Broadcast: Saturday 15th September 2007
7:30pm-8:15pm AEST (09:30 GMT) < > « »  < > « »
ABC

Featuring: David Tennant, Freema Agyeman, John Barrowman, Alexandra Moen, John Simm

The new Prime Minister Harry Saxon aka The Master begins his reign of terror with the announcement of mankind's first contact with an alien race. CAST: Freema Agyeman

Press Release:
The Doctor (David Tennant), Martha (Freema Agyeman) and Jack (John Barrowman), materialise in London and realise that Britain's new Prime Minister, the mysterious "Mr Saxon", is the Doctor's arch nemesis - The Master (John Simm).

At 10 Downing Street, Martha's sister Tish (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) works for "Mr Saxon" but is unsure of her duties in the new job. After killing his entire Cabinet The Master introduces his "friends", four floating, metallic spheres which kill Vivien Rook (Nicola McAuliffe) a journalist who tried to warn Saxon's/The Master's wife Lucy (Alexandra Moen) about him. He then promises his wife that "everything will end tomorrow".

The Master's "friends" are the Toclafane, an alien race. And so begins a reign of terror which sees the Doctor captured by the Master's guards and Jack temporarily killed by the Master's laser screwdriver.

The second episode in this two-part finale screens next Saturday.

PRODUCTION DETAILS:
Doctor Who is a BBC production in association with CBC. This episode was written by Russell T Davies, produced by Phil Collinson and directed by Colin Teague. Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner are executive producers.
Synopsis Source: ABC