Modern Series Episodes 169 & 170:
Ascension Of The Cybermen / The Timeless Children

Plot

The Doctor pursues Ashad, the Lone Cyberman, to the aftermath of the Great Cyberwar in the far future. There the TARDIS crew comes to the defense of a small group of human survivors, whose salvation appears to lie at the Boundary, a mysterious pathway across the universe. But the Master has subverted the Boundary, and uses it to lure the Doctor back to the ruins of Gallifrey. There he reveals that he has uncovered the secret history of the Time Lords: a hidden chronicle events that will make the Doctor question everything she's ever known about her people, and herself.

Original Transmission
1: Ascension Of The Cybermen
Date 23rd Feb 2020
Time 7.10pm
Duration 49'23"
Viewers (more) 5.0m (25th)
· BBC1/HD
   Television
   (7 days)
4.9m
   Other devices
   (7 days)
140k
   Consolidated
   (28 days)
5.6m
Appreciation 81%
2: The Timeless Children
Date 1st Mar 2020
Time 6.50pm
Duration 65'44"
Viewers (more) 4.7m (30th)
· BBC1/HD
   Television
   (7 days)
4.6m
   Other devices
   (7 days)
140k
   Consolidated
   (28 days)
5.2m
Appreciation 82%


Cast
The Doctor
Jodie Whittaker (bio)
Jo Martin (bio)
Graham O'Brien
Bradley Walsh (bio)
Ryan Sinclair
Tosin Cole (bio)
(more)
Yasmin Khan
Mandip Gill (bio)
The Master
Sacha Dhawan (bio)
Ashad
Patrick O'Kane
Ravio
Julie Graham
Ko Sharmus
Ian McElhinney
Yedlarmi
Alex Austin
Feekat
Steve Toussaint
Bescot
Rhiannon Clements
Ethan
Matt Carver
Fuskle
Jack Osborn
Brendan
Evan McCabe
Patrick
Branwell Donaghey
Meg
Orla O'Rourke
Michael
Andrew Macklin
Sergeant
Caolan Byrne
Voice of Cybermen
Nicholas Briggs
Cybermen
Matthew Rohman
Simon Carew
Jon Davey
Richard Highgate
Richard Price
Mickey Lewis
Matthew Doman
Paul Bailey
Tecteun
Seylan Baxter
Solpado
Kirsty Besterman
Judoon Captain
Paul Kasey
Voice of Judoon Captain
Nicholas Briggs


Crew
Written by
Chris Chibnall (bio)
Directed by
Jamie Magnus Stone (bio)
(more)

Series Producer
Nikki Wilson
Stunt Coordinators
Crispin Layfield
Derek Lea
Dani Biernat
Stunt Performers
Robert Pavey
Andre Layne
Karen Teoh
Chris Morrison
Rob Jarman
Matt Crook
1st Assistant Director
Christopher J Thomas
2nd Assistant Director
Mark Corden
3rd Assistant Director
Lauren Pate
Assistant Directors
Jennifer Day
Christian Jeffcoat
Assistant Director Trainee
Mathew-Lee Heath
Unit Drivers
Paul Watkins
Jolyon Davey
Steve Darwent
Location Manager
Gareth Roberts
Unit Manager
Jac Jones
Location Assistant
Kyle Yates
Production Manager
Delmi Thomas
Production Coordinator
Sandra Cosfeld
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jade Stephenson
Production Secretary
Ellie Simmons
Production Assistants
Ariana Scott
Asha Bray
Executive Assistant
Caroline Cook
1st Assistant Accountant
Debi Griffiths
Assistant Accountant
Rose Wasdell
Art Department Accountant
Hywel Thomas
Cast Payroll
Helen Searle
Camera Operator
Mark McQuoid ACO
Focus Pullers
Jonathan Vidgen
Steve Rees
Camera Assistants
Dan Patounas
Scott Waller
Gwilym Jenner
Evangeline Davies
Key Grip
John Robinson
Grip
Ash Whitfield
Grip Assistant
Steffan Allen
Apprentice Grip
Harry Spencer
Script Supervisor
Nicki Coles
Assistant Script Editor
Caroline Buckley
Sound Maintenance Engineers
Christopher Goding
Joe Malone
Gaffer
Mark Hutchings
Best Boy
Andy Gardiner
Electricians
Gawain Nash
Andrew Williams
Gareth Sheldon
Stuart Gale
Anthony Prendergast
Matthew Hutchings
Construction Art Director
Julia Jones
Art Director
Rebecca Brown
Standby Art Director
Ifan Lewis
Set Decorator
Chris House
Production Buyer
Rosy Pearce
Assistant Buyer
Billie Blue Williams
Petty Cash Buyer
Hannah Miller
Set Designers
Daniel Kennedy
Lauren Harper
Art Department Assistant
Celyn Davies
Graphics Trainee
Anya Kordecki
Prop Master
Paul Aitken
Props Chargehand
Trystan Howell
Standby Props
Matthew Ireland
2nd Standby Props
Lewis Reece
Set Dressers
Dewi Thomas
John Thomas
Anwen Haf
Tom Major
Storeman
Lucy Hammond
Workshop Manager
Mark Hill
Workshop Assistant
Chris Slocombe
Concept Artist
Louis Knight
Graphic Designer
György Simán
Head Modelmaker
Lee Radford
Prop Fabrication
Penny Howarth
Practical Electricians
Colin Newman
Lee Price
Matthew Dunford
Standby Carpenters
Robert Hearne
Colm Garrett
Rigging
Shadow Scaffolding
Standby Rigger
Alex Herbert
Construction Manager
Mark Painter
Construction Chargehands
Dean Tucker
Joseph Painter
Carpenters
Terry Horle
Campbell Fraser
Dave Quinlan
Kristian Tucker
Charlie Wright
George Rees
Jonathan Tylke
Dave Hobbs
Stephen Crump
Junior Carpenter
Matthew Painter
Construction Trainee
Marcus Scholl
Construction Driver
Darren Bousie
Construction Labourer
Jason Tylke
HOD Painter
Steve Fudge
Chargehand Painters
Mark Reece
Lloyd Reece
Scenic Artists
Rachel Willsher
Natalie Oakley
Assistant Costume Designer
Simon Marks
Costume Supervisor
Grace Brooks
Costume Assistants
Andie Mear
Ian Fowler
Chloe Gauci
Costume Trainee
Ashleigh Muza
Make-up Supervisor
Emma Cowen
Make-up Artists
Amy Riley
James Spinks
Junior Make-up Artist
Hanna Lewis-Jones
Unit Medic
Glyn Evans
Casting Associate
Ri McDaid-Wren
Casting Assistant
Ray Böhm
Business Affairs
Elaine Evans
Kyle Parsons
Steve Robson
Talent Team
Hannah Williams
Leanne Bowcott
Jeanette Sigsworth
Deborah Evans
Clare Baker
1st Assistant Editor
David SJ Davies
2nd Assistant Editor
Charlotte Baker
VFX Editor
Georgina Careless
Assistant VFX Editor
Alastair Gray
Additional VFX
BBC Wales Graphics
Zodiak VFX
Post Production Coordinator
Liv Duffin
Sound Designer
Harry Barnes
ADR Editor
Matthew Cox
Dialogue Editor
Darran Clement
Foley
Bang Post Production
Online Editor
Christine Kelly
Assistant Online Editor
Luke Stanbury
Music Recorded by
Olga FitzRoy
Music Orchestrated by
Alec Roberts
Music Mixed by
Goetz Botzenhardt
Original Theme Music by
Ron Grainer
Title Sequence & Additional VFX
Ben Pickles
Series Script Editor
Sheena Bucktowonsing
Script Editor
Fiona McAllister
Colourist
Gareth Spensley
Heads Of Production
Radford Neville
Jacquie Glanville
Production Executive
Tracie Simpson
Post Production Producer
Ceres Doyle
Production Accountant
Rhys Evans
Supervising Location Manager
Iwan Roberts
Sound Recordist
Deian Llŷr Humphreys
Dubbing Mixers
Howard Bargroff
Kiran Marshall
Visual Effects
DNEG
Special Effects
Real SFX
Creature Effects
Robert Allsopp & Associates
Cybermen created by
Kit Pedler (bio) &
Gerry Davis (bio)
Judoon created by
Russell T Davies (bio)
Casting Director
Andy Pryor CDG
Music by
Segun Akinola
Editor
Rebecca Trotman
Director Of Photography
Sam Heasman
Production Designer
Dafydd Shurmer
Costume Design & Creature Design
Ray Holman
Make-Up Designer
Claire Pritchard-Jones
Line Producer
Steffan Morris
Producer
Alex Mercer
Executive Producer for the BBC
Ben Irving
Executive Producers
Matt Strevens
Chris Chibnall (bio)

Updated 10th March 2020