The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)

Synopsis
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? And what will she make of Martha Jones?

Martha Jones and UNIT discover the terrible secrets of the gases that the ATMOS company is spreading across the world and Martha realises that the Doctor is the only person who can help.

But with time running out before the sontaran invasion force arrives will Martha, Donna, UNIT and the Doctor be able to defeat them or will the world suffer under the threat of ATMOS?

Plot
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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 Skorr - Dan Starkey
 * Colonel Mace - Rupert Holliday Evans
 * Captain Price -
 * Luke Rattigan - Ryan Sampson
 * Ross Jenkins - Christian Cooke
 * Jo Nakashima - Elenor Matsuura

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 were 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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Rumours

 * Sontar may be missing along with Pyrovillia and the Adipose Breeding Planet.
 * The Adipose could have been the Child versions of the Sontarans,They are clones and Sontarans could be the Grown Version of the Adipose.

Filming locations
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Continuity

 * Martha Jones was last seen in the in the episode Last of the Time Lords. She was also last seen in the Torchwood episode A Day in the Death.
 * This show is made during the 35th anniversary 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