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| caption = A three-way battle between Humanity, Cybermen and Daleks.
| doctor = [[David Tennant]] – [[Tenth Doctor]]
| companion = [[Billie Piper]] – [[Rose Tyler]]
| guests =
* [[Camille Coduri]] – [[Jackie Tyler]]
* [[Noel Clarke]] – [[Mickey Smith]]
* [[Shaun Dingwall]] – [[Pete Tyler#Pete Tyler (parallel universe)|Pete Tyler]]
* [[Andrew Hayden-Smith]] – [[Jake Simmonds]]
* [[Tracy-Ann Oberman]] –
* [[Raji James]] – Dr
* [[Paul Kasey]] – Cyber Leader
* [[Nicholas Briggs]] – [[Dalek]]/[[Cybermen]]
* [[Barnaby Edwards]], [[Nicholas Pegg]], Stuart Crossman, Anthony Spargo, Dan Barrett, David Hankinson – Dalek Operators
* [[Catherine Tate]] – [[Donna Noble|The Bride]]
| director = [[Graeme Harper]]
| writer = [[Russell T Davies]]
| script_editor = [[Helen Raynor]]
| producer = [[Phil Collinson]]
| executive_producer = Russell T Davies<br
| composer = [[Murray Gold]]
| series = [[Doctor Who (series 2)|Series 2]]
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"'''Doomsday'''" is the thirteenth and final episode in the [[Doctor Who (series 2)|second series]] of the revival of the British [[science fiction television]] programme ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was first broadcast on 8 July 2006 and is the conclusion of a two-part story; the first part, "[[Army of Ghosts]]", was broadcast on 1 July 2006. The two-part story features the [[Dalek]]s, presumed extinct after the events of [[The Parting of the Ways|the 2005 series' finale]], and the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], who appeared in a [[parallel universe (fiction)|parallel universe]] in the 2006 episodes "[[Rise of the Cybermen]]" and "[[The Age of Steel]]". Both species unexpectedly arrive on Earth at the conclusion of "Army of Ghosts".
The
Set mainly in the [[One Canada Square]] skyscraper in [[Canary Wharf]], the episode's plot consists mostly of the Daleks and Cybermen waging a global war, with humanity on the verge of extinction in the cataclysm. The [[Tenth Doctor]] ([[David Tennant]]), the Tyler family, and Mickey Smith fight for their lives trying to reverse the situation. They are successful, but at an emotional cost to the Doctor and Rose, as they are left in separate universes.
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==Plot==
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A strike team
In the sphere chamber, the Doctor
The Doctor explains that if he opens the breach and reverses it, anyone who has travelled between the two separate worlds will be pulled in, including Rose, Mickey and Pete. The Doctor sends them along with Jackie to the parallel
Some time later, Rose has a dream where she hears the Doctor's voice calling her.
==Production==
===Conception===
[[File:Space City 2016 - Billie Piper (26730678884).jpg|thumb|left|''Doomsday'' featured the departure of [[Rose Tyler]] portrayed by [[Billie Piper]] (''pictured'') who made the decision to leave the role a year prior.]]
The concept of the Daleks and Cybermen appearing together on screen is not new; in December 1967, the BBC approached [[Terry Nation]] to have both races in a serial, but Nation vetoed this idea. The concept came to Davies while mapping out the 2006 series: the story would both serve to resurrect the popular Daleks and provide a suitable exit for Piper, who had decided to leave ''Doctor Who'' after two series.<ref name="companion">{{cite magazine|last=Pixley|first=Andrew|date=August 2006|title=Army of Ghosts/Doomsday|magazine=Doctor Who Magazine|publisher=Panini Comics|volume=The Doctor Who Companion: Series 2|location=Royal Tunbridge Wells|issue=Special Edition 14|pages=92–101}}</ref> "Doomsday" is the first episode in the history of ''Doctor Who'' where the Cybermen and the Daleks appear on-screen together; Cybermen and Daleks were both featured in
The two-part finale was originally going to take place in Cardiff on the [[Cardiff Rift|time rift]], which was the focus of the episodes "[[The Unquiet Dead]]" and "[[Boom Town (Doctor Who)|Boom Town]]". When ''Torchwood'' was commissioned in 2005, Davies decided to base the spin-off in Cardiff and relocate "Army of Ghosts" and "Doomsday" to [[Canary Wharf]] in London.<ref name="companion" />
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An item of discussion between the production staff was over who would rescue Rose; Davies and Julie Gardner wanted Pete to rescue her, while Clarke and Phil Collinson wanted Mickey. The role was ultimately given to Pete, to emphasise that he had accepted Rose as a surrogate daughter.<ref name="companion" /> The Doctor's intended reply to Rose was also discussed; Davies, who left the reply unspecified, stated he didn't know when asked by Collinson on the episode's [[DVD commentary|commentary track]], and Gardner vehemently believed the Doctor would reciprocate Rose's love.<ref name="pod" />
Some elements of the story were inspired by [[Philip Pullman]]'s ''[[His Dark Materials]]'' trilogy. Pullman was "flattered" by the references in the episode, and compared Davies' actions to his own practice of referencing works.<ref>{{cite news | title = Would Pullman write for Dr Who? | publisher = [[Newsround]] | date = 7 December 2007 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7130000/newsid_7132700/7132741.stm | access-date = 9 December 2007 | archive-date = 2 December 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121202112034/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7130000/newsid_7132700/7132741.stm | url-status = live }}</ref>
===Filming===
[[File:Southerndown beach.jpg|thumb|[[Southerndown]] beach in Wales was used as the backdrop to the Doctor's farewell to Rose Tyler
To ensure that Clarke and Dingwall were available for filming, the story was filmed in the season's third production block with "[[Rise of the Cybermen]]" and "[[The Age of Steel]]". Filming for the story started on 2 November 2005 on location in [[Kennington]], London, but did not become the primary focus of the production crew until 29 November, when filming began on the scenes in and around the sphere chamber. The scenes of the Tyler family residence in Pete's World were filmed at Coedarhydyglyn on 21 November, and the subsequent scene of the Tylers driving through Norway was filmed at Bridgend on 6 December. Scenes in the lever room, the main setting for the story, were filmed on 12–15 December 2005 and 3–5 January 2006. [[Greenscreen]] work for Rose being sucked into the void took place on 13 January, and the skirmish between the military and Cybermen on the bridge was filmed on 15 January.<ref name="companion" />
Other location shooting took place at the Coal Exchange and Mount Stuart Square, [[Cardiff Bay]].<ref>{{cite web
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</ref> The penultimate scene of the episode, the Doctor's farewell to Rose, was filmed on 16 January 2006; it was the last day of filming for Clarke and Dingwall. As with all scenes set at Bad Wolf Bay, these were in fact filmed at [[Southerndown]] beach in the [[Vale of Glamorgan]].<ref>▼
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▲}}</ref> The penultimate scene of the episode, the Doctor's farewell to Rose, was filmed on 16 January 2006
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|title = Commentary for "Doomsday"
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===Music===
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[[File:Doctor Who Exhibition (4429341755).jpg|thumb|left|The Dalek Sec prop, on display at a Doctor Who exhibition.]]
[[File:Doctor Who exhibit (1986850266).jpg|thumb|right|Preacher prop, on display at a Doctor Who exhibition.]]
To protect as much information concerning the episode as possible, the final scene of "Army of Ghosts" was withheld from all pre-screeners given to reviewers. The BBC website's Fear Forecasters, a panel who rate the episodes, were not allowed to see "Doomsday" before its airing,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/episodes/2006/fear/f-armyofghosts.shtml |title=Fear Forecast: "Army of Ghosts" |access-date=25 February 2007 |work=BBC Doctor Who website |publisher=[[BBC]] |archive-date=14 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114173857/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/episodes/2006/fear/f-armyofghosts.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> and access to copies was restricted; the website thus does not have a Fear Forecast for the episode.<ref name=FFMissing>{{cite web|title=Fear Forecast|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/episodes/fearforecast.shtml|publisher=BBC|access-date=5 July 2011|archive-date=15 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615000241/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/episodes/fearforecast.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite this, the Dalek Sec prop, which had been previously unused in the series, had invaded the stage at the 2006 [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA Television Awards]] while the production team were collecting an award.<ref name="pod" /> A similar moratorium would be placed on the following series' finale, "[[Last of the Time Lords]]".<ref name="lizo">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6760000/newsid_6763700/6763787.stm|publisher=[[CBBC (TV channel)|CBBC]]|title=What did Lizo think of Doctor Who?|date=18 June 2007|access-date=21 June 2007|archive-date=8 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708060208/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6760000/newsid_6763700/6763787.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
The episode's finalised average viewing figure was 8.22 million viewers and was, excepting World Cup games, the second most-watched television programme of the week, behind an episode of ''[[Coronation Street]]'', and eighth most-watched overall. The companion episode of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' gained just over one million viewers, making it the second most watched programme on a non-terrestrial channel that week.<ref name="ratings">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216151446/http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EEVFuyAyZybLSaHPyi&tmpl=newsrss|url=http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EEVFuyAyZybLSaHPyi&tmpl=newsrss|title=Doomsday Final Ratings, and Series Two Recap|work=[[Doctor Who News Page]]|last=Lyon|first=Shaun|date=20 July 2006|archive-date=16 February 2009}}</ref> The ratings for the episode were higher than the following [[2006 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] match between [[Germany national football team|Germany]] and [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]], which had a million fewer viewers.<ref name="regi">{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/14/geektv_14_july/|title=World Cup streaming fails to score|first=Jane|last=Hoskyn|publisher=[[The Register]]; TV Scoop|access-date=10 August 2017|archive-date=31 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131061658/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/14/geektv_14_july/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Critical reception and later release===
"Doomsday" is one of the most popular episodes of the revived ''Doctor Who''. It gained an audience [[Appreciation Index]] (AI) of 89, which was the highest figure for nearly two years—it was later surpassed by "[[The Stolen Earth]]", which had an AI of 91<ref name="SEAI">{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2008/06/stolen-earth-ai-figure-and-digital_4031.html|title=The Stolen Earth – AI and Digital Ratings|first=Matt|last=Hilton|date=30 June 2008|publisher=[[Doctor Who News Page]]|access-date=30 June 2008|archive-date=6 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406163309/http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2008/06/stolen-earth-ai-figure-and-digital_4031.html?m=1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SAJ88">{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2007/04/smith-and-jones-ai-figure_5305.html|title=Smith and Jones AI figure|date=2 April 2007|access-date=24 January 2008|first=Matt|last=Hilton|publisher=[[Doctor Who News Page]]|archive-date=5 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405081723/http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2007/04/smith-and-jones-ai-figure_5305.html?m=1|url-status=live}}</ref>—and is the first episode of ''Doctor Who'' to receive a perfect 10 rating on ''[[IGN]]'',<ref
After its initial airing, the episode was released on DVD, with "[[Fear Her]]" and "[[Army of Ghosts]]", on 25 September 2006.<ref name="dvd">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcshop.com/invt/bbcdvd1964|title=Doctor Who: Series 2 Volume 5|work=BBC Shop|publisher=BBC|access-date=7 January 2008|archive-date=7 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207162700/http://www.bbcshop.com/invt/bbcdvd1964|url-status=live}}</ref> It was first aired on [[CBC Television]] on 19 February 2007.<ref name="twidw">{{cite web|url=http://www.gallifreyone.com/thisweek.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209185153/http://www.gallifreyone.com/thisweek.php|title=Vol 10, No 6|work=This Week in Doctor Who|archive-date=9 February 2007 |access-date=7 January 2008|publisher=[[Doctor Who News Page]]; [[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> The story ("Army of Ghosts" and "Doomsday") was one of three from the second series of ''Doctor Who'' to be nominated for the [[2007 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form|2007]] [[Hugo Award]] for [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form|Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form]]; the other stories nominated were "[[School Reunion (Doctor Who)|School Reunion]]" and "[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nippon2007.us/hugo_nominees.php|title=Nippon 2007 Hugo Nominees|publisher=World Science Fiction Society|access-date=29 March 2007|archive-date=26 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126151348/http://www.nippon2007.us/hugo_nominees.php|url-status=live}}</ref> the latter winning the award.<ref name="hugowin">{{cite web| url = http://www.thehugoawards.org/index.php?page_id=127| title = 2007 Hugo Awards| publisher = World Science Fiction Society| work = thehugoawards.org| date = 1 September 2007| access-date = 1 September 2007| archive-date = 8 July 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130708101608/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2007-hugo-awards/| url-status = live}}</ref>
In a 2014 poll by ''[[SFX (magazine)|SFX]]'', 90,000 readers voted the farewell scene between the Doctor and Rose
==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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