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The Satan Pit

Series Episode Number: 719

World Premiere: Sat 10 Jun 2006 - 7:01pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 1 Dec 2006 - 8:00pm EST [SyFy: East Coast Feed]
Running Time: 47 minutes 10 seconds

6.08 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 86 (UK)

Audience Share: 38% (UK)
Chart Position: 19 () (UK)

Recorded on Tue 28 Feb 2006 in Unit Q2 at these locations



As Rose battles the murderous Ood, the Doctor must grapple with a monster that challenges his every belief: the Beast.


Production Team
WriterMatt Jones
DirectorJames Strong
ProducerPhil Collinson
Executive ProducerRussell T Davies
Executive ProducerJulie Gardner
Production Unit ManagerTracie Simpson
Director of PhotographyErnie Vincze BSC
Production DesignerEdward Thomas
EditorMike Jones
ProstheticsNeill Gorton
Prosthetics Millennium FX
Special Effects Any Effects
Visual Effects SupervisorDave Houghton
Visual Effects DesignerWill Cohen
Visual Effects Designer The Mill
Incidental MusicMurray Gold
Make-up DesignerSheelagh Wells
Costume DesignerLouise Page
Sound RecordistRichard Dyer
Production AccountantEndaf Emyr Williams
Casting DirectorAndy Pryor CDG
Title MusicRon Grainer
With thanks to BBC National Orchestra of Wales
First Assistant DirectorGareth Williams
Second Assistant DirectorSteffan Morris
Third Assistant DirectorLynsey Muir
Location ManagerLowri Thomas
Location ManagerGareth Skelding
Unit ManagerRhys Griffiths
Production CoordinatorJess van Niekerk
Production/Script SecretaryClaire Roberts
Production RunnerTim Hodges
A/Production AccountantDebi Griffiths
A/Production AccountantKath Blackman
ContinuityNon Eleri Hughes
Script EditorSimon Winstone
Camera OperatorJamie Harcourt
Focus PullerTerry Bartlett
GripJohn Robinson
Boom OperatorJeff Welch
Boom OperatorRhydian Yeoman
GafferMark Hutchings
Best BoyPeter Chester
ChoreographerAilsa Berk
Stunt coordinatorBill Davey
Supervising Art DirectorStephen Nicholas
Art Dept Production ManagerJonathan Marquand Allison
Standby Art DirectorArwel Wyn Jones
Asst Supervising Art DirectorJames North
Design AssistantAl Roberts
Design AssistantPeter McKinstry
Design AssistantIan Bunting
Standby PropsPhil Shellard
Standby PropsLaurie Guinee
Set DecoratorTim Dickel
Property MasterAdrian Anscombe
Production BuyerJoelle Rumbelow
Assistant Props MasterPaul Aitken
Art Department CoordinatorMatthew North
Props ChargehandPhil Lyons
Props StoremanStuart Wooddisse
Specialist Prop MakerMark Cordory
Prop MakerNicholas Robatto
Construction ManagerMatthew Hywel-Davies
Construction ChargehandAllen Jones
Storyboard ArtistShaun Williams
Graphics BBC Wales Graphics
Costume SupervisorAnna Lau
Costume AssistantLindsay Bonaccorsi
Costume AssistantKirsty Wilkinson
Make-Up ArtistAnwen Davies
Make-Up ArtistSteve Smith
Make-Up ArtistMoira Thomson
Prosthetics SupervisorRob Mayor
Prosthetics TechnicianMartin Rezard
Prosthetics TechnicianJo Glover
Online EditorMatthew Clarke
ColouristMick Vincent
3D ArtistWill Pryor
3D ArtistMark Wallman
3D ArtistMatt McKinney
3D ArtistSerena Cacciato
3D ArtistChris Petts
3D ArtistChris Tucker
3D ArtistPaul Burton
3D ArtistNick Webber
3D ArtistJean-Claude Deguara
3D ArtistJean-Yves Audouard
3D ArtistNicolas Hernandez
3D ArtistNeil Roche
3D ArtistAdam Burnett
2D ArtistSimon C Holden
2D ArtistSara Bennett
2D ArtistMichael Harrison
2D ArtistBronwyn Edwards
2D ArtistJoseph Courtis
2D ArtistMelissa Butler-Adams
2D ArtistRussell Horth
2D ArtistSandra Roach
Digital Matte ArtistAlexander Fort
Digital Matte ArtistIlyas Kaduji
Casting AssociateAndy Brierley
Assistant EditorCeres Doyle
Assistant EditorMatt Mullins
Post Production SupervisorChris Blatchford
Post Production SupervisorSamantha Hall
Post Production CoordinatorMarie Brown
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