Doctor Who: The Long Game

"The Long Game"
Series Doctor Who Season 1, Episode 7
Air date	May 7th, 2005
Writers	Russell T. Davies
Director	Brian Grant
Producers	Phil Collinson; Russell T. Davies; Julie Gardner; Helen Vallis; Mal Young
Starring	Christopher Eccleston; Billie Piper
Episode guide
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"The Long Game" is the seventh episode of series one of the Doctor Who revival series produced by BBC Wales. It was directed by Brian Grant and written by Russell T. Davies. It first aired in the United States on Syfy and BBC America on May 7th, 2005. In this episode, the Doctor, Rose Tyler and their new companion Adam Mitchell travel to the distant future of the year 200,000. Arriving aboard the space station Satellite 5, they discover that it is the information hub for the entire Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire. Employees of the station are randomly promoted to Floor 500, but while this may seem like a great career advancement for some, it raises the Doctor's eyebrows when he learns that nobody who goes to Floor 500 are ever heard from again.

Cast

Principal Cast

Actor	Role
Christopher Eccleston	The Doctor
Billie Piper	Rose Tyler

Guest Stars

Actor	Role
Bruno Langley	Adam Mitchell
Colin Prockter	Head chef
Christine Adams	Cathica
Anna Maxwell-Martin	Suki
Simon Pegg	The Editor
Tamsin Greig	Nurse
Judy Holt	Adam's mum

Notes & Trivia

• This episode is included on disc three of the Doctor Who: The Complete First Series DVD collection.

• Production code number: NCFR034T.

• Actor Simon Pegg is also known for playing the role of Montgomery Scott in the 2009 film relaunch of Star Trek.

• The events from this episode take place in the year 200,000.

Allusions

• Once again, reference is made to "Bad Wolf". The significance of the phrase is finally revealed in the season finale, "The Parting of the Ways".

See also

Media

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External Links

• "The Long Game" at IMDB
• "The Long Game" at the TV IV
• "The Long Game" at TV.com guide
• "The Long Game" at TV Rage.com
• "The Long Game" at the TV Database
• "The Long Game" at the Doctor Who Wiki

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This article pertains to an episode from series 1 of the 2005 Doctor Who revival series.
See the Doctor Who (2005)/Season 1 episodes category.