The Long Game is the seventh episode of the first series of the
British science fiction television programme Doctor Who that was first
broadcast on 7 May 2005 on BBC One. It was written by executive
producer Russell T Davies and directed by Brian Grant.In the episode,
the alien time traveller the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and
his companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), having been joined by
near-future genius Adam Mitchell (Bruno Langley), land on Satellite 5
in the year 200,000. Satellite 5 is a space station that broadcasts
news across the entire human empire. However, the Doctor notices that
the station is suspicious: there are no aliens, and those who are
promoted to Floor 500 seem to disappear. The Doctor and Rose discover
that the Editor (Simon Pegg) and an alien are controlling the rest of
humanity by way of the press. Meanwhile, Adam makes a mistake that
forces the Doctor and Rose to take him home.The concept of "The Long
Game" was originally submitted by Davies to the Doctor Who script
office in the 1980s. Davies had also been interested in doing a
storyline about a failed companion. In addition, critics have pointed
out that the story is a satire on the media. Production for the
episode took place in Newport in November and December 2004 and in
Coryton, Cardiff in December. "The Long Game" was watched by 8.01
million viewers in the UK and received generally mixed reviews from
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