"Doctor Who"
The Runaway Bride (2006)

Director:

Euros Lyn

Writer:

Russell T. Davies (written by)

TV Series:

"Doctor Who" (2005)

Original Air Date:

25 December 2006 (Season 3, Episode 0)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A young Bride on the eve of her wedding finds herself mysteriously transported to the TARDIS. The Doctor must discover what her connection is with the Empress of Racnoss's plan to destroy the world.

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Fantasy | Telephone Box | Man With No Name | Eccentricity

Cast

David Tennant	...	The Doctor
Catherine Tate	...	Donna Noble
Sarah Parish	...	The Empress of the Racnoss
Don Gilet	...	Lance Bennett
Howard Attfield	...	Geoff Noble
Jacqueline King	...	Sylvia Noble
Trevor Michael Georges	...	Vicar (as Trevor Georges)
Glen Wilson	...	Taxi driver
Krystal Archer	...	Nerys
Rhodri Meilir	...	Rhodri
Zafirah Boateng	...	Little girl
Paul Kasey	...	Robot Santa

Runtime:

60 min | 60 min (3 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:PG (DVD rating) | Australia:PG

Company:

BBC Wales

Trivia:

A scene was deleted that showed The Doctor, Donna and Lance cramming themselves into a rather small SMART car to get to H R Clemens.

Quotes:

Donna: [being told to jump from the taxi into the Tardis] I'm in my wedding dress!
The Doctor: Yes! You look lovely! Come on!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#11.7)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Merry Xmas Everybody

Technical Errors

I was left pondering over a number of technical issues with this episode since the Doctor explained early on in his first incarnation about the danger of the doors being open whilst the TARDIS is in flight.

Then there's the TARDIS scanner. The TARDIS has always had a scanner just as the TARDIS has always had a control in the centre control console to open the doors.

There was no explanation either for the arachnid since the Doctor dealt with the planet of the spiders before he regenerated to his fourth incarnation. These stories are too short and are failing to provide any background. For a franchise that is older than Star Trek, it's coming up short when filling in the gaps, crossing the t's and dotting the i's. Perhaps I'm taking it too seriously as it does entertain you for a spare 40 minutes or so providing you ignore Catherine Tate.