Doctor Who Guide: The Crimson Horror

Last updated 23 March 2024

The Crimson Horror

Series Episode Number: 796

World Premiere: Sat 4 May 2013 - 6:29pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sat 4 May 2013 - 8:00pm EDT [BBC America]
Running Time: 44 minutes 40 seconds

6.47 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 85 (UK)

Audience Share: 31.5% (UK)
Chart Position: 20 () (UK)

Characters hide uncredited
The Doctor		Matt Smith
Clara		Jenna-Louise Coleman
Mrs Gillyflower		Dame Diana Rigg
Ada		Rachael Stirling
Jenny Flint		Catrin Stewart
Madame Vastra		Neve McIntosh
Commander Strax		Dan Starkey
Angie		Eve De Leon Allen
Artie		Kassius Carey Johnson
Edmund		Brendan Patricks
Jeremiah		Mr Thursday
Amos		Graham Turner
Effie		Olivia Vinall
Abigail		Michelle Tate
Urchin boy		Jack Oliver Hudson
Stunt Double for Mrs Gillyflower.		Stephanie Carey
Stunt Pilgrim		Daniel Euston
Stand in for Mrs Gillyflower		Blod Jones (uncredited)
Organ Player from Mrs Gillyflower		Charlotte Parsonson (uncredited)
Worker		Natie Marie Davies (uncredited)
Worker		Nicole Crees (uncredited)
Worker		Emily Hodge (uncredited)
Worker		Amanda Mulford (uncredited)
Worker		Harriet Young (uncredited)
Worker		Anna Treasure (uncredited)
Worker		Lisa Jones (uncredited)
Worker		Edward James (uncredited)
Worker		Christian Pegley (uncredited)
Worker		Kade Mconville (uncredited)
Worker		Paul Bailey (uncredited)
Worker		Daniel Palmer (uncredited)
Worker		Warren Pegley (uncredited)
Worker		Adam Dabbs (uncredited)
Pilgrim		Brya Waterford (uncredited)
Pilgrim		Tiffany Smith (uncredited)
Pilgrim		Marley Hamilton (uncredited)
Pilgrim		Rebecca Van-Stein (uncredited)
Pilgrim		Olivia Alessandra (uncredited)
Edmund		Andrew Cross (uncredited)
Pilgrim		Simon Carew (uncredited)
Pilgrim		Jamie Hill (uncredited)
Pilgrim		Faye Johnson (uncredited)
Pilgrim		Harry Burt (uncredited)
Congregation		Caroline Harrison (uncredited)
Congregation		Katie Powles (uncredited)
Congregation		Katherine Gray (uncredited)
Congregation		Mandy Floodpage (uncredited)
Congregation		Hannah Floodpage (uncredited)
Congregation		Kathy Saxondale (uncredited)
Congregation		Jane Waters (uncredited)
Congregation		Helen Evans (uncredited)
Congregation		Melody Brain (uncredited)
Congregation		Nicola Cope (uncredited)
Congregation		Helena Dennis (uncredited)
Congregation		Bethan Williams (uncredited)
Congregation		Miriam Pippard (uncredited)
Congregation		Angharad Baxter (uncredited)
Congregation		Elizabeth Haworth (uncredited)
Congregation		Den Edginton (uncredited)
Congregation		Ben Templar (uncredited)
Congregation		Charlie Elliot (uncredited)
Congregation		Jonathan Charles (uncredited)
Congregation		Harry Damsell (uncredited)
Congregation		Graham Smith (uncredited)
Congregation		Peter Hanks (uncredited)
Congregation		Geoff Scott (uncredited)
Congregation		Nigel Mably (uncredited)
Congregation		Richard Powell (uncredited)
Congregation		Keith Ruby (uncredited)
Congregation		Tim Beech (uncredited)
Congregation		John Britton (uncredited)
Congregation		Aled Hughes (uncredited)
Congregation		David Harries (uncredited)
Passer By		Mike Wendell (uncredited)
Passer By		Anna Treasure (uncredited)
Hansom Cab Driver		Mike Pike (uncredited)
Pilgrim		Sean Oakes (uncredited)
Pilgrim		Rhys Edwards (uncredited)
Pilgrim		Craig Walkley (uncredited)
Pilgrim		Florent Bahuaud (uncredited)
Pilgrim		Kally Davies (uncredited)
Congregation		Travis Weeks (uncredited)
Congregation		Harry Lewis (uncredited)
Congregation		Ellie Pirie (uncredited)
Handsome Male Pilgrim		Rob Judd (uncredited)
Dipper		Lewis Fackerell (uncredited)
Pilgrim		Emily Humpphries (uncredited)
Passer By		Gerald Bowman (uncredited)
Passer By		Philip Gould (uncredited)
Gawper		Tim Reid (uncredited)
Gawper		Maggie Baiton Gawpers (uncredited)
Policeman		Steven Eynon (uncredited)
Policeman		Johnathan Hendry (uncredited)
Screaming Woman		Mandie Garrigan (uncredited)
Comforting Man		Ian Hoyle (uncredited)
Passer By		Richard Husband (uncredited)
Passer By		Caroline Smith (uncredited)
Passer By		Caroline Smith (uncredited)
Dead Crimson Woman		Elena Allsopp (uncredited)
Jar Husband		Andrew Jay Bell (uncredited)
Jar Wife		Marina Baibara Bell (uncredited)
Double for The Doctor		Matthew Humphries (uncredited)
Double for Clara		Charlotte Parsonson (uncredited)
Handsome Bell Jar Man		Mitchell Harper (uncredited)
New Pilgrim		Marley Hamilton (uncredited)
New Pilgrim		Emily Humphries (uncredited)
New Pilgrim		Brya Waterford (uncredited)
New Pilgrim		Oliver Park (uncredited)
New Pilgrim		Rhys Edwards (uncredited)
New Pilgrim		Florent Bahuaud (uncredited)
Dipped Man		Scott Stevenson (confirmed)
Submariner on Clara's laptop		Scott Stevenson (confirmed)

Production Team
Writer		Mark Gatiss
Director		Saul Metzstein
Producer		Marcus Wilson
Executive Producer		Steven Moffat
Executive Producer		Caroline Skinner
Line Producer		Diana Barton
Script Producer		Denise Paul
Director of Photography		Stephan Pehrsson
Production Designer		Michael Pickwoad
Editor		Matthew Cannings
Prosthetics		Millennium FX
Special Effects		Real SFX
Visual Effects		The Mill
Incidental Music		Murray Gold
Make-up Designer		Barbara Southcott
Costume Designer		Howard Burden
Sound Recordist		Deian Llyr Humphreys
Production Accountant		Jeff Dunn
Post Production Supervisor		Nerys Davies
Production Executive		Julie Scott
Casting Director		Andy Pryor CDG
Title Music		Ron Grainer
With thanks to		BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conducted By		Ben Foster
Orchestrated by		Ben Foster
Sound Mixer		Jake Jackson
Recorder		Gerry O'Riordan
Stunt coordinator		Crispin Layfield
Stunt coordinator		Gordon Seed
First Assistant Director		Nick Brown
Second Assistant Director		Heddi-Joy Taylor-Welch
Third Assistant Director		Delmi Thomas
Assistant Director		Danielle Richards
Location Manager		Iwan Roberts
Unit Manager		Monty Till
Location Assistant		Iestyn Hampson-Jones
Production Manager		Phillipa Cole
Production Coordinator		Claire Hildred
Assistant Coordinator		Gabriella Ricci
Production Secretary		Sandra Cosfeld
Production Assistant		Rachel Vipond
Production Assistant		Samantha Price
Assistant Accountant		Rhys Evans
Assistant Accountant		Justin Wooff
Assistant Script Editor		John Phillips
Script Supervisor		Steve Walker
Camera Operator		Joe Russell
Focus Puller		James Scott
Focus Puller		Julius Ogden
Grip		Gary Norman
Camera Assistant		Meg De Koning
Camera Assistant		Sam Smithard
Camera Assistant		Evelina Norgren
Assistant Grip		Owen Charnley
Sound Maintenance Engineer		Ross Adams
Sound Maintenance Engineer		Chris Goding
Gaffer		Mark Hutchings
Best Boy		Stephen Slocombe
Electrician		Bob Milton
Electrician		Gafin Riley
Electrician		Gareth Sheldon
Supervising Art Director		Paul Spriggs
Set Decorator		Adrian Anscombe
Production Buyer		Adrian Greenwood
Production Buyer		Holly Thurman
Art Director		Amy Pickwoad
Art Director		Joelle Rumbelow
Standby Art Director		Nandie Narishkin
Assistant Art Director		Richard Hardy
Art Department Coordinator		Donna Shakesheff
Prop Master		Paul Smith
Prop Chargehand		Ian Griffin
Set Dresser		Jayne Davies
Prophand		Austin J Curtis
Standby Props		Gary Dawson
Standby Props		Helen Atherton
Dressing Props		Mike Elkins
Dressing Props		Paul Barnett
Dressing Props		Rob Brandon
Graphic Designer		Chris Lees
Graphic Artist		Christina Tom
Storyboard Artist		Andrew Wildman
Petty Cash Buyer		Florence Tasker
Standby Carpenter		Will Pope
Standby Rigger		Bryan Griffiths
Practical Electrician		Christian Davies
Props Maker		Penny Howarth
Props Maker		Alan Hardy
Props Driver		Gareth Fox
Construction Manager		Terry Horle
Construction Chargehand		Dean Tucker
Scenic Artist		John Pinkerton
Assistant Costume Designer		Fraser Purfit
Costume Supervisor		Carly Griffith
Costume Assistant		Katarina Cappellazzi
Costume Assistant		Gemma Evans
Make-Up Artist		Sara Angharad
Make-Up Artist		Vivienne Simpson
Make-Up Artist		Allison Sing
Casting Associate		Alice Purser
Assistant Editor		Becky Trotman
Visual Effects Editor		Joel Skinner
Dubbing Mixer		Tim Ricketts
ADR Editor		Matthew Cox
Dialogue Editor		Darran Clement
Sound Effects Editor		Paul Jefferies
Foley Editor		Jamie Talbutt
Graphics		Peter Anderson Studio
Additional Visual Effects		BBC Wales Visual Effects
Online Editor		Geraint Pari Hughes
Colourist		Mick Vincent

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