1. Partners in Crime, April 5th, 2008
Catherine Tate makes her series debut as the Doctor's assistant Donna Noble, and wasn't quite the screaming harpy I had expected. The 'villains' in this episode are the killer cute Adipose, with Sarah Lancashire as their manic 'mummy'. When you realise they feed off the fat of people the cute factor diminishes!
Audience figures: 8.7 million.
Writer: Russell T. Davies; Director: James Strong
Main Cast
David Tennant - The Doctor
Catherine Tate - Donna Noble
Billie Piper – Rose Tyler
Sarah Lancashire – Miss Foster
Bernard Cribbins – Wilfred Mott
Jacqueline King – Sylvia Noble
Verona Joseph – Penny Carter
Jessica Gunning – Stacey
Martin Ball – Roger Davey
Rachid Sabitri – Craig Staniland
Chandra Ruegg – Claire Pope
Sue Kelvin – Suzette Chambers
Jonathan Stratt – Taxi Driver
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2. The Fires of Pompeii, April 12th, 2008
The Doctor and Donna go back to Pompeii just as Vesuvius is about to blow, with the Doctor facing the dilemma of letting a family he and Donna have got close to perish, or interfere with history.
Audience figures: 9.04 million.
Writer: James Moran; Director: Colin Teague
Main Cast
David Tennant - The Doctor
Catherine Tate - Donna Noble
Peter Capaldi – Caecilius
Tracey Childs – Metella
Phil Davis – Lucius
Sasha Behar – Spurrina
Francesca Fowler – Evelina
Lorraine Burroughs – Thalina
Victoria Wicks – High Priestess
Francois Pandolfo – Quintus
Karen Gillan – Soothsayer
Phil Cornwell – Stallholder
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3. Planet of the Ood, April 19th, 2008
The likeable Ood are exploited, and do bad things. It's 4126, and the Ood are merely servants. Tim McInnerny is truly vile as Klineman Halpen, boss of the exploitative Ood Operations.
Audience figures: 7.5 million.
Writer: Keith Temple; Director: Graeme Harper
Main Cast
David Tennant - The Doctor
Catherine Tate - Donna Noble
Tim McInnerny – Klineman Halpen
Ayesha Dharker – Solana Mercurio
Adrian Rawlins – Dr Ryder
Roger Griffiths – Commander Kess
Paul Clayton – Mr Bartle
Paul Kasey – Ood Sigma
Tariq Jorden – Rep
Silas Carson – Voice of the Ood
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4. & 5. The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky, April 26th & May 3rd, 2008
Christopher Ryan stars as the remarkably big-headed Sontaran chief in this two parter about a useful way of getting more cars off the road, as the Sontarans try to take over Earth! Old 'favourites' the Sontarans also seem more into violence than even the Daleks and Cybermen. We also see the return of Martha - and she doesn't appear to be quite herself. Sneaky whizzkid Luke Rattigan (Ryan Sampson) doesn't seem to know the Sontarans as well as he thought either...
Audience figures: 7.06 million - 'The Sontaran Stratagem'; 6.53 million - 'The Poison Sky'.
Writer: Helen Raynor; Director: Douglas Mackinnon
Main Cast (both episodes)
David Tennant - The Doctor
Catherine Tate - Donna Noble
Freema Agyeman - Martha Jones
Christopher Ryan – General Staal
Rupert Holliday Evans – Colonel Mace
Dan Starkey – Commander Skorr
Bernard Cribbins – Wilfred Mott
Jacqueline King – Sylvia Noble
Ryan Sampson - Luke Rattigan
Christian Cooke - Ross Jenkins
Clive Standen - Private Harris
Wesley Theobald - Private Gray
The Sontaran Stratagem
Eleanor Matsuura – Jo Nakashima
Ruari Mears - Clone
The Poison Sky
Billie Piper - Rose Tyler
Bridget Hodgson - Captain Price
Meryl Fernandes - Female Student
Leeshon Alexander - Male Student
Kirsty Wark - Herself
Lachele Carl - US Newsreader
Jack Steed - Sontaran
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6. The Doctor's Daughter, May 10th, 2008
A turn up, the Doctor has a daughter, who has stunning powers of her own, but things take a tragic turn - or do they? Look out for a very moving scene with Martha and one of the appealing fish-like Hath, in this episode with a powerful anti-war theme.
Audience figures: 7.33 million.
Writer: Stephen Greenhorn; Director: Alice Troughton
Main Cast
David Tennant - The Doctor
Catherine Tate - Donna Noble
Freema Agyeman - Martha Jones
Georgia Moffett – Jenny
Nigel Terry – Cobb
Joe Dempsie – Cline
Paul Kasey – Hath Peck
Ruari Mears – Hath Gable
Akin Gazi – Carter
Olalekan Lawal Jr. – Soldier
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7. The Unicorn and the Wasp, May 17th, 2008
Agatha Christie and the killer giant wasp mystery...A silly one this episode, but it gets more interesting near the end.
Audience figures: 7.7 million.
Writer: Gareth Roberts; Director: Graeme Harper
Main Cast
David Tennant - The Doctor
Catherine Tate - Donna Noble
Fenella Woolgar – Agatha Christie
Felicity Kendal – Lady Clemency Eddison
Felicity Jones – Robina Redmond
Christopher Benjamin – Colonel Hugh
Tom Goodman-Hill – Reverend Golightly
Ian Barritt – Professor Peach
David Quilter – Greeves
Adam Rayner – Roger Curbishley
Daniel King – Davenport
Charlotte Eaton – Mrs Hart
Leena Dhingra – Miss Chandrakala
Alexander McDonald – Footman (uncredited)
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8. & 9. Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead, May 31st & June 7th, 2008
After watching this two parter, the next time you hear someone say: "Hey, who turned out the lights?" you'll be very afraid...The Vashta Nerada are one of the more sinister foes of the Doctor, and have been hiding in the books of a massive library, and are invisible, except for when their shadows are seen enveloping their victims. Things look bad for Donna, Alex Kingston stars as a mysterious friend of the Doctor's, and everything seems to revolve around a little girl.
Audience figures: 5.4 million - 'Silence in the Library'; 7.1 million - 'Forest of the Dead'.
Writer: Steven Moffat; Director: Euros Lyn, Graeme Harper (Forest of the Dead only)
Main Cast (both episodes)
David Tennant - The Doctor
Catherine Tate - Donna Noble
Alex Kingston – Professor River Song
Colin Salmon – Doctor Moon
Eve Newton – The Girl
Mark Dexter – Dad
Steve Pemberton - Strackman Lux
Talulah Riley – Miss Evangelista
Jessika Williams – Anita
O-T Fagbenle – Other Dave
Harry Peacock – Proper Dave
Silence in the Library
Sarah Niles – Node 1
Joshua Dallas – Node 2
Forest of the Dead
Jason Pitt – Lee
Eloise Rakic-Platt – Ella
Alex Midwood – Joshua
Jonathan Reuben - Man
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10. Midnight, June 14th, 2008
For me, just about the worst episode of 'Doctor Who' since it returned in 2005. The repetitious dialogue wasn't some clever psychological script, it was just lazy writing. A great cast were wasted on the shuttle trip to hell...
Audience figures: 7.3 million.
Writer: Russell T. Davies; Director: Alice Troughton
Main Cast
David Tennant - The Doctor
Catherine Tate - Donna Noble
Billie Piper – Rose Tyler
Lesley Sharp – Sky Silvestry
Rakie Ayola – Hostess
David Troughton – Professor Hobbes
Ayesha Antoine – Dee Dee Blasco
Lindsey Coulson – Val Cane
Daniel Ryan – Biff Cane
Colin Morgan – Jethro Cane
Tony Bluto – Driver Joe
Duane Henry – Mechanic Claude
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11. Turn Left, June 21st, 2008
This was much more like it, though the Beeb were ingeniously saving their budget with a plethora of flashbacks from previous episodes. Billie Piper as Rose seems tougher than before, while Donna seems more cowed. An interesting episode about the consequences of taking a different path...
Audience figures: 7 million.
Writer: Russell T. Davies; Director: Graeme Harper
Main Cast
David Tennant - The Doctor
Catherine Tate - Donna Noble
Billie Piper – Rose Tyler
Bernard Cribbins – Wilfred Mott
Jacqueline King – Sylvia Noble
Joseph Long – Rocco Colasanto
Noma Dumzwemi – Capt. Magambo
Chipo Chung – Fortune Teller
Marcia Lecky – Mooky Kahari
Suzann McLean – Veena Brady
Natalie Walter – Alice Coltrane
Neil Clench – Man in Pub
Clive Standen – UNIT Soldier
Bhasker Patel – Jival Chowdry
Catherine York – Female Reporter
Ben Righton – Morgenstern
Loraine Velez – Spanish Maid
Jason Mohammad – Studio News Reader
Sanchia McCormack – Housing Officer
Lawrence Stevenson – Soldier #1
Terri-Ann Brumby – Woman in Doorway
Lachele Carl – Trinity Wells
Paul Richard Biggin – Soldier #2
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12. & 13. The Stolen Earth/Journey's End, June 28th & July 5th, 2008
The return of Davros, the Daleks, and a multitude of assistants - Rose, Martha, Donna, Sarah Jane Smith, and Captain Jack - make it an impressive finale, though this fourth series has been disappointing overall.
In this two part series climax, Davros (his first appearance in 'Dr. Who' since 1988) steals the Earth and 26 other planets, and the Doctor seems to be in greater danger than ever before...
Audience figures: 8.78 million - 'The Stolen Earth'; 10.57 million - 'Journey's End'.
Writer: Russell T. Davies; Director: Graeme Harper
Main Cast (both episodes)
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
Gareth David-Lloyd – Ianto Jones
Eve Myles – Gwen Cooper
Thomas Knight – Luke Smith
Bernard Cribbins – Wilfred Mott
Jacqueline King – Sylvia Noble
Adjoa Andoh – Francine Jones
Julian Bleach – Davros
Nicholas Briggs – Dalek voices
Alexander Armstrong – Mr Smith[1]
The Stolen Earth
Penelope Wilton – Harriet Jones
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
Journey's End
Noel Clarke – Mickey Smith
Camille Coduri – Jackie Tyler
Valda Aviks – German Woman
Shobu Kapoor – Scared Woman
Elizabeth Tan – Anna Zhou
Michael Price – Liberian Man
Barney Edwards, Nick Pegg, David Hankinson, Anthony Spargo – Dalek Operators
John Leeson – Voice of K-9
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