“Doomsday” is the thirteenth and final episode in the second series of the revival of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It was first broadcast on 8 July 2006 and is the conclusion of a two-part story. The episode features the Daleks, presumed extinct after the events of the 2005 series’ finale, and the Cybermen. It is the first conflict between the two species in Doctor Who’s 56-year history, and features Billie Piper’s last appearance as Rose Tyler.
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“Doomsday” is the thirteenth and final episode in the second series of the revival of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It was first broadcast on 8 July 2006 and is the conclusion of a two-part story; the first part, “Army of Ghosts”, was broadcast on 1 July 2006. The episode features the Daleks, presumed extinct after the events of the 2005 series’ finale, and the Cybermen, who appeared in a parallel universe in the 2006 episodes “Rise of the Cyber men” and “The Age of Steel”. It is the first conflict between the two species in Doctor Who’s 56-year history, and features Billie Piper’s last appearance in the lead companion role as Rose Tyler. It also features the final regular appearance of Noel Clarke as Rose’s ex-boyfriend and previous companion Mickey Smith; and the final appearances of Camille Coduri and Shaun Dingwall as Jackie and Pete Tyler. The Doctor and Rose are left in separate universes as they try to reverse the situation. It is one of the most popular Doctor Who episodes since the show’s revival. It shared the revived series’ highest Audience Appreciation rating of 89 with “The Parting of the Ways”, “Silence in the Library”, and “Forest of the Dead” until 28 June 2008—”The Stolen Earth” gained an AI rating of 91. The concept of Daleks and Cybermen both appearing on-screen was first proposed in 1967, but was vetoed by Terry Nation, the creator of the Daleking species.
It has been favoured by most critics for both the Dalek–Cyberman conflict and the farewell scene between the Doctor andRose. It was nominated for the 2007 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form; the award was won by the fourth episode, “The Girl in the Fireplace”. The episode and its predecessor were filmed between November 2005 and January 2006, alongside the episodes “The Age Of Steel” and “Rise Of The Cybermen” The episode’s plot consists mostly of a global war, with humanity on the verge of extinction in the cataclysm. A strike team from the parallel universe takes the Tenth Doctor to meet with Pete. After hearing that the parallel Earth has started warming at an unprecedented rate following the opening of the breach, the Doctor theorises this is the start of the process that will lead to both planets falling into the Void. In the sphere chamber the Doctor realises that the four Daleks are the enigmatic Cult of Skaro, and allows the Cyberman to enter and attack the Dalek. The Daleks decline to offer an alliance, and after a Dalek exterminates two Cybermen,. the Cyber Leader declares war on the Daleeks.
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