Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars (2009) on Netflix
TV-PG20091h 2mAdventureDramaFamilyMysterySci-Fi
The Doctor arrives at Bowie Base One, humanity's first colony on Mars, in 2059. The crew detains him, and Adelaide Brooke forces him to help with an alert from their biodome.
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On Mars in 2059, the Tenth Doctor is detained by the crew of Bowie Base One, humanity's first colony, commanded by Captain Adelaide Brooke. During questioning he discovers that the date is a fixed point in time, and he tries to stay uninvolved. Adelaide forces him to help when an alert comes from the crew's biodome, where three of her people have been infected by the Flood, an intelligent virus from the underground ice the base uses for water. Knowing that water had not yet reached the main hub when the filter broke, Adelaide tells the rest of the crew to board the rocket and leave for Earth.
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- Lily Bevanas Emily
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars (2009)
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- The episode was originally written as a Christmas special called "Red Christmas", with Helen Mirren starring as Adelaide. Head writer Russell T Davies said it was closely linked to the next two episodes but was not intended as the first part of a three-part story.
- The special was the only non-Christmas episode of the revived series to air outside the usual Saturday evening slot, going out on a Sunday, until "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" in 2018.
- In the United States it drew over 1.1 million viewers for BBC America, at the time the channel's highest ever primetime rating; it was later beaten by the Series 5 opener followed by the Series 6 opener.
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