ESSENTIAL INFO
Broadcast: Saturday 25 November (on BBC One in the UK and Ireland; on Disney+ in the rest of the world)
Starring: David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Yasmin Finney, Miriam Margolyes, Jacqueline King, Karl Collins, Ruth Madeley, Jamie Hayden, Dara Lall
Written by: Russell T Davies
Directed by: Rachel Talalay
IN A NUTSHELL...
A spaceship crashes in north London. Not that Donna Noble (Tate) noticed; she had other things on her mind. Besides, there’s no such thing as aliens – right?! But then one turns up in her garden shed: the Meep (voiced by Margolyes). Another – the Doctor (Tennant) – barges into her kitchen. By the time a squadron of Wrarth Warriors shows up on her doorstep, the Noble family must face facts: Donna’s past is catching up with her. And her mind is about to be blown…
QUOTE, UNQUOTE:
DOCTOR: I’ve got this friend called Donna Noble. And she was my best friend in the whole wide universe.
I absolutely love her.
Oh. Mmm. Do I say things like that now?
SHIRLEY: Sounds like a good thing to say.
DOCTOR: But Donna took the mind of a Time Lord into her head. I had to wipe her memory to save her life. If she ever remembers me, she will die. So what happens next?
ON TARGET:
Doctor Who: The Star Beast novelisation written by Gary Russell. eBook release: 30 November 2023. Paperback release: 11 January 2024 by BBC Books.