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264) THE RETURN OF DOCTOR MYSTERIO

25 December 2016

Viewing Figure: 7.83M

Plot

The Doctor must stop brain-swapping aliens taking over New York City

Cast

Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Matt Lucas (Nardole), Justin Chatwin (Grant), Charity Wakefield (Lucy), Tomiwa Edun (Mr Brock)

Aleksandar Jovanovic (Dr Sim), Logan Hoffman (Young Grant), Daniel Lorente (Teen Grant), Sandra Teles (Reporter)

Tanroh Ishida (Operator), Vaughn Johseph (Soldier)

Crew

Steven Moffatt (Writer), Peter Bennett (Producer), Ed Bazalgette (Director)

Crispin Layfield, Derek Lea, Jo McLaren (Stunt Coordinators), Troy Kenchington, Robbie Keane, Claire Lawrence (Stunt Performers)

Bob Schofield, Max Schofield (Wires), Fletcher Rodley (1st Assistant Director), James DeHaviland (2nd Assistant Director)

Christoper J Thomas (3rd Assistant Director), Lauren Pate, Rhun Llewellyn (Assistant Directors), Iwan Roberts (Location Manager)

Beccy Jones (Unit Manager), Adam Knopf (Production Manager), Sandra Cosfield (Production Coordinator)

Nicola Chance (Assistant Production Coordinator), Virginia Bonet, Jamie Shaw (Production Assistants)

Justine Woolf (Assistant Accountant), Bethan Griffiths (Art Department Accountant), Nicki Coles (Script Supervisor)

Nick Lambon (Script Editor), Emma Genders (Assistant Script Editor), Lindsay Alford (Script Executive)

Mark McQuoid (Camera Operator), Jonathan Vidgen, Elhein De Wet (Focus Pullers), John Johnson (Grip)

Sean Cronin (Assistant Grip), Gethin Williams, Drew Marsden, Dan Patounas  (Camera Assistants),

Tam Shoring, Christopher Goding (Sound Maintenance Engineers), Mark Hutchings (Gaffer), Andy Gardiner (Best Boy)

Gawain Nash, Gareth Sheldon, Bob Milton, Sion Davies, Andrew Williams  (Electricians), Paul Spriggs (Supervising Art Director)

Christina Tom (Stand by Art Director), Adrian Anscombe (Set Decorator), Jen Saguaro (Production Buyer)

Jo Pearce, Charlotte Lailey De Ville (Prop Buyers), Kartik Nagar (Draughtsperson), Adam Pescott (Storyboard Artist)

Paul Smith (Props Master), Jamit Southcott (Prop Storeman), Darren Fereday (Concept Artist), Matt Clark (Graphic Artist)

Paul Jones (Standby Carpenter), Colin Toms (Standby Rigger), Callum Alexander (Practical Electrician)

Terry Horle (Construction Manager), Dean Tucker (Construction Chargehand), John Sinnott (Chargehand Carpenter)

Clive Clarke (Head Scenic Artist), Zoe Howerska (Assistant Costume Designer), Kat Wills (Costume Supervisor)

Rebecca Cunningham, Leila Headon, Jenny Tindle (Costume Assistants), James Spinks (Make-Up Supervisor)

Megan Bowes, Lolly Goodship (Make-Up Artists), Glyn Evans (Unit Medic), Ri McDaid-Wren (Casting Associate)

Louis Constantine (Casting Assistant), Hannah Jones (Post Production Coordinator),  Becky Trotman (Assistant Editor)

Dan Rawlings (VFX Editor), Mark Freda (Dubbing Mixer), Matthew Cox (ADR Editor), Darran Clements (Dialogue Editor)

Harry Barnes (Effects Editor), Simon Clement (Foley Editor), Meltem Baytok (Foley Artist), BBC Wales Graphics (Graphics)

Billy Hanshaw (Title Concept), Geraint Pari Huws (Online Editors), Christine Kelly (Assistant Online Editor)

Gareth Spensley (Online Editor), Gareth Spensley (Colourist), music conducted & orchestrated by Alistair King

music mixed by Jake Jackson, music recorded by Gerry O'Riordan, Ron Grainer (Original Theme Music)

with thanks to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Andy Pryor CDG (Casting Director), Gordon Ronald (Head of Production)

Tracie Simpson (Production Executive)​, Samantha Price (Post Production Supervisor), Simon Wheeler (Production Accountant)

Deian Llyr Humphreys (Sound Recordist), Hayley Nebauer (Costume Designer), Barbara Southcott (Make-Up Designer)

Murray Gold (Music), Milk, BBC Wales VFX (Visual Effects), Real SFX (Special Effects)

Millennium FX (Special Creature Effects & Prosthetics), Adam Green (Editor), Michael Pickwoad (Production Designer)

Ashley Rowe (Director of Photography), Steffan Morris (Line Producer), Steven Moffat, Brian Minchin (Executive Producers)  

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Uncredited Crew

Nikki Wilson (Producer), Gwilym Jenner, Max Webborn, Ella Morgan, Harry Bunch (Assistant Directors)

Irina Cherkelova (Production Coordinator), Pitor Perlinsky, Chris Williams, Matt Hillier, Elliot Hale, Paul Andrew (Focus Pullers)

Martyn Jones, Allan Hughes, Nicky Kostov (Grip), Sean Cronin (Grip [2nd Unit]), Jack Metcalfe, Simon Davies, Aled Roberts

Dimitar Dimitrov (Assistant Grip), Cai Thompson (Camera Assistant), Jordan Tewkesbury, Joss Colin,

Aleksander Trayanov (Sound Maintenance Engineers), Adam Chestnut, Nate Carver (Sound Maintenance Engineer [2nd Unit]), Ivo Genchev (Grip)

Penko Ivanov (Best Boy), Boyan Georgiev, Dimitar Georgiev, Delyan Matviychuk, Vassil Vassilev, Pavel Ivanov (Electricians)

Rossy Bakeva (Supervising Art Director), Mosko Massev (Prop Master), Nigel Owen, Martyn Morgan, Thomas Williams (Standby Riggers)

Edwina Jones, Angela McKenna, Gayle Woodsend, Beth Johnson, Emily Curtis, Ali Kedge, Anna Philipova (Costume Assistants)

Linda Carr, Greta Velikova (Make-Up Artists), Richie Brooks, Bryn Thomas, Borislav Trayanov (Sound Recordists)

Dom Corbisiero (Sound Recordist [2nd Unit]), Mark Waters (Director of Photography)

Mark McQuoid, Trevelyan Oliver (Director of Photography [2nd Unit]), Iliya Sotirov (Line Producer)

Broadcast

Filming Locations

  • BBC Roath Lock Studios: Studio 2

  • BBC Roath Lock Studios: Studio 4

  • Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Castle Grounds, Cathays Parks, Cardiff

  • BBC Roath Lock Studios: Studio 1

  • BBC Roath Lock Studios: Studio 3

  • Pobol Y Cwm Lot

  • Nu Boyana Film Studios, Cinema Centre Boyana, 1616 Sofia, Bulgaria

Deaths

  • Dr Sim [brain removed by a shoal]

  • Brock [brain removed by a shoal]

Production Days

  • 23 Days between Monday 5 September - Wednesday 16 November 2016

Production Errors

  1. There are mistakes on the map in the 100th Floor Lobby of the Harmony Shoal Office. The map is supposed to show the capitals of every country. There are quite a few errors where the capital city is incorrectly marked â€‹â€‹â€‹

Working Titles

  • [no known working titles]

Verdict

The whole episode is fun and adventurous and takes a dive into something which the show has never done before – Superheroes. Some cool ideas match the aesthetic feel of the episode and are edited well enough to make it look expensive and thrilling but the plot is not really seen until halfway through. The episode fails to mention what the aliens actually want and what they do ‘want’ is a little underplayed. The classic love story is thrown in and foreshadows the more important stuff and is so cliched it feel like everything crumbles around it. Nardole is nowhere to be seen for long periods of time and moments seem to mirror other stories. The whole thing is fine for a Christmas special and is a festive treat for any time of the year. ***

 

76) THE ARK IN SPACE

Number of Production Days: 5

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