Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (2007)
December 25, 2007Release Date
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (2007)
December 25, 2007Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
David Tennant
The Doctor
Kylie Minogue
Astrid Peth
Russell Tovey
Midshipman Alonso Frame
Jimmy Vee
Bannakaffalatta
Clive Swift
Mr. Copper
George Costigan
Max Capricorn
Geoffrey Palmer
Captain Hardaker
Gray O'Brien
Rickston Slade
Bruce Lawrence
Engineer
Debbie Chazen
Foon Van Hoff
Clive Rowe
Morvin Van Hoff
Andrew Havill
Chief Steward
Bernard Cribbins
Wilfred Mott
Paul Kasey
The Host
Bruce Lawrence
Engineer
Stefan Davis
Kitchen Hand
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Release DateDecember 25, 2007
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 12m
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"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.
In the episode, the alien businessman Max Capricorn (George Costigan) seeks revenge on his company after it votes him out. He sets a starship replica of the RMS Titanic on a collision course with Earth to frame the board of directors for killing the humans on Earth. The episode features the only performance in Doctor Who by the Australian singer and actress Kylie Minogue, who plays the waitress Astrid Peth. Davies described her casting as a "very exceptional case", having written the part of Astrid specifically for Minogue.
On its original airdate Christmas 2007, "Voyage of the Damned" was watched by 13.31 million viewers, the highest viewing figure for Doctor Who since the 1979 serial City of Death and still the highest viewership of any episode since the show's revival. It was the second most-watched programme of 2007, beaten only by the episode of EastEnders which aired immediately after it. Critical opinion about the episode was divided; the writing and Minogue's performance were both praised and criticised.