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78-397: " Rise of the Cybermen " is the fifth episode of the second series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who , which was first broadcast on BBC One on 13 May 2006. The episode introduces a terrestrial reinvention of the Cybermen , as well as a parallel universe which would serve as a recurring plot element in the series. It is the first part of a two-part story,

156-437: A World Cup match between Portugal and Germany by over a million viewers. The series high was " Tooth and Claw " with 9.24 million viewers, while the series low was " The Satan Pit " with 6.08 million viewers. The series finale, "Doomsday", garnered the highest Appreciation Index (AI) rating of 89, while the tenth episode in the series, "Love & Monsters", garnered the lowest AI rating, at 76, seven units lower than

234-402: A "gut-wrenching farewell" for Rose. The finale was characterised by IGN ' s Ahsan Haque as "an intense epic" still being "led by character-driven drama", and by Radio Times ' s Mark Braxton as a story where the strength of the show's two biggest foes combined is contrasted with "a poignant story about loss". In addition, IGN ' s Haque, while finding "the denouement to be

312-425: A "spare part." However, writer Tom MacRae noted that his television story was not a simple rewrite of Spare Parts : "My story isn't the same — it's got a different setting, different themes, and different characters, 'cause once we started talking, the whole thing developed in a very different direction. But as Russell says, we wouldn't have started this whole line of thinking if he hadn't heard Spare Parts in

390-418: A cameo in " The End of Time ". She later explained that her decision was due to the unexpected success of the revival. Piper said that she "didn't like the responsibility of being a role model". Camille Coduri continued to guest in the series as recurring character Jackie Tyler . Shaun Dingwall returned for several episodes as Pete Tyler and Penelope Wilton reprised her role as Harriet Jones for

468-520: A day. Block six, the final block, contained only one episode, "Love & Monsters", which was directed by Zeff. Production blocks were arranged as follows: Murray Gold returned to compose the music for the second series. Parts of the soundtrack were performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and orchestrated by Ben Foster , unlike in the first series, which was purely reliant on orchestral samples. Selected pieces of score from

546-578: A parallel Earth. The trip has caused all of the TARDIS apart from a small power cell to die. The Doctor energises the cell with some of his own lifeforce. The cell needs twenty-four hours to fully recharge before the group can return home, so they decide to explore. Rose is shocked to see a billboard with her father Pete 's picture on it, knowing that her real father died when she was an infant. Mickey heads off on his own to try to find his grandmother Rita-Anne, who died in his universe years earlier after falling down

624-447: A parallel world, you suddenly get excited by saying everyone can wear eye patches," said Davies, referring to the alternative Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in Inferno . According to Graeme Harper on the episode commentary, the pre-credits sequence was written by Russell T Davies as he was not satisfied with the original opening. In the commentary, it is noted that Jackie's "40th" birthday is

702-576: A reference to the 40th anniversary of the broadcast of " The Tenth Planet ," the first appearance of the Cybermen. Location shooting took place at the Coal Exchange and Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff Bay. The external shots of the chimneys and many of the internal shots were taken at Uskmouth Power Station in Newport . Mickey sports a large tattoo on his right bicep ; according to actor Noel Clarke's commentary,

780-568: A second series and a Christmas special on 30 March 2005. The series was the first series of Doctor Who to be preceded by a Christmas special. The success of the Christmas special led to it becoming an annual tradition . Production on the series began on 1 August 2005 and concluding on 31 March 2006. Phil Collinson produced all episodes, with Julie Gardner acting as executive producer. Russell T Davies continued to act as head writer and executive producer , contributing several episodes of

858-747: A spin-off series titled The Sarah Jane Adventures . John Leeson also featured in this episode as the voice of K9 . Other guest stars included Adam Garcia and Daniel Evans in "The Christmas Invasion", Anna Hope and Adjoa Andoh in " New Earth ", Anthony Head in "School Reunion", Roger Lloyd-Pack in " Rise of the Cybermen " / " The Age of Steel ", Rory Jennings , Margaret John , and Maureen Lipman in " The Idiot's Lantern ", Claire Rushbrook in " The Impossible Planet " / " The Satan Pit ", Nina Sosanya in " Fear Her ", and Raji James and Barbara Windsor in " Army of Ghosts " / " Doomsday ". Freema Agyeman , who appeared briefly in "Doomsday", would later return to co-star as Martha Jones in

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936-442: A whole new generation, Davies' prime objective for these Cybermen was to erase the word "silver" and to instead choose to stress the terms "metal" and "steel", emphasising the loss of their humanity as a source of their monstrosity. The mythology of Torchwood is built across the series, though it did not feature in any of the early outlines or drafts for series 2 until its reveal in the finale even though it had first appeared in

1014-452: Is being investigated by a group called the Preachers, who have been receiving secret information about Lumic's technology from "Gemini". Jake Simmonds, one of the Preachers, witnesses a group of homeless people being lured into lorries to be converted and goes to collect help. Jake finds Mickey at his grandmother's house, and confuses him with his parallel counterpart, Ricky. Jake takes Mickey to

1092-413: Is connected by a loose story arc consisting of the recurring word "Torchwood". This is also the first series to be preceded by a Christmas special, the success of "The Christmas Invasion" led to the Christmas special becoming an annual tradition. Russell T Davies returned as head writer of the series. Phil Collinson produced all episodes, with Julie Gardner serving as executive producer. Music for

1170-623: Is finally visited by the Doctor and Rose in " Army of Ghosts " / " Doomsday ", at which point it is situated within London 's Canary Wharf and accidentally allows the invasion of the Cybermen and, subsequently, the Daleks . The series was directed by James Hawes , Euros Lyn , James Strong , Dan Zeff , and Graeme Harper . Harper had previously worked on the show's original run, which included directing The Caves of Androzani (1984) and Revelation of

1248-591: The Apollo Theatre from 6 November 2017 to 21 April 2018 with most of the Crucible Theatre cast returning. He also wrote the film version , which was released on 17 September 2021 by Amazon Studios . It was previously scheduled to be released on 23 October 2020, by 20th Century Studios , but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and sold the rights after a January 2021 release was planned but scrapped. It

1326-618: The Tardisodes to mobile telephones were less popular than expected: around 40,000 downloads, averaging 3,000 per episode. Downloads to personal computers were much more common, with 2.6 million downloads. Iain Tweedale, new media editor for BBC Wales, suggested two reasons for the low number of telephone downloads: although the BBC provided the episodes free, most users had to pay a fee to their mobile network, and many telephones were not compatible with

1404-481: The first series , second series, and " The Runaway Bride ", as composed by Murray Gold, were released on 4 December 2006 by Silva Screen Records. The cues from the first series were re-recorded by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales , the original music having been created using orchestral samples. Gold's arrangement of the main theme featured samples from the 1963 original with further elements added: an orchestral sound of low horns, strings and percussion and part of

1482-555: The following series . Andoh returned for Series 3 but was recast as Martha's mother. Pauline Collins , who appeared in " Tooth and Claw " as Queen Victoria , had previously appeared in The Faceless Ones (1967) as Samantha Briggs. Nicholas Hoult was considered for the role that went to Jennings. Following the success of the opening episode of the first series , the BBC announced that Doctor Who had been recommissioned for both

1560-438: The tenth incarnation of the Doctor , an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his TARDIS , which appears to be a British police box on the outside. The Doctor continues to travel with his companion Rose Tyler ( Billie Piper ), with whom he has grown increasingly attached. They also briefly travel with Rose's boyfriend Mickey Smith ( Noel Clarke ), and Rose's mother Jackie ( Camille Coduri ). The series

1638-547: The 2005 episode " Bad Wolf ". In " The Christmas Invasion ", it is revealed to be a secret organisation which possesses alien technology, and its establishment is shown in " Tooth and Claw ", whose late addition to the series allowed Davies to fix it in British history by associating it with Queen Victoria . References then gradually started appearing in the script of every episode: blocked websites, mentions of buildings and archives owned by Torchwood and so on. Contemporary Torchwood

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1716-454: The Christmas special. Noel Clarke 's character Mickey Smith , a recurring guest character during the first series, featured in several episodes as a companion of the Doctor. Elisabeth Sladen featured in the episode " School Reunion ", returning to the character of Sarah Jane Smith , companion of the Third and Fourth Doctors. Following this episode, Sladen was asked to reprise her role in

1794-470: The Cybermen's iconic march to themes of "aggression, loss of individuality, and dictatorial order" and the "boot stamping on the human face" from George Orwell 's Nineteen Eighty-Four . Doctor Who (series 2) The second series of British science fiction programme Doctor Who began on 25 December 2005 with the Christmas special " The Christmas Invasion ". A regular series of thirteen episodes

1872-471: The Dalek ray-gun and TARDIS materialisation sound effects. Included on the album are two versions of the theme: the 44-second opening version, as arranged by Gold, and a longer arrangement that includes the "middle eight" (a name given to one of the sections of the melody), after Gold omitted it from both the opening and closing credits. Gold has said that his interpretation was driven by the title visual sequence he

1950-742: The Daleks (1985) in the show's original run. Recording for the Christmas special began on 23 July 2005. The Clearwell Caves were used twice: the interior of the Sycorax ship, and the Beast's Pit in " The Satan Pit ". Production blocks were scheduled around the directors. The majority of filming took place in Wales, particularly in Cardiff . Parts of "New Earth" were shot at the Wales Millennium Centre , which

2028-471: The Doctor in a morally ambiguous situation". Though finding the episode "dramatic" and "soulful", they both concluded that, for a Doctor Who story, humans are mere supporting characters, with a narrative that Wilkins found "requires the Doctor to be the hero". However, they both still found the finale enjoyable: Wilkins calling it "supremely entertaining television", and Ruediger stating "it makes no attempts to play by any rules other than its own" and provides

2106-462: The Goblet of Fire , playing father and son, Barty Crouch Sr. and Barty Crouch Jr. respectively. Roger Lloyd-Pack broke his leg just days before filming began on the episode. Writer Tom MacRae told Doctor Who Magazine in issue #369 that this did not necessitate any rewriting: the script had always had Lumic in a wheelchair as this became part of his motivation for creating the Cybermen given that he

2184-498: The Preachers' base where Ricky and Mickey meet. After some initial distrust, Mickey decides to join the Preachers as they follow the Cybus lorries that kidnapped the homeless to Pete's mansion, which is hosting the birthday party of his wife, Jackie, who did not have a child in this universe and instead gave the name "Rose" to her dog. Rose and the Doctor also investigate the party and disguise themselves as caterers. The Cybermen break into

2262-462: The Region 2 release. The entire series was subsequently released in a boxset on 20 November 2006 in Region 2. All releases are for DVD unless otherwise indicated: "The Christmas Invasion" was adapted into a novel by Jenny Colgan . The novel was subsequently produced as an audio book, narrated by Camille Coduri . The second series of Doctor Who was watched by an average of 7.5 million viewers, which

2340-642: The Ways " he was next seen in the Children in Need special , broadcast on 18 November 2005. " The Christmas Invasion ", broadcast one month later, marked his first episode. In 2005, Tennant had starred in Casanova , written by Russell T Davies and produced by Julie Gardner , when he was offered an audition as the Doctor, which surprised him as it had not yet been publicly announced that Christopher Eccleston would not be returning to

2418-412: The associated episodes, the real website saw the release of mini-episodes of 2-3 mins, called Tardisodes, as prologues for every episode, along with the rare banner using in-universe references to ask viewers to check out the current episode. The major promoter for the series, aside from the BBC, was Radio Times: they released their first programme-specific Christmas double issue in 16 years, instead of

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2496-675: The audio play Cobwebs . Paul Antony-Barber later played Ludovic Comfort in the audio play The Magic Mousetrap . Graeme Harper is the first director to have directed stories in the original and new series of Doctor Who , having previously directed The Caves of Androzani and Revelation of the Daleks . As seen in Doctor Who Confidential episode "Cybermen", the actors playing the Cybermen went through extensive choreographing to perfect their movements. Roger Lloyd-Pack and David Tennant previously worked together in Harry Potter and

2574-416: The broadcast of "The Christmas Invasion". Thirteen Tardisodes , ranging from lengths of 40–55 seconds, were produced to serve as prequels to each episode. All episodes were filmed as part of the second series' production cycle. Series 2 was Tennant's first in the role of the Doctor ; his casting was announced on 16 April 2005. Following his brief appearance in the closing moments of " The Parting of

2652-573: The broadcasts. In the United States , the second series aired on The Sci Fi Channel (now known as SyFy). In Canada, the series aired through the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . The corporation won a Constellation Award for their assistance and contributions to the series. In France, the series aired on France 4 . The press launch for the series began on 27 March at the Wales Millennium Centre . A special trailer for

2730-518: The clear emotional highlight", also found the dialogue "funny and witty" and adding to "the memorability of the finale". Together with "the great writing and beautiful acting", he called it more entertaining than entire seasons of many shows and "sci-fi television at its finest". Similarly, Radio Times ' s Braxton praised the show for finding "ways to think big" since its revival while also sometimes delivering on this scale "with such devastating intimacy". Screen Rant ' s Edward Cleary ranked

2808-446: The concluding part being " The Age of Steel ", broadcast on 20 May. The episode is set in the parallel universe's version of London. In the episode, the businessman John Lumic ( Roger Lloyd-Pack ) seeks to "upgrade" all of humanity into Cybermen by placing their brains inside metal exoskeletons. The episode was directed by Graeme Harper , who became the first and so far only person in the show's history to have directed episodes in both

2886-501: The episode " Love & Monsters ", the Abzorbaloff, was designed by the winner of a Blue Peter contest. " The Runaway Bride ", which was supposed to be the midway point of the original line-up, was moved early on to be the Christmas special for the next series, and was replaced by " Tooth and Claw ", which had its roots in a story about "Queen Victoria and a werewolf", something Davies had been contemplating since 2004. The order of

2964-466: The episode was broadcast from 7:23 p.m. due to the overrunning of the FA Cup Final . The corresponding episode of Doctor Who Confidential was subsequently delayed until "Rise of the Cybermen" had aired. Overnight viewing figures for this episode averaged 8.6 million (39.7% share), peaking at 9.65 million. The audience Appreciation Index was 86. Its final viewing figure was 9.22 million, making it

3042-458: The first few episodes moved around a bit while being written, and were only finalised after the early scripts were partially done, in order to find the best way to develop Tennant's Doctor, especially for those viewers confused by the regeneration. The series is primarily set on Earth (though not as much as the first series was) due to the cost involved in creating another planet, Davies stated; only two stories were set on another planet. However,

3120-412: The first part intense with "a great cliffhanger", with Wilkins additionally stating it was not afraid of dealing with "some large thematic questions". However, Ruediger characterised the second part as being "full of fanboy silliness", and Wilkins criticised it for how fast the situation changes with the arrival of the foes, a direct results of human interference, stating the show seems "incapable of placing

3198-470: The first place." Early drafts of this story featured "Body Shops", where wealthy people would purchase new cybernetic limbs. Davies vetoed this element because he found it unbelievable. He also instructed Tom MacRae to tone down the differences between the parallel universe versions of characters and their "real" universe counterparts. "I think it was one of those great lessons about the freedom of SF, as well as its greatest dangers, because when you're creating

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3276-537: The first, not having to present every single detail to the BBC: discussions and plot changes happened as much in coffeehouses and on phone as it did in writing, and therefore the first outline had much more detail than the first series, allowing for a more connected series. Just like the first series, the second series saw the return of another classic enemy, the Cybermen . Presented with the opportunity to re-introduce Cybermen to

3354-473: The following domain names: cybusindustries.com, cybusindustries.co.uk, cybusfinance.com, cybusfinance.co.uk, cybusproperty.com and cybusproperty.co.uk. The BBC also created the website henriksonline.co.uk for the department store Rose had worked at in the episode " Rose ". Its bookstore includes the images of both John Lumic's book "Man of Steel" and Jackie Tyler's biography "The Strong Survive". Colin Spaull played

3432-426: The fourth . Delgado praised "Doomsday" as "heart wrenching" and "tragic". Digital Spy ' s Morgan Jeffery and Rebecca Cook ranked the series fourth, praising Tennant's performance; they believed the series brought new levels of success by increasing the show's popularity and securing its future. Den of Geek ' s Andrew Blair placed the series nineteenth overall, the lowest of Tennant's run, and believed it

3510-513: The mansion and surround the guests, with the intention of upgrading all of them into Cybermen. The Cybermen kill the President and other partygoers for resisting. The Doctor, Rose, and Pete escape the house and encounter Mickey and the Preachers outside. As the group is surrounded by Cybermen, the Doctor and his group surrender. The Cybermen tell them that they are "incompatible" and will be deleted. Doctor Who Magazine #368 confirmed that this story

3588-486: The occasional interview in tabloids and newspapers such as The Independent, The Sun, The Daily Mirror, The Sunday Herald and so on; discussions about the series, sometimes with the crew, on Radio 1, Virgin Radio, Radio 4, and Radio Wales. The BBC promoted the series using their various holdings: CBBC used the theme with the broadcast of their programme, fictional websites, such as those of Mickey and UNIT, were updated before

3666-512: The original and revived runs of the series: he previously directed the critically acclaimed serial The Caves of Androzani in 1984, and Revelation of the Daleks in 1985. The episode was the first Doctor Who story to feature the Cybermen in the show's 2005 revival. They last appeared 18 years prior in Silver Nemesis . The Tenth Doctor , Rose , and Mickey Smith crash land in London on

3744-568: The previous series. A Children in Need special and an interactive episode, entitled " Attack of the Graske ", were both released alongside the series. A series of thirteen Tardisode s were also produced. These mini-episodes (approximately 60 seconds in length) served as prequels to each forthcoming episode, and were available for download to mobile phones and viewable at the official Doctor Who website. The Tardisodes were recorded intermittently from 31 January to 8 April 2006. Downloads of

3822-426: The robotic movements of the Cybermen, are reminiscent of Fritz Lang 's Metropolis . Unlike the two-part stories from the 2005 series, this episode featured no "Next time" trailer for the next episode — only a title card reading "To be continued...", the first time the phrase has ever been used to end an episode in the programme's history. The production team had stated previously that one episode in this series

3900-604: The role of Lilt in Revelation of the Daleks , which was also directed by Graeme Harper . Spaull is the sixth actor to appear in both the original series and the revival. He also appeared in the audio play Grand Theft Cosmos as Henrik. Don Warrington, who plays the President, previously provided the voice for Time Lord founder Rassilon in the Doctor Who audio plays Seasons of Fear , Neverland , and Zagreus produced by Big Finish Productions . Helen Griffin later appeared in

3978-410: The role. He was offered the role at Davies's home, and was initially concerned that if the series was not recommissioned he would become known as "the person who played the Doctor for 35 seconds". Billie Piper continued her role as companion Rose Tyler , for her second and final series. Piper departed as a regular following "Doomsday". She would return as a regular in the 2008 series , and in

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4056-417: The same time". He particularly praised how the storyline "ties in with our obsession with upgrading everything" and that Noel Clarke was given more to do. Ahsan Haque of IGN gave the episode a rating of 8.5 out of 10, feeling that it "delivers both in scope and with some great dialogue". Haque was especially positive to the return of the Cybermen and the focus on Mickey and Rose. Nick Setchfield of SFX gave

4134-400: The second-lowest AI rating. The US release of the series averaged a household rating of 1.05 million viewers. Doctor Who ' s second series received positive reviews from critics. Series 2 holds a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes with an average score of 9/10, based on eight critic reviews. Many considered the finale "Doomsday" one of the best episodes and "Fear Her" one of

4212-401: The series sixth of thirteen, and felt the chemistry between Tennant and Piper—one of Doctor Who ' s best duos—overshadowed any problems; he described "The Impossible Planet" / "The Satan Pit" as one of the "best two-parters ever". In 2021, Comic Book Resources ' s Gabriela Delgado noted the series was the second-highest rated on IMDb of Doctor Who ' s modern run, behind only

4290-482: The series was composed by Murray Gold . A majority of filming took place in Cardiff, Wales . The series was acclaimed by critics and won multiple awards, including five at the BAFTA Cymru Awards . Two mini-episodes were also recorded: " Doctor Who : Children in Need" was produced for the 2005 Children in Need appeal, and interactive episode "Attack of the Graske" was recorded for digital television following

4368-478: The series was produced by Red Bee Media . The trailer included both clips from the series and special footage shot for it. Various episodes received screening prior to their official release, including a Glasgow -based screening for "Tooth and Claw" and a Cardiff -based one for "The Christmas Invasion". The promotion of the second series also took other forms: interviews with cast and crew on such prestigious channels like BBC1 and ITV1; rumours and reports and

4446-464: The series. New writers for the show included Toby Whithouse , Tom MacRae , Matt Jones , and Matthew Graham . Returning writers Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat also contributed episodes to the series. Stephen Fry was due to write the eleventh episode, but was forced to withdraw as he could not complete the script in time. Davies consequently hired Graham, who he had been trying to hire for series three, to write " Fear Her ". The villain of

4524-562: The short stories "Once Upon a Time" and "Cats and Dogs", which were published in Doctor Who Storybook 2007 and Doctor Who Storybook 2008 , respectively. He wrote the book and lyrics to the stage musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie , which premiered at the Crucible Theatre , Sheffield in February 2017. On 21 June it was announced that the musical would transfer to the West End at

4602-409: The sixth most watched programme of the week. This episode was released together with " The Age of Steel " and " The Idiot's Lantern " as a "vanilla" DVD with no special features, and later as part of the complete Series 2 boxed set. Digital Spy 's Dek Hogan reacted positively to "Rise of the Cybermen", describing the new Cybermen as "stunning, not only looking fantastic but being genuinely scary at

4680-533: The stairs. The Doctor and Rose discover that most of the population of London wear EarPod devices that feed information directly into the wearer's brain from Cybus Industries, which owns Pete's health drink company Vitex. Meanwhile, the head of Cybus Industries, John Lumic, tries and fails to gain approval from the President of Great Britain for his plan to "upgrade" humanity by placing their brains into metal exoskeletons. Unknown to everyone else, Lumic has already been secretly turning homeless people into Cybermen. Cybus

4758-598: The tattoo was make-up applied for the episode. The Art Deco look of the 2006 Cybermen design follows that from the web cast Real Time . According to the episode commentary, director Graeme Harper wanted an Art Deco feel to the parallel universe Earth. Art Deco costumes had previously been used for the K1 Robot in Robot (1974) and for much of the cast (including robots) in The Robots of Death (1977). The Art Deco design, as well as

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4836-432: The team had learnt from the first series about the specific challenges faced by a sci-fi series; instead of last-minute changes to reduce CGI, plots were written in mind to use shots needing less CGI: gardens and concrete plazas, such as those employed in the then-recently released Battlestar Galactica show, which allowed an equitable budgetary distribution between stories. The second series came about quite differently from

4914-461: The television adaptation of Raymond Briggs ' Fungus the Bogeyman . Since 2016 he has written several episodes for the television fantasy series The Librarians . Tom MacRae wrote a picture book for children called The Opposite , which has gone into paperback and been published in several languages. His second book for children, Baby Pie , also received a paperback edition. MacRae also wrote

4992-402: The two-parter a positive review, highlighting Harper's direction which he felt added imagination and menace to the Cybermen and the parallel universe. However, he felt that Lloyd-Pack's performance was too over-the-top for the current "subtler" incarnation of Doctor Who , which made him come across as "jarringly two-dimensional". A critical monograph on the Cybermen's iconic marching sound and

5070-400: The use of music within the episodes by Anne Cranny-Francis was published in 2009. In the essay she "analyzes the meanings of sound" and the "relationships between humans and technology", arguing that the episode's use of music, such as the 1961 hit " The Lion Sleeps Tonight ", links "the unethical use of technology...with the progressive narrative of secular societies" and draws parallels between

5148-510: The usual generic issue, for the release of The Christmas Invasion , a special section called "Doctor Who Watch", and covers and interviews with cast and crew throughout the run of the series. The second series of Doctor Who was first released on DVD in five volumes, with the first volume being released in Region 2 on 1 May 2006 and the final volume on 25 September 2006. The five volumes were also released in Region 4, invariably two months after

5226-610: The worst, with one reviewer calling the series full of intense highs and lows for both the characters and the plot. Critics praised the Tennant and Piper's performance and romantic tension. The series' CGI, the Torchwood reveal, and use of cliffhangers also received praise, as did Murray Gold's soundtrack, the series' dynamic nature, and the varying settings. Reviewing the two-part finale, Slant Magazine ' s Ross Ruediger and The A.V. Club ' s Alasdair Wilkins both found

5304-878: Was a "comedown" in quality from its predecessor. Tom MacRae Tom MacRae (born 6 August 1977) is an English television writer, author, playwright, lyricist, television producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as the creator of the television series Threesome and the book writer and lyricist of the Olivier nominated stage musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie . The only child of Dianne, an art teacher, and Anthony, an artist, MacRae grew up in Weedon Bec , Northamptonshire and attended Campion School, Bugbrooke . His writing for television includes Mayo starring Alistair McGowan ; "At Bertrams Hotel" for Marple and "Life Born of Fire" for Lewis ; The Lines of War for Bonekickers ; and an episode of Casualty . He

5382-427: Was broadcast weekly in 2006, starting with " New Earth " on 15 April and concluding with " Doomsday " on 8 July. In addition, two short special episodes were produced; a Children in Need special and an interactive episode , as well as thirteen minisodes titled Tardisodes . It is the second series of the revival of the show, and the twenty-eighth season overall. It is the first series to feature David Tennant as

5460-402: Was given to work around. Often erroneously cited as being the same as the end credits version, this second version is in fact a new arrangement and recording. The second series premiered on 15 April 2006 with " New Earth ", and concluded after thirteen episodes on 8 July 2006 with " Doomsday ". Doctor Who Confidential also aired alongside each episode of the series, continuing on from

5538-463: Was in a wheelchair and dying and wanted to prolong his life. Roger Lloyd-Pack told The Daily Mirror that he based the character of Lumic on Donald Rumsfeld : "I thought, 'Who is a power-hungry mad person who believes he is completely right and has a lot of control?' Donald Rumsfeld came to mind. He's as bad a man as I see around now." Although scheduled to be broadcast in the UK from 7:00 to 7:45 p.m.,

5616-483: Was inspired by the Big Finish Productions audio play Spare Parts . Russell T Davies had previously described (along with The Holy Terror ) as "some of the finest drama ever written for any genre, in any medium, anywhere." Spare Parts author, Marc Platt , received a fee and was credited in the end titles ("With thanks to Marc Platt"), and there is an allusion in the dialogue with Mickey labelling himself

5694-428: Was nominated for a BAFTA in 2002 for the series Off Limits: School's Out . For the television series Doctor Who , he wrote the two-part story " Rise of the Cybermen " and " The Age of Steel ". Issue 383 of Doctor Who Magazine reported that MacRae had been commissioned to write the episode "Century House" for Series 4, broadcast in 2008; however, this episode was cancelled after Russell T Davies decided that it

5772-418: Was slightly down from the previous series, which was watched by 7.9 million viewers. Doctor Who 's first Christmas special, "The Christmas Invasion", was watched by 9.84 million viewers upon its premiere on 25 December 2005, and, as of 2010, was the ninth-highest figure for an episode of Doctor Who since its 2005 revival. The series' finale "Doomsday" was watched by 8.2 million total viewers, beating

5850-615: Was so long that there was no time for a preview. Many viewers, and writer Steven Moffat , had criticised the use of a preview for " World War Three " at the end of the 2005 episode " Aliens of London " as it spoiled the dramatic cliffhanger ending. Beginning with " The Impossible Planet ", trailers for the second part of stories were run during the middle eight, after the main credits, to allow viewers time to switch off. Official BBC websites include cybusindustries.net , cybusfitness.co.uk and internationalelectromatics.co.uk . Other similarly named websites are run by fans. The BBC also registered

5928-446: Was too close in tone to another episode. For Matt Smith's Doctor, MacRae wrote the episode " The Girl Who Waited ", broadcast in 2011. That same year, MacRae created and wrote Threesome , Comedy Central UK 's first original scripted comedy since the channel was renamed in 2009. It starred Stephen Wight and Amy Huberman as a young couple and Emun Elliott as their gay best friend. A second series has aired. In 2015, he co-wrote

6006-707: Was used during promotion of the series. "Tooth and Claw" was originally part of block one, but production issues pushed it to block two. The episode was shot in Llansannor Court . The building was later reused for " The Unicorn and the Wasp ". " The Girl in the Fireplace " used the Dyffryn Gardens for both the gardens and palace of Louis XV . The gardens were used for various other episodes, including " Deep Breath " and " The Wedding of River Song ". A Stella Artois brewery

6084-597: Was used for the upgrading chamber in "Army of Ghosts". The Coedarhydyglyn House was used for Jackie and Pete's mansion in the episode. The house was later used in " The Angels Take Manhattan ". Southerndown Beach was used for the beach where the Doctor and Rose say goodbye in "Doomsday". The beach was later reused in " Dinosaurs on a Spaceship ". The first two weeks of filming on block four were spent entirely on "Fear Her". Maureen Lipman appeared in "The Idiot's Lantern", but due to scheduling conflicts, recorded her scenes remotely in London. Lipman finished her recording in under

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