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    [[Bradley Thompson]]|image2 = 46 BLURAY COVER.jpg|title1 = Season 46 - 2009|seasondesc = <strong><center> 10 episodes starting with <i>[[Cannon Fodder]] </i></center></strong>|prev = [[Season 45 (Doctor Who)|Season 45]]|next = [[Season 47 (Doctor Who)|Season 47]]|chief_executive_producer = [[Gary Russell]]
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    and [[Robert Shearman]]|aka = <i> Chapter Three </i>}}{{Realworld}}'''Season 46''' of [[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]] aired between [[5 September (releases)|5 September]] [[2009]] and [[7 November (releases)|7 November]] [[2009]]. It starred [[Paterson Joseph]] as the [[Twelfth Doctor]] and Sophie Okonedo as [[Lizzie Clarke]]. The season opened with [[Cannon Fodder|''Cannon Fodder'']] and concluded with [[Mad World|''Mad World'']]. The season was followed by the movie, [[Doctor Who: Vengeance]] which was the last outing for Joseph as the Doctor.
    == Overview ==
    == Overview ==

    To be added.
    === The curse continues... ===
    Despite the recent success of the show after returning to it's usual premise, the new format introduced in [[Season 45 (Doctor Who)|Season 45]] (two extra episodes plus a Christmas special) proved very exhausting; especially for [[Paterson Joseph]], and thus he announced early on that Season 46 would be his last. The announcement was recalled by fans to be ''<nowiki/>'the three seasons and movie curse''' which had previously occurred with his predecessors [[Anthony Head]] and [[Richard E. Grant]].

    === Behind the scenes ===
    [[Robert Shearman]] took over from [[Paul Cornell]] as script editor, with [[Faith Penhale]] joining as executive producer alongside [[Ira Steven Behr]]. This came after the, so-called [[Julie Gardner Controversy|''Julie Gardner Controversy'']]'','' between her and [[Marc Platt]] during production of the spin-off, [[Panopticon (TV Series)|Panopticon]].

    === The changes ===
    With Shearman in place as script editor, a few further changes were made. He suggested to change the text style in the title sequence to make it more readable following complaints that the BBC's new 30-second credit rules resulted in the end credits scrolling too quickly. The [[TARDIS]] interior had a few additions to give it a more homely feel, such as a sofa and a bookshelf. The additions hearkened back to the [[Ninth Doctor]]'s later TARDIS interior.

    Under Shearman's leadership, the writer's room was given a larger role as well as the inclusion of a few new staff writers. They were responsible for crafting the stories and coming up with the basic ideas of individual stories.

    === Bringing back a companion ===
    After enjoying the use of two companions last season, Shearman along with producer [[Gary Russell]] decided to bring back a previous companion as they knew it would create a renewed interest and buzz around the show. At first, [[Sammy Thompson]] was set to return, but this didn't come to fruition due to Laurie Holden busy working on The Walking Dead. Two other companions from the 90s planned to return included [[Janet Wells]] and most strongly, [[Bernice Summerfield]]. Unfortunately, they both realised that a story had already taken place from a point before Bernice met the [[Eighth Doctor]] with [[The Reckoning of Shadows (serial)|The Reckoning of Shadows]] from [[Season 34 (Doctor Who)|Season 34]]. Furthermore, they didn't want to ruin Janet's reputation following her departure from the [[Ninth Doctor]] in [[The Web of Time (serial)|The Web of Time]] from the same season where her discovery of the Doctor's ability to regenerate could consequently affect her character.

    === Mouth on legs... at the airport ===
    Eventually, it was decided to bring back [[Tegan Jovanka]], given that she was one of the more recent companions either alive or not involved with a spin-off. She joined [[Twelfth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Lizzie Clarke|Lizzie]] for three episodes in the season.

    === Ten episodes, ten stories ===
    The main aim was for the season to be in an episodic structure in order for it to have a different feel, and especially with most seasons of [[Doctor Who: Chapter Three|Chapter 3]] so far being serialized, despite [[Season 44 (Doctor Who)|Season 44]] moving away from it slightly, albeit with a plot arc about the [[Shalka]]. The only sort of arc that occurred was only with Tegan in the three episodes she was in.


    == Cast ==
    == Cast ==
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    === Recurring ===
    === Recurring ===
    * Angela Jensen M.P. - Jacqueline Pearce
    To be added.
    * Major General Winifred Bambera - Angela Bruce
    * Brian Green M.P. - Nicholas Farrell
    * Rick Yates M.P. - Nicholas Briggs
    * The Rogue - Timothy Dalton
    * The Inquisitor - Lynda Bellingham
    * The Rani - Siobhan Redmond
    * Leela - Louise Jameson
    * Voice of K-9 - John Leeson
    * Francis - Christopher Biggins
    * Ohila - Claire Higgins
    * Orthena - Katarina Olsson
    * The Doctor - Anthony Head
    * The Rogue - Derek Jacobi
    * The Keeper - Don Warrington
    * The Rani - Kate O'Mara
    * Francs - John Paton
    * Quilly - James Otis
    * Camik - Harry Welsh
    * Famd - Sam Green
    * Rela - Warrice Jackery
    * Jeldone - Joseph Culp

    * Lt. Fassile - Alexander Siddig
    * Fen Gearla - Otto Rem
    * Duo Famsr - Alexander Balie
    * Duo Deathtrick - Alan Dale
    * Katie Tollinger - Julia Sawalha
    * Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
    * Jo Jones - Katy Manning
    * Elizabeth Shaw - Caroline John
    * Melanie Bush - Bonnie Langford
    * Sebastian Jensen - Paul Darrow
    * Jim Hernandez - Tom Hooper
    * Bleytal - Richard Hope
    * Ishkan - Neve McIntosh


    === Guest ===
    === Guest ===
    * Malcolm - Lee Evans
    To be added.
    * Captain Magambo - Noma Dumezweni
    * Colonel Mace - Rupert Holliday Evans
    * News Reporters - Lachele Carl; Jason Mohammad
    * Jack the Ripper - Brian Miller
    * Reginald Isambard - Nicholas Day
    * Phoebe Lloyd - Sophie-Louise Dann
    * Barman - Seán Carlsen
    * Mr. Rutley - Richard Syms
    * Ronald - David Benson
    * Nicholas - Alan Turner
    * P.C. Coward - James Grout
    * Mrs Quillington - Julia McKenzie
    * Will Adams - David Tennant
    * Kendara - Karen Gillan
    * Bobby Simon - Frank Sinatra Jr.
    * Mark Jeffries - Colin Stinton
    * George Augustus - Clive Merrison
    * Mr Peabody - Philip Jackson
    * Edward - Olly McCauley
    * Wakefield - Tim Bentinck
    * Marjorie - Alison Thea-Skot
    * Voice of the Electra - Nicholas Briggs
    * Air Steward - Catherine Tate
    * Sky Silvestry - Lesley Sharp
    * Professor Hobbes - David Troughton
    * Mary Blasco - Ayesha Antoine
    * Valerie Cane - Lindsey Coulson
    * Bill Cane - Daniel Ryan
    * Andy - Colin Morgan
    * Mechanic - Duane Henry
    * Policeman - Gary Russell
    * Mr. Jefferson - Danny Webb
    * Zachary Cross Flane - Shaun Parkes
    * Ida Scott - Claire Rushbrook
    * Toby Zed - Will Thorp
    * Danny Bartock - Ronny Jhutti
    * Scooti Manista - Myanna Buring
    * Guards - Lianna Stewart
    * The Ood - Paul Kasey
    * Voice of the Beast - Gabriel Woolf
    * Voice of the Ood - Silas Carson
    * Maragret - Frances Del La Tour
    * Jason Taylor - Derek Griffiths
    * McCarthy - Andrian Dunbar
    * Sally Taylor - Lorna Want
    * PC Sharp - Nick Wilton
    * Karimov - Matthew Cottle
    * Vitas - Owen Aaronovitch
    * Duo Dram - Quinn Lawrence
    * Duo Herl - Craig Wasson
    * Captain Arkque - Jillian Bach
    * Admiral Samuels - Barry Sonya
    * Lh. Achti - Wendy Simmons
    * Erasmus Darkening - Donald Sumpter
    * Professor Rivers - Floella Benjamin
    * Toby Silverman - Adam Gillen
    * Lord Marchwood - Callum Blue
    * Joseph Marchwood - Rhys Gear
    * Elizabeth Marchwood - Amelia Clarkson
    * Mr Scriven - Tony Boncza
    * Roco Colasanto - Joseph Long
    * Soothsayer - Chipo Chung
    * Mooky Kahari - Marcia Lecky
    * Veena Brady - Suzann McLean
    * Alice Coltrane - Natalie Walter
    * Jival Chowdry - Chasker Patel
    * Morganstern - Ben Righton
    * Spanish Maid - Loraine Velez
    * News Reporters - Lachele Carl, Jason Mohammad
    * Housing Officer - Sanchia McCormack
    * Woman in Doorway - Terri-Ann Brumby
    * Man in Pub - Neil Clench
    * Voice of the Shalka - Diana Quick


    == Television Stories ==
    == Television Stories ==

    {| class="article-table"
    === Main Season ===
    !Story
    {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-right:0;"
    !Episode
    !#
    !Title
    !Title
    !Writer
    !Written by
    !Director
    !Directed by
    !Air Dates (UK)
    !Air Date
    !Production Code
    |-
    |-
    !1
    |293
    |''[[Cannon Fodder (episode)|Cannon Fodder]]''
    |1
    |[[Cannon Fodder]]
    |[[David Hare]]
    |[[David Hare]]
    |[[Keith Boak]]
    |[[Keith Boak]]
    |05/09/2009
    |5 September 2009
    |46E
    |-
    |-
    !2
    |294
    |''[[The Whitechapel Murderer (episode)|The Whitechapel Murderer]]''
    |2
    |[[The Whitechapel Murderer]]
    |[[Mark Wright]] & [[Cavan Scott]]
    |[[Mark Wright]] & [[Cavan Scott]]
    |[[Tom Shankland]]
    |[[Tom Shankland]]
    |12/09/2009
    |12 September 2009
    |46F
    |-
    |-
    !3
    |295
    |''[[Inquisition (episode)|Inquisition]]''
    |3
    |[[Inquisition]]
    |[[Ronald D. Moore]]
    |[[Ronald D. Moore]]
    |[[Gary Russell]]
    |[[Gary Russell]]
    |19/09/2009
    |19 September 2009
    |46A
    |-
    |-
    !4
    |296
    |''[[The Façade (episode)|The Façade]]''
    |4
    |[[The Façade]]
    |[[Jacqueline Rayner]] & [[Nicholas Briggs]]
    |[[Jacqueline Rayner]] & [[Nicholas Briggs]]
    |[[Euros Lyn]]
    |[[Euros Lyn]]
    |26/09/2009
    |26 September 2009
    |46G
    |-
    |-
    !5
    |297
    |''[[Delayed Indefinitely (episode)|Delayed Indefinitely]]''
    |5
    |[[Delayed Indefinitely]]
    |[[Robert Shearman]] & [[Joseph Lidster]]
    |[[Robert Shearman]] & [[Joseph Lidster]]
    |[[James Hawes]]
    |[[James Hawes]]
    |03/10/2009
    |3 October 2009
    |46B
    |-
    |-
    !6
    |298
    |''[[The Impossible Planet (episode)|The Impossible Planet]]''
    |6
    |[[The Impossible Planet]]
    |[[Matt Jones]]
    |[[Matt Jones]]
    |[[James Strong]]
    |[[James Strong]]
    |10/10/2009
    |10 October 2009
    |46C
    |-
    |-
    !7
    |299
    |''[[Brave New Town (episode)|Brave New Town]]''
    |7
    |[[Brave New Town]]
    |[[Jonathan Clements]]
    |[[Jonathan Clements]]
    |[[Rachel Talalay]]
    |[[Rachel Talalay]]
    |17/10/2009
    |17 October 2009
    |46D
    |-
    |-
    !8
    |300
    |''[[The Fight for Survival (episode)|The Fight for Survival]]''
    |8
    |[[The Fight for Survival]]
    |[[David Weddle]] & [[Bradley Thompson]]
    |[[David Weddle]] & [[Bradley Thompson]]
    |[[Michael Nankin]]
    |[[Michael Nankin]]
    |24/10/2009
    |24 October 2009
    |45H
    |-
    |-
    !9
    |301
    |''[[The Eternity Trap (episode)|The Eternity Trap]]''
    |9
    |[[The Eternity Trap]]
    |[[Phil Ford]]
    |[[Phil Ford]]
    |[[Alice Troughton]]
    |[[Alice Troughton]]
    |31/10/2009
    |31 October 2009
    |45I
    |-
    |-
    !10
    |302
    |''[[Mad World (episode)|Mad World]]''
    |10
    |[[Mad World]]
    |[[Robert Shearman]]
    |[[Robert Shearman]]
    |[[Billy Gierhart]]
    |[[Billy Gierhart]]
    |07/11/2009
    |7 November 2009
    |45J
    |}

    === Mini-Episode ===
    {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-right:0;"
    !Title
    !Writer
    !Director
    !Air Date
    |-
    |[[Time Crash (mini-episode)|''Time Crash'']]
    |[[Steven Moffat]]
    |[[Jonathan Fox Bassett]]
    |20 November 2009
    |}
    |}


    == Home Media ==
    == Home Media ==
    To be added[[Category:Doctor Who seasons]]
    DVD
    *This season released as [[the Complete Season 46 Box Set]] in February 2010.
    *The season, along with all other [[Twelfth Doctor]] stories was included in [[the Complete Paterson Joseph Era Box Set]].

    Latest revision as of 03:00, 7 September 2023

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

    Season 46 of Doctor Who aired between 5 September 2009 and 7 November 2009. It starred Paterson Joseph as the Twelfth Doctor and Sophie Okonedo as Lizzie Clarke. The season opened with Cannon Fodder and concluded with Mad World. The season was followed by the movie, Doctor Who: Vengeance which was the last outing for Joseph as the Doctor.

    Overview

    The curse continues...

    Despite the recent success of the show after returning to it's usual premise, the new format introduced in Season 45 (two extra episodes plus a Christmas special) proved very exhausting; especially for Paterson Joseph, and thus he announced early on that Season 46 would be his last. The announcement was recalled by fans to be 'the three seasons and movie curse' which had previously occurred with his predecessors Anthony Head and Richard E. Grant.

    Behind the scenes

    Robert Shearman took over from Paul Cornell as script editor, with Faith Penhale joining as executive producer alongside Ira Steven Behr. This came after the, so-called Julie Gardner Controversy, between her and Marc Platt during production of the spin-off, Panopticon.

    The changes

    With Shearman in place as script editor, a few further changes were made. He suggested to change the text style in the title sequence to make it more readable following complaints that the BBC's new 30-second credit rules resulted in the end credits scrolling too quickly. The TARDIS interior had a few additions to give it a more homely feel, such as a sofa and a bookshelf. The additions hearkened back to the Ninth Doctor's later TARDIS interior.

    Under Shearman's leadership, the writer's room was given a larger role as well as the inclusion of a few new staff writers. They were responsible for crafting the stories and coming up with the basic ideas of individual stories.

    Bringing back a companion

    After enjoying the use of two companions last season, Shearman along with producer Gary Russell decided to bring back a previous companion as they knew it would create a renewed interest and buzz around the show. At first, Sammy Thompson was set to return, but this didn't come to fruition due to Laurie Holden busy working on The Walking Dead. Two other companions from the 90s planned to return included Janet Wells and most strongly, Bernice Summerfield. Unfortunately, they both realised that a story had already taken place from a point before Bernice met the Eighth Doctor with The Reckoning of Shadows from Season 34. Furthermore, they didn't want to ruin Janet's reputation following her departure from the Ninth Doctor in The Web of Time from the same season where her discovery of the Doctor's ability to regenerate could consequently affect her character.

    Mouth on legs... at the airport

    Eventually, it was decided to bring back Tegan Jovanka, given that she was one of the more recent companions either alive or not involved with a spin-off. She joined the Doctor and Lizzie for three episodes in the season.

    Ten episodes, ten stories

    The main aim was for the season to be in an episodic structure in order for it to have a different feel, and especially with most seasons of Chapter 3 so far being serialized, despite Season 44 moving away from it slightly, albeit with a plot arc about the Shalka. The only sort of arc that occurred was only with Tegan in the three episodes she was in.

    Cast

    Regular

    Recurring

    • Angela Jensen M.P. - Jacqueline Pearce
    • Major General Winifred Bambera - Angela Bruce
    • Brian Green M.P. - Nicholas Farrell
    • Rick Yates M.P. - Nicholas Briggs
    • The Rogue - Timothy Dalton
    • The Inquisitor - Lynda Bellingham
    • The Rani - Siobhan Redmond
    • Leela - Louise Jameson
    • Voice of K-9 - John Leeson
    • Francis - Christopher Biggins
    • Ohila - Claire Higgins
    • Orthena - Katarina Olsson
    • The Doctor - Anthony Head
    • The Rogue - Derek Jacobi
    • The Keeper - Don Warrington
    • The Rani - Kate O'Mara
    • Francs - John Paton
    • Quilly - James Otis
    • Camik - Harry Welsh
    • Famd - Sam Green
    • Rela - Warrice Jackery
    • Jeldone - Joseph Culp
    • Lt. Fassile - Alexander Siddig
    • Fen Gearla - Otto Rem
    • Duo Famsr - Alexander Balie
    • Duo Deathtrick - Alan Dale
    • Katie Tollinger - Julia Sawalha
    • Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
    • Jo Jones - Katy Manning
    • Elizabeth Shaw - Caroline John
    • Melanie Bush - Bonnie Langford
    • Sebastian Jensen - Paul Darrow
    • Jim Hernandez - Tom Hooper
    • Bleytal - Richard Hope
    • Ishkan - Neve McIntosh

    Guest

    • Malcolm - Lee Evans
    • Captain Magambo - Noma Dumezweni
    • Colonel Mace - Rupert Holliday Evans
    • News Reporters - Lachele Carl; Jason Mohammad
    • Jack the Ripper - Brian Miller
    • Reginald Isambard - Nicholas Day
    • Phoebe Lloyd - Sophie-Louise Dann
    • Barman - Seán Carlsen
    • Mr. Rutley - Richard Syms
    • Ronald - David Benson
    • Nicholas - Alan Turner
    • P.C. Coward - James Grout
    • Mrs Quillington - Julia McKenzie
    • Will Adams - David Tennant
    • Kendara - Karen Gillan
    • Bobby Simon - Frank Sinatra Jr.
    • Mark Jeffries - Colin Stinton
    • George Augustus - Clive Merrison
    • Mr Peabody - Philip Jackson
    • Edward - Olly McCauley
    • Wakefield - Tim Bentinck
    • Marjorie - Alison Thea-Skot
    • Voice of the Electra - Nicholas Briggs
    • Air Steward - Catherine Tate
    • Sky Silvestry - Lesley Sharp
    • Professor Hobbes - David Troughton
    • Mary Blasco - Ayesha Antoine
    • Valerie Cane - Lindsey Coulson
    • Bill Cane - Daniel Ryan
    • Andy - Colin Morgan
    • Mechanic - Duane Henry
    • Policeman - Gary Russell
    • Mr. Jefferson - Danny Webb
    • Zachary Cross Flane - Shaun Parkes
    • Ida Scott - Claire Rushbrook
    • Toby Zed - Will Thorp
    • Danny Bartock - Ronny Jhutti
    • Scooti Manista - Myanna Buring
    • Guards - Lianna Stewart
    • The Ood - Paul Kasey
    • Voice of the Beast - Gabriel Woolf
    • Voice of the Ood - Silas Carson
    • Maragret - Frances Del La Tour
    • Jason Taylor - Derek Griffiths
    • McCarthy - Andrian Dunbar
    • Sally Taylor - Lorna Want
    • PC Sharp - Nick Wilton
    • Karimov - Matthew Cottle
    • Vitas - Owen Aaronovitch
    • Duo Dram - Quinn Lawrence
    • Duo Herl - Craig Wasson
    • Captain Arkque - Jillian Bach
    • Admiral Samuels - Barry Sonya
    • Lh. Achti - Wendy Simmons
    • Erasmus Darkening - Donald Sumpter
    • Professor Rivers - Floella Benjamin
    • Toby Silverman - Adam Gillen
    • Lord Marchwood - Callum Blue
    • Joseph Marchwood - Rhys Gear
    • Elizabeth Marchwood - Amelia Clarkson
    • Mr Scriven - Tony Boncza
    • Roco Colasanto - Joseph Long
    • Soothsayer - Chipo Chung
    • Mooky Kahari - Marcia Lecky
    • Veena Brady - Suzann McLean
    • Alice Coltrane - Natalie Walter
    • Jival Chowdry - Chasker Patel
    • Morganstern - Ben Righton
    • Spanish Maid - Loraine Velez
    • News Reporters - Lachele Carl, Jason Mohammad
    • Housing Officer - Sanchia McCormack
    • Woman in Doorway - Terri-Ann Brumby
    • Man in Pub - Neil Clench
    • Voice of the Shalka - Diana Quick

    Television Stories

    Main Season

    # Title Writer Director Air Date
    1 Cannon Fodder David Hare Keith Boak 5 September 2009
    2 The Whitechapel Murderer Mark Wright & Cavan Scott Tom Shankland 12 September 2009
    3 Inquisition Ronald D. Moore Gary Russell 19 September 2009
    4 The Façade Jacqueline Rayner & Nicholas Briggs Euros Lyn 26 September 2009
    5 Delayed Indefinitely Robert Shearman & Joseph Lidster James Hawes 3 October 2009
    6 The Impossible Planet Matt Jones James Strong 10 October 2009
    7 Brave New Town Jonathan Clements Rachel Talalay 17 October 2009
    8 The Fight for Survival David Weddle & Bradley Thompson Michael Nankin 24 October 2009
    9 The Eternity Trap Phil Ford Alice Troughton 31 October 2009
    10 Mad World Robert Shearman Billy Gierhart 7 November 2009

    Mini-Episode

    Title Writer Director Air Date
    Time Crash Steven Moffat Jonathan Fox Bassett 20 November 2009

    Home Media

    To be added

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