Bad Wolf
- Episode aired Jun 2, 2006
- TV-PG
- 45m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
8.5K
YOUR RATING
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
Weakest Link in the series ?
This first season of rebooted Doctor Who turns inward yet again, as we revisit the venue of a previous adventure and discover what an old enemy has been up to.
The Doctor (Christopher Eccleston), Rose (Billie Piper) and Captain Jack (John Barrowman) wake up on various TV show sets and are forced to participate in deadly variations of popular early 20th century TV shows. Once The Doctor escapes his Big Brother set, with Lynda (Jo Joyner) he discovers he's back in the satellite from the "The Long Game" which now is operated by a sinister company named Bad Wolf.
Despite its late episode revelations, which are quite good - I didn't actually think that this episode was as great as some of the others. The TV spoofs have aged the episode a bit now, given that all three finished being culturally relevant before that decade was out, let alone lived on for thousands of years. Jack having a ball on Trinny and Suzanne, and producing his weapon was probably the highlight of those scenes. Paterson Joseph gets an early cameo as another contestant on "The Weakest Link" and an implausibly young looking Jo Joyner gets a lot of screen time as Lynda and even teases potentially joining the crew.
My other issue with the show comes with the revelation that (SPOILERS) the Daleks are behind Bad Wolf and have been systematically slowing human progression for a century. Whilst that makes for a solid twist, it doesn't, in retrospect, feel like a particularly 'dalek' thing to do. They are the marching space Nazis, killing everything they come across that isn't a dalek immediately, this plan is way more organised and scheming than they would usually bother with.
All that said, I'm reviewing this now having not seen the second part of this story for years, so there might be underlying reveals that explain all this. For now though "Bad Wolf" has solid effects and stars in minor roles, but in and of itself isn't a wonderful episode.
The Doctor (Christopher Eccleston), Rose (Billie Piper) and Captain Jack (John Barrowman) wake up on various TV show sets and are forced to participate in deadly variations of popular early 20th century TV shows. Once The Doctor escapes his Big Brother set, with Lynda (Jo Joyner) he discovers he's back in the satellite from the "The Long Game" which now is operated by a sinister company named Bad Wolf.
Despite its late episode revelations, which are quite good - I didn't actually think that this episode was as great as some of the others. The TV spoofs have aged the episode a bit now, given that all three finished being culturally relevant before that decade was out, let alone lived on for thousands of years. Jack having a ball on Trinny and Suzanne, and producing his weapon was probably the highlight of those scenes. Paterson Joseph gets an early cameo as another contestant on "The Weakest Link" and an implausibly young looking Jo Joyner gets a lot of screen time as Lynda and even teases potentially joining the crew.
My other issue with the show comes with the revelation that (SPOILERS) the Daleks are behind Bad Wolf and have been systematically slowing human progression for a century. Whilst that makes for a solid twist, it doesn't, in retrospect, feel like a particularly 'dalek' thing to do. They are the marching space Nazis, killing everything they come across that isn't a dalek immediately, this plan is way more organised and scheming than they would usually bother with.
All that said, I'm reviewing this now having not seen the second part of this story for years, so there might be underlying reveals that explain all this. For now though "Bad Wolf" has solid effects and stars in minor roles, but in and of itself isn't a wonderful episode.
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- southdavid
- Jun 3, 2020
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