Utopia

Information

Writer: Russell T. Davies
Director: Grame Harper
Script Editor: Simon Winstone
Producer: Phil Collinson
Executive Producer(s): Russell T. Davies, Julie Gardner

Originally Broadcast: 16th June 2007
Duration: 45 mins
Viewing Figures (in millions): 7.84m
Production Code: 3.11
Monsters/Villains: The Futurekind, The Master
Year Set: 100,000,000,000
Location: Malcassiro


Synopsis

Jack's back! As Captain Jack storms back into the Doctor's life, the Tardis is thrown out of control, to the end of the universe.

There, they find the savage Futurekind ruling the wilderness, while a lonely Professor tries in vain to save the last of the human race.


Cast

David Tennant – The Doctor

Freema Agyeman – Martha Jones

Derek Jacobi – Professor Yana/The Master

Chipo Chung – Chantho

René Zagger – Padra

Neil Reidman – Lieutenant Atillo

Paul Marc Davies – Chieftain

Robert Forknall – Guard

John Bell – Creet

Deborah Maclaren – Kistane

Abigail Canton – Wiry Woman

John Simm – The Master

Monster File: The Futurekind

Home Planet: Malcassairo
Life Form: Near-Human

The Futurekind were near human, but had sharp teeth to rip the flesh off their victims, had a hissing voice and looked like future thugs. They lived on the planet Malcassairo, and the guards at the entrance to Silo 16 had to check their teeth to see if they were human or not, as the Futurekind were too dangerous, and posed as a threat to the humans. The Futurekind were a primitive race, who possessed little technology, wearing simple animal skins and hunting with primitive spears and makeshift weapons. They also tattooed and cut themselves in various patterns, possibly as a way of identification or to inspire fear in their enemies. Little was ever known about them, except that they learnt to hunt Humans for flesh, as there was little else on the planet for food. There was, however, a myth amongst the refugee Humans that if Humanity did not reach the planet Utopia they themselves would evolve into Futurekind, making Futurekind merely mutated Humans. They permissibly died out when the Universe had ended, when Malcassairo had finally nova-ed later on that year.

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