Modern Series Episode 182:
The Star Beast

Plot

The TARDIS brings the Doctor to Earth, where he almost immediately runs into Donna Noble, her husband Shaun, and their daughter Rose -- just before a spaceship comes down in the middle of London. Desperate to avoid triggering the metacrisis which will inevitably cause Donna's demise, the Doctor tracks the vessel to a steelworks, where the responding UNIT soldiers are behaving very strangely. Meanwhile, an impish alien called the Meep has escaped the ship and found shelter with Rose. When the Wrarth Warriors invade the Noble residence, the Doctor may have no choice but to imperil the life of one of his best friends.

Original Transmission
Date 25th Nov 2023
Time 6.31pm
Duration 57'08"
Viewers (more) 7.6m (10th)
· BBC1/HD
   7 days 7.6m
   28 days 8.4m
Appreciation 84%


Cast
The Doctor
David Tennant (bio)
Donna Noble
Catherine Tate (bio)
Rose Noble
Yasmin Finney (bio)
(more)
Shaun Temple
Karl Collins (bio)
BBC Reporter
Matt Green
Colonel Chan
Jamie Cho
Shirley Bingham
Ruth Madeley
Lad 1
Harley McEvilly
Lad 2
Max Fincham
Sylvia Noble
Jacqueline King (bio)
Fudge Merchandani
Dara Lall
The Meep
Cecily Fay
Meep Animatronics
Brian Herring
Phill Woodfine
Wrarth Warrior 1
Robert Strange
Wrarth Warrior 2
Stephen Love
Wrarth Warrior 3
Jordan Benjamin
Wrarth Warrior 4
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
Voice of the Meep
Miriam Margolyes


Crew
Written by
Russell T Davies (bio)
From a story by
Pat Mills and
Dave Gibbons
Directed by
Rachel Talalay (bio)
(more)

Producer
Vicki Delow
Stunt Performers
Ben Ashley
Elizabeth Donker Curtius
Gary Grundy
Gary Hoptrough
George Harris
George Surrey
Jack Jagodka
Jake Osborn
James Grogan
Joel Conlan
Kim McGarrity
Marlow Warrington-Mattei
Matt Sherren
Paul Bailey
Renato Gjini
Rob Jarman
Ross Upton
Sarah Lochlan
Steve Whitley
Tom Hatt
Stunt Coordinator
Derek Lea
Creature Choreographer
Paul Kasey
Dialect Coach
Marilyn Le Conte
1st Assistant Director
Scott Bates
2nd Assistant Director
Lauren Pate
Crowd 2nd Assistant Director
Charlie Campbell
3rd Assistant Director
Jennifer Day
Floor Runner
Jac Lewis
SAW Floor Runner
Saad Mohamed
SAW Base Runner
Jamal Price
Floor Runner / Stand Ins
George Cheetham
Helen Langford
Production Manager
Delmi Thomas
Production Coordinator
Sandra Cosfeld
Assistant Production Coordinator
Liam Hobbs
Production Secretaries
Florence Trott
Chris Harkus
Travel & Accommodation Secretary
Adam Byard
SAW Production Office Runners
Danilo Van-Der Nguyen
Lisa Elena Williams
Director's Assistant
Daniella Wilson
Creative Coordinator
Fabia Sinigaglia
Executive Assistant to Jane Tranter
Dee Brooker
Executive Assistant to Julie Gardner
Kaleigh O'Boyle
Executive Assistant to Russell T Davies, Phil Collinson & Joel Collins
Joshua MG Thomas
Location Managers
Daniel Wellstead
Hollie Voice
Darren Pratt
Assistant Location Manager
Alex Moore
Unit Managers
Kyle Yates
Paul Milligan
Assistant Unit Manager
Tom Chalkley
Location Assistants
Shuaib Said
Victoria Louise Jolliffe
Studio Manager
Richard Balshaw
1st Assistant Accountant
Greg Robinson
AP Assistant Accountant
Devon Anscombe
Assistant Accountants - Payroll
Aimee Bond
Laura Gardner
Cashier
Joseff Thomas
Camera Operator
Martin Stephens
Focus Pullers
Martin Payne
Jonathan Vidgen
Clapper Loaders
Sophie Hardcastle
Sarah MacLeod
Camera Trainee
Elesha Pederson
SAW Camera Trainee
Kudzai Dzokamushure
Digital Imaging Technician
Nick Everett
Data Manager
David Buckley
Key Grip
Bobby Williams
Grip
Ken Hodgson
Grip Trainees
Alexander Jones
Rhys Jones
SAW Entry Level Grip Trainee
Emily Badger-Knight
Script Supervisor
Lucy Dews
SAW Entry Level Script Supervisor
Ines Mayorga
1st Assistant Sound
James Bowen
2nd Assistant Sound
Angharad Evans
Lighting Gaffer
Paul Jarvis
Rigging Gaffer
Pete Chester
Best Boy
Chris Kiley
Lighting Rigger
Paul Davies
Desk Operator
Alan Tippetts
Rigging Desk Operator
Pete Davies
Electricians
Scott Smallwood
Andrew Truckle
Andy Green
Sion Davies
Supervising Art Director
Robyn Paiba
Senior Art Directors
Crissy Howes
Gareth Cousins
David Weare
Art Directors
Jon Horsham
Kartik Kundan Nagar
Hattie Gent
Prop Art Director
Michael Van Kesteren
Assistant Art Directors
Hakan Yoruk
Eleri Lloyd
Standby Art Director
Ifan Lewis Lewis
Set Decorator
Kate Guyan
Assistant Set Decorators
Josie Martin
Verity Scott
Production Buyer
Helen O'Leary
Action Props Buyer
Tara Lily Johnston
Assistant Buyers
Taymar Lee
Camilla Blair
Petty Cash Buyers
Billie Blue Williams
Lois Drage
Draughtsperson
Matt Sanders
Junior Draughtspersons
Lucia Heseltine
Ella Farndon
Katja Allen-Kormylo
Art Department Coordinator
Jason Davies-Redgrave
Art Department Assistant
Sam Hanson
Storyboard Artists
Mike Collins
Adam Pescott
Prop Master
Nick Thomas
Props Chargehand
Stuart Rankmore
Standby Props
Phill Bull
Jonathan Barclay
Prop Hands
Declan Petryna
Atiff Tahir
Calvin Evans
Ingo Hans
John Thomas
Joseph Craig
Ieuan Parker
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
Modellers
Grant Humberstone
Paul Mazonas
Stephanie Howell
Penny Howarth
Valma Hiblen
Fabrication Buyer
Hester Haslett-Venus
Rigging
Shadow Scaffolding
Standby Riggers
Alex Herbert
Michael Boulton
Construction
4Wood
Project Manager
James Thorne
Construction Managers
Brian Jones
Steve Jackson
HOD Scenic Artist
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
Leila Headon
Crowd Costume
Nadia Cucinella
Costume Artist
Heather Waterton
Costume Makers
Issy Lawrence
Jessica Hardy
Hannah Carey
Costume Trainees
Lizzie Doody
Sammy-Jo Webb-Edwards
Hair & Make-up Supervisor
Clarice Gill
Senior Hair & Make-up Artists
Juliet Ireland
Sarah Davies
Personal Make-up Artist to David Tennant
Stevie Smith
Junior Hair & Make-up Artists
Stuart Cheadle
Kate Rawsthorne
Trainee Hair & Make-up Artist
Sammy Vanstone
Creature FX
Millennium FX
Creature FX Designer
Neill Gorton
Creature FX Supervisors
Rob Mayor
Kate Walshe
Project Coordinators
Sharna Rothwell
Rachel Gatt
Supervising Sculptor
Chris Goodman
Animatronic Engineer
Adam Keenan
Creature FX Technicians
Darren Robinson
Loren Clark
Natasha Jiggins
Camille Delattre
Samantha DiGiuseppe
Anthony Davies
Trudy Mostyn Mortimer
Administration for Millennium FX
Martina Skokova
Transport Manager
Julian Binning
Unit Drivers
Paul Watkins
Jolyon Davey
Steve Darwent
Richard Hunt
Haider Shahab
HOD Health & Safety, Medical & COVID
John Fillingham
Assistant Safety Manager
Terry Davies
COVID Coordinator
Leah Corcoran
COVID Assistant
Ilona Tigere
Medics
Gareth Silcox
Laura Hinton
Robert Fillingham
Todd Daly
Andy Raynor
Catering
Antonio's TV and Film Catering
Facilities
AP Transport c/o Bob Gurney and Richard Gurney
Casting Associate
Ri McDaid-Wren
Casting Assistant
Ray Böhm
1st Assistant Editors
Emily Lawrence
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 Supervisors
Dan May
Tom Raynor
VFX On Set Supervisors
Sean Varney
Daniel Roberts
VFX Line Producer
Liam Tully
VFX Coordinators
Siân Reynish
Livvy Edwards
Data Wranglers
Hattie Williams
Benjamin-Martyn Wheeler
VFX Assistant
Sarah-Hoor Aboubakar
Creature Design, Concept Art, Previs & VFX Art Direction
Painting Practice
VFX Art Director
Alex Woodward
CG Supervisor
Graeme McDougall
Previs Supervisor
Fernando Maranon Garcia
Previs / Postvis Artists
Fernando Garcia-Sotoca Pascual
Daniel Komosny
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 Producers
Hannah Lewis
Ellie Joseph
VFX Coordinators
Tania Garcia Ayala
Hannah Grun
VFX Editors
Brandon Thomas
Jessie Atkinson
VFX Lead
Evelina Dalin
Head of VFX
Jon Wood
VFX Artists
Alex Doyle
Anand Balasubramaniam
Harry McCusker-Bland
Roman Sotola
Mauro Giacomazzo
Clara Malleviale
Henrik Holmberg
Roberto Valent
Kristin Kaas Lutsberg
Amy Reid
Julie Cruette
Cristina Serreli
Tom Di Stasio
Pawan Randive
Aimee Westley
Emine Arkin
Lewie Hodd
Paul Stirling
Ellie Risdon
Joe Kane
Mohammed Mouzi
Ivona Ivanova
Tiago Pereira
Ed Turvey
Heidi Dahle
Chloe Dawe
Clara Parati
Flint Kuijkens
Suvi Jokiniemi
David Svenvall
Justin Braun
Vlad Pascanu
Lynn Dekker
Antoine Mariez
Manon Cauzid
Luke Warpus
Daniel Weiss
Philippe Moine
Jinhui Wang
Natasha Santiparp
Shariq Altaf
Steven Boden
Rachel Bosc-Bierne
Georgios Kyparrisous
Ria Banerjee
Henry Affonso
Online Editors
Christine Kelly
Geraint Pari Huws
Music Performed by
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Music Orchestrated & Conducted by
Alastair King
Music Mixed by
Jake Jackson
Original Theme Music by
Ron Grainer
Title Sequence
Painting Practice &
Realtime Visualisation
The Meep & the Wrarth created by
Pat Mills and
Dave Gibbons
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
Casting Director
Andy Pryor CDG
Music by
Murray Gold
Editor
Will Oswald
Director Of Photography
Matt Gray BSC
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
Executive Producers
Jane Tranter
Julie Gardner
Joel Collins
Phil Collinson
Russell T Davies (bio)

Updated 5th February 2024