The Sound of Drums
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| 192a - The Sound of Drums | |
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| Doctor | David Tennant (Tenth Doctor) |
| Writer | Russell T. Davies |
| Director | Colin Teague |
| Executive producer(s) | Russell T. Davies Julie Gardner |
| Production code | 3.12 |
| Transmission date | 16 June 2007 |
| Preceded by | Utopia |
| Followed by | Last of the Time Lords |
The Sound of Drums is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It will be broadcast on BBC One on 16 June 2007,[1] and is the twelfth episode of Series 3 of the revived Doctor Who series. The title was revealed in issue #380 of Doctor Who Magazine. It is the first part of a two-part story.
[edit] Cast
- The Doctor — David Tennant
- Martha Jones — Freema Agyeman
- Captain Jack Harkness — John Barrowman
- Mr. Saxon — John Simm
- Tom Milligan[2] — Tom Ellis
- Miss Dexter[2] — Elize Du Toit[3]
- TBA — Nichola McAuliffe
- TBA — Elle Haddington
- TBA — Alexandra Moen
- TBA — Nicholas Gecks
- TBA — Colin Stinton
- TBA — Natasha Alexander
- TBA — Tom Golding
- TBA — Olivia Hill
- TBA — Daniel Ming
[edit] Cast notes
The casting of Tom Ellis as Tom Milligan has been reported by The Sun, but not confirmed by any official source, though he has been spotted on a beach with Freema Agyeman (who was wearing SAS-style clothing). Similarly, The Sun has reported that Elize Du Toit's character is named "Miss Dexter" and is a villain.[2]
The Sun has also reported that John Simm will appear in the finale as the Doctor's arch-nemesis the Master.[4][5] Although this has not been confirmed or denied by official sources, an interview with The Independent on Sunday seems to confirm Simm's casting.[6] Simm refused to confirm that he had been cast in an interview broadcast on BBC 6Music on February 13, 2007, but also did not deny the story outright.[7]
It has also been reported that the character of the Professor (played by Sir Derek Jacobi) in the preceeding story will appear to be a friend of the Doctor who turns out to be a Time Lord enemy once he regenerates at the end of the story.
According to people present at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff, where a scene from this episode was being filmed, Simm is in fact playing the newly-elected Prime Minister, Mr. Saxon.[8] Clips at the series three press launch have shown Simm and on the Newsround[8] report on the 22nd March show Tennant and Simm both referred to the character as 'Mr Saxon', but Tennant also goes onto say that he's 'more than a match for the Doctor in ways that he can't imagine'. Tennant hesitated before saying 'more than a match...' as if he was searching for the right words.
[edit] References
- ^ "Doctor Who UK airdate announced", News, Dreamwatch, February 27, 2007.
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- ^ Nathan, Sara. "Dr Who v Marster", The Sun, 2007-01-30. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
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- ^ Hoggard, Liz. "John Simm: The time of his life", The Independent on Sunday, 2007-02-11. Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
- ^ Simm, John. Interview with Nemone Metaxas. Nemone. BBC 6Music. 2007-02-13.
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