Modern Series Episode 196:
Lux

Plot

Unable to return Belinda to 2025 London, the TARDIS instead materialises in 1952 Miami. There, the Doctor and his new friend come upon a movie theatre which has been closed for three months, ever since fifteen people vanished within. The only person who knows what really happened is the projectionist, Reginald Pye. But he lives in fear of Mr Ring-a-Ding, a cartoon who has walked right off the screen and come to life. Soon, the Doctor discovers that Mr Ring-a-Ding is actually the manifestation of Lux Imperator, the god of light, who plans to -- very literally -- immortalise the time travellers on film.

Original Transmission
Date 19th Apr 2025
Time 7.15pm
Duration 43'56"
Viewers (more) t/b/a
· BBC1/HD
   7 days t/b/a
Appreciation t/b/a


Cast
The Doctor
Ncuti Gatwa (bio)
Belinda Chandra
Varada Sethu (bio)
Newsreader
Ian Shaw
(more)
Tommy Lee
Cassius Hackforth
Husband
Ryan Speakman
Reginald Pye
Linus Roache
Mr Ring-a-Ding
Alan Cumming
Sunshine Sally
Millie O'Connell
Logan Cheever
Lewis Cornay
Renée Lowenstein
Lucy Thackeray
Helen Pye
Jane Hancock
Policeman
William Meredith
Hassan Chowdry
Samir Arrian
Lizzie Abel
Bronté Barbé
Robyn Gossage
Steph Lacey
Mrs Flood
Anita Dobson (bio)


Crew
Written by
Russell T Davies (bio)
Directed by
Amanda Brotchie (bio)
(more)

Executive Producers
Russell T Davies (bio)
Julie Gardner
Jane Tranter
Joel Collins
Phil Collinson
Producer
Chris May
Stunt Coordinator
Derek Lea
Stunt Performers
Paul Joseph
Ayesha Hussain
Choreographer
Jack Murphy
Assistant Choreographer
Nicole Alphonce
Dialect Coach
Nia Lynn
Projectionist Advisor
Alex Cooper
South Asian History Advisor
Dr Hardeep Dhillon
1st Assistant Director
Christopher J Thomas
2nd Assistant Director
Charlie Campbell
Crowd 2nd Assistant Director
Rosey-Pepper Mortley
3rd Assistant Director
Jennifer Day
Floor Runners
Devante Fleming
Micah Joshua Brown
Base Runner
Jamal Price
Floor Runners / Stand Ins
Beyagy Demba
Priyanka Rajavelu
Cast Assistant
Catherine Allan
Production Manager
Delmi Thomas
Production Coordinators
Sandra Cosfeld
Liam Hobbs
Travel & Accommodation Coordinator
Sarah Jones
Travel & Accommodation Secretary
Adam Byard
Production Secretaries
Chris Harkus
Eryn Parsons
Production Office Runners
Rugie Begum
Thani J Subkhi
Production Assistant
Lisa Elena Williams
Producer's Assistant
Jamie McKee
Director's Assistant
Abdoul Razak Ceesay
Executive Assistant to Jane Tranter
Dee Brooker
Executive Assistant to Julie Gardner
Kaleigh O'Boyle
Executive Assistant to Russell T Davies & Phil Collinson
Joshua MG Thomas
Executive Assistant to Joel Collins
Sophie-May Twose
Location Manager
Alex Moore
Assistant Location Managers
Shuaib Said
Misha James
Unit Manager
Kyle Yates
Location Assistants
Victoria Louise Jolliffe
Josef Coombes
Location & Studio Unit Coordinator
Gina Burke
Studio Manager
Richard Balshaw
Assistant Studio Manager
Lloyd Di Mauro
Production Accountant
Peter Stainthorpe
Art Department Accountant
Dan Pey
AP Assistant Accountant
Andrew Clarke
Payroll Accountants
Aimee Bond
Laura Gardner
Cashier
Adrienne Walker
Accounts Trainee
Hywel Williams
ScreenSkills HETV Accounts Trainee
Mia Chung
A Camera and Steadicam Operator
Martin Stephens ACO
B Camera Operator
Steve Rees
A Camera Focus Puller
Jonathan Vidgen
B Camera Focus Puller
Evangeline Davies
A Camera Clapper Loader
Sarah MacLeod
B Camera Clapper Loader
Andrea Jovanovska
Central Loader
Farah Rose
Camera Trainee
Chai Lee Tan
SAW Camera Trainee
Salma Salah
Digital Imaging Technician
Nick Everett
Data Manager
David Buckley
Video Operator
Christian Roberts
Video Assistant
Jamie Grant
Key Grip
Bobby Williams
B Camera Grip
Ken Hodgson
Best Boy Grip
Moses Stringer-Ogundeji
Grip Trainees
Rhys Jones
Dominic Farquhar
SAW Entry Level Grip Trainee
Carla Martins
Assistant Script Editor
Hilla Hamidi
Script Supervisor
Richard Pask
Assistant Script Supervisor
Ines Mayorga
1st Assistant Sound
James Bowen
2nd Assistant Sound
Angharad Evans
SAW Sound Trainee
Praveen Balaganesh
Gaffer
Mark Hutchings
Rigging Gaffer
Chris Kiley
Best Boy
Gareth Sheldon
Lighting Rigger
Paul Davies
Lighting Desk Operator
Alan Tippetts
Rigging Desk Operator
Pete Davies
Electricians
Andrew Williams
Benji Hutchings
Jon Down
Christian Davies
Rigging Electricians
Christopher Hughes
Stuart Gale
Trainee Electrician
Denisa Peniuc
Series Supervising Art Director
Robyn Paiba
Block Supervising Art Director
Rhys Ifan
Senior Art Director
Gareth Cousins
Art Directors
Hattie Gent
Kartik Nagar
Jon Horsham
Location Art Director
Alex Stannus
Prop Art Director
Michael Van Kesteren
Assistant Art Directors
Eleri Lloyd
Alex Roberts
David Merryweather
Standby Art Director
Ifan Lewis Lewis
Set Decorator
Adrian Anscombe
Senior Production Buyer
Helen O'Leary
Block Set Decorator
Vicki Male
Junior Assistant Set Decorators
Taymar Lee
Rosy Pearce-Barclay
Set Decorating Assistant
Lois Drage
Action Prop Buyer
Becky Moore
Assistant Buyer
Harriet Wall
Petty Cash Buyers
Charlie Shelley
Llinos Jones
Draughtspersons
Katja Allen-Kormylo
Imogen Dhesi
Nina Carroll
Junior Draughtspersons
Lakota Gunter
Diana Samuila
Sam Hanson
SAW Junior Draughts Trainee
Amy Maguire Lewis
Art Department Coordinator
Martin Davies-Redgrave
Art Department Assistant
Ilee Khezrzadeh
Production Designer's Assistant
Abbie Jenkins
Storyboard Artist
Michael Collins
Prop Master
Nick Thomas
Props Chargehands
Stuart Rankmore
Ifan Ramage
Standby Props
Phill Bull
Jonathan Barclay
Prop Hands
John Thomas
Atiff Tahir
Jason White
Matthew Shrimpton
Scott Jones
Ingo Hans
Jamie Southcott
Claire Stanton
Tom Ludlam
Practical Electrician
Phillip D Jones
Prop Storeman
Charlie Malik
Prop Stores 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 Graphics Trainee
Danilo Van-Der Nguyen
HOD Prop Fabrication
Barry Jones
Modellers
Paul Mazonas
Penny Howarth
Stephanie Howell
Grant Humberstone
Prop Sculptor
Valma Hiblen
Junior Fabricator
Hester Haslett-Venus
Prop Electrician
Robert Hearne
Rigging
Shadow Rigging
Standby Rigger
Nigel Owen
Construction Manager
Rhys Griffiths
Construction Coordinator
Ffion Roberts
HOD Construction Chargehand
Martyn Russell
Construction Chargehands
Ashley Bullock
Gareth Jones
Carpenters
Christopher Hawksworth
David Martynski
Dean Page
Harriet Jones
Huw Morgan
Jason Thomas
Jonathan Tylke
Mark Borde
Mikey Davies
Patrick Watts
Richard Griffiths
Sam Burridge
Samuel Riddiford
Scott Owen
Bryann Flynn
Paul Langley
Gary Kinsey
Craig Stanton
Arrian Fernée
David Warner
Ben McDonald
Dafydd Llewellyn Jones
Rhys Andrews
Improver Carpenters
Cain Griffiths
Leon Pike
Michael Russell
HOD Scenic Art
Jody Raynes
Supervising Scenic Chargehand
Neill Morris
Scenic Chargehands
Sam Johnson
John Whalley
Scenic Artists
Inga Jastrumskaite
Mike Carter
Shane Patterson
Meg George
Cori Wright
Ieuan Jones
Clive Clarke
Scenic Improvers
Luke Smith
Angharad Gwynant
Decorators
Drew Abraham
Justin Abraham
Michael Humphries
Kieron Hagon
Mark Reece
Garry Nyhan
Sculptors
Brent Johnson
Joe Pearce
Standby Carpenter
Lee Hosken
Assistant Costume Designer
Raïssa Hans
Costume Supervisor
Maria Nicholson
Costume Design Assistants
Charlotte Godfrey
Leila Headon
Costume Coordinators
Anthony Williams
Rebecca Rom
Costume Truck Supervisor
Louise Kelly
Principal Costume Standbys
Kitty Carin-Boyd
Michelle Victoria McGrath
Crowd Costume Supervisor
Nicola Clay Vidales
Crowd Costume Standby
Nicola Rodd
Junior Costume Assistant
Lizzie Doody
Head Costume Cutter
Heather Waterton
Costume Cutter
Mein Roberts
Costume Makers
Issy Lawrence
Jessica Hardy
Hannah Carey
Principal Costume Trainee
Harley Marie Jenkins
Crowd Costume Trainee
Hettie Kitson
Hair & Make-up Supervisor
Amy Riley
Crowd Hair & Make-up Supervisor
Laura Pollock
Personal Make-up Artist to Ncuti Gatwa
Linda M Brown
Make-up Artists
Chantelle McDonald
Clarice Gill
Dianne Jamieson
Junior Hair & Make-up Artists
Remmi Jay Parker
Hannah Knight
Hairdresser
Stuart Bloomfield
Hair & Make-up Trainees
Heulwen Ostler
Lois Ilse Mae
Facilities
AP Transport
c/o Bob Gurney and Richard Gurney
Casting Associate
Becky Rossmaur
Casting Assistant
Kristian Wall
1st Assistant Editors
Joseph Keirle
Emily Lawrence
2nd Assistant Editor
Yas Downes
VFX Editor
Harri McAinsh
VFX Assistant Editor
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
Character Design and Animation Direction
Ian Spendloff
VFX On Set Supervisor
Nicky Walsh
VFX Production Manager
Julia Clara Goitia Mañon
VFX Coordinators
Chrysti-Anne Wright
Stephanie Kate Jones
Tristan Griffiths
Beth Warner
Data Wrangler
Hattie Williams
Junior Data Wrangler
Sarah-Hoor Aboubakar
Creature Design, Concept Art, Previs & VFX Art Direction
Painting Practice
Visual Effects and Animation
FrameStore
Special Effects
Real SFX
Additional VFX
BBC Wales Graphics
Post Production Facility
Gorilla
Music Performed by
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Music Conducted by
Alastair King
Assistant to Composer
Sam Dinley
Orchestra Mixed by
Jake Jackson
Score Preparation by
Dave Foster
Original Theme Music by
Ron Grainer
Music Supervisor
Ollie White
Assistant Music Supervisor
Estera Dabrowska
Music Editor
Marnie Davidge
Title Sequence
Painting Practice &
Realtime Visualisation
Co-Producer
Jess Gardner
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
Re-Recording Mixer
Paul McFadden
Casting Director
Andy Pryor CDG / CSA
Music by
Murray Gold
Editor
Ulrike Münch
Director Of Photography
Nick Dance BSC
Production Designer
Phil Sims
Costume Designer
Pam Downe
Hair & Make-Up Designer
Julie Kendrick
Financial Controller
Gay Anderson
Line Producer
Angela Phillips
Series Producer
Vicki Delow

For Bad Wolf
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

Brand Director for BBC Studios
Vanessa Hamilton
Production Executive for BBC Studios
John Hamer
Executive Producer for the BBC
Nick Lambon

Updated 20th April 2025