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Gridlock ()

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  • Season 3
  • Episode 3
The Doctor takes Martha to New Earth, where she is kidnapped by two carjackers and taken to an underground Motorway, where the remainder of humanity on the planet live in perpetual gridlock.
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The Doctor
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Martha Jones
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Brannigan
Anna Hope ...
Novice Hame
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Milo
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Cheen
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Valerie
Bridget Turner ...
Alice
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May
Simon Pearsall ...
Whitey
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Javit
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Businessman
Erika Macleod ...
Sally Calypso
Judy Norman ...
Ma
Graham Padden ...
Pa
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Pale Woman
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Pharmacist #1
Natasha Williams ...
Pharmacist #2
Gayle Telfer Stevens ...
Pharmacist #3
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The Face of Boe (voice)

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Richard Clark

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Russell T. Davies ... (written by) (showrunner)
 
Sydney Newman ... (creator) (uncredited) (creator)

Produced by

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Phil Collinson ... producer
Russell T. Davies ... executive producer (showrunner)
Julie Gardner ... executive producer

Music by

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Murray Gold

Cinematography by

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Rory Taylor ... director of photography

Editing by

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John Richards

Editorial Department

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Marie Brown ... post-production coordinator
Matthew Wispy Clarke ... on-line editor (as Matthew Clarke)
Ceres Doyle ... assistant editor
Tim Hodges ... assistant editor
Mick Vincent ... colourist

Casting By

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Andy Pryor

Production Design by

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Edward Thomas

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Arwel Jones ... supervising art director (as Arwel Wyn Jones)

Set Decoration by

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Malin Lindholm

Costume Design by

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Louise Page

Makeup Department

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Pam Mullins ... makeup artist
John Munro ... makeup artist
Stevie Smith ... makeup artist
Barbara Southcott ... makeup designer

Production Management

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Chris Blatchford ... post-production supervisor
Rhys Griffiths ... unit manager
Samantha Hall ... post-production supervisor
Tracie Simpson ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Sarah Davies ... third assistant director
Jennie Fava ... second assistant director
Dan Mumford ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Paul Aitken ... property master
Adrian Anscombe ... chief props master
Ian Bunting ... design assistant
Amy Chandler ... forward dresser
Bryan Griffiths ... stand-by rigger
Martin Griffiths ... props storeman
Matthew Hywel-Davies ... construction manager
Gareth Jeanne ... props chargehand
Paul Jones ... stand-by carpenter
Blaanid Maddrell ... props buyer
Jonathan Marquand Allison ... art department production manager
Nick Murray ... stand-by props
Stephen Nicholas ... chief supervising art director
James North ... associate designer
Matthew North ... art department coordinator
Leonie Rintler ... stand-by art director
Al Roberts ... design assistant
Phil Shellard ... standby props (as Phill Shellard)
Shaun Williams ... storyboard artist
Ellen Woods ... stand-by painter
Janine Wilder ... scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Julie Ankerson ... foley artist (uncredited)
Julian Howarth ... sound recordist
Paul Jefferies ... sound effects editor
Paul McFadden ... supervising sound editor
Tim Ricketts ... dubbing mixer
Doug Sinclair ... sound editor
Jon Thomas ... boom operator
Kelly-Marie Angell ... foley editor (uncredited)
Mark Ayres ... sound remastering (uncredited)
Brian Hodgson ... sound effects (uncredited)
Dick Mills ... sound effects (uncredited)

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Ben Ashmore ... special effects coordinator
Dominic Blake ... special effects technician
Neill Gorton ... prosthetics designer
Paul Kelly ... special effects supervisor
Rob Mayor ... prosthetics supervisor
Charlie Bluett ... prosthetics technician (uncredited)

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Tim Barter ... 2d artist
Charlie Bennett ... digital matte painter
Sara Bennett ... 2d artist
Paul Burton ... 3d artist
Serena Cacciato ... 3d artist
Will Cohen ... visual effects producer
Barney Curnow ... on-set visual effects supervisor
Jean-Claude Deguara ... 3d artist
Dave Houghton ... visual effects supervisor
Rebecca Johnson ... visual effects coordinator
Marie A. Jones ... visual effects producer (as Marie Jones)
Bruce Magroune ... 3d artist
Matthew McKinney ... 3d artist
Jeff North ... 3d artist
Jenna Powell ... visual effects coordinator: The Mill
Neil Roche ... 3d artist
Adam Rowland ... 2d artist
Nick Webber ... 3d artist
Simon Wicker ... digital matte painter
Melissa Butler Adams ... digital compositor (uncredited)
Joseph Courtis ... digital compositor (uncredited)
Andrew Guest ... technical director (uncredited)
Nicolas Hernandez ... cg supervisor (uncredited)
Russell Horth ... digital compositor (uncredited)
Marianne Paton ... visual effects production assistant (uncredited)
Will Pryor ... visual effects artist (uncredited)
Mark Wallman ... technical director (uncredited)

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Crispin Layfield ... stunt coordinator
Tom Lucy ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Peter Chester ... best boy
Mark Hutchings ... gaffer
Albert James ... practical electrician
Steve Rees ... focus puller
John Robinson ... grip
Tom Hartley ... camera trainee (uncredited)
Penny Shipton ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Rory Taylor ... camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Andy Brierley ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Lindsay Bonaccorsi ... costume supervisor
Sheenagh O'Marah ... costume assistant
Marnie Ormiston ... assistant costume designer
Kirsty Wilkinson ... costume assistant

Location Management

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Lowri Thomas ... location manager

Music Department

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Ron Grainer ... composer: original theme music
Murray Gold ... music arranger: theme music (uncredited)
Jake Jackson ... music mixer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Non Eleri Hughes ... continuity
Simon Winstone ... script editor

Additional Crew

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Bethan Britton ... contracts assistant (as Bethan Britten)
Lowri Denman ... floor runner
Siân Eve Goldsmith ... production runner
Debi Griffiths ... first assistant accountant / production assistant
Christian Ibell ... trainee: Cyfle
Kevin Myers ... production secretary
Chris Rogers ... finance manager
Julie Scott ... production executive
Heddi-Joy Taylor ... floor runner (as Heddi Joy Taylor)
Jess van Niekerk ... production coordinator
Endaf Emyr Williams ... production accountant
Renier Baaken ... voice dubbing: Ardal O'Hanlon (uncredited)
Philipp Brammer ... voice dubbing: David Tennant (uncredited)
Brit Gülland ... voice dubbing: Jennifer Hennessy (uncredited)
Richard Jenkins ... interactive assistant producer (uncredited)
Martin Umbach ... voice dubbing: Struan Rodger (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

The TARDIS takes the Doctor and Martha to New Earth in the year Five Billion and Forty-Three, where the Face of Boe finally reveals his message to the Time Lord; meanwhile, terrifying beasts are lurking beneath the city of New New York - creatures that the Doctor believed he defeated many, many years ago. Written by Jonathan Tonkin

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Also Known As
  • Gridlock (United Kingdom)
Runtime
  • 45 min
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Trivia The couple seen in the pre-credit sequence are made up to resemble the father and daughter in the Grant Wood painting, "American Gothic". See more »
Goofs When the Doctor meets Brannigan he is told that cars can only contact other cars if they are on their "friends list". Later on, the car behind Martha manages to call and warn them even though they do not know each other. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Meet Martha Jones (2007). See more »
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Quotes The Doctor: I lied to you, 'cause I liked it. I could pretend, just for a bit, I could imagine they were still alive underneath the burnt orange sky. I'm not just a Time Lord: I'm the last of the Time Lords. The Face of Boe was wrong. There's no one else.
Martha Jones: What happened?
The Doctor: There was a war. A Time War. The last great Time War. My people fought a race called the Daleks for the sake of all creation, and they lost. We lost. Everyone lost. They're all gone now, my family, my friends, even that sky. Ah, you should have seen it, that old planet. The second sun would rise in the south, the mountains would shine. The leaves on the trees were silver. When they caught the light every morning, they lit the forest on fire. We always had...
[sound trails off]
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