It was a tense contest, full of drama, tears, adversity and two powerful forces coming face to face in the ultimate battle. And that was just the Cybermen and the Daleks popping up in Doctor Who on Saturday. Combined with the footie (sorry, it wasn’t your year, and next time, leave Frank Lampard at home, there’s good lads).
In the wake of some finger-pointing not so long back when Doctor Who’s ratings suposedly took a tumble from 10 million (it was a slow news week, clearly, and no, they hadn’t if you look at things properly), it was reassuring to see the first in the two part season finale, Army of Ghosts, pulling in a respectable 7.66 million in the overnight ratings with a hefty audience share of over 40%. This is according to the fabulously detailed Sunday morning ratings analysis from Outpost Gallifrey which keeps me entertained over a breakfast cuppa. The lead-in from the football no doubt helped, but with the weather being a greater threat than the tin nasties up against the Doctor, I still get a sense of satisfaction when good telly that deserves to be seen pulls in the viewers.
It’s been noted that we mention Doctor Who a lot here at TV Today Towers, and for this, I apologise. After next week, it’s gone again until Christmas, so we’ll (probably) be a Who free zone for the duration. But I just wanted to share that the prospect of next week’s roister-doistering between two iconic television villains of enduring stature has got the four-year-old me jumping up and down in glee. I’m even considering phoning home and asking my mum to send down a plate of fish fingers and chips to complete the feeling. I’ve been waiting for that outrageous cliffhanger for 30 years, and it makes me love this big, silly, beautiful, scary, funny, ambitious series all the more. And the best thing is, my five year old nephew doesn’t have to wait that long…
In the wake of Saturday’s national sporting tragedy (that might be overstating the case a touch, but tell that to Beckham), Doctor, please don’t go away. Your country still needs you!
Supporting you all the way (whatever others might moan about the Who fixation!)
And I'm with you on the chips!
leave lampard at home? he's the second greatest player in the world, according to FIFA, you joker!
"according to FIFA"?.
According to me, he's the greatest player in the world - at hiking the ball over the net... :-)
Yeah - according to FIFA. What do they know about football anyway - just look at the referring...
Paul in Wales.