[29] In addition, Martha's family appears to be of a higher social class than Rose; whereas Rose's family was fairly typically working class, Martha's family appears to be wealthier (her father owns what appears to be a late model Mercedes-Benz convertible, and the clothes worn by her family are substantially more in line with fashion), probably middle to upper middle class. John Barrowman noted that in many ways Martha entered Torchwood as their superior as being employed with UNIT placed her in a higher authority. Jackie explains that a few months previously, millions of ghosts began appearing all over the world. Foremost among them are Harriet Jones in Doctor Who, Ianto Jones and Eugene Jones in Torchwood, Ianto Jones in Mine All Mine and Stuart Allen Jones in Queer as Folk. The most notable of these is the cameo of Barbara Windsor as Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders, where she bars a ghost, who she presumes to be Den Watts, from The Queen Victoria. Martha briefly joins the Cardiff-based Torchwood Three as its medical officer following the death of Owen Harper (Burn Gorman), but later leaves the organisation in the episode "A Day in the Death" once she is satisfied that Owen is fit to return to duty following his resurrection. Freema Agyeman's first appearance in Doctor Who was in the second series (2006) episode, "Army of Ghosts", where she played Adeola Oshodi, Martha's cousin. [15] When asked about canonicity, IDW executive editor Chris Ryall dodged the issue by saying all the comics are "blessed" by Russell T Davies but it is up to the individual how canonical each story is. [20][21] The character is a 23-year-old medical student from 2008,[22][23] although earlier in the conception process she had been meant to come from the year 1914. In the episode, the Cybermen come to Earth from a parallel world by following a spherical ship through an interdimensional breach. [17], The episode was generally well reviewed by critics. Martha reappears in the second series (2008) of the Doctor Who spin-off, Torchwood, which focuses on Captain Jack Harkness. The Doctor also appears to disapprove over the situation until Martha defends her intentions, reminding the Doctor that she herself does not carry a gun, and stating that she is trying to make UNIT "better" from the inside. [7] Martha, as voiced by Freema Agyeman, also appears in the 2007 animated serial The Infinite Quest, which aired in twelve weekly segments during the run of the 2007 series. The episode is set in London, some time after the events of the 2006 episode "Love & Monsters". A page for describing Recap: Doctor Who S28 E12 "Army of Ghosts". She is a companion of the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who, after Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) and before Donna Noble (Catherine Tate). [38] Davies reveals in his non-fiction book Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale that Martha was also intended to appear in The Sarah Jane Adventures series two finale Enemy of the Bane in December 2008, but the character had to be replaced with classic series character Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (Nicholas Courtney) "at the last minute" due to Agyeman's role in Law & Order: UK;[1] had Martha appeared, the character would have appeared in all three programmes in the franchise. The Simpsons (Channel 4) and Doctor Who (BBC)." Academic analyses of the character typically focus on the character's ethnicity (Agyeman herself was born to Ghanaian and Iranian parents), her social class (middle), and her status as a role model to young viewers. Following the airdate of "Last of the Time Lords", the BBC announced that the character would return to screens in three episodes of Torchwood Series 2, before rejoining David Tennant's Tenth Doctor alongside new companion Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) for five episodes in the fourth series of Doctor Who. "(In)visible Her "upgrade" was internal, through an EarPod-like earpiece (or earpieces) linked with cyber-filament directly to her … Such representations include visions of "Depression-era New York [containing] mixed-race shanty towns led by a black man ("Daleks in Manhattan"), while black women populate the streets and royal courts of Victorian England and Enlightenment France". Through exposition, it is revealed that Martha has become a "medical officer" for international paranormal investigations agency UNIT since qualifying as a Doctor of Medicine. Doctor Who Series 2 Episode 12 of 13 The Cybermen have invaded Earth, but the Doctor and Torchwood are about to confront an even greater threat. Yvonne shows the Doctor the invisible breach which is the source of the ghost energy, along with a ship which came through the breach: a "Void ship", designed to exist in the space between universes known as the Void. 's suggestion that "presenting positive televised images of women scientists may be a particularly effective strategy for providing role models to promote girls' interest in science, particularly when direct interaction with human role models is not possible". Meanwhile, Rose, masquerading as a Torchwood employee, slips out of the TARDIS, and gains access to the sphere chamber, where she finds Mickey, also disguised as Torchwood staff. [26] She does not have an ex-boyfriend, but writer Russell T Davies has stated that she is not a lesbian, as had been rumoured in some quarters. 'Army of Ghosts' and 'Doomsday' will forever be remembered as Rose's swansong. He later refers to Jack (Barrowman) and Martha as "the girlie and the freak", adding to the insult by claiming he is not sure which is which. For a moment, she thinks these terms could be racist (the Doctor quips that it is "political correctness gone mad"), but realises Shakespeare is actually enamoured of her. Rose: 'Forever.' [9][10] In facing Davros, Martha threatens to set off nuclear warheads which will destroy the Earth in order to spare human suffering and curtail his plans, but is stopped by The Doctor. The character also appears in the Battles in Time series of comic books periodically. [43], As a young medical professional, Martha has been the focus of studies which discuss young girls' perceptions of "gendered representations of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)". Director Euros Lyn comments that the production team had intended for Agyeman and Clarke to join Torchwood for its third series, but their careers led them elsewhere. [citation needed], To ensure that Noel Clarke and Shaun Dingwall (Mickey Smith and Pete Tyler, respectively) were available for filming, the story was filmed in the season's third production block along with "Rise of the Cybermen" and "The Age of Steel". [25] Nevertheless, Agyeman notes that Martha is "very independent"; living alone and having almost completed her medical qualifications. At a Torchwood party, Yvonne Hartman told Adeola that Pippa always arrived fashionably late. The episode also features references to other programmes by the BBC. In "The Poison Sky" she cites her relationship with Thomas Milligan as a reason to stay on Earth, rather than join Donna and Doctor in the TARDIS - saying that she's now got a great big adventure of her own to enjoy. [18] Martha made her Big Finish Productions debut in the Torchwood audio drama "Dissected", released in February 2020. It sees the debut of Freema Agyeman as medical student Martha Jones. Agyeman herself states that she was never in any worry about Martha becoming too gun-toting: "I never felt any danger of that happening. [31][32] Appearing in Torchwood, it is explained through exposition that Martha is a medical specialist for UNIT,[33] a qualified doctor and bona fide expert on alien life. In contrast to Rose and Mickey, Martha is middle-class and university-educated; for Michael and Margaret Rustin of the University of East London, Mickey's constant struggle for respect and recognition from the Doctor in the first two series was a "subtle exploration ... of the dynamics of multi-ethnic life in contemporary Britain". [33] First appearing on the spin-off series in Torchwood episode "Reset", fellow companion Jack Harkness establishes Martha's credibility to her new peers, slyly commenting upon her vast experience. Totaling the episode count of both programs together, including the 1996 Doctor Who television movie and "The Christmas Invasion" holiday special, it is the 722nd episode in the entire Doctor Who franchise. engineering and mathematics. Articles which focus on Martha's race normally attempt to make distinctions between Martha's social status and that of Mickey, and to what extent race or class play a part. Watch Doctor Who - S 2 E 12 - Army of Ghosts (1) - Carson Nerheim on Dailymotion In the episode "The Shakespeare Code", Martha wonders if she is safe in an era before emancipation, but the Doctor is unconcerned. ... Army Of Ghosts. The Doctor and Jackie are taken by soldiers to see Torchwood's director Yvonne Hartman, while the TARDIS is impounded with Rose inside. [42] Lindy A. Orthia opines that such Tenth Doctor era representations of "Earth’s past as a place of happy and benign diversity" may be anti-racist in intention, but ultimately trivialise the racism that she claims has "infested" Western society for centuries. Martha also appears in a BBC Radio 4 Torchwood drama, "Lost Souls" which aired in Summer 2008 as an Afternoon Play featuring the voices of the Torchwood cast and Freema Agyeman. [12] Head writer and executive producer Russell T Davies explains that Agyeman was cast in Law & Order: UK before Children of Earth had been officially commissioned. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 31 March 2007. The first book published was a "Quick Reads" novel, Made of Steel by Terrance Dicks (published prior to her first television appearance), and the character subsequently appeared in all novels in the series, starting with Sting of the Zygons by Stephen Cole and most recently in The Many Hands by Dale Smith. Following a long and arduous search, the Torchwood Institute finally find The Doctor. Acknowledging this, the resemblance of the two characters was touched upon in "Smith and Jones" when Martha makes reference to her deceased cousin, also serving to connect Martha to the larger Doctor Who universe. Martha soon reacts with surprise and possible offence to William Shakespeare's use of Elizabethan terms for black people such as "blackamoor" and "ethiop". The Doctor investigates the mysterious void ship. In the sphere chamber, Mickey explains to Rose that after a battle in the parallel universe the Cybermen mysteriously disappeared. Additionally, the shot of One Canada Square is taken from the opening credits of The Apprentice. [30] In casting Martha, the actress Freema Agyeman was reused from her minor role as Adeola Oshodi, in the Series 2 episode "Army of Ghosts". In spite of their differences, however, many commonalities were brought to light by the research. The Stage commented that the episode was "a tense contest, full of drama, tears, adversity and two powerful forces coming face to face in the ultimate battle" while mockingly downplaying the England football team's defeat earlier that evening. To thank her for her help, The Doctor invites her to join him for a supposed single trip in his time machine the TARDIS,[2] but later accepts her as his full-time "companion", admitting that she was "never just a passenger",[3] and he even gives her the key to the TARDIS in the episode, "42". [16] The episode's Appreciation Index was 86, above the average baseline of 77 for drama series. Scenes in the lever room, the main setting for the story, were filmed between 12 December and 15 December, and 3 January and 5 January 2006. At the same time the Cybermen arrive, the sphere suddenly activates and begins to open. Ele marcou a primeira aparição em tela do Instituto Torchwood e do culto de Skaro, bem como o retorno dos Cybermen do universo alternativo, aparecendo pela primeira vez no universo do próprio Doctor. As well as Freema Agyeman , who had previously played Adeola Oshodi—cousin of Martha Jones—in "Army of Ghosts," there's Adjoa Andoh as Martha's mother, who previously appeared as Sister Jatt in "New Earth." The Rustins argue that in introducing Martha the series "catches hold" of the fact "that black women have in general been more successful educationally and professionally than black men in contemporary Britain. We rate Doctor Who stories on a scale from 0.0 to 5.0. [40] In some instances, Martha's status as a middle-class woman distinguish her from earlier black companion Mickey Smith, who is male and, like Rose Tyler, working-class. [35], Martha tells Owen in the Torchwood episode "Reset", that she has a boyfriend, who is revealed to be paediatric doctor Thomas Milligan in "The Sontaran Stratagem", by which time the two are engaged — indicating that Martha has gotten over her love for the Doctor. Martha's absence is explained when the characters interact with UNIT officers in Children of Earth; she is on her honeymoon. Together they fight rhino people, (Sorry, Jadoon) kiss (Make genetic transfers) and save the entire hospital from a crazy Plasmavore and in the end, Martha ends up running away with this strange “John Smith” If you don’t … It was the end of a two year adventure which saw her transformed from inexperienced shop girl into seasoned time traveller. [13], Aside from television appearances, the character of Martha also appears in Doctor Who novels and comic books, some of which are ambiguous in terms of their canonicity in relationship to the television series. "Smith and Jones" (working title: "Martha) features quite a cast list of Doctor Who veterans. For Orthia, the few Doctor Who serials that explicitly depict racism "are remarkable by their presence: they carry rhetorical power because they are so rare in Doctor Who." Hold it against the port, eight seconds and stop. Here's what we think of N026 Army of Ghosts. When the hospital she works at is teleported to the Moon, medical student Martha helps save the day alongside an alien time traveller known only as The Doctor (David Tennant). [18] Jacob Clifton of Television Without Pity gave the episode an A- rating. Mortimer's Army Of Ghosts is the first part of the two-part series finale of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, it contains references to the British Cult Sci-Fi TV series, Doctor Who and The Lion King. First appearing in the episode "Reset" as part of a three-episode story arc, Martha has been temporarily drafted to the Torchwood organisation of alien-hunters by Jack, requiring a medical expert on alien life. After well over a year (from the perspective of The Doctor and herself) travelling with The Doctor, Martha parts from The Doctor's company as she recognises how unhealthy their relationship has become. [39] In 2009, Martha was listed among the top 20 Black Sci-Fi Icons by Entertainment Weekly. He meets Martha, a medical student who has a very complicated family. In late 2008 The Story of Martha, a collection of stories focusing on Martha's adventures between "The Sound of Drums" and "Last of the Time Lords" was published.[14]. [23] An article in The Times speculated that, since Agyeman has martial arts skills, she may have "a more physical approach" to the role. Prev Next BBC One. [16][17] The special radio episode's plot focuses on the Large Hadron Collider's activation and the doomsday scenario some predicted it might incite, as well as the Torchwood team's mourning of Toshiko Sato (Naoko Mori) and Owen's recent deaths in the Torchwood second series finale. An advance guard of Cybermen subvert and manipulate three employees into initiating an unscheduled ghost shift to forcibly open the breach, causing millions of ghosts to appear across the globe before they materialise into their true form, the Cybermen. Martha also is asked to save the world singlehandedly in "The Sound of Drums"/"Last of the Time Lords". He happened upon their means of escape and returned to his native universe with the intention of stopping them. The episode … [12] Other British TV personalities appearing in the episode are Trisha Goddard, Alistair Appleton and Derek Acorah, appearing as themselves. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 12: Army of Ghosts (1) Summary: Location: London, Torchwood TowerDate: 2007Enemies: Cybermen, TorchwoodGhostly beings have been regularly appearing across the world and people, believing them to be their dead loved ones, are welcoming their visits with open arms. The Companion episode of Doctor Who Confidential gained 570,000 viewers. [12] In lieu of Martha, the character of Lois Habiba (Cush Jumbo) was created. Freema Agyeman has a small role in this episode as Adeola Oshodi, an employee of the Torchwood Institute. If it doesn't stop (He hands her the sonic screwdriver.) According to the character's creator and executive producer Russell T Davies in his non-fiction book Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale, the … She's still very much in Martha's life".[35]. CASUALTY - Kate Hindley ; MILE HIGH (TV series 2003) Alexander Armstrong played Sarah-Jane's computer, Mr Smith in the series 4 finale and then Madge's husband (whose name I forget) in "The Doctor, the widow and the wardrobe". The episode is also the first in which Freema Agyeman appears, although she is not playing the role of Martha Jones, which she would play in series 3, but a minor character named Adeola (who is later revealed to be Martha's cousin). [15], The episode was watched by 8.19 million viewers, and was the seventh most watched programme of the week, behind four World Cup games and two episodes of Coronation Street. Although Cybermen and Daleks previously appeared together in The Wheel in Space (1968), The War Games (1969), The Mind of Evil (1971), Logopolis (1981), The Five Doctors (1983), and "Dalek" (2005), this two-part episode (including the next episode "Doomsday") is the first time that both the Cybermen and Daleks play a major role. For context, very few are excellent enough to merit a 5.0 in our minds, and we'd take a 0.0 Doctor Who story over a lot of other, non-Whovian stuff out there. The Doctor appears to the pair shortly before his pending regeneration to save them from a Sontaran sniper. To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the longest-running science-fiction show in the world, I’ll be taking weekly looks at some of my own personal favourite stories and arcs, from the old and new series, with a view to encapsulating the sublime, the clever and the fiendishly odd of the BBC’s Doctor Who.. Army of Ghosts originally aired in 2006. [4][5][6] The Cybermen breaking through plastic sheets is a recurring theme throughout Cybermen appearances, in particular, The Tomb of the Cybermen (1967), The Invasion (1968) and Earthshock (1982). [19] Ahsan Haque of IGN gave the episode 9.8 out of 10 (Incredible), and complimented the pacing of the episode and the revelation of both the Cybermen and the Daleks, concluding that "you couldn't ask for a better cliffhanger". This was not the first idea considered, which was the more poignant shot of the Doctor laying flowers at two graves, which turn out to be those of Jackie and Rose Tyler. Geoffrey Palmer as Masters in ‘Doctor Who and the Silurians’, as the Administrator in ‘The Mutants’ and as Hardaker in ‘Voyage of the Damned’ Trevor Laird as Frax in ‘Mindwarp’ and as Martha’s dad in Season 3 (AUDIO: New Girl) She was finding a place to make a romantic liaison with a co-worker named Gareth Evans when she was seized and cyber-converted by Cybermen who had slipped through the Void through a breach in space-time. Martha returns again for the final two episodes of the series, "The Stolen Earth" and "Journey's End", where she has been promoted to a U.S. division of UNIT and is working on a top secret teleportation project based on Sontaran technology. Her Torchwood outfit was specifically designed to reflect her development, with Costume designer Ray Holman stating: "We wanted to give her that air of authority, with some professional-looking and quite classy fitted suits".[34]. Able to remember the events during The Master's reign, Martha then leaves the TARDIS of her own accord, telling The Doctor that she cannot waste her life pining for someone when the relationship cannot happen, but promises that she will see him again. [40], This article is about the fictional character. As a black time traveller, the character of Martha allows Doctor Who to explore historical issues concerning race. Humans have come to accept them and believe that they are the manifestations of loved ones. Humans have come to accept them and believe that they are the manifestations of loved ones. If you count spin-off series then Bradley Walsh was a villain in a story of SJA before becoming a companion. It's great to see Adjoa there, representing the Jones clan, even though it's a fleeting appearance. According to the character's creator and executive producer Russell T Davies in his non-fiction book Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale, the character was developed from the beginning with the intention of appearing for a whole of the 2007 series, and to later make guest appearances in subsequent series and crossover appearances in the show's two spin-offs; Martha subsequently made guest appearances in Torchwood series two and in Doctor Who series four in 2008 and special episode "The End of Time" in 2010. Agyeman had previously appeared as Martha's cousin Adeola in the 2006 episode "Army of Ghosts". [27] As with her predecessor Rose, Martha is from London; Brett Mills from the University of East Anglia presumes this is because characters from the capital of the country are "therefore relatable to all British people" because they are seen as "neutral".[28]. DOCTOR: Setting fifteen B. ... Freema Agyeman makes a pre-Martha appearance in this episode as the doomed Torchwood worker Adeola Oshodi. When Martha next appears in Torchwood, as a UNIT officer and qualified M.D., "the audience has been able to follow Martha’s career and watch her gain in both expertise and confidence." The Torchwood Institute intends to open this breach further for use as an energy source. It is the first episode of a two-part story; the concluding episode, "Doomsday", was first broadcast on 8 July. Directed by Graeme Harper. A vaguely humanoid and luminous silhouette, which Jackie insists is the ghost of her deceased father, appears in Jackie's flat, surprising both the Tenth Doctor and Rose but delighting Jackie before disappearing. Filming for the story started on 2 November 2005 on location in Kennington, but this story did not become the primary focus of the production crew until 29 November, when filming began on the scenes in and around the sphere chamber. Russell T Davies admired Agyeman's performance as Adeola and called her back to fill the role of companion that Piper had chosen to leave. [19], The introduction of Martha as the next companion after Billie Piper's Rose Tyler was announced by the BBC in a 5 July 2006 press release. The Guardian commented that the episode was "Who back at its best" while The People complimented the humour of the scene of the Doctor channel surfing. When the amnesiac Doctor falls in love in the two-part story "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood", a pained Martha claims "You had to go and fall in love with a human... and it wasn't me". Martha was also intended to make guest appearances in the 2009 series of Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures, but could not due to the actress's other work commitments.[1]. In the episode's dénouement, Martha leaves with Jack and former companion Mickey Smith (Noel Clarke), with Jack saying to her "I'm not sure about UNIT these days... maybe there's something else you could be doing. She is a companion of the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who, after Rose Tyler and before Donna Noble. [14], To keep the appearance of the Daleks secret, the final scene was removed from all preview tapes and replaced with a title card reading "final scene withheld until transmission", including the copy given to the Doctor Who microsite's "fear forecast" team. Because Law & Order offered her 13 episodes a year, she went with that over Torchwood which had been reduced to 5. Freema Agyeman told the school publication The Newspaper that Martha is older and more secure than Rose. At the same time, she's continued in her studies to become a doctor, so obviously she still has this caring side to her". Watts, presumed killed in 1989, had returned to the soap in 2003,[11] before being killed a second time in 2005 after being written out of the show. Part 1/2. Rose and the Tenth Doctor return to modern-day London to find a mysterious epidemic of ghosts all over the world. [citation needed]. Martha is first seen in action with UNIT in "The Sontaran Stratagem", where Donna Noble, the Doctor's current companion, reacts with shock asking derisively if the Doctor turns all of his companions into "soldiers". This episode guest-stars Freema Agyeman as Adeola, who went on to … ", The UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering Technology, "Competition and Review: Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale — The Final Chapter", http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EkEkyVyuFAkLljcpKZ&tmpl=newsrss&style=feedstyle, "Freema Agyeman is returning to her Doctor Who role of Martha Jones for Big Finish", "Freema Agyeman confirmed as new companion to Doctor Who", "Russell T Davies: One of Britain's foremost television writers", "Exclusive interview: 'Doctor Who' & 'Torchwood' series producer Julie Gardner teases next seasons of each show", "Freema Agyeman: She moves in Her Own Way", "Exclusive: Eve Myles and Director Euros Lyn Talk 'Torchwood' Season 3! Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its spin-off series, Torchwood. "Smith and Jones" is the first episode of the third series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The author of the review then stated that the cliffhanger increased his affection of the show. [29] Agyeman speculated that Martha, by contrast, travels with the Doctor for the adventure, rather than because of a need for guidance or education (Agyeman also told The Newspaper that Martha hopes to eventually go back to Earth and finish her medical education). The article points out that Martha and Lisa are quite different: primarily, "Lisa is represented as being different from many of her peers... a ‘child genius’... considered to be 'extraordinary'", whereas Martha "is represented as being a comparatively 'normal' young woman", who unlike Lisa invites self-identification. A vaguely humanoid and luminous silhouette, which Jackie insists is the ghost of her deceased father, appears in Jackie's flat, surprising both the Tenth Doctor and Rose but delighting Jackie before disappearing. We saw Martha once again in “Smith and Jones”, where the Doctor is hidden in a hospital, knowing that something is up. A scene in "The End of Time" (2010) shows Martha, apparently having left UNIT, fighting aliens with Mickey and married to him, rather than her previous fiancé. Set between the events of the 2008 series of Torchwood but prior to the Doctor Who finale that year, Martha recruits Jack, Ianto Jones (Gareth David-Lloyd) and Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) on Torchwood's first international adventure, as part of Radio 4's special celebration of the Large Hadron Collider being switched on at CERN in Geneva. Yvonne also reveals to the Doctor that his encounter with Queen Victoria made him an enemy of the state and was the catalyst for the creation of Torchwood. 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