Smith and Jones (TV story)

Smith and Jones was the first episode of Series 3 of the revived Doctor Who series. It was originally broadcast on 31st March 2007, and saw the debut of Freema Agyeman as new companion Martha Jones.

Cast

 * The Doctor — David Tennant
 * Martha Jones — Freema Agyeman
 * Florence — Anne Reid
 * Mr. Stoker — Roy Marsden

Story notes

 * The title of this episode alludes to the last names of Martha and of the Doctor, using his usual alias of John Smith. It may also be a reference to the comedy duo of the same name or the Western television programme Alias Smith and Jones. In the Eighth Doctor Adventures novel The Eight Doctors, the Eighth Doctor's new assistant Samantha Jones pointed out the same coincidence with their names.
 * Swansea's Singleton Hospital was used to represent the hospital for location filming.
 * In the book Doctor Who: The Inside Story, a piece of concept art by Peter McKinstry shows a concept sketch "burnt out" sonic screwdriver. The book came out some time in advance of the airing of the episode.

Ratings
This story premiered with an overnight average of 8.2 million viewers, with 9.11 million during the last ten minutes.

Discontinuity

 * If Galactic Law prevents the Judoon from searching for their fugitive on Earth, why doesn't it prevent them from stealing an entire hospital?