"Doctor Who" Army of Ghosts (2006)

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Director:

Graeme Harper

Writers:

Russell T. Davies (written by)
Gerry Davis (characters: "Cybermen") ...

TV Series:

"Doctor Who" (2005)

Original Air Date:

1 July 2006 (Season 2, Episode 12)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

As the ghosts of loved ones appear, the whole world celebrates. But as the Doctor investigates he believes...

Plot Keywords:

Tardis | Cyberman | Fantasy Episode | Dalek | Alien

Cast

David Tennant	...	The Doctor
Billie Piper	...	Rose Tyler
Camille Coduri	...	Jackie Tyler
Noel Clarke	...	Mickey Smith
Tracy-Ann Oberman	...	Yvonne Hartman
Raji James	...	Dr. Rajesh Singh
Freema Agyeman	...	Adeola Oshodi
Hadley Fraser	...	Gareth
Oliver Mellor	...	Matt
Barbara Windsor	...	Peggy Mitchell
Hajaz Akram	...	Indian Newsreader
Anthony Debaeck	...	French Newsreader
Takako Akashi	...	Japanese Newsreader
Paul Fields	...	Weatherman
David Warwick	...	Police Commissioner

Runtime:

45 min | 45 min (50 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Filming Locations:

Tredegar House, Newport, Wales, UK

Trivia:

Freema Agyeman has a small role in this episode as Adeola Oshodi, a employee of the Torchwood Institute. Freema went on to play Martha Jones, the Doctor's companion after Rose Tyler. It was later revealed that Martha was the cousin of Adeola.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Yvonne is taking the Doctor and Jackie to the Sphere Room, there is a sign opposite the door that has the words "Torchwood Institute". In the next shot where you can see the corridor from inside the Sphere Chamber, the sign has disappeared. It reappears again when Rose is going into the Sphere Chamber, but this time it has directions to the Reception, Canteen and Lever Room as well as "Torchwood Institute". It also disappears again when you see the corridor from inside the Chamber.

Quotes:

Jackie Tyler: But these Cybermen, what do they have to do with the ghosts?
The Doctor: Don't you ever listen? A footprint doesn't look like a boot.
[the ghosts begin to turn into cybermen]
The Doctor: It's the cybermen. All the ghosts are cybermen. Millions of them. All over the earth.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Doctor Who Confidential: Welcome to Torchwood (#2.12)" (2006)

old allies, older enemies

Starting with Rose's heart-breaking monologue and ending in quite possibly the best cliffhanger for a Doctor Who two-parter in recent memory, this episode is full of surprises, returning characters both good as well as evil, great characterization, and more. It's just brilliant all around. The only drawbacks are that it's steeped in Who mythology and for those who for some reason to choose this as their first episode of the current incarnation of Doctor Who will be lost and the other thing is not a detriment of the show in the least. More a detriment to me, as so much happens that I truly can't talk about the actual plot too much without spoiling it. And trust me, this IS an episode you'd want to go into knowing nothing about.

My grade: A