Doctor Who (series 4) Astrid Peth, who died during the events of the episode. The companions in the regular series had all been in the lead companion role previously: the primary role of Donna Noble, who was introduced in "The Runaway Bride", was played by Catherine Tate for all thirteen episodes. Her return was announced by the BBC on 3 July 2007. Freema Agyeman, who portrayed the Doctor's companion Martha Jones in series three, returned for "The Sontaran Stratagem", "The Poison Sky", "The Doctor's Daughter", "The Stolen Earth" and "Journey's End". Billie Piper, who played Rose Tyler from the first episode of the new
Rose (Doctor Who episode) Russell T Davies has been released in paperback and digital formats 5 April 2018 as part of the "Target Collection". The book features deviations from the original episode such as bigger set pieces, new plot twists and more characters. The scene in the episode between Rose and Clive where Clive shows pictures of the Ninth Doctor to prove his immortality, in the novelisation previous incarnations as well as future ones such as the Eleventh and Twelfth incarnations are shown, as well as future Doctors that have not appeared in the series. Rose (Doctor Who episode) "Rose" is the opening episode