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Series 3 of Doctor Who (sometimes called Season 29) ran between March 2007 and July 2007 and starred David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and introduced Freema Agyeman as his companion Martha Jones. The main cast was expanded to include John Barrowman as Jack Harkness in the final three episodes of the series. Catherine Tate appeared as Donna Noble in the 2006 Christmas special, The Runaway Bride, which was filmed as part of the Series 3 block and featured on the Series 3 DVD. Despite this, The Runaway Bride is a special episode and not considered to be a part of Series 3 by the Episode Guide on the official website.

Overview Edit

This new series introduced Martha Jones (played by Freema Agyeman) as the Doctor's new companion. This series also introduced a new logo design, which was first shown in The Runaway Bride. The logo continued throughout Series 4. A new costume was also designed for the Doctor, a blue suit, alongside the brown suit. The main storyline for this series focused on "Harold Saxon", an alias for the Master and, though less prominently, on Martha's unanswered feelings for the Doctor and her family's problems to accept him.

Cast Edit

Primary cast Edit

The Tenth Doctor - David Tennant
Martha Jones - Freema Agyeman

Secondary cast Edit

Guest cast Edit

Donna Noble - Catherine Tate
Florence Finnegan - Anne Reid
William Shakespeare - Dean Lennox Kelly
Thomas Kincade Brannigan - Ardal O'Hanlon
The Face of Boe - Struan Rodger (Voice)
Richard Lazarus - Mark Gatiss
Kath McDonnell - Michelle Collins
Joan Redfern - Jessica Hynes
Sally Sparrow - Carey Mulligan
Professor Yana - Derek Jacobi
Lucy Saxon - Alexandra Moen

Television stories Edit

Christmas special Edit

#	Title	Writer	Notes
N/A	The Runaway Bride	Russell T Davies	first appearance of Donna Noble

Regular season Edit

#	Title	Writer	Notes
1	Smith and Jones	Russell T Davies	First appearance of Martha Jones, Tish Jones, Francine Jones, Leo Jones, Clive Jones and the Judoon.
2	The Shakespeare Code	Gareth Roberts
3	Gridlock	Russell T Davies	Reintroduction of the Macra and final appearance of the Face of Boe.
4	Pt. 1: Daleks in Manhattan Pt. 2: Evolution of the Daleks	Helen Raynor	Return of the Cult of Skaro.
5	The Lazarus Experiment	Stephen Greenhorn	Appearance of Tish Jones, Francine Jones and Leo Jones.
6	42	Chris Chibnall
7	Pt. 1: Human Nature Pt. 2: The Family of Blood	Paul Cornell	Introduction of the concept of the Chameleon Arch.
8	Blink	Steven Moffat	First appearance of the Weeping Angels.
9	Pt. 1: Utopia Pt. 2: The Sound of Drums Pt. 3: Last of the Time Lords	Russell T Davies	Reintroduction of the Master and return of Jack Harkness to Doctor Who. Final regular appearance of Martha Jones.

Animated special Edit

#	Title	Writer	Episodes
N/A	The Infinite Quest	Alan Barnes	Shown originally in 13 parts Totally Doctor Who, later rebroadcast as 1 episode

Adaptations and merchandising Edit

Home media Edit

DVD Edit

All episodes of Series 3 were released in 2007.

Episode name	Number and duration of episodes	R2 release date	R4 release date	R1 release date
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride The Runaway Bride	1 x 60 min.	2 April 2007	1 July 2007
Doctor Who: Series 3, Volume 1 Smith and Jones The Shakespeare Code Gridlock	3 × 45 min.	21 May 2007	1 August 2007
Doctor Who: Series 3, Volume 2 Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks The Lazarus Experiment 42	4 × 45 min.	25 June 2007	5 September 2007
Doctor Who: Series 3, Volume 3 Human Nature / The Family of Blood Blink	3 × 45 min.	23 July 2007	3 October 2007
Doctor Who: Series 3, Volume 4 Utopia / The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords	2 × 45 min. 1 x 52 min.	20 August 2007	7 November 2007
Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series	1 x 60 min. 12 × 45 min. 1 x 52 min.	5 November 2007	5 December 2007	6 November 2007

Novels Edit

Awards Edit

This series won a 2008 Saturn Award in the category of "Best International Series", following its transmission on the American Sci Fi Channel.

External links Edit

BBC website index for series 3

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