1x09 The Empty Child (1) - Doctor Who (UK) Episode Guide

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- Episode 01x09

Episode: 01x09
Title: The Empty Child (1)
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 109
First Aired: May. 21, 2005

Season 1 » Episode #09 - The Empty Child (1)

Doctor Who (UK) - 01x09 The Empty Child (1)

Summary: The time-travelling duo land in London in 1941, at the height of the Blitz, and discover the city's homeless children are being terrorised by a ghostly youngster. To add to the mystery, the Army are guarding a peculiar cylinder - and a dashing officer soon threatens the Doctor's hero status in Rose's eyes.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Nightclub Singer	played by Kate Harvey (II)
The Child	played by Albert Valentine
Nancy	played by Florence Hoath
Mrs. Lloyd	played by Cheryl Fergison
Mr. Lloyd	played by Damian Samuels
Jack Harkness	played by John Barrowman
Algy	played by Robert Hands
Jim	played by Joseph Tremain
Ernie	played by Jordan Murphy (III)

	Season 1 / Episode 9: - The Empty Child (1) The Doctor: Excuse me, excuse me. Could I have everyone's attention, just for a mo? Be very quick. Hello! It might seem like a stupid question, but has anything fallen from the sky recently?
	Season 1 / Episode 9: - The Empty Child (1) The Doctor: One day, just one day, maybe, I'm going to meet somebody who gets the whole "don't wander off" thing.

[More Quotes]

MISTAKES/GOOFS

FAKE: When Rose and Jack are on the top of his ship the time on Big Ben is 9:30. The time never changes, despite the scene lasting several minutes.
FACT: Barrage balloons used during the Blitz were tethered with steel cables, not ropes.
CHAR: In the opening scene, when the two officers are looking out of the window, the army officer is wearing his '37 pattern web belt upside down with the buckles at the bottom.
CONT: When Rose looks around Jack's ship, right after her "Very...Spock" line the flats of her hands are seen. Here they are completely unharmed. Later, they are burnt.
DATE: There were no tape recorders - a major plot device on-screen - in the UK during the Blitz. Ironically, these had been introduced in Germany only at this time.

TRIVIA

Jack tells Rose about a "fully-equipped Chula warship" that had landed in London. "Chula" is actually the name of a restaurant where writer Steven Moffat first met fellow writers Mark Gatiss, Rob Sherman, and Paul Cornell (II) to celebrate getting the job on Doctor Who.
When Captain Jack mocks the Doctor and Rose for their out-of-place outfits ("Flag Girl was bad enough - but U-boat captain?"), he is actually spot on - the Doctor's leather jacket is in fact a vintage 1938 German U-boat commander's jacket.
This episode was watched by 7.11 million viewers on its original transmission, winning a 36.59% audience share.
For the first time the TARDIS telephone rings.
It was director James Hawes (I)' idea to cast Richard Wilson (II).