The Gunslinger – Andrew Brooke
Kahler-Jex – Adrian Scarborough
Kahler-Mas – Dominic Kemp
Sadie – Joanne McQuinn
The Preacher – Byrd Wilkins
Abraham – Garrick Hagon
Isaac – Ben Browder
Dockery – Sean Benedict
Walter – Rob Cavazos
Narrator ΓÇô Lorelei King
General production staff
Production Executive – Julie Scott
Script Producer – Denise Paul
Line Producer – Diana Barton
Production Manager – Phillipa Cole
Location Manager – Iwan Roberts
Unit Manager – Geraint Williams
Production Co-ordinator – Claire Hildred
Assistant Production Co-ordinator – Gabriella Ricci
Production Assistants – Rachel Vipond, Samantha Price
Production Secretary – Sandra Cosfeld
A/Production Accountant – Jeff Dunn
Camera and lighting department
1st Assistant Director – Nick Brown
2nd Assistant Director – James DeHaviland
3rd Assistant Director – Heddi-Joy Taylor-Welch
Assistant Director – Danielle Richards
Script Supervisor – Lindsay Grant
Camera Operator – Joe Russell
Focus Pullers – Steve Rees, James Scott
Grip – Gary Norman
Assistant Grip – Owen Charnley
Camera Assistants – Meg de Koning, Sam Smithard, Cai Thompson
Gaffer – Mark Hutchings
Best Boy – Stephen Slocombe
Electricians – Bob Milton, Gareth Sheldon, Alan Tippetts
Art department
Supervising Art Director – Paul Spriggs
Art Director – Amy Pickwoad
Assistant Art Director – Richard Hardy
Art Department Co-ordinator – Donna Shakesheff
Production Buyer – Charlie Lynam
Petty Cash Buyer – Helen O’Leary
Set Decorator – Adrian Anscombe
Set Dresser – Jayne Davies
Graphic Artist – Christina Tom
Graphic Designer – Chris J Lees
Standby Props – Phill Shellard, Helen Atherton
Standby Carpenter – Will Pope
Prop Hand – Austin J. Curtis
Standby Rigger – Bryan Griffiths
Prop Master – Paul Smith
Props Chargehand – Bernie Davies
Dressing Props – Mike Elkins, Ian Griffin, Tom Belton
Props Driver – Gareth Fox
Props Makers – Penny Howarth, Alan Hardy, Jamie Thomas
Construction Manager – Terry Horle
Construction Chargehand – Dean Tucker
Graphics – Peter Anderson Studio
Costume department
Costume Supervisor – Carly Griffith
Assistant Costume Designer – Fraser Purfit
Costume Assistants – Katarina Cappellazzi, Gemma Evans
Make-up and prosthetics
Make-up Artists – Sara Angharad, Vivienne Simpson, allison Sing
Prosthetics – Millennium FX
Movement
Stunt Co-ordinator – Gordon Seed
Stunt Performer – Will Willoughby
Casting
Casting Associate – Alice Purser
General post-production staff
Post-production Supervisor – Nerys Davies
Assistant Editor – Becky Trotman
On-line Editor – Matt Mullins
Special and visual effects
VFX Editor – Joel Skinner
Colourist – Gareth Spensley
Sound
Sound Recordist – Deian Ll┼╖r Humphreys
Dubbing Mixer – Tim Ricketts
Sound Maintenance Engineers – Jeff Welch, Chris Goding
Dialogue Editor – Darran Clement
ADR Editor – Matthew Cox
Supervising Sound Editor – Paul McFadden
Sound Effects Editor – Paul Jefferies
Sound Editor – Doug Sinclair
Foley Editor – Jamie Talbutt
Arriving in the Old West, the Doctor finds a town terrorized by a cyborg gunslinger seeking an alien doctor named Kahler-Jex. Jex is revealed to be a war criminal who created the gunslinger. The Doctor struggles with whether to hand him over. Ultimately, Jex sacrifices himself to stop the violence. The Doctor confronts his own capacity for vengeance and the burden of moral judgment.
ΓÇ£A Town Called MercyΓÇ¥ follows the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond, and Rory Williams in a Western-style frontier town hiding a fugitive alien war criminal.
The Gunslinger is a relentless cyborg bounty hunter pursuing Kahler-Jex, a scientist who committed atrocities during war.
The Doctor must decide whether to hand over Kahler-Jex for justice or protect him due to his attempts at redemption and healing.
Amy and Rory act as emotional and ethical sounding boards, challenging the DoctorΓÇÖs decisions and grounding the human stakes of the conflict.
This episode explores morality and justice in Doctor Who, highlighting the evolving ethical struggles of the Eleventh Doctor.
