Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars(Movie, 2009)

"The Waters of Mars" is the second of four specials of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, broadcast between Easter Saturday 2009 and New Year's Day 2010, all serving as David Tennant's final episodes as the Tenth Doctor. As with the previous special, "Planet of the Dead", it was simultaneously broadcast on BBC One and BBC HD on 15 November 2009. Set on Mars in the year 2059, the episode depicts the Doctor encountering the first human colony, Bowie Base One, commanded by one-off companion Captain Adelaide Brooke (Lindsay Duncan), who turns out to be a pivotal character in the history of humanity. The Doctor must decide whether to use his knowledge of her fate to change history. Originally written as a Christmas special entitled "Red Christmas", starring Helen Mirren as Adelaide, the episode according to head writer and executive producer Russell T Davies, the special is closely linked to the next two episodes but is not the first part of a three-part story. The special was dedicated to Barry Letts, the former writer and producer of Doctor Who who died in October 2009. The episode... ()