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Doctor Who S3 • Episode 12

The Sound of Drums

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Doctor Who (2005-2022)
Tenth Doctor

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Doctor Who Series 3

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First aired Saturday, June 23, 2007
Production Code 3.12
Written by Russell T Davies
Directed by Colin Teague
Runtime 45 minutes
Time Travel Present
Tropes: (Potential Spoilers!) Consequences Dance Number Earth Invasion End of the Universe
Story Arc: (Potential Spoilers!) Vote Saxon You Are Not Alone
Locations Earth England London
UK Viewers 7.51 million
Appreciation Index 87
Synopsis

The Tenth Doctor, Martha Jones and Jack Harkness return to present day London, horrified to discover that Prime Minister Harold Saxon is the Master. "Saxon" informs the world about receiving contact from an alien race called the Toclafane. Framed as fugitives, the Doctor, Martha and Jack try to sneak in and stop the Master before he unleashes a wave of terror. But his dark ambitions reach beyond the stars...

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