Last night's episode of Doctor Who ("The Stolen Earth") drew an estimated overnight audience of 7.4 Million viewers. That's roughly 38.3% of the available audience for the night. It was the highest rated programme of the evening. More precise BARB figures will be released in 10 days time.
The rest of this post contains SPOILERS regarding "The Stolen Earth"... BEWARE!!
The episode offered viewers a look inside Torchwood Cardiff, with the return of Captain Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones and Gwen Cooper. Chronologically, the episode is set some time after the second season finale of Torchwood, "Exit Wounds". The deaths of team mates Owen Harper and Toshiko Sato were referenced on screen.
Captain Jack also 'met' fellow former-companion Sarah Jane Smith for the very first time - and couldn't resist an introductory flirt! The Doctor's current companion, Donna Noble, spotted Jack on the TARDIS monitor, and seemed very keen on the man...
At long last, too, Captain Jack found himself reunited with his faithful, anti-Dalek Defabricator laser gun! And boy, did it prove more useful than Grandpa Wilf's paintball gun - as it destroyed one Dalek with a clean shot! Alas, Captain Jack was too late to save the Doctor; who was exterminated by said Dalek, and forced into the TARDIS where...
...With his companions around him, the regeneration process started.
A trailer for next week's 65 minute finale resides here!
"Journey's End" begins next Saturday at 6:40pm, on BBC One.
Hankies at the ready, folks!
4 comments:
Now, here's where I'd love a BBC Insider to step up and let us in on what's going on...
(Of course several folks would want to kill whomever spoiled things, so it be truly best to keep things on the QT... But dangit I hate surpises!)
Perhaps it's cos he doesn't want to spoil it by telling you all who dies at the end... it's kind of obvious really though...
You know, I rather liked the comment by RTD at the end of Confidential regarding that next week he'd be watching the episode really not knowing what is going to happen... To RTD, I can affectionately say only this... I love your work, you are brilliant, but damn you anyways!!!
RTD is on This Morning tomorrow morning (4 July) - you can phone and ask him anything!!!
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