Doctor Who (series 4) Jones from the previous series. John Barrowman, Elisabeth Sladen, Noel Clarke and Camille Coduri also returned to appear in the series finale, as well Billie Piper, who appeared as Rose Tyler in the three final episodes of the series. The series started production on 8 August 2007 and concluded on 29 March 2008. A short Children in Need special titled "Time Crash" was also produced and before "Voyage of the Damned", as well as a mini-episode entitled "Music of the Spheres", which was premiered at the "Doctor Who" Prom after the fourth series finale in July 2008. The fourth series
Rose (Doctor Who episode) it "a blinding success". "The A.V. Club" reviewer Alasdair Wilkins gave the episode a grade of a B, also noting how important it was that Rose's world was shown first. He felt that some effects already seemed dated in 2013 and Jackie and Mickey were one-dimensional, but the episode succeeded above all else, especially in developing Rose and the Doctor's relationship and pointing out that "Doctor Who" is dangerous. In 2013, Ben Lawrence of "The Daily Telegraph" named "Rose" as one of the top ten "Doctor Who" stories set in the contemporary time. A novelisation of this story written by