The End of Time is the Tenth Doctor's final adventure, terminating in his death.
The End of Time is a two-part story from the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who .. Doctor Who. Doctor Who. It was originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 , and is the fifth Doctor Who Christmas special .. Doctor Who. Doctor Who. BBC One. BBC One. This is the last story for lead actor David Tennant , who hands over the role of alien time traveller the Doctor to Matt Smith .. David Tennant. David Tennant. Matt Smith. Matt Smith ( actor ). the Doctor. Doctor ( Doctor Who ). It is also the last Doctor Who story written and produced by Russell T Davies , who shepherded the series ' return to British television in 2005 and served as the series ' executive producer and chief writer .. Russell T Davies. Russell T Davies. Doctor Who. Doctor Who. Davies was succeeded as executive producer and showrunner by Steven Moffat .. showrunner. showrunner. Steven Moffat. Steven Moffat. Bernard Cribbins , who appeared in the story `` Voyage of the Damned '' and throughout Series 4 as Wilfred Mott , grandfather of Donna Noble , acts as the companion to the Doctor in this two-part story .. Bernard Cribbins. Bernard Cribbins. Wilfred Mott. Wilfred Mott. Donna Noble. Donna Noble. the Doctor. Doctor ( Doctor Who ). Voyage of the Damned. Voyage of the Damned ( Doctor Who ). Series 4. Doctor Who ( series 4 ). companion. companion ( Doctor Who ). The special also features the return of many other actors to the show , including Catherine Tate , John Simm , Jacqueline King , Alexandra Moen , Billie Piper , Camille Coduri , Freema Agyeman , Noel Clarke , John Barrowman , Elisabeth Sladen , Tommy Knight , Jessica Hynes and Russell Tovey .. John Simm. John Simm. Catherine Tate. Catherine Tate. Jacqueline King. Jacqueline King. Billie Piper. Billie Piper. Camille Coduri. Camille Coduri. Freema Agyeman. Freema Agyeman. Noel Clarke. Noel Clarke. John Barrowman. John Barrowman. Elisabeth Sladen. Elisabeth Sladen. Jessica Hynes. Jessica Hynes. Russell Tovey. Russell Tovey. Alexandra Moen. Alexandra Moen. Tommy Knight. Tommy Knight. The story features the Tenth Doctor -LRB- Tennant -RRB- , who has been running from a prophecy of his impending demise , as he is drawn into a scheme by his old nemesis , the Master -LRB- Simm -RRB- .. Tenth Doctor. Tenth Doctor. the Master. The Master ( Doctor Who ). The Master brings the human race under his control as part of an elaborate plan to restore the world of his and the Doctor 's own people , the Time Lords , from their demise in the Time War referred to in the series .. The Master. The Master ( Doctor Who ). the Doctor. Doctor ( Doctor Who ). Time War. Time War ( Doctor Who ). The Doctor is able to avert this , but incurs fatal injuries .. In the episode 's conclusion , as has happened before , the Doctor regenerates and becomes a new man -- with a new personality and physical traits -- setting up the show 's following series with Matt Smith as the star and Steven Moffat as executive producer .. Matt Smith. Matt Smith ( actor ). the Doctor. Doctor ( Doctor Who ). Steven Moffat. Steven Moffat. regenerates. regeneration ( Doctor Who ). a new man. Eleventh Doctor. following series. Doctor Who ( series 5 )