Quiet on the Set ( comic story ) Quiet on the Set was the tenth issue of " Prisoners of Time " , and featured the Tenth Doctor and his companion Martha Jones . Publisher ' s summary . Our yearlong celebration of " Doctor Who " s 50th anniversary continues ! Brilliant ! The Tenth Doctor takes the spotlight in this issue of a 12 - part epic adventure featuring all 11 incarnations of the Doctor . The Doctor brings Martha Jones to 1950s Los Angeles and the Griffith Observatory to give her a glimpse of Gallifrey , but soon encounters a film crew whose members are mysteriously disappearing ! Plot . The TARDIS , with the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones , has landed at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles , California in the mid - 1950s . The Doctor tells Martha that the observatory was designed and funded by Colonel Griffith J . Griffith , and admires him for his confidence in using the same name twice . The security guard at the door refuses to let them in — the observatory is closed for the night because of " all the hub - bub down on the lawn " . The Doctor and Martha use the psychic paper to pass themselves off as an opto - mechanical technician for the Imperial College London and his " assistant " . The guard agrees to keep out of their way for 45 minutes . The Doctor charges up the telescope , and lets Martha take a look . What Martha sees is the last residual image of Gallifrey before the Last Great Time War . Martha says it ' s beautiful , and thanks the Doctor , knowing it must be hard for him to show her what he ' d lost . At that point they hear an alarm - the " hub - bub " that the security guard mentioned . It turns out that the " hub - bub " is a film shoot . The Doctor quips that the last time he was on a movie set , he told Georges Melies what the Moon was like . The Doctor goes over to the producer to ask how the film ' s going , but the producer angrily tells him that he has no time for interference . Deke Williams , the stunt manager , tells them not to take it personally — he is under pressure as the movie is four days behind schedule . When the Doctor introduces himself , Deke says " Like a script doctor ? The script ' s not where we ' re having trouble . " Deke says that the movie being behind schedule is costing the studio a fortune , people are worrying about the movie getting shut down , and crew members are disappearing — not showing up , and not giving notice about quitting either . Deke says " Nobody gives up a paying job in this business . " The Doctor glances at some of the robot props and says " Oh , really . . . " The producer reappears and angrily tells Deke to get the next shot ready . Deke replies that until the actress , Bianca , shows up , her can ' t show her how to fall off the space buggy . Then the producer notices Martha , and decides she will be the new star . Deke is anxious about recasting this late , and adds that she looks nothing like Bianca . The producer dismisses this , saying Martha is beautiful , and that they can ' t afford any more delays . Deke asks Martha if she ' s ever acted before , to which she replies " No , never ! " The producer says that the critics will be looking for an " unpretentious outsider " and takes Martha to the wardrobe . The Doctor reassures her that she ' ll be fine . " to be completed " References . " to be added " Notes . " to be added "