Story 179 # "Smith And Jones"

Season

3

Writer

Russell T. Davies

Book/CD

Episodes

1

Director

Charles Palmer

Vid

Story code

Producer

Phil Colinson

DVD

X

Episode Details

Episode

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In BBC Archive

1

44:26

31/03/2007

Y

Cast Details

Regular Cast
David Tennant (The Doctor), Freema Ageman (Martha)

Synopsis

The Doctor meets new companion Martha Jones on modern-day Earth as he battles against the alien Judoon, storm-troopers who have transported a hospital to the moon.

1. Martha refers to the events in Aliens of London / World War Three and Army of Ghosts / Doomsday in her recounting of extra terrestrial experiences in the past few years..
2. Freema Agyeman also played the character of Adeola in the episode Army of Ghosts. In this episode it is established they are related, and in the short novel Made of Steel it is further mentioned that the two looked somewhat similar.
3. The Doctor again talks of his fondness for shops in hospitals, something he first made reference to in New Earth.
4. There is a vague resemblance between the Judoon and another alien race called the Sontarans, but no connection is established in the episode itself.
5. In a trend hinted at in Love & Monsters and established in The Runaway Bride, reference is made to “Mr Saxon”, who will appear later on in the series. His name appears twice in this episode, firstly on a radio report where he is referenced as preaching the existence of life on other planets, and again on some posters at the end of the episode, which read “Vote Saxon”.