Blinking. She wasn't some idealised woman. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. "Planet of the Dead" was the first Doctor Who episode to be filmed in high-definition,[31] prior episodes having been filmed in standard-definition and then upscaled for broadcast on BBC HD. [72] The episode received average critical reviews. Award-winning actor Catherine Tate returns as the Doctor's new companion, reprising her role as Donna Noble who featured in the 2006 Christmas special The Runaway Bride. Doctor Who: The Matt Smith Collection (DVD), Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series (Repackage/DVD), Doctor Who: The Complete First Series (Repackage/DVD), Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series (Repackage/DVD), Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series (DVD), Doctor Who: The Complete Specials (Repackage/DVD). [82] Overnight ratings placed Part Two as the second most-watched programme of New Year's Day, behind EastEnders, with a provisional viewing figure of 10.4 million viewers. Lawson also went on to praise Tennant for bringing a "proper tragic force" to the role and was again shown in this last story. The first special was broadcast on 25 December 2008 with "The Next Doctor", with the last special, the two-part episode "The End of Time", broadcasting over two weeks on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010. Now reunited, the Doctor and Donna travel back to Pompeii in AD 79 on the eve of the infamous eruption where people are slowly turning to stone, investigate a series of grisly murders with the help of Agatha Christie, journey to the home world of the sinister Ood and come face to face an old enemy of the Doctor's. Previous page of related Sponsored Products. "[87], Selected pieces of score from these specials (from "The Next Doctor" to "The End of Time"), as composed by Murray Gold, were released on 4 October 2010 by Silva Screen Records under the title of "Series 4 – The Specials". I never buy new DVDs now. Doctor Who: The Top 10 Tenth Doctor Episodes, Ranked According to IMDb For three seasons of Doctor Who, David Tennant's Tenth Doctor won Whovian hearts with his portrayal of The Doctor. [32][33] The glasshouse scenes were filmed in the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Carmarthenshire. Dazed. The Doctor and Donna Noble were HYSTERICAL together and so very touching. Please try again. The main setting of Torchwood, their Torchwood Hub was also redesigned and used as the workshop for the children.[30]. David Tennant (born 18 April 1971 as David John McDonald) played the Tenth Doctor from 2005 to 2010, beginning with an appearance at the conclusion of The Parting of the Ways continuing from The Christmas Invasion to The End of Time. After the 9th Doctor had absorbed the energy from the Time Vortex, it forced him to regenerate into the Tenth Doctor, as played by David Tennant. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and Amazon Prime. [92] The iTunes Store release also includes a digital booklet and two bonus tracks, one each from "The Next Doctor" and "The End of Time". I love the design of both this AND the second season, which coincidentally is my favorite season of the New Who. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 23, 2015. [93], "I would have thought that when I handed in the last script I might have burst into tears or got drunk or partied with 20 naked men, but when these great moments happen you find that real life just carries on. Two supplemental episodes were also filmed alongside the specials. The New Man. Midway through the sequence of specials (commencing with "Planet of the Dead"), production switched to filming in high-definition. Following the special, a regular series of thirteen episodes aired, starting with " Partners in Crime " on 5 April 2008 and ending with " Journey's End " three months later on 5 July 2008. Filming for "The Waters of Mars" began on 23 February 2009. The role that David Tennant is perhaps best known for is that of the Doctor in the BBC Wales Sci Fi series Doctor Who. Series Four also sees the return of the Doctor's previous companions -- the vivacious Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) and the feisty Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman).