Stories Television Doctor Who Series 4 Episode: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Partners in Crime 1 image Overview Characters How to Watch Reviews 8 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 1 Transcript + Script Overview First aired Saturday, April 5, 2008 Production Code 4.1 Written by Russell T Davies Directed by James Strong Runtime 50 minutes Story Type New Companion Introduction Time Travel Present Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Stargazing, Consequences, Deadlock Seal, The Doctor Falls, The Doctor’s Name Story Arc (Potential Spoilers!) Lost Planets Inventory (Potential Spoilers!) Psychic Paper, Telescope, Sonic Screwdriver Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth, England, London UK Viewers 9.14 million Appreciation Index 88 Synopsis Donna Noble is determined to find the Tenth Doctor again — even if it means braving the villainous Miss Foster. But when the alien threat escalates out of control, can Donna find her Time Lord before the March of the Adipose begins at last? Watch Watched Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Tenth Doctor David Tennant Donna Noble Catherine Tate Adipose First Appearance Wilfred Mott Sylvia Noble Jacqueline King Penny Carter First Appearance Rose Tyler Billie Piper Spoiler!Click to reveal 👀 Show All Characters (7) How to watch Partners in Crime: Watch on iPlayer Doctor Who Confidential Blu-Ray Series 4 [Steelbook] Blu-Ray Series 4 DVD The Complete Fourth Series DVD Series 4 Volume 1: Partners in Crime – The Fires of Pompeii – Planet of the Ood Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 8 reviews 1 June 2025 · 58 words Review by Jonathan_ Spoilers 2 This review contains spoilers! Very fun episode, introduces one of the most iconic and cutest aliens(?) in the series: the adipose. The Doctor and Donna get reunited and get up to their usual shenanigans, we see an enemy who has a sonic device for once, and a hint at a future plot thread in the form of Rose randomly appearing and disappearing. Jonathan_ View profile Like Liked 2 26 May 2025 · 101 words Review by Jann 1 New Who Review #43 Partners In Crime This story was a blast. I loved the whole idea of breeding an alien race made out of fat using weight loss pills. It's nice to have Donna back and travelling in the tardis now after she refused last time. Wilfred is a good character that leads the tenth doctor to his final battle (we will get into that at a later date). The reveal that Rose is returning is so exciting even though I never really liked Rose its gonna be nice to see ten and Rose back together again. Overall good series opener. 9/10 Jann View profile Like Liked 1 25 May 2025 · 45 words Review by gia0203 1 This episode is so entertaining with a million laugh out loud moments but it also has heart too and that’s what makes it perfect. The chemistry between Tennant and Tate is so natural and they pull off this silly story with style. I love it!! gia0203 View profile Like Liked 1 28 April 2025 · 4 words Review by gabe_the_cool 1 pretty cool episode gabe_the_cool View profile Like Liked 1 23 December 2024 · 62 words Review by illyriashade56 3 Partners in Crime is always one of my favorite episodes to rewatch because it's brilliantly directed, Catherine Tate and David Tennant are hysterical, and it really sets up everything that happens over the course of season 4 and makes it so much more satisfying when everything wraps up. RTD hit his stride with season 4 and this opener is no exception in my opinion. illyriashade56 View profile Like Liked 3 Show All Reviews (8) Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating964 members 4.06 / 5 Member Statistics Watched 1927 Favourited 260 Reviewed 8 Saved 4 Skipped 1 Related Stories Captain Jack's Monster Files (Minisode) Captain Jack’s Monster File: Adipose Rating: 2.39 Story Skipped Webcast Reviews(2) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Captain Jack’s Monster Files Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Redacted • Episode 1 SOS Rating: 3.74 Story Skipped Podcast Reviews(3) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Redacted Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite (Wilf is packing up for the night when he sees the TARDIS flying nearby.) WILF: There! Donna, it's, it's the flying blue box! (He looks through his telescope and sees Donna waving from the TARDIS door.) WILF: What? That's Donna. Yeah, that's Donna. (The Doctor waves, too.) WILF: And that's him. That's him. Hey, that's him! Ha, ha, ha! Go on, gal! Go on, get up there! Hey! — Partners in Crime Transcript + Script Needs checking [Adipose Industries] (Both the Doctor and that annoying, loud woman, Donna Noble, walk along different streets to the same glass fronted building. She goes into the main reception whilst he sonics his way in through a rear fire escape.) RECEPTIONIST [OC]: Good morning, Adipose Industries. (Donna shows an ID to the guard at the lifts.) DONNA: Donna Noble, Health and Safety. Show Full Transcript Open in new window View Script (PDF)
