Last updated 09 January 2020


The Christmas Invasion

Series Episode Number: 710

World Premiere: Sun 25 Dec 2005 - 7:02pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 29 Sep 2006 - 8:00pm EDT [SyFy: East Coast Feed]
Running Time: 58 minutes 55 seconds

9.84 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 84 (UK)

Audience Share: 43.5% (UK)
Chart Position: 9 (BARB Week Top 30 Chart) (UK)

Recorded on Fri 22 Jul 2005 in Unit Q2 at these locations
Archive State: Digital

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The newly regenerated Doctor takes Rose home for the festive season, but the transition process has tired him and he falls unconscious - just as the planet comes under threat from evil alien race the Sycorax, who have employed sinister Santas and murderous trees to do their bidding.


Production Team include uncredited
WriterRussell T Davies
DirectorJames Hawes
ProducerPhil Collinson
Executive ProducerRussell T Davies
Executive ProducerJulie Gardner
Associate ProducerHelen Vallis
Production ManagerTracie Simpson
Director of PhotographyErnie Vincze BSC
Production DesignerEdward Thomas
EditorLiana Del Giudice
ProstheticsNeill Gorton
Prosthetics Millennium FX
Special Effects Any Effects
Visual Effects SupervisorDave Houghton
Visual Effects ProducerWill Cohen
Visual Effects Designer The Mill
Incidental MusicMurray Gold
Make-up DesignerSheelagh Wells
Costume DesignerLouise Page
Sound RecordistSimon Fraser
Production AccountantEndaf Emyr Williams
Casting DirectorAndy Pryor CDG
Title MusicRon Grainer
With thanks to BBC National Orchestra of Wales
First Assistant DirectorJon Older
Second Assistant DirectorSteffan Morris
Third Assistant DirectorLynsey Muir
Location ManagerLowri Thomas
Location ManagerGareth Skelding
Unit ManagerJustin Gyphion
Production CoordinatorJess van Niekerk
Production/Script SecretaryClaire Roberts
Production RunnerDebbie Meldrum
Production RunnerTim Hodges
Production RunnerSarah Davies
A/Production AccountantDebi Griffiths
A/Production AccountantKath Blackman
A/Production AccountantBonnie Clissold
ContinuityLlinos Wyn Jones
Script EditorHelen Raynor
Camera OperatorJulian Barber
Focus PullerMark Isaac
Focus PullerTerry Bartlett
GripJohn Robinson
Boom OperatorJeff Welch
GafferMark Hutchings
Best BoyPeter Chester
Stunt coordinatorPeter Brayham
Supervising Art DirectorStephen Nicholas
Art Dept Production ManagerJonathan Allison
Standby Art DirectorArwel Wyn Jones
Asst Supervising Art DirectorJames North
Design AssistantBen Austin
Design AssistantMatthew Savage
Standby PropsPhil Shellard
Standby PropsTrystan Howell
Standby CarpenterSilas Williams
Standby RiggerBryan Griffiths
Set DecoratorJulian Luxton
Property MasterAdrian Anscombe
Production BuyerCatherine Samuel
Props StoremanStuart Wooddisse
Specialist Prop MakerMark Cordory
Prop MakerPenny Howarth
Construction ManagerMatthew Hywel-Davies
Graphics BBC Wales Graphics
Costume SupervisorAnna Lau
Costume AssistantLindsay Bonaccorsi
Costume AssistantBarbara Harrington
Make-Up ArtistAnwen Davies
Make-Up ArtistSteve Smith
Make-Up ArtistMoira Thomson
Casting AssociateAndy Brierley
Assistant EditorCeres Doyle
Post Production SupervisorChris Blatchford
Post Production CoordinatorMarie Brown
Online EditorMatthew Clarke
ColouristMick Vincent
3D ArtistChris Petts
3D ArtistPaul Burton
3D ArtistJean-Claude Deguara
3D ArtistNicolas Hernandez
3D ArtistAndy Howell
3D ArtistMatthew McKinney
3D ArtistNeil Roche
3D ArtistChris Tucker
3D ArtistMark Wallman
3D ArtistNick Webber
2D ArtistSara Bennett
2D ArtistDavid Bowman
2D ArtistMelissa Butler-Adams
2D ArtistJoseph Courtis
2D ArtistBronwyn Edwards
2D ArtistSimon C Holden
2D ArtistRussell Horth
2D ArtistKim Phelan
Digital Matte PainterAlex Fort
Model Unit SupervisorMike Tucker
Dubbing MixerTim Ricketts
Sound EditorPaul McFadden
Sound EditorDoug Sinclair
Sound FX EditorPaul Jefferies
Finance ManagerRichard Pugsley
with thanks to Canadian Broadcasting Corporation