"Doctor Who"
Bad Wolf (2005)

Director:

Joe Ahearne

Writers:

Russell T. Davies (written by)
Terry Nation (character: "The Daleks")

TV Series:

"Doctor Who" (2005)

Original Air Date:

11 June 2005 (Season 1, Episode 12)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Jack, The Doctor and Rose have been kidnapped and forced to play terrible and deadly games. But what happens to the bodies of the murdered contestants? And what sinister plot do the games hide? |

Plot Keywords:

Fantasy | Dalek | Doctor Hero | Man With No Name | Telephone Booth

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 14

2:00 PM

SCIFI

Bad Wolf

#1.12

Cast

Christopher Eccleston	...	Doctor Who
Billie Piper	...	Rose Tyler
John Barrowman	...	Captain Jack Harkness
Jo Joyner	...	Lynda Moss
Jamie Bradley	...	Strood
Abi Eniola	...	Crosbie
Davina McCall	...	The Davina Droid (voice)
Paterson Joseph	...	Rodrick
Jenna Russell	...	Floor Manager
Anne Robinson	...	The Anne Droid (voice)
Trinny Woodall	...	Trine-E (voice)
Susannah Constantine	...	Zu-Zana (voice)
Jo Stone-Fewings	...	Male Programmer (as Jo Stone Fewings)
Nisha Nayar	...	Female Programmer
Dominic Burgess	...	Agorax

Runtime:

45 min | 45 min (50 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | UK:PG

Trivia:

A scene filmed for "Bad Wolf" featured John Barrowman (Jack) naked, but the censors insisted that it was cut.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Rose is answering the last question in the Ann-Droid game, the score tally shows the question marked as wrong before she actually answers.

Quotes:

Captain Jack Harkness: What's a Defabricator?
Captain Jack Harkness: [his clothes get disintegrated]
Captain Jack Harkness: Okay, defabricator, does exactly what it says on the tin. Am I naked in front of millions of viewers?
Zu-Zana, Trine-e: [enthusiastically] Absolutely.
Captain Jack Harkness: Ladies, your viewing figures just went up.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Heroes Unmasked: The Story So Far (#1.22)" (2007)

The Show Doesn't Get Much Better Or Bolder Than This

Despite my earlier criticisms of RTD this episode gets off to a corker BANG The Doctor finds himself in the BIG BROTHER house , Rose becomes a contestant with THE WEAKEST LINK while Captain Jack finds out what the face off means in a fashion show . Even if you don't like the concept of post modernism you have to admit that all this is bloody bold and works superbly

RTD has written a witty episode while director Joe Ahearne shows the viewers that he should be directing Hollywood blockbusters . This really is feature film material with its doom laden atmosphere and very special special FX , and the cast really shine , most of all Eccleston who upon thinking of the characters has been murdered by Ann Droid gives one of the greatest acting performance seen by an actor playing The Doctor . When I say this happens with absolutely no dialogue you start to understand what a great actor he is

This episode also contains one of the best cliffhangers the series has given us as the villains are revealed , it might have been even better still if the previous week's trailer hadn't given this away , but it looks like The Doctor and humanity have suffered an irreversible defeat and you genuine wonder how he's going to get out of this one . I remember counting the seconds to the series finale just as I did when I watched the show in the early 1970s . Anyone want to confess that's the way they felt on a Summer evening in 2005