Billie Piper and Julie Walters star in this thrilling adaptation of Philip Pullman's much-loved novel.

Sally Lockhart (Piper) has just struck a man dead – not with a weapon, though she has a pistol and probably the heart to use it. No, Sally killed Mr Higgs with just three words: "The Seven Blessings". He died of fear but, unfortunately, Sally has no idea what the words mean.

They were sent to her by her father, just before he drowned in the South China Seas, in a letter warning Sally of danger to come. The only other person to witness this strange turn of events is Jim Taylor, the young company dogsbody at the Lockhart And Selby shipping firm. With a passion for solving mysteries, Jim sets out to help Sally answer the questions surrounding her father's death and, together, they are quickly drawn into a mystery filled with opium, Chinese Triad gangs, secrets from Sally's own past – and, at the heart of it all, the Ruby of Agrapur, which was hidden by her father.

However, Sally is not the only person trying to locate the priceless stone. Her nemesis, a sinister old hag named Mrs Holland (Walters), is desperate to get her hands on it – and will stop at nothing.

Together, Sally, Fred (a young photographer who helps Sally escape from Mrs Holland) and Jim pit their wits against the old woman's deadly plans. But, as they are drawn deeper into the mystery, they realise that Lockhart And Selby was involved in dark and treacherous dealings in the Far East – dealings which bring them face to face with a villain altogether more terrifying than Mrs Holland and whom Sally will have to overcome if she is to learn the truth about her father's murder and solve the riddle of her own identity. 

Ruby In The Smoke has been adapted by Adrian Hodges and also stars JJ Feild as Fred Garland and Matt Smith as Jim Taylor.

Doctor Who Soundtrack Release Details!

 

 

In what will be music to the ears of many, we can finally reveal initial details of the upcoming Doctor Who soundtrack album.

Released by Silva Screen Records on 04 December 2006, the album will feature Murray Gold's version of the Doctor Who theme, plus many of his various incidental scores from Series 1 and 2.

The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon contributes a version of Song for Ten (from last year's Christmas special) and Love Don't Roam, which will feature in the Runaway Bride.

Also included is the much-requested Doomsday - the song that played during Rose's trip to Bad Wolf Bay in Episode 13 of Series 2.

Other tracks include Cassandra's Waltz, Harriet Jones, Prime Minister, plus the themes specially created for the Doctor and Rose.

The CD is availble for pre order at www.amazon.co.uk

 

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Here are a couple of new wallpapers featuring Billie as Rose Tyler in Doctor Who.