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.


Characters hide uncredited
The DoctorDavid Tennant
Rose TylerBillie Piper
Jackie TylerCamille Coduri
Mickey SmithNoel Clarke
Harriet JonesPenelope Wilton
Danny LlewellynDaniel Evans
AlexAdam Garcia
Sycorax LeaderSean Glider
Major BlakeChu Omambala
SallyAnita Briem
SandraSian McDowell
JasonPaul Anderson
MumCathy Murphy
PolicemanSean Carlson
Newsreader 1Jason Mohammad
Newsreader 2Sagar Arya
Newsreader 3Lachele Carl
Stunt double for the Sycorax LeaderDean Foster
Stunt Bus DriverDean Forster
StuntsKim McGarrity
StuntsDani Biernat
StuntsMaurice Lee
ShopperJeremy Harvey (uncredited)
MechanicPaul Zeph Gould (uncredited)
MechanicPhillip Kirk (uncredited)
Van DriverPeter Oliver (uncredited)
JournoJason Parkes (uncredited)
JournoJohnson Yakoob (uncredited)
JournoAndrew Morgan John (uncredited)
JournoLiz Issacs (uncredited)
JournoJane Dance (uncredited)
JournoGenevieve Swift (uncredited)
AlanMarvyn Williams (uncredited)
ShopperRichard Beavis (uncredited)
ShopperEmily Biles (uncredited)
ShopperPaul Burke (uncredited)
ShopperAlexis Constantinou (uncredited)
ShopperRachel Dax (uncredited)
ShopperCaroline Deacon (uncredited)
ShopperDerek Filby (uncredited)
ShopperDavid Handford (uncredited)
ShopperMyfanwy Harris (uncredited)
ShopperLindsay Head (uncredited)
ShopperGemma Jones (uncredited)
ShopperWynford lames (uncredited)
ShopperBlod Jones (uncredited)
ShopperSiobhan Carter (uncredited)
ShopperJason Jones (uncredited)
ShopperOmar Latif (uncredited)
ShopperLeighton Morgan (uncredited)
ShopperOakwell Muldoon (uncredited)
ShopperCatherine O'Leary (uncredited)
ShopperJason Paginton (uncredited)
ShopperJoanne Symon (uncredited)
ShopperOlivia Wakeford (uncredited)
ShopperLee Warner (uncredited)
ShopperFrank Wooles (uncredited)
ShopperMaxine Barnes (uncredited)
ShopperDerrick Caruana (uncredited)
ShopperKimberly Carauna (uncredited)
ShopperRachel Chambers (uncredited)
ShopperPaul Hallewell (uncredited)
ShopperCatherine Harris (uncredited)
ShopperAndrew Hopkins (uncredited)
ShopperChris Ilston (uncredited)
ShopperZoe Jefferies (uncredited)
ShopperPhillip Kirk (uncredited)
ShopperKai Langford (uncredited)
ShopperAdele Morgan (uncredited)
ShopperChris Norman (uncredited)
ShopperSimon O'Leary (uncredited)
ShopperLeanne Pemberton (uncredited)
ShopperJennifer Pierce (uncredited)
ShopperNina Rees (uncredited)
ShopperKathryn Selway (uncredited)
ShopperMelissa West (uncredited)
ShopperGwynfryn West (uncredited)
ShopperJohn Williams (uncredited)
ShopperEmma Lowe (uncredited)
Evil SantaTony Gallagher (uncredited)
Evil SantaRichard Pullen (uncredited)
Taxi DriverJames Tatchell (uncredited)
Estate ResidentBilli Atwal (uncredited)
Estate ResidentPaul Sirgis (uncredited)
Estate ResidentAlan Amin (uncredited)
Evil SantaAlex Bennett (uncredited)
Evil SantaAlex Donald (uncredited)
Evil SantaSimon Lee (uncredited)
Sycorax WarriorLee Griffiths (uncredited)
Sycorax WarriorLloyd Everitt (uncredited)
Sycorax WarriorJamie Jones (uncredited)
Limo DriverPhil Hamilton (uncredited)
Limo DriverSean Cowles (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierAlun Cowles (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierHopcyn Bird (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierMarcus Hobbs (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierGreg Bennet (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierAlan Hern (uncredited)
Luke ParsonsJohnie Cross (uncredited)
TechnicianAleta Morgan (uncredited)
TechnicianAdam Smith (uncredited)
TechnicianPhillip Larcombe (uncredited)
TechnicianLouise Vincent (uncredited)
TechnicianAlex Dillow (uncredited)
TechnicianPeter Lorenzo Smith (uncredited)
TechnicianHeather Preston (uncredited)
TechnicianDunne Howell (uncredited)
TechnicianAngela Owen (uncredited)
TechnicianMichelle Parpa (uncredited)
TechnicianMalcolm Orr (uncredited)
TechnicianRichard Knott (uncredited)
TechnicianLaura Meredith (uncredited)
TechnicianMichelle Parper (uncredited)
Advisor Geoffrey BaxterIan Hilditch (uncredited)
AdvisorKodjo Tspako (uncredited)
AdvisorToby Sperring (uncredited)
AdvisorJoanne Lancastle (uncredited)
AdvisorCherie Hamilton (uncredited)
AdvisorLola Alexander (uncredited)
AdvisorTimothy Rudge (uncredited)
AdvisorSimon Hamilton (uncredited)
MajorKristian Hicks (uncredited)
Army CaptainJulia Busby (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierGeraint Jones (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierEddie Martin (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierHopcyn Bird (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierJim Thuraisingham (uncredited)
Estate ResidentBart Barton (uncredited)
Estate ResidentVince Bishop (uncredited)
Estate ResidentRemo Borciani (uncredited)
Estate ResidentTina Borciani (uncredited)
Estate ResidentRonald Caabay (uncredited)
Estate ResidentTarig Chaudry (uncredited)
Estate ResidentBamba Diep (uncredited)
Estate ResidentCarmina Dodoo (uncredited)
Estate ResidentSean Duffy (uncredited)
Estate ResidentEmma Grace (uncredited)
Estate ResidentBoyd Hatchett (uncredited)
Estate ResidentHsin-ni Hwa (uncredited)
Estate ResidentKate Lindesay (uncredited)
Estate ResidentBeverly Mills (uncredited)
Estate ResidentRachael Moran (uncredited)
Estate ResidentSuzie Ostrove (uncredited)
Estate ResidentBeth Partridge (uncredited)
Estate ResidentMonique Payneeandy (uncredited)
Estate ResidentTom Sanderson (uncredited)
Estate ResidentSaleh Chaudri (uncredited)
Normal PersonSergio Dondi (uncredited)
Normal PersonSam Greenaway (uncredited)
Normal PersonElaine Gunn (uncredited)
Normal PersonLucy Hassan (uncredited)
Normal PersonThomas Khoo (uncredited)
Normal PersonKeiko McKeown (uncredited)
Normal PersonLoretta Nelson (uncredited)
Normal PersonPaul Plausin (uncredited)
ZombieLee Dakin (uncredited)
ZombieJuan Diu (uncredited)
ZombieJoy Fitch (uncredited)
ZombieSelena Scott (uncredited)
ZombieMinrett Harzall (uncredited)
ZombieZeynepjack (uncredited)
ZombieMark Chiu (uncredited)
ZombieSheila Matthews (uncredited)
ZombieMike Mungarvan (uncredited)
ZombieAdam Newell (uncredited)
ZombieConrad Olendo (uncredited)
ZombieJoanna Tobias (uncredited)
CrowdRebecca Tromans (uncredited)
ShopperClaire Bromage (uncredited)
CrowdHelen Scurlock (uncredited)
CrowdLawrence Channon (uncredited)
CrowdGerard Cooke (uncredited)
CrowdOliver Hopkins (uncredited)
CrowdRichard Heneghan (uncredited)
CrowdSophia Day (uncredited)
TechnicianGenevieve Cope (uncredited)
TechnicianClair Tebbut (uncredited)
TechnicianEstelle Lordonne (uncredited)
TechnicianPeter Von Motz (uncredited)
TechnicianRicardo Martin (uncredited)
TechnicianKevin Haydon (uncredited)
PCAnthony Molton (uncredited)
Double for JackieBabette Laostice (uncredited)
SycoraxAlun Cowles (uncredited)
SycoraxMike Freeman (uncredited)
SycoraxMartin Throne (uncredited)
SycoraxJonathan Thomas (uncredited)
SycoraxRichard Harris (uncredited)
SycoraxGreg Bennett (uncredited)
SycoraxGeraint Jones (uncredited)
SycoraxPaul Blackwell (uncredited)
SycoraxNicholas Gwyn Evans (uncredited)
SycoraxPhillip Kirk (uncredited)
SycoraxIan Richardson (uncredited)
SycoraxMark Griffiths (uncredited)
SycoraxAndrew Mitchel (uncredited)
Mission Control StaffHanna Gould (uncredited)
Mission Control StaffLee Chapman (uncredited)
Mission Control StaffYaourou Konate (uncredited)
Mission Control StaffJohn Elford Smit (uncredited)
Mission Control StaffGrace Wainwright (uncredited)
Mission Control StaffChristian Knight (uncredited)
SycoraxPaul Zeph Gould (uncredited)
ADRVernon Keeble-Watson (uncredited)
ADRPaula Keogh (uncredited)
ADRPaul Ganney (uncredited)
ADRWendi Sheard (uncredited)
ADRNicholas Wilkes (uncredited)
ADRJoanna Compere (uncredited)
ADRDaryl Adcock (uncredited)
ADRSophie Olley (uncredited)
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