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  • Doctor Who The Fires of Pompeii (Season 4, Episode 2)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Doctor Who

The Fires of Pompeii (Season 4, Episode 2)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Instead of Rome, The Doctor and Donna Noble end up visiting Pompeii in AD 79, on the eve of the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Before anyone even knew it was actually a volcano, the entire city is doomed for destruction.
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Director
Writer
James Moran (written by)
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Cinematographer
Ernest Vincze (as Ernie Vince)
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Updated Apr 12, 2008

Release date
May 2, 2008 (United States)
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14 cast members
Name Known for
David Tennant
The Doctor The Doctor   See fewer
Catherine Tate
Donna Noble Donna Noble   See fewer
Phil Cornwell
Stallholder Stallholder   See fewer
Karen Gillan
Soothsayer Soothsayer   See fewer
Sasha Behar
Spurrina Spurrina   See fewer
Peter Capaldi
Caecilius Caecilius   See fewer
Tracey Childs
Metella Metella   See fewer
Francesca Fowler
Evelina Evelina   See fewer
François Pandolfo
Quintus (as Francois Pandolfo) Quintus (as Francois Pandolfo)   See fewer
Victoria Wicks
High Priestess High Priestess   See fewer
Gerard Bell
Major Domo Major Domo   See fewer
Phil Davis
Lucius Lucius   See fewer
Natalie Danks-Smith
3rd Sibylline Sister (uncredited) 3rd Sibylline Sister (uncredited)   See fewer
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