"Doctor Who" The Next Doctor (2008)

Director:

Andy Goddard

Writers:

Russell T. Davies (written by)
Kit Pedler (characters: Cybermen) ...
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TV Series:

"Doctor Who" (2005)

Original Air Date:

25 December 2008

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The Doctor arrives in London on Christmas Eve in 1851 where he encounters the Cybermen and a man who claims he's a Time Lord called the Doctor.

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Red Dress | Memory Loss | Cyberman | Meeting Future Self

Cast

David Tennant	...	Doctor Who
David Morrissey	...	Jackson Lake
Dervla Kirwan	...	Miss Hartigan
Velile Tshabalala	...	Rosita
Ruari Mears	...	Cybershade
Paul Kasey	...	Cyberleader
Edmund Kente	...	Mr Scoones
Michael Bertenshaw	...	Mr Cole
Jason Morell	...	Vicar
Neil McDermott	...	Jed
Ashley Horne	...	Lad
Tom Langford	...	Frederic
Jordan Southwell	...	Urchin
Matthew Allick	...	Docker
Nicholas Briggs	...	Cyber Voices (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Colin Baker	...	The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tom Baker	...	The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peter Davison	...	The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Christopher Eccleston	...	The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
William Hartnell	...	The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sylvester McCoy	...	The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul McGann	...	The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jon Pertwee	...	The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Patrick Troughton	...	The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Andy Goddard

Writing credits
Russell T. Davies		(written by)
Kit Pedler		(characters: Cybermen) and
Gerry Davis		(characters: Cybermen)

Produced by
Russell T. Davies	....	executive producer
Catrin Lewis Defis	....	associate producer
Julie Gardner	....	executive producer
Susie Liggat	....	producer

Original Music by
Murray Gold

Cinematography by
Ernest Vincze		(director of photography) (as Ernie Vincze)

Film Editing by
Richard Cox

Casting by
Andy Pryor

Production Design by
Edward Thomas

Art Direction by
Stephen Nicholas		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Keith Dunne

Costume Design by
Louise Page

Makeup Department
Pam Mullins	....	makeup artist
Morag Smith	....	makeup artist
Steve Smith	....	makeup artist
Barbara Southcott	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Chris Blatchford	....	post-production supervisor
Samantha Hall	....	post-production supervisor
Beccy Jones	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jennie Fava	....	second assistant director
Richard Harris	....	first assistant director
Heddi-Joy Taylor	....	third assistant director (as Heddi Joy Taylor)

Art Department
Paul Aitken	....	props master (as Paul Aitkin)
Julia Challis	....	stand-by painter
Scott Fisher	....	construction chargehand
Keith Freeman	....	stand-by rigger
Jon Grundon	....	props maker
Mark Hill	....	workshop manager
Penny Howarth	....	props fabrication manager
Matthew Hywel-Davies	....	construction manager (as Matt Hywel-Davies)
Julian Luxton	....	associate designer
Phil Lyons	....	props chargehand
Jonathan Marquand Allison	....	art department production manager
Peter McKinstry	....	concept artist
Ben Morris	....	props buyer
Sarah Payne	....	concept artist
Jackson Pope	....	stand-by props
Will Pope	....	stand-by carpenter
Nicholas Robatto	....	props maker
Al Roberts	....	model maker
Phil Shellard	....	stand-by props
Ciaran Thompson	....	stand-by art director
Christina Tom	....	graphic designer
Matthew Wild	....	forward dresser (as Matt Wild)
Shaun Williams	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Kelly-Marie Angell	....	foley editor
Julian Howarth	....	sound recordist
Paul Jefferies	....	sound effects editor
Glen Jenkins	....	boom operator
Paul McFadden	....	supervising sound editor
Patrick O'Boyle	....	boom operator
Tim Ricketts	....	dubbing mixer
Bryn Thomas	....	boom operator
Jeff Welch	....	boom operator
Julie Ankerson	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Doug Sinclair	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ben Ashmore	....	special effects coordinator
Daniel Bentley	....	special effects technician (as Dan Bentley)
Henry Brook	....	special effects technician
Lisa Crawley	....	prosthetics crew
Neill Gorton	....	prosthetics designer
Danny Hargreaves	....	special effects supervisor
Martina Hawkins	....	prosthetics crew
Peter Hawkins	....	prosthetics crew (as Pete Hawkins)
Gareth Jolly	....	special effects technician
Sarah Lockwood	....	prosthetics crew
Rob Mayor	....	prosthetics designer
Jon Moore	....	prosthetics crew
Darren Nevin	....	prosthetics crew
Gill Reeves	....	prosthetics crew (as Jill Reeves)
Lenny Sant	....	prosthetics crew
Karen Spencer	....	prosthetics crew
Kate Walshe	....	prosthetics crew
Alexandra Wathey	....	prosthetics crew (as Alex Wathey)
Lauren Wellman	....	prosthetics crew

Visual Effects by
Jean-Yves Audouard	....	3D artist
Ruth Bailey	....	3D artist
Peter Barber	....	2D supervisor
Tim Barter	....	2D artist
Tim Barter	....	visual effects supervisor
Charlie Bennett	....	digital matte painter
David Bennett	....	3D artist
Sara Bennett	....	2D artist
Grant Bonser	....	3D artist
Adam Burnett	....	3D artist
Serena Cacciato	....	3D artist
Adriano Cirulli	....	2D artist
Will Cohen	....	visual effects producer
Loraine Cooper	....	2D artist
Joseph Courtis	....	2D artist (as Joe Courtis)
Jean-Claude Deguara	....	3D supervisor
Ceres Doyle	....	visual effects editor
Wayde Duncan-Smith	....	3D artist (as Wayde Duncan Smith)
Dave Early	....	digital matte painter (as David Early)
James D. Etherington	....	2D artist (as James Etherington)
Alex Fitzgerald	....	visual effects production assistant (as Alexander Fitzgerald)
Andrew Guest	....	3D artist (as Andy Guest)
Michael Harrison	....	2D artist
Nicolas Hernandez	....	3D artist
Simon C. Holden	....	2D artist
Russell Horth	....	2D artist
Dave Houghton	....	visual effects supervisor
Rebecca Johnson	....	visual effects coordinator
David Jones	....	3D artist
Marie A. Jones	....	visual effects producer (as Marie Jones)
Edmund Kolloen	....	3D artist
Arianna Lago	....	2D artist
Sam Lucas	....	3D artist
Bruce Magroune	....	3D artist
Virgil Manning	....	3D artist
Matthew McKinney	....	3D artist
James Moxon	....	2D artist
Julie Nixon	....	2D artist
Jeff North	....	3D artist
Kamila Ostra	....	visual effects coordinator
Marianne Paton	....	visual effects production assistant
Emily Pearce	....	3D artist
Jenna Powell	....	visual effects coordinator
Will Pryor	....	3D artist
Neil Roche	....	3D artist
Lyndall Spagnoletti	....	2D artist
Nick Webber	....	3D artist
Simon Wicker	....	digital matte painter

Stunts
Dean Forster	....	stunt performer
Jason Hunjan	....	stunt performer
Maurice Lee	....	stunt performer
Tom Lucy	....	stunt coordinator
Gordon Seed	....	stunt performer
Nick Wilkinson	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Chester	....	best boy
Duncan Fowlie	....	focus puller
Steve Guy	....	electrician
Mark Hutchings	....	gaffer
Albert James	....	practical electrician
Clive Johnson	....	electrician
Roger Pearce	....	camera operator
Gafin Riley	....	electrician (as Gavin Riley)
John Robinson	....	grip
Joe Russell	....	camera operator
Jamie Southcott	....	focus puller
Alan Tippetts	....	electrician

Casting Department
Andy Brierley	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lindsay Bonaccorsi	....	costume supervisor (as Lindsay Bonnacorsi)
Rose Goodheart	....	assistant costume designer (as Rose Goodhart)
Barbara Harrington	....	costume assistant
Louise Martin	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Mark Bright	....	on-line editor
Marie Brown	....	post-production coordinator
Matthew Clarke	....	on-line editor
Carmen Roberts	....	assistant editor
Mick Vincent	....	colorist

Music Department
Ron Grainer	....	composer: original theme music
Ben Foster	....	conductor (uncredited)
Ben Foster	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Jake Jackson	....	score engineer & mixer (uncredited)
Gerry O'Riordan	....	music recording engineer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Patrick Deacy	....	driver: props (as Pat Deacy)
Wayne Humphreys	....	driver
Kevin Kearns	....	driver

Other crew
Olivier Ager	....	production accountant (as Oliver Ager)
Lindsey Alford	....	script editor
Ailsa Berk	....	choreographer
Kath Blackman	....	contracts assistant
Nicola Brown	....	floor runner
Tom Evans	....	floor runner
Lisa Hayward	....	contracts assistant
Non Eleri Hughes	....	continuity
Claire Roberts	....	production secretary
Chris Rogers	....	finance manager
Julie Scott	....	production executive
Gareth Skelding	....	location manager
Jess Van Niekerk	....	production coordinator (as Jess van Niekerk)
Sian Warrilow	....	production runner
Bobby Williams	....	floor runner

Production Companies

• BBC Wales

Distributors

• AXN (2010) (Hungary) (TV)

Special Effects

• The Mill (visual effects)
• Any Effects (special effects)
• Millennium FX (prosthetics)

Other Companies

• BBC Wales Graphics  graphics
• BBC National Orchestra of Wales  thanks

Runtime:

60 min

Certification:

UK:PG (DVD rating) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Tredegar House, Newport, Wales, UK

Company:

BBC Wales

Trivia:

Images are seen of all previous ten on-screen incarnation of The Doctor as portrayed by William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Christopher Eccleston, and David Tennant.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: As the TARDIS (balloon) is ready to take off the assistant starts releasing the tether ropes. Despite being buoyant, the last tether tied to the post is still hanging loosely.

Quotes:

Jackson Lake:Help me.
The Doctor:Two words I never refuse.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Doctor Who Confidential: Episode #4.14" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Doctor Who Closing Credits

David Morrissey Astoundingly Good!

The Next Doctor as a whole was "okay". The script was very dull. The saving grace was David Morrissey playing the said 'Next Doctor'. His performance was astoundingly good - really exceptional - he gave it all he had; but definitely wasn't OTT (like his counterpart). Mr Morrissey exhibited a quality well above this production, and it blew me away. I shall certainly be looking out for him in future. The stand-out factor of the show was the giant robot at the end rising from the Thames and stomping on Olde Worlde London; it really did look fantastic and the CGI dept did a very fine job indeed. The big aspect of the show that genuinely upset me was their use of a REAL graveyard to shoot a Cyberman group attack scene; it was covered with paper snow and the actors were running/falling all over the graves, which for me personally isn't acceptable for any production. The graveyard could easily have been constructed in a studio, thus negating this most disrespectful behaviour. Overall, not a bad show; however it was just the talent of David Morrissey and the giant robot that saved it, otherwise it would have been totally forgettable.