Gridlock was the third episode of series 3 of doctor who. Tos episodes were about 50 minutes excluding commercials, while the subsequent series had running times of between 42 and 46 minutes. The doctor takes martha to new earth, where he must battle a powerful old enemy and have a fateful meeting. Doctor who 50th day of the doctor all doctors 1st time using a video editor, reaction mashup blakedale. One of the car drivers is a completely red dude we saw another one in new earth.
After showing off the power of the tardis and taking us to elizabethan england for a good romp in the last episode, doctor who rounds out its opening trilogy of episodes for series 3 with gridlock. Actually most of the half hour episodes were about 25 minutes. The doctor takes martha to new earth, where she is kidnapped. Doctor who 10 full episodes the graham norton show 21 full episodes seven worlds, one planet 8. Part of the doctor s description of gallifrey matches that of susans from the sensorites. The doctor is summoned to meet with the dying face of boe who needs to pass on vital information. Macra the doctor and martha visit new earth, and martha gets kidnapped by two car jackers heading towards a motorway. Gridlock features some imaginative concepts, some decent worldbuilding in 45 minutes.
But it made for a rather nifty existential metaphor. Gridlock is a stark satire on mankinds faith in the benevolence of authority, with. This will break the record held by the various series in the star trek franchise. Production on gridlock began with two days at the temple of peace in cardiff, on september 18th and 19th, 2006. The episode is jampacked with cgimore than in probably any other episode of doctor who. The doctor who transcripts chrissies transcripts site.
All episodes 190 next the doctor takes martha to new earth, where she is kidnapped by two carjackers and taken to an underground motorway, where the remainder of humanity on the planet live in perpetual gridlock. Btw, happy 10th birthday to doomsday, one of my favourite doctor who episodes of all time, and one of the best finales. The story is rather light on plot, and the story itself comes about from the doctor trying to decide if hes ready to take another companion aboard the tardis full time after decreeing. This browser is supported only in windows 10 and above. A whole doctor who episode about a traffic jam or gridlock to our north american readers by andrew mickel april 27, 2007 share on facebook opens in a new tab. The one i have a particularly sentimental fondness for is an episode called gridlock. The doctor is stranded on the new new york motorway, and he desperately needs your help to cross to the other side. All 3 songs featured in doctor who 2005 season 3 episode 3. July 20, 2007 the doctor and martha travel to new earth in the distant future, where they encounter sinister pharmacists and the face of boe. Turner was married to frank cox, who had directed episodes of inside the spaceship and the sensorites for the original doctor who series very first season. The doctor remembers gallifrey, and tells martha he is the last of the time lords. As the new year begins, a terrible evil stirs from across.
Doctor who online, series 3 episode 3 gridlock, the face of boe, novice hame and the doctor and martha welcome to gridlock a game based on 3. In gridlock, the doctor took martha to visit new earth, previously shown as a futuristic paradise. This episode formed the final chapter in a loose trilogy about the fate of the human race after the expansion of the sun destroys the earth in the year 5,000,000,000. Early in season 3, doctor who played its part in trying to raise awareness of this social divide. Hype when i first did the randomizer, i got the stolen earthjourneys end but ive already done that lol. With david tennant, freema agyeman, ardal ohanlon, anna hope. First and foremost is the obvious nod to rose as the doctor. All episodes of doctor who ranked by me through the. Find out when doctor who is on tv, including series 3 episode 3. There are a number of wonderful ideas at play in this episode of doctor who, the first great episode of the third season. The doctor remembers gallifrey gridlock doctor who youtube. Early on, the doctor david tennant and martha freema. It marked the death of the face of boe and his final words to the doctor, which became prevalent in utopia. The second doctor first met them in the macra terror, all four episodes of.
Russell t davies reveals which of his doctor who episodes. Caretaker in scream of the shalka 2003, uncredited played. Gridlock was first broadcast in 2007 and starred david tennant as the tenth doctor with freema agyeman as martha jones. I think there so be a knockout round created for all doctor who episodes through a polling system to find a true winner. Gridlock the doctor returns to a much grittier earth where he encounters the face of boe for the final. Season 3, episode 3 x bbc america by bbc america get it now. Surfshocka sapient macra visited beachelguese with a silurian and a sea devil. This was the result of a suggestion from a doctor who magazine editor, who felt the previous arrangement had made the job seem more important than the crewmember. Classic series an unearthly child the daleks the edge of destruction marco polo the keys of marinus the aztecs the sensorites the. The complete history is a series of fortnightly published hardcover editions that will cover the complete history of the television series, covering everything from plot synopsis to preproduction, production, and postproduction, cast and crew listings, and just about everything else that a fan of the series would want to know about the actual process of creating each of the episodes. The doctor asks for the duke of manhattan, who he met on his previous visit.
That isnt to say gridlock is without moments of beauty. Doctor who season 3 episodes 4 gridlock dailymotion. Gridlock is the third episode of the third series of the british science fiction television series doctor who, which was first broadcast on bbc one on 14 april 2007. With david tennant, freema agyeman, ardal o hanlon, anna hope. Weve got reports of a multiple stackpile at junction five zero. The doctor returns to a much grittier earth where he encounters the face of boe for the final time. The doctor takes martha to new earth, where she is kidnapped by two carjackers and taken to an underground motorway, where the remainder of humanity on the planet live in perpetual gridlock.
However this time the tardis landed in the back streets, highlighting an. Simply because its the first script i wrote entirely in cardiff. An index of the trivia pages of individual doctor who episodes and serials, for your convenience. Gridlock is the third episode of the third series of the british science fiction television series doctor who, which was first broadcast on bbc one on 14 april. The pilot is the first episode of the tenth series of the british science fiction television series doctor who. An episode like gridlock has to be selective in the details it chooses to evoke its ridiculously farfuture setting. Gridlock on new earth, a colony of macra survived and multiplied in the depths of the motorway in new new york, feeding on the poisonous fumes and stray people who came down in their cars to the. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get. All episodes of doctor who ranked by me through the preference revealer. The meaning behind this statement is revealed in the episode utopia. Doctor who season 3 episodes 4 gridlock the tardis takes the doctor and martha to new earth in the year five billion and fiftythree, where the face of. Gridlock the doctor takes martha to earth 2 where she is abducted by people stuck in a two decade plus traffic jam of flying cars.
This page is best viewed in an uptodate web browser with style sheets css enabled. One episode gridlock first broadcast apr 14 2007 average audience for story. Surfshock after many billions of years, they evolved into feral beasts. The doctor in children in need special, the christmas invasion, attack of the graske, new earth, tooth and claw, school reunion, the girl in the fireplace, rise of the. Doctor who gridlock tv episode 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This is sally calypso with the traffic news at ten fifteen.
Who, torchwood, doctor who, doctor who christmas special 2011. This episode is set twentythree years after the events of the 2005 episode the end of the world, and thirty years prior to the events of the 2007 episode gridlock. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. The face of boes secret is revealed in this episode to the doctor. What feels expansive and huge simultaneously emits oppression and ugliness. But when they find the streets being ruled by the sinister pharamacists, they must brave the ordeal of the mysterious motorway in order to discover the terrible secret at the heart of the city. The doctor takes martha to new earth, where he must battle a powerful old enemy and have a fateful meeting with the face of boe. As the new year begins, a terrible evil stirs from across the centuries on planet earth. Amongst his cast was bridget turner, playing alice. It is written by steven moffat and was broadcast on 15 april 2017 on bbc one. The doctor takes martha to the planet new earth, in the far future. There were hints in that story of the doctor s awkward attitude toward inviting anyone other than rose into the tardis, but its the shakespeare code and gridlock that really define how roses linger presence in the doctor s mind prevents him from forging a bond with his wouldbe new companion. Im not sure what has given the production team behind doctor who a kick up the rear end but they have certainly opened series three with some of the most ambitious and spectacular episodes of the series yet.
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