The Invention of Death was the sixth serial of Season 54 of Doctor Who. It was written by John Dorney, directed by Jamie Magnus Stone and starred Jemma Redgrave as the Fifteenth Doctor & Rebecca Root as Joanne Tilley.
Synopsis[]
After an experimental flight, the Doctor & Joanne find themselves on one of the strangest worlds they have ever encountered.
Alien life takes many forms, and on Ashtallah the travellers find all their preconceptions tested.
But this world is about to make a discovery – and it could mean the end of everything.
Plot[]
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Cast[]
- The Doctor - Jemma Redgrave
- Joanne Tilley - Rebecca Root
- Sharlan - Tracy Wiles
- Brenna - Michelle Morris
Crew[]
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Memorable Quotes[]
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References[]
- According to the Doctor, "no one dangerous flies kites."
- The Doctor says that her people mastered the art of making vaccines a long time ago.
- The Doctor also makes reference to how they have their own healing abilities and Joanne interprets this as a simple reference to humans' own ability to heal from injuries, although the Doctor's flustered reaction suggests that she was actually referring to her ability to regenerate.
- The Doctor suspects that the Ashtallans dying is due to the red cells of human blood attacking the Ashtallan system.
Story Notes[]
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Continuity[]
- The Doctor notes that her "regenerative" abilities used to have a limit. (TV: The Deadly Assassin, The Fall of the Doctor)
Home video releases[]
DVD[]
- This story along with the other stories in Season 54 were released as Doctor Who: The Complete Fifty-Fourth Season in 2019.
Blu-ray[]
- This story along with the other stories in Season 54 were released as Doctor Who: The Complete Fifty-Fourth Season on Blu-ray in 2019.