The new series of Doctor Who features Christopher Eccleston as the re-incarnated Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose his trusty sidekick. Episodes comprise: 11. Boom Town: The TARDIS crew take a holiday but the Doctor encounters an enemy he thought long since dead. A plan to build a nuclear power station in Cardiff City disguises an alien plot to rip the world apart. And when the Doctor dines with monsters he discovers traps within traps. 12. Bad Wolf: The Doct
The first and, in my opinion, best series of the revamped "Doctor Who" came to an end with the biggest of bangs possible during the summer of 2005 - and it had every right to do so. The series had proved itself as worthy a drama as anything else on British television, and gave every sci-fi blockbuster a run for its money with its well thought out plots, witty scripts and well-shot adventures (and although "Revenge of the Sith" had blasted onto our screens during the run of the series, I'm sure most people will remember '05 for the Daleks rather than Darth Vader).
All due credit has to be given to the cast and crew for managing together, not just to throw off the chains of disrespect and ridicule which once shackled "Doctor Who", but for actually managing to make it totally cool! Eccleston's dynamic, witty and sexy Doctor took us all by storm, showing us the vivid colours of this new "Doctor Who" spectrum, and left us begging for more as the series closed on a fantastic two-part finale which, but for a few slight plot faults, was as good as British TV ever gets.
The final DVD volume of series one comes complete with the episodes "Boom Town", "Bad Wolf" and "The Parting of the Ways". "Boom Town" is certainly one of the most thought-provoking episodes of the series, looking closely at the morality of the Doctor, and questioning what right he has to do what he does. It all relates quite well back to Rose's actions in the episode "Father's Day", but it's not an episode that the younger viewers will particuarly enjoy since it involves a lot of talking and relies on the viewer to think over the arguments for themself, but I personally love it. One could also see it as something of a calm before the storm as we then come to the series finale, "Bad Wolf" and "Parting of the Ways".
"Bad Wolf" satirises the way so-called reality TV dominates our lives, taking it out of context and twisiting it out of proportion to create a world where the lives of everyone on Earth depend on their winning or losing these televised games. Those with little imagination or humour might find the idea ridiculous, but the parodies of the reality genre are well-scripted and played to perfection by the cast (John Barrowman's Captain Jack, now of "Torchwood" fame, gets trapped in a particularly amusing scenario with robotic counterparts of Trinny and Susannah). All of this humour dissolves into terror as the real reason for the reality shows becomes apparent, and the Doctor's greatest enemy, the iconic Daleks, make an impressive return. As we enter "The Parting of the Ways", Eccleston pulls out all the stops and performs his socks off as his Doctor confronts those he fought in the Time War, and is forced to make some of the most difficult choices of his life, not only to try and save the universe, but also to save Rose. Billie Piper, meanwhile, equals him with her impressive performance as Rose, her character once again proving her worthiness to be a time travelling companion as she comes to the Doctor's rescue against all the odds.
With the Doctor and Rose's relationship put to the test, the Bad Wolf mystery resolved, and some of the series' best action sequences played out before our eyes against Murray Gold's beautiful musical score, one cannot help but marvel at the quality of this new and improved "Doctor Who", and wonder how long it will last. The first series is a real gem of British TV, and is worth re-watching time and again for nothing yet has equalled its majesty and drama, which culmulated in July 2005, as a nation sat glued to their screens, wondering if the Doctor would save Rose, then if Rose would save him...
Thank you Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper. If only we'd had another series with you.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play In Boom Town the Doctor and Rose along with new companion Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) stop off to recharge the TARDIS in present-day Cardiff Foiling her plan to detonate a nuclear power station in Cardiff city centre the Doctor prepares to take her back to her home planet for trial unaware that the Slitheen has one more trick up her sleeve In Bad Wolf (Part 1) the team are separated and find themselves in sinister futuristic versions of popular game shows and reality TV programmes where failure is punished by death After escaping a murderous version of Big Brother the Doctor realises that he is back on Satellite 5 a hundred years after he left it But what is the Bad Wolf corporation and where has the Doctor heard those words before? Finally in The Parting of the Ways (Part 2) Rose has been captured by the evil Daleks and the Emperor Dalek reveals its plan to invade the Earth After launching a daring rescue mission the Doctor begins work on a device that will wipe out the Daleks but could also wipe out all life on the planet While Jack prepares to defend the base the Doctor sends Rose back to her own time against her will As the Daleks invade Earth 200000 years in the future and the Doctor runs out of time Rose manages to break open the heart of the TARDIS and return to the future where she undergoes a shocking transformation and saves the world At the brink of death the Doctor reveals the Time Lords most mysterious gift - the ability to regenerate - and takes on a whole new look (played by David Tennant)
Final three episodes of the BBC's relaunched version of the television sci-fi classic, following the adventures of the Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and his human assistant Rose (Billie Piper). In 'Boom Town' the Doctor and Rose, along with new companion Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), stop off to recharge the TARDIS in present-day Cardiff. While Rose meets up with her boyfriend Mickey (Noel Clarke), the Doctor discovers that a member of the evil Slitheen race (Annette Badland) has survived, and has installed herself as the new mayor. Foiling her plan to detonate a nuclear power station in Cardiff city centre, the Doctor prepares to take her back to her home planet for trial, unaware that the Slitheen has one more trick up her sleeve. In 'Bad Wolf (Part 1)' the team are separated and find themselves in sinister futuristic versions of popular game shows and reality TV programmes, where failure is punished by death. After escaping a murderous version of Big Brother, the Doctor realises that he is back on Satellite 5, a hundred years after he left it. But what is the Bad Wolf corporation, and where has the Doctor heard those words before? Finally, in 'The Parting of the Ways (Part 2)', Rose has been captured by the evil Daleks, and the Emperor Dalek reveals its plan to invade the Earth. After launching a daring rescue mission, the Doctor begins work on a device that will wipe out the Daleks, but could also wipe out all life on the planet. While Jack prepares to defend the base, the Doctor sends Rose back to her own time against her will. As the Daleks invade Earth 200,000 years in the future and the Doctor runs out of time, Rose manages to break open the heart of the TARDIS and return to the future, where she undergoes a shocking transformation and saves the world. At the brink of death, the Doctor reveals the Time Lords' most mysterious gift - the ability to regenerate - and takes on a whole new look (played by David Tennant).
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