This is a subtle reference to how robert holmes, writer of the original 1973 story the time warrior, intended for the name to be pronounced how donna says it. The doctor robbing banks should be the coolest thing ever, but coolness cant save an episode that doesnt have much of a story beyond its concept. Martha jones summons the doctor back to unit and modernday earth, but an old enemy lies in wait. The prospect of a full on clash between unit and the militaristic sontaran clone army next week has me itching for next saturday to roll around as quickly as possible. Silence in the library part 1 forest of the dead part 2 midnight. The sontaran experiment full full movie, doctor who. In the sontaran stratagem we get to introduce the doctor to donna nobles family while reminding him of the devastating affect he just recently had on the family of his former traveling companion, martha jones.
Units newest recruit martha jones enlists the doctor s help to investigate kid genius luke rattigan and his atmos system that is used in every car on earth. The sontaran stratagem is a very significant episode for. Aided by the rattigan academy, the sontarans establish a covert base at the mysterious atmos factory. Add in an evil clone of martha and i think we have the makings of yet another nearperfect episode of doctor who. Units newest recruit martha jones enlists the doctors help to investigate kid genius luke.
The one featuring the return of the baked potato aliens, martha jones, and a wussy. The stolen earth part 1 torchwood appearance journeys end part 2 torchwood appearance season 4 specials 200810. Actually, theres something else that inspired this bit of focused joy. Bbc one doctor who, series 4, the sontaran stratagem ukprogrammesb00b3z7h. Doctor who 04 s12e10 the sontaran experiment pt 2 video. Doctor who the sontaran stratagem quotes planet claire quotes. The sontaran stratagem tv story tardis fandom tardis wiki. The sontaran stratagem is the first of a twopart story arc focusing on the sontarans earthly infiltration.
Doctor who s30 e4 the sontaran stratagem recap tv tropes. Twopart stories in the revived doctor who have certainly been hit and miss affairs, but the sontaran stratagem s opening episode proficiently does its duty for queen and country presumably. The sontaran stratagem was the fourth episode of series 4 of doctor who. I think, for me, the sontaran stratagem, was just such a solid story that i couldnt ignore the obvious. At the time of writing there have been doctors plus the war doctor. Doctor who season 4 episode 4 the sontaran stratagem reaction. Doctor who episodes 2005present the sontaran stratagem is the fourth episode of the fourth series of the british science fiction television series doctor who, which depicts the adventures of a timetravelling humanoid alien known as the doctor. Doctor who s30 e4 the sontaran stratagem trivia tv tropes. May 20, 2016 the sontaran stratagem also makes several calls back to the past, some recent and some dating back to the 1970s. The sontaran stratagem episode guide the gallifrey guardian. Doctor who the sontaran stratagem tv episode 2008 full. The sontaran stratagem is not the weakest adventure of series 4, but it doesnt quite buck the pattern of these sorts of episodes being safe and.
With david tennant, catherine tate, freema agyeman, bernard cribbins. The doctor travels to see child prodigy luke rattigan, developer of the. A suite of all unreleased music from series 4 episode 4, by helen. Unit has made several fleeting appearances since the shows revival in 2005, but the organization is very much front and centre here, and the doctors past involvement with the groups is openly acknowledged. Martha jones summons the doctor back to modernday earth, but an old enemy lies in wait. The doctor discovers that the alien is a sontaran warrior called linx who is trying to repair his spaceship. The tenth doctor meets an old friend, as martha calls him back to earth. May 19, 2008 the stratagem of the episodes title may have a bigger meaning, but here it alone helps us understand the sontaran race. David tennant the doctor had actually forgotten his lines and improvised. The sontaran experiment full english full movie doctor who. Martha jones summons the doctor back to modernday earth. Davies era tends to look to their earliest appearances for inspiration, and draws upon what made them successful in the first place. Oct 10, 2017 watch doctor who 04 s12e10 the sontaran experiment pt 2 faviolasherell 7676 on dailymotion.
The general asks the doctor what he thinks about the ammunition and the doctor replies, are you my mummy. Johnny byrne warriors of the deepmichael ferguson the seeds of death, the claws of axos. One of the earliest episodes to feature fourth doctor tom baker in the role previously essayed by william hartnell, patrick troughton, and jon pertwee, the sontaran experiment first broadcast in februarymarch 1975 was a rare twoparter, the first since 1965s the rescue and the last until 1982s black orchid. A breed of stalky, brucewillisbald warriors with a hateon for the doctor. Jun 29, 2018 this article covers the episodes the sontaran stratagem and the poison sky, which together form a single doctor who story. The doctor meets general staal the sontaran stratagem youtube. The sontaran stratagem part 1 the poison sky part 2 the doctor s daughter. Sarah is convinced that the doctor is responsible for the abductions. The sontaran experiment is the third serial of the 12th season of the british science fiction television series doctor who, which was originally broadcast on bbc1 on 22 february and 1 march 1975. It was the first appearance of the sontarans in the revived series and saw the reappearance of martha as a recurring guest character. Both unit and the diminutive, militaristic villains the sontaran come from the old series. Since 23rd november 1963, doctor who has graced our screens, entertaining generations. All episodes 190 next units newest recruit martha jones enlists the doctors help to investigate kid genius luke rattigan and his atmos system that is used in every car on earth. All 98 modern doctor who episodes, ranked by awesomeness mtv.
All 1 songs featured in doctor who 2005 season 4 episode 4. The sontaran stratagem martha jones summons the doctor back to modernday earth, but an old enemy lies in wait. Theres quite a bit of old who business in this episode. We then get to reintroduce him to an old adversary and clone martha into the bargain. The doctor learns that the sontarans are planning to take over the earth.
Doctor who the sontaran stratagem tv episode 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Bbc one doctor who, series 4, the sontaran stratagem. Doctor who online episode guide the sontaran stratagem 4. Taken from doctor who series 4 episode 4 the sontaran stratagem. The gunpowder plot although those sontarans may have been solely ship crews, since crew armour was blue.
Jan 23, 2020 the lazarus experiment was a pretty solid and standard episode of doctor who albeit with some dated effects that was easily overshadowed among all the other good material in series 3. The sontaran stratagem is the fourth episode of the fourth series of the british science fiction television series doctor who, which depicts the adventures of a timetravelling humanoid alien known as the doctor. Click on each episode to find out more information, including cast and production team credits, synopsis, facts. The episode was broadcast on bbc one on 26 april 2008. Sontarans the doctor is called back to modernday earth by an old friend as an old enemy starts some new troubles. The doctor takes a visit to the rattigan academy, and after ruffling the boys feathers by correcting his grammar, zones in on something nobody else would recognize, a.
Two unit soldiers open a box they shouldnt, and after. The serial is set on earth more than 10,000 years in the future, immediately after the events of the ark in space. The poison skyduring a period in the early 17th and early 21st century sontarans had blue, less flexible, armour in a similar design tv. Donna meanwhile misses her family and decides to pay them a visit. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. Doctor who the sontaran stratagem tv episode 2008 imdb. Doctor who the sontaran stratagem episode guide bbc. With the mysterious atmos devices spreading across the world, donna discovers that even her own family is not safe from the alien threat but is it too late to save them.
Doctor who online episode guide all doctor who episodes. The makers of doctor who magazine continue their lavish series of bookazines with a 116page issue celebrating some of the most memorable episodes in the series history invasions of earth includes interviews with anna barry day of the daleksray brooks daleks invasion earth 2150 a. Unreleased music the sontaran stratagem full suite. Doctor who s04e04 the sontaran stratagem video dailymotion.
Martha jones summons the doctor back to unit and modernday earth, but an old enemy lies. But he also faces some very old enemies in the sontaran strategem. The return of the sontarans the sontaran stratagem doctor who. Oct 23, 2008 the episodes cliffhanger depicts donna shouting for help while the doctor stares helplessly at a street full of cars emitting the gas, while on their ship orbiting the planet, the sontarans prepare themselves for battle. Doctor who season 4 episode 4 the sontaran stratagem. The sontaran stratagem is now available for legal download from itunes and is also available to purchase on dvd. Apr 26, 2008 visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. But the sontaran stratagem felt too busy, too cheesey the sontarans themselves are the first villains in a while to remind me that doctor who is meant as a kids show, and too repetitive of other who episodes. Its like a science fiction party every day i watch the show.
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