Midnight (Doctor Who)

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200 – "Midnight"
Doctor Who episode
Cast
Doctor David Tennant (Tenth Doctor)
Companion Catherine Tate (Donna Noble)
Guest stars
Production
Writer Russell T. Davies
Director Alice Troughton
Producer Phil Collinson
Executive producer(s) Russell T. Davies
Julie Gardner
Production code 4.10
Series Series 4
Length 45 mins
Originally broadcast 14 June 2008
Chronology
← Preceded by Followed by →
"Forest of the Dead" "Turn Left"
IMDb profile

"Midnight"[1] is the tenth episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It will be broadcast on BBC One on 14 June 2008.

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[edit] Synopsis

On the planet Midnight, Donna Noble goes sunbathing while the Doctor boards a shuttle bus to the Sapphire Waterfall. However, something dangerous is going with him, signalling its presence with its constant knocking on the side of the shuttle bus.[1]

[edit] Production

This episode is the fiftieth episode filmed for the revived series, and was filmed at the same time as "Turn Left". Donna has a minimal role in the episode, while the Doctor has a minimal role in "Turn Left".[1][3][4]

[edit] Cast notes

Guest star David Troughton is the son of Second Doctor actor Patrick Troughton. He appeared as an uncredited extra in the first, fifth, and sixth episodes of the Second Doctor serial The Enemy of the World;[5] as Private Moor in the sixth episode of the Second Doctor serial The War Games;[6] as King Peladon in all four episodes of the Third Doctor serial The Curse of Peladon.[7][8] and as the Tinghus in the Doctor Who audio adventure Cuddlesome. David Troughton is the second child of an actor who played the Doctor to guest star in Series 4 (the first being Georgia Moffett in "The Doctor's Daughter").

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Doctor Who Magazine" (2008-05-29) (396). 
  2. ^ "Ready Steady Cook". Ainsley Harriot, Rakie Ayola, Adrian Edmondson. Ready Steady Cook. BBC. BBC Two. 2008-06-03. 22:55 minutes in.
  3. ^ a b c d Doctor Who – Midnight Ep 10/13 (English). BBC One Listings (2008-06-14). Retrieved on 2008-06-11.
  4. ^ "The Stars are Coming Out" (April 2008). Radio Times (5-11 April 2008): pp 14–24. BBC. 
  5. ^ The Enemy of the World. Writer David Whitaker, Director Barry Letts, Producer Innes Lloyd. Doctor Who. BBC. BBC1, London. 1967-12-23-1968-01-27.
  6. ^ The War Games. Writers Malcolm Hulke and Terrance Dicks, Director David Maloney, Producer Derrick Sherwin. Doctor Who. BBC. BBC1, London. 1969-04-19-1969-06-21.
  7. ^ The Curse of Peladon. Writer Brian Hayles and Terrance Dicks (uncredited), Director Lennie Mayne, Producer Barry Letts. Doctor Who. BBC. BBC1, London. 1972-01-29-1972-02-19.
  8. ^ "Filmography by TV series for David Troughton", IMDB, 2008-04-01. Retrieved on 2008-04-01. 

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