Doctor Who S1 • Episode 2
The End of the World
First aired
Saturday, April 2, 2005
Production Code
1.2
Written by
Russell T Davies
Directed by
Euros Lyn
Runtime
45 minutes
Time Travel
Future
UK Viewers
7.97 million
Appreciation Index
76
Synopsis
The Ninth Doctor takes his new companion, Rose Tyler, to the year 5,000,000,000 to see the sun expand and destroy the Earth. The observation deck space station, Platform One, is holding an event with the richest beings of the time observing the Earth's destruction, but mysterious metal spiders gifted by the Adherents of the Repeated Meme to the other guests are secretly infiltrating and sabotaging the station.