The House That Ate Time

The House That Ate Time was the fifth and final story of Season 35 of Doctor Who. It was written by Nathaniel Torson, directed by Ronald Wilson and featured Richard E. Grant as the Eighth Doctor, Laurie Holden as Mohana, Eric Roberts as The Master, Rowan Aktison as the Ninth Doctor, Julia Sawalha as Ruby Pax, Richard Griffiths as the Eighth Doctor and Julia Ormond as Bernice Summerfield.

This is notable for being the final appearance of Laurie Holden as Mohana.

## The House That Ate Time

### Director

Ronald Wilson

Synopsis

In the tunnels beneath the Martian moon Phobos, the Tenth Doctor, The Master and Mohana evade Ice Warrior extremists. Down the autumnal paths of nineteenth century New England, the Ninth Doctor and Ruby flee the manifestations of a nightmare. And in the peace and serenity of his TARDIS, the Eighth Doctor’s meditations are interrupted by a warning from K9 concerning a temporal disruption. In one continuum-shattering instant, these three distinct incarnations of the same renegade Time Lord find themselves face-to-face, and the implications of such a convergence are nothing short of catastrophic.

The force that has brought three Doctors to the same deceptively nondescript basement vault is driven by hunger, an all-consuming hunger greater than the raging energies of the time vortex itself. It feasts on the transcendental flesh of god-like Chronovores, and it saps the artron emissions from prototype Sontaran timeships. Unchecked, it will devour the TARDIS whole. Putting aside their differences to investigate this ravenous presence, the Doctors discover that beyond the underground labyrinth stands a house unlike any other, where spacious halls and tastefully decorated lounges conceal an architecture that mocks the laws of physics, and each door and window opens onto a different time and place. Reality itself is but a pabulum here, for this is the house that eats time!

Deconstructing the deadly mysteries of this astonishing structure requires a coordinated effort across three distinct timeframes, moments in history infected by its corrupting influence. In each of these eras, a Doctor must face a gauntlet of terrors, for the paradoxes produced by this insatiable beast of an abode have attracted some of the universe’s most dangerous temporal parasites. But there is hope to be found in these distant times and places, for a lone figure is present wherever the Doctor ventures. Earth’s history and the survival of the TARDIS may depend upon the kindness and goodwill of one Dr. John Smith, an ordinary Englishman caught up in most extraordinary circumstances.

Three Doctors. Three timeframes. One monstrous threat. It’s time to bring down the house.

Plot

Part 1

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Part 2

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Part 3

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Part 4

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Cast

The Doctor - Richard E. Grant

The Doctor - Rowan Aktison

The Doctor - Richard Griffiths

Bernice - Julia Ormond

Ruby Pax - Julia Sawalha

Mohana - Laurie Holden

The Master - Eric Roberts

The Rouge - Anthony Head

The Rouge - Derek Jacobi

The Rouge - Jonathan Pryce

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Crew

Executive Producer - David Renwick

Writer - Nathaniel Torson

Producer - Susan Belbin

Script Editor - Steven Moffat

Director - Ronald Wilson

Director of Photography - Geoff Harrison

Production Designer - John Asbridge

Visual Effects - Orange Tree VFX

Make-Up Designer - Vanessa White

Casting Director - Andy Pryor

Music - Julian Stewart Lindsay

Costume Designer - James Baylan

Edited by - Mark Lawrence

Original Theme Music - Ron Grainer

Title Music - Julian Stewart Lindsay

Title Sequence by Mike Tucker

Memorable Quotes

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Background Information

Development

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Pre-Production

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Production

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Post-Production

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Reaction

Part One received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 10.02m viewers. It ranked at 33rd over the week.

Part Two received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 9.91m viewers. It ranked at 35th over the week.

Part Three received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 9.88m viewers. It ranked at 28th over the week.

Part Four received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 9.12m viewers. It ranked at 34th over the week.

Story Notes

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Continuity

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