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Doctor Who: The Doctor's Daughter

Editorial Review

Editorial Review

Premiering in 1963, Doctor Who has captured the imagination of generations who've followed the adventures of an alien time lord known simply as "the Doctor" as he travels through time and space, saving planets and rescue civilisations.

In this instalment, the Doctor (David Tennant), flanked by his companions Martha (Freema Agyeman) and Donna (Catherine Tate), finds himself in the middle of a war between humans and fish-like humanoids known as "the Hath" on the planet Messaline. After he's taken captive by the humans, the Doctor has his hand forced into in a "progenation" machine which clones his DNA to create a soldier. The resulting anomaly, "Jenny" (Georgia Moffett), has two hearts - proving she's closer to being a true "daughter" than the Doctor initially believes.

In the meantime, after discovering the location of the temple which houses the mythical "breath of life" - which the war is being fought over - the Doctor must beat both sides to it and instil peace.

The plot amounts to little more than the Doctor and co. travelling through an underground city encountering humans and cheap-looking fish creatures that blow bubbles to communicate. There's no doubt that it's lame - yet it's ashamedly engrossing, largely due to the wonderful David Tennant.

This is the perfect episode for those wanting to jump on the Doctor Who bandwagon, as all the background information you'll need is explained through the Doctor's conversations with his new daughter Jenny.

Doctor Who airs on ABC1 on Sunday, August 10, at 7:30pm.

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Brad Gray, July 2008