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The Runaway Bride is a special episode of Doctor Who.

Cast: David Tennant (The Doctor), Catherine Tate (Donna Noble), Sarah Parish (Empress), Don Gilet (Lance Bennett), Howard Attfield (Geoff Noble), Jacqueline King (Sylvia Noble), Trevor Georges (Vicar), Glen Wilson (Taxi Driver), Krystal Archer (Nerys), Rhodri Meilir (Rhodri), Zafirah Boateng (Little Girl), Paul Kasey (Robot Santa)

Contents 1 Plot Overview 2 Notes 3 Arc Advancement 3.1 Happenings 3.2 Characters 3.3 Referbacks 4 Trivia 4.1 The Show 4.2 Behind the Scenes 4.3 Allusions and References 4.4 Memorable Moments 5 Quotes

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• Time and Space: The present, Christmas Eve, London, Earth.

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• Genocide: The Doctor kills the last of the Racnoss, extinguishing another species. That's the Christmas spirit!

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• 28xSP2 - The Christmas Invasion: The Doctor foiled the Sycorax' plan to conquer Earth when their spaceship was in the sky above London. Also: Killer Santas.

The Doctor: Great big spaceship? Hovering over London? You didn't notice?

• 28x13 - Doomsday: The omnipresent ghosts turned out to be Cybermen, and the ensuing battle between Daleks and Cybermen destroyed Torchwood One.

The Doctor: Cybermen invasion? Skies of London full of Daleks?

• 27x02 - The End of the World: The Doctor took Rose into the far future to witness the death of the Earth. Although not explicitly referenced, this is mirrored by his taking Donna into the distant past to see the birth of the planet.

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• Journey to the Center of the Earth: In Jules Verne's 1864 novel, a professor and his companions descend through a volcano into the interior of the Earth where they encounter prehistoric creatures. The story has been adapted multiple times for cinema and television. Donna may be referring to the famous 1959 film starring Pat Boone and James Mason.

Donna: That film under the earth, with dinosaurs.

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• We hear the name of the Doctor's home planet for the first time in the new series

The Doctor: My home planet is far away and long since gone. But it's name lives on ... Gallifrey!

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• The Doctor: Human?
  Donna: Yeah. Is that optional?
  The Doctor: It is with me.