Thanks for your reviews so far, especially from those of you who haven't actually seen Wife Swap. All will be explained in this chapter. I'm writing the voiceover in italics, which is why my A/N is in bold.

Introduction

Welcome to Wife Swap, the show where we take two completely different families and make the wives swap lives for two weeks. For the first week the wives have to live by the rules of their new families. But in the second week, they make the rules. Now, let's meet the wives and their families …

Our first family is the Tyler family. They live, well, all over the place. Rose Tyler lives with her husband the Doctor and her two children, Romana, 12, and David, 9.

(Rose sits on the couch with the Doctor)

Rose: "I first met him when I was 19. He saved me from killer shop window dummies."

And since then Rose and the Doctor have had all sorts of adventures. But the biggest adventure of all was when they entered into a relationship. And before long, they were married and had children.

Rose: "He still doesn't like to admit that he's gone domestic." -laughs with Doctor-

Rose's routine, if you can call it a routine, is simple. She and her family travel through time and space in the TARDIS, which is the Doctor's space/time machine. They go to new worlds, fight aliens and try to bring peace to the universe.

Rose: "We did settle down for a few years after the kids were born, but then we went right back into it. Romana and David have got 12 regenerations like their dad, so it's a lot less dangerous for them. And they love it."

(Shows Romana in her room)

Romana: "I love my life. My family's really close, we do everything together. And the thing's we've seen would blow your mind."

(Shows David in his room)

David: "My favourite planet is Barcelona. The dogs there have no noses!"

(Back to Rose)

Rose: "We thought about sending the kids to school, but their naturally smart anyway, and the arrangements would be too complicated. However, we are teaching the kids about their roots. Every day the Doctor tutors them about his home planet, which is very important to him."

But Rose's life isn't all fun and games. She's put into life-threatening situations on a daily basis. She's watched death and destruction take place.

Rose: "Yeah, it can be hard at times. But I wouldn't miss it for the world." –kisses the Doctor-

But for the next two weeks, Rose will be leaving all this behind and living with the Smith family.

Here in London is the home of Miranda Smith, John Smith, and their children Michael, 9, and Jennifer, 7.

(Shows John and Miranda on the couch)

Miranda: "I like to live a very structured life. I've lived in this town my whole life. I feel that a familiar environment is important for raising a family."

Every day, John goes off to work at the bank and the children go to school, leaving Miranda with all home duties.

Miranda: "I'll clean the house, walk the dog, cook dinner, etc. I've never had any intention of doing anything other than raising kids. It's what I believe a woman should do with her life. I believe it's a man's job to bring home the bacon, and a woman's job to cook it."

John: "Miranda seems to know what she wants, and I'm happy to let her."

John's work may not seem like much, but it takes him all day, and he often has to take it home with him. For this reason, he doesn't spend much time with his children.

(Shows Michael in his room)

Michael (sighing): I don't see a lot of Dad. I'm lucky if he'll come to any of my weekend soccer games. He's always working."

(Shows Jennifer in her room)

Jennifer: "Daddy's always very busy, so Mummy's usually in charge of what happens with me and Michael."

(Back to Miranda)

Miranda: "My life is structured, safe and secure. What more could you want?"

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And that's the introductions taken care of. Next chapter Rose and Miranda will be making the move to their new homes.