The End of Time (TV story)


 * Note: The title used for this article refers to the second episode of a two-part story; the title has been confirmed as The End of Time in Doctor Who Magazine. The title of the first episode has yet to be confirmed.

A two-part Doctor Who special will be broadcast during the 2009–2010 Christmas season. This will be the last story for David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor prior to the character's regeneration into his eleventh incarnation, who will be played by Matt Smith. It will also be the last Doctor Who story written by Russell T Davies, who shepherded the series' return to British television in 2005 and has been the series' executive producer and chief writer since. Davies will be succeeded as executive producer and showrunner by Steven Moffat.

The title The End of Time was first attributed to this story in a trailer unveiled at the San Diego ComicCon in July 2009; it was subsequently confirmed in Doctor Who Magazine #412, although it is not yet confirmed whether the title will be used for both parts (which would be a first for the revived series) or just the final episode.

Synopsis
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Plot
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Cast

 * Tenth Doctor - David Tennant
 * Eleventh Doctor - Matt Smith
 * Wilfred Mott - Bernard Cribbins
 * Donna Noble - Catherine Tate
 * Sylvia Noble - Jacqueline King
 * The Master - John Simm
 * Lucy Saxon - Alexandra Moen
 * Verity Newman - Jessica Hynes
 * Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
 * Sarah Jane Smith - Elizabeth Sladen
 * Luke Smith - Tommy Knight
 * Harriet Jones - Penelope Wilton
 * Joshua Naismith - David Harewood
 * Rose Tyler - Billie Piper
 * Jackie Tyler - Camille Coduri
 * Minnie Hooper - June Whitfield
 * The Narrator - Timothy Dalton
 * Oliver Barnes - Barry Howard
 * Sean Temple - Karl Collins
 * TBA - Claire Bloom
 * TBA - Sinead Keenan
 * Alonzo Frame - Russell Tovey
 * TBA - Lawry Lewin
 * Time Lord/Leader of Council - Roger Bailey
 * Miss Trefusis - Sylvia Seymour
 * Governor - Teresa Banham
 * Nerys - Krystal Archer
 * Mr Danes - Simon Thomas

Crew
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Story Notes

 * This will be David Tennant's last appearance as the Doctor and also Matt Smith's first appearance.
 * John Simm will be returning to play the Master.
 * The second part is confirmed to be 75 minutes, 4 longer than Voyage of the Damned. Thus it will be the new holder of the title of third longest single episode, behind the 85 minute long TV movie and the 90 minute long The Five Doctors.
 * David Tennant has revealed that not all the episode will be set on Earth.
 * A preview of Part One has been announced as part of the 2009 Children in Need Appeal special scheduled for broadcast on 20th November.
 * With this, his final Doctor Who story, Davies will have written or co-written no less than 10 consecutive episodes (this number counts two-parters as separate and also includes a mini-episode, but does not include Torchwood), an unprecedented accomplishment in the history of the franchise.
 * During his appearance on The Graham Norton Show on Nov 9th, David Tennant referred to the first half as "The End of Time Part 1", suggesting that the old style of multi-episode naming will be making a comeback. However, DWM #415 confirmed that the first part has a separate title and that it is six words long, the longest title since the show's revival.

Ratings
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Filming Locations
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Rumours

 * All the Tenth's Doctor's companions have been seen as appearing, except Martha and Mickey.
 * It has been confirmed that Jessica Hynes will appear as Verity Newman and published Journal of Impossible Things
 * Bernard Cribbins, will return to play Wilfred Mott, grandfather of Donna Noble, will act as the Doctor's companion in this two-part story.
 * Timothy Dalton was seen on set wearing Time Lord robes: this could mean the return of the Time Lords. Additionally, Roger Bailey is credited as playing "Time Lord".
 * The Ood will appear in this episode, as they may have been in the trailer.
 * Timothy Dalton will play "The Narrator"
 * The BBC confirmed both the Master and Lucy Saxon would be returning.
 * David Harewood will play Joshua Naismith, who he described as a "a rather strange individual. He wants to do something remarkable and he seeks the help of probably the most evil person in the universe. And by seeking his help, he sets in motion a series of events that could possibly bring about the end of the world". He also did scenes with John Simm, meaning that Naismith may work with the Master.
 * The Gate was mentioned by The Trickster in The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith: how this will tie in to the finale is unknown.
 * The Gate was also mentioned in an interview given by Russell T. Davies with the Radio Times in 2008 for the release of The Next Doctor. He said: "But oh, what a Christmas that’s going to be. Let’s just say that dark forces are gathering already. The Gate is waiting and life will never be the same again…”
 * Another mention to 'The Gate' was made in another Radio Times interview, given by Davies. He said: "The Master's return is just the start of our biggest, most heart-breaking story yet. The Immortality Gate is waiting."

Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors
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Continuity
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Trailers

 * A teaser trailer was shown at Comic-Con 2009. The voiceover is provided by Timothy Dalton.

"It is said that in the final days of planet Earth, everyone had bad dreams". An unknown person laughs after this. We then see multiple clips, including those of the Tenth Doctor, what may be a crazed Ood, Donna Noble, Wilfred Mott, Sylvia Noble and a unknown man which some fans think may be Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor, David Harewood as Joshua Naismith, and a hooded man.The mood is very dark. A female voice (possibly Lucy Saxon) says "He returns". Then the Master is shown, with a dyed, blonde hair. He says, "My name is the Master". The tag line at the end of the trailer is "The End of Time", "Christmas 2009".


 * A trailer will be shown at the end of The Waters of Mars on November 15th. RTD has said in DWM #415 that a well known Hollywood actor will be voicing an alien in the episodes and will be heard in the trailer. It is unknown if this will be Timothy Dalton (who has been confirmed as playing a character called The Narrator) or another famous actor.


 * A specially packaged preview of the first episode will be shown as part of the BBC Children in Need telethon on Friday 20th November. It was originally rumoured that the pre-credits teaser would be shown; however, Russell T Davies has confirmed in DWM #415 that this sequence is too plot heavy to be broadcast out of context.

DVD release
It has been announced that the four specials plus The Next Doctor will be released in North America on both DVD and Blu-Ray in a box set on 2nd February 2010.