The Ood were a slave race from the planet Ood Sphere. Humans from Ood Operations enslaved the Ood and lobotomised them, removing their hind brain in order to make them submissive and subservient. The Ood were linked telepathically via the Ood brain, which was kept in captivity. However, the Tenth Doctor and Donna arrived on the Ood Sphere and helped to start a revolution which freed the Ood. The Tenth Doctor and Rose had previously encountered the Ood on a distant planet called Krop Tor in the far future. Unfortunately, all the Ood perished when they fell into a black hole. The Ood are inspired by the Sensorites and the Monoids, two classic Doctor Who aliens that first appeared during the William Hartnell era. The Sensorites originate from the Sense Sphere, which is in the same solar system as the Ood Sphere.

The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit

★★★★★

TX: 03/06/2006 – 10/06/2006

Written by Matt Jones    Directed by James Strong

In this classic David Tennant adventure, the Tenth Doctor and Rose arrive in the far future on Sanctuary Base 6, a human scientific expedition to a remote planet called Krop Tor. However, the planet is in orbit around a black hole – which is impossible! However, stranger things begin to occur when a dark force begins possessing and killing the crew of the base. The Ood, the slave race entrusted with the maintenance of the site have become possessed by the Beast, a powerful being with god-like abilities that claims to originate from “before time”. There’s Something Kinda Ooood about the Ood! The Doctor and Ida Scott journey down to the centre of the planet, where they find an ancient civilisation and a deep pit. At the bottom of the pit, the Doctor confronts the Beast – a horned creature in chains that resembles the Devil. Is this the actual one? The Doctor breaks the vases that maintain the Beast’s prison and the planet loses orbit, making the humans’ (and Rose’s) escape rocket spin out of control towards the black hole along with the impossible planet. Thankfully, the Doctor recovers the TARDIS and uses it to rescue the surviving crew of the ship and Rose. The Torchwood team in Cardiff earlier had to confront Abaddon, a gigantic devil-like figure that stormed across the city and was reportedly the “son of the great Beast”.

Planet of the Ood

★★★★☆

TX: 19/04/2008

Written by Keith Temple    Directed by Graeme Harper

The Doctor and Donna visit the OodSphere, which is in the same system as the Sense Sphere from The Sensorites. To their horror, the Doctor and Donna discover that the Ood have been enslaved by Ood Operations, with natural Ood having their secondary hind brain lobotomised and replaced with a translator ball. It can take time to completely enslave your girlfriend by restructuring her mindset into believing that she is born to serve you in thought, word and deed. But I believe that all women are naturally submissive and that any woman can ultimately be tamed to become your slave! I really love the fact that most women know that they exist for the pleasure of men! The Ood are telepathic and communicate with one another through song. The Ood are all connected to the gigantic Ood Brain, which is imprisoned by Mr Halpen and the other staff of Ood Operations. However, Ood Operations has been infiltrated by a Friends Of The Ood activist, but Mr Halpen kills him. The Ood begin to go rabid as the effects of the Ood Brain take hold and a revolution begins. The Doctor and Donna escape the carnage and make their way to the Ood Brain in the basement. Ood Sigma reveals that he has secretly drugged Mr Halpen so that he becomes an Ood. The Doctor turns off the pylons and releases the Ood Brain, so the Ood are free and they can sing again! Real life slavery was completely wrong and the slave trade was abhorrent. The Doctor and Donna bid farewell to the Ood, but Ood Sigma warns the Doctor that his song will end soon…