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The Slitheen
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 The Doctor takes Rose home. But when a spaceship crash-lands in the Thames, London is closed off, and the whole world goes on Red Alert. While The Doctor investigates the alien survivor, Rose discovers that her home is no longer a safe haven. Who are the Slitheen?
Downing Street announces mankind’s first Interplanetary War. But the real danger is much closer to home.
The Doctor, Rose and Harriet Jones race against time to unmask the villainous Slitheen, but only Rose’s boyfriend and mum hold the key to salvation. Can the missiles be stopped?
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| | Source: BBC DVD | |
| Season: |
Twenty Seven (New Series 1)
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| Production
Code: |
1-4/1-5 |
| Story Number: |
160 (New Series: 4)
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| Episode Numbers: | 700 - 701 (New Series: 4 - 5) |
| Number of
Episodes: |
2 | | Percentage of Episodes Held: | 100% | | Working Titles: | "Aliens of London, Part One" (episode 1), "Aliens of London, Part Two" and "10 Downing Street" (episode 2) |
| Production
Dates: |
July - October 2004 |
| Broadcast Started: | 16 April 2005 | | Broadcast Finished: | 23 April 2005 |
| Colour Status: |
Colour |
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Studio: |
BBC Wales (Unit Q2, Newport) |
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Location: |
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Cardiff Royal Infirmary (Cardiff), John Adams Street and Victoria Embankment (London) Brandon Estate (Kennington), Newport and Hensol Castle (Hensol). |
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| Writer: | Russell T Davies | | Director: | Keith Boak | | Producer: | Phil Collinson | | Executive Producers: | Julie Gardner, Mal Young and Russell T Davies | | Associate Producer: | Helen Vallis | | Script Editor: | Elwen Rowlands | | Editor: | Mike Jones | | Production Manager: | Tracie Simpson | | Production Designer: | Edward Thomas | | Director of Photography: | Ernie Vincze BSC | | Casting Director: | Andy Pryor CDG | | Costume Designer: | Lucinda Wright | | Make-Up Designer: | Davy Jones | | Cameramen: | Martin Stephens (Operator) and Mike Costelloe (Operator) | | Visual Effects: | The Mill | | Special Effects: | Any Effects | | Prosthetics: | Millennium Effects | | Stunt Co-ordinator: | Rod Woodruff | | Incidental Music: | Murray Gold | | Special Sounds (SFX Editor): | Paul Jefferies | | Sound Recordist: | Ian Richardson | | Title Music: | Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Arranged by Murray Gold |
| Number of
Doctors: |
1 | | The Doctor: |
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| Number of
Companions: |
1 | | The Companion: |
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| Number of
Acquaintances: |
2 | | The Acquaintances: |
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Penelope Wilton (Harriet Jones) |
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| Additional Cast: |
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Corey Doabe (Spray Painter), Ceris Jones (Policeman), Jack Tarlton (Reporter), Lachele Carl (Reporter), Fiesta Mei Ling (Ru), Basil Chung (Bau), Matt Baker (Himself), Andrew Marr (Himself), Rupert Vansittart (General Asquith), David Verrey (Joseph Green), Navin Chowdhry (Indra Ganesh), Annette Badland (Margaret Blaine), Naoko Mori (Doctor. Sato), Eric Potts (Oliver Charles), Jimmy Vee (Alien), Steve Speirs (Strickland), Elizabeth Fost (Slitheen), Paul Kasey (Slitheen), Alan Ruscoe (Slitheen) and Morgan Hopkins (Sergeant Price) |
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Villain: | Slitheen
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| No. |
Episodes |
Broadcast
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Duration |
Viewers
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Archive |
| 700 | Aliens of London | 16 April 2005 | 45'02" | 7.6 | Yes | | 701 | World War Three | 23 April 2005 | 42'56" | 8.0 | Yes |
| Total Duration |
1 Hour 28 Minutes |
| Average Viewers
(Millions) |
7.8 |
| Doctor Who Magazine Poll (2005) | 68.96%  (Position = 8 out of 10) | | Doctor Who Magazine Poll (2009) | 64.67%  (Position = 132 out of 200) | | Doctor Who Magazine Poll (2014) | 63.04% (Position = 173 out of 241) | | Doctor Who Magazine Poll (2023) | Position = 9 out of 10 |
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Both episodes exist and are held in the BBC's Film and Videotape Library. |
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