Doctor Who Guide: Deep Breath

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Deep Breath

Series Episode Number: 801

World Premiere: Sat 23 Aug 2014 - 7:52pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sat 23 Aug 2014 - 8:15pm EDT [BBC America]
Running Time: 76 minutes 26 seconds

9.17 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 82 (UK)

Audience Share: 37.9% (UK)
Chart Position: 2 (BARB Week Top 30 Chart) (UK)

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When the Doctor arrives in Victorian London, he finds a dinosaur rampant in the Thames and a spate of deadly spontaneous combustions.

Who is the new Doctor and will Clara’s friendship survive as they embark on a terrifying mission into the heart of an alien conspiracy? The Doctor has changed. It’s time you knew him.

Characters include uncredited
The Doctor		Peter Capaldi
Clara		Jenna Coleman
Madame Vastra		Neve McIntosh
Commander Strax		Dan Starkey
Jenny Flint		Catrin Stewart
Half Face Man		Peter Ferdinando
Inspector Gregson		Paul Hickey
Alf		Tony Way
Elsie		Maggie Service
Cabbie		Mark Kempner
Barney		Brian Miller
Waiter		Graham Duff
Courtney Woods		Ellis George
Policeman		Peter Hannah
Footman		Paul Kasey
Missy		Michelle Gomez
The Doctor		Matt Smith
Stunts		Gordon Seed
Stunt Double		Belinda McGinley
Stunt Double		Rob Jarman
Stunt Double		Robert Pavey
Stunt Double		Dean Forster
Stunt Double		Annabel Canaven

Production Team hide uncredited
Writer		Steven Moffat
Director		Ben Wheatley
Producer		Nikki Wilson
Executive Producer		Steven Moffat
Executive Producer		Brian Minchin
Editor		Will Oswald
Production Designer		Michael Pickwoad
Director of Photography		Magni Agustsson
Line Producer		Tracie Simpson
Visual Effects		MILK
Visual Effects		BBC Wales Visual Effects
Special Effects		Real SFX
Prosthetics		Millennium FX
Sound Recordist		Deian Llyr Humphreys
Costume Designer		Howard Burden
Make-up Designer		Claire Pritchard-Jones
Music		Murray Gold
Casting Director		Andy Pryor CDG
Production Executive		Julie Scott
Script Editor		Derek Ritchie
Post Production Supervisor		Nerys Davies
Production Accountant		Jeff Dunn
Stunt coordinator		Crispin Layfield
First Assistant Director		Simon Morris
Second Assistant Director		James Dehaviland
Third Assistant Director		Danielle Richards
Assistant Director		Gareth Jones
Assistant Director		Chris Thomas
Location Manager		Iwan Roberts
Unit Manager		Iestyn Hampson-Jones
Production Coordinator		Adam Knopf
Production Mangement Assistant		Sandra Cosfeld
Production Assistant		Matthew Jones
Production Assistant		Katie Player
Assistant Accountant		Bethan Griffiths
Art Department Accountant		Simon Wheeler
Script Supervisor		Steve Walker
Camera Operator		Martin Stephens
Focus Puller		Jonathan Vidgen
Focus Puller		Matthew Waving
Grip		John Robinson
Camera Assistant		Cai Thompson
Camera Assistant		Katy Kardasz
Camera Trainee		Gethin Williams
Assistant Grip		Sean Cronin
Sound Maintenance Engineer		Tam Shoring
Sound Maintenance Engineer		Christopher Golding
Gaffer		Mark Hutchings
Best Boy		Stephen Slocombe
Electrician		Gafin Riley
Electrician		Andy Gardiner
Electrician		Bob Milton
Electrician		Gareth Sheldon
Supervising Art Director		Paul Spriggs
Art Director		Vicki Stevenson
Standby Art Director		Amy Pickwoad
Set Decorator		Adrian Anscombe
Production Buyer		Holly Thurman
Prop Buyer		Donna Shakesheff
Prop Buyer		Helen O'Leary
Draughtsman		Kartik Nagar
Prop Master		Paul Smith
Prop Chargehand		Kyle Belmont
Standby Props		Liam Collins
Standby Props		Gary Leech
Set Dresser		Jayne Davies
Set Dresser		Mike Elkins
Set Dresser		Jamie Farrell
Storeman		Jamie Southcott
Assistant Storeman		Ryan Milton
Concept Artist		Chris Lees
Graphic Artist		Christina Tom
Standby Carpenter		Paul Jones
Standby Rigger		Bryan Griffiths
Practical Electrician		Christian Davies
Props Maker		Alan Hardy
Props Maker		Jamie Thomas
Props Driver		Gareth Fox
Construction Manager		Terry Horle
Construction Chargehand		Dean Tucker
Carpenter		John Sinnott
Carpenter		Chris Daniels
Carpenter		Lawrie Ferry
Carpenter		Matt Ferry
Carpenter		Julian Tucker
Carpenter		Mark Painter
Carpenter		Joe Painter
Head Senic Painter		Clive Clarke
Senic Painter		Steve Nelms
Senic Painter		Matt Weston
Construction Driver		Jonathan Tylke
Costume Supervisor		Claire Lynch
Assistant Costume Designer		Katarina Cappellazzi
Assistant Costume Designer		Gemma Evans
Assistant Costume Designer		Charlotte Bestwick
Make-Up Supervisor		Emma Cowen
Make-Up Artist		Alison Webb
Make-Up Artist		Ann Marie Williams
Casting Associate		Alice Purser
Assistant Editor		Katrina Aust
Assistant Editor		Carmen Sanchez-Roberts
Visual Effects Editor		Joel Skinner
Post Production Coordinator		Samantha Price
Dubbing Mixer		Tim Ricketts
ADR Editor		Matthew Cox
Dialogue Editor		Darran Clement
Effects Editor		Harry Barnes
Foley Editor		Jamie Talbutt
Graphics		BBC Wales Graphics
Titles Concept		Billy Hanshaw
Online Editor		Mark Hardyman
Online Editor		Geraint Pari Huws
Colourist		Gareth Spensley
Orchestrated by		Ben Foster
Mixed By		Jake Jackson
Recorded by		Gerry O'Riordan
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Sontarans created by		Robert Holmes
Silurians created by		Malcolm Hulke
With thanks to		BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Director		Rachel Talalay (confirmed)

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