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Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead

Science Fiction · TV Movie · Thriller · 2009

A meeting in a London bus with jewel thief Lady Christina takes a turn for the worse for the Doctor when the bus takes a detour to a desert-like planet, where the deadly Swarm awaits.

Movie details

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead

2009 Science Fiction · TV Movie · Thriller 59m

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7.5 / 10

Community rating

A meeting in a London bus with jewel thief Lady Christina takes a turn for the worse for the Doctor when the bus takes a detour to a desert-like planet, where the deadly Swarm awaits.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

James Strong

Written by

Gareth Roberts · Russell T Davies

David Tennant

David Tennant

The Doctor

Michelle Ryan

Michelle Ryan

Christina

Lee Evans

Lee Evans

Malcolm

Noma Dumezweni

Noma Dumezweni

Capt Magambo

Adam James

Adam James

DI McMillan

G

Glenn Doherty

Sgt Dennison

Victoria Alcock

Victoria Alcock

Angela

Court is in session

Put Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.