voyage damned doctor voyage damned episode british science fiction television programme doctor broadcast december minutes long christmas special revival narrative continues final scenes time lords mini episode time crash luxury space liner called historical ocean liner breached walls tardis ship captain ship shortly collision tardis doctor works named prevent imminent collision earth episode features performance doctor australian singer actress executive producer writer described casting exceptional case having written specifically original voyage damned watched million viewers highest viewing figure doctor serial city death december highest viewership episode revival second watched programme beaten episode aired immediately critical opinion episode divided writing performance praised criticised plot episode opens immediately following events time crash bow crashing tardis doctor repairs damage landing tardis ship discovers famed instead planet present day earth observe traditions primitive cultures specifically christmas doctor joins reception board meeting doctor convinces join brief excursion surface earth accompanied married couple named historian guide copper earth specifically commercial district london doctor notes london abandoned questions man newspaper stand man tells doctor people left london previous years alien activity london christmas christmas invasion runaway bride captain dismisses ship officers bridge citing regulations require officers remain bridge times stays group returns excursion drops vessel protective hull causes nearby pulled ship collision course attempts shields shot ship collision causes hull passengers staff killed vessel begins earth doctor makes contact wounded maintains power damaged engines doctor rest excursion party attempt reach bridge repeatedly attacked ship resembling angels programmed supply information eliminating passengers crew falls ship engine rest group surrounded reveals uses internal device disable hosts burst drains power cells dies copper takes device saying manage use hosts lone attacks ties throws ship engine doctor separates rest attempts reach deck hopes find controls heavenly hosts convinces hosts passenger crew hosts kill mandate confused operator max explains planned inevitable collision earth bankrupt company voted save doctor uses ram push ship engine falls seemingly killing dead heavenly host divert highest authority doctor aid quickly reaching bridge uses heat entry earth atmosphere restart ship auxiliary engines ship narrowly avoids collision buckingham palace doctor realizes wearing fell engine emergency programmed hold person molecular pattern recovered doctor attempts retrieve pattern machine badly damaged doctor reluctantly allows remains dissipate space surviving passengers wait rescue doctor copper sent prison committing fraud order job company earth find tardis landed unharmed thrown ship collision copper left live earth credit card million pounds unaware conversion pound sterling credits production casting series press launch march production team approached baker creative director appearing executive producer replied guest star schedule free officially registered interest march subsequently given role doctor companion appearance allow easily transfer lead companion role penny intended companion fourth series eventually replaced provide big star appear christmas special casting reported news world april davies initially dismissed story baker confirmed star role officially confirmed july doctor acknowledged idiot mentions real person baker fan doctor included aspects classic series tours doctors fever tour tour previous roles doctor swift portrayed revelation played masters doctor administrator played greatest galaxy addition played invasion earth second doctor feature film adaptation starring audio play horror glam rock provided voices episode went play general pierce children earth later doctor lake costume met designer times pre production discuss costume page rejected long dress instead elected cigarette girl image similar 1950s cinema costumes different scenes stunt doubles costume separately role secret filming told page costume comfortable worn years writing episode primarily written cast davies described pitch character written davies later stated exceptional case considered writing role specifically actor dangerous territory desired actor unavailable decline early drafts episode die davies decided death necessary allow focus musical career davies described original nature death falling fight intensified scene changing max mobile attack altercation fork lift truck davies felt revised scene beautiful image ultimate sacrifice davies based episode traditional disaster film format highly influenced film adventure considered turning spaceship upside cutting concept monetary constraints character heavily based diverged climax format doctor dictated requirement antagonist plan sabotage ship insurance davies based portrayal kansas film wizard episode includes references outside fictional universe episode dedicated doctor founding producer died november day fourth anniversary host max reference 1980s virtual presenter davies inserted references doctor episodes script emphasised society increasing awareness aliens tradition london consecutive christmas attacks script describing bit joke doctor use episode helps frame ship continues running gag originating army ghosts host continue thematic motif angels angels previously appeared antagonists episode angels sound drums time lords master communication network called despite angels antagonist episodes aired close dismayed writer executive producer read script host different subordinate robot filming filming primarily took place july august scene filmed depicted group host crossing engines july mother began cancer filming rescheduled allow present died buried died july buried july absence scenes reception area filmed exchange filmed scenes area july use 18th scenes depicting ship collision filmed day week filming conducted primarily old site provided sets deck refuge command centre old machinery corresponding control drive panels corridors ship scenes deck filmed july double operated fork lift truck didn required license shooting result departure july focused supporting characters july focused aftermath strike filmed july july filming returned exchange film scenes episode filmed july pre credits sequence july important day filming july evening location shoot party arrival london filming commenced covered death scene key scene london commenced filming sunset centre security concerns specifically protecting street sealed time revival filming finished weeks august closing scene filmed august death filmed august scenes ship kitchen filmed august scenes bridge filmed august day filming august cameo scenes bbc reporters filmed bbc broadcasting houses london music arranger singer cameo appearances ship band primarily soul singer approached gold friends saw performing accepted offer performed songs angel devil series soundtrack specifically composed episode recorded september london song features present studios recording backing vocals continues tradition christmas song christmas invasion song runaway bride love don song influenced irish folk music contrasts upbeat deck feeling melancholy lyrics love episode features new version theme tune credits comparable version 1980s contains new bass line drums piano broadcast reception broadcast overnight figures estimated episode christmas day broadcast watched million viewers final viewing figures million viewers peak million second highest audience programme episode bbc soap aired voyage damned watched million viewers viewing figure highest new series exceeding previous record set rose figure highest doctor overall specifically final episode city death episode appreciation index rating excellent average score drama programmes highest index rating programme shown terrestrial television christmas day filmed bbc aired wednesday december having scaled program including sound doctor episode filmed scaled broadcast television second episode overall scaled christmas special doctor blu ray release special aired canada space april criticism review episode criticised survivor sinking stated entertainment tragedy organisation expressed offence religious imagery scene doctor lifted ship robot angels believing portrayal doctor inappropriate april encouraged use scene illustrate themes resurrection redemption evil young people reviewed preview screening guardian radio appreciated episode use disaster movie template came favourable overall conclusion voyage damned absolutely smashing main flaw view blank acting daily_telegraph gave episode positive review winning mixture wild imagination careful calculation observer commented death toll high thought episode oasis nonsense invention stage concluded positive review episode stating doctor high standards doctor magazine placed deaths episode list deaths history death self sacrifice save doctor party placed category death given title doctor time greatest death scene commenting boxes main categories scary self sacrifice surprising death truly glass eye cry times gave episode negative review stating boring despite endless cgi daily_mirror commented episode brilliant psychedelic imagery great neat jokes lamented plot mess consisting tech chase scene descended noise dvd release christmas specials christmas invasion christmas inclusive released titled doctor christmas specials october reviews voyage damned reviews reviews bbc trailers bbc christmas publicity trailer teaser trailer cinematic trailer trailer trailer second trailer
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