The Complete Third Series
(DVD)

 

Starring David Tennant
13 Episodes  (45 minutes each)
+ 2006 Christmas Special
2007
652 minutes (color)
Six Disc Box Set
 



 

 

Production Notes
Doctor Who
David Tennant

Martha Jones
Freema Agyeman

Captain Jack
John Barrowman

Donna Noble
Catherine Tate
Written by
Chris Chibnall
Paul Cornell
Stephen Greenhorn
Steven Moffat
Helen Raynor
Gareth Roberts
&
Russell T. Davies

 Directed by
Richard Clark
Graeme Harper
Euros Lyn
Hettie MacDonald
Charles Palmer
James Strong
Colin Teague
Produced by
Phil Colinson
Susie Liggat

Executive Producers
Russell T. Davies
Julie Gardner

Original Airdates
December 25, 2006   &
March 31, 2007 - June 30, 2007

US DVD Release Date
November 2007

Warner Home Video
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DVD Features
 

Disc One
 

2006 Christmas Special

 The Runaway Bride
   

Music and Monsters:

 A special Doctor Who Confidential episode that aired after the Christmas special The Runaway Bride.  This episode highlights the work that went into a special Doctor Who concert that performed in November of 2006.  The concert helped to raise money for children in need and featured music composed by Murray Gold for the first two series of Doctor Who.  David Tennant hosted the concert.

 

David's Video Diary:

David Tennant (10th Doctor) keeps a video diary of his second year as the Doctor.  Here his experiences during the making of the Christmas special are highlighted.

 

Freema's Tour of the Studio:

Freema Agyeman (Martha) takes us on a tour of the production offices of Doctor Who where she meets and talks with many of the behind the scenes people involved in making the third series of Doctor Who a reality.

 

Series 3 Deleted Scenes:

 A healthy dose of deleted scenes spanning the entire third series and shown in chronological order.  Some are minor deletions, while a few contain more significant plot twists.

 
Series 3 Outtakes: As the name suggests, bloopers are included here from the third series.  Some fun moments.

 
BBC Trailers: A collection of trailers shown prior to the transmission of "The Runaway Bride."

 
Options:

Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

 


Audio Commentary

  • "The Runaway Bride" - David Tennant (10th Doctor) and Julie Gardner (executive producer)

 

 

 

 
 

Disc Two
 

Episodes 1, 2 and 3

 Smith and Jones
The Shakespeare Code
Gridlock
   

David's Video Diary:

David Tennant (10th Doctor) keeps a video diary of his second year as the Doctor.  Here his experiences during the making of the Christmas special are highlighted.

 
Options:

Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

 


 

Audio Commentary

  • "Smith and Jones" - Russell T. Davies (writer/executive producer) and David Tennant (10th Doctor)
     

  • "The Shakespeare Code" - David Tennant (10th Doctor) and Christina Cole (Lilith)
     

  • "Gridlock" - Julie Gardner (executive producer), Travis Oliver (Milo), and Marie Jones (visual effects)
 
 

 

 

 
 

Disc Three
 

Episodes 4, 5, 6 and 7

Daleks in Manhattan
Evolution of the Daleks
The Lazarus Experiment
42
   
BBC Trailers: A collection of trailers shown prior to the transmission of "Daleks in Manhattan", "The Lazarus Experiment", and "42"

 
Options:

Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

Audio Commentary

  • "Daleks In Manhatten" - Helen Raynor (writer), Miranda Raison (Tallulah), and Louise Page (costume designer)
     

  • "Evolution of the Daleks" - David Tennant (10th Doctor), Nicholas Briggs (Dalek voice), and Barney Curnow (visual effects)
     

    "The Lazarus Experiement" - David Tennant (10th Doctor) and Mark Gatiss (Professor Lazarus)
     

    "42" - Russell T. Davies (writer/executive producer) and Chris Chibnall (director)
 
 

 

 

 
 

Disc Four
 

Episodes 8, 9 and 10

 Human Nature
The Family of Blood
Blink
   

David's Video Diary:

David Tennant (10th Doctor) keeps a video diary of his second year as the Doctor.  Here his experiences during the making of "Daleks in Manhattan", "Evolution of the Daleks",  "The Lazarus Experiment", "42" and "The Family of Blood" are highlighted.  Also included are behind the scenes of a Doctor Who themed episode of the game show The Weakest Link.

 
Options:

Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

 

 

Audio Commentary

  • "Human Nature" - Paul Cornell (writer), Charles Palmer (director), and Murray Gold (music composer)
     

  • "The Family of Blood" - Susie Liggat (producer), Arwel Wyn-Jones (supervising art director), and Tracie Simpson (production manager)

  • "Blink" - Steven Moffat (writer) and Murray Gold (music composer)
 

 

 

 

 
 

Disc Five
 

Episodes 11, 12 and 13

 Utopia
The Sound of Drums
Last of the Time Lords
   

David's Video Diary:

David Tennant (10th Doctor) keeps a video diary of his second year as the Doctor.  Here his experiences during the making of "Utopia", "The Sound of Drums", and "Last of the Time Lords"

 
BBC Trailers: A collection of trailers shown prior to the transmission of "Utopia", "The Sound of Drums", and "Last of the Time Lords"

 
Options:

Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
 

 


Audio Commentary

  • "Utopia" - Russel T. Davies (writer/executive producer) and David Tennant (10th Doctor)
     

  • "The Sound of Drums" - Phil Collinson (producer) and Julie Gardner (executive producer)

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  • "Last of the Time Lords" - Russell T. Davies (writer/executive producer), Julie Gardner (executive producer), and Phil Collinson (producer)

 
 

 

 

 
 

Disc Six
 
Doctor Who Confidential Cut Down: Immediately following the broadcast of each weekly episode of Doctor Who on BBC1 was a documentary on BBC 3 called "Doctor Who Confidential" that highlighted aspects of the episode that had been shown that week.  All 13 episodes are presented here (in a scaled down version from their original broadcast). 



Episode 1 - Meet Martha Jones
Episode 2 - Stage Fright
Episode 3 - Are We There Yet?
Episode 4 - A New York Story
Episode 5 - Making Manhattan
Episode 6 - Monsters Inc.
Episode 7 - Space Craft
Episode 8 - Alter Ego
Episode 9 - Bad Blood
Episode 10 - Do You Remember the First Time?
Episode 11 - 'Ello, 'ello, 'ello
Episode 12 - The Saxon Mystery
Episode 13 - The Valiant Quest

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Notes

  • This is David Tennant's second series as Doctor Who.
     

  • Freema Agyeman joins the cast as new companion Martha Jones, a medical student introduced in "Smith and Jones".
     

  • Included in this release are all 13 episodes from the third series, along with the Christmas special entitled "The Runaway Bride."
     

  • Returning characters in this series include the Daleks, the Face of Boe, Novice Hame, the Macra, and Captain Jack Harkness.
     

  • Captain Jack appears in the final 3 episodes of this series.

  • The last few moments of the final episode in this series link to the Christmas 2007 episode entitled "Voyage of the Damned."  This episode would likely comprise the beginning of a fourth series box set.
     

  • The format of this new series is somewhat different from the original (or "classic" series).  Episodes are now approximately 45 minutes and usually are self contained stories - i.e. each story has a resolution by the end of the episode.
     

  • Just as in the previous two seasons, there were essentially, 7 single episode stories and 2 two episode stories ("Daleks in Manhattan"/"Evolution of the Daleks", "Human Nature"/"The Family of Blood", and the series 3 part finale "Utopia"/"The Sound of Drums"/"Last of the Time Lords").
     

  • Just as with the first two series, the third has met with both critical acclaim as well as strong ratings in the U.K.
     

  • While there is much that is new about this series, the same spirit that was apparent in the original series is very much alive here too.
     

  • With the success of Doctor Who in North America, the release of season boxsets of these new series is much more stable and certain.

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  • Classic Doctor Who villain, and fellow Time Lord - The Master - returns in "Utopia" only to regenerate and continue in the final two episodes "The Sound of Drums" and "Last of the Time Lords".
     

  • Freema Agyeman (Martha) leaves at the end of the series, but will be returning again in Series 4.