Turn Left (Doctor Who) Turn Left (Doctor Who) "Turn Left" is the eleventh episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It was written by showrunner Russell T Davies and broadcast on BBC One on 21 June 2008. David Tennant only makes a small contribution to this "Doctor-lite" episode as the Tenth Doctor. The story instead focuses on the Doctor's companion, Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) and her encounters with former companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper). The episode's narrative focuses on an alternative history where the Doctor dies during the events of the 2006 Christmas special "The Runaway Bride". The
Utopia (Doctor Who) Other actors returning to the franchise in this episode are Neil Reidman had previously played Tom Braudy in the Eighth Doctor audio drama "Memory Lane" and Robert Forknall, who plays Lord Byron in the Eighth Doctor audio drama "The Company of Friends". Chipo Chung, who played Chantho, would later go on to play the Fortuneteller in "Turn Left". Paul Marc Davis, who played the Futurekind chieftain, also returned to the "Doctor Who" universe, going on to play the role of The Trickster in "The Sarah Jane Adventures" stories "Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane", "The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith" and