- This article is about the Doctor Who episode. For the folk tale character, see Big Bad Wolf. The Big Bad Wolf is a term used to describe a fictional wolf who appears in several precautionary folkloric stories including some of Aesop's Fables and For a listing of various mentions of the phrase in the 2005 series of Doctor Who, see Story arcs in Doctor Who. In both the original run and since the 2005 revival long-running British science fiction television programme Doctor Who has featured a number
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 The Anne Droid disintegrates another contestant. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. | |
| Cast | |
| Doctor | Christopher Eccleston (Ninth Doctor) |
| Companions | Billie Piper (Rose Tyler) |
| John Barrowman (Jack Harkness) | |
| Guest stars | |
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| Production | |
| Writer | Russell T Davies |
| Director | Joe Ahearne |
| Script editor | Helen Raynor |
| Producer | Phil Collinson |
| Executive producer(s) | Russell T. Davies Julie Gardner Mal Young |
| Production code | 1. 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 John Scot Barrowman (b 11 March 1967 is a Scottish Actor, musical performer, Dancer, Singer and Television presenter Captain Jack Harkness Jo Joyner, BA (born 24 May 1978) is an award winning English actress who is best known for her role as Tanya Branning in the BBC soap opera Paterson Joseph (born 22 June 1964 in London) is a British actor Jenna Russell (born 5 October 1967) is a critically acclaimed English actress and singer Anne Josephine Robinson (born September 26 1944 is an English Television presenter and former Journalist, known for her assertive views and style Trinny Woodall (born Sarah-Jane Woodall 8 February 1964 in Marylebone, London) is an English fashion advisor and designer, Television Susannah Caroline Constantine (born 3 June 1962 is an award-winning English fashion guru, style advisor presenter, Bestselling fashion Jo Stone-Fewings (born in Hereford in 1967 is an English actor Nisha K Nayar is a British Actress, perhaps best known for her recurring role as Elaine 'The Pain' Boyak in The Story of Tracy Beaker. Martha Cope is a British Television Actor. She has appeared in many popular British programmes including Doctors, Men Samuel 'Sam' Callis (born in 1973 in Sussex) is an English Actor from Chichester, West Sussex best known for his role as Sergeant 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 Paul Kasey (born August 5 1973 in Chatham, Kent) is an English actor who frequently plays monsters on Doctor Who Nicholas Briggs is a British actor and writer predominantly associated with the BBC Science fiction Television series Doctor Who Russell T Davies, OBE (born Stephen Russell Davies, 27 April, 1963) is a critically acclaimed British Television producer Joe Ahearne (born 23 November 1963) is a British Television writer and director, best known Helen Raynor (born Swansea March 1972 is a British Television and Theatre writer and Script editor. 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. 12 |
| Series | Series 1 |
| Length | 1 of 2 episodes, 45 mins |
| Originally broadcast | June 11, 2005 |
| Chronology | |
| ← Preceded by | Followed by → |
| "Boom Town" | "The Parting of the Ways" |
| IMDb profile | |
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Synopsis
The TARDIS crew find themselves trapped in the Gamestation where they must battle to survive but when Rose is taken away, the Doctor realises his most deadly enemies have returned. The TARDIS ( T ime A nd R elative D imension(s I n S pace is a time machine and Spacecraft in the Satellite 5 is a major location in the 2005 series of the British science-fiction series Doctor Who. Rose Marion Tyler is a fictional character played by Billie Piper in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who A Dalek (, ˈdɑːlεk is a member of a Fictional extraterrestrial race of Mutants from the British science fiction television
Plot
The three TARDIS travellers find themselves separated, waking up with temporary amnesia in various reality television and game shows. The TARDIS ( T ime A nd R elative D imension(s I n S pace is a time machine and Spacecraft in the Amnesia (from Greek) is a condition in which Memory is disturbed Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary The Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) finds himself in a Big Brother house, Rose (Billie Piper) on the set of The Weakest Link hosted by the "Anne Droid" (Anne Robinson), and Jack (John Barrowman) facing two gynoids, Trine-e and Zu-Zana (Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine) who offer to give him a brand new image, à la What Not to Wear. 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 Big Brother is a Reality television series broadcast in the United Kingdom and Rose Marion Tyler is a fictional character played by Billie Piper in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who Billie Paul Piper (born Lianne Paul Piper on 22 September 1982 is an English actress and pop Singer. The Weakest Link is a television Game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August, 2000 Anne Josephine Robinson (born September 26 1944 is an English Television presenter and former Journalist, known for her assertive views and style John Scot Barrowman (b 11 March 1967 is a Scottish Actor, musical performer, Dancer, Singer and Television presenter Gynoid (from Greek γυνη gynē - woman is a term used to describe a Robot designed to look like a human female as compared to an Android Trinny Woodall (born Sarah-Jane Woodall 8 February 1964 in Marylebone, London) is an English fashion advisor and designer, Television Susannah Caroline Constantine (born 3 June 1962 is an award-winning English fashion guru, style advisor presenter, Bestselling fashion What Not to Wear is a BAFTA Award -nominated Makeover Reality Television show currently presented by Lisa Butcher and
All three find out that the shows are more fatal than their twentieth century counterparts. On The Weakest Link and Big Brother, losing contestants are seemingly disintegrated, while on What Not to Wear, participants undergo major cosmetic surgery. Jack and the Doctor escape from their shows, the Doctor bringing along a contestant called Lynda (Jo Joyner), and find themselves on Satellite Five, which the Doctor previously visited in "The Long Game", now under the control of the Badwolf Corporation. Jo Joyner, BA (born 24 May 1978) is an award winning English actress who is best known for her role as Tanya Branning in the BBC soap opera " The Long Game " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on In both the original run and since the 2005 revival long-running British science fiction television programme Doctor Who has featured a number
Lynda is instrumental in explaining gaps in the narrative. She explains to the Doctor that a hundred years previous to the episode's narrative, the satellite's broadcasts suddenly stopped, and as a result, progress on Earth halted. The Doctor realises that he himself was responsible for the change.
The Doctor, Jack, and Lynda progress to find Rose. They find her as she loses in the final round of The Weakest Link, and is promptly disintegrated. They are arrested, but escape their capture and travel to the control room on Floor 500. They meet the Controller (Martha Cope), a cybernetic human, who obliquely tells the Doctor that contest losers are not disintegrated, but transmatted to an empty point in space. Martha Cope is a British Television Actor. She has appeared in many popular British programmes including Doctors, Men The Doctor and Jack discover (to their horror) thousands of ships containing over 500,000 Daleks. A Dalek (, ˈdɑːlεk is a member of a Fictional extraterrestrial race of Mutants from the British science fiction television Detected, the Daleks open a communication channel to the Doctor, who resolves to rescue Rose and then purge the Dalek race once and for all. In response, the Daleks' last action before the episode ends is to start invading Earth.
Cast notes
- Nisha Nayar, the actress cast as the Female Programmer in this episode, previously appeared as one of the uncredited 'Red Kang' extras in the 1987 classic series story Paradise Towers. Nisha K Nayar is a British Actress, perhaps best known for her recurring role as Elaine 'The Pain' Boyak in The Story of Tracy Beaker. Paradise Towers is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four This made her the second actor to appear in both the classic and new series of Doctor Who, following William Thomas's appearance in the previous episode, "Boom Town". William Thomas (also known as William Huw-Thomas) is a Welsh Actor, who has appeared in many TV episodes and films " Boom Town " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast on
- The episode features guest appearances (voices only) by Davina McCall, Anne Robinson, Susannah Constantine and Trinny Woodall. Anne Josephine Robinson (born September 26 1944 is an English Television presenter and former Journalist, known for her assertive views and style Susannah Caroline Constantine (born 3 June 1962 is an award-winning English fashion guru, style advisor presenter, Bestselling fashion Trinny Woodall (born Sarah-Jane Woodall 8 February 1964 in Marylebone, London) is an English fashion advisor and designer, Television (See also Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who. Many celebrities and notable actors have made Guest appearances in Doctor Who. )
- According to Doctor Who Confidential, although Anne Robinson was invited to voice the Anne Droid, the expectation was that she would decline. Doctor Who Confidential is a documentary series created by the British Broadcasting Corporation to complement the revival of the long-running British A celebrity voice impersonator had already been hired to record the lines when Robinson accepted.
- Billie Piper had previously appeared in a spoof of The Weakest Link with Ant and Dec on the morning show SM:TV Live. The Weakest Link is a television Game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August, 2000 Ant & Dec are a British duo of Light entertainment television presenters consisting of Novocastrians (the colloquial terminology for this is " Sixth Doctor Colin Baker was also a contestant in a special "Doctors" episode of the programme (coincidentally broadcast shortly before "The Parting of the Ways"), as well as for a segment of the 2004 Children in Need charity appeal. The Sixth Doctor is the name given to the sixth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor, seen on screen in the long-running Colin Baker (born London, 8 June 1943 is an English Actor who is best known for playing the sixth incarnation of the Doctor " The Parting of the Ways " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " BBC Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. The latter segment involved the game also being played by the cast of Dead Ringers and involved past monsters, previous Doctors and K-9 vying for parts in the new series. Dead Ringers was a UK Radio and Television Comedy impressions show which first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and K-9, or K9, is the name of several fictional Robotic dogs in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor The day before the first broadcast of "Smith and Jones", a special Doctor Who edition of The Weakest Link was broadcast, with contestants including John Barrowman and David Tennant. "Smith and Jones" is an episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. John Scot Barrowman (b 11 March 1967 is a Scottish Actor, musical performer, Dancer, Singer and Television presenter David Tennant (born David John McDonald; 18 April 1971 is a Scottish Actor. The Anne Droid also briefly appears and some of the questions it asks are asked by Anne Robinson.
Continuity
- When the Doctor first tries to escape from the Big Brother house, Lynda reveals that a "deadlock seal" prevents contestants from escaping. Deadlock seals are mentioned again in "School Reunion" (2006), "Evolution of the Daleks" (2007) and "42" and are the only kind of seals that the Sonic Screwdriver is incapable of penetrating. " School Reunion " is the third episode in the second series of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. "Evolution of the Daleks" is an episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. "42" is an episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. sonic screwdriver is a Fictional Tool in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. Exo-glass, first mentioned in "The End of the World", is said here to require a nuclear bomb to penetrate. " The End of the World " is an episode in the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast
- The word "transmat" was first used as shorthand for matter transmission in The Ark in Space (1975) and has been the standard term used in the programme ever since. The Ark in Space is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in
- While playing The Weakest Link, Rose successfully answers a question about the Face of Boe, who first appears in "The End of the World", 4. The Face of Boe is a Fictional character in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who that appears to consist 8 billion years after "Bad Wolf". The Face of Boe is also mentioned in "The Long Game", and appears in a larger role in "New Earth" and "Gridlock". " The Long Game " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on " New Earth " is an episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who which was first broadcast on "Gridlock" is the third episode from the third series of the revived British Science fiction television series Doctor Who
Bad Wolf
- The term "Bad Wolf" appears in every episode of the first series (except for the two-part stories which only have one explicit reference between the two episodes) between "The End of the World" and "The Parting of the Ways", in which the mystery is cleared up. " The End of the World " is an episode in the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast " The Parting of the Ways " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast (See Story arcs in Doctor Who. In both the original run and since the 2005 revival long-running British science fiction television programme Doctor Who has featured a number ) It is also seen in further series of Doctor Who and in the Torchwood episode "Captain Jack Harkness" as graffiti inside the dance hall. Torchwood is a British science fiction Drama Television programme, created by Russell T Davies and starring John Barrowman
- References to "Bad Wolf" outside the series include its use as a password for the UNIT website,[1] several appearances on the BBC's own web site,[2] and its use in the first three of the New Series Adventures spin-off novels. UNIT ( U nited N ations I ntelligence T askforce later the UN ified I ntelligence T askforce is a fictional military The 2005 series revival of the long-running British science fiction television programme Doctor Who features several tie-in websites produced The New Series Adventures are a series of spin-off novels based on the long-running BBC Science fiction Television series Doctor Who The BBC Bad Wolf website lists the various clues and possible theories as to its identity. [3]
- Upon revealing the Bad Wolf Corporation logo to the Doctor, Lynda proclaims the line "Your lords and masters" - a line echoed in "Daleks in Manhatten" by Eric Loren's character Mr. "Daleks in Manhattan" is an episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. Eric Loren is an American actor and musician He played Mr Diagoras and the Dalek Sec Hybrid in the long-running British TV series Doctor Who. Diagoras.
Daleks
- When Rose wakes up in the Dalek spaceship, the background sound effects are similar to the sounds of the Dalek City in The Daleks as well as to those in the Dalek control room in the basement of the school in Remembrance of the Daleks and many other Dalek bases throughout the series. A Dalek (, ˈdɑːlεk is a member of a Fictional extraterrestrial race of Mutants from the British science fiction television The Daleks (also known as The Mutants) is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Remembrance of the Daleks is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast The point-of-view angle backing her up against a wall is also similar to how the Daleks were first shown menacing Barbara in that serial's first episode cliffhanger, already echoed once before in "Dalek". Barbara Wright is a Fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and a companion of
- The Dalek saucer design is similar to the one seen in the new CGI effects sequences produced for the 2003 DVD release of The Dalek Invasion of Earth, itself based upon the design seen in the 1960s TV Century 21 comic strip The Daleks. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is The Dalek Invasion of Earth is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired TV Century 21 (known as TV 21 from September 1968 was a weekly British children's comic of the 1960s and early 1970s A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist Saucer-like Dalek spacecraft are also seen or referred to in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-1966), Planet of the Daleks (1973), Death to the Daleks (1974) and Revelation of the Daleks (1985). The Daleks' Master Plan is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Planet of the Daleks is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast Death to the Daleks is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast Revelation of the Daleks is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast
- According to the DVD commentary for this episode, the music that is heard as the Dalek fleet is revealed includes a chorus singing "What is happening?" (transliterated: Mah Kor'ei) in Hebrew.
- The Doctor's promise to "wipe every last stinking Dalek out of the sky" echoes a vow made by Abslom Daak, the protagonist of the spin-off Doctor Who-related comic strip Abslom Daak, Dalek Killer. Abslom Daak (sometimes misspelled Absalom Daak) is a Fictional character who appeared in the Doctor Who Weekly comic strip based on the long-running
Production
- A working title for this episode was "Gameshow World". [4]
- This was the last of the 2005 Doctor Who episode titles to be revealed. Prior to this, the episode was referred to in promotional literature as "The Parting of the Ways (Part 1)", with "Part 2" eventually becoming simply "The Parting of the Ways". " The Parting of the Ways " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast [5]
- According to episode 12 of Doctor Who Confidential, the production team originally intended to show Jack's naked bottom on screen. Doctor Who Confidential is a documentary series created by the British Broadcasting Corporation to complement the revival of the long-running British The buttocks (singular buttock) are rounded portions of the anatomy located on the posterior of the Pelvic region of the Apes including Humans The scene was shot, but the BBC's editorial policy department stepped in and vetoed it, the only time they overruled the production team during the 2005 series.
- John Barrowman celebrated his birthday during the filming of the What Not to Wear segment; the crew presented him with a toy Dalek (wrapped in 'Barbie' paper) that Barrowman later said (in the DVD commentary for "The Parting of the Ways") he placed by his fireplace. Footage of Barrowman unwrapping the Dalek is included on the DVD.
- Russell T. Davies mentioned that the "arc word" for the subsequent series was mentioned in this series, as well as being an anagram. Russell T Davies, OBE (born Stephen Russell Davies, 27 April, 1963) is a critically acclaimed British Television producer An anagram ( Greek anagramma 'letters written anew' passive participle of ana- 'again' + gramma 'letter' is a type of Word play One of the answers during The Weakest Link scenes was that the Great Cobalt Pyramid was built on the ruins of the famous Old Earth Torchwood Institute; "Torchwood" being an anagram of "Doctor Who". In 2006, a 13-part spin-off series titled Torchwood began, set in modern-day Cardiff and involving a team investigating paranormal and alien incidents, and featuring John Barrowman reprising his role of Jack Harkness. Torchwood is a British science fiction Drama Television programme, created by Russell T Davies and starring John Barrowman
Outside references
- The Davinadroid voice tells the Doctor that he is on Channel 44000 and asks him not to swear, echoing Davina McCall's requests during live broadcasts to the house in the actual Big Brother programme. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began The Watershed is a term used to describe a time in television schedules which divides the period when it is permissible to show television programmes which have ' Adult content' Big Brother is a Reality television series broadcast in the United Kingdom and The music at this time is the Big Brother UK theme.
- Apart from the fictional Bear with Me, all the other shows Lynda mentions as coming from the Game Station are based on popular British game and makeover shows: Call My Bluff, Countdown, Ground Force, Wipeout and Stars in Their Eyes. Call My Bluff was a long-running British Game show (adapted for BBC Television by Philip Hindin from a short-lived US Countdown is a British Game show presented by Des O'Connor and Carol Vorderman, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent Ground Force was a BBC "lifestyle" or "makeover" television programme in which a team of gardeners descend on an individual's Garden Stars in Their Eyes was a British television talent show from 21 July 1990 to 7 January 2006 in which contestants impersonate showbiz stars
- The Doctor's final line of the episode is "I'm coming to get you. " This is Davina McCall's traditional announcement to contestants about to be evicted from the Big Brother house in the UK.
- Some of the questions used in the Weakest Link Scenes were also used in the Doctor Who Special of the real life show
References
- ^ Top Secret: Unit
- ^ BBC - Doctor Who - The Official Site
- ^ Bad Wolf Blaidd Drwg - who is bad wolf? what is bad wolf?
- ^ A Brief History Of Time (Travel): Bad Wolf / The Parting Of The Ways
- ^ The Doctor Who Complete New Series Boxset at the BBC Shop
External links
- "Bad Wolf" at the BBC Doctor Who homepage
- "Bad Wolf" / "The Parting Of The Ways" at Doctor Who: A Brief History Of Time (Travel)
- "Bad Wolf" / "The Parting of the Ways" at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- "Bad Wolf" at Outpost Gallifrey
- "Bad Wolf" at TV.com
- Doctor Who Confidential — Episode 12: The World of Who
- "Rose, you leave this life with nothing." — Episode trailer for "Bad Wolf"
- Bad Wolf site
Reviews
- "Bad Wolf" reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- "Bad Wolf" / "The Parting of the Ways" reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- "Bad Wolf" reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
- "Bad Wolf" / "The Parting of the Ways" reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
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