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World War Three (Doctor Who)
"World War Three" is the fifth episode of the first series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It was written by showrunner Russell T Davies and directed by Keith Boak, and is the second of a two-part story which began with "Aliens of London". They were the first two-part story of the 2005 Doctor Who revival, leading to showrunner and episode writer Davies designing it to be large in scope. Production on the story began in 2004, eventually wrapping in January 2005.
In the episode, the alien time traveller known as the Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and his companion, Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), team up with Rose's boyfriend Mickey Smith (Noel Clarke), her mother Jackie (Camille Coduri), and Member of Parliament Harriet Jones (Penelope Wilton) to foil the plan of the alien Slitheen family from destroying the Earth and then selling its remains.
It was first broadcast on BBC One on 23 April 2005 to a live audience of 7.98 million. The episode received mixed responses from critics. Though many praised the performances of the cast and the writing of its characters, the Slitheen were heavily criticised for not being taken seriously within the narrative.
Mickey Smith (Noel Clarke), ex-boyfriend of Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) is able to push aside the impostor police inspector advancing on Rose's mother Jackie Tyler (Camille Coduri) in her flat. Escaping an electrical pulse set by the Slitheen to kill him in 10 Downing Street, alien time-traveler the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) attempts to get the help of the police. However, by the time he has returned, the Slitheen have returned to their human disguises and accuse the Doctor of killing those affected by the pulse. The Doctor escapes to the upper floors of Downing Street and reunites with Rose, who is his travelling companion, and MP Harriet Jones (Penelope Wilton) in the Cabinet Rooms. Just before sealing off the rooms, the Doctor confronts the Slitheen and learns that they are a crime family intent on selling the Earth for commercial purposes.
Making contact with Mickey, the Doctor gives him instructions on how to log into the military organisation UNIT's website on his computer. The Doctor uses the information from the site to determine that a Slitheen ship is presently in the North Sea transmitting a signal. After the Doctor figures out the Slitheen are weak to acetic acid, Jackie and Mickey use food items covered in vinegar from Mickey's flat to kill the Slitheen threatening to kill them.
The Slitheen declare a national emergency and request that the United Nations release the activation codes to launch a nuclear strike against a fictitious mothership. The Doctor realises that the Slitheen actually plan to fire the weapons against other countries in order to start World War III, which would reduce the Earth to molten rock. The Slitheen plan to sell the Earth's radioactive remains as a fuel source, which they have already begun advertising through the signal. Through Harriet's insistence, the Doctor helps Mickey to hack into the controls of a Royal Navy submarine and fire a missile at 10 Downing Street, even though the Doctor is unsure of whether they will survive. The explosion kills the Slitheen, though the trio are able to survive. Harriet subsequently begins to campaign to be the next Prime Minister, and the Doctor offers Mickey the chance to travel with him, though Mickey declines. The Doctor and Rose subsequently depart in the TARDIS.
"World War Three", like its preceding installment, "Aliens of London", was part of the first two-part story of Doctor Who's 2005 revival. As a result, showrunner and episode writer Russell T Davies felt the story had to be "big". Thus, it was decided to focus the plot on 10 Downing Street, alongside the introduction of the alien crime family the Slitheen. Davies asserted that "Doctor Who is all about big green monsters", resulting in him giving the Slitheen such characteristics, as well as incorporating fart humor into their characters.
The story was written in spring 2004, with "World War Three" initially being named "10 Downing Street". The first draft of the story was delivered on 17 May 2004. Initially, there was uncertainty about how the two episodes would be referred to on-screen, and whether they would use separate titles or carry "Part One" and "Part Two" monikers. A later working name for the episode would be "World War 3", which would later be altered to "World War Three". Both it and "Aliens of London" would end up receiving separate name, with "World War Three" being the final title decided upon. Joseph Green's comments about nuclear weapons were similar to those of Prime Minister Tony Blair's about Iraq and weapons of mass destruction.
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World War Three (Doctor Who)
"World War Three" is the fifth episode of the first series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It was written by showrunner Russell T Davies and directed by Keith Boak, and is the second of a two-part story which began with "Aliens of London". They were the first two-part story of the 2005 Doctor Who revival, leading to showrunner and episode writer Davies designing it to be large in scope. Production on the story began in 2004, eventually wrapping in January 2005.
In the episode, the alien time traveller known as the Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and his companion, Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), team up with Rose's boyfriend Mickey Smith (Noel Clarke), her mother Jackie (Camille Coduri), and Member of Parliament Harriet Jones (Penelope Wilton) to foil the plan of the alien Slitheen family from destroying the Earth and then selling its remains.
It was first broadcast on BBC One on 23 April 2005 to a live audience of 7.98 million. The episode received mixed responses from critics. Though many praised the performances of the cast and the writing of its characters, the Slitheen were heavily criticised for not being taken seriously within the narrative.
Mickey Smith (Noel Clarke), ex-boyfriend of Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) is able to push aside the impostor police inspector advancing on Rose's mother Jackie Tyler (Camille Coduri) in her flat. Escaping an electrical pulse set by the Slitheen to kill him in 10 Downing Street, alien time-traveler the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) attempts to get the help of the police. However, by the time he has returned, the Slitheen have returned to their human disguises and accuse the Doctor of killing those affected by the pulse. The Doctor escapes to the upper floors of Downing Street and reunites with Rose, who is his travelling companion, and MP Harriet Jones (Penelope Wilton) in the Cabinet Rooms. Just before sealing off the rooms, the Doctor confronts the Slitheen and learns that they are a crime family intent on selling the Earth for commercial purposes.
Making contact with Mickey, the Doctor gives him instructions on how to log into the military organisation UNIT's website on his computer. The Doctor uses the information from the site to determine that a Slitheen ship is presently in the North Sea transmitting a signal. After the Doctor figures out the Slitheen are weak to acetic acid, Jackie and Mickey use food items covered in vinegar from Mickey's flat to kill the Slitheen threatening to kill them.
The Slitheen declare a national emergency and request that the United Nations release the activation codes to launch a nuclear strike against a fictitious mothership. The Doctor realises that the Slitheen actually plan to fire the weapons against other countries in order to start World War III, which would reduce the Earth to molten rock. The Slitheen plan to sell the Earth's radioactive remains as a fuel source, which they have already begun advertising through the signal. Through Harriet's insistence, the Doctor helps Mickey to hack into the controls of a Royal Navy submarine and fire a missile at 10 Downing Street, even though the Doctor is unsure of whether they will survive. The explosion kills the Slitheen, though the trio are able to survive. Harriet subsequently begins to campaign to be the next Prime Minister, and the Doctor offers Mickey the chance to travel with him, though Mickey declines. The Doctor and Rose subsequently depart in the TARDIS.
"World War Three", like its preceding installment, "Aliens of London", was part of the first two-part story of Doctor Who's 2005 revival. As a result, showrunner and episode writer Russell T Davies felt the story had to be "big". Thus, it was decided to focus the plot on 10 Downing Street, alongside the introduction of the alien crime family the Slitheen. Davies asserted that "Doctor Who is all about big green monsters", resulting in him giving the Slitheen such characteristics, as well as incorporating fart humor into their characters.
The story was written in spring 2004, with "World War Three" initially being named "10 Downing Street". The first draft of the story was delivered on 17 May 2004. Initially, there was uncertainty about how the two episodes would be referred to on-screen, and whether they would use separate titles or carry "Part One" and "Part Two" monikers. A later working name for the episode would be "World War 3", which would later be altered to "World War Three". Both it and "Aliens of London" would end up receiving separate name, with "World War Three" being the final title decided upon. Joseph Green's comments about nuclear weapons were similar to those of Prime Minister Tony Blair's about Iraq and weapons of mass destruction.