Bad Wolf
- Episode aired Jun 2, 2006
- TV-PG
- 45m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
8.5K
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The Doctor, Rose and Jack are separated and forced to compete in twisted and deadly games on the Game Station.The Doctor, Rose and Jack are separated and forced to compete in twisted and deadly games on the Game Station.The Doctor, Rose and Jack are separated and forced to compete in twisted and deadly games on the Game Station.
Davina McCall
- Davinadroid
- (voice)
Anne Robinson
- Anne Droid
- (voice)
Trinny Woodall
- Trine-E
- (voice)
Susannah Constantine
- Zu-Zana
- (voice)
Jo Stone-Fewings
- Male Programmer
- (as Jo Stone Fewings)
- Director
- Writers
- Russell T. Davies(showrunner)
- Terry Nation
- Sydney Newman(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe production team originally intended to show Jack's naked buttocks on screen. The scene was shot, but the BBC's editorial policy department stepped in and vetoed it, the only time they over-ruled the production team during the 2005 series.
- GoofsThe Doctor claims the Daleks are hiding themselves from sonar. But sonar relies on sound waves, which can't travel through the vacuum of space.
- Quotes
Captain Jack Harkness: What's a Defabricator?
Captain Jack Harkness: [his clothes get disintegrated]
Captain Jack Harkness: Okay, defabricator, does exactly what it says on the tin. Am I naked in front of millions of viewers?
Zu-Zana, Trine-e: [enthusiastically] Absolutely.
Captain Jack Harkness: Ladies, your viewing figures just went up.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Doctor Who Confidential: The World of Who (2005)
- SoundtracksDoctor Who Theme
(uncredited)
Written by Ron Grainer
Arranged by Murray Gold
Performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Featured review
Big Brother Doctor
Just when we were starting to ask ourselves what purpose The Long Game served in the season's ongoing arc (since Russell T. Davies doesn't really do standalone stories), here comes the excellent Bad Wolf (the title refers to a cryptic expression heard throughout the first season), which puts the other episode in perspective while simultaneously setting up an undoubtedly spectacular finale.
Remember the Satellite Five bit in The Long Game? Well, turns out said concept has evolved to the point that in a distant future the only thing people do is either watch stupid programs on TV or - even worse - participate in them. This is something the Doctor gets to experience directly, as he ends up in the Big Brother house, while Rose becomes a contestant on The Weakest Link and Jack... well, he doesn't really complain. As the games get more and more dangerous (whoever loses is physically eliminated), the Doctor realizes something more complex is going on, and works hard to uncover a horrifying truth that could bring to the ultimate destruction of planet Earth.
Bad Wolf combines all the best elements of the series: ambition, fun, danger and a healthy dose of satire. Specifically, Davies' stabs at the British entertainment industry (Big Brother especially) are a delicious mix of mockery and irony, given that, on some level, he is also contributing to that same industry. The scenario also allows Eccleston, Piper and Barrowman to have fun with their respective characters (the Doctor's opening "You've got to be kidding!" is a hoot), before the writing suddenly shifts into darker mode with a brilliant cliffhanger, raising the stakes for the season's epilogue. Unmissable
Remember the Satellite Five bit in The Long Game? Well, turns out said concept has evolved to the point that in a distant future the only thing people do is either watch stupid programs on TV or - even worse - participate in them. This is something the Doctor gets to experience directly, as he ends up in the Big Brother house, while Rose becomes a contestant on The Weakest Link and Jack... well, he doesn't really complain. As the games get more and more dangerous (whoever loses is physically eliminated), the Doctor realizes something more complex is going on, and works hard to uncover a horrifying truth that could bring to the ultimate destruction of planet Earth.
Bad Wolf combines all the best elements of the series: ambition, fun, danger and a healthy dose of satire. Specifically, Davies' stabs at the British entertainment industry (Big Brother especially) are a delicious mix of mockery and irony, given that, on some level, he is also contributing to that same industry. The scenario also allows Eccleston, Piper and Barrowman to have fun with their respective characters (the Doctor's opening "You've got to be kidding!" is a hoot), before the writing suddenly shifts into darker mode with a brilliant cliffhanger, raising the stakes for the season's epilogue. Unmissable
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