Doctor Who Episode Guide - World War Three
Table of contents for doctor who episode guide ninth doctor
- Doctor Who Episode Guide - The Ninth Doctor
- Doctor Who Episode Guide - Rose
- Doctor Who Episode Guide - The End of the World
- Doctor Who Episode Guide - The Unquiet Dead
- Doctor Who Episode Guide - Aliens of London
- Doctor Who Episode Guide - World War Three
- Doctor Who Episode Guide - Dalek
- Doctor Who Episode Guide - The Long Game
- Doctor Who Episode Guide - Fathers Day
- Doctor Who Episode Guide - The Empty Child
- Doctor Who Episode Guide - The Doctor Dances
- Doctor Who Episode Guide - Boom Town
- Doctor Who Episode Guide - Bad Wolf
- Doctor Who Episode Guide - The Parting Of The Ways
Teaser:
With the Doctor, Rose and Harriet Jones trapped inside Downing Street, the world edges towards mankind’s first Interplanetary War.
First Broadcast: 23 April 2005
Running Time: 42′54″
UK Rating: 7.98 million
Writer: Russell T Davies
Director: Keith Boak
Cast:
The Doctor - Christopher Eccleston
Rose Tyler - Billie Piper
Joseph Green - David Verrey; Jackie Tyler - Camille Coduri; Harriet Jones - Penelope Wilton; Mickey Smith - Noel Clarke; General Asquith - Rupert Vansittart; Sergeant Price - Morgan Hopkins; Margaret Blaine - Annette Badland; Strickland - Steve Speirs; Slitheen - Elizabeth Fost, Paul Kasey and Alan Ruscoe
Notes:
Slitheen is not actually the name of the race featured in these two episodes, rather it is the name of the family featured in the story.
Links:
World War Three Review
Doctor Who - Ninth Doctor Episode Guide
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One Comment, Comment or Ping
Andrew Oakley
The latter half of a two-parter, this episode significantly picks up the pace from “Aliens of London”. Okay, so the aliens themselves are childish and annoying, but nevertheless this is quite an action-and-suspense filled episode which really does rattle along at breakneck speed.
Penelope Wilton’s “Harriet Jones, Member of Parliament” is one of the better characters we’ve seen so far, and you wonder what kind of justice there is where such a butt-wipe as Noel Clarke’s “Mickey” can have so many repeat appearances in this series, yet a really good character like Harriet Jones gets only fifteen minutes of fame. Thankfully Harriet is rumoured to be reappearing in the 2006 season (series 29 or series 2 depending upon where you start counting).
As a high-velocity crash between “28 Days Later” and “Yes Minister” this is quite an enjoyable oddity, but very well done. Since both episodes of this two-parter are available on DVD together with the superb “Dalek” episode, this makes it the number one essential no-brainer purchase of Ecclestone’s series.
Oct 5th, 2005
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