Doctor Who S1 • Episode 9
The Empty Child
First aired
Saturday, May 21, 2005
Production Code
1.9
Written by
Steven Moffat
Directed by
James Hawes
Runtime
45 minutes
Story Type
New Companion Introduction
Two-Parter
Time Travel
Past
UK Viewers
7.11 million
Appreciation Index
84
Synopsis
Chasing a metallic object through the Time Vortex, the Ninth Doctor and his companion, Rose Tyler, arrive in London during the Blitz. While Rose meets "Captain Jack Harkness", the dashing Time Agent responsible for bringing the object, the Doctor finds a group of homeless children terrorised by Jamie, an "empty" child wearing a gas mask.