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182 - The Runaway Bride <tr><th>Doctor</th> <td>David Tennant (Tenth Doctor)</td></tr><tr><th>Writer</th> <td>Russell T. Davies</td></tr><tr><th>Director</th> <td>Euros Lyn</td></tr><tr><th>Script Editor</th> <td>To be announced</td></tr><tr><th>Producer</th> <td>Phil Collinson</td></tr><tr><th>Executive producer(s)</th> <td>Russell T. Davies Julie Gardner</td></tr><tr><th>Series</th> <td>Christmas Special (2006)</td></tr><tr><th>Length</th> <td>60 minutes</td></tr><tr><th>Transmission date</th> <td>December 25, 2006 <ref name="December">Continuity announcement (8 July 2006). Doomsday [television series episode]. In R.T. Davies (Executive Producer), Doctor Who. Cardiff: BBC Wales.</ref></td></tr><tr><th>Preceded by</th> <td>Doomsday</td></tr><tr><th>Followed by</th> <td>Smith and Jones</td></tr>

The Runaway Bride is a special episode of the long running British science fiction television series Doctor Who starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor. The special is to be produced for Christmas 2006, set to air on December 25 (Christmas Day)<ref name="December"/>, and will play much the same role that The Christmas Invasion did the previous year, introducing the third series while not actually being part of it.

It was written by Russell T. Davies and directed by Euros Lyn. The special features Catherine Tate as the Bride. She appeared in the TARDIS at the end of Doomsday.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Trivia 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Synopsis

As Donna is about to marry her boyfriend Lance on Christmas Eve, she suddenly finds herself aboard the TARDIS. As the Doctor tries to get Donna to the church on time, the alien Empress of Racnoss watches closely from the throne in her spaceship. Why is Donna the key to an ancient plot to destroy the Earth?<ref>BBC Press Office (2006-11-27). Programme Information—Network TV Weeks 52/1—DRAMA. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-11-30.</ref>

[edit] Cast

• The Doctor — David Tennant
• The Bride (Donna Noble) — Catherine Tate
• The Empress of Racnoss — Sarah Parish<ref name="Parish">Who's new. bbc.co.uk (2006-08-10). Retrieved on 2006-08-10..</ref><ref name="Guardian">Parish, Sarah. "Sarah Parish in Shropshire and Wales", The Guardian Weekend Magazine, 2006-09-02. Retrieved on 2006-09-10.</ref>
• Lance Bennett — Don Gilet<ref name="insidestory">Russell, Gary (2006). Doctor Who: The Inside Story. BBC Books. ISBN 056348649X.</ref>
• Geoff Noble — Howard Attfield<ref name="insidestory" />
• Sylvia Noble — Jaqueline King<ref name="insidestory" />
• Vicar — Trevor Georges<ref name="insidestory" />
• Rhodri — Rhodri Meiler<ref name="insidestory" />
• Nerys — Krystal Archer<ref name="insidestory" />
• Taxi driver — Glen Wilson<ref name="insidestory" />
• Little girl — Zafirah Boateng<ref name="insidestory" />
• Robot Santas — Paul Kasey, George Cottle<ref name="insidestory" />

[edit] Trivia

• The Doctor's new companion Martha Jones, played by Freema Agyeman, will not appear in this episode.<ref name="Agyeman2">BBC Press Office (2006-07-05). Freema Agyeman confirmed as new companion to Doctor Who. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-07-25.</ref>
• According to the commentary for Doomsday, the Bride's name is Donna.<ref>Davies, Russell T.; Julie Gardner, Phil Collinson (2006-06-08). "Doomsday" episode commentary (MP3). BBC Doctor Who website. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2006-07-25.</ref>
• The Daily Star reported that the special was a three-parter to be shown over the Christmas period, and that the Doctor would come face-to-face with a "Cyberwoman".<ref name="og July 9" /> However, Russell T. Davies subsequently confirmed that the special will air in one 60-minute slot;<ref name="newsround">Mzimba, Lizo (Interviewer). (2006-09-12). Exclusive Q&A: The brains behind Dr Who [RealMedia]. London: CBBC Newsround. </ref> the "Cyberwoman" rumour stemmed from confusion with a Torchwood episode.
• Radio 1 has reported that Billie Piper might appear in the episode "in one form or another".<ref name="og July 9" /> This has also been debunked by Davies.<ref name="newsround" />
• For legal reasons, the production team were forced to make obviously fake banknotes for a scene. The £10 notes feature the Doctor's face and the phrases "I promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of ten satsumas" and "No second chances - I'm that sort of a man".<ref name="icWales">Carey, Paul. "Fake notes are Doctor Who's cash conversion", Western Mail, 2006-07-26. Retrieved on 2006-07-27.</ref><ref>Image of "David Tennant" £10 note. Outpost Gallifrey (2006-07-26). Retrieved on 2006-08-01.</ref> The text is a reference to the Doctor's actions and dialogue near the end of The Christmas Invasion. There were also £20 notes featuring producer Phil Collinson. These had the phrase 'There's no point being grown up if you can't be a little childish sometimes.' printed on them, seemingly misquoting the line originally spoken by the Fourth Doctor, (Tom Baker), in Robot, "There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes."<ref name="icWales" /><ref>Image of "Phil Collinson" £20 note. Outpost Gallifrey (2006-07-26). Retrieved on 2006-08-01.</ref> All notes and the cash machine were labelled "London Credit Bank".
• Night filming of scenes involving gunfire, explosions and a tank disturbed some Cardiff residents, including one American woman returning home from the conflict in Israel. <ref>Cox, Emma. "Tanks for waking us, Doc", The Sun, 2006-08-01. Retrieved on 2006-08-01.</ref>
• The Daily Mirror reported that Sarah Jane Smith and K-9 will appear in The Runaway Bride. The same report said that the special has a theme of "past, present and future" and described it as "a combination of A Christmas Carol and It's A Wonderful Life, set in London's West End — with scores of evil aliens."<ref>Methven, Nicola, Polly Hudson. "DOC'S XMAS BRIDE SHOCK", Daily Mirror, 2006-08-04. Retrieved on 2006-08-04.</ref> This has not been confirmed by the BBC. In the same week, the BBC's internal newsletter Ariel reported that CBBC was developing a spin-off series featuring Sarah Jane.<ref>Lyon, Shaun (2006-08-01). Sarah Jane Investigates. Outpost Gallifrey News Page. Retrieved on 2006-08-02.</ref><ref>Wright, Mark (2006-08-02). With apologies.... The Stage. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.</ref> The Mirror's report may reflect confusion with this project.
• Russell T. Davies had the idea for this episode from the very beginning of his association with the programme, and he planned to air it in Series Two. With the public announcement of two Christmas specials and the private knowledge of Billie Piper leaving at the end of Series Two, Davies decided to "elevate" this story to the Christmas special, not introducing the new companion immediately, and filling the slot with Tooth and Claw.<ref>"Wedding Plans: Russell reveals Runaway Bride origins in DWM special", Doctor Who Magazine Series Two Companion via bbc.co.uk, 2006-08-07</ref>
• Guest star Sarah Parish's role is described as an "evil, alien mastermind".<ref name= "Parish" /> Russell T. Davies, in his interview with Newsround, said that "Parish will be hard to recognise". This implies that her character will include prosthetics, covering her face. This is backed up by The Guardian Weekend Magazine in which Sarah Parish revealed that she plays "the Empress of Racnoss". According to Parish, the character is "half-woman, half-spider. It took four hours to apply all the prosthetics in the morning and an hour and a half to remove them at the end of the day".<ref name="Guardian" /> Parish has co-starred alongside David Tennant in two other BBC One dramas — 2004's Blackpool and 2006's Recovery.
• The "robot Santas" from The Christmas Invasion will return in this story. <ref name="Parish" />
• A four-minute clip of the special was shown at a concert organised for Children in Need. It features Donna riding in a taxi, at first unaware it is being driven by a robot Santa. The Doctor gives chase in the TARDIS, flying it down the motorway and trying to persuade Donna to jump between the moving vehicles. This clip was leaked online shortly after the event.
• According to issue 372 of Doctor Who Magazine, this episode contains the words Morocco, Biodamper, Lotto and "you can do the explaining, Martian boy".
• Much like The Christmas Invasion's use of the original tune "Song for Ten", composer Murray Gold has written a song titled "Love Don't Roam" for this special. The song was previewed at the Doctor Who: A Celebration concert on 19 November, 2006 at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff; a studio version is on the soundrack album released on 4 December.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Runaway Bride at Doctor Who: A Brief History Of Time (Travel)
• "Doctor Who has Christmas in July", BBC News, bbc.co.uk, 2006-07-24. Retrieved on 2006-07-25.
• Filming reports and photos for The Runaway Bride at Outpost Gallifrey's News Page
• "Sarah Parish in Shropshire and Wales", The Guardian, 2006-08-02. Retrieved on 2006-09-10.