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

Friends on a Train was the fifth episode of Season 52 of Doctor Who. It was written by Jane Espenson, directed by Mick Jackson and featured Adjoa Andoh as the Fifteenth Doctor, Daniel Adegboyega as Pete Fletcher, Shelley King as Sally Brennen and Jane Wymark as Annie Downes.

Synopsis

On the journey to a romantic getaway to Paris for the night, Sally and Annie find themselves knee deep in danger, as a stray Sontaran starts lurking the carriages of the Eurostar. Luckily for them, the Doctor and Pete find themselves there, but are they exactly welcome?

Plot

To be added.

Cast

Crew

Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber

Director of Photography - Ivan Strasburg
Production Designer - Richard Hudolin
Visual Effects - DNEG
Make-Up - Suzanne Jansen
Casting Director - Andy Pryor
Music - Bear McCreary
Costume Designer - Glenne Campbell
Edited by - Justine Wright

Sontarans created by Robert Holmes

Memorable Quotes

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Background Information

Production History

To be added.

Development

When realising the episode, Jane Espenson had aimed to have the episode complete a few goals:

It had to move the Doctor’s character in a more Doctor-ish direction.
It had to reintroduce both Sally and Annie, and make them companions.
It had to feature a big-name returning monster. That big-name returning monster was decided to be a lone Sontaran.
The episode had to be rushed out, due to the production and release schedule.

It was also decided that the episode would all take place in one location, on a train. For the novelty, and also claustrophobia of it, Espenson decided to set it on the Eurostar, travelling through the Eurotunnel.
The other change in this episode is the Doctor’s costume. The Doctor’s main look, with her t-shirt and leather jacket was scrapped, on order from high, as it was considered to gritty and dark, and according to one ‘problematic’ account “too black”. The Doctor’s costume was therefore redesigned, giving her a brown pinstriped suit, which followed the same general layout of her original costume, with a t-shirt underneath, followed by the brown suit jacket over the top, as the leather jacket had done beforehand.

Production

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Post-Production

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Release

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Reaction

This episode received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 6.48 million viewers. It ranked at 9th over the week, which changed to 8th when the 28-Day Figures came out, putting the episode at 6.91 million viewers.

Story Notes

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Continuity

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Home Video Releases

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+[[Annie Downes]]|featuring = |main_enemy =[[Laxruax]] |main_setting(s) =The [[Eurostar]], [[English Channel]], [[2018]]|written_by = [[Jane Espenson]]|directed_by = [[Mick Jackson]]|produced_by = [[Gaynor Holmes]]|executive_producers = [[Jane Espenson]]|original_air_date(s) = [[15 April (releases)|15 April]] [[2018]]|original_release = BBC One|format = 1x60 minute episode|chapter = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Three|Chapter Three]]|season =[[Season 52 (Doctor Who)|Season 52]] |image2 =4x05.png |nNthReleasedInSeries = 371|aPrevReleasedInSeries = Terror on Tolia (episode)|sSeries = Doctor Who|aNextReleasedInSeries =God's Familiars (serial) |nNthReleasedInAll = 515|aPrevReleasedInAll = Terror on Tolia (episode)|aNextReleasedInAll = God's Familiars (serial)|image1 = |wsArc0Desc = |nArc0PartNumber = |nArc0PartCount = |aArc0NextPart = |aArc0PrevPart = |other_enemies = |TXtime = 19:00}}{{Realworld}}'''Friends on a Train''' was the fifth episode of [[Season 52 (Doctor Who)|Season 52]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[Jane Espenson]], directed by [[Mick Jackson]] and featured [[Adjoa Andoh]] as the [[Fifteenth Doctor]], [[Daniel Adegboyega]] as [[Pete Fletcher]], [[Shelley King]] as [[Sally Brennen]] and [[Jane Wymark]] as [[Annie Downes]].
+==Synopsis ==
-{{Realworld}}
-'''Friends on a Train''' was the fifth episode of [[Season 52 (Doctor Who)|Season 52]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[Jane Espenson]], directed by [[Mick Jackson]] and featured [[Adjoa Andoh]] as the [[Fifteenth Doctor]], [[Daniel Adegboyega]] as [[Pete Fletcher]], [[Shelley King]] as [[Sally Brennen]] and [[Jane Wymark]] as [[Annie Downes]].
-== Synopsis ==
 On the journey to a romantic getaway to Paris for the night, Sally and Annie find themselves knee deep in danger, as a stray Sontaran starts lurking the carriages of the Eurostar. Luckily for them, the Doctor and Pete find themselves there, but are they exactly welcome?
 ==Plot==
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 * [[Train Driver (Friends on a Train)|Train Driver]] - [[Hazel Altherton]]
 * [[Conductor (Friends on a Train)|Conductor]] - [[Daniel Joseph Woolf]]
 == Crew ==
 *Created by [[Sydney Newman]], [[Donald Wilson]] and [[C.E. Webber]]
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 *[[Title Sequence]] - [[Peter Anderson Studios]]
-* [[Sontaran|Sontarans]] created by [[Robert Holmes]]
+*[[Sontaran|Sontarans]] created by [[Robert Holmes]]
 ==Memorable Quotes==
 To be added.
 ==Background Information==
 === Production History ===
-* To be added
+* To be added.
 ===Development===
 * When realising the episode, Jane Espenson had aimed to have the episode complete a few goals:
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 * It was also decided that the episode would all take place in one location, on a train. For the novelty, and also claustrophobia of it, Espenson decided to set it on the Eurostar, travelling through the Eurotunnel.
 * The other change in this episode is the Doctor’s costume. The Doctor’s main look, with her t-shirt and leather jacket was scrapped, on order from high, as it was considered to gritty and dark, and according to one ‘problematic’ account “too black”. The Doctor’s costume was therefore redesigned, giving her a brown pinstriped suit, which followed the same general layout of her original costume, with a t-shirt underneath, followed by the brown suit jacket over the top, as the leather jacket had done beforehand.
 ===Production===
 * To be added.
 ===Post-Production===
-* To be added
+* To be added.
 === Release ===
 * To be added.
 ===Reaction===
 * {{BARB Episode 49+|7-Day = 6.48|Rank7 = 9th|Rank28 = 8th|28-Day = 6.91}}
 ===Story Notes===
 * To be added.
 ==Continuity==
 * To be added.
 ==Home Video Releases==
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 [[Category:Stories]]
-[[Category:Chapter Four Stories]]
+[[Category:Chapter Three Stories]]
-[[Category: Fifteenth Doctor Stories]]
+[[Category:Fifteenth Doctor Stories]]
 [[Category:Sontaran Stories]]
+[[Category:Season 52 Stories]]