Planet of The Dead

WRITTEN BY

Russell T Davies

Gareth Roberts

DIRECTED BY

James Strong

FIRST TRANSMITTED

Saturday 11th April 2009

LENGTH
60Minutes

GUEST CAST

Michelle Ryan (Lady Christina de Souza); Professor Malcolm Taylor (Lee Evans); Captain Erisa Magambo (Noma Dumezweni); D.I. McMillan (Adam James); Lou (Reginald Tsiboe); Carmen (Ellen Thomas); Angela (Victoria Alcock); Barclay (Daniel Kaluuya); Nathan (David Ames); Bus Driver (Keith Perry); Sgt. Dennison (Glenn Doherty); Sgt. Ian Jenner (James Layton); Sorvin (Paul Kasey); Praygat (Ruari Mears)

MONSTERS/VILLIAN

The tritivores

The stingray's

VIEWING FIGURES

9.54million

NEXT EPISODE

The Waters of Mars

PREVIOUS EPISODE
The Next Doctor


When a London bus takes a detour to an alien world, the Doctor must join forces with the extraordinary Lady Christina, in this one-off seasonal special. But the mysterious planet holds terrifying secrets, hidden in the sand. And time is running out, as the deadly Swarm gets closer...


Ofiical BBC trailer




Setting- Planet of the dead is first set on London when a London Bus with the Doctor and Lady Christina de Souza and  others on the Bus.The Bus gets transported to the Scorpion Nebula through a worm hole that was under a tunnel in London. the Planet they arrive on is San helios wher the whole planet is sand which was once a city.
Filming- Filming began on the 19th January 2009 and finished on the 14th February.  there was filming inside the national gallery of wales also they were filming in the Butetoen tunnel in Cardiff and also in Dubai

Favourite Quotes-
The Doctor: People have travelled with me and I've lost them. Lost them all. Never again.

Lady Christina: We could have been so good together!
The Doctor: Oh, Christina! We were!

D.I. McMillan: I'm charging you too! Aiding and abetting!

The Doctor: Yes. I'll... just step inside this police box and arrest myself...

Carmen: Doctor, you take care now.
The Doctor: You too. Chops and gravy - lovely!
Carmen: No, but you be careful. Because your song is ending, sir.
The Doctor: What do you mean?
Carmen: It is returning. It is returning through the dark. And then, Doctor... Oh but then... he will knock four times.
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