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Season 45 of Doctor Who aired between 30 August 2008 and 1 November 2008. It starred Paterson Joseph as the Twelfth Doctor in his second season, Jacqueline Pearce as Angela Jensen in her second and last season as a regular companion, and Sophie Okonedo as Lizzie Clarke in her first full season. The season opened with The Abbey of Felsecar and concluded with Cold Star. It was followed by the show's first Christmas special, The One Doctor.

Overview

A roaring success and new format

Season 44 saw the show return to its usual premise, after three years of being a political drama of sorts from seasons 41 to 43. Ratings averaged 10 million throughout the season which was a contrast to the falling (and last-minute rise) ratings during that time to lows of under 7 million which the show hadn't seen since at least 1992. As a result, the BBC and CBS decided to change the format slightly by including two extra episodes in the season, thus making the new format 10x90 minute episodes.

Christmas with Doctor Who

As well as the new format, the season would also feature a one-off Christmas special which would air on Christmas Day; naturally as Doctor Who was one of the BBC's biggest shows which of course would be a part of the production for the season. In total, the season would have 11x90 minute episodes, making the total screentime of 990 minutes: 270 minutes more than previous seasons, and the second all-time longest-running from all of Doctor Who since Season 6 in 1969, which had an extra 110 minutes (1100 minutes in total).

A new recruit

Although introduced in the last season, a new companion was included in the form of Lizzie Clarke, played by Sophie Okonedo, a barmaid from 2007. With her on board, she would be credited in the title sequence, which other than her name being added on, remained unchanged.

The story

The season lent heavily towards the more serialised style of the Gallifrey era as well as the recent spin-off Panopticon, rather than the previous season which was mostly episodic. Despite this, there was still elements of an episodic structure although plot arcs continue through the entire season which felt more serialised in a way. The main story would focus around Angela Jensen's husband, Sebastian Jensen, played by Paul Darrow, who claimed to have killed the Doctor and be his mortal enemy. The season would see The Doctor, Angela and Lizzie travel through history in chronological order as they follow Sebastian as well as encountering earlier versions of him. This resulted in most of the season being set on Earth with just the idea of time travelling being conceived rather than travelling in space.

The stories continue

Despite having an overarching story in this season, many sub-plots which were introduced last season continued; even some going as far back as Season 39 with the Poplne and Bellonsions. This was largely helped with the returning Bellonsion character Lieutenant Fassile. Other characters such as The Rogue were also due to be more recurring characters in the season, but as Marc Platt decided to end the first series of Panopticon on a cliffhanger, this couldn't be managed, with the Rogue only appearing briefly in the last episode.

Cast

Regular

The Doctor - Paterson Joseph
Rt. Hon. Angela Jensen M.P. - Jacqueline Pearce
Lizzie Clarke - Sophie Okonedo

Recurring

Rt. Hon. Brian Green - Nicholas Farrell
Rt. Hon. Rick Yates - Nicholas Briggs
Rt. Hon. Albert Dumfries - Nicholas Gecks
Sebastian Jenson - Paul Darrow
The Monk - Graeme Garden
Brigadier Winifred Bambera - Angela Bruce
Fen Do'nel - Tucker Smallwood
Lt. Fassile - Alexander Siddig

Guest

Sister Helena - Beth Goddard
Lucillius - David Fynn
Claudio - Marcus O'Donovan
Father Derekius - Phil Davis
Voice of the Demon Bull - Clifford Norgate
Edward the Confessor - Ian Gelder
Edith of Wessex - Katheryn Winnick
Harold Goodwinson - Adam James
Sir Robert Walpole - Ian McNeice
Earl of Orford - Frank Skinner
John Campbell - Matt Smith
Spencer Compton - Miles Richardson
John Carteret - Brian Dennehy
Henry Pelham - Simon Fisher-Becker
Sir Richard Martin - Richard Hope
Lucy Martin - Justine Mitchell
Lt. Col. Frayling - Gareth Thomas
Rathbone - Barnaby Edwards
Weeks - Hylton Collins
Eskythe - Spencer Wilding
Voice of the Ice Warriors - Nicholas Briggs
Alison Cheney - Freema Agyeman
Urtax - Malcolm Stoddard
Mims - Tim Brooke-Taylor
Grakus - India Fisher
Zygon Actors - Aidan Cook, Paul Casey
Voice of the Zygons - Nicholas Briggs
Penny - Sheridan Smith
Shanequa - Camille Coudri
Robbie - Sacha Dhawan
Trystan - Gareth David-Lloyd
Captain Fitzroy - Scott Bakula
Commander Pitts - James Callis
Lieutenant Stephens - Burn Gorman
Lieutenant Bennett - Kate Vernon
Cadet Daniels - Emma Caulfield
President Brewster - Robert Beltran
Eskythe - Spencer Wilding
Fen Gollix - Mary McDonnell
Fen So'aard - Maryam d'Abo
Fen J'med - Linda Park
Father Harish - Iain Glen
Lemming - Andrew Underwood
Phillipe - Samuel Anderson
Dolling - Samuel Pound
Hughes - Laura Arthauer
Duo Deathtrick - Alan Dale
Duo Draw - Quinn Lawrence
Duo Herl - Craig Wasson
Fen Gearla - Otto Rem
Eskythe - Spencer Wilding
Banto Zame - Richard Briers
Sally-Anne Stubbins - Clare Buckfield
Mentos - Brian Blessed
Sokkery - David Morissey
The Cylinder - Bill Bailey
Assemblers - Simon Pegg, Nick Frost
Jelloid - Matt Lucas
Potikol - Barry Jenner

Television Stories

Main Season

#	Title	Writer	Director	Air Date
1	The Abbey of Felsecar	Paul Cornell	Colin Teague	30 August 2008
2	The Death of Jensen	Ronald D. Moore	Lisa Bowerman	6 September 2008
3	Confess	Nicholas Briggs	Nicholas Briggs	13 September 2008
4	Hot Air	Robert Shearman	James Strong	20 September 2008
5	Vengeance of the Nimon	Caroline Symcox	Alice Troughton	27 September 2008
6	Storm Warning	Alan Barnes	Gary Russell	4 October 2008
7	In Thy Image	Eddie Robson	Douglas Mackinnon	11 October 2008
8	Burning Books	Andrew Davies	Keith Boak	18 October 2008
9	Operation Salvation	D.C. Fontana	Euros Lyn	25 October 2008
10	Cold Star	Paul Cornell & Robert Shearman	David Livingston	1 November 2008
-	The One Doctor	Gareth Roberts & Clayton Hickman	Gary Russell	25 December 2008

Mini-Episode

Title	Writer	Director	Air Date
Space and Time	Steven Moffat	Richard Senior	14 November 2008

Viewing Figures

No.	Title	Official BARB Figures (7-day)
No.	Title	Consolidated (m)	Weekly Rank
1	The Abbey of Felsecar	9.29	1
2	The Death of Jensen	8.91	6
3	Confess	8.78	3
4	Hot Air	8.94	3
5	Vengeance of the Nimon	9.07	4
6	Storm Warning	9.16	6
7	In Thy Image	9.41	5
8	Burning Books	9.67	7
9	Operation Salvation	9.86	4
10	Cold Star	10.10	3
-	The One Doctor	12.58	2
Series Average		9.319

Home Media

Physical Media

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-[[Paul Cornell]]|aka = <i> Chapter Three: Series 5 </i>}}{{Realworld}}'''Season 45''' of [[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]] aired between 30 August 2008 and 1 November 2008. It starred [[Paterson Joseph]] as the [[Twelfth Doctor]] in his second season, [[Jacqueline Pearce]] as [[Angela Jensen]] in her second and last season as a regular companion, and [[Sophie Okonedo]] as [[Lizzie Clarke]] in her first full season. The season opened with ''[[The Abbey of Felsecar]]'' and concluded with ''[[Cold Star]]''. It was followed by the show's first Christmas special, ''[[The One Doctor]]''.
+and [[Paul Cornell]]|aka = <i> Chapter Three </i>}}{{Realworld}}'''Season 45''' of [[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]] aired between 30 August 2008 and 1 November 2008. It starred [[Paterson Joseph]] as the [[Twelfth Doctor]] in his second season, [[Jacqueline Pearce]] as [[Angela Jensen]] in her second and last season as a regular companion, and [[Sophie Okonedo]] as [[Lizzie Clarke]] in her first full season. The season opened with ''[[The Abbey of Felsecar]]'' and concluded with ''[[Cold Star]]''. It was followed by the show's first Christmas special, ''[[The One Doctor]]''.
 == Overview ==
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 === Recurring ===
-* Rt. Hon. Brian Green - Nicholas Farrell
+* [[Brian Green|Rt. Hon. Brian Green]] - [[Nicholas Farrell]]
-* Rt. Hon. Rick Yates - Nicholas Briggs
+* [[Rick Yates|Rt. Hon. Rick Yates]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
-* Rt. Hon. Albert Dumfries - Nicholas Gecks
+* [[Albert Dumfries|Rt. Hon. Albert Dumfries]] - [[Nicholas Gecks]]
-* Sebastian Jenson - Paul Darrow
+* [[Sebastian Jenson]] - [[Paul Darrow]]
-* The Monk - Graeme Garden
+* [[The Monk]] - [[Graeme Garden]]
-* Brigadier Winifred Bambera - Angela Bruce
+* [[Winifred Bambera|Brigadier Winifred Bambera]] - Angela Bruce
-* Fen Do'nel - Tucker Smallwood
+* [[Germaine Do'nel|Fen Do'nel]] - [[Tucker Smallwood]]
-* Lt. Fassile - Alexander Siddig
+* [[Fassile|Lt. Fassile]] - [[Alexander Siddig]]
-* The Rogue - Timothy Dalton
 === Guest ===
-* Sister Helena - Beth Goddard
+* [[Sister Helena]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Goddard Beth Goddard]
-* Lucillius - David Fynn
+* [[Lucillius]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Fynn David Fynn]
-* Claudio - Marcus O'Donovan
+* [[Claudio]] - [[Marcus O'Donovan]]
-* Father Derekius - Phil Davis
+* [[Father Derekius]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Davis_(actor) Phil Davis]
+* Voice of [[Nimon|the Demon Bull]] - Clifford Norgate
-* Roman Soldiers - Ryan Sampson, Christian Cooke, Arthur Darvill, Neil Clench
-* Voice of the Demon Bull - Clifford Norgate
+* [[Edward the Confessor]] - [[Ian Gelder]]
+* [[Edith of Wessex]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katheryn_Winnick Katheryn Winnick]
-* Edward the Confessor - Ian Gelder
+* [[Harold Goodwinson]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_James_(actor) Adam James]
-* Edith of Wessex - Katheryn Winnick
+* [[Robert Walpole|Sir Robert Walpole]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_McNeice Ian McNeice]
-* Harold Goodwinson - Adam James
+* [[Earl of Orford]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Skinner Frank Skinner]
-* Servant - Tom Preece
-* Sir Robert Walpole - Ian McNeice
+* [[John Campbell]] - [[Matt Smith]]
+* [[Spencer Compton]] - [[Miles Richardson]]
-* Earl of Orford - Frank Skinner
+* [[John Carteret]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Dennehy Brian Dennehy]
-* John Campbell - Matt Smith
+* [[Henry Pelham]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Fisher-Becker Simon Fisher-Becker]
-* Spencer Compton - Miles Richardson
+* [[Richard Martin|Sir Richard Martin]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hope_(actor) Richard Hope]
-* John Carteret - Brian Dennehy
+* [[Lucy Martin]] - [[Justine Mitchell]]
-* Henry Pelham - Simon Fisher-Becker
+* [[Frayling|Lt. Col. Frayling]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Thomas_(actor) Gareth Thomas]
-* Sir Richard Martin - Richard Hope
+* [[Peter Rathbone|Rathbone]] - [[Barnaby Edwards]]
-* Lucy Martin - Justine Mitchell
-* Errand Boy - Benedict Cumberbatch
+* [[Weeks]] - [[Hylton Collins]]
+* [[Eskythe]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Wilding Spencer Wilding]
-* Servants to Sir Richard - Matt Lucas, David Walliams
+* Voice of the [[Ice Warriors]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
-* Lt. Col. Frayling - Gareth Thomas
+* [[Alison Clarke|Alison Cheney]] - [[Freema Agyeman]]
-* Rathbone - Barnaby Edwards
+* [[Urtax]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Stoddard Malcolm Stoddard]
-* Weeks - Hylton Collins
+* [[Mims]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Brooke-Taylor Tim Brooke-Taylor]
-* Eskythe - Spencer Wilding
+* [[Grakus]] - [[India Fisher]]
-* Voice of the Ice Warriors - Nicholas Briggs
+* [[Zygons|Zygon]] Actors - [[Aidan Cook]], [[Paul Casey]]
-* Alison Cheney - Freema Agyeman
+* Voice of the [[Zygons]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
-* Urtax - Malcolm Stoddard
+* [[Penny (Burning Books)|Penny]] - [[Sheridan Smith]]
-* Mims - Tim Brooke-Taylor
+* [[Shanequa (Burning Books)|Shanequa]] - [[Camille Coudri]]
-* Grakus - India Fisher
+* [[Robbie (Burning Books)|Robbie]] - [[Sacha Dhawan]]
-* Zygon Actors - Aidan Cook, Paul Casey
+* [[Trystan (Burning Books)|Trystan]] - [[Gareth David-Lloyd]]
-* Voice of the Zygons - Nicholas Briggs
+* [[Fitzroy|Captain Fitzroy]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Bakula Scott Bakula]
-* Penny - Sheridan Smith
-* Shanequa - Camille Coudri
-* Robbie - Sacha Dhawan
-* Trystan - Gareth David-Lloyd
-* Captain Fitzroy - Scott Bakula
 * Commander Pitts - James Callis
 * Lieutenant Stephens - Burn Gorman
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 * Jelloid - Matt Lucas
 * Potikol - Barry Jenner
-* Guard - Gary Russell
-* Questioner - Jane Goddard
 == Television Stories ==
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 |-
 !1
-|[[The Abbey of Felsecar|''The Abbey of Felsecar'']]
+|''[[The Abbey of Felsecar (episode)|The Abbey of Felsecar]]''
 |[[Paul Cornell]]
 |[[Colin Teague]]
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 |-
 !2
-|[[The Death of Jensen|''The Death of Jensen'']]
+|''[[The Death of Jensen (episode)|The Death of Jensen]]''
 |[[Ronald D. Moore]]
 |[[Lisa Bowerman]]
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 |-
 !3
-|[[Confess|''Confess'']]
+|''[[Confess (episode)|Confess]]''
-| colspan="2" |[[Nicholas Briggs]]
+|[[Nicholas Briggs]]
+|[[Nicholas Briggs]]
 |[[13 September (releases)|13 September]] [[2008]]
 |-
 !4
-|[[Hot Air|''Hot Air'']]
+|''[[Hot Air (episode)|Hot Air]]''
 |[[Robert Shearman]]
 |[[James Strong]]
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 |-
 !5
-|[[Vengeance of the Nimon|''Vengeance of the Nimon'']]
+|''[[Vengeance of the Nimon (episode)|Vengeance of the Nimon]]''
 |[[Caroline Symcox]]
 |[[Alice Troughton]]
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 |-
 !6
-|[[Storm Warning|''Storm Warning'']]
+|''[[Storm Warning (episode)|Storm Warning]]''
 |[[Alan Barnes]]
 |[[Gary Russell]]
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 |-
 !7
-|[[In Thy Image|''In Thy Image'']]
+|''[[In Thy Image (episode)|In Thy Image]]''
 |[[Eddie Robson]]
 |[[Douglas Mackinnon]]
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 |-
 !8
-|[[Burning Books|''Burning Books'']]
+|''[[Burning Books (episode)|Burning Books]]''
 |[[Andrew Davies]]
 |[[Keith Boak]]
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 |-
 !9
-|[[Operation Salvation|''Operation Salvation'']]
+|''[[Operation Salvation (episode)|Operation Salvation]]''
 |[[D.C. Fontana]]
 |[[Euros Lyn]]
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 |-
 !10
-|[[Cold Star|''Cold Star'']]
+|''[[Cold Star (episode)|Cold Star]]''
 |[[Paul Cornell]] & [[Robert Shearman]]
 |[[David Livingston]]
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 |-
 !-
-|''[[The One Doctor]]''
+|''[[The One Doctor (episode)|The One Doctor]]''
 |[[Gareth Roberts]] & [[Clayton Hickman]]
 |[[Gary Russell]]