Rosa: Directed by Mark Tonderai. With Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill, Tosin Cole. Montgomery, Alabama, 1955. The Doctor and her friends find themselves in the Deep South of America. "Rosa" centres on Rosa Parks' historic refusal to give up her seat on a segregated bus in 1955, which drew the involvement of Martin Luther King Jr. (behind Parks in this image). When the Thirteenth Doctor attempts to return to present-day Sheffield , the TARDIS instead brings her and her friends to Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. Rosa Parks (1913-2005) was a seamstress from Montgomery, Alabama, in the United States. On 1 December 1955, she staged a protest on a segregated bus, by refusing to relinquish her seat to Graham O'Brien, a white passenger. This protest resulted in her arrest but led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, beginning on 5 December, and, ultimately, to a wider Civil Rights Movement, led by Martin Luther Rosa was the third episode of series 11 of Doctor Who. Set just prior to Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to surrender her seat to a white passenger, this story dealt with heavy themes, and included blatant depictions of racism, mainly directed at the Doctor's companions Ryan and Yaz. Attempting to return home to Sheffield, the TARDIS instead drops the Thirteenth Doctor and friends in 1955 Montgomery, Alabama. 1955. The Doctor and her friends encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks but begin to wonder whether someone is attempting to change history. Vinette Robinson, who plays Rosa Parks, should be well-known to fans of British TV in general and Doctor Who in particular. She played Sgt. Sally Donovan in four episodes of Sherlock, and Christopher Eccleston’s daughter-in-law Nicola in the acclaimed autism drama The A Word. Doctor Who recap: The Doctor meets Rosa Parks in a poignant trip to the past. By. Devan Coggan. Devan Coggan. Devan Coggan (rhymes with seven slogan) is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly Not perfect, but definitely better, and Doctor Who did a fine job of retelling one of the most important moments in history. And yes, in 2014 asteroid number 284996 really was named after Rosa Parks. Next: Doctor Who Theory: New TARDIS Design Created By Season 11's Big Villains. Doctor Who continues every Sunday on BBC 1 and BBC America. Alarm bells may ring when the Doctor detects artron energy surrounding Parks – the notion of Rosa Parks having travelled in time is one that would rightly make this episode the subject of much The Doctor and her companions visit a pivotal moment in Civil Rights history, offering an intense and thought-provoking episode about racism. In recent seasons a Rosa Parks episode might have A powerful moment from Doctor Who highlighting the story of Rosa Parks being arrested. Clip taken from Doctor Who Series 11 Episode 3 ‘Rosa’ All rights to BB DOCTOR: Brilliant. Rosa Parks. Lovely to meet you, Rosa Parks. Big fan. ROSA: Excuse me? DOCTOR: Big fan of Montgomery. I am we are just visiting. Recommend anything for tourists like us? ROSA: I recommend you get yourselves the hell out of Alabama before you find yourselves in trouble you can't get out of. (The Doctor scans Rosa as she In the episode the Doctor and her companions meet civil rights activist Rosa Parks and watch as she refuses to give her bus seat up for white passengers. Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: The Doctor's concluding Info Dump about what Rosa Parks' protest achieved gives us a non-comedic and probably accidental example: She got the buses desegregated, inspired other civil rights protests, won the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and had an asteroid named after her. I just watched the episode and I know this is late and probably no one will see this but objectively I enjoyed the episode but something the kinda bugs me is is how history (not just doctor who) portrays the whole Rosa parks bus ride event. Rosa parts and the NAACP planned for Rosa to be put in that situation and become the face of the civil The emphasis of the bus scene very much feels like we are supposed to be feeling more sad for Graham becoming a “part of history” than we are for Rosa Parks, which on one hand makes sense as Graham is more of a character but on the other hand Rosa Parks is a real person and I think this episode did this whole topic a disservice. The Doctor even follows up with a epilogue about what happens after Rosa’s arrest: the Montgomery bus boycotts, the Parks’ losing their jobs, the desegregation of Montgomery buses in 1956, and "Doctor Who" Rosa (TV Episode 2018) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Doctor Who – Series 11 – Episode 3 – Rosa : The Doctor (JODIE WHITTAKER), Yaz (MANDIP GILL), Graham (BRADLEY WALSH), James Blake And 1943. In Rosa: In the opening scene, we see an altercation between Rosa Parks (Vinette Robinson) and bus driver James Blake (Trevor White) set in 1943. Rosa boards a bus at the front pays her fare and moves Episode 3, “Rosa,” co-written by famed British author Malorie Blackman and showrunner Chris Chibnall, was an even more emotional tearjerker because it was about guarding the history made by
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