Rose

Information

Writer: Russell T. Davies
Director: Keith Boak
Script Editor: Elwen Rowlands
Producer: Phil Collinson
Executive Producer(s): Russell T. Davies, Julie Gardner, Mal Young

Originally Broadcast: 26th March 2005
Duration: 44 mins
Viewing Figures (in millions): 10.8m
Production Code: 1.1
Monsters/Villains: Autons, Nestene Conciousness
Year Set: 4th/5th/6th March 2005

Location: London, Earth

Synopsis

When Rose Tyler meets a mysterious stranger called the Doctor, her life will never be the same again.

Soon she realises that her mum, her boyfriend, and the whole of Earth are in danger.

The only hope for salvation lies inside a strange blue box.

Cast

Christopher Eccleston - The Doctor

Billie Piper - Rose Tyler

Camille Coduri - Jackie Tyler

Noel Clark - Mickey

Mark Benton - Clive

Elli Garnett - Caroline

Adam McCoy - Clive's Son

Alan Ruscoe, Paul Kasey, David Sant, Elizabeth Fost, Helen Otway - Autons

Nicholas Briggs - Nestene Voice

Monster File: Autons

Home Planet: Unknown

Life Form: Plastic

The Autons were the physical representations of the Nestene Consciousness. Autons themselves were no more than animated plastic, whether that be in the form of tailor's dummies, mannequins, dolls, armchairs or replica daffodils - even exact plastic replicas of people. The Nestene Consciousness came from a distant planet and had a form similar to an octopus, but thousands of years ago the Nestene got rid of this many-tentacled body and became pure mind - an energy source with a curious affinity for plastic. The Consciousness split itself into a large group of minds which drifted through space seeking different planets to conquer and colonise. It is presumed that the Nestene Consciousness had already colonised several planets before it came to Earth.

Preceded by: 1996 TV Movie - Followed by: The End of the World