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Yes, series 3 has some out of this world episodes! - Human Nature/The Family of Blood was wonderful; Blink was genuinely terrifying; The Shakespeare Code was incredibly clever; and the Sound of Drums - what can you say about that episode? It was astonishing from beginning to end - funny, scary, sad, manic, twisted, delicious!
My theory is that the Master actually swapped bodies with his wife, Lucy, before the Doctor arrived back to earth. So at the end, when the 'Master' died, it was in fact Lucy who died.....
Possibly. The Master is capable of even killing his own wife...Yeah, I know, it can get confusing! - P.R.
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Doctor Who Series 2 Summary
David Tennant replaces Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor in the second series of 'Doctor Who'. Whereas Eccleston was more of a serious Doctor, Tennant is more chirpy and eccentric, and the second series was still at least as good as the first. The Cybermen made their appearance, and even fought with flying Daleks in a thrilling and moving finale, which sees the Doctor realise just how much assistant Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) means to him. - P.R.
Freema's Big Break
Freema Agyeman won the role as Martha Jones, after impressing as Torchwood operative Adeola in the second series of 'Doctor Who'. Still working as a theatre usher, Freema was sworn to secrecy about her upcoming role. Freema recalls: "I sold ice creams with a big smile on my face!" - P.R.
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Some info relating to the Doctor's comeback in 2005. I guess maybe Christopher Eccleston will now be more well-known in the US for being in 'Heroes'! - P.R.
Christopher Eccleston Bio
Acclaimed as one of the most gifted British actors of his generation, Christopher has taken on some very powerful roles in his career, including playing unjustly hanged teenager Derek Bentley in 'Let Him Have It', in 'Hillsborough' as tragic father Trevor Hicks, and as a latter-day Messiah in 'Second Coming'. He has been in numerous well-known TV shows, such as 'Heroes', 'Boon', 'Casualty', 'Morse', 'Poirot', 'Linda Green', 'Our Friends In The North', and 'Clocking Off'. Christopher has starred in major films such as 'The Others', 'Elizabeth', '24 Hour Party People', and in the Hollywood movie which kicked off his big screen career, the 1994 film, 'Shallow Grave'.
Born in Salford, Lancashire, on the 16th of February, 1964, Christopher will be the 9th TV Doctor, and the 10th to be portrayed on screen (Peter Cushing seems to be mysteriously forgotten by many). He'll be the first actor to play the Doctor who is actually younger than the series!
Christopher is a Manchester United supporter, and fights for local issues, and is a patron of his local arts. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. He's not a big Shakespeare fan, though he's played in 'Othello'.
The new 13 part series of Dr. Who was filmed in Cardiff, by the BBC, and will air in 2005. After a 16 year break from our screens (Paul McGann's 1996 movie apart) , Executive Producer, Russell T. Davies, says the new series will retain "its core traditional values" and that it will be "surprising, edgy and eccentric". Of the Doctor's relationship with his new assistant, Eccleston says: "She teaches him huge emotional lessons. They love each other, but it's not a conventional love affair. It's far more mysterious than that."
Billie
Piper Bio
Billie Piper was born in Swindon, Wiltshire, on the 22nd of September, 1982. Initially gaining fame as Britain's youngest-ever solo chart-topper, for a first release, with her 'Because We Want To' in 1997 (I must confess it passed me by), Billie has latterly claimed acclaim as an actress in 'The Canterbury Tales (including the infamous butt kissing scene)' and 'Bella And The Boys'.
Her role in Doctor Who as Rose Tyler will no doubt put her even more in the public eye, which is something she is probably more used to than any other assistant who has ever been in the series. Especially after her marriage to that shrinking violet, Chris Evans!
"I was
desperate for it to work - and it has." - BARRY LETTS,
former Doctor Who producer
"I'm so
pleased. They've kept the feeling of the show." - TERRANCE
DICKS, former Doctor Who script writer, and author of dozens of
Doctor Who novels
The
ratings figures for Doctor Who's successful comeback...The only
depressing thing is the ratings went down after every episode,
but we were heading into Summer.
Viewing
figures - in millions
Rose 10.81
Unquiet Dead 8.86
Dalek 8.63
Father's Day 8.06
The Long Game 8.01
World War Three 7.98
The End Of The World 7.97
Boom Town 7.68
Aliens Of London 7.63
The Empty Child 7.11
The Parting Of The Ways 6.91
The Doctor Dances 6.86
Bad Wolf 6.81
Percentage share of the British TV audience was between 33.9 and
43.2%, with 'Rose' scoring the 43.2%.
