Gridlock
- Episode aired Jul 20, 2007
- TV-PG
- 45m
The Doctor takes Martha to New Earth, where she is kidnapped by two carjackers and taken to an underground Motorway, where the remainder of humanity on the planet live in perpetual gridlock.The Doctor takes Martha to New Earth, where she is kidnapped by two carjackers and taken to an underground Motorway, where the remainder of humanity on the planet live in perpetual gridlock.The Doctor takes Martha to New Earth, where she is kidnapped by two carjackers and taken to an underground Motorway, where the remainder of humanity on the planet live in perpetual gridlock.
- Director
- Writers
- Russell T. Davies(showrunner)
- Sydney Newman(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe couple seen in the pre-credit sequence are made up to resemble the father and daughter in the Grant Wood painting, "American Gothic".
- GoofsWhen the Doctor meets Brannigan he is told that cars can only contact other cars if they are on their "friends list". Later on, the car behind Martha manages to call and warn them even though they do not know each other.
- Quotes
The Doctor: I lied to you, 'cause I liked it. I could pretend, just for a bit, I could imagine they were still alive underneath the burnt orange sky. I'm not just a Time Lord: I'm the last of the Time Lords. The Face of Boe was wrong. There's no one else.
Martha Jones: What happened?
The Doctor: There was a war. A Time War. The last great Time War. My people fought a race called the Daleks for the sake of all creation, and they lost. We lost. Everyone lost. They're all gone now, my family, my friends, even that sky. Ah, you should have seen it, that old planet. The second sun would rise in the south, the mountains would shine. The leaves on the trees were silver. When they caught the light every morning, they lit the forest on fire. We always had...
[sound trails off]
- ConnectionsFeatured in Doctor Who Confidential: Meet Martha Jones (2007)
- SoundtracksAbide with Me
(uncredited)
"Abide With Me" Music by William H. Monk and lyrics by Henry F. Lyte
Composed by William H. Monk
I applaud the creation of a credible new world, one where everything has gone wrong. Being stuck on the M4 daily to get to work I love the idea of the eternal Motorway, that concept feels like it's happening now!!
Father Dougall is now a cat, we've seen these human cats before in New Earth, but only the ladies, so Brannigan is something new. The design is a good one, and he's fun.
The Rose references are becoming annoying. Freema's made a good start but the writers are seemingly conspiring against her and reminding us about his 'ex' too often.
The random rendition of The Old Rugged Cross is so random, but very sweet and moving. It's a truly lovely moment.
The creation of the pushers was a clever one, the world is damaged, but there are still parasites looking to cash in, it's actually a very clever scene, well thought, well acted too.
The Bells of St John felt like an update for The Web of Fear and that was found, and this feels like an update for The Macra Terror, so lets hope.....
A final appearance for both the Face of Boe and Novice Hame. The voice behind Boe, Struan Rodger's is glorious!! Good to see the Doctor forgive Hame for her part in the crimes of New Earth, she wasn't a bad cat! The best appearance for the face of Boe, great final scenes.
I'm sure I remember Davies opting to bring back The Macra as they had been voted the most unlikely monster to ever return.
Highly ambitious, it's actually quite a sweet episode with some poignant moments, yes it's flawed on many different levels but overall it's pretty good, it dares to be different.
7/10 Tennant and Freema are making a great combo
Will we ever see the Macra again????
- Sleepin_Dragon
- Aug 16, 2015
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- Temple of Peace, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, Wales, UK(New New York Senate)
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- Runtime45 minutes
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