Doctor Who Guide: The Star Beast

Last updated 23 March 2024

The Star Beast

Series Episode Number: 872

World Premiere: Sat 25 Nov 2023 - 6:32pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 57 minutes 8 seconds

7.61 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 84 (UK)

Audience Share: 44.3% (UK)
Chart Position: 10 () (UK)

The Doctor is caught in a fight to the death as a spaceship crash-lands in London. But as the battle wreaks havoc, destiny is converging on the Doctor’s old friend, Donna.

Characters
The Doctor		David Tennant
Donna Noble		Catherine Tate
Rose Noble		Yasmin Finney
Shaun Temple		Karl Collins
BBC Reporter		Matt Green
Colonel Chan		Jamie Cho
Shirley Bingham		Ruth Madeley
Lad 1		Harley McEvilly
Lad 2		Max Fincham
Sylvia Noble		Jacqueline King
Fudge Merchandani		Dara Lall
The Meep		Cecily Fay
Wrarth Warrior		Robert Strange
Wrarth Warrior		Stephen Love
Wrarth Warrior		Jordan Benjamin
Wrarth Warrior		Vassili Psaltopoulos
Soldier		Isabella Carey
Major Singh		Ronak Patani
Voice of Zogroth		Ned Porteous
Voice of Zreeg		John Hopkinson
Chief Technician		Anna Martine Freeman
Sergeant		Archie Backhouse
Meep (Voice)		Miriam Margolyes
Stunts		Ben Ashley
Stunts		George Surrey
Stunts		Jake Osborn
Stunts		Renato Gjini
Stunts		Elizabeth Donker Curtius
Stunts		James Grogan
Stunts		Rob Jarman
Stunts		Gary Grundy
Stunts		Joel Conlan
Stunts		Ross Upton
Stunts		Gary Hoptrough
Stunts		Kim McGarrity
Stunts		Sarah Lochlan
Stunts		George Harris
Stunts		Marlow Warrington-Mattei
Stunts		Steve Whitley
Stunts		Matt Sherren
Stunts		Tom Hatt
Stunts		Paul Bailey
Stunts		Jack Jagodka

Production Team
Writer		Russell T Davies
From a story by		Pat Mills
From a story by		Dave Gibbons
Director		Rachel Talalay
Producer		Vicki Delow
Executive Producer		Julie Gardner
Executive Producer		Jane Tranter
Executive Producer		Joel Collins
Executive Producer		Phil Collinson
Casting Director		Andy Pryor CDG
Music By		Murray Gold
Editor		Will Oswald
Director of Photography		Matt Gray
Production Designer		Phil Sims
Costume Designer		Pam Downe
Hair & Make-up Designer		Claire Williams
Financial Controller		Dyfed Thomas
Line Producer		Mark Devlin
Production Executive		Steffan Morris
Head of Production		Alex Protherough
Production Executive For BBC Studios		John Hamer
Executive Producer for the BBC		Rebecca Ferguson
Commissioning Editor For The BBC		Lindsay Salt
Co-Producer		Ellen Marsh
Script Editor		Scott Handcock
Colourist		Gareth Spensley
VFX Producer		Will Cohen
Post Production Producer		Ceres Doyle
Supervising Location Manager		Iwan Roberts
Sound Recordist		Alex Thompson
Dubbing Mixer		Paul McFadden
Stunt coordinator		Derek Lea
Creature Choreographer		Paul Kasey
Dialect Coach		Marilyn Le Conte
First Assistant Director		Scott Bates
2nd Assistant Director		Lauren Pate
2nd Assistant Director		Charlie Campbell
3rd Assistant Director		Jennifer Day
Floor Runner		Jac Lewis
Floor Runner		Saad Mohamed
Floor Runner		Jamal Price
Floor Runner		George Cheetham
Floor Runner		Helen Langford
Production Manager		Delmi Thomas
Production Coordinator		Sandra Cosfeld
Assistant Production Coordinator		Liam Hobbs
Production Secretary		Florence Trott
Production Secretary		Chris Harkus
Production Secretary		Adam Byard
Executive Producer		Russell T Davies
Production Office Runner		Danilo Van-Der Nguyen
Production Office Runner		Lisa Elena Williams
Director's Assistant		Daniella Wilson
Creative Coordinator		Fabia Sinigaglia
Assistant		Dee Brooker
Assistant		Kaleigh O'Boyle
Assistant		Joshua MG Thomas
Location Manager		Daniel Wellstead
Location Manager		Hollie Voice
Location Manager		Darren Pratt
Assistant Location Manager		Alex Moore
Unit Manager		Kyle Yates
Unit Manager		Paul Milligan
Assistant Unit Manager		Tom Chalkley
Location Assistant		Shuaib Said
Location Assistant		Victoria Louise Jolliffe
Studio Manager		Richard Balshaw
Assistant Accountant		Greg Robinson
Assistant Accountant		Devon Anscombe
Assistant Accountant		Aimee Bond
Assistant Accountant		Laura Gardner
Cashier		Joseff Thomas
Camera Operator		Martin Stephens
Focus Puller		Martin Payne
Focus Puller		Jonathan Vidgen
Clapper Loader		Sophie Hardcastle
Clapper Loader		Sarah MacLeod
Camera Trainee		Elesha Penderson
Camera Trainee		Kudzai Dzokamushure
Digital Imaging Technician		Nick Everett
Data Manager		Dave Buckley
Key Grip		Bobby Williams
Grip		Ken Hodgson
Grip Trainee		Alexander Jones
Grip Trainee		Rhys Jones
Grip Trainee		Emily Badger-Knight
Script Supervisor		Lucy Dews
Script Supervisor		Ines Mayorga
1st Assistant Sound		James Bowen
1st Assistant Sound		Angharad Evans
Gaffer		Paul Jarvis
Rigger Gaffer		Pete Chester
Best Boy		Chris Kiley
Lighting Rigger		Paul Davies
Desk Operator		Alan Tippetts
Rigging Desk Operator		Pete Davies
Electrician		Scott Smallwood
Electrician		Andrew Truckle
Electrician		Andy Green
Electrician		Sion Davies
Supervising Art Director		Robyn Paiba
Senior Art Director		Crissy Howes
Senior Art Director		Gareth Cousins
Senior Art Director		David Weare
Art Director		Kartik Kundan Nagar
Art Director		Hattie Gent
Prop Art Director		Michael Van Kestteren
Assistant Art Director		Hakan Yoruk
Assistant Art Director		Eleri LLoyd
Standby Art Director		Ifan Lewis Lewis
Set Decorator		Kate Guyan
Producer		Chris May
Assistant Set Decorator		Josie Martin
Assistant Set Decorator		Verity Scott
Production Buyer		Helen O'Leary
Action Props Buyer		Tara Lily Johnston
Assistant Buyer		Taymar Lee
Assistant Buyer		Camilla Blair
Petty Cash Buyer		Billie Blue Williams
Assistant Buyer		Lois Drage
Draughtsman		Matt Sanders
Junior Draughtperson		Lucia Heseltine
Junior Draughtperson		Ella Farndon
Junior Draughtperson		Katja Allen-Kormylo
Art Department Coordinator		Jason Davies-Redgrave
Art Department Assistant		Sam Hanson
Storyboard		Mike Collins
Storyboard		Adam Prescott
Props Master		Nick Thomas
Props Chargehand		Stuart Rankmore
Standby Props		Philip Bull
Standby Props		Jonathan Barclay
Prop Hand		Declan Petryna
Prop Hand		Atiff Tahir
Prop Hand		Calvin Evans
Prop Hand		Ingo Hans
Prop Hand		John Thomas
Prop Hand		Joseph Craig
Prop Hand		Ieuan Parker
Prop Hand		Ifan Ramage
Practical Electrician		Phillip Jones
Storeman		Charlie Malik
Trainee Storeman		Kristan Mcdonald
Prop Driver		Mark Herbert
Standby Painter		Jessie Thomas
Graphic Designer		Stephen Fielding
Assistant Graphic Designer		Sophie Cowdrey
Graphics Assistant		Aled Llyr Griffiths
Prop Modeller HOD		Barry Jones
Modeller		Grant Humberstone
Modeller		Paul Mazonas
Modeller		Stephanie Howell
Modeller		Penny Howarth
Modeller		Valma Hiblen
Fabrication Buyer		Hester Haslett-Venus
Rigging		Shadow Scaffolding
Standby Rigger		Alex Herbert
Standby Rigger		Michael Boulton
Construction		4Wood
Project Manager Construction Managers		James Thorne
Construction Manager		Brian Jones
Construction Manager		Steve Jackson
HOD Scenic Artist Hod Sculptor		Neil Morris
HOD Sculptor		Pete Mitchell
Construction Buyer/coordinator		Lottie Ashley
Fabricator		Konstantinos Grigoriadis
Standby Carpenter		Will Pope
HOD Scenic		Jody Raynes
Special Effects		Real SFX
Sfx Supervisor		Danny Hargreaves
Sfx Assistant/prep Supervisor		Arran Glassar
Sfx Floor Supervisor		Tom Vincent
Assistant Costume Designer		Ros Marshall
Costume Design Assistant		Rosalie Tyack
Costume Supervisor		Laura Baker
Costume Coordinator		Charlotte Godfrey
Principal Costume Standbys		Kitty Carin-Boyd
Principal Costume Standbys		Leila Headon
Crowd Costume		Nadia Cucinella
Costume Artist		Heather Waterton
Costume Maker		Issy Lawrence
Costume Maker		Jessica Hardy
Costume Maker		Hannah Carey
Costume Trainees		Lizzie Doody
Make-Up Artist		Sammy-Jo Webb-Edwards
Hair & Make-up Supervisor		Clarice Gill
Senior Hair & Make-up Artist		Juliet Ireland
Senior Hair & Make-up Artist		Sarah Davies
Personal Make-up Artist To David Tennant		Stevie Smith
Junior Hair & Make-up Artist		Stuart Cheadle
Junior Hair & Make-up Artist		Kate Rawsthorne
Trainee Hair & Make-up Artist		Sammy Vanstone
Creature FX		Millennium FX
Creature FX Designer		Neill Gorton
Creature F Supervisors		Rob Mayor
Creature F Supervisors		Kate Walshe
Project Coordinator		Sharna Rothwell
Project Coordinator		Rachel Gatt
Supervising Sculptor		Chris Goodman
Animatronic Engineer		Adam Keenan
Creature Fx Technician		Darren Robinson
Creature Fx Technician		Loren Clark
Creature Fx Technician		Natasha Jiggins
Creature Fx Technician		Camille Delattre
Creature Fx Technician		Samantha Digiuseppe
Creature Fx Technician		Anthony Davies
Creature Fx Technician		Trudy Mostyn Mortimer
Administration For Millennium Fx		Martina Skokova
Transport Manager		Julian Binning
Unit Driver		Paul Watkins
Unit Driver		Jolyon Davey
Unit Driver		Steve Darwent
Unit Driver		Richard Hunt
Unit Driver		Haider Shahab
Hod Health & Safety, Medical & Covid		John Fillingham
Assistant Safety Manager		Terry Davies
Covid Coordinator		Leah Corcoran
Covid Assistant		Ilona Tigere
Medic		Gareth Silcox
Medic		Laura Hinton
Medic		Robert Fillingham
Medic		Todd Daly
Medic		Andy Raynor
Catering		Antonio's Tv And
Facilities		Ap Transport
Facilities		Bob Gurney
Facilities		Richard Gurney
Casting Associate		Ri McDaid-Wren
Casting Assistant		Ray Böhm
First Assistant Editor		Emily Lawrence
First Assistant Editor		Lucy Harris
2nd Assistant Editor		Joseph Keirle
Assembly Editor		Hayley Williams
VFX Editor		Matt Nathan
Vfx Editor Trainee		Catrin Rees
Vfx Temp Editor		Alastair Gray
Post Production Supervisor		Liv Duffin
Audio Post		Bang Post Production
Sound Designer		Rob Ireland
Dialogue & Adr Editor		Matthew Cox
Crowd Adr		Wild Adr
Foley Artist		Gareth Rhys Jones
Foley Editor		Nathan Palmer
Foley Mixer		Jamie Talbutt
VFX Supervisor		Dan May
VFX Supervisor		Tom Raynor
VFX On Set Supervisor		Sean Varney
VFX On Set Supervisor		Daniel Roberts
VFX Line Producer		Liam Tully
VFX Coordinator		Sian Reynish
VFX Coordinator		Livvy Edwards
Data Wrangler		Hattie Williams
Data Wrangler		Benjamin-Martyn Wheeler
VFX Assistant		Sarah-Hoor Aboubakar
Creature Design, Concept Art,		Painting Practice
Vfx Art Director		Alex Woodward
CG Supervisor		Graeme Mcdougall
Previs Supervisor		Fernando Maranon Garcia
Previs / Postvis Artist		Fernando Garcia-Soto Pascual
Previs / Postvis Artist		Daniel Komosny
Previs / Postvis Artist		Paulo Rui Figueiredo
3D Generalist		Razvan Rotaru
Junior Previs Artist		Grégoire Deranville
Junior 3d Unreal Artist		Ethan Hanbury
Concept Artist		Nandor Moldovan
Junior Concept Artist		Maxime Ferlin
Motion Graphics Designer		Sabine Bein
Head Of Production For Painting Practice		Benjamin Jenkins
Creative Director For Painting Practice		Erica Mcewan
Visual Effects		Untold Studios
CG Supervisor		Clement Granjon
Compositing Supervisor		Scott Simmonds
Animation Supervisor		Tim Van Hussen
Executive Producer		Genevieve Mcmahon
VFX Producer		Hannah Lewis
VFX Producer		Ellie Joseph
VFX Coordinator		Tania Garcia Ayala
VFX Coordinator		Hannah Grun
VFX Editor		Brandon Thomas
VFX Editor		Jessie Atkinson
VFX Lead		Evelina Dalin
Head of VFX		Jon Wood
VFX Artist		Alex Doyle
VFX Artist		Cristina Serreli
VFX Artist		Ed Turvey
VFX Artist		Luke Warpus
VFX Artist		Anand Balasubramaniam
VFX Artist		Tom Di Stasio
VFX Artist		Heidi Dahle
VFX Artist		Daniel Weiss
VFX Artist		Harry Mccusker-Bland
VFX Artist		Pawan Randive
VFX Artist		Chloe Dawe
VFX Artist		Philippe Moine
VFX Artist		Roman Sotola
VFX Artist		Aimee Westley
VFX Artist		Clara Parati
VFX Artist		Jinhui Wang
VFX Artist		Mauro Giacomazzo
VFX Artist		Emine Arkin
VFX Artist		Flint Kuijkens
VFX Artist		Natasha Santiparp
VFX Artist		Clara Malleviale
VFX Artist		Lewie Hodd
VFX Artist		Suvi Jokiniemi
VFX Artist		Shariq Altaf
VFX Artist		Henrik Holmberg
VFX Artist		Paul Stirling
VFX Artist		David Svenvall
VFX Artist		Steven Boden
VFX Artist		Roberto Valent
VFX Artist		Ellie Risdon
VFX Artist		Justin Braun
VFX Artist		Rachel Bosc-Bierne
VFX Artist		Kristin Kaas Lutsberg
VFX Artist		Joe Kane
VFX Artist		Vlad Pascanu
VFX Artist		Georgios Kyparrisous
VFX Artist		Amy Reid
VFX Artist		Mohammed Mouzi
VFX Artist		Lynn Dekker
VFX Artist		Ria Banerjee
VFX Artist		Julie Cruette
VFX Artist		Ivona Ivanova
VFX Artist		Antoine Mariez
VFX Artist		Henry Affonso
VFX Artist		Tiago Pereira
VFX Artist		Manon Cauzid
Online Editor		Christine Kelly
Online Editor		Geraint Pari Huws
Music performed by		BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Music Orchestrated by		Alistair King
Music Conducted by		Alistair King
Music Mixed By		Jake Jackson
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Title Sequence		Printing Practice
Title Sequence		Realtime Visualisation
Meep and Wrarth created by		Pat Mills
Meep and Wrarth created by		Dave Gibbons

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