History Recap / DoctorWhoS27E5WorldWarThree

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'''Series 1, Episode 05:'''

'''Air date:''' 23 April, 2005\\
'''Production code:''' 1.5

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Downstairs, Price receives a report of the incoming missile, and triggers the fire alarm, evacuating the building. He rushes upstairs to warn the Prime Minister of the danger — and bursts into the office to find it filled with naked Slitheen, waiting for the red phone to ring. After an appalled pause, Price flees. Outside, the press and police scatter as the missile hurtles towards Downing Street; inside, the panic-stricken Slitheen begin fighting over their skin-suits, but they're trying to work out which disguise belongs to whom when the missile strikes, blowing 10 Downing Street to rubble. The steel box that was the Cabinet room tumbles end over end into the street, and the Doctor, Rose and Harriet emerge, alive and intact. When Price rushes up to investigate, Harriet immediately takes charge, ordering him to contact the UN and inform them that the crisis is over. The Doctor and Rose watch happily as Harriet addresses the press, telling them that the human race has survived the crisis undefeated. She's come a long way from the flustered backbencher she was yesterday — and the Doctor now knows where he recognised her name. Harriet Jones is going to be a future three-term Prime Minister, the architect of Britain's forthcoming golden age. [[Recap/DoctorWho2005CSTheChristmasInvasion And it sure would be a shame if a frustrated individual stopped that from happening in the heat of the moment...]]

'''Original air date:''' April 23, 2005

'''Production code:''' 1.5

Written by Creator/RussellTDavies.

'''Production code:''' 1.3

* BrandishmentBluff: The Doctor points his Sonic Screwdriver at a bottle of port, invokes some vague {{Technobabble}}, and explains to the Slitheen that he's turned it into a powerful bomb. Eventually the cotton on that he's lying.

[[caption-width-right:340:"Ring, damn you!"]]

The one where the Prime Minister's house [[Series/{{SCTV}} gets blown up real good]].

When we left the Doctor and Rose, they were in 10 Downing Street in the company of a passel of aliens and Harriet Jones (MP, Flydale North).

* ContinuityNod: The "He's got a [[OopNorth northern accent!]]"/"Lots of planets have a north..." exchange from the [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E1Rose season première]] is replicated between Harriet and Rose.

* AlienLunch: At the end of the episode, Jackie asks Rose if the Doctor would be interested in sharing dinner, or if he eats something weird and alien like "grass and safety pins".

* FacingTheBulletsOneLiner: When it looks as though they're doomed, Harriet remarks "Nice knowing you both" to the Doctor and Rose. Though they don't die, she clearly though they were going to.

The one where the Prime Minister's house [[Series/{{SCTV}} gets blown up real good.]]