Name: Doctor Who: Season 2, Episode 4 - The Girl in the Fireplace
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Released: 2005-03-26
Rating: 9.5

Summary"I'm the Doctor, run for your life!" The Ninth Doctor came and conquered and died saving the universe and his companions from the cursed Daleks. Regenerating for the ninth time, the Tenth Doctor is here to show you more of the secrets and dark sides of this universe. Past, Present, Future and beyond! Saturday 19th March 2005, saw a Who night of ... Read More

Directed By:Euros Lyn

Written By:Steven Moffat, Sydney Newman

❮ Doctor Who

S2 • Episode 4

The Girl in the Fireplace

Air Date:

May 6, 2006

User score

Universal Acclaim

Based on 6 User Ratings

9.5

My Score

Drag or tap to give a rating

Hover and click to give a rating

Not available in your country?

ExpressVPN

Get 3 Extra months free

$6.67/mth

Dec 25, 2005 • 60 m

The Christmas Invasion

It's Christmas Eve, but this is to be a far from silent night - the cruel Sycorax have come to Earth to enslave mankind and, as ever, only The Doctor can stop them. Unfortunately, he's lying in a coma in Jackie's home...

Episode 1 • Apr 15, 2006 • 45 m

New Earth

The Doctor and Rose arrive on New Earth and meet old friends and enemies in a hospital which can cure every disease. But the cures come at a terrible cost.

Episode 2 • Apr 22, 2006 • 45 m

Tooth and Claw

The Doctor and Rose are transported to 19th Century Scotland, where they meet Queen Victoria, and try to protect her from a ravenous werewolf and a band of assassinating warrior-monks

Episode 3 • Apr 29, 2006 • 45 m

School Reunion

The Krillitanes - aliens with a mix-and-match physiology - are trying to crack the 'God-Maker', a paradigm to give them ultimate power. They are using children as a computer, and only the Doctor and Rose, re-united with Sarah Jane Smith and K9 can prevent them from becoming masters of time and space.

Episode 4 • May 6, 2006 • 45 m

The Girl in the Fireplace

The Doctor, Mickey and Rose land on a spaceship in the 51st century only to find 18th century Versailles on board, the time of Madame De Pompadour! To find out what's going on the Doctor must enter Versailles and save Madame De Popmpadour but it turns into an emotional roller coaster for the Doctor.

Episode 5 • May 13, 2006 • 45 m

Rise of the Cybermen

The TARDIS crash lands in London on a parallel world, where Rose's dad is still alive, people are disappearing off the streets and one of the Doctor's deadliest enemies is about to be reborn.

Episode 6 • May 20, 2006 • 45 m

The Age of Steel

The Cybermen take control of London as the population is enslaved and the Doctor and his friends become fugitives.

Episode 7 • May 27, 2006 • 45 m

The Idiot's Lantern

As the coronation of Elizabeth II nears, the streets of London live in fear. Faceless people are stolen from their homes in the night and something evil is lurking in the television.

Episode 8 • Jun 3, 2006 • 45 m

The Impossible Planet

When the Doctor and Rose become stranded on a planet orbiting a black hole, they find a human expedition crew and their servants, the Ood, being terrorised by the Devil.

Episode 9 • Jun 10, 2006 • 45 m

The Satan Pit

The Doctor risks his life to investigate the pit and is forced to make a terrible decision, while Rose and the crew fend for their lives against the Legion of the Beast.

Episode 10 • Jun 17, 2006 • 45 m

Love & Monsters

Elton Pope is an ordinary man intrigued by the world of the Doctor. When he and fellow enthusiasts - L.I.N.D.A. - meet the mysterious Victor Kennedy, their lives will never be the same again.

Episode 11 • Jun 24, 2006 • 45 m

Fear Her

When children vanish into thin air in 2012 London, the Doctor and Rose find the answers in a seemingly ordinary household and a girl whose drawings can come to life.

Episode 12 • Jul 1, 2006 • 45 m

Army of Ghosts

When ghosts of loved ones appear all over the world the Doctor traces the phenomena to the Torchwood Tower, where some old friends and enemies are waiting.

Episode 13 • Jul 8, 2006 • 45 m

Doomsday

Earth becomes a battleground for the Daleks and the Cybermen. With the whole planet at stake and the Genesis Ark activated, how much will the Doctor sacrifice in order to end the war?

Jodie WhittakerThe Doctor

Peter CapaldiThe Doctor, Caecilius

Pearl MackieBill

Matt SmithThe Doctor

David TennantThe Doctor, Doctor Who

Nicholas BriggsDaleks, Cybermen, Voice of the Daleks

Jon DaveyCyberman, Dalek, UNIT Soldier

Jenna ColemanClara, Clara Oswald, Oswin

Paul KaseyOod Sigma, Cyber Leader, Cyber-Leader

Karen GillanAmy Pond, Soothsayer

Billie PiperRose Tyler

Mandip GillYasmin Khan, Yaz

Simon CarewCyberman, Modern Cyberman, Ood, Pilgrim, UNIT Troop, Adult Civilian, Dalek, German Soldier, Guard, Judoon, Movellan, Porter, Sandman, Sea Devil, Teller Guard, Waiter Droid

Arthur DarvillRory, Rory Williams

Bradley WalshGraham O'Brien, Graham

Tosin ColeRyan Sinclair

Barnaby EdwardsDalek Operator, Dalek, Dalek 1, Dalek Operator 1, Dalek 2, Stone Dalek

Ruari MearsCyberman, Elder Ood, Ood, Pigman, Scarecow, 1st Foster Guard, 2nd Host, Clone - Developing Stage, Cyber Leader, Cybershade, Hath Gable, Judoon Captain, Monk, Praygat, Smiler, Spaceship Guard, Time Zombie

Freema AgyemanMartha Jones, Adeola, Martha Smith-Jones

Matthew RohmanCyberman, Light Monster, Monk, Sniperbot, Axe Fight Crowd, Cyber Warrior, German Soldier, Gun-Runner, Judoon, Patient, Policeman, Postman, Reporter, Saved, Soldier, Team Mate

User Reviews

View All

User score

Universal Acclaim

Based on 6 User Ratings

9.5

100% Positive
6 Ratings

0% Mixed
0 Ratings

0% Negative
0 Ratings

Apr 8, 2023

The only way I can describe The Girl in the Fireplace is that it is pure, unfiltered, Doctor Who. The setting being between a spaceship from the far future and France in the 1800s is already a genius idea that fits in with the show perfectly, but also Moffat is excellent at writing tragic romances. This story is magical yet dark, humorous yet depressing, and overall, near perfect.

Where to Watch

Season Episodes

Top Cast

User Reviews

Related Shows

Samurai Jack

Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal

Battlestar Galactica (2003)

Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock

The Baby-Sitters Club (2020)

Game of Thrones

The Pacific

Arcane

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Shogun (2024)

Harley Quinn

Rick & Morty

Lost

Andor

The Last of Us

Northern Exposure

X-Men '97

The Midnight Gospel

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

Law & Order: UK

Toy Story That Time Forgot

The Legend of Vox Machina

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)

Related News

What to Watch on Paramount+ Right Now

Jason Dietz

The 15 Best Apple TV Original Series of All Time

Liam Mathews

What to Watch on Prime Video Right Now

Jason Dietz

What to Watch on Netflix Right Now

Jason Dietz

What to Watch on HBO Max Right Now

Jason Dietz

What to Watch on Peacock Right Now

Jason Dietz