The Sound of Drums (TV story)

The Sound of Drums is the 12th episode of Series 3 of Doctor Who, and aired on the 23rd June 2007.

Synopsis
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Plot
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Cast

 * The Doctor - David Tennant
 * Martha Jones - Freema Agyeman
 * The Master/Harold Saxon - John Simm
 * Francine Jones - Adjoa Andoh
 * Tish Jones - Gugu Mbatha-raw
 * Leo Jones - Reggie yates
 * Clive Jones - Trevor Laird
 * Miss Dexter - Elize du Toit
 * Lucy Saxon - Alexandra Moen
 * President Winters - Colin Stinton
 * Vivien Rook - Nichola Mcauliffe
 * Albert Dumfries - Nicholas Gecks
 * BBC Newsreader - Olivia Hill
 * US Newsreader - Lachele Carl
 * Chinese Newsreader - Daniel Ming
 * Mcfly - Themselves
 * Ann Widdecombe - Herself
 * Sharon Osbourne - Herself

Crew
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Story Notes

 * The Rogue Traders song Voodoo Child plays as the Master launches the attack on Earth, it contains the lyrics "So here it comes, the sound of drums. Here come the drums, here come the drums!".
 * This is the first 3 part story since Survival, which incidentally was the last of the ongoing series to feature the Master.
 * Sharon Osbourne, McFly and Ann Widdecombe appear (as themselves) endorsing Harold Saxon.
 * The 'sound of drums' heard throughout the episode is the rhythm of a few versions of the Doctor Who theme.
 * The Cloister Bell is heard inside the Tardis for the first time since the Classic Series
 * Martha asks whether the Master is the Doctor's secret brother, to which the Doctor replies that she's been watching too much TV. It was originally rumoured that the Master would be revealed as the Doctor's brother in a story at the end of Season 10; however, this storyline was pre-empted by the unexpected death of Roger Delgado.

Ratings

 * 6.9 million viewers - Overnight

Myths & Rumours

 * In the episode Utopia the rumour that John Simms' character, Mr. Saxon, is actually the Master in disguise was verified, with the regeneration of Professor Yana/The Master.

Location Filming
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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors
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Continuity

 * The Master watches the Teletubbies (in a similar fashion as he did) in The Sea Devils.
 * This is the first appearance of Gallifrey on screen since The Five Doctors.
 * The Time Lords seen in this episode are wearing the ceremonial dress first seen in The Deadly Assassin (and last seen in The Ultimate Foe).
 * The outfit the Young Master wears in similar to that which the Time Lords wear in The War Games.
 * There is footage shown here from Aliens of London, Army of Ghosts and The Runaway Bride (and the events of The Christmas Invasion are mentioned).
 * The Master states that he was resurrected, which neatly absolves any continuity problems caused by Doctor Who: The TV Movie.
 * The Master states that Downing Street has been rebuilt, it was destroyed in World War Three.
 * Harriet Jones last appeared in The Christmas Invasion.
 * Professor Lazarus (and his machine) appeared in The Lazarus Experiment.
 * The Master still has the Doctor's hand which he lost in The Christmas Invasion, Jack had with him while in charge of Torchwood (Everything Changes et al), took with him when he met up with the Doctor (Utopia) which is also when the Master obtained the Doctor's hand and his TARDIS.
 * The Master (Mr Saxon) wears variations of various outfits from different stories; A black single breasted suit, white shirt and black tie (from Planet of Fire, albeit without the black leather gloves worn in the original costume). He also wears a black overcoat with red satin lining, and black leather gloves during his airport meeting with President Winters.
 * The Seal of Rassilon is visible for the first time since Doctor Who: The TV Movie.
 * The Doctor has been artificially aged many years on a previous occasion; on Argolis in The Leisure Hive.

DVD and Other Releases
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