The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)

Synopsis
Martha Jones summons the Doctor back to modern-day Earth, but an old enemy lies in wait, as Russell T Davies's Bafta Award-winning time-travelling drama continues. With the mysterious ATMOS devices spreading across the world, Donna discovers that even her own family is not safe from the alien threat – but is it too late to save them?

While Donna meets Martha Jones for the first time, the Doctor encounters a longtime enemy...

Plot
While Donna meets Martha Jones for the first time, the Doctor encounters a longtime enemy, the Sontarans who are looking for the Rutan Host on Earth, and when some UNIT soldiers are mind controlled and take away Martha for cloning, the military force UNIT arrive and wage war on the Sontarans.

Cast

 * The Doctor - David Tennant
 * Donna Noble - Catherine Tate
 * Martha Jones - Freema Agyeman
 * Wilfred Mott - Bernard Cribbins
 * Sylvia Noble - Jacqueline King
 * General Staal - Christopher Ryan
 * Commander Storr -
 * Colonel Mace - Rupert Holliday Evans
 * Captain Price - Dan Starkey
 * Luke Rattigan - Ryan Sampson

Production crew
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Story notes

 * This episode marks the first television appearance of the Sontarans in 23 years. Their last appearance was in The Two Doctors, however the last time they are refered to was in 2007s' "The Sarah Jane Adventures".
 * Helen Raynor will write this episode. Her Series 3 episodes Daleks in Manhattan and Evolution of the Daleks both occupied fourth and fith episode in the series. This two part episode also occupies episode four and five.

Ratings
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Myths
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Filming locations
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Continuity

 * Martha Jones is introduced in the 2007 series of Doctor Who, first appearing in the episode Smith and Jones.
 * This show is made during the 35th aniversery of the Sontarans.


 * The Sontarans made their first appearance in 1973 in the serial The Time Warrior by Robert Holmes. They appeared through the old series and the way the reproduce is through cloning.

Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors
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DVD and other releases

 * It will be released on the Series 4 boxset DVD in November 2008.


 * It will be released as part of Series 4 volume 2 on June 2nd 2008