Doctor Who Guide: The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances

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The Doctor Dances

Series Episode Number: 706

World Premiere: Sat 28 May 2005 - 6:59pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 12 May 2006 - 9:00pm EDT [SyFy: East Coast Feed]
Running Time: 42 minutes 50 seconds

6.86 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 85 (UK)

Audience Share: 39% (UK)
Chart Position: 18 () (UK)

Recorded on Tue 04 Jan 2005 in Unit Q2 at these locations
BBC Genome Project: see entry

Characters include uncredited
Doctor Who		Christopher Eccleston
Rose Tyler		Billie Piper
Jamie		Albert Valentine
Nancy		Florence Hoath
Captain Jack Harkness		John Barrowman
Timothy Lloyd		Luke Perry
Arthur Lloyd		Damian Samuels
Mrs Lloyd		Cheryl Ferguson
Jim		Joseph Tremain
Ernie		Jordan Murphy
Algy		Robert Hands
Jenkins		Martin Hodgson
Doctor Constantine		Richard Wilson OBE
Mrs Hardcourt		Vilma Hollingbery
Voice of The Empty Child		Noah Johnson
Computer Voice		Dian Perry
Stunt double for Rose Tyler		Kim McGarrity

Production Team
Writer		Steven Moffat
Director		James Hawes
Producer		Phil Collinson
Executive Producer		Russell T Davies
Executive Producer		Julie Gardner
Executive Producer		Mal Young
Associate Producer		Helen Vallis
Production Manager		Tracie Simpson
Director of Photography		Ernie Vincze BSC
Production Designer		Edward Thomas
Editor		Liana Del Giudice
Visual Effects Supervisor		Dave Houghton
Visual Effects Producer		Will Cohen
Prosthetics		Millennium FX
Visual Effects Designer		The Mill
Special Effects		Any Effects
Incidental Music		Murray Gold
Make-up Designer		Davy Jones
Costume Designer		Lucinda Wright
Sound Recordist		Ian Richardson
Production Accountant		Endaf Emyr Williams
Casting Director		Andy Pryor CDG
Title Music		Ron Grainer
First Assistant Director		Jon Older
Second Assistant Director		Steffan Morris
Third Assistant Director		Dan Mumford
Location Manager		Llyr Morus
Unit Manager		Justin Gyphion
Production Coordinator		Jess van Niekerk
A/Production Accountant		Debi Griffiths
A/Production Accountant		Kath Blackman
Continuity		Non Eleri Hughes
Script Editor		Helen Raynor
Camera Operator		Martin Stephens
Focus Puller		Mark Isaac
Grip		John Robinson
Boom Operator		Damian Richardson
Gaffer		Mark Hutchings
Best Boy		Peter Chester
Stunt coordinator		Lee Sheward
Art Department Coordinator		Gwenllian Llwyd
Concept Artist		Bryan Hitch
Production Buyer		Catherine Samuel
Set Decorator		Liz Griffiths
Supervising Art Director		Stephen Nicholas
Standby Art Director		Arwel Jones
Property Master		Adrian Anscombe
Construction Manager		Andrew Smith
Standby Props		Phil Shellard
Standby Props		Trystan Howell
Graphic Artist		Jenny Bowers
Wardrobe Supervisor		Yolanda Peart-Smith
Make-Up Supervisor		Linda Davie
Make-Up Artist		Claire Pritchard
Make-Up Artist		Steve Williams
Casting Associate		Kirsty Robertson
Assistant Editor		Ceres Doyle
Assistant Editor		Jamie Adams
Post Production Supervisor		Marie Brown
2D VFX Artist		David Bowman
2D VFX Artist		Bronwyn Edwards
2D VFX Artist		Astrid Busser-Casas
2D VFX Artist		Jennifer Herbert
2D VFX Artist		Simon C Holden
2D VFX Artist		Michael Harrison
3D VFX Artist		Andy Howell
3D VFX Artist		Matt McKinney
3D VFX Artist		Chris Petts
3D VFX Artist		Nicolas Hernandez
3D VFX Artist		Mark Wallman
Digital Matte Painter		Alexander Fort
Online Editor		Matthew Clarke
Online Editor		Zoe Cassey
Colourist		Jamie Wilkinson
Dubbing Mixer		Tim Ricketts
Dialogue Editor		Paul McFadden
Sound FX Editor		Paul Jefferies
Finance Manager		Richard Pugsley

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