Doctor Who Guide: Plastic Apocalypse

Plastic Apocalypse

Series Episode Number: 2

Due to Broadcast on: Sun 7 Dec 2025 - 9:15pm [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 47 minutes

Barclay becomes humanity’s ambassador when the mysterious Salt emerges from the Tank. But his family’s life is torn apart when Salt wreaks revenge upon all mankind.

Characters
Barbara Pierre-Dupont		Russell Tovey
Salt		Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Kate Lethbridge-Stewart		Jemma Redgrave
General Austin Pierce		Colin McFarlane
Sergeant Hana Chakri		Francesca Corney
Sir Jonathan Hynes		Adrian Lukis
Colonel Tariq Hashim		Waleed Hammad
General Dominique Dussolier		Barbara Probst
Homo Aqua		Gethin Alderman
Homo Aqua		Charles Sandford
Colonel Christofer Ibrahim		Alexander Devrient
Kirby Pierre-Dupont		Cat Gannon
Shirley Bingham		Ruth Madeley
Barbara Pierre-Dupont		Ann Akinjirin
BBC Newsreader		Jennifer Jones
UK Reporter		Alys Metcalf
Trinity Wells		Lachele Carl
Felix Gladstock		Tim Wallers
Prime Minister Harry Shaw		Vincent Franklin
Steve Chesney		George Robinson
Captain Louise Mackie		Hannah Donaldson
Min Tso		Mei Mac
Dr Kadie Bangura		Lucy Vandi
Marko Novak		Benito Curteanu
Sir Keith Spears		Patrick Baladi
Esther Spears		Cordelia Bugeja
General Oscar Gunsberg		Stewart Alexander
Rose-Marie Hunt		Antonia Bernath
Platoon Leader		Iestyn Arwel
Chinese Newsreader		Edward Wu
Russian Newsreader		Zina Ida
UK Newsreader		Waseem Mirza
USA Reporter		Shanice Archer
Australian Diplomat		Douglas Hansell
Ted Campbell		William Gaminara
Sierra Leone Delegate		Ray Sesay
Homo Amphibia		Joshua Sinclair-Evans

Production Team
Writer		Pete McTighe
Director		Dylan Holmes Williams
Producer		Edoardo Ferretti
Executive Producer		Julie Gardner
Executive Producer		Jane Tranter
Executive Producer		Pete McTighe
Executive Producer		Russell T Davies
Executive Producer		Joel Collins

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