Doctor Who (TV Series)

The Sontaran Stratagem (2008)

David Tennant: The Doctor

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Quotes 

• General Staal : An intruder!

  The Doctor : An intruder? How'd he get in? Intruder window.

• Donna Noble : Doctor.

  The Doctor : Oh, just in time!

  [grabs her hand; starts running toward the jeep, sounding excited] 

  The Doctor : Come on. Come on, we're going to the country. Fresh air and geniuses! What more could ask for?

  Donna Noble : I'm not coming with you. I've been thinking... Sorry, I'm going home.

  The Doctor : Really?

  Donna Noble : I've got to.

  The Doctor : [looking really disappointed]  Well, if that's what you want. It's a bit soon. I had so many places I wanted to take you. The fifteenth broken moon of the Medusa Cascade, the lightning skies of Cotter Palluni's World, the diamond coral reefs of Kataa Flo Ko. Thank you. Thank you, Donna Noble, it's been brilliant. You've saved my life in so many ways. You're... you're just popping home for a visit, that's what you mean?

  Donna Noble : [nods]  You dumbo.

  The Doctor : [looks and sounds embarrassed]  And then you're coming back?

  Donna Noble : Do you know what you are?

  [sing-song voice] 

  Donna Noble : A great big outer space dunce.

  The Doctor : Yeah.

• The Doctor : And your name?

  General Staal : General Staal, of the tenth Sontaran fleet. Staal the Undefeated!

  The Doctor : Aw, that's not a very good nickname. What if you do get defeated? Staal the Not-quite-so-undefeated-anymore-but-never-mind?

• [the Doctor is wearing a gas mask jokingly imitating the the entity of the episode "Doctor Who" The Empty Child] 

  The Doctor : Are you my Mummy?

• The Doctor : Martha, Donna. Donna, Martha. Please Don't fight. I can't bear fighting.

  Donna Noble : You wish.

  [shaking Martha's hand] 

  Donna Noble : I've heard all about you. He talks about you all the time.

  Martha Jones : I dread to think.

  Donna Noble : No, no, no. No he says nice things. Good things. Nice things; really good things.

  Martha Jones : [embarrassed]  Oh, my God

  [quickly brushing her bangs aside] 

  Martha Jones : he's told you everything.

  Donna Noble : [noticing the ring on the hand she just used]  Didn't take long to get over it, though. Who's the lucky man?

  The Doctor : What man? Lucky what?

  Donna Noble : She's engaged you prawn.

  The Doctor : [as Martha shows the Doctor her ring]  Really, who to?

  Martha Jones : Tom. That Tom Milligan. He's in paediatrics. Working out in Africa right now. And yes, I know; I've got a doctor who disappears off to distant places. Tell me about it.

  Donna Noble : Is he skinny?

  Martha Jones : No, he's sort of... strong.

  Donna Noble : [pointing to the Doctor]  *He* is too skinny for words. You give him a hug you get a paper cut!

  The Doctor : [as Martha laughs]  Oh, I rather you were fighting.

• [after General Staal unmasks] 

  Ross Jenkins : He's like a potato. A baked potato. A talking baked potato.

  The Doctor : Now, Ross, don't be rude. You look like a pink weasel to him.

• [talking about ATMOS] 

  Ross Jenkins : Drives me around the bend.

  The Doctor : Oh, nice one.

  Ross Jenkins : [both smiling]  Timed that perfectly.

  The Doctor : Yeah, yeah you did.

  [chuckles] 

• The Doctor : [guiding Donna as she tries to fly the TARDIS]  Careful... Left hand down, left hand down! Getting a bit too close to the 1980s there.

  Donna Noble : What am I going to do? Put a dent in 'em?

  The Doctor : Well, someone did.

• The Doctor : [answering the phone Martha left with him]  Hello.

  Martha Jones : Doctor, it's Martha.

  [with a smile] 

  Martha Jones : And I'm bringing you back to Earth.

• Colonel Mace : Jenkins.

  Ross Jenkins : Sir!

  Colonel Mace : You will accompany the Doctor; take orders from him.

  The Doctor : Yeah, I don't do orders.

  Colonel Mace : Any sign of trouble get Jenkins to declare a code red. And good luck, Sir.

  [salutes the Doctor] 

  The Doctor : I said no salutes.

  Colonel Mace : [as he walks away]  Now you're giving orders.

  The Doctor : [half smiling]  Little bit cheeky, aren't we?

• The Doctor : You are not coming with me. I want to talk to this Luke Rattigan, not point a gun at him.

  Colonel Mace : It's 10 miles outside London. How are you going to get there?

  The Doctor : Well then give me a jeep.

  Colonel Mace : According to the records, you travel by TARDIS.

  The Doctor : Yes, but if there is a danger of hostile aliens, I think it's best o keep a super-duper Time Machine away from the front lines.

  Colonel Mace : I see; so then you *do* have weapons but choose to keep them hidden.

• Sontarans : We have an intruder!

  The Doctor : Did he get in tru der window?