Doctor Who return for 'disgusting' Ood
- Publication: Belfast Telegraph
- Date: 2007-07-26
- Author: Sherna Noah
- Page: 9
- Language: English
Scary aliens back for sci-fi show's fourth series
DOCTOR Who is bringing back one of its scariest aliens yet the Ood.
The fearsome creatures are returning for an episode of the fourth series of the hit sci-fi show, entitled Planet of the Ood.
Viewers will discover the origins of the Ood, and see whether David Tennant's Doctor and his new companion Donna, played by Catherine Tate, become their friend or foe.
The Ood sport red mouth tentacles and a bald head and first appeared last year in a Doctor Who episode called The Impossible Planet.
Prosthetics experts were told to come up with "bald albino things with tentacles like a sea anemone rather than a mouth".
The creatures were recently voted the sixth scariest Doctor Who villain, after the likes of the Daleks and the Cybermen.
Writer and executive producer Russell T Davies has described the Ood as "the most brilliantly made monster in the world", adding they look like "they're permanently throwing up. It's really disgusting".
He said: "We're delighted the Ood are making a welcome return to Doctor Who.
"They were last seen falling into a black hole back in series two and we think it's only fair for the viewers to find out what the Ood have to say for themselves. Donna is certainly in for a shock."
The fourth series will appear on TV screens in spring next year.
Caption: David Tennant (left) emerges from the Tardis in his role as Dr Who and (right) the Ood, one of the Doctor's most popular aliens, set for a return in Series Four's 'Planet of the Ood'
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