Cast and Crew. Elton and Ursula, with three others, form a group who have similarly encountered the Doctor known as LINDA (London Investigation 'N' Detective Agency). Jodie Whittaker will face more classic monsters in Doctor Who series 13 ... one thing Doctor Who fans love it’s the return of ... features exclusive interviews with the cast and crew of … [25] The scene where Elton says he and Ursula have "a bit of a love life" was criticised by some commentators, who felt that the resultant implication of having oral sex with a paving slab was unsuitable for Doctor Who's large family audience; others, however, dismissed this dialogue as a harmless joke that children would not understand. Jun 17, 2006 44 min. Removed uncredited, unsourced cast. Love & Monsters the story is trying hard not to be Doctor Who, but Love & Monsters the TV programme is very sure that it is Doctor Who. DOCTOR: If I can key into the absorption matrix and separate the last victim. 10 / 13 Who is the sinister and mysterious Victor Kennedy, ... 'Has anybody seen the Doctor?' There seems no hope of escape. The programme depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called "the Doctor", an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. Davies notes in the commentary that the name was invented only after the episode was shot and a name was needed for the credits. Elton Pope sees a photograph of the Tenth Doctor taken during a recent alien invasion on Ursula Blake's blog. She tries and fails to seduce him, but when she finds a picture of Rose in Elton's jacket and realises he is after the Doctor, she demands that he leave her alone. [2] As such, the production was "double banked" with "The Impossible Planet"/"The Satan Pit" so Tennant and Piper could film those episodes while another unit worked on "Love & Monsters". Directed by Michael Matthews. Doctor Who Episode 2.10 Love And Monsters. Victor, now in his true form, has got Elton cornered. Joining Love & Monsters on this day was comedian Peter Kay, whose interest in Doctor Who had come to Davies' attention after Kay had written a lengthy letter of praise to the production office upon the conclusion of the first season. Love and Monsters I just wached thru season 2 of the rebot, and realized that the episode Love and Monsters is the best episode of the entire season, and might even be the best one of the Tennat years (in competition with Blink and Human nature/family of blood). [8] The acronym "LINDA" was previously used on the British children's television programme Why Don't You?, which featured the "Liverpool Investigation 'N' Detective Agency". An ordinary man named Elton Pope becomes obsessed with the Tenth Doctor, Rose and their strange blue box, joining a group of like-minded people in hopes of finding him. From the Sixties onward, Doctor Who had maintained a strong relationship with the BBC's flagship children's variety programme, Blue Peter.This began on February 10th, 1964, when Blue Peter covered the donation of two Dalek props to a Doctor Barnardo's Home and continued until the end of the original Doctor Who series, through the interregnum that followed, and into its revival. Unlike the vast majority of Doctor Who stories, "Love & Monsters" has only nominal appearances by the TARDIS crew, and is not from their point of view. It was written by executive producer and lead writer Russell T Davies and directed by Dan Zeff.. [23] Digital Spy's Dek Hogan criticised Kay's performance, calling the Abzorbaloff "a marvellous idea and it's a pity his creativity was absorbed by a turn from a visiting comedian". [21], In 2011, SFX named "Love & Monsters" as one of the best Sci-Fi TV Mockumentaries, saying that it worked as an example of the genre and was not too bad on rewatch. The youngster who designed the Abzorbaloff for the Doctor Who episode "Love and Monsters" has taken a retrospective look at the controversial story and his involvement in the show. Doctor Who Episode 2.10 Love And Monsters. Davies had originally envisioned Kay as a candidate to play Elton, but Kay preferred the role of the Abzorbaloff. On first viewing, its presentation of fandom, or rather fandoms, plural, seemed affectionate. Doctor Who Monsters and Aliens Below is a list of the alien races featured in Doctor Who (in order of appearance) Daleks. [26] "Love & Monsters" was placed in 153rd position in Doctor Who Magazine's Mighty 200 reader survey in 2009, which ranked every Doctor Who story to that point in order of preference. Dan Zeff. Cast the Runner-Up: Peter Kay was originally offered the part of Elton, but he felt the " … A page for describing Trivia: Doctor Who S28 E10 "Love & Monsters". [1] Davies said of the monster, "I thought the Abzorbaloff was brilliant. The "Doctor-lite" and "companion-lite" structure has since continued in the programme. However, he felt that some of the sadder aspects "seemed out of place in what should have been a purely light-hearted comedic episode". Episode Trailer. note Award-winning, full-cast original audio dramas from the worlds of Doctor Who, Torchwood, Blake's 7, Class, Dark Shadows, The Avengers, Survivors, The Omega Factor, Star Cops, Sherlock Holmes, Dorian Gray, Pathfinder Legends, The Prisoner, Adam Adamant Lives, Space 1999, Timeslip and Terrahawks, Space Precinct, Into Infinity, Gemini Force One All 11 songs featured in Doctor Who (2005) season 2 episode 10: Love & Monsters, with scene descriptions. S2, E 10: Love And Monsters. Russell T Davies worked on the series for some years. Summary: Location: London, Earth Date:2007 Enemy: The Abzorbaloff Elton is an ordinary man, living an ordinary life, but it's soon totally upturned when he becomes obsessed with a man called The Doctor and his big blue box. [19] IGN's Ahsan Haque gave the episode a score of 9.5 out of 10, particularly praising the dialogue. Davies had also considered making the viewpoint character of the story a woman but felt that he already had enough focus on female guest characters that series. It's too late for total reconstruction, but. Kay and the Abzorbaloff also attracted divided opinions. [9], Another necessity the episode had to fulfill was to include the winner of Blue Peter's "Design a Doctor Who Monster" competition. [3] Davies was inspired by the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "The Zeppo" and the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Lower Decks", both of which focused on atypical characters. Love & Monsters ★★★★★ Russell T Davies's offbeat masterpiece, a "Doctor-lite" tale starring Marc Warren and Peter Kay. [24] In a review of the series, Stephen Brook of The Guardian stated that he "hated" the episode, describing it as a "parody of Doctor Who fans". [4][5], As such, executive producer and writer Russell T Davies had to come up with a story that had a good reason to keep the Doctor and Rose out. And I found Elton to be a very likable character. Ruediger commented on the truths of meeting other fans on the Internet and praised the depth of Jackie's character. Meanwhile, Bridget and Bliss disappear from the group unexpectedly. Screenwriter. "Love & Monsters" is the ninth episode of series two of the 2005 relaunch of the British sci-fi series Doctor Who and the twentieth episode of the series overall. A frantic Chloe draws the TARDIS and the Doctor, trapping them both in one of her sketches and forcing Rose to try to find the pod herself. The Abzorbaloff is just a reminder of one of the little the things that bugs me about Doctor Who, the insistence of having monsters or aliens in stories that don’t really need monsters or aliens. "[7] The episode had the working title of "I Love the Doctor". Thals. The Doctor is able to bring back Ursula in the form of a paving stone, which Elton starts a relationship with. Doctor Who Confidential featurette: The New World of Who (11 min.) With "Love & Monsters", Davies was able to tell a story from a different character's point of view to allow for only a small appearance by lead actors David Tennant and Billie Piper as the Doctor and Rose Tyler. But when the mysterious Victor Kennedy joins the group, the fun soon stops and Elton discovers a darker side to his hobby. meeting scenes. DOCTOR: If I can key into the absorption matrix and separate the last victim. ... "We’ve got lots of new characters, new monsters, some old ones coming back. But when the mysterious Victor Kennedy joins the group, the fun soon stops and Elton discovers a darker … Dan Zeff. Victor persuades Mr Skinner to remain behind, but Elton and Ursula leave. First Appearance The Keys of Marinus (1964) Home Planet: Marinus. For TARDISode, see bottom of this entry. Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for Doctor Who : Love and Monsters (2006) - Dan Zeff on AllMovie - People begin to vanish from a group devoted to… The Abzorbaloff reveals that he has absorbed the rest of LINDA and wishes to also absorb the Doctor to gain his accumulated experience and knowledge. An ordinary man named Elton Pope becomes obsessed with the Tenth Doctor, Rose and their strange blue box, joining a group of like-minded people in hopes of finding him. The episode is set in London. On Sunday, Doctor Who cast members Jodi Whittaker, Tosin Cole, and Mandip Gill appeared live at the Paley Center for Media in Manhattan for a Fathom … [6] Davies described the episode, "It's an experimental script. Even saving the world gets boring sometimes. "Love & Monsters" was watched by 6.66 million viewers in the United Kingdom and was met with divisive reception by critics and fans. Three years on and I'm still in two minds about 'Love and Monsters'. It’s certainly the warmest, and somehow it feels like the most personal." [20] Slant Magazine reviewer Ross Ruediger was positive towards "Love & Monsters", saying that "there's no reason the series can't do something this quirky and beautiful when an inspired mind conjures up such a scenario." The Abzorbaloff attempts to ransom Elton in exchange for the Doctor, but the Doctor feigns disinterest in Elton's fate, while dropping a hint to the absorbed members of LINDA. The Doctor then recalls his first encounter with Elton, and explains that he was at Elton's house years ago tracking an elemental shade, but he was too late and the shade killed Elton's mother. Elton! Who is the sinister and mysterious Victor Kennedy, and why is he so keen to find the Doctor? Love and Monsters, although meant for the big screen, has just become available to watch at home and I feel that this gem of an adventure will go way under the radar. One day a man by the name of Victor Kennedy (who says he cannot be touched due to a skin condition) interrupts a meeting and points out that LINDA has lost focus. Certainly, most of it is newly-shot footage. After a meeting, Elton, Ursula, and Mr Skinner stage a walkout. [9], Director Dan Zeff said of the tone the production team wished to capture, "Working with an inspirational design team, we wanted to emphasise a melancholy feel, an emptiness in the world around our characters – big urban spaces that once may have been full of life, but now lay abandoned, rusting, decayed. [3] The "Doctor-lite" (and sometimes "companion-lite") structure has continued as a tradition, producing episodes such as "Blink" (2007), "Turn Left" (2008), and "The Girl Who Waited" (2011). SG. "Love and Monsters" was poorly received after airing, with fans criticizing the vastly different story and distinct lack of Doctor. In a monster-infested world, Joel learns his girlfriend is just 85 miles away. The show enjoyed consistently high Appreciation Index ratings: "Love & Monsters", regarded by Doctor Who fans as his worst script, gained a rating of 76, just short of the 2006 average rating of 77; and the episodes "The Stolen Earth" and "Journey's End" share the highest rating Doctor Who has received, at 91. We shall celebrate with the adding of chocolate to milk, and "Love and Monsters… [Elton's bedsit] ELTON: Even then, after all, that the Doctor saved me one last time. TARDIS Coordinates: June 17, 2006 Hooray! [13] Its final audience figure was 6.66 million making it the 15th most watched programme of the week. Please scroll down to get them, or go here for a preview. Bradley Walsh. Find movie and film cast and crew information for Doctor Who : Love and Monsters (2006) - Dan Zeff on AllMovie [3] The winner, the Abzorbaloff, was designed by nine-year-old William Grantham. [12] Overnight ratings for the UK were 6.22 million, a 38.3% audience share. Monster Girl Doctor (Japanese: モンスター娘のお医者さん, Hepburn: Monsutā Musume no Oisha-san), also known as Doctor for Monster Girls, is a Japanese light novel series written by Yoshino Origuchi and illustrated by Z-Ton. At Ursula's prompting, Elton breaks the cane, which causes the Abzorbaloff to melt into the ground. As such, the production was "double banked" with "The Impossible Planet"/"The Satan Pit" so Tennant and Piper could film those episodes while another unit worked on "Love & Monsters". Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor. Bella Emberg Guest Star. Kay was originally offered the part of Elton, but he felt the "UFO-spotter type" was too similar to his character on Coronation Street and much preferred playing the "baddie". It was a nice change of pace with some funny moments. In response, the absorbed members collectively use their willpower to suppress the Abzorbaloff, who ends up dropping his cane. Elton! As he resigns himself to being absorbed, the TARDIS materialises and the Doctor and Rose emerge from within. "Love & Monsters" was the first example of a "Doctor-lite" episode in the new series: because the lead actors only appear for a few minutes in this episode, they're free to film another one simultaneously. Doctor Who: Love And Monsters Jackie: 'She's so far away. Series 2 Episode 10 Love And Monsters .A young man runs across a barren industrial field, and emerges near a large warehouse to see a tall blue police box. Kennedy's alien form, known as the Abzorbaloff, was designed by the winner of a children's competition to design a Doctor Who monster. With Dylan O'Brien, Jessica Henwick, Michael Rooker, Dan Ewing. Doctor Who season 13 adds John Bishop to cast. They get on well together, and romance starts to blossom. A developing project, dedicated to the people, both in front of and behind the cameras, who have contributed to Doctor Who's 57-year legacy. [2], Unlike the vast majority of Doctor Who stories, "Love & Monsters" has only nominal appearances by the TARDIS crew, and is not from their point of view. And this reveals something else. (NOT)Doctor Who Classic Reviews #4 Love And Monsters by rhpsfan November 26, 2016, 2:10 pm 1.8k Votes 2 Comments A guy (Marc Warren) forms a fan club devoted to The Doctor, falls in love with a girl, (Shirley Henderson aka Moaning Myrtle I guess everybody else was busy filming Order Of The Phoenix,* so no Goblet Of Fire cast reunion here. It was written by executive producer and lead writer Russell T Davies and directed by Dan Zeff. I get left here sometimes and I don't know where she is. Doctor Who recap: Love … Cast & Crew. meeting scenes. Love & Monsters. Written by Russell T Davies.. A silly and (mostly) drama-free episode that focuses on a minor character. There is a reason people hate Doctor Who fans, and part of that is the obsession with it. Similar Content. with Marc Warren (Elton), David Tennant (The Doctor), Billie Piper (Rose), Peter Kay (Victor Kennedy), writer Russell T. Davies, Absorbaloff creator William Grantham, The supporting cast are mainly inconsequential, although Shirley Henderson (Moaning Myrtle in the Harry Potter films) was a memorably geeky love-interest. Cast and crew prepare to record the L.I.N.D.A. Love and Monsters begins in 1979 with the publication of 'Doctor Who Weekly', the magazine that would start a chain of events that would see creative fans taking control of the merchandise and even of the programme's massively successful twenty-first century reboot. Plus, the story behind the Blue Peter Design a Monster competition [3] Peter Kay had written a letter to Davies after the new series began in June 2005, and Davies replied to him in September offering a guest spot in an episode. First Appearance The Daleks (1963) Home Planet: Skaro. 4 (DVD) (2005)", "Doctor Who, Season 2, Episode 10: "Love & Monsters, "Dr Who trespasses into alien comic territory", Episode commentary by Russell T Davies, Phil Collinson, and Susie Liggat, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Love_%26_Monsters&oldid=1000270246, Television shows written by Russell T Davies, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 January 2021, at 12:01. He manages to meet Jackie at a laundrette and is invited to her apartment. “Love and Monsters” is New Who’s first example of a ‘Doctor-lite’ adventure i.e. This episode would’ve worked a lot better if it had simply been a sweet little love story centre on Elton and Ursula. The monster was designed by a nine-year-old child who won a, "The Fourth Dimension: Love and Monsters", "Doctor Who: The Girl Who Waited – series 32, episode 10", "Review: Doctor Who 2x10 - Love and Monsters", "Series 2, Love and Monsters: Broadcasts", "Doctor Who - The New Series - Series 2 - Vol. But when the mysterious Victor Kennedy joins the group, the fun soon stops and Elton discovers a darker side to his hobby. LINDA meets in a library basement to discuss their experiences, but soon their meetings become more social in nature. 10 / 13 Who is the sinister and mysterious Victor Kennedy, ... 'Has anybody seen the Doctor?' This commentary makes uncomfortable viewing for a long-term fan. Love and Monsters Doctor Who. "[18] Louisa Pearson of The Scotsman noted that hardcore fans would dislike the comedy and the "panto" performance of Kay, but commented, "It's true, this episode came close to being a spoof, but it was actually quite nice to have a rest from the Doctor. The episode is set in London. Doctor Who: "Love & Monsters" Review. The Daleks aren’t the most terrifying monster, so that puts them at the bottom of this list - but they are the ultimate Doctor Who classic monster, so that earns them a place regardless! The Doctor brings us together. ... "Love & Monsters" has so many great lines and funny moments that it's a very easy episode to watch several times, which is why we choose to love it. Dec 8, 2006. "[22] Arnold T Blumburg of Now Playing gave the episode a grade of D-. [2][9], According to Davies, in an early draft, Elton would have been witness to more events in Doctor Who history: in this draft, Elton's third birthday party was evacuated because of the Dalek invasion of Shoreditch (Remembrance of the Daleks), his mother was killed by a plastic daffodil (Terror of the Autons) instead of an elemental shade, and he also would have been one of those who saw the Loch Ness Monster rising from the Thames (Terror of the Zygons). Camille Codouri also returned as Jackie Tyler, a character that can veer from extremely irritating to lovably real in the blink of an eye. Find movie and film cast and crew information for Doctor Who : Love and Monsters (2006) - Dan Zeff on AllMovie Doctor Who moves to Saturdays with this episode, given a drastic change in the working hours of my day job, resulting in the show being watched at a time that it's meant to be watched. BE. Director. The design of the Abzorbaloff monster also came under fire, but the villain was actually created by the then-9 year old William Grantham, who had won a competition to design a Doctor Who monster. Doctor Who — Series 2, Love and Monsters. [1][2] Victor Kennedy mentions that Rose's Torchwood files are missing because they were corrupted by a "Bad Wolf virus", referencing both the recurring phrases of the first and second series. 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