A meeting in a London bus with jewel thief Lady Christina takes a turn for the worse for the Doctor when the bus takes a detour to a desert-like planet, where the deadly Swarm awaits.
Directed by James Strong
sand
alien
tv special
Rank
#76 in 2009·#4309 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
Cast
David Tennant
The Doctor
Michelle Ryan
Christina
Lee Evans
Malcolm
Noma Dumezweni
Capt Magambo
Adam James
DI McMillan
Victoria Alcock
Angela
Daniel Kaluuya
Barclay
Ellen Thomas
Carmen
David Ames
Nathan
Keith Parry
Bus Driver
Paul Kasey
Sorvin
Crew
James Strong
Director
Gareth Roberts
Writer
Russell T Davies
Writer
Murray Gold
Original Music Composer
Russell T Davies
Executive Producer
Julie Gardner
Executive Producer
Popular Reviews
153 reviews
Malise Lee
6.0★ · 04/22/26
Captain Magambo is a snake cos how are you wishing him well after trying to trap him in a wormhole?
Captain Magambo is a snake cos how are you wishing him well after trying to trap him in a wormhole?
lu
7.0★ · 03/04/26
why is ten such a slut omg… please don’t die
why is ten such a slut omg… please don’t die
Elijah Perry
8.0★ · 03/04/26
Man, why didn’t they bring back Christina for at least one or two more episodes in the series? She was such a fun companion, and Michelle Ryan and David Tennant have such great chemistry.
Man, why didn’t they bring back Christina for at least one or two more episodes in the series? She was such a fun companion, and Michelle Ryan and David Tennant have such great chemistry.
dan
9.0★ · 02/19/26
why do these all get so sad at the end ☹️☹️
why do these all get so sad at the end ☹️☹️
Hania
7.0★ · 01/16/26
the crystallographer in me loved that the core power source of the Tritovore spacecraft was a crystal nucleus🫡
the crystallographer in me loved that the core power source of the Tritovore spacecraft was a crystal nucleus🫡
