Quotes
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"Nice to meet you Rose. Run for your life!" ~ The Ninth Doctor
"They're made of plastic. Living plastic creatures. They're being controlled by a relay device on the roof. Which would be a great big problem if I didn't have this. So. I'm going to go upstairs and blow it up. And I might well die in the process. But don't worry about me, no. You go on. Go on. Go and have your lovely beans on toast. Don't tell anyone about this 'cause if you do you'll get them killed." ~ The Ninth Doctor
"I know! It's on the telly, it's everywhere. She's lucky to be alive. Honestly, it's aged her. Skin like an old Bible. Walking in now you'd think I was her daughter!" ~ Jackie Tyler
"That won't last. He's gay and she's an alien." ~ The Ninth Doctor
"Oh, suddenly the entire world revolves around you! You were just an accident. You got in the way, that's all." ~ The Ninth Doctor
"You know what we said, about the earth revolving. It's like when you're a kid, the first time they tell you that world is turning and you just can't quite believe it because it looks like it's standing still. I can feel it. The turn of the earth. The ground beneath our feet is spinning at a thousand miles an hour and the entire planet is hurtling around the sun at 67,000 miles per hour and I can feel it. We're falling through space, you and me, clinging to the skin of this tiny little world and if we let go...that's who I am." ~ The Ninth Doctor
"The Doctor is a legend woven throughout history. When disaster comes, he's there. He brings a storm in his wake. And he has one constant companion...death." ~ Clive Finch
"If he singled you out—if the Doctor's making house calls—then God help ya." ~ Clive Finch
"The assembled hoards of Ghengis Khan couldn't get through that door, and believe me, they've tried." ~ The Ninth Doctor
Rose: If you are an alien how come you sound like you're from the North?
The 9th Doctor: Lots of planets have a North.
"Can we keep the domestics outside, thank you?" ~ The Ninth Doctor
"That's not true! I should know, I was there. I fought in the war. It wasn't my fault! I couldn't save your world! I couldn't save any of them!" ~ The Ninth Doctor
"Right then. I'll be off. Unless, ah, I don't know, you could come with me. This box isn't just a London Hoppa, you know. It goes anywhere in the Universe, free of charge." ~ The Ninth Doctor
Rose: Thanks.
Mickey: Thanks for what?
Rose: Exactly.
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Trivia
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This was the first episode of the revival series and introduced Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor, and Billie Piper as his companion Rose Tyler.
This episode was the Doctor Who debut for almost everyone who worked on it — except for model unit supervisor Mike Tucker, who worked as a visual effects assistant on the classic series from 1985 to 1989.
This is the first story featuring the new TARDIS console room, which has a far more organic appearance than its predecessors. Initially questioned by fans, the later mini-episode Time Crash would confirm this as a new "desktop theme" for the TARDIS interior called "coral".
This was the first Doctor Who episode to be produced in a widescreen picture format. Discounting the 1996 telefilm, it is also the first episode to have a shot-on-film appearance since 1985's Revelation of the Daleks and the first episode to be completely filmed since Spearhead from Space in 1970. However, the show is in fact videotaped, as it has been since 1986, with the footage subsequently processed to look like film. This production style continued into 2009 when the series began production in high definition.
The story itself could be a close sequel to Spearhead from Space, and has thematic similarities to the earlier story, as both feature a new Doctor, a new companion, and the Auton threat. The Autons had also appeared in Terror of the Autons, the story that introduced the Master, another new companion, and recurring UNIT character Mike Yates.
The reference to the Doctor having a Northern accent relates to the media attention generated around Christopher Eccleston - who had always retained his native Lancashire accent - not conforming to people's perception of what the Doctor should be like. It also references the fact the different actors who had previously played the Doctor had, themselves, differing accents, most notably Sylvester McCoy, whose Doctor spoke with a light Scottish accent.
A special effects milestone occurs when the Doctor is shown standing in the door of the TARDIS and the interior is clearly visible behind him. In the original series, the interior of the TARDIS was usually shown as a dark void whenever a head-on view of the open doors (a rarity) occurred. For the first time, elements of the exterior of the TARDIS -- specifically the inside of the doors and the POLICE BOX lettering along the roofline -- are visible from the console room.
Actor Nicholas Briggs makes his debut on the revived series, providing the voice of the Nestene Consciousness. He would go to be the show's designated voice actor, vocalising the Daleks and Cybermen over the next few seasons. Rose is far from Briggs' first Doctor Who-related work, as he had been an active participant in independent, unofficial, and licensed spin-off productions dating back to the 1980s, most notably hosting the Myth Makers interview video series, writing and directing films for BBV Productions and Reeltime Pictures, and as producer of the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio dramas, a project that had its roots in Audio Visuals, a series of fan-made Doctor Who audio adventures in which Briggs himself played the Doctor. In 2009, Briggs would have his first official on-screen appearance in a Who franchise production with a supporting role in Torchwood: Children of Earth.
Clive's website, Who is Doctor Who? marks the first time a character has directly referred to the Doctor by the name "Doctor Who" on screen since WOTAN in The War Machines. Clive's use is clearly meant in the form of a question, with "Doctor Who" being more or less a nickname.
As part of the launch of the new series, the BBC screened the documentary Doctor Who: A New Dimension on BBC One - coincidently narrated by David Tennant, the future Tenth Doctor.
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Trailer
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Available on Amazon, Netflix, or iTunes.
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