The Three Doctors (Doctor Who) the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) for help when Omega drains their civilisation's power. The serial opened the tenth anniversary year of the series, and features the first three Doctors all appearing in the same serial. This makes it the first "Doctor Who" story in which an earlier incarnation of the Doctor returns to the show. A superluminal signal is sent to Earth, carrying with it an energy blob that seems intent on capturing the Doctor. The homeworld of the Time Lords is also under siege, their power being drained through a black hole. Trapped themselves, and desperate to send help,
The Lodger (Doctor Who) of the upstairs apartment. When Roberts began writing for the episode, he knew the series' overarching plot but was not aware who was to be cast as the Eleventh Doctor. Roberts based the Doctor's lines on those written in Moffat's completed scripts and further characterization was added by Matt Smith's reading of the lines. The episode also contains several cultural references. When the Doctor is having a shower, he is heard singing ""La donna è mobile"", which his third incarnation sang in "Inferno". When the Doctor introduces himself to the time ship's Avatar, he claims to be "Captain Troy Handsome