"Doctor Who" Love & Monsters (2006)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Dan Zeff

Writer:

Russell T. Davies (written by)

TV Series:

"Doctor Who" (2005)

Original Air Date:

17 June 2006 (Season 2, Episode 10)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A run in with the Doctor at a young age leads Elton to a group who's studying him, they become friends and have a laugh until Victor Kennedy arrives...

Plot Keywords:

Seduction | Older Woman Younger Man | Cleavage | Feminism | Mother Daughter Relationship

Cast

David Tennant	...	The Doctor
Billie Piper	...	Rose Tyler
Camille Coduri	...	Jackie Tyler
Peter Kay	...	Victor Kennedy
Marc Warren	...	Elton Pope
Shirley Henderson	...	Ursula Blake
Simon Greenall	...	Mr. Skinner
Moya Brady	...	Bridget
Kathryn Drysdale	...	Bliss
Paul Kasey	...	The Hoix
Bella Emberg	...	Mrs. Croat

Runtime:

45 min | 45 min (50 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Trivia:

This episode was deliberately written to feature only a small amount of The Doctor and Rose. Due to the tight filming schedule, there was a requirement to shoot this episode at the same time as episodes 8 and 9 (called being "double backed".) This would not have been possible if this episode had large appearances of The Doctor and Rose.

Quotes:

Elton Pope: I was all cozy when all of a sudden
[windows smash behind him, Elton wakes up abruptly]
Elton Pope: There was glass everywhere and I was barefoot! I had to create a rudimentary pulley system just to get to me boots!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "Scooby Doo, Where Are You!" (1969)

Soundtrack:

Don't Bring Me Down

LIghten up, it was a sweet little romantic comedy

In a season that has bee populated by shoddiness - often good ideas are either poorly executed or laden with useless plot gratuities that have become so ho hum lately or the character of Rose is just annoying - this one is more like a little science fiction romantic comedy that just happens to feature the Doctor and Rose and could easily be viewed and enjoyed without ever seeing any other episode of the series ever again.

The plot concerns a guy who becomes very interested in this mysterious figure the Doctor and hooks up with a club devoted to the same pursuit that he meets online. The club is filled with the same kind of awkward but friendly types and their discussions of the Doctor eventually morph into pot luck dinners and a cute, silly little rock band that does ELO covers - until a mysterious fellow shows up and commandeers the group in order to find more out about the Doctor.

Marc Warren is sweet and goofy as Elton and Peter Kay is nicely over the top as the mysterious guy who takes over. It's very light entertainment, but nonetheless touching and funny . . . and out of left field, really. It's nice to see that in this season of retreads and by-the-numbers half thought out junk that writer Russell T. Davies could take a moment to try something a little different for a change.