Doctor Who: School Reunion

"School Reunion" is the third episode of series two of the 2005 relaunch of the British sci-fi series Doctor Who and the seventeenth episode of the series overall. Totaling the episode count of both programs together, including the 1996 Doctor Who television movie and "The Christmas Invasion" holiday special, it is the 713th episode in the entire Doctor Who franchise. It was directed by James Hawes and written by Toby Whithouse. It first aired on BBC One in the United Kingdom on April 29th, 2006. It first aired in the United States on BBC America on October 13th, 2006. The episode was produced by Phil Collinson with Russell T. Davies and Julie Gardner as executive producers and Helen Vallis as associate producer.

Notes & Trivia

 * This is the fifth and final episode of Doctor Who directed by James Hawes. He previously directed "New Earth".


 * This is the first episode of Doctor Who written by Toby Whithouse. His next episode is series five's "The Vampires of Venice".


 * Actress Heather Cameron-McLintock is credited as Heather Cameron in this episode.


 * Actor Ben Smith is credited as Benjamin Smith in this episode.


 * Actor Anthony Stewart Head, credited as Anthony Head in this episode, is best known as the monster-fighting mentor Rupert Giles on the WB Network television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


 * This is the fourth appearance of David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor.


 * This is the seventeenth appearance of Billie Piper as Rose Tyler.


 * This is the eighth appearance of Noel Clarke as Mickey Smith.