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Encyclopedia > World War Three (Doctor Who)
164b - World War Three
Doctor Christopher Eccleston (Ninth Doctor)
Writer Russell T. Davies
Director Keith Boak
Script Editor Elwen Rowlands
Producer Phil Collinson
Executive Producer(s) Russell T. Davies
Julie Gardner
Mal Young
Production code 1.5
Series Series 1
Length 2 of 2 episodes, 45 mins
Originally broadcast April 23, 2005
Preceded by "Aliens of London"
Followed by "Dalek"
IMDb profile

"World War Three" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on April 23, 2005. It is the second of a two-part story. The first part, "Aliens of London" was broadcast on April 16. Christopher Eccleston (born February 16, 1964) is an English stage, television and film actor, best known as the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who and for other television roles, as well as for his roles in several high-profile low-budget films. ... The Ninth Doctor refers to the ninth official incarnation of the fictional character known as the Doctor, in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Russell T Davies, interviewed for the documentary series Doctor Who Confidential in 2005. ... Keith Boak is a British television director, best known for his work on several popular continuing drama series during the 1990s and 2000s. ... Elwen Rowlands is a British television script editor. ... Phil Collinson is a British television producer. ... Russell T Davies, interviewed for the documentary series Doctor Who Confidential in 2005. ... She was born on September 3, 1981 in Richmond, Virginia. ... Mal Young (born in Liverpool, England, on January 26, 1957) is a British television producer and executive . ... This is a list of Doctor Who television serials. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (114th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aliens of London is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on April 16, 2005. ... Dalek is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on April 30, 2005. ... This is a list of Doctor Who television serials. ... A broadcast of the long-running and popular British science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, (and a 1996 television movie). ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (114th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aliens of London is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on April 16, 2005. ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ...

Contents

Synopsis

As the Doctor, Rose and their new friend Harriet Jones battle the murderous Slitheen in 10 Downing Street, the Doctor realises that the fate of the Earth rests on Mickey Smith. Species Between 100 and 150, see list Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Rosa A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub. ... Harriet Jones is a fictional character played by Penelope Wilton in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Slitheen are a fictional family of massive, bipedal extraterrestrials from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and adversaries of the Doctor. ... Mickey Smith is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Noel Clarke. ...


Cast

Doctor Who or, see History of Doctor Who. ... Christopher Eccleston (born February 16, 1964) is an English stage, television and film actor, best known as the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who and for other television roles, as well as for his roles in several high-profile low-budget films. ... Rose Tyler is a fictional character played by Billie Piper in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Billie John Piper (originally registered as Lianne Piper[1]), born on 22 September 1982, is an English actress. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of Doctor Who monsters and aliens. ... David Verrey is a British television actor. ... Jackie Tyler, maiden name Jacqueline Andrea Suzette Prentice, (born February 1, 1967) is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Camille Coduri. ... Camille Coduri (born 1966 in Wandsworth, London) is a British actress. ... Harriet Jones is a fictional character played by Penelope Wilton in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Penelope Wilton (born June 3, 1946 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK) is a British actress. ... Mickey Smith is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Noel Clarke. ... Noel Clarke Noel Anthony Clarke (born 6 December 1975) is a British actor and writer from London. ... This is a list of henchmen serving villains and/or monsters and aliens in the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Andrew Marr (born 31 July 1959) works as a British journalist and political commentator. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of Doctor Who monsters and aliens. ... Annette Badland Annette Badland is a British actress. ... This is a list of henchmen serving villains and/or monsters and aliens in the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ... The Slitheen are a fictional family of massive, bipedal extraterrestrials from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and adversaries of the Doctor. ... Paul Kasey (born 5 August 1973) is an actor who frequently plays monsters on Doctor Who. ... Alan Ruscoe is a 25 year old actor who played Baraqel, Sariel and Araquel in Sky Ones Hex season 2, Sip Fel Fotch (one of the Slitheen) in Aliens of London and World War Three and Boom Town, lead Auton in Rose one of the tree men in The End...

Cast notes

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Continuity

  • Using the date of the crash as given on the UNIT website and from the passage of time seen on-screen, the main events of this two-part story take place on June 28 and June 29, 2006. This means that both the UNIT website and Mickey's website are one year in the future.
  • The Slitheen bear a resemblance to the Foamasi from the Fourth Doctor serial The Leisure Hive. The Foamasi were also bulky alien monsters who disguised themselves as humans as part of a plan to gain control of a planet. (The reduction of the planet in question to a radioactive wasteland through nuclear warfare was also integral to their plan, although in a different way.) The resemblance is underscored by the emphasis "Aliens of London"/"World War Three" places on the question of how the Slitheen fit into their human costumes, a point that The Leisure Hive notoriously failed to address.
  • The Slitheen scheme is also what the Dominators were intending to do to the planet Dulkis in the Second Doctor serial The Dominators (1968).
  • The fact that the UN is the caretaker for the codes to launch a nuclear strike harkens back to the very first Fourth Doctor serial, Robot (1974), where the UK was the guardian of the "destructor codes" that could launch the world's nuclear arsenals.
  • Although the Doctor asked Mickey to erase his presence from the Internet, Mickey's website, http://www.whoisdoctorwho.co.uk, indicates that he may not have done so. In the 2006 episode "Love & Monsters", reference is made to a "Bad Wolf" virus that deleted all mention of Rose Tyler; whether this is somehow related to the Doctor's virus is unclear.
  • Continuing the "Bad Wolf" theme begun in "The End of the World", the American newsreader announcing the UN's decision is named "Mal Loup", French for "Bad Wolf". The name appears not in the televised clip, but the version on Mickey's website. (See Story arcs in Doctor Who.)
  • 10 Downing Street is also destroyed in the Doctor Who-related Big Finish Productions audio play UNIT: The Longest Night.
  • The "World War Three" of the episode's title is averted by the Doctor's plan. However, a World War Three may be presumed to occur at some point in the Doctor Who universe, since the Doctor has referred to World War Five (in "The Unquiet Dead") and the almost-starting of World War Six (in The Talons of Weng-Chiang).
  • As well as a reappearance in the episode "Boom Town", the Slitheen return in the BBC book The Monsters Inside along with another family of the same race, called the Blathereen.
  • Harriet Jones reappears in "The Christmas Invasion", by which time she has become Prime Minister.

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Production

  • According to Russell T. Davies (among others), this episode was called "Aliens of London Part Two" until the last minute, when the name was changed to "World War 3", soon amended to "World War Three". The Telos Publishing Ltd. book Back to the Vortex cites "10 Downing Street" as another working title.

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Outside references

  • Elements of the story parody the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the actions of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. This includes a pre-emptive strike based on incorrect information, namely the presence of "massive weapons of destruction" which could be deployed in 45 seconds (as opposed to Blair's "weapons of mass destruction" that could be deployed in "45 minutes").
  • The use of vinegar on calcium "just like Hannibal" references the story of how Hannibal's engineers, while crossing the Alps, heated boulders that blocked their way with wood fires, then poured vinegar over them. The rocks, weakened by the heat, were broken up by the vinegar into smaller pieces, which were then easily moved to clear a path.
  • The Doctor mentions that the Slitheen scheme to make a profit will cost "5 billion lives". The human population of the Earth in reality, as of January 2005, is estimated at approximately 6.4 billion.
  • The submarine HMS Taurean is completely fictional. Also, aside from the unlikelihood of being able to launch a missile over the Internet, the Harpoon missile is primarily an anti-ship missile and not launched against targets inland (a variant, the AGM-84E, is meant for coastal targets and ships in port). The Trafalgar-class submarines do carry Tomahawk missiles, which would have been a more appropriate weapon.
  • When a Slitheen disguised as a policeman appears outside Mickey's flat, the word "Salford" appears as graffiti on the wall near the elevator. Salford is Christopher Eccleston's hometown.

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Broadcast and DVD releases

  • The episode's initial Canadian broadcast on CBC had a programming error. The action before the title sequence which was supposed to resolve the previous episode's cliffhanger — by showing the Doctor turning the tables with the electrified ID badge — was omitted. This led to understandable confusion from Canadian viewers. The error was corrected on the repeat broadcast, although the sequence appeared after the opening titles.[citation needed]
  • This episode together with "Aliens of London" and "Dalek" were the first released on the UMD format for the PlayStation Portable.[citation needed]

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Reviews

 v • d • e UNIT television stories
Second Doctor: (The Web of Fear) • The Invasion
Third Doctor: Spearhead from Space • Doctor Who and the Silurians • The Ambassadors of Death • Inferno • Terror of the Autons • The Mind of Evil • The Claws of Axos • The Dæmons • Day of the Daleks • The Time Monster • The Three Doctors • The Green Death • Invasion of the Dinosaurs • Planet of the Spiders
Fourth Doctor: Robot • Terror of the Zygons • The Android Invasion
Seventh Doctor: Battlefield
Tenth Doctor: The Christmas Invasion
Minor appearances: The Time Warrior • The Seeds of Doom • The Five Doctors • Aliens of London/World War Three

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World War Three (Doctor Who) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2926 words)
World War Three is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on April 23, 2005.
The Doctor grabs his own electrified identity badge and attaches it to the collar of the Slitheen that was masquerading as Asquith.
However, a World War Three may be presumed to occur at some point in the Doctor Who universe, since the Doctor has referred to World War Five (in The Unquiet Dead) and the almost-starting of World War Six (in The Talons of Weng-Chiang).
Aliens of London / World War Three (5913 words)
The Doctor is irritated when Jackie and Mickey walk into the TARDIS behind Rose, and as Mickey angrily accuses the Doctor of ruining his life, Jackie stares about in shock and bolts out of the ship in terror.
The Doctor explains that the Slitheen’s collars generate compression fields that enable them to shrink their bodies down to fit inside human skins; the gas is a side effect, and the PM’s body was too slim for them to use as a disguise.
The Doctor, Rose and Harriet remain trapped in the Cabinet offices, and the bulkheads may not be strong enough to protect them from a direct missile strike; nevertheless, the Doctor keeps in touch with Mickey, guiding him as he blocks the counter-defences on the coast, enabling the missile to slip through.
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