Partners in Crime (Doctor Who)
| 193 – "Partners in Crime" | |||
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 CGI-created aliens the Adipose march through central London | |||
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| Production | |||
| Directed by | James Strong | ||
| Written by | Russell T. Davies | ||
| Produced by | Phil Collinson | ||
| Executive producer(s) | Russell T. Davies Julie Gardner | ||
| Production code | 4.1 | ||
| Series | Series 4 | ||
| Running time | 45 mins | ||
| First broadcast | 5 April 2008 | ||
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"Partners in Crime"[4] is the first episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It will be broadcast on BBC One on 5 April, 2008[5] at 6.20pm.[6] Catherine Tate, reprising her role as Donna Noble from "The Runaway Bride," joins as The Doctor's new companion.[2] The episode features an "enigmatic businesswoman" called Miss Foster, portrayed by Sarah Lancashire, and a new antagonist known as the Adipose.[7]
Production
This episode will feature the first ever use of crowd-generating Massive FX technology on television, the technology created for army scenes in The Lord of the Rings films. The technology will be used to animate the Adipose (pictured above) as they are born[8] and move around London.[9]
Executive producer Russell T. Davies has criticised the timeslot the episode was placed in, the earliest since the show began, citing lower ratings for episodes that aired outside of Doctor Who's normal 7pm slot.[10]
Howard Attfield, who played Donna's father in "The Runaway Bride", died after filming that episode so his character was replaced by Bernard Cribbins as Donna's grandfather Wilfred Mott, who previously appeared in "Voyage of the Damned".
References
- ^ "Programme Details: Doctor Who". BBC Magazines. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ a b "30 reasons to be excited about Series 30", Doctor Who Magazine, no. 393, pp. p.9, 2008-03-06
{{citation}}:|pages=has extra text (help); Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Saturday 5 April". Radio Times (5-11 April 2008). BBC: pp 68. 2008.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help);|pages=has extra text (help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ "Production Notes", Doctor Who Magazine, no. 390, pp. p. 4, 2008-01-09 (cover date)
{{citation}}:|pages=has extra text (help); Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ ""Back at Last!"", Doctor Who Magazine, no. 393, pp. p.7, 2008-03-06
{{citation}}:|pages=has extra text (help); Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Series Four premiere details confirmed". BBC Doctor Who page. BBC. 2008-03-26. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "BBC - Press Office - Network TV Programme Information Week 15". 2008-03-20. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GVQqtcRh-ss
- ^ http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=massive_fx_for_doctor_who1
- ^ Davies, Russell T (2008-03-25, aggregated on 2008-03-28). "Davies criticizes Time Slot". Ariel, Outpost Gallifrey. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
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