Turn Left

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"Turn Left" is a critically acclaimed episode of the British science fiction series Doctor Who that explores an alternate reality in which companion Donna Noble never meets the Doctor, leading to catastrophic consequences.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Doctor Who television episode
science fiction television episode
centralCharacter Donna Noble
centralTheme alternate history
choice and consequence
sacrifice
continuityLink Journey's End
Smith and Jones
The Fires of Pompeii
The Runaway Bride
The Stolen Earth
Voyage of the Damned
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception critically acclaimed
director Graeme Harper
episodeNumberInSeason 11
featuresCharacter Rose Tyler
Sylvia Noble
Wilfred Mott
featuresCompanion Donna Noble
featuresDoctor Tenth Doctor
featuresEvent appearance of a time beetle manipulating Donna’s timeline
death of the Doctor in an alternate timeline
devastation of London by the Titanic starship
firstBroadcastChannel BBC One
followedByEpisode The Stolen Earth
genre science fiction
language English
narrativeDevice alternate timeline
what-if scenario
notableAspect explores a world without the Doctor
focuses on Donna Noble rather than the Doctor
serves as a prelude to the Series 4 finale
originalNetwork BBC One
partOfSeries Doctor Who
plotSummary Donna Noble is shown an alternate timeline in which she never meets the Doctor, leading to catastrophic events on Earth.
portraysCharacter Bernard Cribbins
Billie Piper
Jacqueline King
portraysCompanion Catherine Tate
portraysDoctor David Tennant
precededByEpisode Midnight
producer Phil Collinson
season Series 4
series Doctor Who
seriesNumber 4
setting alternate reality
parallel universe
showrunner Russell T Davies
subgenre alternate history
writer Russell T Davies

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