planet dead planet dead second special episodes british science fiction television series doctor broadcast christmas new years day simultaneously broadcast bbc bbc april specials served lead actor tenth doctor joined episode actress plays companion doctor episode written writing partnership revival episode depicts fleeing police museum robbery boarding bus accidentally travels london desert planet trapping doctor passengers board damaged vehicle bus driver dies trying return earth headed captain scientific advisor attempt return bus preventing race metallic aliens posing threat earth end episode passengers delivers warning doctor remaining specials planet dead doctor episode filmed high definition positive reaction visual quality spin series financial viability convinced production team switch formats ensure desert scenes looked realistic possible production team filmed days sending props including double bus filming bus unintentionally damaged shipping container davies rewrote script explain damage narrative audience gave episode appreciation index considered excellent plot young beautiful thrill seeking steals gold belonging king london museum narrowly police bus doctor tracking joins shortly bus suddenly passes arrives desert planet doctor shows passengers bus protected like cage bus driver tries despite doctor warnings seeing driver skeleton coming police unit commanded captain aided scientific adviser doctor manages contact unit passenger mobile phone talks understanding doctor quickly know handful passengers bus angela low level psychic abilities doctor decide scout planet spotting approaching storm try fix bus doctor encounter couple species resembling anthropomorphic flies wrecked spaceship explain making routine goods collection crashed planet recently housed billion inhabitants thriving ecosystem request doctor send probe investigate approaching cloud discover large like aliens create flying terrific speed planets protected metal destroy ecosystems planets visit biological doctor suspects earth target passed makes return earth uses skills retrieve crystal powers spaceship attached doctor discovers recognizes stolen gold telling knows stolen theft admits harsh stole tardis people day accidentally awakens caused ship crash place costing life captain worked earth threatened growing size orders close refuses gunpoint sacrifice doctor doctor throws away crystal bus wheels steering wheel finds systems incompatible convinces let use gold connect bus spaceship technology doctor reveals anti gravity allows bus fly hot pursuit taylor closes manage pass unit shoots passengers pleads doctor let travel refuses wish lose companion characters ways doctor recommends unit hire arrested police theft visibly doctor careful song ending sir returning returning dark doctor knock times final act kindness doctor uses sonic release allowing escape bus pair good terms flies away doctor leaves tardis production writing casting episode writing partnership revival planet dead departure roberts usual stories roberts previously written pseudo historical stories instead consisted wild science fiction elements literary career teenage imagination episode clear concept shakespeare shakespeare code murder mystery wasp instead deliberate clash concepts disparate elements roberts explained cautious ensure element feel precise defined like meant citing serial example control enforced episode includes common feature davies writing clear antagonist eventually sympathetic protagonists following biological unlike christmas specials theme easter emphasised story episode contained mention holiday instead robot carrying deadly egg bombs episode tone word influenced davies story fires quality subsequent desire avoid recurring theme starting point story roberts novel davies liked image train desert planet rewrote train bus davies emphasised adaptation elements constantly conceived added casting confirmed bbc january attracted media attention owing ryan recent relatively high profile roles ryan stated huge fan doctor excited joining doctor team davies commented sought young actors country delighted announce joining team ryan described casting real honour noting love character ryan rumoured line role time companion incoming casting planet dead combined previous working history incoming executive producer working speculation return doctor accompanying eleventh doctor series ryan said open return character stating commitment moment regards character views time adventure reported ryan auditioned replace companion role character left unsuccessful ryan subsequently stated false ryan interviewed role ryan praised colleagues family atmosphere set described doctor special april ryan afternoon lee collins promote planet dead showing trailer episode lee collins ryan described fantastic time filming cardiff ryan character adrenaline thief typical doctor companion davies draw parallels time lady new series companion roberts described upper class glam suited extremely intelligent doctor relate rejected episode director described character traditional romantic based catherine fourth series unique companion basics probably traditional romantic kind kind heroine like echoes rose good old fashioned romantic connection young beautiful sexy rose ordinary normal girl lady comes privileged elite background different companions doesn particularly want caught doctor got thing going match doctor equal adventure doctor control says control way battling adventure plays professor unit scientist devoted predecessor doctor davies created evans character serve foil pragmatic character captain previously appeared episode turn left roberts noted writing episode evans character unintentionally loving caricature doctor episode influenced works davies described planet dead great big adventure little bit little bit flight phoenix little bit relationship doctor influenced 1960s films included grant witty sophisticated running lives influenced 1950s 1970s science fiction movies habit including aliens audience animals earth warning evoked memories warning doctor fourth series episode planet explained prophecy meant doctor card marked specials darker planet dead time doctor gets fun subject prophecy obvious answer moment doctor card marked come waters mars little bit darker know david knock times yeah absolutely think figured means wrong figure sad day filming pre production specials started november days scheduled episode overseas filming required extra planning time weeks later production team special final draft script completed production team examined overseas locations film episode wanted scenery feel real thought unable film winter examining countries morocco tunisia production team decided film area filming industry viable filming locations nearer urban areas locations production began january wales special doctor episode filmed high definition television resolution previously resisted major reasons revived high definition television adopted adequate portion audience financially viable special effects considerably expensive create high definition standard definition planet dead switch reduced schedule filming crew experienced equipment filming filming began doubled history museum depicted episode scene portray tunnel bus travelled queen gate tunnel road closed nights accommodate filming major piece filming wales took place closed newport doubled spaceship scenes set london oxford street filmed mary street cardiff filming took place peak february great_britain snowfall sub zero temperatures slowed filming visible effect cast accommodate adverse conditions davies included line script specified spaceship cooled external temperatures increase filming took place mid february weeks previously double buses bought filming substantially damaged crane accidentally dropped container emergency discussion production team agreed damage unintentionally artistic decided include damaged bus episode instead shipping spare bus cardiff delayed filming schedule production team decided partially reconstruct bus damage spare bus cardiff match bus rewrite script accommodate mention damage bus recalled reaction production team damage bus issue morning week february leaving flat said little accident bus disaster bus got office handed photograph initial reaction absolute horror called emergency meeting russell came discussed options bought identical london bus film cardiff send got time left cardiff literally day find bus exact replica film cardiff week later taken month find forget opt beach russell response okay let embrace let bus damaged way alien planet narrative trying hide damage fact enhancing special effects smoke sparks works london bus damaged smoking middle desert yeah looks incredible especially gorgeous damaged bus problem filming days afflicted left footage shot production team struggled complete days filming days day compared filming complete episode filming interior scenes bus filmed studio wales disguise fact degree background image strong utilised avoided techniques windows lens served create warmer environment viewer filming ended editing post processing took place days transmission leaving bbc resort unfinished copy market episode story planet dead advertised doctor story writer russell davies admitted designation arbitrary based fans counted unfinished serial season long fourteen serial trial time lord series finale consisting sound drums time lords davies personally disagreed counting trial time lord serial arguing felt like stories grouping following episodes agreed opinion inserted reference landmark specifically bus number davies publicity team advertise special doctor magazine editor acknowledged controversy magazine issue ran reader survey stories broadcast reception overnight figures estimated special watched million people share audience additional watched programme channel highest rating time initial showing appreciation index considered excellent bbc repeat days later gained overnight figure million viewers special second watched programme day beaten premiere new series britain final viewing figure initial broadcast million viewers bbc viewers bbc making fifth watched programme week watched programme aired bbc time including repeats following week million viewers watched episode total episode received average critical reviews science fiction blog den geek said episode turns ambitious predictable entertaining review mentioned objection wife bus trapped sand looked fake despite episode actually filmed mentioned appreciation concept people stranded desert concluded fair fist positively reviewed performance comparing performance par role role performance calling highlight episode dialogue closed review saying planet dead thought thought overall entertaining excited remaining specials result prophecy loved planet dead commenting standard script pretty come expect crazy adventures slightly characters clever dialogue moments sheer silly fun save music woman held special person didn hurt elements cracking good story doctor friends trapped alien planet universe easy way home alien creatures hostile deadly coming tear heroes apart unit trying come threat compared previous episodes impossible planet midnight enjoyed criticised aspects episode russell davies heroine actually filled leaving hoping character killed screen reluctance close travelling thought episode pretty solid adventure cool set monsters entertainment website digital_spy gave episode stars characterised episode hollow big chocolate easter egg lacking drama compelling characterisation russell davies era main criticism ryan character describing romantic tension doctor feeling forced arguing ryan utterly conversely strong direction unit subplot specifically approved evans performance noting fact names unit measurement inspired hilarious review ended describing episode hour expressing hope ambiguous entity hurry gave episode good rating called straightforward story elevate level excitement typically seen doctor episode climax instead describing majority story taken ryan standing desert proclaiming dire situation criticised writing episode bus claiming plot devices taylor held gunpoint ordered close feel ing forced shoe script praise episode went ryan evans thought said character proves sexy wise cracking counterpart doctor evans acting alongside highlighted undeniably great comic acting opposed love hate stand comedy review focused climax thought makes previously plot described entire episode having enjoyable moments entertain fans transmission waters mars planet dead nominated hugo award best dramatic presentation short form lost waters mars international broadcast special aired canada july space july australia special aired south_africa special aired october soundtrack selected pieces score special composed included specials soundtrack october released filming locations
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