Human Nature (TV story)

This two-part story is an adaptation of Paul Cornell's New Adventure novel of the same name, which originally featured the Seventh Doctor becoming human and falling in love.

Synopsis
A history teacher in England in 1913 known as John Smith keeps having dreams of adventures in time and space with a mysterious blue box. But when lights in the sky herald the arrival of something strange and terrible, Smith's maid, Martha, has to convince him that he must become this man known to her as 'The Doctor'

Plot
to be added

Cast

 * The Doctor/Smith - David Tennant
 * Martha Jones - Freema Agyeman
 * Joan Redfern - Jessica Hynes
 * Jenny - Rebekah Staton
 * Tim Latimer - Thomas Sangster
 * Jeremy Baines - Harry Lloyd
 * Hutchinson - Tom Palmer
 * Clark - Gerald Horan
 * Lucy Cartwright - Lauren Wilson
 * Rocastle - Pip Torrens
 * Phillips - Matthew White
 * Doorman - Derek Smith
 * Mr Chambers - Peter Bourke

Crew
to be added

Story Notes

 * When the Doctor is speaking to Joan he names his parents as Sydney and Verity. This is clearly a reference to Sydney Newman, the original creator of Doctor Who, and Verity Lambert, the first producer.
 * This is the first occurrence of an (explicitly) racist comment within the new series directed at a companion.

Ratings

 * 7.1 million (overnight)

Myths
to be added

Location Filming
to be added

Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors
to be added

Continuity

 * This story has been adapted from Human Nature the Virgin New Adventures novel.
 * The visual flashes come from: Dalek, Rise of the Cybermen, The Impossible Planet, The Christmas Invasion, Tooth and Claw, Army of Ghosts, The Runaway Bride and The Lazarus Experiment.
 * Perception filters were first mention by Captain Jack Harkness in Torchwood - Everything Changes.

DVD and Other Releases
to be added