Within this season we have the return of a number of recurring companions and enemies as well as the introduction of another ‘cl

First was the Christmas special ("Voyage of the Damned") – the first unique Christmas story and the one that will always be referred to as ‘the one that includes Kylie Minogue’ and what a good actress she turned out to be.

Of the recurring companions the last story "The Stolen Earth/Journey's End" contained nearly all of them - including Sarah Jane Smith and K9 - as well being the first crossover with spin-off series Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures and so included characters from these shows.

Of significant return was that of Rose Tyler especially as throughout the season there were numerous mentions of Rose and a number of tantalizing shots until her full return in the penultimate story of the season "Turn Left".

And as for the enemies the season finale included Davros - the first time since the shows return and his first television appearance since the 1988 Seventh Doctor story "Remembrance of the Daleks".

Other returning enemies include the Sontarans (their first appearance since the 1985 Colin Baker story "The Two Doctors") and the Ood.

And watch out for "The Doctor's Daughter" where we get to see The Doctor's daughter (Jenny), played by The Doctor's daughter (Georgia Moffett).

 With the news that Catherine Tate would be returning to the show – this time as a fully fledged companion since she played the part of Donna Noble in the Christmas 2006 special "The Runaway Bride" the press and fan base were full of comments and opinions that this would be the biggest mistake since the shows revival. Tha

 Donna’s role became clear early on as a calming influence to that of The Doctor and she even ended up in a Doctorless story where her character took center stage and despite this story being Rose’s full story of the season Donna was able to hold her own.

 The low point of the season is a toss between "The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky" and the season’s finale "The Stolen Earth/Journey's End".

 In the former the return of the Sontarans are not given the chance to become a real threat and with so much going it was far to easy to lose the plot. This was not helped by having a cloned version of Martha. Being a classic monster the war-like Sontarans could just as easily have been replaced with the Daleks.

 And for the season finale this suffered by the attempt to cram so much into it. Despite being a two part story the impact of the Daleks, and especially that of Davros, became lost. Like "The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky" we ended up with a double character – in this case a double of the Tenth Doctor. The TARDIS became, for the first time ever, as being rather over-crowded.