Newbies Guide to Doctor Who

Doctor:

The NinthThe ninth Doctor speaks in a northern accent and wears a leather jacket. He has very short hair and big ears. The ninth Doctor has been mentally scarred by the part he played in the Time War and the destruction of his home planet. Although he clearly has a love of life, he also has an innate sadness about him.

Companions:

Rose Tyler Rose Tyler is a 19-year old girl from London 2005. Before meeting the Doctor, Rose lived with her mother, Jackie Tyler, on a council estate and had a boyfriend called Mickey Smith. Her father, Pete Tyler, died when she was a baby. In Rose (New Series Series 1), she worked in Henrik's department store when the ninth Doctor was investigating Auton activity in the store, and she saw him blow it up. Rose then helped the Doctor defeat the Nestene Consciousness's attempt to take over the world, and he offered her a chance to travel in the TARDIS. In The End of the World (New Series Series 1), the Doctor took her to the far future to see the day the Earth is destroyed. During this trip, he upgraded her mobile phone, tying it into the TARDIS, so that she can call home no matter where or when she is.

Recurring Characters:

The United Nations Intelligence Taskforce UNIT is a paramilitary organisation set up by the United Nations to deal with alien incursions and other hi-tech and mysterious threats and situations. The Doctor first encountered them in his second incarnation during The Invasion (Classic Series Season 6). When the Time Lords exiled the Doctor to Earth, he became the scientific advisor to their UK branch (Spearhead from Space (Classic Series Season 7)), a position that he held during his third and fourth incarnations. He has encountered UNIT, or used his connections with UNIT, on a number of occasions since then.

Jackie Tyler Jackie is Rose Tyler's mother, and is very protective of her daughter. She briefly met the Doctor in Rose, before Rose decided to leave with the Doctor. In Aliens of London (New Series Series 1), we saw that she had spent the last year looking for Rose, after Rose left with the Doctor.

Mickey Smith Mickey is Rose Tyler's boyfriend. In Rose (New Series Series 1), he was captured by the Nestene, and witnessed the Doctor and Rose defeating the Nestene, saw the inside of the TARDIS, and was there when Rose departed with the Doctor. Because he had trouble adapting to what had happened, the Doctor took a dislike to him. During the year since Rose went missing, Mickey did a lot of research into the Doctor and his impact on human history.

Other Characters The majority of the characters we see in this story were also in the first part of the story, Aliens of London. We are briefly introduced to them in the pre-credits sequence.

Recommended Viewing:

As this is the second part of a 2-part story, it is very strongly recommended that you watch the first part, Aliens of London, which introduces all the characters, and explains the details of what's going on.

Rose's phone was upgraded by the Doctor in The End of the World (New Series Series 1).

Recommended Reading:

None.

Recommended Listening:

None.