Journey's End (Doctor Who)

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Doctor Who episode
Inside the TARDIS, Donna collapses near the Doctor's severed hand and transfer of energy begins.
Cast
Doctor David Tennant (Tenth Doctor)
Companions Catherine Tate (Donna Noble) Billie Piper (Rose Tyler) Freema Agyeman (Martha Jones) John Barrowman (Jack Harkness) Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) Noel Clarke (Mickey Smith)
Others Camille Coduri – Jackie Tyler Gareth David-Lloyd – Ianto Jones Eve Myles – Gwen Cooper Thomas Knight – Luke Smith Bernard Cribbins – Wilfred Mott Jacqueline King – Sylvia Noble Adjoa Andoh – Francine Jones Julian Bleach – Davros Valda Aviks – German Woman Shobu Kapoor – Scared Woman Elizabeth Tan – Chinese Woman Michael Price – Liberian Man Nicholas Briggs – Dalek Voice John Leeson – Voice of K9 Alexander Armstrong – Mr Smith
Production
Directed by	Graeme Harper
Written by	Russell T Davies
Script editor	Lindsey Alford
Produced by	Phil Collinson
Executive producer(s)	Russell T Davies Julie Gardner
Incidental music composer	Murray Gold
Production code	4.13
Series	Series 4
Length	2nd of 2-part story, 65 minutes
Originally broadcast	5 July 2008
Chronology
← Preceded by Followed by → "The Stolen Earth" "Music of the Spheres" (mini-episode) "The Next Doctor" (special)

"Journey's End" is the thirteenth and final episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who, first broadcast on BBC One on 5 July 2008. It is the second episode of a two-part crossover story featuring the characters of spin-off shows Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures, preceded by "The Stolen Earth". At 65 minutes in length, it was approximately 20 minutes longer than a standard revived series episode. It marked the final regular appearance of Donna Noble. It received mixed reviews, not matching the acclaim of "The Stolen Earth".

The episode continues from the end of "The Stolen Earth"; the Doctor (David Tennant) is regenerating inside the TARDIS. Once his body has healed, he halts the transformation by transferring the remaining energy into his severed hand (cut off during The Christmas Invasion). The TARDIS is captured by the Daleks and transported to the Crucible—the Dalek flagship. The Doctor and his previous companions Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) leave the TARDIS, but Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) is locked in. The Dalek Supreme orders the TARDIS to be destroyed; in the process, Donna collapses by the Doctor's severed hand. The energy stored in the hand forms a new Doctor who saves the TARDIS from destruction. Concurrently, Torchwood employees Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) and Ianto Jones (Gareth David-Lloyd) find safety in an impenetrable time bubble; Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) is saved from a Dalek extermination by Rose's ex-boyfriend Mickey Smith (Noel Clarke) and mother Jackie Tyler (Camille Coduri) and surrender themselves to get aboard the Crucible; and Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) teleports to a castle near Nuremberg.