Season 42 (Doctor Who)

Season 42 aired between 10 September 2005 and 29 October 2005. It contained eight ninety-minute episodes. It was the fourth and final season with Russell T Davies as Script Editor, the second with Tony Redston as producer and Anthony Head as The Doctor, as well as the second season of the 'Gallifrey Arc' and Chapter Three.

The story continues
This season continued from Season 41's ending where the Gallifreyan Union was formed. This would be the main focus of this season; specifically the implications it has on the cosmos, as well as revealing the main antagonists: The Resistance. Despite the intention in the finale, The Battle of the Strong, that Sandra Armstrong was making a possible return, Redston told fans that they "should not believe everything you see in the show."

Behind the scenes, Stephen Garwood was happy with his overview of Tony Redston's producing and getting many of the new cast and crew settled in, therefore he left as Executive Producer shortly before production began on the season.

Again, plot threads beginning from Season 39 and the previous season continued into this as well as to set up a new spin-off that was on the works which were set to air in early 2006: Rebel Zero.

The Doctor vs Simon Cowell
Initially, plans were set to move the show slightly earlier towards the summer in July, however, the events of the 7/7 bombings in London quickly impacted the show as the beginning of episode 1 (The Resistance) began with a terrorist attack which in turn was based on the September 11 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center. Therefore, it remained as planned in September but fans were concerned that the season debuted with that on the eve of the 4th anniversary of the attacks.

The disadvantage for Who was that it would mainly clash with ITV's 'The X Factor' starting a ratings battle, which would go on for several more years. The BBC dismissed claims of going up against the show as they felt that X Factor's main competitor was their talent show 'Strictly Come Dancing'. The two shows initially clashed at times with ratings suggesting that Doctor Who won out more the first time, but with X Factor starting earlier and with more youth appeal with Who continuing on from the previous season, it was suggested that it may be too close to call the second time around.

Regular

 * The Doctor - Anthony Head
 * The Rogue - Derek Jacobi
 * The Keeper - Don Warrington
 * The Rani - Siobhan Redmond
 * Leela - Louise Jameson
 * Francs - John Paton
 * Ace McShane - Sophie Aldred

Recurring
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Guest
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Home Media
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