Doctor Who Guide: The Story & the Engine

Last updated 10 May 2025

The Story & the Engine

Series Episode Number: 889

World Premiere: Sat 10 May 2025 - 8:00am BST [iPlayer Debut] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 47 minutes 8 seconds

In Lagos, the mysterious Barber reigns supreme. The Doctor discovers a world where stories have power, but can he stop the Spider and its deadly web of revenge?

Characters
The Doctor		Ncuti Gatwa
Belinda Chandra		Varada Sethu
Omo Esosa		Sule Rimi
The Barber		Ariyon Bakare
Rashid Abubakar		Stefan Adegbola
Tunde Adebayo		Jordan Adene
Obioma Okoli		Michael Balogun
Abena		Michelle Asante
Paramedic		Simon Bailey
Consultant		Adrian Pang
Patient		Tessa Bell-Briggs
Mrs Flood		Anita Dobson
Market Seller		Inua Ellams
Security Guard		Funmi James
Poppy		Sienna-Robyn Mavanga-Phipps
The Doctor		Jo Martin
Stunts		Paul Joseph

Production Team
Writer		Inua Ellams
Director		Makalla McPherson
Producer		Vicki Delow
Executive Producer		Russell T Davies
Executive Producer		Julie Gardner
Executive Producer		Jane Tranter
Executive Producer		Joel Collins
Executive Producer		Phil Collinson
Production Executive For BBC Studios		John Hamer
Brand Director For The BBC		Vanessa Hamilton
Production Finance Manager		Sean Kenneally
Finance Director		Mary Furlong
Senior Business Affairs and Legal Executive		Ifty Khan
Head of Legal and Business Affairs		Beth Wyllie
Junior Production Executive		Charlotte Cox
Production Executive		Steffan Morris
Director of Production		Emily Russell
Casting Director		Andy Pryor CDG
Music By		Murray Gold
Editor		Carly Brown
Director of Photography		Ashley Barron
Production Designer		Phil Sims
Costume Designer		Pam Downe
Hair & Make-up Designer		Julie Kendrick
Financial Controller		Gay Anderson
Line Producer		Angela Phillips
Co-Producer		Sharon King
Script Editor		David Cheung
Colourist		Gareth Spensley
Online Editor		Christine Kelly
VFX Producer		Anne Akande
Post Production Producer		Ceres Doyle
Supervising Location Manager		Iwan Roberts
Sound Recordist		Alex Thompson
Dubbing Mixer		Paul McFadden
Stunt coordinator		Derek Lea
Wire Supervisor		Max Schofield
Dialect Coach		Hazel Holder
Nigerian Advisor		Taiye Omokore
Medical Advisor		Matthew Casson
Medical Advisor		Saleyha Ahsan
1st Assistant Director		Kole Onis
1st Assistant Director		Dab Mumford
Second Assistant Director		Charlie Campbell
Crowd 2nd Assistant Director		Rosey-Pepper Mortley
Third Assistant Director		Jennifer Day
Floor Runner		Devante Fleming
Floor Runner		Micah Joshua Brown
Base Runner		Jamal Price
Floor Runner		Beyagy Demba
Floor Runner		Priyanka Rajavelu
Cast Assistant		Daniella Wilson
Cast Assistant		Catherine Allan
Production Manager		Delmi Thomas
Production Coordinator		Sandra Cosfeld
Production Coordinator		Liam Hobbs
Travel and Accomadation Coordinator		Sarah Jones
Travel and Accomadation Secretary		Adam Byard
Production Secretary		Chris Harkus
Production Secretary		Eryn Parsons
Production Office Runner		Rugie Begum
Production Office Runner		Thani J Subkhi
Production Assistant		Lisa Elena Williams
Producer's Assistant		Jamie McKee
Directors Assistant		Abdoul Razak Ceesay
Assistant		Dee Brooker
Assistant		Kaleigh O'Boyle
Assistant		Joshua MG Thomas
Assistant		Sophie-May Twose
Location Manager		Alex Moore
Assistant Location Manager		Shuaib Said
Assistant Location Manager		Misha James
Unit Manager		Kyle Yates
Location Assistant		Victoria Louise Jolliffe
Location Assistant		Josef Coombes
Location and Studio Coordinator		Gina Burke
Studio Manager		Richard Balshaw
Assiatant Studio Manager		Lloyd Di Mauro
Production Accountant		Peter Stainthorpe
Accountant		Dan Pey
Accountant		Andrew Clarke
Payroll Accountant		Aimee Bond
Payroll Accountant		Laura Gardner
Cashier		Adrienne Walker
Accounts Trainee		Hywel Williams
Accounts Trainee		Mia Chung
Camera Operator		James Chesterton
B Camera Operator		Steve Rees
Focus Puller		Jonathan Vidgen
Focus Puller		Evangeline Davies
Clapper Loader		Sarah MacLeod
Clapper Loader		Andrea Jovanovska
Central Loader		Farah Rose
Camera Trainee		Chai Lee Tan
Camera Trainee		Salma Salah
Digital Imaging Technician		Nick Everett
Data Manager		Dave Buckley
Video Operator		Christian Roberts
Video Assistant		Jamie Grant
Key Grip		Bobby Williams
Grip		Ken Hodgson
Best Boy		Moses Stringer-Ogundeji
Grip Trainee		Rhys Jones
Grip Trainee		Dominic Farquhar
Grip Trainee		Carla Martins
Assistant Script Editor		Hilla Hamdi
Script Supervisor		Nicki Coles
Scripts Supervisor Trainee		Molly Baldwin
1st Assistant Sound		James Bowen
2nd Assistant Sound		Angharad Evans
Sound Trainee		Praveen Balaganesh
Gaffer		Mark Hutchings
Rigger Gaffer		Chris Kiley
Best Boy		Gareth Sheldon
Lighting Rigger		Paul Davies
Desk Operator		Alan Tippetts
Rigging Desk Operator		Pete Davies
Electrician		Andrew Williams
Electrician		Benji Hutchings
Electrician		Jon Down
Electrician		Christian Davies
Rigging Electrician		Christopher Hughes
Rigging Electrician		Stuart Gale
Trainee Electrician		Denisa Peniuc
Series Supervising Art Director		Robyn Paiba
Block Supervising Art Director		Faye Boustead
Senior Art Director		Gareth Cousins
Art Director		Hattie Gent
Art Director		Jon Horsham
Location Art Director		Alex Stannus
Prop Art Director		Michael Van Kestteren
Assistant Art Director		Eleri LLoyd
Assistant Art Director		Alex Roberts
Assistant Art Director		David Merryweather
Standby Art Director		Brad Perry
Set Decorator		Adrian Anscombe
Senior Production Buyer		Helen O'Leary
Block Set Decorator		Holly Thurman
Assistant Set Decorator		Billie-Blue Williams
Junior Assistant Set Decorator		Camilla Blair
Set Decorating Assistant		Lois Drage
Action Props Buyer		Becky Moore
Assistant Buyer		Jac Cox
Petty Cash Buyer		Oyrania Vakoulis-Morris
Petty Cash Buyer		Llinos Jones
Draughtsperson		Katja Allen-Kormylo
Draughtsperson		Imogen Dhesi
Junior Draughtperson		Lakota Gunter
Junior Draughtperson		Diana Samuila
Junior Draughtperson		Sam Hanson
Trainee Draughtperson		Amy Maguire Lewis
Art Department Coordinator		Martin Davies-Redgrave
Art Department Assistant		Ilee Khezrzadeh
Art Department Assistant		Abbie Kenkins
Storyboard Artist		Michael Collins
Props Master		Nick Thomas
Props Chargehand		Stuart Rankmore
Props Chargehand		Ifan Ramage
Standby Props		Philip Bull
Standby Props		Jonathan Barclay
Prop Hand		John Thomas
Prop Hand		Atiff Tahir
Prop Hand		Jason White
Prop Hand		Matthew Shrimpton
Prop Hand		Scott Jones
Prop Hand		Ingo Hans
Prop Hand		Jamie Southcott
Prop Hand		Claire Stanton
Prop Hand		Tom Ludlam
Practical Electrician		Phillip Jones
Storeman		Charlie Malik
Prop Store Assistant		Stephen Bright
Junior Prophand		Jake Ireland
Prop Carpenter		Joseph Craig
Prop Painter		Maria Faurie
Standby Painter		Jessie Thomas
Graphic Designer		Stephen Fielding
Assistant Graphic Designer		Sophie Cowdrey
Junior Graphic Designer		Aled Llyr Griffiths
SAW Graphic Trainee		Danilo Van-der Nguyen
Artist		Bunmi Agusto
Prop Fabrication		Barry Jones
Modeller		Paul Mazonas
Modeller		Penny Howarth
Modeller		Stephanie Howell
Modeller		Grant Humberstone
Prop Sculptor		Valma Hiblen
Junior Fabricator		Hester Haslett-Venus
Prop Electrician		Robert Hearne
Rigging		Shadow Scaffolding
Standby Rigger		Nigel Owen
Construction Manager		Rhys Griffiths
Construction Coordinator		Ffion Roberts
HOD Carpenter		Martyn Russell
Construction Chargehand		Ashley Bullock
Construction Chargehand		Gareth Jones
Carpenter		Christopher Hawksworth
Carpenter		David Martynski
Carpenter		Dean Page
Carpenter		Harriet Jones
Carpenter		Huw Morgan
Carpenter		Jason Thomas
Carpenter		Jonathan Tylke
Carpenter		Mark Borde
Carpenter		Mikey Davies
Carpenter		Patrick Watts
Carpenter		Richard Griffiths
Carpenter		Sam Burridge
Carpenter		Samuel Riddiford
Carpenter		Scott Owen
Carpenter		Bryann Flynn
Carpenter		Paul Langley
Carpenter		Gary Kinsey
Carpenter		Craig Stanton
Carpenter		Arrian Fernee
Carpenter		David Warner
Carpenter		Ben McDonald
Carpenter		Dafydd Llewellyn Jones
Carpenter		Rhys Andrews
Improver Carpenter		Cain Griffiths
Improver Carpenter		Leon Pike
Improver Carpenter		Mike Russell
HOD Scenic Artist		Jody Raynes
Scenic Chargehand		Neill Morris
Scenic Chargehand		Sam Johnson
Scenic Chargehand		John Whalley
Scenic Artist		Inga Jastrumskaite
Scenic Artist		Mike Carter
Scenic Artist		Shane Patterson
Scenic Artist		Meg George
Scenic Artist		Cori Wright
Scenic Artist		Ieuan Jones
Scenic Artist		Clive Clarke
Scenic Improver		Luke Smith
Scenic Improver		Angharad Gwynant
Decorator		Drew Abraham
Decorator		Justin Abraham
Decorator		Michael Humphries
Decorator		Kieron Hagon
Decorator		Mark Reece
Decorator		Garry Nyhan
Sculptor		Brent Johnson
Sculptor		Joe Pearce
Standby Carpenter		Lee Hosken
Special Effects		Real SFX
Lagos Unit		Wishbones Africa
Creature FX		Millennium FX
Assistant Costume Designer		Rassa Hans
Costume Supervisor		Maria Nicholson
Costume Design Assistant		Charlotte Godfrey
Costume Design Assistant		Leila Headon
Costume Coordinator		Anthony Williams
Costume Coordinator		Rebecca Rom
Costume Truck Supervisor		Louise Kelly
Principal Costume Standbys		Kitty Carin-Boyd
Principal Costume Standbys		Michelle Victoria McGrath
Crowd Costume		Nicola Clay Vidales
Crowd Costume		Nicola Rodd
Costume Assistant		Lizzie Doody
Head Costume Cutter		Heather Waterton
Costume Cutter		Mein Roberts
Costume Maker		Issy Lawrence
Costume Maker		Jessica Hardy
Costume Maker		Hannah Carey
Costume Trainee		Harley Marie Jenkins
Costume Trainee		Hettie Kitson
Assistant Hair & Make-up Supervisor		Christelle Gbeudjeli
Crowd Hair & Make-up Supervisor		Laura Pollock
Personal Make-up Artist To Ncuti Gatwa		Linda M Brown
Key Hair and Make-up Artist		Kamanza Amihyia
Hair and Make-up Specialist		Chantelle McDonald
Hair and Make-up Specialist		Tifanny Pierre
Hair and Make-up Specialist		Jeseca Robinson
Hair and Make-up Specialist		Deborah lola
Afro Barber Specialist		Ephraim Onyegbule
Hair and Make-up Artist		Clarice Gill
Junior Hair & Make-up Artist		Hannah Knight
Trainee Hair & Make-up Artist		Lois Ilse Mae
Facilities		Ap Transport
Facilities		Bob Gurney
Facilities		Richard Gurney
Casting Associate		Becky Rossmaur
Casting Assistant		Kristian Wall
1st Assistant Editor		Emily Lawrence
1st Assistant Editor		Joseph Keirle
2nd Assistant Editor		Yas Downes
VFX Editor		Harri McAinsh
Vfx Editor Trainee		Catrin Rees
Vfx Temp Editor		Chris Thomas
Assistant Online Editor		Monika Bednarczyk
Post Production Supervisor		Louise Sutton
Post Production Coordinator		Marley McCallum
Post Production Trainee		Samuel Meller
Audio Post		Bang Post Production
Crowd Adr		Wild Adr
Series VFX Supervisor		Dave Houghton
VFX On Set Supervisor		Nicky Walsh
VFX Line Production Manager		Julia Clara Goita Manon
VFX Coordinator		Chrysti-Anne Wright
VFX Coordinator		Stephanie Kate Jones
VFX Coordinator		Tristan Griffiths
VFX Coordinator		Beth Warner
Data Wrangler		Hattie Williams
VFX Assistant		Sarah-Hoor Aboubakar
Concept Art		Painting Practice
Visual Effects		One of Us
Additional VFX		BBC Wales Graphics
Post Production Facility		Gorilla
Music performed by		BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Music Conducted by		Alistair King
Assistant to Composer		Sam Dinley
Orchestra Mixed by		Jake Jackson
Score Preperation		Dave Foster
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Featured Percussion		Richard Olatunde Baker
Music Supervisor		Ollie White
Assistant Music Supervisor		Estera Dabrowska
Music Editor		Marine Davidge
Title Sequence		Printing Practice
Title Sequence		Realtime Visualisation

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