Planet of the Dead is a British television special and an episode of the science fiction television series Doctor Who, written and produced by Russell T. Davies, in which the Doctor is trapped on a desert alien planet with a red double-decker bus but no Tardis.
It is the first of four special episodes broadcast in the UK throughout 2009 and early 2010, which served as lead actor David Tennant's denouement as the Tenth Doctor. It originally aired in the UK on 11 April, 2009.
Planet of the Dead aired in South Africa on DStv's BBC Entertainment channel on Monday 18 October 2010, at 20h30. The special is an hour long.
Repeats
Tuesday 19 October: 00h15
Sunday 24 October: 15h45
Monday 25 October: 04h00
Synopsis
In the first of four specials shot in HD, the Doctor is trapped on a desert alien planet with a red double-decker bus but no Tardis.
Michelle Ryan and comic Lee Evans team up with David Tennant for the first Time Lord adventure shot in High Definition.
Ryan plays the mysterious Lady Christina de Souza, who joins the Doctor on a bus-trip which takes a very unexpected detour into danger, while British comedy star Lee Evans also joins the cast playing a character called Malcolm whose life becomes connected to the Doctor’s under extraordinary circumstances...
When a London bus travels through a worm-hole to an alien world, the Doctor must join forces with the extraordinary Lady Christina to help the unfortunate passengers, and themselves, get back home.
But the mysterious planet holds terrifying secrets hidden in the sand, and time is running out, as the deadly Swarm gets closer...