Doctor Who Guide: The Shakespeare Code

Last updated 23 March 2024

The Shakespeare Code

Series Episode Number: 726

World Premiere: Sat 7 Apr 2007 - 6:59pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 13 Jul 2007 - 9:00pm EDT [SyFy: East Coast Feed]
Running Time: 45 minutes 35 seconds

7.23 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 87 (UK)

Audience Share: 36.9% (UK)
Chart Position: 14 () (UK)

Recorded on Mon 28 Aug 2006 in Upper Boat Studios at these locations

Characters hide uncredited
The Doctor		David Tennant
Martha Jones		Freema Agyeman
William Shakespeare		Dean Lennox Kelly
Lilith		Christina Cole
Wiggins		Sam Marks
Doomfinger		Amanda Lawrence
Bloodtide		Linda Clarke
Richard Burbage		Jalaal Hartley
Will Kempe		David Westhead
Dolly Bailey		Andree Bernard
Lynley		Chris Larkin
Jailer		Stephen Marcus
Peter Streete		Matt King
Preacher		Robert Demeger
Queen Elizabeth		Angela Pleasence
Stunt Peformer		Maxine Whittaker
African Maid		Marlene Nwoye (uncredited)
African Maid		Maxine Green (uncredited)
Manure Man		David Harper (uncredited)
Bucket Woman		Genevieve Cope (uncredited)
Pie Seller		Sean George (uncredited)
Teenager		Tom Herriot (uncredited)
Teenager		Jamie Hull (uncredited)
Teenager		Richard Hull (uncredited)
Crowd		Paul Bateman (uncredited)
Crowd		Michelle Leaver (uncredited)
Crowd		Lorraine Leaver (uncredited)
Crowd		Dennis Morgan (uncredited)
Crowd		Robin Phillips (uncredited)
Crowd		Dominic Cryer (uncredited)
Crowd		James Brett (uncredited)
Crowd		Stephen Bacon (uncredited)
(extra)		Karl Greenwood (uncredited)
Crowd		Pete Russell (uncredited)
Crowd		John Waudby (uncredited)
Crowd		Bryan Richards (uncredited)
Crowd		Marco Magnani (uncredited)
Crowd		Zac Eisen (uncredited)
Crowd		Ric Chapman (uncredited)
Crowd		Jamie Mellor (uncredited)
Crowd		Russell Honeywell (uncredited)
Crowd		Nikki McFarland (uncredited)
Crowd		Athena Blay (uncredited)
Crowd		Sarah Roberts (uncredited)
Crowd		Kate Robinson (uncredited)
Crowd		Lucy La Vey (uncredited)
Crowd		Joanne Robinson (uncredited)
Urchin		Thomas Bendikas (uncredited)
Urchin		Richard Stott (uncredited)
Urchin		Hope Yeomans (uncredited)
Horse Handler		John Rose (uncredited)
Chamberlain Man		Robert Tunnicliff (uncredited)
Chamberlain Man		Karl King (uncredited)
Chamberlain Man		Mark Mansi (uncredited)
Chamberlain Man		Tom Laverton (uncredited)
Chamberlain Man		Adam Warwicker (uncredited)
Chamberlain Man		Ros Rowsell (uncredited)
Chamberlain Man		Martin Colton (uncredited)
Chamberlain Man		Michael Vakalis (uncredited)
Chamberlain Man		Andy Gill (uncredited)
Chamberlain Man		Chris Sutton (uncredited)
Chamberlain Man		Tommy Maxwell (uncredited)
Chamberlain Man		Mark Gregory (uncredited)
Audience		Colin Calton (uncredited)
Audience		Steve Walden (uncredited)
Audience		Andy Elvin (uncredited)
Audience		Man Poole (uncredited)
Audience		David Bailey (uncredited)
Audience		Steve Whaites (uncredited)
Audience		Paul Wiggins (uncredited)
Audience		Alex Dillow (uncredited)
Audience		Joanna Brown (uncredited)
Audience		Suzanne Fredericks (uncredited)
Audience		Lesley Dring (uncredited)
Audience		Susanna Tookey (uncredited)
Audience		Vanessa Bailey (uncredited)
Audience		Diana Clay (uncredited)
Audience		Samantha Link (uncredited)
Audience		Will Downie (uncredited)
Audience		Paul Bellamy (uncredited)
Audience		Emily Biles (uncredited)
Audience		Gerald Bowman (uncredited)
Audience		Richard Daniels (uncredited)
Audience		Christopher Hogben (uncredited)
Audience		Terry Mockler (uncredited)
Audience		Gemma Nicholls (uncredited)
Audience		Matthew Rouse (uncredited)
Audience		Joanne Symon (uncredited)
Audience		Peter Wood (uncredited)
Audience		Philip Gould (uncredited)
Audience		Phillipa Burt (uncredited)
Audience		Tom Sanderson (uncredited)
Audience		Thomas Buchanan (uncredited)
Audience		Jeremy Holdcroft (uncredited)
Audience		Robin Beer (uncredited)
Audience		Max Underwood (uncredited)
Audience		Phil K-Dobson (uncredited)
Audience		Katie Russell (uncredited)
Audience		Shirley Gillespie (uncredited)
Audience		Nicci Brighten (uncredited)
Audience		Beth Partridge (uncredited)
Audience		Michelle Leaver (uncredited)
Audience		Lorraine Leaver (uncredited)
Audience		Dennis Morgan (uncredited)
Audience		Robin Phillips (uncredited)
Audience		Dominic Cryer (uncredited)
Audience		Paul Bateman (uncredited)
Audience		James Brett (uncredited)
Audience		Stephen Bacon (uncredited)
Audience		Pete Russell (uncredited)
Audience		John Waudby (uncredited)
Audience		Bryan Richards (uncredited)
Audience		Marco Magnani (uncredited)
Audience		Zac Eisen (uncredited)
Audience		Ric Chapman (uncredited)
Audience		Jamie Mellor (uncredited)
Audience		Russell Honeywell (uncredited)
Audience		Nikki McFarland (uncredited)
Audience		Athena Blay (uncredited)
Audience		Sarah Roberts (uncredited)
Audience		Kate Robinson (uncredited)
Audience		Lucy La Vey (uncredited)
Audience		Joanne Robinson (uncredited)
Audience		Michael Wallace (uncredited)
Audience		Paul Vigrass (uncredited)
Audience		Michael Martin (uncredited)
Audience		Alexander Barnes (uncredited)
Audience		John Rayment (uncredited)
Audience		Spencer Lovell (uncredited)
Audience		Michael Barber (uncredited)
Audience		Pascal Molliere (uncredited)
Audience		Eugene Wood (uncredited)
Audience		Demetrius Couppis (uncredited)
Audience		Jo MacCrimmon (uncredited)
Audience		Paula Jones (uncredited)
Audience		Susan Hallett (uncredited)
Audience		Ruth Adams (uncredited)
Audience		Janet Kendall (uncredited)
Audience		Samantha Harrington (uncredited)
Audience		Bella Sabbagh (uncredited)
Audience		Kimberley Wyld (uncredited)
Audience		Zoe Jefferies (uncredited)
Audience		Anne Edwards (uncredited)
Audience		Hal Benson (uncredited)
Audience		Muriel Smith (uncredited)
Audience		Hugh Holman (uncredited)
Audience		Nigel Allen (uncredited)
Audience		Jamie Lee (uncredited)
Audience		Carl Taggart (uncredited)
Audience		Alllan Jones (uncredited)
Audience		Andrew Ellis (uncredited)
Audience		Charles de Paula (uncredited)
Audience		Andy Watts (uncredited)
Audience		Kris Williams (uncredited)
Audience		Robert O'Neil (uncredited)
Audience		Jade Culpit (uncredited)
Audience		Louise Harrison (uncredited)
Audience		Anna Rudolph (uncredited)
Audience		Nina Huggett (uncredited)
Audience		Suzanne Downes (uncredited)
Crowd		Michael Wallace (uncredited)
Crowd		Paul Vigrass (uncredited)
Crowd		Michael Martin (uncredited)
Crowd		Alexander Barnes (uncredited)
Crowd		John Rayment (uncredited)
Crowd		Spencer Lovell (uncredited)
Crowd		Michael Barber (uncredited)
Crowd		Pascal Molliere (uncredited)
Crowd		Eugene Wood (uncredited)
Crowd		Demetrius Couppis (uncredited)
Crowd		Jo MacCrimmon (uncredited)
Crowd		Paula Jones (uncredited)
Crowd		Susan Hallett (uncredited)
Crowd		Diana Clay (uncredited)
Crowd		Ruth Adams (uncredited)
Crowd		Janet Kendall (uncredited)
Crowd		Gina Murphy (uncredited)
Crowd		Bella Sabbagh (uncredited)
Hand double for Shakespeare		Peter McKinstry (uncredited)
Passer		Tom Sanderson (uncredited)
Passer		Thomas Buchanan (uncredited)
Passer		Jeremy Holdcroft (uncredited)
Passer		Robin Beer (uncredited)
Passer		Max Underwood (uncredited)
Passer		Phil K-Dobson (uncredited)
Passer		Katie Russell (uncredited)
Passer		Shirley Gillespie (uncredited)
Passer		Nicci Brighten (uncredited)
Passer		Beth Partridge (uncredited)
Bedlam Inmate		Adrian Ledbury (uncredited)
Bedlam Inmate		Chris Mahoney (uncredited)
Bedlam Inmate		Simon Lewis (uncredited)
Bedlam Inmate		Chris Lubus (uncredited)
Bedlam Inmate		John Mallon (uncredited)
Posh Double		Tom Sanderson (uncredited)
Posh Double		Thomas Buchanan (uncredited)
Posh Double		Jeremy Holdcroft (uncredited)
Posh Double		Robin Beer (uncredited)
Posh Double		Max Underwood (uncredited)
Posh Double		Phil K-Dobson (uncredited)
Posh Double		Katie Russell (uncredited)
Posh Double		Shirley Gillespie (uncredited)
Posh Double		Nicci Brighten (uncredited)
Posh Double		Beth Partridge (uncredited)
Posh Double		Michelle Leaver (uncredited)
Posh Double		Nikki McFarland (uncredited)
Trumpeter		Rob Brinton (uncredited)
Trumpeter		John Walker (uncredited)
Double for Dick		Joseph Lippiatt (uncredited)
Queen Guard		Richard Manlove (uncredited)
Queen Guard		Rob Grundy (uncredited)
Queen Guard		Dale Mullins (uncredited)
(extra)		Scott Baker (uncredited)
(extra)		Adam Sweet (uncredited)
(extra)		Marc Llewellyn-Thompson (uncredited)
ADR		Richard Tunesi (uncredited)
ADR		Daryl Adcock (uncredited)
ADR		Lindsay Hollingsworth (uncredited)
ADR		Nicholas Wilkes (uncredited)
ADR		Hannah Welch (uncredited)
ADR		Gayle Spedding (uncredited)
ADR		Nicholas Cater (uncredited)
ADR		Viv Youell (uncredited)
ADR		Paula Keogh (uncredited)
ADR		Paul Sparrowham (uncredited)
ADR		Wendi Sheard (uncredited)
ADR		Paul Ganney (uncredited)
ADR		Stephen Bracken-Keogh (uncredited)

Production Team
Writer		Gareth Roberts
Director		Charles Palmer
Producer		Phil Collinson
Executive Producer		Russell T Davies
Executive Producer		Julie Gardner
Production Unit Manager		Patrick Schweitzer
Director of Photography		Ernie Vincze BSC
Production Designer		Edward Thomas
Editor		Matthew Tabern
Prosthetics		Millennium FX
Special Effects		Any Effects
Visual Effects Designer		The Mill
Visual Effects Producer		Will Cohen
Visual Effects Producer		Marie Jones
Visual Effects Supervisor		Dave Houghton
Incidental Music		Murray Gold
Make-up Designer		Barbara Southcott
Costume Designer		Louise Page
Sound Recordist		Julian Howarth
Production Accountant		Endaf Emyr Williams
Production Executive		Julie Scott
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		Sarah Davies
Location Manager		Gareth Skelding
Unit Manager		Rhys Griffiths
Production Coordinator		Jess van Niekerk
Production Secretary		Kevin Myers
Production Assistant		Debi Griffiths
Production Runner		Siân Eve Goldsmith
Floor Runner		Barry Phillips
Contracts Assistant		Kath Blackman
Continuity		Non Eleri Hughes
Script Editor		Simon Winstone
Camera Operator		Julian Barber
Focus Puller		Steve Rees
Camera Operator (2nd Unit)		Steven Hall
Grip		John Robinson
Boom Operator		Jeff Welch
Gaffer		Mark Hutchings
Best Boy		Peter Chester
Stunt coordinator		Tom Lucy
Stunt coordinator		Crispin Layfield
Wires		Bob Schofield
Chief Supervising Art Director		Stephen Nicholas
Art Dept Production Manager		Jonathan Marquand Allison
Art Department Coordinator		Matthew North
Chief Props Master		Adrian Anscombe
Supervising Art Director		Arwel Wyn Jones
Associate Designer		James North
Set Decorator		David Morison
Standby Art Director		Tim Dickel
Design Assistant		Peter McKinstry
Design Assistant		Ben Austin
CYFLE Trainee		Jon Grundon
Standby Props		Phil Shellard
Standby Props		Clive Clarke
Standby Carpenter		Paul Jones
Standby Painter		Ellen Woods
Standby Rigger		Bryan Griffiths
Property Master		Phil Lyons
Props Buyer		Catherine Samuel
Senior Props Maker		Barry Jones
Props Maker		Penny Howarth
Props Maker		Mark Cordory
Props Maker		Nick Robatto
Construction Manager		Matthew Hywel-Davies
Construction Chargehand		Allen Jones
Graphics		BBC Wales Graphics
Asst Costume Designer		Marnie Ormiston
Costume Supervisor		Lindsay Bonaccorsi
Costume Assistant		Sheelagh O'Marah
Costume Assistant		Kirsty Wilkinson
Make-Up Artist		Pam Mullins
Make-Up Artist		Steve Smith
Make-Up Artist		John Munro
Casting Associate		Andy Brierley
Assistant Editor		Ceres Doyle
Post Production Supervisor		Samantha Hall
Post Production Supervisor		Chris Blatchford
Post Production Coordinator		Marie Brown
Special Effects Coordinator		Ben Ashmore
Special Effects Supervisor		Paul Kelly
Prosthetics Designer		Neill Gorton
Prosthetics Supervisor		Rob Mayor
Online Editor		Matthew Clarke
Colourist		Mick Vincent
3D Artist		Nick Webber
3D Artist		Chris Tucker
3D Artist		Andy Guest
3D Artist		Bruce Magroune
2D Artist		Sara Bennett
2D Artist		Melissa Butler-Adams
2D Artist		Russell Horth
2D Artist		Bryan Bartlett
2D Artist		Joseph Courtis
2D Artist		Adam Rowland
Visual Effects Coordinator		Jenna Powell
Visual Effects Coordinator		Rebecca Johnson
Digital Matte Painter		Alex Fort
Digital Matte Painter		Simon Wicker
On Set Visual FX Supervisor		Barney Curnow
Dubbing Mixer		Tim Ricketts
Supervising Sound Editor		Paul McFadden
Sound Editor		Doug Sinclair
Sound FX Editor		Paul Jefferies
Finance Manager		Chris Rogers
in association with the		Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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