doctor who :: better with two

"Rose"
airdate: 26 March 2005
written by: Russell T Davies
directed by: Keith Boak

guest cast: Nicholas Briggs (Nestene Voice), Camille Coduri (Jackie Tyler), Noel Clarke (Mickey Smith), Mark Benton (Clive Finch), Elli Garnett (Caroline Finch), Adam McCoy (Clive's Son), Nicholas Briggs (Nestene Voice), Alan Ruscoe (Auton), Paul Kasey (Auton), David Sant (Auton), Sarah K Chrispin (Auton), Elizabeth Fost (Auton), Helen Otway (Auton)

synopsis: When Rose Tyler meets a mysterious stranger called the Doctor, life will never be the same again. Soon, she realises that her mum, her boyfriend, and the whole of Planet Earth are in danger.

"The End of the World"
airdate: 02 April 2005
written by: Russell T Davies
directed by: Euros Lyn

guest cast: Steward (Simon Day), Jabe (Yasmin Bannerman), Moxx of Balhoon (Jimmy Vee), Cassandra (Zoët; Wanamaker), Jackie Tyler (Camille Coduri), Raffalo (Beccy Armory), Computer Voice (Sara Stewart), Alien Voices (Silas Carson)

synopsis: The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage through time, to the year Five Billion. The Sun is about to expand, and swallow the Earth. But amongst the alien races gathering to watch on Platform One, a murderer is at work. Who is controlling the mysterious and deadly Spiders?

"The Unquiet Dead"
airdate: 09 April 2005
written by: Mark Gatiss
directed by: Euros Lyn

guest cast: Gabriel Sneed (Alan David), Redpath (Huw Rhys RHYS), Mrs Peace (Jennifer Hill), Gwyneth (Eve Myles), Charles Dickens (Simon Callow), Stage Manager (Wayne Cater), Driver (Meic Povey), The Gelth (Zoe Thorne)

synopsis: The Doctor takes Rose back through time to 1869. But in Victorian Cardiff, the dead are walking, and creatures made of gas are on the loose. The time-travellers team up with Charles Dickens to investigate Mr Sneed, the local Undertaker. Can they halt the plans of the ethereal Gelth?

"Aliens of London"
airdate: 16 April 2005
written by: Russell T Davies
directed by: Joe Ahearne

guest cast: Jackie Tyler (Camille Coduri), Spray Painter (Corey Doabe), Policeman (Ceris Jones), Reporter (Jack Tarlton), Reporter (LaChele Carl), Ru (Fiesta Mei Ling), Bau (Basil Chung), Matt Baker (As himself), Andrew Marr (As himself), General Asquith (Rupert Vansittari), Joseph Green (David Verrey), Indra Ganesh (Navin Chowdry), Harriet Jones (Penelope Wilton), Margaret Blaine (Aannette Badland), Doctor Sato (Naoko Mori), Oliver Charles (Eric Potts), Mickey Smith (Noel Clarke), Alien (Jimmy Vee), Strickland (Steve Speirs), Slitheen (Elizabeth Fost), Oaul Kasey, Alan Ruscoe

synopsis: 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?

"World War III"
airdate: 23 April 2005
written by: Russell T Davies
directed by: Joe Ahearne

synopsis: 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 mum and boyfriend hold the key to salvation. Can the missiles be stopped?

"Dalek"
airdate: 30 April 2005
written by: Robert Shearman
directed by: Joe Ahearne

guest cast: Polkowski (Steven Beckingham), Henry Van Statten (Corey Johnson), Goddard (Anna-Louise Plowman), Adam (Bruno Langley), Simmons (Nigel Whitmey), Bywater (John Schwab), De Maggio (Jana Carpenter), Commander (Joe Montana), Dalek Operator (Barnaby Edwards), Dalek Voice (Nicholas Briggs)

synopsis: Beneath the Salt Plains of Utah, the billionaire collector Henry Van Statten holds the last relic of an alien race. When the Doctor and Rose investigate, they discover that the Doctor's oldest and most deadly enemy is about to break free. It's a fight to the death, with Rose caught in the middle.

"The Long Game"
airdate: 07 May 2005
written by: Russell T Davies
directed by: Brian Grant

guest cast: Adam (Bruno Langley), Grimy Man (Colin Prockter), Cathica (Christine Adams), Suki (Anna Maxwell-Martin), The Editor (Simon Pegg), Nurse (Tamsin Greig), Adam's Mum (Judy Holt)

synopsis: Adam discovers the wonders of travelling in the Tardis. In the far future, Satellite 5 broadcasts to the entire Earth Empire. But anyone promoted to Floor 500 is never seen again, and the Doctor suspects mankind is being manipulated. Does Adam have what it takes to become the Time Lord's companion?

"Father's Day"
airdate: 14 May 2005
written by: Paul Cornell
directed by: Joe Ahearne

guest cast: Jackie Tyler (Camille Coduri), Pete Tyler (Shaun Dingwall), Registrar (Robert Barton), Young Rose (Julia Joyce), Stuart (Christopher Llewellyn), Sonny (Frank Rozelaar-Green), Sarah (Natalie Jones), Bev (Eirlys Bellin), Suzie (Rhian James), Young Mickey (Casey Dyer)

synopsis: Rose travels back to 1987, to witness the day her Father died. But when she interferes in the course of events, the monstrous Reapers are unleashed upon the world, and a wedding day turns into a massacre. Even the Doctor is powerless, as the Human Race is devoured.

The Empty Child
airdate: 21 May 2005
written by: Steven Moffat
directed by: James Hawes

guest cast: John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness), Kate Harvey (Nightclub Singer), Albert Valentine (The Child), Florence Hoath (Nancy), Cheryl Ferguson (Mrs Lloyd), Damian Samuels (Mr Lloyd), Robert Hands (Algy), Joseph Tremain (Jim), Jordan Murphy (Ernie), Brandon Miller (Alf), Richard Wilson (Dr Constantine), Noah Johnson (Voice of The Empty Child), Dian Perry (Computer Voice)

synopsis: London, 1941, at the height of the Blitz. A mysterious cylinder is being guarded by the army, while homeless children, living on the bombsites, are being terrorised by an unearthly child. But when Rose meets the dashing Captain Jack Harkness, has she found a hero better than the Doctor himself?

The Doctor Dances
airdate: 28 May 2005
written by: Steven Moffat
directed by: James Hawes

guest cast: John Barrowman (Jack Harkness), Albert Valentine (The Child), Florence Hoath (Nancy), John Barrowman (Jack Harkness), Luke Perry (Timothy Lloyd), Damian Samuels (Mr Lloyd), Cheryl Ferguson (Mrs Lloyd), Joseph Tremain (Jim), Jordan Murphy (Ernie), Robert Hands (Algy), Martin Hodgson (Jenkins), Richard Wilson (Dr Constantine), Vilma Hollingberry (Mrs Harcourt), Noah Johnson (Voice of The Empty Child), Dian Perry (Computer Voice)

synopsis: The Child's plague is spreading throughout wartime London, and its zombie army is on the march. The Doctor and Rose form an alliance with the intergalactic con-man, Captain Jack, but find themselves trapped in the abandoned hospital. The answer lies at the bomb site, but time is running out...

"Boom Town"
airdate: 4 June 2005
written by: Russell T Davies
directed by: Joe Ahearne

guest cast: William Thomas (Mr Cleaver), Annette Badland (Margaret), John Barrowman (Captain Jack), Noel Clarke (Mickey), Mali Harries (Cathy), Aled Pedrick (Idris Hopper), Alan Ruscoe (Slitheen)

synopsis: The TARDIS crew take a holiday, but the Doctor encounters an enemy he thought long since dead. A plan to build a nuclear power station in Cardiff City disguises an alien plot to rip the world apart. And when the Doctor dines with monsters, he discovers traps within traps.

"Bad Wolf"
airdate: 11 June 2005
written by: Russell T Davies
directed by: Joe Ahearne

guest cast: John Barrowman (Captain Jack), Jo Joyner (Lynda), Jamie Bradley (Strood), Abi Eniola (Crosbie), Davina McCall (Voice of Davinadroid), Paterson Joseph (Rodrick), Jenna Russell (Floor Manager), Anne Robinson (Voice of Anne Droid), Trinny Woodall (Voice of Trine-E), Susannah Constantine (Voice of Zu-Zana), Jo Stone Fewings (Male Programmer), Nisha Nayar (Female Programmer), Dominic Burgess (Agorax), Karren Winchester (Fitch), Kate Loustau (Colleen), Sebastian Armesto (Broff), Martha Cope (Controller), Sam Callis (Security Guard), Alan Ruscoe (Android), Paul Kasey (Android), Barnaby Edwards (Dalek Operator), Nicholas Pegg (Dalek Operator), David Hankinson (Dalek Operator), Nicholas Briggs (Dalek Voice)

synopsis: The Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack have to fight for their lives on board the Game Station. But a far more dangerous threat is lurking, just out of sight. The Doctor realises that the entire Human Race has been blinded to the threat on its doorstep, and Armageddon is fast approaching.

"The Parting of the Ways"
airdate: 18 June 2005
written by: Russell T Davies
directed by: Joe Ahearne

guest cast: John Barrowman (Jack Harkness), Paterson Joseph (Rodrick), Camille Coduri (Jackie Tyler), Noel Clarke (Mickey), Anne Robinson (Voice of Anne Droid), Abi Eniola (Crosbie), Jo Joyner (Lynda), Jo Stone Fewings (Male Programmer), Nisha Nayar (Female Programmer), Alan Ruscoe (Android), Barnaby Edwards (Dalek Operator), Nicholas Pegg (Dalek Operator), David Hankinson (Dalek Operator), Nicholas Briggs (Dalek Voice)

synopsis: Rose Tyler has seen danger and wonders alongside the Doctor, but now their friendship is put to the test as Earth plunges into an epic war. With the Human Race being slaughtered, the Doctor is forced into terrible action. Will the time-travellers ever be reunited?