Information
Writer: Russell T. Davies
Director: Graeme Harper
Script Editor: Lindsay Alford
Producer: Phil Collinson
Executive Producer(s): Russell T. Davies, Julie Gardner
Originally Broadcast: 28th June 2008
Duration: 45 mins
Viewing Figures (in millions): 8.78m
Production Code: 4.12
Monsters/Villains: The Daleks, Davros
Year Set: 2009
Location: Earth, Medusa Cascade, Shadow Proclamation
Synopsis
Earth's greatest heroes assemble in a time of dire need.
But can the Doctor's secret army defeat the might of the new Dalek Empire?
With battles on the streets and in the skies, the Doctor and Donna must brave the Shadow Proclamation to find out the truth.
However, a fearsome old enemy waits in the shadows...
Cast
Villain File: Davros
Place of Origin: Unknown
Life Form: Time Manipulating Insect
David Tennant - The Doctor
Catherine Tate - Donna Noble
Billie Piper – Rose Tyler
Freema Agyeman - Martha Jones
John Barrowman - Jack Harkness
Elisabeth Sladen - Sarah Jane Smith
Penelope Wilton – Harriet Jones
Gareth David-Lloyd – Ianto Jones
Eve Myles – Gwen Cooper
Tommy Knight – Luke Smith
Bernard Cribbins – Wilfred Mott
Jacqueline King – Sylvia Noble
Adjoa Andoh – Francine Jones
Julian Bleach – Davros
Michael Brandon – General Sanchez
Andrea Harris – Suzanne
Lachele Carl – Trinity Wells
Richard Dawkins – Himself
Paul O'Grady – Himself
Marcus Cunningham – Drunk Man
Jason Mohammad – BBC newsreader
Paul Kasey – Judoon
Kelly Hunter – Shadow Architect
Amy Beth Hayes – Albino Servant
Gary Milner – Scared Man
Nicholas Briggs – Dalek voices
Alexander Armstrong – Mr Smith
Villain File: Davros
Place of Origin: Unknown
Life Form: Time Manipulating Insect
After Davros was rescued by Dalek Caan and had finished creating his new army of Daleks, he used a planet sized ship known as the Crucible to travel the universe and "steal" planets. Earth was the final planet to be taken by Davros. He took the planets to the Medusa Cascade where he and his Daleks awaited the arival of the Doctor in a pocket of time 1 second out of sync with the rest of the universe. Davros used advanced technology to hack into the wavelengths of the Subwave Network and talk to the Doctor, explaining to his nemesis how he had survived. It quickly became apparent that Davros had once again become a slave to the Daleks rule who placed him under guard within the Vault on the Crucible as part of a deal he made with the Supreme One. (If Davros was indeed a slave, it is puzzling as to why there was a terminal in his prison, which could be used to control every aspect of the Daleks travel machines and the Crucible, especially as it did appear to be appeasable by Dalek implements. Donna and the Doctor used this to destroy the Daleks). This arrangement required Davros to build a Reality bomb powered by the Crucible. The 27 planets in the Medusa Cascade, which would destroy all of existence leaving the Daleks the sole inhabitants of the universe. His plan failed due to the intervention of the Doctor and Donna Noble who destroyed the Dalek race once more leaving Davros on a burning Crucible. Before leaving in the TARDIS, the Doctor offered to save Davros but the creator of the Daleks refused stating that he named the Doctor the destroyer of worlds, after which he was apparently engulfed in flames.
Preceded by: Turn Left - Followed by: Journey's End
