| 164b – "The Doctor Dances" | |||
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| Directed by | James Hawes | ||
| Written by | Steven Moffat | ||
| Script editor | Elwen Rowlands | ||
| Produced by | Phil Collinson | ||
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| Music by | Murray Gold | ||
| Production code | 1.10 | ||
| Series | Series 1 | ||
| Running time | 2nd of 2-part story, 45 minutes | ||
| First broadcast | 28 May 2005 | ||
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"The Doctor Dances" is the tenth episode of the first series of the revival of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who, which was first broadcast on BBC One on 28 May 2005. It is the second of a two-part story, following the broadcast of "The Empty Child" on 21 May.
The episode is set in London in 1941. In the episode, the Ninth Doctor, his companion Rose Tyler, a con man Captain Jack Harkness, and a homeless woman Nancy investigate a spaceship which crashed the same time as patients at a nearby hospital began turning into living dead beings with gas masks for faces. The episode saw Jack join the Doctor as a companion.
The episode was well praised by critics, just like its first part, with the ending particularly praised. The two-parter was also praised as the best in the series. Together with "The Empty Child", it won the 2006 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.