164b – "World War Three"
Doctor Who episode
The Slitheen, in 10 Downing Street, await a call on the "red telephone" for the nuclear launch codes. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC.
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 Rupert Vansittart – General Asquith Morgan Hopkins – Sergeant Price Andrew Marr – Himself David Verrey – Joseph Green Steve Spiers – Strickland Jack Tarlton – Reporter Lachele Carl – Reporter Corey Doabe – Spray Painter 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. 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. 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 Andrew William Stevenson Marr (born 31 July 1959 Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish Journalist and political commentator 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. This is a list of henchmen, Fictional characters serving villains and/or monsters and aliens in the long-running British science Lachele Carl is an actress She has appeared in Grange Hill, Batman and Alien Autopsy. 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. 5
Series	Series 1
Length	2 of 2 episodes, 45 mins
Originally broadcast	April 23, 2005
Chronology
← Preceded by	Followed by →
"Aliens of London"	"Dalek"
IMDb profile

"World War Three" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on April 23, 2005. This is a list of Doctor Who television serials and episodes. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Aliens of London " 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 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It is the second of a two-part story. The first part, "Aliens of London" was broadcast on April 16. " Aliens of London " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom

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

As the Doctor, Rose Tyler and their new friend Harriet Jones battle the murderous Slitheen in 10 Downing Street, the Doctor realises that the fate of the Earth rests on Mickey Smith. The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in Rose Marion Tyler is a fictional character played by Billie Piper in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who Harriet Jones is a recurring fictional character played by Penelope Wilton in the long-running British science fiction television series The Slitheen are a family of massive bipedal extraterrestrials from the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who and adversaries Mickey Smith is a Fictional character in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Noel Clarke

Plot

Following from the cliffhanger in "Aliens of London", the Doctor, being extraterrestrial, is able to survive an electrical pulse triggered by the Slitheen Green that has killed the other alien experts in the room; he manages to direct the charge to Asquith, and the shock spreads to Green and the other Slitheen: Margaret Blaine is temporarily stunned, allowing Harriet Jones and Rose Tyler to escape from 10 Downing Street, while Mickey Smith is able to push aside the police inspector that was advancing on Jackie Tyler and pull her from the apartment. 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 " Aliens of London " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in The Slitheen are a family of massive bipedal extraterrestrials from the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who and adversaries This is a list of villains from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. 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 This is a list of villains from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Harriet Jones is a recurring fictional character played by Penelope Wilton in the long-running British science fiction television series Rose Marion Tyler is a fictional character played by Billie Piper in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who Mickey Smith is a Fictional character in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Noel Clarke This is a list of henchmen, Fictional characters serving villains and/or monsters and aliens in the long-running British science Jacqueline Andrea Suzette "Jackie" Tyler (née Prentice) is a Fictional character in the British Science fiction television series The Doctor attempts to get the police, but by the time he has returned, the Slitheen have gotten back into their suits, and the Doctor's claim that the Acting Prime Minister is an alien is rebuffed, with Green instead pinning the deaths of the alien experts on the Doctor, and orders his capture. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom The Doctor escapes to the upper floors of 10 Downing Street, and helps Rose and Harriet to escape back to the Cabinet Rooms so they can determine what Emergency Protocols are in place for an alien invasion. The Doctor shortly follows them, after learning that the Slitheen are a family, and they are not invading Earth but here for business reasons.

The Emergency Protocols are found to be of no help as they list the alien experts already dead in the room downstairs, and that they cannot launch nuclear weapons at the Slitheen as the codes for the United Kingdom can only be released after authorization by the United Nations, due to a past incident. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Robot is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly With no other course of action, they attempt to learn what they can about the Slitheen, and determine they are a calcium-based lifeform from Raxacoricofallapatorius, and that they use compression collars to squeeze their bodies into the human skins, which accounts for their flatulence. This is a list of planets fictional or otherwise that are mentioned in the British Science fiction Television series Doctor Who and its spinoff Flatulence is the production of a mixture of gases in the digestive tract of Mammals that are byproducts of the digestion process The group is called by Mickey and Jackie, having taken refuge in Mickey's flat. The Doctor gives Mickey instructions on how to log into the UNIT website, and uses that to determine that the Slitheen ship is presently in the North Sea, transmitting some signal that Mickey attempts to decode. UNIT ( U nited N ations I ntelligence T askforce later the UN ified I ntelligence T askforce is a fictional military The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. However, as he works, the Slitheen posing as a police inspector breaks in, but thanks to advice from the Doctor, Jackie is able to douse it with copious amounts of vinegar containing acetic acid, which react with the calcium-based creature, causing it to explode. Vinegar is an acidic liquid processed from the Fermentation of Ethanol in a process that yields its key ingredient Acetic acid (also called ethanoic acid Acetic acid, also known as ethanoic acid, is an organic chemical compound, giving Vinegar its sour taste

At the sense of loss of their brother, Green and the other Slitheen declare a matter of national security and request that the UN release the activation codes to strike against a fictitious mothership that is hanging over London. The Doctor realizes that the Slitheen actually plan to fire the weapons against other countries, starting World War III and leaving the world as a radioactive dump, which they would then sell off to the rest of the galaxy as a fuel source, that fact being advertised through the signal Mickey has decoded. World War III (also WWIII, or Third World War) denotes a successor to World War II (1939&ndash1945 that would be on a global scale with Radioactive wastes are Waste types containing radioactive Chemical elements that do not have a practical purpose The Doctor recognizes a solution but tells Jackie he cannot promise Rose's safety, but before Jackie can react, Rose tells the Doctor to go ahead, further ordered by the highest elected representative left, Harriet Jones. The Doctor tells Mickey to access the Royal Navy HMS Taurean, a Trafalgar class submarine off the coast of Plymouth, and to fire a Harpoon missile at 10 Downing Street, where all the Slitheen have gathered to try to deal with the Doctor and his group. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Description The Trafalgar is a refinement of the ''Swiftsure'' class and designed six years later than its predecessor Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. The Harpoon is an all-weather over-the-horizon, Anti-ship missile system developed and manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing Integrated The area around 10 Downing is cleared while the Doctor, Rose, and Harriet take shelter in the Cabinet Rooms. The Slitheen attempt to escape though are delayed by putting on their human suits as they do not want to reveal themselves to the world at large, and are caught in the explosion when the missile hits. The Doctor, Rose, and Harriet all survive, and the Doctor encourages Harriet to take the position of Prime Minister and help rebuild the government. The entire event is stated in the press as a hoax, and the Doctor has Mickey use a special computer virus to wipe all records of The Doctor from the Internet. A computer virus is a Computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without permission or knowledge of the user The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks

The Doctor cancels the Slitheen advertisement, and declines an offer by Jackie for dinner so she can get to know him better, now that she knows the Doctor is part of Rose's life. The Doctor offers Mickey an opportunity to be part of the crew, but he declines, saying the Doctor's world is not for him. Rose, after packing some her belongings, rejoins the Doctor for more travels.

Continuity

• Using the date of the crash as given on the UNIT website and from the passage of time seen on-screen, the main events of this two-part story take place on June 28 and June 29, 2006. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This means that both the UNIT website and Mickey's website are one year in the future from the broadcast date.
• Rose echoes the Doctor's previous claim that "lots of planets have a North" when Harriet Jones questions his accent. " Rose " is an episode in the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on 26 March
• The Slitheen scheme is also what the Dominators were intending to do to the planet Dulkis in the Second Doctor serial The Dominators (1968). The Second Doctor is the name given to the second incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running See The Dominators (novel for the unpublished Matt Helm spy novel by Donald Hamilton. ^[1]
• The fact that the UN is the caretaker for the codes to launch a nuclear strike harkens back to the very first Fourth Doctor serial, Robot (1974), where the UK was the guardian of the "destructor codes" that could launch the world's nuclear arsenals. 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 Robot is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly ^[2]
• Although the Doctor asked Mickey to erase his presence from the Internet, Mickey's website, http://www.whoisdoctorwho.co.uk, indicates that he may not have done so. The 2005 series revival of the long-running British science fiction television programme Doctor Who features several tie-in websites produced In the 2006 episode "Love & Monsters", reference is made to a "Bad Wolf" virus that deleted all mention of Rose Tyler;^[3] whether this is somehow related to the Doctor's virus is unclear. " Love & Monsters " is an episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. Another mention of a virus is on the UNIT website.
• Continuing the "Bad Wolf" theme begun in "The End of the World", the American newsreader announcing the UN's decision is named "Mal Loup", French for "Bad Wolf". " The End of the World " is an episode in the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The name appears not in the televised clip, but the version on Mickey's website. (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 )^[4]

• 10 Downing Street is also destroyed in the Doctor Who-related Big Finish Productions audio play UNIT: The Longest Night. Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to Compact disc and UNIT The Longest Night is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series
• The "World War Three" of the episode's title is averted by the Doctor's plan. However, a World War Three may be presumed to occur at some point in the Doctor Who universe, since the Doctor has referred to World War Five (in "The Unquiet Dead"^[5]) and the almost-starting of World War Six (in The Talons of Weng-Chiang). A fictional universe is a self-consistent fictional setting with unique background elements such as an imaginary history or geography and possibly fantasy or science " The Unquiet Dead " is an episode in the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on The Talons of Weng-Chiang is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast
• As well as a reappearance in the episode "Boom Town", the Slitheen return in the BBC book The Monsters Inside along with another family of the same race, called the Blathereen. " Boom Town " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast on The Monsters Inside is a BBC Books original novel written by Stephen Cole and based on the long-running British science fiction television
• Harriet Jones reappears in "The Christmas Invasion", by which time she has become Prime Minister. " The Christmas Invasion " is a 60-minute special episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. ^[6] A parallel universe's version of her is also referenced in "Doomsday". " Doomsday " is the thirteenth and final episode in the second series of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who ^[7]
• In the Episode "The Sound of Drums", the Master sets up office in the newly rebuilt number 10, refferencing its destruction in this episode. "The Sound of Drums" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who.

Production

• According to Russell T. Davies (among others), this episode was called "Aliens of London Part Two" until the last minute, when the name was changed to "World War 3", soon amended to "World War Three". The Telos Publishing Ltd. book Back to the Vortex cites "10 Downing Street" as another working title. Telos Publishing Ltd is a publishing company originally established by David J This decision has proved as a precedent, in the original series since the Third Doctor all multi-episode stories shared a title. 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 All multi-episode stories in the new series have continued to have individual titles.

Cast notes

• Lachele Carl reappears as the reporter seen in "Aliens of London". She is later seen in "The Christmas Invasion",^[8] "The Sound of Drums"^[9] and the Sarah Jane Adventures episode "Revenge of the Slitheen". " 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. The Sarah Jane Adventures is a British Science fiction Television series produced by BBC Wales for CBBC, created Revenge of the Slitheen is the second story of the British Science fiction television series The Sarah Jane Adventures. ^[10]

Outside references

• Elements of the story parody the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the actions of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia 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 This includes a pre-emptive strike based on information of the presence of "massive weapons of destruction" which could be deployed in 45 seconds, as opposed to Blair's "weapons of mass destruction" that could be deployed in "45 minutes". A weapon of mass destruction ( WMD) is a weapon which can kill large numbers of humans and/or cause great damage to man-made structures (e
• The use of vinegar on calcium "just like Hannibal" references the story of how Hannibal's engineers, while crossing the Alps, heated boulders that blocked their way with wood fires, then poured vinegar over them. Hannibal (Pronounced in Phoenician: Hanniba'al means " Ba'al is my grace " or " Ba'al has given me grace " 247 BC &ndash The rocks, weakened by the heat, were broken up by the vinegar into smaller pieces, which were then easily moved to clear a path.
• The Doctor mentions that the Slitheen scheme to make a profit will cost "5 billion lives". The human population of the Earth in reality, as of January 2005, is estimated at approximately 6. January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September 4 billion.
• The submarine HMS Taurean is completely fictional. Also, aside from the unlikelihood of being able to launch a missile over the Internet, the Harpoon missile is primarily an anti-ship missile and not launched against targets inland (a variant, the AGM-84E, is meant for coastal targets and ships in port). The Trafalgar-class submarines do carry Tomahawk missiles, which would have been a more appropriate weapon. The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM is a long-range all-weather subsonic cruise missile
• When a Slitheen disguised as a policeman appears outside Mickey's flat, the word "Salford" appears as graffiti on the wall near the elevator. Salford is Christopher Eccleston's hometown. Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England.

Broadcast and DVD releases

• The episode's initial Canadian broadcast on CBC had a programming error. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The action before the title sequence which was supposed to resolve the previous episode's cliffhanger — by showing the Doctor turning the tables with the electrified ID badge — was omitted. Title sequence generally refers to the method by which cinematic films or television shows present their title key cast and/or production members utilizing conceptual visuals This led to understandable confusion from Canadian viewers. The error was corrected on the repeat broadcast, although the sequence appeared after the opening titles.
• This episode together with "Aliens of London" and "Dalek" were the first released on the UMD format for the PlayStation Portable. " Aliens of London " 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.

References

External links

• "World War Three" 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
• "World War Three" at Outpost Gallifrey
• "World War Three" at TV.com
• Doctor Who Confidential — Episode 5: Why on Earth?
• "Planet Earth is at war." — Episode trailer for "World War Three"

Reviews

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

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