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Doctor Who season 4 episode 6: The Doctor's Daughter

Aired 10 May 200848 minRated TV-PG

7.1TMDB · 74 votesMark watched

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What happens in “The Doctor's Daughter”

The Doctor lands on the remote planet Messaline as an age-old war rages and the threat of genocide looms. When Martha is kidnapped by the Hath, the Doctor is distracted by "the most important woman in his life."

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 6 of 13 of season 4, so watch episodes 1 to 5 first.
  • It runs about 48 minutes.
  • Directed by Alice Troughton, written by Stephen Greenhorn.
  • TMDB users rate it 7.1 out of 10 (74 votes).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Alice Troughton
Writer
Stephen Greenhorn
Guest stars
Freema Agyeman as Martha JonesOlalekan Lawal Jr. as SoldierAkin Gazi as CarterJoe Dempsie as ClineGeorgia Tennant as JennyNigel Terry as CobbRuari Mears as Hath GablePaul Kasey as Hath Peck

Credits: TMDB.

More from Doctor Who Season 4

  1. E01
  2. E02
  3. E03
  4. E04
  5. E05
  6. E06
  7. E07
  8. E08
  9. E09
  10. E10
  11. E11
  12. E12
  13. E13

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