Pip and Jane Baker	Sarah Hellings
141	The Two Doctors	6W	3 episodes	Robert Holmes	Peter Moffatt
142	Timelash	6Y	2 episodes	Glen McCoy	Pennant Roberts
143	Revelation of the Daleks	6Z	2 episodes	Eric Saward	Graeme Harper
[edit] Season 23 (1986)
Although broadcast as an epic 14-part serial under the title of The Trial of a Time Lord, Season 23 is structured as four serials, recorded across 3 production blocks. The four serials, with their generally used titles, are listed below. Episode length returns to 25 minutes.
144	The Mysterious Planet	7A	4 episodes	Robert Holmes	Nicholas Mallett
145	Mindwarp	7B	4 episodes	Philip Martin	Ron Jones
146	Terror of the Vervoids aka The Ultimate Foe and The Vervoids	7C	4 episodes	Pip and Jane Baker	Chris Clough
147	The Ultimate Foe aka Time Incorporated	7C	2 episodes	Robert Holmes and Pip and Jane Baker	Chris Clough

[edit] Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy)

No	Title	Code	Episodes	Writer	Director
[edit] Season 24 (1987)
148	Time and the Rani	7D	4 episodes	Pip and Jane Baker	Andrew Morgan
149	Paradise Towers	7E	4 episodes	Stephen Wyatt	Nicholas Mallett
150	Delta and the Bannermen	7F	3 episodes	Malcolm Kohll	Chris Clough
151	Dragonfire	7G	3 episodes	Ian Briggs	Chris Clough
[edit] Season 25 (1988–89)
152	Remembrance of the Daleks	7H	4 episodes	Ben Aaronovitch	Andrew Morgan
153	The Happiness Patrol	7L	3 episodes	Graeme Curry	Chris Clough
154	Silver Nemesis	7K	3 episodes	Kevin Clarke	Chris Clough
155	The Greatest Show in the Galaxy	7J	4 episodes	Stephen Wyatt	Alan Wareing
[edit] Season 26 (1989)
156	Battlefield	7N	4 episodes	Ben Aaronovitch	Michael Kerrigan
157	Ghost Light	7Q	3 episodes	Marc Platt	Alan Wareing
158	The Curse of Fenric	7M	4 episodes	Ian Briggs	Nicholas Mallett
159	Survival	7P	3 episodes	Rona Munro	Alan Wareing

[edit] Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann)

No title was ever used for this project other than Doctor Who. However, Enemy Within was suggested as an alternative title by producer Philip Segal and has been used by many fans lacking any other title by which to refer to the television movie; other titles have also been used informally by fan groups. The DVD release is titled Doctor Who: The Movie.

No	Title	Code	Episodes	Writer	Director
[edit] Doctor Who (1996)
160	Doctor Who	N/A	85-minute telemovie (UK), 89 minutes (US)	Matthew Jacobs	Geoffrey Sax

[edit] Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston)

In 2005, the BBC relaunched Doctor Who after a 16-year absence from episodic television. Although the production team chose to restart the series numbering from scratch, some fans of the programme prefer to refer to the 2005 series as Season 27, the 2006 series as Season 28, and so on. Despite the new numbering, the revival adheres to the original continuity. The new series is formatted to a 16:9 widescreen display ratio, and a standard episode length of 45 minutes. For the first time since the 1965–'66 season, each episode has an individual title even though some stories are two-parters.

No	Title	Code	Episodes	Writer	Director
[edit] Series 1 (2005)
The 2005 series constitutes a loose story arc, dealing with the consequences of the Time War and the mysterious Bad Wolf.
161	Rose	1.1	1 episode	Russell T. Davies	Keith Boak
162	The End of the World	1.2	1 episode	Russell T. Davies	Euros Lyn
163	The Unquiet Dead	1.3	1 episode	Mark Gatiss	Euros Lyn
164	Aliens of London World War Three	1.4 1.5	2 episodes	Russell T. Davies	Keith Boak
165	Dalek	1.6	1 episode	Robert Shearman	Joe Ahearne
166	The Long Game	1.7	1 episode	Russell T. Davies	Brian Grant
167	Father's Day	1.8	1 episode	Paul Cornell	Joe Ahearne
168	The Empty Child The Doctor Dances	1.9 1.10	2 episodes	Steven Moffat	James Hawes
169	Boom Town	1.11	1 episode	Russell T. Davies	Joe Ahearne
170	Bad Wolf The Parting of the Ways	1.12 1.13	2 episodes	Russell T. Davies	Joe Ahearne

[edit] Tenth Doctor (David Tennant)

No	Title	Code	Episodes	Writer	Director
[edit] Children in Need special (2005)
	Doctor Who: Children in Need[6]	N/A	7-minute mini-episode	Russell T. Davies	Euros Lyn
[edit] Christmas Special (2005)
171	The Christmas Invasion[7]	2.X	60-minute special	Russell T. Davies	James Hawes
[edit] Series 2 (2006)
The back-story for the spin-off series Torchwood is "seeded" in various episodes in the 2006 series. Each episode also has an accompanying TARDISODE. A trailer for this series can be viewed here.
172	New Earth	2.1	1 episode	Russell T. Davies	James Hawes
173	Tooth and Claw	2.2	1 episode	Russell T. Davies	Euros Lyn
174	School Reunion	2.3	1 episode	Toby Whithouse	James Hawes
175	The Girl in the Fireplace	2.4	1 episode	Steven Moffat	Euros Lyn
176	Rise of the Cybermen The Age of Steel	2.5 2.6	2 episodes	Tom MacRae	Graeme Harper
177	The Idiot's Lantern	2.7	1 episode	Mark Gatiss	Euros Lyn
178	The Impossible Planet The Satan Pit	2.8 2.9	2 episodes	Matt Jones	James Strong
179	Love & Monsters	2.10	1 episode	Russell T. Davies	Dan Zeff
180	Fear Her	2.11	1 episode	Matthew Graham	Euros Lyn
181	Army of Ghosts Doomsday	2.12 2.13	2 episodes	Russell T. Davies	Graeme Harper
[edit] Christmas Special (2006)
182	The Runaway Bride	3.0	60-minute special	Russell T. Davies	Euros Lyn
[edit] Series 3 (2007)
183	Smith and Jones	3.1	1 episode	Russell T. Davies	Charles Palmer
184	The Shakespeare Code	3.2	1 episode	Gareth Roberts	Charles Palmer
185	Gridlock	3.3	1 episode	Russell T. Davies	Richard Clarke
186	Daleks in Manhattan Evolution of the Daleks	3.4 3.5	2 episodes	Helen Raynor	James Strong
187	The Lazarus Experiment	3.6	1 episode	Stephen Greenhorn	Richard Clarke
188	42	3.7	1 episode	Chris Chibnall	Graeme Harper
189	Human Nature The Family of Blood	3.8 3.9	2 episodes	Paul Cornell	Charles Palmer
190	Blink	3.10	1 episode	Steven Moffat	Hettie MacDonald
191	Utopia	3.11	1 episode	Russell T. Davies	Graeme Harper
192	The Sound of Drums Last of the Time Lords	3.12 3.13	2 episodes	Russell T. Davies	Colin Teague

The Christmas special for 2007 and a fourth series for 2008 have been commissioned by the BBC. David Tennant has signed up for the entire fourth series.

• ^  A mini-episode, set between The Parting of the Ways and The Christmas Invasion was broadcast on 18 November as part of the "Children in Need" appeal. Though it carries no on-screen title, BBC paperwork refers to it as Doctor Who: Children in Need.
• ^  An interactive episode, Attack of the Graske, was aired on digital television immediately after the 2005 Christmas special.

[edit] Production plans

Shooting has completed on the third series and it is currently airing on BBC One .^[1] David Tennant continues as the Doctor, while newcomer Freema Agyeman plays Martha Jones, replacing Billie Piper's Rose as the Doctor's travelling companion.^[2] Additionally, in the final three episodes John Barrowman returns as Jack Harkness.^[3][4][5][6] Adjoa Andoh has been cast as Martha's mother, Francine, with Trevor Laird as her father Clive, Gugu Mbatha-Raw as her sister Tish and Reggie Yates as her brother, Leo.^[7]

Production for the series is arranged in a series of eight blocks (as follows); each block is assigned a director and production crew. During block six (which, in an example of double banking, was shot simultaneously with block five), Susie Liggat temporarily took over the role and responsibilities of producer, allowing Phil Collinson a month-long holiday.^[8][6]

Block 1: The Runaway Bride

Block 2: Smith and Jones / The Shakespeare Code

Block 3: Gridlock / The Lazarus Experiment

Block 4: Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks

Block 5: Blink

Block 6: Human Nature / The Family of Blood

Block 7: 42 / Utopia

Block 8: The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords

[edit] Trailers

Several trailers have been released, the latest of which can only now be seen via the website. This trailer includes a six-legged CGI creature, the Doctor being electrocuted in the TARDIS, Martha asking the Doctor for help (to which he replies that he is not the Doctor), the Daleks attacking a campsite, Mr. Saxon, and the Doctor apparently getting married.

[edit] Additional details

According to the commentary track for Love & Monsters on the series 2 DVD boxset, "Mr. Saxon" (who is also mentioned in The Runaway Bride and the Torchwood episode Captain Jack Harkness) will be an element of the story arc for this season.

[edit] Tabloid press

British tabloids have regularly reported rumours about plot elements in the third series, many of which have been denied by official sources. The Daily Mirror claimed that the Ice Warriors would return;^[9] Russell T. Davies has denied this, but has confirmed that there will be "a couple of returning monsters" in Series 3.^[3] Similarly, the BBC and Davies denied an August report in The Sun that the Rani would return in this series, played by Zöe Lucker.^[10][11][4] (This claim was repeated by The Daily Record in November.)^[12] The Daily Star has reported that the third series finale will reveal that the Doctor has a son; this is supposedly intended to secure the future of the series if the Doctor dies after using up all of his regenerations.^[13] This has been denied by Davies and several other reliable sources.^[4] Its origin allegedly traces back to a comment from ex-Doctor Peter Davison, based on his enthusiasm about a line in Fear Her.^{[citation needed]}

On January 27, 2007 The Daily Star reported that Russell T Davies was considering casting Britney Spears as a "raunchy bunch of sex-mad aliens", which would allegedly be a clone race.^[14] This was later debunked by David Tennant in an interview with his official fansite where he commented "No, she's not doing it. I don't know where that came from. Probably Russell making a joke!".^[15] Davies himself assured fans that the story was untrue in a comment to Doctor Who Magazine saying "that's absolutely 100% not true!",^[16] additional comments by Davies, "Although, now that it's been suggested, hmm, it's not a bad idea... no, joke, honestly, joke."^[16] indicate that the news was not, as Tennant had suggested, a result of a joke from Davies being taken too seriously. During a Q&A session at the Series Three press launch Russell T Davies and David Tennant joked about this and Davies accused a Daily Star reporter of inventing the story, though it was unclear if Davies was serious in this accusation which the reporter evaded.^[17]

The Sun has reported that John Simm will play the Doctor's arch-nemesis, the Master in Series 3.^[18][19] Although this has not been confirmed or denied by official sources, a later interview with The Independent on Sunday seems to confirm Simm's casting.^[20] Simm refused to confirm that he had been cast in an interview broadcast on BBC 6Music on February 13, 2007, but also did not deny the story outright.^[21] Philip Glenister reportedly confirmed Simm's casting at the Royal Television Society awards.^[19] In February, the Sun also reported that Michael Sheen was in the running to play the Master.^[22] This may stem from a confused eyewitness who saw Doctor Who producer Julie Gardner speaking with Sheen after a West End performance of Frost/Nixon; Gardner told Doctor Who Magazine that she was at school with Sheen, and was not discussing Doctor Who with him.^[23]

The Sun has also reported that Tom Ellis will appear in the series finale, as a character named Tom Milligan,^{[citation needed]} and that Elize Du Toit will be playing a villain called Miss Dexter.^[22]

[edit] Others

There have been a few one-off special Doctor Who episodes or serials produced by the BBC for television or Web broadcast that are not generally considered part of series continuity.

• A Fix with Sontarans (1985) - segment of Jim'll Fix It starring Colin Baker and Janet Fielding
• Dimensions in Time (1993) - Children in Need special, starring Pertwee, Tom Baker, Davison, Colin Baker, McCoy and scores of companions
• Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death (1999) - Comic Relief spoof, starring Rowan Atkinson; originally webcast and later released to home video
• Death Comes to Time (2001) - webcast for BBCi website; featuring the Seventh Doctor
• Real Time (2002) - webcast for BBCi website; featuring the Sixth Doctor
• Scream of the Shalka (2003) - webcast for BBCi website; featuring the Shalka Doctor played by Richard E. Grant
• Shada (2003) - webcast for BBCi website featuring the Eighth Doctor (remake of the unfinished Tom Baker-era serial)
• Attack of the Graske (2005) - interactive mini-episode featuring the Tenth Doctor

Several of the webcast productions were produced by Big Finish Productions but first aired on the BBC's website before release in other media; none were live-action productions, but instead used limited animation and illustrations, with Scream of the Shalka being more fully animated than the others. The BBC have not yet stated whether the animated serial The Infinite Quest (2007) will be part of the continuity of the live-action programme.

The BBC has also commissioned and broadcast several radio serials based upon the series (see Doctor Who audio productions), most recently a series of productions for BBC7 starring Paul McGann. The canonicity of these productions, and that of the nearly 100 licensed audio serials produced for Big Finish Productions since the late 1990s, remains undetermined.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• K-9 and Company
• The Sarah Jane Adventures
• Torchwood
• Doctor Who missing episodes
• List of incomplete Doctor Who serials
• List of unmade Doctor Who serials
• List of titled Doctor Who episodes
• Doctor Who DVD releases
• Doctor Who audio releases
• Doctor Who chronology
• Big Finish Doctor Who chronology

[edit] External links

• Doctor Who Reference Guide - detailed descriptions of all televised episodes, plus spin-off audio, video, and literary works.
• Doctor Who (1963–1989) at the Internet Movie Database
• Doctor Who (1996) at the Internet Movie Database
• Doctor Who (2005–) at the Internet Movie Database

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