Last updated 09 January 2020


The Sound of Drums

The Sound of Drums

Series Episode Number: 736

World Premiere: Sat 23 Jun 2007 - 7:15pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 28 Sep 2007 - 8:00pm EDT [SyFy: East Coast Feed]
Running Time: 46 minutes 10 seconds

7.51 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 87 (UK)

Audience Share: 40% (UK)
Chart Position: 11 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 16 Feb 2007 in Upper Boat Studios at these locations




Production Team
WriterRussell T Davies
DirectorColin Teague
ProducerPhil Collinson
Executive ProducerRussell T Davies
Executive ProducerJulie Gardner
Production ManagerTracie Simpson
Director of PhotographyRory Taylor
Production DesignerEdward Thomas
EditorMike Hopkins
Prosthetics Millennium FX
Special Effects Any Effects
Visual Effects The Mill
Visual Effects ProducerWill Cohen
Visual Effects ProducerMarie Jones
Visual Effects SupervisorDave Houghton
Incidental MusicMurray Gold
Make-up DesignerBarbara Southcott
Costume DesignerLouise Page
Sound RecordistJulian Howarth
Production AccountantEndaf Emyr Williams
Production AccountantOliver Ager
Production ExecutiveJulie Scott
Casting DirectorAndy Pryor CDG
Title MusicRon Grainer
With thanks to BBC National Orchestra of Wales
First Assistant DirectorPeter Bennett
Second Assistant DirectorSteffan Morris
Third Assistant DirectorSarah Davies
Location ManagerAntonia Grant
Unit ManagerRhys Griffiths
Production CoordinatorJess van Niekerk
Production SecretaryKevin Myers
Production AssistantDebi Griffiths
Floor RunnerHeddi-Joy Taylor
Contracts AssistantKath Blackman
ContinuityNon Eleri Hughes
Script EditorSimon Winstone
Camera Operator (2nd Unit)Erik Wilson
Focus PullerSteve Rees
2nd Focus PullerJamie Southcott
Camera AssistantTom Hartley
GripJohn Robinson
Boom OperatorJon Thomas
GafferMark Hutchings
Best BoyPeter Chester
Stunt coordinatorTom Lucy
Chief Supervising Art DirectorStephen Nicholas
Art Dept Production ManagerJonathan Marquand Allison
Chief Props MasterAdrian Anscombe
Supervising Art DirectorArwel Wyn Jones
Associate DesignerJames North
Set DecoratorTristan Peatfield
Standby Art DirectorLisa McDiarmid
Design AssistantPeter McKinstry
Design AssistantIan Bunting
Design AssistantAl Roberts
Standby PropsPhil Shellard
Standby PropsNick Murray
Standby CarpenterPaul Jones
Standby PainterEllen Woods
Standby RiggerBryan Griffiths
Props MasterPaul Aitken
Props BuyerCatherine Samuel
Props ChargehandGareth Jeanne
Chief Props MakerBarry Jones
Props MakerPenny Howarth
Props MakerNick Robatto
Construction ManagerMatthew Hywel-Davies
Construction ChargehandAllen Jones
Construction ChargehandScott Fisher
Graphics BBC Wales Graphics
Assistant Costume DesignerMarnie Ormiston
Costume SupervisorLindsay Bonaccorsi
Costume AssistantSheelagh O'Marah
Make-Up ArtistPam Mullins
Make-Up ArtistSteve Smith
Make-Up ArtistJohn Munro
Special FX CoordinatorBen Ashmore
Special FX SupervisorDanny Hargreaves
Special FX TechnicianDan Bentley
Special FX TechnicianRichard Magrin
Prosthetics DesignerNeill Gorton
Prosthetics SupervisorRob Mayor
Prosthetics TechnicianAnthony Parker
Prosthetics TechnicianGustav Hoegon
Casting AssociateAndy Brierley
Casting AssociateKirsty Robertson
Visual Effects EditorCeres Doyle
Assistant EditorTom Hodges
Post Production SupervisorSamantha Hall
Post Production SupervisorChris Blatchford
Post Production CoordinatorMarie Brown
Online EditorMark Bright
ColouristMick Vincent
3D ArtistNicolas Hernandez
3D ArtistJean-Claude Deguara
3D ArtistJeff North
3D ArtistMatthew McKinney
3D ArtistSerena Cacciato
3D ArtistWill Pryor
3D ArtistPaul Burton
3D ArtistBruce Magroune
2D ArtistSara Bennett
2D ArtistRussell Horth
2D ArtistBryan Bartlett
2D ArtistAdam Rowland
2D ArtistArianna Lago
2D ArtistTim Barter
Visual Effects CoordinatorJenna Powell
Visual Effects CoordinatorRebecca Johnson
Visual Effects Production AssistantMarianne Paton
Digital Matte PainterSimon Wicker
On Set Visual FX SupervisorBarney Curnow
Dubbing MixerTim Ricketts
Supervising Sound EditorPaul McFadden
Sound EditorDoug Sinclair
Sound FX EditorPaul Jefferies
Finance ManagerChris Rogers
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