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    [[Tegan Jovanka]]
    [[Melanie Bush]]


    [[Peri Brown]]
    [[Ace|Ace McShane]]

    [[Ace McShane]]


    [[Bernice Summerfield]]
    [[Bernice Summerfield]]


    [[Janet Wells]]|producer = [[Bill Shapter]]|script_editor = [[Russell T Davies]]|start_date = 26 July 2003|end_date = 18 October 2003|premier_network = BBC One|typical_episode_length = 13x45 minutes|chief_executive_producer = [[David Renwick]]
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    and [[Russell T Davies]]|prev = [[Season 39 (Doctor Who)|Season 39]]|next = [[Season 41 (Doctor Who)|Season 41]]|seasondesc = <center><strong> 13 episodes, comprising of 8 serials, starting with ''[[The Curse of the Tower (episode)|The Curse of the Tower]] ''</strong></center>|title1 = Season 40 - 2003|aka = '' Chapter Three ''}}{{Realworld}}'''Season 40''' aired between 26 July 2003 and 18 October 2003. It contained eight stories, making up thirteen 45-minute episodes. It was the second and final season to be produced by [[Bill Shapter]] and script edited by [[Russell T Davies]]. It was also the third and final season of [[Richard E. Grant|Richard E. Grant's]] run as [[Tenth Doctor|The Tenth Doctor]] and the second and final outing for [[Anna Hope]] as [[Commander Sandra Armstrong]].
    [[Grace Holloway]]|producer = [[Chris Sanderman]]|script_editor = [[Russell T Davies]]|start_date = 12/04/2003|end_date = 13/11/2003|premier_network = BBC One|typical_episode_length = 30'|previous_season = [[Season 39]]|next_season = [[Season 41]]}}


    This season specially marked the fortieth anniversary of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]'' and was followed by the [[Doctor Who (2003)|first motion picture]] of the franchise.
    == Overview ==
    == Overview ==

    To be added.
    === Forty Years of Who ===
    2003 was a special year for Doctor Who as it marked the 40th anniversary since the show began. Big plans were ahead for the show including a 40th-anniversary motion picture that would be released in cinemas on the anniversary week. Not only that but the news came early on that [[Richard E. Grant]] was to hang up the coat as [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] in the movie due to necessary continuity with it that would later result in the Doctor regenerating in future movies.

    === Return of some old friends ===
    For this season, [[David Renwick|Renwick]] and [[Russell T Davies|Davies]] decided to bring back previous Doctors for their own stories in this season. Unfortunately, it resulted in the incumbent Doctor having very little screen time in this season with just two stories in single-part episodes with Doctors 4-9 returning with their companions making up the other eleven episodes. This would eventually be a problem fans would have after the release of the first movie with the similarities in structure.

    As a result of Doctors 4-9 returning, Renwick decided to act out as if those stories were from that era, thus previous title sequences were brought back for the necessary Doctors albeit in 16:9 widescreen and with the BBC logo, in the beginning, to fit within the rules of most BBC titles and that of the incumbent titles introduced in [[Season 35 (Doctor Who)|Season 35]] in 1998 (with several minor changes over time) when the rules were put in place.


    == Cast ==
    == Cast ==
    === Regular ===
    === Regular ===
    * [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Richard E. Grant]]
    * [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Richard E. Grant]]
    * [[Sammy Thompson]] - [[Jennifer Lien]]
    * [[Sandra Armstrong]] - [[Anna Hope]]


    === Recurring ===
    === Recurring ===
    * [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]]
    To be added.
    * [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]]
    * [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]]
    * [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]]
    * [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Richard Griffiths]]
    * [[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Michael French]]


    === Guest ===
    === Guest ===
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    == Television Stories ==
    == Television Stories ==
    {| class="article-table"
    {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-right:0;"
    !Story
    !Serial
    !Serial
    !#
    !Title
    !Title
    !Written by
    !Written by
    !Directed by
    !Directed by
    !Doctor
    !Air Dates (UK)
    !Air Dates (UK)
    !Production Code
    |-
    |-
    !1
    |240
    |1
    |1
    |[[The Curse of the Tower]]
    |''[[The Curse of the Tower (episode)|The Curse of the Tower]]''
    |[[Paul Cornell]]
    |[[Paul Cornell]]
    |[[Nicholas Meyer]]
    |[[Sandy Johnson]]
    |[[Tenth Doctor]]
    |12/04/2003
    19/04/2003
    |26 July 2003

    27/04/2003

    04/05/2003
    |<span>10Y</span>
    |-
    |-
    ! rowspan="3" |2
    |241
    |2
    |2
    |[[The Sands of Life]]
    | rowspan="3" |''[[The Sands of Time (serial)|The Sands of Time]]''
    | rowspan="3" |[[Justin Richards]]
    |[[Nicholas Briggs]]
    | rowspan="3" |[[Hettie MacDonald]]
    |[[Graeme Harper]]
    | rowspan="3" |[[Fourth Doctor]]
    |11/05/2003
    18/05/2003
    |2 August 2003

    25/05/2003

    01/06/2003
    |<span>11A</span>
    |-
    |-
    |242
    |3
    |3
    |9 August 2003
    |[[King of the Sontarans]]
    |[[Ronald D. Moore]]
    |[[Christopher Barry]]
    |08/06/2003
    15/06/2003

    22/06/2003

    29/06/2003
    |11B
    |-
    |-
    |243
    |4
    |4
    |16 August 2003
    |[[Midnight Upon Us]]
    |[[Robert Shearman]]
    |[[Hettie MacDonald]]
    |06/07/2003
    13/07/2003

    20/07/2003

    27/07/2003
    |11C
    |-
    |-
    !3
    |244
    |5
    |5
    |''[[Creatures of Beauty (episode)|Creatures of Beauty]]''
    |[[Conundrum]]
    |[[Steve Lyons]]
    |[[Nicholas Briggs]]
    |[[LeVar Burton]]
    |[[James Hawes]]
    |[[Fifth Doctor]]
    |03/08/2003
    10/08/2003
    |23 August 2003

    17/08/2003

    24/08/2003
    |11D
    |-
    |-
    ! rowspan="3" |4
    |245
    |6
    |6
    | rowspan="3" |''[[The Horrors of War (serial)|The Horrors of War]]''
    |[[The Legend of Merlin]]
    | rowspan="3" |[[Robert Shearman]]
    |[[Ben Aaronovitch]]
    | rowspan="3" |[[Graeme Harper]]
    |[[Hettie MacDonald]]
    | rowspan="3" |[[Sixth Doctor]]
    |31/08/2003
    07/09/2003
    |30 August 2003

    14/09/2003

    21/09/2003
    |11E
    |-
    |-
    |246
    |7
    |7
    |6 September 2003
    |[[The Societal Step]]
    |-
    |8
    |13 September 2003
    |-
    !5
    |9
    |''[[LIVE 34 (episode)|LIVE 34]]''
    |[[James Parsons]] and [[Andrew Stirling-Brown]]
    |[[David Livingston]]
    |[[Seventh Doctor]]
    |20 September 2003
    |-
    !6
    |10
    |''[[The Societal Step (episode)|The Societal Step]]''
    |[[Toby Whithouse]]
    |[[Toby Whithouse]]
    |[[Keith Boak]]
    |[[David Tucker]]
    |[[Eighth Doctor]]
    |28/09/2003
    04/10/2003
    |27 September 2003
    |-

    ! rowspan="2" |7
    11/10/2003
    |11

    | rowspan="2" |''[[Spare Parts (serial)|Spare Parts]]''
    18/10/2003
    | rowspan="2" |[[Marc Platt]]
    |11F
    | rowspan="2" |[[Euros Lyn]]
    | rowspan="2" |[[Ninth Doctor]]
    |4 October 2003
    |-
    |-
    |247
    |12
    |11 October 2003
    |8
    |-
    |[[The Other]]
    !8
    |13
    |''[[The Other (episode)|The Other]]''
    |[[Russell T Davies]]
    |[[Russell T Davies]]
    |[[Nicholas Meyer]]
    |[[Sandy Johnson]]
    |[[Tenth Doctor]]
    |25/10/2003
    01/11/2003
    |18 October 2003

    08/11/2003

    15/11/2003
    |10Z
    |}
    |}


    == Home Media ==
    == Home Media ==
    To be added.
    VHS
    [[Category:Doctor Who seasons]]
    *[[The Curse of the Tower]] (2003)
    *[[The Sands of Life]] (2003)
    *[[King of the Sontarans]] (2003)
    *[[Midnight Upon Us]] (2003)
    *[[Conundrum]] (2003)
    *[[The Legend of Merlin]] (2003)
    *[[The Societal Step]] (2003)
    *[[The Other]] (2003)
    DVD
    *This season released as [[the Complete Season 40 Box Set]] in February 2004.
    *The season, along with all other [[Tenth Doctor]] stories was included in [[The Complete Richard E Grant Era (DVD Box Set)|The Complete Richard E. Grant Era Box Set.]]

    Latest revision as of 02:45, 7 September 2023

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

    Season 40 aired between 26 July 2003 and 18 October 2003. It contained eight stories, making up thirteen 45-minute episodes. It was the second and final season to be produced by Bill Shapter and script edited by Russell T Davies. It was also the third and final season of Richard E. Grant's run as The Tenth Doctor and the second and final outing for Anna Hope as Commander Sandra Armstrong.

    This season specially marked the fortieth anniversary of Doctor Who and was followed by the first motion picture of the franchise.

    Overview

    Forty Years of Who

    2003 was a special year for Doctor Who as it marked the 40th anniversary since the show began. Big plans were ahead for the show including a 40th-anniversary motion picture that would be released in cinemas on the anniversary week. Not only that but the news came early on that Richard E. Grant was to hang up the coat as The Doctor in the movie due to necessary continuity with it that would later result in the Doctor regenerating in future movies.

    Return of some old friends

    For this season, Renwick and Davies decided to bring back previous Doctors for their own stories in this season. Unfortunately, it resulted in the incumbent Doctor having very little screen time in this season with just two stories in single-part episodes with Doctors 4-9 returning with their companions making up the other eleven episodes. This would eventually be a problem fans would have after the release of the first movie with the similarities in structure.

    As a result of Doctors 4-9 returning, Renwick decided to act out as if those stories were from that era, thus previous title sequences were brought back for the necessary Doctors albeit in 16:9 widescreen and with the BBC logo, in the beginning, to fit within the rules of most BBC titles and that of the incumbent titles introduced in Season 35 in 1998 (with several minor changes over time) when the rules were put in place.

    Cast

    Regular

    Recurring

    Guest

    To be added.

    Television Stories

    Serial # Title Written by Directed by Doctor Air Dates (UK)
    1 1 The Curse of the Tower Paul Cornell Sandy Johnson Tenth Doctor 26 July 2003
    2 2 The Sands of Time Justin Richards Hettie MacDonald Fourth Doctor 2 August 2003
    3 9 August 2003
    4 16 August 2003
    3 5 Creatures of Beauty Nicholas Briggs James Hawes Fifth Doctor 23 August 2003
    4 6 The Horrors of War Robert Shearman Graeme Harper Sixth Doctor 30 August 2003
    7 6 September 2003
    8 13 September 2003
    5 9 LIVE 34 James Parsons and Andrew Stirling-Brown David Livingston Seventh Doctor 20 September 2003
    6 10 The Societal Step Toby Whithouse David Tucker Eighth Doctor 27 September 2003
    7 11 Spare Parts Marc Platt Euros Lyn Ninth Doctor 4 October 2003
    12 11 October 2003
    8 13 The Other Russell T Davies Sandy Johnson Tenth Doctor 18 October 2003

    Home Media

    To be added.

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