Doctor Who: The Newbies Guide
New Series TV Story
Broadcast: 10th June 2006
Writer: Matt Jones
Director: James Strong
Showrunner: Russell T Davies
Season: Series 2
Other Guides to this Story
The Satan Pit
This is the ninth episode of Series Two.
Where does this fit?
This follows on immediately from The Impossible Planet
Story Arcs
This is the second half of a two-parter, following on from The Impossible Planet
The characters listed below are the series regulars, important recurring characters, and real life historical characters. If a character's appearance is a major spoiler, then their details will be hidden in spoiler tags. In general, recurring characters are not listed here on their first appearance unless they become a series regular during the story, or they are a real life historical character.
Doctor
The tenth Doctor wears a brown pinstripe suit with trainers. He is much more jovial and good-humoured than his ninth incarnation, appearing to have largely recovered from the mental scars of the Time War. He does, however, have a hard edge to his personality, being the sort of man who doesn't give second chances.
Companion(s)
Rose Tyler is a 19-year old girl from London 2005. Before meeting the Doctor, Rose lived with her mother, Jackie Tyler, on a council estate and had a boyfriend called Mickey Smith. Her father, Pete Tyler, died when she was a baby. In Rose (New Series Series 1), she worked in Henrik's department store when the ninth Doctor was investigating Auton activity in the store, and she saw him blow it up. Rose then helped the Doctor defeat the Nestene Consciousness's attempt to take over the world, and he offered her a chance to travel in the TARDIS. In The End of the World (New Series Series 1), the Doctor took her to the far future to see the day the Earth is destroyed. During this trip, he upgraded her mobile phone, tying it into the TARDIS, so that she can call home no matter where or when she is. Rose took some time to get over the Doctor's regeneration from his ninth to his tenth incarnation in The Parting of the Ways (New Series Series 1), the 2005 Children in Need Special, and The Christmas Invasion. More recently, in Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel (New Series Series 2), she left her (ex?) boyfriend Mickey in an alternative universe.
Recurring and Historical Characters
Other Characters All the characters in this episode were in the first part of the story, and are briefly introduced in the pre-credits sequence.
The following stories and other resources are not necessary in order to follow the plot (we've summed up the essential bits for you). But being familiar with them will probably enhance your enjoyment of this story.
Recommended Viewing
It is strongly recommended that you watch the first half, The Impossible Planet, before this episode.
Recommended Reading
None.
Recommended Listening
None.
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