Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead

Director: James Strong James Strong

Overview

The BBC continues its successful quest to rebrand the iconic Doctor Who franchise with this 2009 special. David Tennant continues as the 10th incarnation of the Doctor, joined by Michelle Ryan as Lady Christina, on a bus trip that sends them on a journey tumbling through time and ending on the Planet of the Dead -- but what dangers lurk on its surface?

Product Details

Release Date:	07/28/2009
UPC:	0883929081301
Original Release:	2009
Source:	Bbc Warner
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:00:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

David Tennant	Doctor Who
Michelle Ryan	Lady Christina de Souza
Lee Evans	Malcolm
Noma Dumezweni	Capt. Magambo
Victoria Alcock	Angela
David Ames	Nathan
Daniel Kaluuya	Barclay
Murray Gold	Composer
Adam James	DI McMillan
Glenn Doherty	Sgt Dennison
Reginald Tsiboe	Lou
James Layton	Sgt Ian Jenner
Paul Kasey	Sorvin
Ruari Mears	Praygat

Technical Credits

Russell T. Davies

James Strong	Director
Steven Moffat	Producer
Russell T. Davies	Executive Producer,Screenwriter
Julie Gardner	Executive Producer,Producer
Tracie Simpson	Producer
Tim Barter	Special Effects
Julian Howarth	Sound Effects
Paul Jefferies	Sound Effects
Paul McFadden	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

David Tennant returns as the Doctor in this Doctor Who episode that aired as an Easter special in April 2009 in the U.K. Joining him (although not as a Companion) is Michelle Ryan as Lady Christina de Souza, a professional thief who gets tangled up with the Time Lord when she hops on a bus to avoid arrest and is instead sucked into a wormhole along with all the other passengers. The London double-decker ends up on the desert-covered planet of San Helios, out of gas and damaged beyond repair. The Doctor and Christina join forces in an effort to get themselves and their fellow passengers back through the wormhole -- before a mysterious and deadly swarm devours them all! And don't miss the making-of featurette, Doctor Who: Confidential, detailing the challenges the crew faced in getting a London bus to Dubai and into the middle of the Arabian Desert, without a convenient wormhole