164a – "Aliens of London"
Doctor Who episode
First contact, or something more sinister?
Cast
Doctor	Christopher Eccleston (Ninth Doctor)
Companion	Billie Piper (Rose Tyler)
Guest stars
Camille Coduri – Jackie Tyler Noel Clarke – Mickey Smith Penelope Wilton – Harriet Jones Annette Badland – Margaret Blaine Corey Doabe – Spray Painter Ceris Jones – Policeman Jack Tarlton – Reporter Lachele Carl – Reporter Fiesta Mei Ling – Ru Basil Chung – Bau Matt Baker – Himself Andrew Marr – Himself Rupert Vansittart General Asquith David Verrey – Joseph Green Navin Chowdhry – Indra Ganesh Naoko Mori – Doctor Sato Eric Potts – Oliver Charles Jimmy Vee – Space Pig Steve Spiers – Strickland Elizabeth Fost, Paul Kasey, Alan Ruscoe – Slitheen
Production
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. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in Christopher Eccleston (krɪstəfə ˈɛkəlstən born 16 February 1964 is an award-winning English stage, Film and Television Actor The Ninth Doctor is the ninth official incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor, in the long-running BBC television History of the Doctor Who companion When Doctor Who was created the dramatic structure of the programme's cast was rather different from the hero-and-sidekick Billie Paul Piper (born Lianne Paul Piper on 22 September 1982 is an English actress and pop Singer. Rose Marion Tyler is a fictional character played by Billie Piper in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who Camille Coduri (born 8 October, 1966 in Wandsworth, London) is a British actress Jacqueline Andrea Suzette "Jackie" Tyler (née Prentice) is a Fictional character in the British Science fiction television series Noel Anthony Clarke (born 6 December 1975) is an English Actor, director and writer from London. Mickey Smith is a Fictional character in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Noel Clarke Penelope A Wilton OBE (born 3 June 1946) is an English actress. Harriet Jones is a recurring fictional character played by Penelope Wilton in the long-running British science fiction television series Annette Badland (born 1950 in Edgbaston, Birmingham) is an English actress This is a list of villains from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Lachele Carl is an actress She has appeared in Grange Hill, Batman and Alien Autopsy. Matthew James Baker (born 23 December 1977 in Easington, County Durham) is a British Television presenter. Andrew William Stevenson Marr (born 31 July 1959 Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish Journalist and political commentator Rupert Vansittart (born 10 February 1958) is an English Character actor. This is a list of henchmen, Fictional characters serving villains and/or monsters and aliens in the long-running British science David Verrey is a British television film and stage actor His best known roles were those of Serge Starr in more than 200 episodes of the soap Family Affairs This is a list of villains from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Navin' Chowdhry (Born 1971 in Bristol) is an English television actor (born 1975 is a Japanese actress well-known for roles as Sarah Saffron's friend in Absolutely Fabulous, Mie Nishikawa in Casualty is a Fictional character from the television series Doctor Who and Torchwood, played by Naoko Mori. This is a list of henchmen, Fictional characters serving villains and/or monsters and aliens in the long-running British science Jimmy Vee is a British actor and stunt performer who has played a number of Doctor Who monsters and aliens. Steve Speirs (born February 22, 1965) sometimes spelled 'Spiers' is a British actor This is a list of henchmen, Fictional characters serving villains and/or monsters and aliens in the long-running British science Paul Kasey (born August 5 1973 in Chatham, Kent) is an English actor who frequently plays monsters on Doctor Who Alan Ruscoe (born April 14 1972) is a British actor who is best known for his work as various aliens monsters and androids in the Star Wars The Slitheen are a family of massive bipedal extraterrestrials from the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who and adversaries Russell T Davies, OBE (born Stephen Russell Davies, 27 April, 1963) is a critically acclaimed British Television producer 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. Born in Wales, after finishing school she lived for a time in New York City, Phil Collinson is a British Television producer. He was initially an actor before switching to working behind the cameras in the industry Russell T Davies, OBE (born Stephen Russell Davies, 27 April, 1963) is a critically acclaimed British Television producer Julie Gardner (born June 1969 is a Welsh Television producer who is currently both Controller of Drama Commissioning at BBC Television and Head Mal Young (born 26 January 1957 Liverpool, England) is a British Television producer and Executive producer. 4
Series	Series 1
Length	1 of 2 episodes, 45 mins
Originally broadcast	April 16, 2005
Chronology
← Preceded by	Followed by →
"The Unquiet Dead"	"World War Three"
IMDb profile

"Aliens of London" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on April 16, 2005. This is a list of Doctor Who television serials and episodes. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " The Unquiet Dead " is an episode in the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on " World War Three " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on This is a list of Doctor Who television serials and episodes. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Science fiction first appeared on Television during the Golden age of science fiction, first in Britain (UK and then in the United States Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It is the first of a two-part story. The concluding episode, "World War Three", was broadcast on April 23. " World War Three " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Plot 3 Continuity 4 Production 4.1 Cast notes 5 Outside references 6 Broadcast and DVD releases 7 References 8 External links 8.1 Reviews

Synopsis

The Ninth Doctor takes Rose back to 21st century London, just in time to witness a spaceship crashing into the River Thames, triggering a worldwide state of alert and the closing off of the city. The Ninth Doctor is the ninth official incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor, in the long-running BBC television Rose Marion Tyler is a fictional character played by Billie Piper in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. As the Doctor investigates the survivor of the crash, Rose finds problems closer to home.

Plot

The Doctor uses the TARDIS to take Rose back to her flat, supposedly 12 hours after she left her mother Jackie (in "Rose"), but discovers that they have actually returned 12 months since that point; Jackie declared Rose missing and Mickey Smith was accused but cleared of murdering Rose. The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in The TARDIS ( T ime A nd R elative D imension(s I n S pace is a time machine and Spacecraft in the Rose Marion Tyler is a fictional character played by Billie Piper in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who Jacqueline Andrea Suzette "Jackie" Tyler (née Prentice) is a Fictional character in the British Science fiction television series " Rose " is an episode in the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on 26 March Mickey Smith is a Fictional character in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Noel Clarke As Rose expresses her frustration at the Doctor for not being able to tell the truth of where she's been, a spacecraft speeds through the sky, crashing through Big Ben, and splashes down in the River Thames. A spacecraft is a Vehicle or machine designed for Spaceflight. The Clock Tower is the world's largest four-faced chiming Clock. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. Central London is quickly sealed off, forcing the Doctor and Rose to follow events on television. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. An alien is discovered in the wreckage and taken, under command of General Asquith to nearby Albion Hospital. See also List of extraterrestrials in fiction In Popular cultures Life forms -especially intelligent life forms that are of extraterrestrial This is a list of henchmen, Fictional characters serving villains and/or monsters and aliens in the long-running British science The general examines the body and asks Dr. Sato, the pathologist, to learn all she can about the creature. is a Fictional character from the television series Doctor Who and Torchwood, played by Naoko Mori. Pathology; please do not remove --> ( As various "alien-welcoming" parties occur in the estate flats that evening, the Doctor sneaks off to his TARDIS alone, promising Rose he will not interfere with Earth's first alien contact and that he won't leave her, and materialises at the hospital. There, managing to influence the guards, he is able to meet Dr. Sato and the alien, and determines that the alien is really just an Earth pig, enhanced by alien technology; someone wanted to fake the alien crash.

Meanwhile, due to the inability to locate the Prime Minister and with gridlock around London, MP Joseph Green, a large, flatulent man and a Chair of a DEFRA committee, is instated as the acting Prime Minister by Indra Ganesh, a Junior Secretary with the Ministry of Defence. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Flatulence is the production of a mixture of gases in the digestive tract of Mammals that are byproducts of the digestion process The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs ( Defra) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for environmental protection The Ministry of Defence ( MoD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters Ganesh gives Green the emergency protocols for dealing with an extraterrestrial encounter, and introduces him to Margaret Blaine of MI5 and Oliver Charles, an MP who is a Parliamentary Liaison at the Department of Transport. This is a list of villains from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This is a list of henchmen, Fictional characters serving villains and/or monsters and aliens in the long-running British science Ganesh leaves the trio alone, who begin laughing among themselves. Harriet Jones, a backbench MP, attempts to deliver a report to the trio, but ends up overhearing General Asquith complaining to Green of his inactivity. Harriet Jones is a recurring fictional character played by Penelope Wilton in the long-running British science fiction television series For other meanings see Backbench A backbencher is a Member of Parliament (MP or a legislator who does not hold governmental The three think it a joke, passing gas as they laugh, then begin to unzip their heads, revealing a blue light, causing the General to scream. Flatulence is the production of a mixture of gases in the digestive tract of Mammals that are byproducts of the digestion process General Asquith is killed, the being occupying Charles now using the General's appearance as its own.

As Rose tries to tell Mickey and Jackie about where she had been for the last year and that the Doctor is her friend, the TARDIS rematerialises back at the flats. The Doctor explains to Rose and Mickey that the alien crash was all faked, and that the ship was actually launched from Earth, meaning that whomever launched it has been on Earth for some time, while Jackie calls the Emergency Alien Hotline to report the Doctor as an alien. Jackie's call triggers a "Code 9" alert; when the Doctor, Rose, and Mickey leave the TARDIS, they are surrounded by soldiers, but while Mickey is able to escape, the Doctor and Rose are escorted to 10 Downing Street. There, they find several other alien experts, including those from the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, gathered to decide on humanity's course of action. UNIT ( U nited N ations I ntelligence T askforce later the UN ified I ntelligence T askforce is a fictional military While the Doctor is asked to be a part of the meeting, Rose is not, though Harriet Jones offers to keep an eye on her. Harriet shows Rose the empty skin of Oliver Charles, and on further investigation, they find the dead body of the Prime Minister, which they tell Ganesh about. However, Blaine blocks their exit and begins to unzip her head. Simultaneously, police inspector Strickland who has been talking to Jackie after the Doctor was captured, begins to do the same. This is a list of henchmen, Fictional characters serving villains and/or monsters and aliens in the long-running British science In the meeting room, General Asquith also unzips his head, and reveals himself as the alien Slitheen, while Green sends a deadly electrical shock through all the alien experts, including the Doctor. The Slitheen are a family of massive bipedal extraterrestrials from the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who and adversaries "Electrocute" redirects here For the band see Electrocute (band. The episodes ends in a cliffhanger into "World War Three". A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a Plot device in which a movie, Novel, or other work of fiction contains an abrupt ending often leaving " World War Three " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on

Continuity

• A poster announcing Rose's disappearance states that she has not been seen since March 6, 2005. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. However, the BBC-produced "official" UNIT website indicates that the climactic events of "Rose" happened on March 26. The 2005 series revival of the long-running British science fiction television programme Doctor Who features several tie-in websites produced Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. ^[1] The same site also dates this episode at either May 26^[2] or June 28,^[3] 2006. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. If June 28 is accepted, "Boom Town" (and also "The Parting of the Ways") would have to take place in late December 2006 — the same week as "The Christmas Invasion" (dated to 2006 by the Guinevere One website^[4]). Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. " Boom Town " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast on " The Parting of the Ways " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast " The Christmas Invasion " is a 60-minute special episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. On the other hand, if only on-screen evidence is accepted, "Aliens of London" would take place in March 2006, "Boom Town" in September, and "The Parting of the Ways" later in the autumn or early winter.
• The official police poster is the first reference to the Powell Estate on the television series. Rose is described as, "19 years old, 5 feet 4 inches in height, slim build with shoulder-length blonde hair. " The photograph used is one of Billie Piper herself, rather than one of Piper playing Rose. ^[5] Several other, home-made posters are seen on Jackie's table, including one with a banner headline saying "WHERE IS ROSE?". ^[6]
• The Doctor tells Rose he is 900 years old. The last on-screen mention of the Doctor's age, in Time and the Rani, put it at 953. Time and the Rani is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in ^[7] See The Doctor's age. The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in
• UNIT, the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, is mentioned amongst the experts on aliens, its first appearance on television since the 1989 serial Battlefield. UNIT ( U nited N ations I ntelligence T askforce later the UN ified I ntelligence T askforce is a fictional military Battlefield is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four The Doctor mentions having worked with them in the past, but that they wouldn't recognise him now, alluding to regeneration. The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in
• Mickey notes that he found out on the Internet that the Doctor had worked before for UNIT, among other things. A notation at http://www.whoisdoctorwho.co.uk/ implies that Mickey is the one who has been updating Clive's website since the latter's death in "Rose".
• The TARDIS key began as an ordinary-looking Yale key, then changed during the Third Doctor's last season into a more alien looking one, which was also used for the first two seasons of the Fourth Doctor's tenure. The Third Doctor is the name given to the third incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor; seen on screen in the long-running The Fourth Doctor is the name given to the fourth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running It then reverted back to the Yale key for the rest of the run of the original series. The alien key made one last appearance in the Doctor Who television movie. It has now returned to looking like an ordinary key, except that it starts to glow when the TARDIS is arriving.
• A boy spray paints the words "BAD WOLF" on the side of the TARDIS while it is parked on the council estate. Spray painting is a Painting technique where a device sprays a coating (paint ink varnish etc In both the original run and since the 2005 revival long-running British science fiction television programme Doctor Who has featured a number
• The TARDIS was previously defaced with chalk scribblings in The Time Warrior (1973)^[8] and The Leisure Hive (1980), graffiti in Paradise Towers (1987) and was painted pink in The Happiness Patrol (1988). The Time Warrior is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in The Leisure Hive is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in Graffiti (singular graffito; the plural is used as a Mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched scrawled painted or marked in any manner on property Paradise Towers is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four The Happiness Patrol is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast
• The Cardiff Royal Infirmary provided the setting for the fictional London Albion Hospital. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. The interior scenes at "10 Downing Street" were shot at Hensol Castle in Wales. Hensol Castle (previously Hensol House is a Castellated Mansion in the Gothic architecture style dating from the late 17th century or early 18th century The Doctor revisits the hospital in 1941 during the episodes "The Empty Child" and "The Doctor Dances". " The Empty Child " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast on " The Doctor Dances " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast ^[9]
• The episode ends on a cliffhanger, the first since episode two of Survival in 1989. Survival is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three parts The story continues in "World War Three". " World War Three " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on This is also the first occasion since Invasion of the Dinosaurs in 1974 in which the first episode of a serial does not share its title with the second. Invasion of the Dinosaurs is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast
• Dr Toshiko Sato, the "government pathologist", returns in the Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood. is a Fictional character from the television series Doctor Who and Torchwood, played by Naoko Mori. Torchwood is a British science fiction Drama Television programme, created by Russell T Davies and starring John Barrowman
• The events of this episode are briefly mentioned in a conversation with Toshiko and Owen in the Torchwood episode "Exit Wounds". Dr Owen Harper is a Fictional character played by Burn Gorman, and a regular in the BBC television series Torchwood, a " Exit Wounds " is the thirteenth and final episode of the second series of British science fiction television series Torchwood, and In Torchwood, Toshiko is a computer expert, not a pathologist, and it is explained that because Owen was hungover from the night before, Toshiko covered for him and said that she was a doctor and examined the space pig.

Production

• This episode had the working title "Aliens of London Part One" ("World War Three" being "Part Two"). " World War Three " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on
• When the ship crashes into the clock tower, both the numbers on the clock face and the text beneath are backwards. According to the DVD commentary, director Keith Boak altered his shots of the crash sequence but this was not relayed to the visual effects team, who had prepared according to the storyboarded version. As a result, the sequence was electronically flipped to make it conform to the spaceship's final descent pattern.
• The clock also appears to keep working after the incident: the time reads roughly 10:55 when the spaceship strikes it, but reads roughly 6:10 when the clock is later seen on a news broadcast.
• The entrance to the Prime Minister's residence was a redress of a similar-looking door in Central London.
• The screen of the detection software that identifies the Code 9 carries the crest of the UK government as identified by the motto and the feet of the supporters. The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom is the official Coat of arms of the British monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II. However the crest is incorrect as the two supporters (the lion and the unicorn) are swapped over and the roses, thistles, and clovers that are normally around the motto are missing. The Lion and the Unicorn are time-honoured symbols of the United Kingdom.

Cast notes

• Lachele Carl reappears as a reporter in "World War Three", "The Christmas Invasion" and "The Sound of Drums". " World War Three " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on " The Christmas Invasion " is a 60-minute special episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. "The Sound of Drums" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who.

Outside references

• The production team had intended to suggest that the murdered Prime Minister in this episode was current real-life incumbent, Tony Blair. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to On the DVD commentary for the following episode, producer Phil Collinson explained that they had hired an actor to play the dead body on the understanding that the man was a Tony Blair lookalike. On disc based video formats an audio commentary is an additional audio track consisting of a lecture or comments by one or more speakers that plays in real time with video A look-alike is a living person who closely resembles another living person When the resemblance proved disappointing, they decided to avoid showing the body clearly. The suggestion that the body is Blair's remains in Harriet's line "I'm hardly one of the babes", a reference to the large number of female Labour Party MPs who entered the House of Commons in Labour's 1997 general election victory, who were dubbed "Blair's Babes" by the British media. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election In the British House of Commons, the 101 female Labour Party Members of Parliament elected in Labour's landslide general election victory in 1997 became That Tony Blair was elected in Doctor Who continuity was confirmed in "Rise of the Cybermen". " Rise of the Cybermen " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who.
• During the night scene set on the balcony outside the Tyler flat, "Starman" by David Bowie is heard playing in the background. " Starman " is a single by David Bowie, released in April 1972 David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger.

Broadcast and DVD releases

• This episode together with "World War Three" and "Dalek" were the first released on the UMD format for the PlayStation Portable. " World War Three " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on The Universal Media Disc ( UMD) is an Optical disc medium developed by Sony for use on the PlayStation Portable. The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated PSP) is a Handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.
• This episode together with "World War Three" and "Dalek" were released on a DVD, then later with the rest of series 1 on a box set. " World War Three " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on

References

External links

• "Aliens of London" at the BBC Doctor Who homepage
• "Aliens of London" / "World War Three" at Doctor Who: A Brief History Of Time (Travel)
• "Aliens of London" / "World War Three" at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
• "Aliens of London" at Outpost Gallifrey
• "Aliens of London" at TV.com
• Doctor Who Confidential — Episode 4: I Get a Side-Kick Out of You
• "Bong!" — Episode trailer for "Aliens of London"
• Mock report from BBC News 24

Reviews

• "Aliens of London" reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
• "Aliens of London" / "World War Three" reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
• "Aliens of London" reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
• "Aliens of London" / "World War Three" reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide

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