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*[[Anjli Mohindra]] – [[Rani Chandra (The Sarah Jane Adventures)|Rani Chandra]] |
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*[[Matt Smith]] – [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] |
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*[[Katy Manning]] – [[Jo Grant|Jo Jones]] |
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*[[Finn Jones]] – Santiago Jones |
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*[[David Bradley (English actor)|David Bradley]] – Shansheeth |
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| writer = [[Russell T Davies]] |
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| script_editor = [[Gary Russell]] |
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| producer = [[Brian Minchin]]<br/>[[Phil Ford (writer)|Phil Ford]] (co-producer) |
| producer = [[Brian Minchin]]<br/>[[Phil Ford (writer)|Phil Ford]] (co-producer) |
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| executive_producer = Russell T Davies<br/>[[Nikki Wilson]] |
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| date = 13 July 2011 |
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| journal = [[Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition: The Sarah Jane Companion, Volume Two]] |
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| issue = Special Edition #28 |
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| pages = 114}}</ref> |
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| composer = Sam Watts<br />Dan Watts |
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'''''Death of the Doctor''''' is a two-part story of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' which was broadcast on [[ |
'''''Death of the Doctor''''' is a two-part story of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' which was broadcast on [[CBBC]] on 25 and 26 October 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2010/wk43/mon.shtml#mon_sarah |work=Press Office – Network TV Programme Information |title=BBC Week 43 Monday 25 October 2010 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> It is the third story of the fourth series. A cross-over story with ''[[Doctor Who]]'', the story features actress [[Katy Manning]] reprising her role as [[Jo Grant]] for the first time since the 1973 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''[[The Green Death]]'' and a guest appearance by [[Matt Smith]]—''Doctor Who''{{'}}s lead actor from 2010 to 2013—as the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. In the episode, Tia Karim, a rogue member of [[UNIT]] allies with members of the [[List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens (Q-Z)#Shansheeth|Shansheeth]] alien race to lure Sarah Jane and Jo into a trap so they can access the Doctor's time machine, the TARDIS, and change history and Karim can leave Earth, with the cover story of the Doctor's funeral. Exposition at the end of the episode provides updates on the lives of numerous [[Companion (Doctor Who)|companions]] from the "classic era" who had gone unaddressed in the revived era. This story was the last to feature Sarah Jane and the Doctor together on-screen. |
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==Plot== |
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Members of the [[List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens (Q-Z)#Shansheeth|Shansheeth]], a race of alien vultures, lure the [[Eleventh Doctor]] to the Wasteland of the Crimson Heart, and strand him there. The Shansheeth steal the [[TARDIS]], with the Doctor's [[sonic screwdriver]] still inside. With the help of [[UNIT (Doctor Who)|UNIT]] colonel Tia Karim they fake the Doctor's death to lure his friends to his funeral, held by the Shansheeth in a UNIT base under [[Snowdon]]. Karim notifies [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]], [[Clyde Langer|Clyde]], and [[Rani Chandra (The Sarah Jane Adventures)|Rani]] of the Doctor's supposed death and invites them. [[Jo Grant]], who stopped travelling with the Doctor to get married,{{refn|group=N|As depicted in the 1973 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[The Green Death]]''.}} and is now Jo Jones, is also attending. |
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The Shansheeth's plan is to recreate the TARDIS key from Sarah Jane's and Jo's memories, which would kill them, so that the Shansheeth can use the time machine to stop death across the universe by interfering with timelines. Karim collaborates with them as there is nothing left for her on Earth. |
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===Part 1=== |
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[[UNIT (Doctor Who)|UNIT]] forces, led by Colonel Karim, converge on [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]]'s home, and inform her, [[Rani Chandra (The Sarah Jane Adventures)|Rani]] and [[Clyde Langer|Clyde]] that [[Doctor (Doctor Who)|the Doctor]] is dead. Karim explains that members of the vulture-like race, the [[List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens (Q-Z)#Shansheeth|Shansheeth]], found the Doctor's body and have brought it to Earth for a proper ceremony, to be held at the secured UNIT Base 5 underneath [[Snowdon]]. Sarah Jane is skeptical, knowing of the Doctor's ability to regenerate, but agrees to go along with Rani and Clyde. |
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The Doctor travels 10,000 light-years to repeatedly swap places with Clyde, who still has residual artron energy from when he touched the TARDIS.{{refn|group=N|As depicted in the 2009 serial ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]''.}} On one swap over, the Doctor brings Sarah Jane and Jo with him to the wasteland. With the help of Sarah Jane's [[sonic lipstick]] and [[buchu]] oil Jo has collected from her travels around the Earth, the Doctor is able to repair the device that he has been using to perform these exchanges, allowing them to return to Earth without displacing Clyde's body. |
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At UNIT Base 5, the three are initially surprised to see what appear to be [[List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens (0-9, A-G)#Graske|Graske]] aliens, a species they had difficulties with before, but learn that they are really [[List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens (0-9, A-G)#Groske|Groske]], a blue cousin species to the Graske and working peacefully to maintain the base. Karim explains that after the ceremony they plan to launch the Doctor's body into space using a rocket built by the Groske. As they tour the now-sealed facility, Clyde feels energy coursing through his hand, recognising it as the same artron energy he felt when he accidentally touched the dematerialising [[TARDIS]] during the events of ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]''. The group later meets another of the Doctor's former companions, [[Jo Grant]], now married and going by Jo Jones, along with her grandson Santiago. Sarah Jane and Jo discuss the possibility of the Doctor's death, and agree that this may be a trap set up by one of the Doctor's enemies, while Rani and Clyde make quick friends with Santiago. |
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Karim and the Shansheeth forcibly secure Sarah Jane and Jo in the funeral room, where the Shansheeth have kept the TARDIS. As the Shansheeth start to pull the memories of the TARDIS key from Sarah Jane and Jo, the Doctor shouts through the door for Sarah Jane and Jo to recall all their memories of their time with him, and encourages the children to do the same. The machine is overwhelmed and begins to self-destruct. Sarah Jane and Jo safely shield themselves with the lead-lined coffin that they were fooled into believing was where the Doctor's body was. Karim and the Shansheeth are killed in the explosion. After the Doctor uses the TARDIS to return the group to Sarah Jane's home, Sarah Jane tells Clyde and Rani about the Doctor's other [[Companion (Doctor Who)|companions]], whom she has researched. |
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===Part 2=== |
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As he is struck by the energy, the Doctor's body is replaced with Clyde's, temporarily confusing the aliens and allowing the group to find safety. The Doctor swaps places with Clyde again, then holds onto Sarah Jane and Jo before performing another swap, taking all three back to the alien world. With their help, the Doctor is able to repair the device that he has been using to perform these exchanges, allowing them to return to Earth without displacing Clyde's body. |
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Meanwhile, the teenagers and the Groske determine that for the Shansheeth plan to have worked, they needed help from someone in UNIT. Using the air vents, they learn that Karim is working with the Shansheeth. Their plan is to recreate the TARDIS key from Sarah Jane's and Jo's memories, such that the Shansheeth can use the time machine to stop death across the universe by interfering with timelines and Karim can leave Earth as there is nothing left for her here. Karim discovers the group's presence in the air vents and heats them up. The Doctor, Sarah Jane, and Jo return to Earth, but as they go to rescue the children, Sarah Jane and Jo are captured and secured in place. The Doctor safely rescues Clyde, Rani, Santiago and the Groske. They find the room where Karim and Shansheeth are preparing to use the Memory Weave on the Doctor's former companions, but are unable to open the sealed door with the Doctor's [[sonic screwdriver]]. |
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As the Memory Weave starts to pull the memories of the TARDIS key from Sarah Jane and Jo, the Doctor gets the idea to overload the machine. He shouts through the door for Sarah Jane and Jo to recall all their memories of their time with him, and encourages the children to do the same. The Memory Weave is overwhelmed and begins to self-destruct, which will kill everyone in the room. Sarah Jane and Jo free themselves and, realising that the coffin brought by the Shansheeth for the Doctor can protect them from the blast, close themselves inside. Karim and the Shansheeth are killed in the explosion, which blows the door off. The Doctor, Clyde, Rani, Santiago and the Groske are relieved to find Sarah Jane and Jo safe. |
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After assuring the threat is over, the Doctor uses the TARDIS to return the group back to Sarah Jane's home and says his goodbyes before leaving. Jo and Santiago say their goodbyes and depart as well. Rani and Clyde inquire about the Doctor's other companions, whom Sarah Jane has researched and learned many have gone on to do great things for the human race. She reflects that with their legacy and memories, the Doctor will surely never die. |
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**[[Liz Shaw]] is working on the UNIT moonbase. |
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**[[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] is "stranded in [[Peru]]". |
**[[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] is "stranded in [[Peru]]". |
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**[[Barbara Wright (Doctor Who)|Barbara Wright]] and [[Ian Chesterton]] are married and professors at [[Cambridge University]]. |
**[[Barbara Wright (Doctor Who)|Barbara Wright]] and [[Ian Chesterton]] are married and professors at [[Cambridge University]], rumoured to have not aged since the 1960s. This rumour was later proved untrue by the parent series, when a 97-year-old Ian appeared in the 2022 Doctor Who episode ''[[The Power of the Doctor]]''. |
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**[[Ben Jackson (Doctor Who)|Ben Jackson]] and [[Polly (Doctor Who)|Polly]] are also married and run an orphanage in [[India]]. |
**[[Ben Jackson (Doctor Who)|Ben Jackson]] and [[Polly (Doctor Who)|Polly]] are also married and run an orphanage in [[India]]. |
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**[[Harry Sullivan (Doctor Who)|Harry Sullivan]] had worked on vaccines that saved thousands of lives. The characters mention him in the past tense, possibly a reference to the death of [[Ian Marter]], the actor that portrayed Sullivan. |
**[[Harry Sullivan (Doctor Who)|Harry Sullivan]] had worked on vaccines that saved thousands of lives. The characters mention him in the past tense, possibly a reference to the death of [[Ian Marter]], the actor that portrayed Sullivan. |
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**[[Tegan Jovanka]] has become an advocate for [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal]] rights. |
**[[Tegan Jovanka]] has become an advocate for [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal]] rights. |
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**A companion named Dorothy has raised billion of pounds through her non-profit organization "A Charitable Earth". The initials of the organization suggest the companion is probably [[Ace (Doctor Who)|Ace]], whose first name was revealed to be Dorothy in the serial ''[[Dragonfire (Doctor Who)|Dragonfire]]''. |
**A companion named Dorothy has raised billion of pounds through her non-profit organization "A Charitable Earth". The initials of the organization suggest the companion is probably [[Ace (Doctor Who)|Ace]], whose first name was revealed to be Dorothy in the serial ''[[Dragonfire (Doctor Who)|Dragonfire]]''. |
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*The episode's novelization expands on this list, giving the current whereabouts of several more companions: |
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**[[Melanie Bush]] works at A Charitable Earth alongside Dorothy, providing [[Personal computer|PCs]] to schools in [[Africa]]. |
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**A "Doctor Holloway" works in [[San Francisco]], where she is looking into new breakthroughs in surgery. Given the Holloway surname and the San Francisco setting, it is very likely that this companion is meant to be [[Grace Holloway]]. |
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*When Rani reminds Sarah Jane of their [[Mona Lisa's Revenge|past encounter with the Mona Lisa]], the Doctor responds with, "what do you mean the Mona Lisa?". The Doctor had previously dealt with the Mona Lisa himself in the Doctor Who serial ''[[City of Death]]''. |
*When Rani reminds Sarah Jane of their [[Mona Lisa's Revenge|past encounter with the Mona Lisa]], the Doctor responds with, "what do you mean the Mona Lisa?". The Doctor had previously dealt with the Mona Lisa himself in the Doctor Who serial ''[[City of Death]]''. |
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==Ratings== |
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Part 1 achieved combined final ratings of 1.40 (0.92/0.48) and Part 2 achieved combined final ratings of 1.43 (0.96/0.47).<ref> |
Part 1 achieved combined final ratings of 1.40 (0.92/0.48) and Part 2 achieved combined final ratings of 1.43 (0.96/0.47).<ref>{{Cite magazine |title= The Doctor Who Companion - Sarah Jane Smith Vol. 02 |url= |access-date= |magazine=[[Doctor Who Magazine]] |last=Pixley |first=Andrew |date=20 April 2011 |page=87 |issue=28 – Special Edition}}</ref> |
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The story was repeated on 25 December 2010 as one full story where it achieved an overnight rating of 1.40 million on BBC One.<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/12/dwn261210015912-overnight-ratings.html Doctor Who News: 10.3 Million watch A Christmas Carol<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==Home media== |
==Home media== |
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Released as part of The Complete Fourth Series, (Season in America) on DVD, Blu-ray is a UK exclusive. This story was released on the Special Edition DVD of ''Doctor Who'' story ''[[The Green Death]]'', including an audio commentary by Russell T Davies and Katy Manning,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/the-green-death-special-edition-cover-and-contents-announced/|title=The Green Death: Special Edition Cover And Contents Announced|access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> and re-released on ''The Complete Matt Smith Years'' on Blu-ray on its bonus disc. |
Released as part of The Complete Fourth Series, (Season in America) on DVD, Blu-ray is a UK exclusive. This story was released on the Special Edition DVD of ''Doctor Who'' story ''[[The Green Death]]'', including an audio commentary by Russell T Davies and Katy Manning,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/the-green-death-special-edition-cover-and-contents-announced/|title=The Green Death: Special Edition Cover And Contents Announced|access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> and re-released on ''The Complete Matt Smith Years'' on Blu-ray on its bonus disc. It was released again as a part of ''The Collection: Season 10'' Blu-ray set on its bonus disc. |
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This was the eleventh and final Sarah Jane Adventures serial to be adapted as a novel. Written by [[Gary Russell]], the book has only been published as an [[E-book]] on 25 November 2010.<ref name="Sarah Jane Adventures: Death of the Doctor: Death of the Doctor [Kindle Edition]'">{{cite |
This was the eleventh and final Sarah Jane Adventures serial to be adapted as a novel. Written by [[Gary Russell]], the book has only been published as an [[E-book]] on 25 November 2010.<ref name="Sarah Jane Adventures: Death of the Doctor: Death of the Doctor [Kindle Edition]'">{{cite book|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004CRSKI6|title=Sarah Jane Adventures: Death of the Doctor: Death of the Doctor [Kindle Edition]|date=25 November 2010 |publisher=BBC Children's Books |access-date=17 December 2011}}</ref> |
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Directed by | Ashley Way | ||
Written by | Russell T Davies | ||
Script editor | Gary Russell | ||
Produced by | Brian Minchin Phil Ford (co-producer) | ||
Executive producer(s) | Russell T Davies Nikki Wilson | ||
Music by | Sam Watts Dan Watts | ||
Production code | 4.5 and 4.6 | ||
Series | Series 4 | ||
Running time | 2 episodes, 25 minutes each | ||
First broadcast | 25 October 2010 | ||
Last broadcast | 26 October 2010 | ||
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Death of the Doctor is a two-part story of The Sarah Jane Adventures which was broadcast on CBBC on 25 and 26 October 2010.[1] It is the third story of the fourth series. A cross-over story with Doctor Who, the story features actress Katy Manning reprising her role as Jo Grant for the first time since the 1973 Doctor Who serial The Green Death and a guest appearance by Matt Smith—Doctor Who's lead actor from 2010 to 2013—as the Eleventh Doctor. In the episode, Tia Karim, a rogue member of UNIT allies with members of the Shansheeth alien race to lure Sarah Jane and Jo into a trap so they can access the Doctor's time machine, the TARDIS, and change history and Karim can leave Earth, with the cover story of the Doctor's funeral. Exposition at the end of the episode provides updates on the lives of numerous companions from the "classic era" who had gone unaddressed in the revived era. This story was the last to feature Sarah Jane and the Doctor together on-screen.
Plot
[edit]Members of the Shansheeth, a race of alien vultures, lure the Eleventh Doctor to the Wasteland of the Crimson Heart, and strand him there. The Shansheeth steal the TARDIS, with the Doctor's sonic screwdriver still inside. With the help of UNIT colonel Tia Karim they fake the Doctor's death to lure his friends to his funeral, held by the Shansheeth in a UNIT base under Snowdon. Karim notifies Sarah Jane, Clyde, and Rani of the Doctor's supposed death and invites them. Jo Grant, who stopped travelling with the Doctor to get married,[N 1] and is now Jo Jones, is also attending.
The Shansheeth's plan is to recreate the TARDIS key from Sarah Jane's and Jo's memories, which would kill them, so that the Shansheeth can use the time machine to stop death across the universe by interfering with timelines. Karim collaborates with them as there is nothing left for her on Earth.
The Doctor travels 10,000 light-years to repeatedly swap places with Clyde, who still has residual artron energy from when he touched the TARDIS.[N 2] On one swap over, the Doctor brings Sarah Jane and Jo with him to the wasteland. With the help of Sarah Jane's sonic lipstick and buchu oil Jo has collected from her travels around the Earth, the Doctor is able to repair the device that he has been using to perform these exchanges, allowing them to return to Earth without displacing Clyde's body.
Karim and the Shansheeth forcibly secure Sarah Jane and Jo in the funeral room, where the Shansheeth have kept the TARDIS. As the Shansheeth start to pull the memories of the TARDIS key from Sarah Jane and Jo, the Doctor shouts through the door for Sarah Jane and Jo to recall all their memories of their time with him, and encourages the children to do the same. The machine is overwhelmed and begins to self-destruct. Sarah Jane and Jo safely shield themselves with the lead-lined coffin that they were fooled into believing was where the Doctor's body was. Karim and the Shansheeth are killed in the explosion. After the Doctor uses the TARDIS to return the group to Sarah Jane's home, Sarah Jane tells Clyde and Rani about the Doctor's other companions, whom she has researched.
Continuity
[edit]- When Clyde asks the Doctor how many times he can change, he states that he can change 507 times, contrary to the original twelve. Davies subsequently explained that this was a joke, both on the Doctor's part and on his.[2]
- Conversation between Sarah Jane, Jo, and the Doctor gives the current whereabouts of several past companions:
- Liz Shaw is working on the UNIT moonbase.
- Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart is "stranded in Peru".
- Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton are married and professors at Cambridge University, rumoured to have not aged since the 1960s. This rumour was later proved untrue by the parent series, when a 97-year-old Ian appeared in the 2022 Doctor Who episode The Power of the Doctor.
- Ben Jackson and Polly are also married and run an orphanage in India.
- Harry Sullivan had worked on vaccines that saved thousands of lives. The characters mention him in the past tense, possibly a reference to the death of Ian Marter, the actor that portrayed Sullivan.
- Tegan Jovanka has become an advocate for Aboriginal rights.
- A companion named Dorothy has raised billion of pounds through her non-profit organization "A Charitable Earth". The initials of the organization suggest the companion is probably Ace, whose first name was revealed to be Dorothy in the serial Dragonfire.
- The episode's novelization expands on this list, giving the current whereabouts of several more companions:
- Melanie Bush works at A Charitable Earth alongside Dorothy, providing PCs to schools in Africa.
- A "Doctor Holloway" works in San Francisco, where she is looking into new breakthroughs in surgery. Given the Holloway surname and the San Francisco setting, it is very likely that this companion is meant to be Grace Holloway.
- When Rani reminds Sarah Jane of their past encounter with the Mona Lisa, the Doctor responds with, "what do you mean the Mona Lisa?". The Doctor had previously dealt with the Mona Lisa himself in the Doctor Who serial City of Death.
Music
[edit]In some of Sam Watts' music, vocals were provided by Jodie Kearns, wife of Doctor Who and Torchwood writer James Moran.[3][clarification needed]
Ratings
[edit]Part 1 achieved combined final ratings of 1.40 (0.92/0.48) and Part 2 achieved combined final ratings of 1.43 (0.96/0.47).[4]
Home media
[edit]Released as part of The Complete Fourth Series, (Season in America) on DVD, Blu-ray is a UK exclusive. This story was released on the Special Edition DVD of Doctor Who story The Green Death, including an audio commentary by Russell T Davies and Katy Manning,[5] and re-released on The Complete Matt Smith Years on Blu-ray on its bonus disc. It was released again as a part of The Collection: Season 10 Blu-ray set on its bonus disc.
Novelisation
[edit]Author | Gary Russell |
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Series | The Sarah Jane Adventures #11 |
Published | 25 November 2010 BBC Children's Books |
Pages | 128 |
ISBN | 978-1-405-90806-1 |
Preceded by | The Nightmare Man |
This was the eleventh and final Sarah Jane Adventures serial to be adapted as a novel. Written by Gary Russell, the book has only been published as an E-book on 25 November 2010.[6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ As depicted in the 1973 Doctor Who serial The Green Death.
- ^ As depicted in the 2009 serial The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith.
References
[edit]- ^ "BBC Week 43 Monday 25 October 2010". Press Office – Network TV Programme Information. BBC.
- ^ "INTERVIEW Russell T Davies talks about THAT Sarah Jane Adventures line | SFX". Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ^ the pen is mightier than the spork: Jodie on The Sarah Jane Adventures
- ^ Pixley, Andrew (20 April 2011). "The Doctor Who Companion - Sarah Jane Smith Vol. 02". Doctor Who Magazine. No. 28 – Special Edition. p. 87.
- ^ "The Green Death: Special Edition Cover And Contents Announced". Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ Sarah Jane Adventures: Death of the Doctor: Death of the Doctor [Kindle Edition]. BBC Children's Books. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
External links
[edit]- Death of the Doctor on Tardis Wiki, the Doctor Who Wiki