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: 23rd April 2005
Duration: 42 mins
Viewing Figures (in millions): 7.9m
Production Code: 1.5
Monsters/Villains: The Slitheen
Year Set: March 2006
Synopsis
With The Doctor, Rose and Harriet Jones trapped inside Downing Street, the world edges towards mankind's first Interplanetary War.
But the real danger is much closer to home. The Doctor, Rose and Harriet race against time to unmask the villainous Slitheen - but only Rose's mum, Jackie, and boyfriend, Mickey, hold the key to salvation. Can the missiles be stopped?
With The Doctor, Rose and Harriet Jones trapped inside Downing Street, the world edges towards mankind's first Interplanetary War.
But the real danger is much closer to home. The Doctor, Rose and Harriet race against time to unmask the villainous Slitheen - but only Rose's mum, Jackie, and boyfriend, Mickey, hold the key to salvation. Can the missiles be stopped?
Cast
Christopher Eccleston – The Doctor
Billie Piper – Rose Tyler
Camille Coduri – Jackie Tyler
Noel Clarke – Mickey Smith
Penelope Wilton – Harriet Jones
Annette Badland – Margaret Blaine
Rupert Vansittart – General Asquith
Morgan Hopkins – Sergeant Price
Andrew Marr – Himself
David Verrey – Joseph Green
Steve Spiers – Strickland
Jack Tarlton – Reporter
Lachele Carl – Reporter
Corey Doabe – Spray Painter
Elizabeth Fost, Paul Kasey, Alan Ruscoe – Slitheen
Monster File: The Slitheen – Part 2
Home Planet: Raxocoricofallapatorious
Life Form: Living Calcium biped
The Slitheen’s use of their compression fields mean that they are vulnerable to acetic acid, so if you’re ever in trouble with them, a quick bit of vinegar would kill them nicely! Another side effect of the field was that, due to the gas exchange, the Slitheen could not stop farting. The smell it made was very similar to bad breath, and the Doctor said it was due to the calcium decay. They came to Earth to turn the planet into a huge reactor pile, and then sell the remains of the planet of as cheap, starship fuel. They made a real pig look alien, to distract attention from their main plan, and flew a spaceship, with the pig inside, into Big Ben! The Slitheen family disguised themselves as English government members. They took the skins of the body and hid inside them, using a zip they made on the body’s forehead, to open it up again, so they could take the skins off. The Doctor helped defeat them using a missile onto 10 Downing Street, where the Slitheen were stationed.
Life Form: Living Calcium biped
The Slitheen’s use of their compression fields mean that they are vulnerable to acetic acid, so if you’re ever in trouble with them, a quick bit of vinegar would kill them nicely! Another side effect of the field was that, due to the gas exchange, the Slitheen could not stop farting. The smell it made was very similar to bad breath, and the Doctor said it was due to the calcium decay. They came to Earth to turn the planet into a huge reactor pile, and then sell the remains of the planet of as cheap, starship fuel. They made a real pig look alien, to distract attention from their main plan, and flew a spaceship, with the pig inside, into Big Ben! The Slitheen family disguised themselves as English government members. They took the skins of the body and hid inside them, using a zip they made on the body’s forehead, to open it up again, so they could take the skins off. The Doctor helped defeat them using a missile onto 10 Downing Street, where the Slitheen were stationed.
Preceded by: Aliens of London - Followed by: Dalek
