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*The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective.*

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust was the fourth story of Season 36 of Doctor Who. It was written by David Renwick, directed by David Tucker and featured Michael French as the Doctor and Laurie Holden as Sammy Thompson.

Synopsis

While having an adventure during Soviet Russia, the Doctor and Sammy stumble upon a very familiar-looking woman. A woman who went by the name of Katie Tollinger.

She explains that an alien race, the Mitahi, reanimated her after her death. The Mitahi reproduce by altering the DNA of dead individuals, bringing them back to life.

Katie escaped from them six years ago and has spent the rest of the time looking for the Doctor.

Plot

Part 1

To be added.

Part 2

To be added.

Cast

To be added.

Crew

Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber
Executive Producer - David Renwick

Memorable Quotes

To be added.

Background Information

Development

To be added

Pre-Production

To be added.

Production

To be added.

Post-Production

To be added.

Reaction

Part One received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.63m viewers. It ranked at 36th over the week.
Part Two received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.87m viewers. It ranked at 26th over the week.

Story Notes

This is the first story to feature Katie Tollinger since (DW: Transit)

Continuity

To be added.

Home Video Releases

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-{{Episode|doctor(s) = [[Ninth Doctor]]|companion(s) = [[Sammy Thompson]]|featuring = [[Katie Tollinger]]|main_enemy = [[Mitahi]]|main_setting(s) = [[Moscow]], [[USSR]], [[1973]]|written_by = [[Mark Gatiss]]|directed_by = [[Terry Windell]]|produced_by = [[Chris Sanderman]]|season = 36|story_number = 210|original_air_date(s) = 03/07/1999 - 24/07/1999|original_release = BBC One|image2 = Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust.png|caption2 = Title card|previous_serial = [[Never Mind the Rogue]]|next_serial = [[Exodus]]}}'''Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust '''was the second story of [[Season 36]]. It was written by [[Mark Gatiss]], directed by [[Terry Windell]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Jennifer Lien]] as [[Sammy Thompson]].
+{{Episode|prodcode = 10D|episodenumber = Episodes 9 & 10|doctor(s) = [[Ninth Doctor]]|companion(s) = [[Sammy Thompson]]|featuring = [[Katie Tollinger]]|main_enemy = [[Mitahi]]|main_setting(s) = [[Moscow]], [[USSR]], [[1973]]|written_by = [[David Renwick]]|directed_by = [[David Tucker]]|produced_by = [[Sue Vertue]]|season = [[Season 36 (Doctor Who)|Season 36]]|story_number = 210|original_air_date(s) = [[20 November (releases)|20]]-[[27 November (releases)|27 November]] 1999|original_release = BBC One|image2 =Atadtd.jpg |caption2 = |previous_serial = |next_serial = |title1 = Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust|executive_producers = [[David Renwick]]|format = 2x45 minute episodes|chapter = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Three|Chapter Three]]|chapter_nuber = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two#Part III|Part III]]|nNthReleasedInSeries = 218|aPrevReleasedInSeries = The Holy Terror (serial)|sSeries = Doctor Who|aNextReleasedInSeries = The Lazarus Project (serial)|nNthReleasedInAll = 221|aPrevReleasedInAll = The Holy Terror (serial)|aNextReleasedInAll = The Lazarus Project (serial)|image1 = |TXtime = 18:45}}{{Realworld}}'''Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust '''was the fourth story of [[Season 36 (Doctor Who)|Season 36]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[David Renwick]], directed by [[David Tucker]] and featured [[Michael French]] as [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Laurie Holden]] as [[Sammy Thompson]].
-== Synopsis==
+==Synopsis==
-While having an adventure during Soviet Russia, the Doctor and Sammy stumble upon a very familiar looking woman. A woman who went by the name Katie Tollinger.
+While having an adventure during Soviet Russia, the Doctor and Sammy stumble upon a very familiar-looking woman. A woman who went by the name of Katie Tollinger.
 She explains that an alien race, the Mitahi, reanimated her after her death. The Mitahi reproduce by altering the DNA of dead individuals, bringing them back to life.
 Katie escaped from them six years ago and has spent the rest of the time looking for the Doctor.
 ==Plot==
 ===Part 1===
 To be added.
 ===Part 2===
-To be added.
-===Part 3===
-To be added.
-===Part 4===
 To be added.
 ==Cast==
-*[[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
+*[[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Michael French]]
-*[[Sammy Thompson]] - [[Jennifer Lien]]
+*[[Sammy Thompson]] - [[Laurie Holden]]
 *[[Katie Tollinger]] - [[Julia Sawalha]]
 To be added.
 ==Crew==
+* Created by [[Sydney Newman]], [[Donald Wilson]] and [[C.E. Webber]]
-To be added.
+* [[Executive Producers|Executive Producer]] - [[David Renwick]]
+* [[Writer]] - [[David Renwick]]
+* [[Producers|Producer]] - [[Sue Vertue]]
+* [[Script Editors|Script Editor]] - [[Steven Moffat]]
+* [[Director]] - [[David Tucker]]
+* [[Director of photography|Director of Photography]] - [[Geoff Harrison]]
+* [[Production designer|Production Designer]] - [[John Asbridge]]
+* [[Visual effects|Visual Effects]] - [[Orange Tree VFX]]
+* [[Make-up designer|Make-Up Designer]] - [[Vanessa White]]
+* [[Casting director|Casting Director]] - [[Andy Pryor]]
+* [[Incidental music|Music]] - [[Richard Attree]]
+* [[Costume designer|Costume Designer]] - [[James Baylan]]
+* [[Editor|Edited by]] - [[Mark Lawrence]]
+* [[Theme Music|Original Theme Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]]
+* [[Theme Music|Title Music]] - [[Julian Stewart Lindsay]]
+* [[Title Sequence|Title Sequence by]] [[Mike Tucker]]
 ==Memorable Quotes==
 To be added.
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 To be added.
 ===Reaction===
+*''Part One'' received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.63m viewers. It ranked at 36th over the week.
-To be added.
+*''Part Two'' received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.87m viewers. It ranked at 26th over the week.
 ===Story Notes===
+* This is the first story to feature [[Katie Tollinger]] since ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: ''[[Transit (serial)|Transit]]'')
-To be added.
 ===Continuity===
 To be added.
 ==Home Video Releases==
+To be added.
-VHS
-*This story was first released on VHS in 2000.
-DVD
-*This story along with the other stories in [[Season 36]] were included in [[the Complete Season 36 Box Set]] which was released in October 2003.
-*This story and all other [[Ninth Doctor]] stories were included in [[the Complete Paul McGann Era Box Set]] in April 2012.
 [[Category:Stories]]
 [[Category:Ninth Doctor stories]]
 [[Category:Stories Set On Earth]]
+[[Category:Mitahi Stories]]
+[[Category:Chapter Three Stories]]