Doctor Who: 8 Story Arcs Of The Revived Series Explained

6. Vote Saxon

The third series of revived Doctor Who heralded a new companion - in the form of Freema Agyeman as medical student Martha Jones - as well as a brand new story arc which would prove to be one of the most dominant themes of the new series so far in terms of its overall relevance to the Tenth Doctor's era as a whole. It all began with subtle posters dotted throughout the series' present day episodes - and they even popped up in its spin off Torchwood, too - which urged for the support of some bloke called Saxon, but it soon became apparent that this was one politician who absolutely didn't deserve our votes. Not that that made the slightest bit of difference in the long run, of course, seeing as Saxon was subliminally hypnotising the human race to ensure he got their unwarranted support. That's certainly one way to get ahead. The arrival of a new Prime Minister is always a nerve-wracking time for the country but Harold Saxon's reign in parliament would ultimately result in the untimely extinction of the entire human race, which is a particularly worrying policy for any political party to preach. Don't worry, though, because time was eventually reversed and Saxon's far reaching attempt at world domination was pretty much made irrelevant in the blink of an eye. Of course there was also the slightly disconcerting fact that he just so happened to be the Doctor's arch nemesis the Master in disguise, but that's a story for a different day. Suffice to say, this renegade Time Lord's latest stab at supremacy proved somewhat unsuccessful given that he... well, died and all, but was even death going to be enough to stop him? No, as it turns out.