Series 3, Episode 11 | 1 part | First broadcast: 16 June 2007 | Writer: Russell T Davies | Director: Graeme Harper
Cast
- David Tennant as the Doctor
- Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones
- John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness
- Derek Jacobi as Professor Yana / the Master
Summary
Drawn to the far future at the edge of the universe, the Doctor and Martha are unexpectedly reunited with Captain Jack Harkness, who has been chasing the TARDIS since his abandonment years earlier. There they meet the kindly Professor Yana, working desperately to launch humanity’s last survivors toward a fabled utopia, only for the Doctor to make a shattering discovery about Yana’s true, hidden identity as his oldest enemy.
Interesting Facts
- This episode marks the surprise return of the Master, previously believed destroyed in the classic series, cleverly disguised as the amnesiac Professor Yana.
- Derek Jacobi’s brief performance as the Master transitioning into John Simm’s incarnation was widely praised as a masterclass in a single-scene regeneration reveal.
- This is the first regular return of Captain Jack Harkness since “The Parting of the Ways,” bridging the character’s own spin-off series Torchwood back into the main show.
- The episode ends on one of the series’ most acclaimed cliffhangers, as the newly regenerated Master steals the TARDIS and strands the Doctor, Martha, and Jack at the end of the universe.
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