Doctor Who/The Christmas Invasion

The Christmas Invasion
Special 1
Airdate	December 25, 2005
Production Number	NCFS084E
Written by	Russell T. Davies
Directed by	James Hawes
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Doctor Who — Season Twenty-Eight

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The Christmas Invasion is the first special of Doctor Who.

Guest Stars: Camille Coduri (Jackie Tyler), Noel Clarke (Mickey Smith), Penelope Wilton (Harriet Jones), Daniel Evans (Danny Llewellyn), Adam Garcia (Alex), Sean Gilder (Sycorax Leader), Chu Omambala (Major Blake), Anita Breim (Sally), Sian McDowall (Sandra), Paul Anderson (Jason), Cathy Murphy (Mum), Sean Carlsen (Policeman), Jason Mohammed (Newsreader 1), Sagar Arya (Newsreader 2), Lachele Carl (Newsreader 3)

Plot Overview

The Doctor has just regenerated and fallen into a healing coma. Meanwhile the Sycorax, a group of unfriendly aliens attracted by a satellite sent towards Mars, are on their way to conquer Earth. Their plan involves blood control, gained by a sample in the satellite. The Doctor foils their plot and challenges their leader to a duel. The Doctor wins and sends the Sycorax on their way. However, Harriet Jones, now Prime Minister, uses the Torchwood Institute to destroy the Sycorax ship in the sky above London. The Doctor disapproves and instills diffidence in her abilities.

Arc Advancement

Referbacks

• Torchwood: The Torchwood Institute is in a new spin-off starring former companion, Captain Jack.
• Aliens of London / World War Three: Harriet Jones is now the Prime Minister after most of the rest died.

Quotes

• Jackie Tyler: I'm going to be killed by a Christmas tree.

• Rose: Help me, Doctor! (the Doctor sits up, sonic screwdriver in hand)

• The Doctor: It was being controlled but—(jumping up)—who's controlling it?

• The Doctor: (writhes in pain) I'm having a neural implosion, I'm still regenerating, I'm bursting with energy, the pilot fish could smell it and they want to get rid of the army—that's you—and get to me, run their batteries off me for a few years. (writhes again hand in pocket pulls out an apple) Argh ... Why is there an apple in my dressing gown?

Jackie: Oh, it's Howard.

The Doctor: Keeps apples in his dressing gown. (Jackie nods) Why?

Jackie: He gets hungry.

The Doctor: In bed?

Jackie: Sometimes.

• The Doctor: Rose, something's... (panting)... coming.

• Harriet Jones: Harriet Jones, Prime Minister.

General: Yes, I know who you are. (Repeated Line)

• Llewellyn: Guinevere One contained one of those plaques, it had music, grass, minerals, water, food and blood, A+ . The Sycorax have a vial of A+ blood and it's all my fault.

• Harriet Jones: This is the Prime Minister speaking, Not the Queen's speech, I'm afraid that's been canceled, Do we know about the royal family? (pauses) Oh, they're on the roof, too.

• Rose: Someone's got to be the Doctor.

• The Doctor: Did you miss me?

• The Doctor: Just can't get the staff.

• The Doctor: Am I Ginger?

• The Doctor: Cup of tea, that's all I needed, cup of tea. And you, Rose Tyler, you gave up on me.

• The Doctor: Am I a loser, a fighter, a traitor, sexy (raises eyebrows toward Rose)... and judging by the evidence I've certainly got a gob.

• The Doctor: Blood control... blood control! Aww, I haven't seen this in years.

• The Doctor: You know what blood control is, cheap bit of voodoo. Scares the pants off you.

• The Doctor You can hypnotize someone to dance like a chicken and sing like Elvis, but you cannot hypnotize a person to death as the survival instinct is too strong.

• The Doctor: This hand, it's a fightin' hand.

Rose: I thought 'coz you'd changed.