World War Three (Doctor Who) World War Three (Doctor Who) "World War Three" is the fifth episode of the first series of the British science fiction television programme "Doctor Who" which was first broadcast on BBC One on 23 April 2005. It is the second of a two-part story which began with "Aliens of London" on 16 April. In the episode, set in London, the alien time traveller the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and his companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) team up with Rose's boyfriend Mickey Smith (Noel Clarke), her mother Jackie (Camille Coduri), and Member of Parliament Harriet Jones (Penelope Wilton) to foil the
Dalek (Doctor Who episode) Rose to order its own self-destruction to end its pain. Rose reluctantly agrees, and the Dalek shortly implodes thereafter. As they regroup with van Statten's staff, they learn his assistant has taken over, and will have van Statten's memories wiped of the Vault, while planning on filling the entire bunker with cement to prevent other problems. Rose offers Adam to travel with her and the Doctor since he will have no job after this. Rob Shearman, the writer of the episode, had his first encounter with the revived series of "Doctor Who" in 2003 after he created the Sixth Doctor