Doctor Who Guide: The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky

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The Poison Sky

Series Episode Number: 743

World Premiere: Sat 3 May 2008 - 6:19pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 30 May 2008 - 9:00pm EDT [SyFy: East Coast Feed]
Running Time: 44 minutes 40 seconds

6.53 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 88 (UK)

Audience Share: 34.29% (UK)
Chart Position: 18 () (UK)

Recorded on Tue 23 Oct 2007 in Upper Boat Studios at these locations

Characters include uncredited
The Doctor		David Tennant
Donna Noble		Catherine Tate
Martha Jones		Freema Agyeman
Rose Tyler		Billie Piper
Wilfred Mott		Bernard Cribbins
Sylvia Noble		Jacqueline King
Luke Rattigan		Ryan Sampson
Colonel Mace		Rupert Holliday Evans
General Staal		Christopher Ryan
Commander Skorr		Dan Starkey
Private Harris		Clive Standen
Private Gray		Wesley Theobald
Ross Jenkins		Christian Cooke
Student		Leeshon Alexander
Student		Meryl Fernandes
Captain Price		Biddy Hodson
Herself		Kirsty Wark
US Newsreader		Lachele Carl

Production Team
Writer		Helen Raynor
Director		Douglas Mackinnon
Producer		Susie Liggat
Executive Producer		Phil Collinson
Executive Producer		Russell T Davies
Executive Producer		Julie Gardner
Production Manager		Debbi Slater
Director of Photography		Rory Taylor
Production Designer		Edward Thomas
Editor		Mike Hopkins
Prosthetics		Millennium FX
Special Effects		Any Effects
Visual Effects		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		Brian Milliken
Production Accountant		Oliver Ager
Production Executive		Julie Scott
Casting Director		Andy Pryor CDG
Title Music		Ron Grainer
With thanks to		BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Sontarans created by		Robert Holmes
First Assistant Director		Francesco Reidy
Second Assistant Director		Jennie Fava
Third Assistant Director		Sarah Davies
Location Manager		Jonathan Allott
Production Coordinator		Jess van Niekerk
Assistant Production Coordinator		Debi Griffiths
Production Secretary		Kevin Myers
Production Runner		Nicola Brown
Floor Runner		Andy Newbery
Continuity		Non Eleri Hughes
Script Editor		Nikki Smith
Camera Operator		James Moss
Focus Puller		Steve Rees
Grip		John Robinson
Boom Operator		Jeff Welch
Gaffer		Mark Hutchings
Best Boy		Peter Chester
Stunt coordinator		Tom Lucy
Choreographer		Ailsa Berk
Chief Supervising Art Director		Stephen Nicholas
Art Dept Production Manager		Jonathan Allison
Supervising Art Director		Arwel Wyn Jones
Associate Designer		James North
Art Department Coordinator		Amy Pope
Set Decorator		Joelle Rumbelow
Props Buyer		Sue Jackson Potter
Standby Art Director		Alexandra Merchant
Standby Props		Phil Shellard
Standby Props		Nick Murray
Standby Carpenter		Will Pope
Standby Painter		Ellen Woods
Standby Rigger		Keith Freeman
Props Master		Paul Aitken
Chief Props Maker		Barry Jones
Props Maker		Penny Howarth
Construction Manager		Matthew Hywel-Davies
Graphics		BBC Wales Graphics
Costume Supervisor		Lindsay Bonaccorsi
Assistant Costume Designer		Rose Goodhart
Costume Assistant		Barbara Harrington
Costume Assistant		Louise Martin
Make-Up Artist		Pam Mullins
Make-Up Artist		Steve Smith
Make-Up Artist		John Munro
Casting Associate		Andy Brierley
Casting Associate		Amy Rogers
Visual Effects Editor		Ceres Doyle
Post Production Supervisor		Chris Blatchford
Post Production Supervisor		Samantha Hall
Post Production Coordinator		Marie Brown
Special FX Coordinator		Ben Ashmore
Special FX Supervisor		Danny Hargreaves
Prosthetics Designer		Neill Gorton
Prosthetics Supervisor		Rob Mayor
Prosthetics Technician		Helen Rowe
Prosthetics Technician		Lenny Sant
Online Editor		Matthew Clarke
Online Editor		Mark Bright
Colourist		Mick Vincent
3D Artist		Serena Cacciato
3D Artist		Nick Webber
3D Artist		Andy Guest
3D Artist		Matt McKinney
3D Artist		Jeff North
3D Artist		Chris Tucker
2D Artist		Russell Horth
2D Artist		Sara Bennett
2D Artist		Arianna Lago
2D Artist		Julie Nixon
2D Artist		Murray Barber
Digital Matte Painter		Simon Wicker
Visual Effects Coordinator		Jenna Powell
Visual Effects Coordinator		Rebecca Johnson
Dubbing Mixer		Tim Ricketts
Supervising Sound Editor		Paul McFadden
Sound FX Editor		Paul Jefferies
Finance Manager		Chris Rogers

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