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The Impossible Planet

Series Episode Number: 718

World Premiere: Sat 3 Jun 2006 - 7:00pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 17 Nov 2006 - 8:00pm EST [SyFy: East Coast Feed]
Running Time: 45 minutes 20 seconds

6.32 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 85 (UK)

Audience Share: 41% (UK)
Chart Position: 18 () (UK)

Recorded on Tue 28 Feb 2006 in Unit Q2 at these locations

The Doctor and Rose land in a base on an 'impossible planet'. But the TARDIS is missing, there's a killer in the base, and who are the Ood?

Characters hide uncredited
The Doctor		David Tennant
Rose Tyler		Billie Piper
Mr. Jefferson		Danny Webb
Zachary Cross Flane		Shaun Parkes
Ida Scott		Claire Rushbrook
Toby Zed		Will Thorp
Danny Bartock		Ronny Jhutti
Scooti Manista		MyAnna Buring
Ood		Paul Kasey
Voice of the Beast		Gabriel Woolf
Voice of the Ood		Silas Carson
Ood		Karl Greenwood (uncredited)
Ood		Ruari Mears (uncredited)
Ood		Joe White (uncredited)
Ood		Adam Sweet (uncredited)
Ood		Marc Llewellyn-Thompson (uncredited)
Ood		Lewis Drew (uncredited)
Ood		Stephen Reynolds (uncredited)
Ood		Scott Baker (uncredited)
Ood		Andy Jones (uncredited)
Ood		Claudio Laurini (uncredited)
Ood		Richard Tunesi (uncredited)
Sanctuary Base Guard		Lianna Stewart (uncredited)
Sanctuary Base Guard		Christian Arthur (uncredited)
Computer Voice (Sanctuary Base)		Ceres Doyle (uncredited)

Production Team include uncredited
Writer		Matt Jones
Director		James Strong
Producer		Phil Collinson
Executive Producer		Russell T Davies
Executive Producer		Julie Gardner
Production Manager		Tracie Simpson
Director of Photography		Ernie Vincze BSC
Production Designer		Edward Thomas
Editor		Mike Jones
Prosthetics		Neill Gorton
Prosthetics		Millennium FX
Special Effects		Any Effects
Visual Effects Designer		Dave Houghton
Visual Effects Designer		Will Cohen
Visual Effects Designer		The Mill
Incidental Music		Murray Gold
Make-up Designer		Sheelagh Wells
Costume Designer		Louise Page
Sound Recordist		Richard Dyer
Production Accountant		Endaf Emyr Williams
Casting Director		Andy Pryor CDG
Title Music		Ron Grainer
With thanks to		BBC National Orchestra of Wales
First Assistant Director		Gareth Williams
Second Assistant Director		Steffan Morris
Third Assistant Director		Lynsey Muir
Location Manager		Lowri Thomas
Location Manager		Gareth Skelding
Unit Manager		Rhys Griffiths
Production Coordinator		Jess van Niekerk
Production/Script Secretary		Claire Roberts
Production Runner		Victoria Wheel
A/Production Accountant		Debi Griffiths
A/Production Accountant		Kath Blackman
Continuity		Non Eleri Hughes
Script Editor		Simon Winstone
Camera Operator		Jamie Harcourt
Focus Puller		Terry Bartlett
Grip		John Robinson
Boom Operator		Jeff Welch
Boom Operator		Rhydian Yeoman
Gaffer		Mark Hutchings
Best Boy		Peter Chester
Stunt coordinator		Bill Davey
Supervising Art Director		Stephen Nicholas
Art Dept Production Manager		Jonathan Marquand Allison
Standby Art Director		Arwel Wyn Jones
Asst Supervising Art Director		James North
Design Assistant		Peter McKinstry
Design Assistant		Ian Bunting
Design Assistant		Al Roberts
Standby Props		Phil Shellard
Standby Props		Laurie Guinee
Set Decorator		Tim Dickel
Property Master		Adrian Anscombe
Production Buyer		Catherine Samuel
Assistant Props Master		Paul Aitken
Art Department Coordinator		Matthew North
Props Chargehand		Phil Lyons
Props Storeman		Stuart Wooddisse
Specialist Prop Maker		Mark Cordory
Prop Maker		Penny Howarth
Construction Manager		Matthew Hywel-Davies
Construction Chargehand		Allen Jones
Storyboard Artist		Shaun Williams
Graphics		BBC Wales Graphics
Costume Supervisor		Anna Lau
Costume Assistant		Lindsay Bonaccorsi
Costume Assistant		Kirsty Wilkinson
Make-Up Artist		Anwen Davies
Make-Up Artist		Steve Smith
Make-Up Artist		Moira Thomson
Prosthetics Supervisor		Rob Mayor
Prosthetics Technician		Jo Glover
Prosthetics Technician		Martin Rezard
Online Editor		Matthew Clarke
Colourist		Mick Vincent
3D Artist		Will Pryor
3D Artist		Mark Wallman
3D Artist		Matt McKinney
3D Artist		Serena Cacciato
3D Artist		Chris Petts
3D Artist		Chris Tucker
3D Artist		Paul Burton
3D Artist		Nick Webber
3D Artist		Jean-Claude Deguara
3D Artist		Jean-Yves Audouard
3D Artist		Nicolas Hernandez
3D Artist		Neil Roche
3D Artist		Adam Burnett
2D Artist		Simon C Holden
2D Artist		Sara Bennett
2D Artist		Michael Harrison
2D Artist		Bronwyn Edwards
2D Artist		Joseph Courtis
2D Artist		Melissa Butler-Adams
2D Artist		Russell Horth
2D Artist		Sandra Roach
Digital Matte Artist		Alex Fort
Digital Matte Artist		Ilyas Kaduji
Visual Effects Coordinator		Kim Phelan
Casting Associate		Andy Brierley
Assistant Editor		Ceres Doyle
Assistant Editor		Matt Mullins
Post Production Supervisor		Samantha Hall
Post Production Supervisor		Chris Blatchford
Post Production Coordinator		Marie Brown
Model Unit Supervisor		Mike Tucker
Dubbing Mixer		Tim Ricketts
Sound Editor		Paul McFadden
Sound Editor		Doug Sinclair
Sound FX Editor		Paul Jefferies
Finance Manager		Richard Pugsley
with thanks to		Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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