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Voyage of the Damned is a 1976 drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, with an all-star cast featuring Faye Dunaway, Oskar Werner, Lee Grant, Max von Sydow, James Mason, Lynne Frederick and Malcolm McDowell.
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Voyage of the Damned: Directed by Stuart Rosenberg. With Faye Dunaway, Oskar Werner, Lee Grant, Sam Wanamaker. The tragic 1939 voyage of SS St. Louis carrying hundreds of German Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany that seemingly no nation is willing to save from certain doom.
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Apr 18, 2008 · Voyage of the Damned: Directed by James Strong. With David Tennant, Kylie Minogue, Geoffrey Palmer, Russell Tovey. When disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race.
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was the 2007 Christmas Special of Doctor Who.
It was the show's third Christmas special since its revival and the third Christmas special starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor.
Astrid's death at the conclusion of the episode was the first time a companion of the Doctor was seen to die in the revived series. [nb 2] The episode also marked the first appearance of Wilfred Mott, future companion to the Tenth Doctor and grandfather to Donna Noble.
For a few months, Voyage of the Damned was the highest-charting episode in Doctor Who history. The second-most-watched programme of its week and indeed of the entire of 2007, Damned took the crown from part two of The Ark in Space. However, it would be displaced about seven months later by Journey's End [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 4 (BBC One, 2008)., which was the first episode of Doctor Who ever to win its week of original transmission.
A spacecraft set on an apocalyptic collision course with Earth, a host of killer robot angels and an evil severed-headed mastermind — it's just another Christmas for the Tenth Doctor...
Inside the TARDIS, the Doctor checks on the controls as his time machine flies through time. Just as he flips a switch, a foghorn blows and the hull of the TARDIS is pierced by the bow of an ocean liner. Shocked by the sudden event, the Doctor recovers and examines a fallen life preserver from the wreckage, which bears the name Titanic on it. He becomes even more alarmed, but immediately rushes to the console to reverse the breach. With the TARDIS fixed, the Doctor pilots it aboard the ship into a pantry. Upon exit, he steps into a room filled with people in fancy-dress, metal angels, and a little red alien walking casually among the crowd. The Doctor walks over to a window and realises from the view that the ship is actually a spaceship replica of the infamous sunken vessel. An announcement over the PA informs that the ship has arrived at Sol 3 (Earth), and welcomes everyone to Christmas.
Sometime later, the Doctor reemerges into the dining area wearing a tuxedo. He meets lively waitress Astrid Peth, who informs him that the ship has come from planet Sto to observe the humans celebrating their holiday. The Doctor tells her he travels a lot, to which Astrid envies; he reveals that he's a stowaway. Liking him, Astrid offers to get him a drink and not report him.
Seeing a robot angel, the Doctor asks it for information; the robot is called a Host, which gives information to tourists. The Host reveals that the ship's namesake is indeed derived from the notoriety of the human vessel. The Doctor then asks about the operating company, to which the Host starts sparking. The crew apologise and quickly remove the Host, mentioning recent complaints of these robots malfunctioning.
At the bridge, the captain grants his subordinates permission to take leave for drinks due to the holidays. However, midshipman Alonso Frame stays behind, informing the captain that at least two crewmates are needed on deck at any given time. The captain congratulates him on being thorough.
Still roaming the diner, the Doctor enjoys the company of Morvin and Foon Van Hoff, sharing a meal with them and talking about one of Foon's favourite shows By the Light of the Asteroid. Foon won the trip from the show by correctly guessing a trivia question over the phone. They befriend the Doctor when he uses his sonic screwdriver to burst the cork on a wine bottle, wildly spraying a group of passengers who are mocking the Van Hoffs' clothes. Hearing "Red 67" called, the Van Hoffs tell the Doctor that means that they're going on a trip to Earth to see how the humans celebrate. The Doctor decides to join them, using his psychic paper; he even makes Astrid his plus one to help her see another world.
The ship's historian and guide, Mr Copper, tells the Red 67 assembly that they will be visiting London, U.K. However, he then gives dated and mangled information about the country and Christmas: saying Santa Claus is their god and married to Virgin Mary, and that the people of U.K. kill and eat the people of Turkey every Christmas. The Doctor, unable to believe Copper's incompetence, asks where he got his information from; Mr Copper explains he has a degree in Earthonomics. The red alien, Bannakaffalatta, arrives, being one of the Red 67s; the Doctor dissuades him to go down to Earth as he's not even disguised and will cause a panic.
•The Doctor - David Tennant
•Astrid Peth - Kylie Minogue
•Captain Hardaker - Geoffrey Palmer
•Midshipman Frame - Russell Tovey
•Max Capricorn - George Costigan
•Rickston Slade - Gray O'Brien
•The Doctor refers to Gallifrey in the constellation of Kasterborous.
•Bannakaffalatta is a cyborg, as is Max Capricorn. Cyborgs have been historically discriminated against on Sto, living in cyborg caravans and only recently being allowed to marry.
•Rickston refers to the sonic screwdriver as the Doctor's "whirring key thing".
•The inhabitants of Sto worship a god named Vot.
•Good King Wenceslas is played.
•The Chief Steward mentions a Host almost breaking a woman's neck.
•The episode had the working titles of Titanic II and Starship Titanic. As Russell T Davies writes in The Writer's Tale, it was changed when it was pointed out that Douglas Adams had created a video game and novel of that title, with an extremely similar concept, years earlier.
•Also according to The Writer's Tale, Dennis Hopper was approached about playing either Max Capricorn or Mr. Copper (which was originally a much smaller part, but was expanded as a result), as his agent just happened to be on a plane with James Strong, who had just finished directing Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks, but plans fell through due to Hopper's schedule.
•Astrid Peth was originally named simply "Peth." She later had the surname Harmone.
•Composer Murray Gold and arranger Ben Foster both had cameos as members of the Titanic's band, along with singer Yamit Mamo, who performs the original song, "The Stowaway." Mamo also performs "Winter Wonderland". An instrumental version of "Jingle Bells" is heard when the Doctor first arrives.
•The theme tune was revamped for Voyage of the Damned and was a few seconds longer than the previous versions. "I think I just decided to spruce it up - new drums, new rhythm section, new bass line, new little bit of piano," says Murray Gold. Whilst the closing theme remains a constant throughout series 4, the opening theme is revised for the main series and remaining Tennant specials.
•The episode was dedicated to Verity Lambert, the first producer of Doctor Who, who had died about a month prior to broadcast.
•The Doctor mentions being at the first Christmas. (AUDIO: Relative Dimensions•The Doctor is delighted to meet someone named Alonso, allowing him to finally use the phrase "Allons-y Alonso". (TV: Army of Ghosts [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 2 (BBC One, 2006).)
•The Doctor mentions that his tuxedo is unlucky. (TV: Rise of the Cybermen [+]Tom MacRae, adapted from Spare Parts (Marc Platt), Doctor Who series 2 (BBC One, 2006)./The Age of Steel [+]Tom MacRae, adapted from Spare Parts (Marc Platt), Doctor Who series 2 (BBC One, 2006)., The Lazarus Experiment [+]Stephen Greenhorn, Doctor Who series 3 (BBC One, 2007).)
•The Doctor later arranges an introduction between Alonso Frame and Jack Harkness at the Zaggit Zagoo bar. (TV: The End of Time [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who Christmas Special 2009 and New Year Special 2010 (BBC One, 2009-2010).) Alonso had gone there as the deaths aboard the Titanic weighed on him. (AUDIO: One Enchanted Evening)
•The Doctor is known to Queen Elizabeth, she is heard referring to him as Doctor and he utters a code word to evacuate the Palace and the Queen. This is consistent with previous references that the Doctor and the Queen have a friendly relationship. (TV: Silver Nemesis) The Doctor later parks the TARDIS in her garden and tells UNIT that the Queen doesn't mind, further reinforcing this. (TV: Planet of the Dead [+]Russell T Davies and Gareth Roberts, Doctor Who Easter Special 2009 (BBC One, 2009).)
•Earth is referred to as Sol 3. (TV: The Deadly Assassin, Last of the Time Lords [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 3 (BBC One, 2007).)
•The Doctor agrees to let Astrid travel with him, but she dies before she gets the chance to. This also happened to Reinette (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who series 2 (BBC One, 2006).) and Lynda Moss. (TV: The Parting of the Ways [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 1 (BBC One, 2005).)
•This story was released on the Series 4 DVD box set in 2008, and on the reissued Series 4 DVD set in 2015.
•It was released on Region 2 (UK) DVD on 10th March 2008. Unlike most single-disc Region 2 DVD releases from the revived series, this was not a "vanilla" edition (program only, no extras), but included the mini-episode Time Crash, as well as an edition of the cutdown version of Doctor Who Confidential.
•Along with the rest of Series 4, the story was released on Bluray in 2013 as part of the Complete Series 1-7 Gift Set, where it was upscaled to HD from standard-definition. As with the other HD upscales in the set, the story runs at a slightly reduced speed of 24 frames per second, resulting in a slightly longer runtime.
•The Series 4 Bluray was given a standalone release in 2015 in the UK and 2016 in the US.
"Voyage of the Damned" is an episode of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. First broadcast on BBC One on 25 December 2007, it is the third Doctor Who Christmas special since the show's revival in 2005. The episode was written by Russell T Davies and directed by James Strong.
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