Danny – Samuel Anderson
Missy – Michelle Gomez
Seb – Chris Addison
Osgood – Ingrid Oliver
Kate Lethbridge-Stewart – Jemma Redgrave
Colonel Ahmed – Sanjeev Bhaskar
Boy – Antonio Bouroupael
Teenage Boy – Shane Keogh-Grenade
Teenage Girl – Katie Bignell
Graham – James Pearse
Cyberman – Jeremiah Krage
Voice of the Cybermen – Nicholas Briggs
Santa Claus – Nick Frost
General production staff
Production Executive – Julie Scott
Line Producer – Tracie Simpson
Location Manager – Iestyn Hampson-Jones
Unit Manager – Nick Clark
Production Co-ordinator – Adam Knopf
Assistant Production Co-ordinator – Sandra Cosfeld
Production Assistants – Matthew Jones, Katie Player
Unit Drivers – Sean Evans, Kyle Davies
Unit Medic – Glyn Evans
Production Accountant – Jeff Dunn
Assistant Accountant – Bethan Griffiths
Camera and lighting department
1st Assistant Director – Simon Morris
2nd Assistant Director – James DeHaviland
3rd Assistant Director – Danielle Richards
Assistant Directors – Gareth Jones, Chris Thomas
Script Supervisor – Steve Walker
Camera Operator – Mark McQuoid
Focus Pullers – Jonathan Vidgen, Jason Oxley
Grip – John Robinson
Assistant Grip – Sean Cronin
Camera Assistants – Cai Thompson, Katy Kardasz, Tom Rowe
Gaffer – Mark Hutchings
Best Boy – Stephen Slocombe
Electricians – Gafin Riley, Andy Gardiner, Bob Milton, Gareth Sheldon
Art department
Supervising Art Director – Paul Spiggs
Art Director – Vicki Stevenson
Art Department Accountant – Maria Hurley
Production Buyer – Helen O’Leary
Set Decorator – Adrian Anscombe
Set Dressers – Jayne Davies, Scott Howe, Jamie Farrell
Props Buyer – May Johnson
Prop Buyers – May Johnson, Vicki Male
Concept Artist – Chris Lees
Graphic Artist – Christina Tom
Standby Props – Liam Collins, Ian Davies
Standby Carpenter – Paul Jones
Standby Art Director – Jim McCallum
Standby Rigger – Bryan Griffiths
Head Scenic Artist – Clive Clarke
Scenic Painters – Steve Nelms, Matt Weston
Storeman – Jamie Southcott
Assistant Storeman – Ryan Milton
Prop Master – Paul Smith
Props Chargehand – Kyle Belmont
Props Driver – Gareth Fox
Props Makers – Alan Hardy, Jamie Thomas
Construction Manager – Terry Horle
Construction Chargehand – Dean Tucker
Construction Driver – Jonathan Tylke
Practical Electrician – Christian Davies
Graphics – BBC Wales Graphics
Draughtsperson – Kartik Nagar
Carpenters – John Sinnott, Chris Daniels, Lawrie Ferry, Matt Ferry, Julian Tucker, Mark Painter, Joe Painter
Title Concept – Billy Hanshaw
Costume department
Costume Supervisor – Melissa Cook
Assistant Costume Designer – Carly Griffith
Costume Assistants – Michelle McGrath, Gemma Evans, Charlotte Bestwick
Make-up and prosthetics
Make-up Supervisor – Emma Cowen
Make-up Artists – Amy Riley, Ann Marie Williams
Prosthetics – Millennium FX
Movement
Stunt Co-ordinators – Crispin Layfield, Jo McLaren
Stunt Performers – Rob Pavey, Belinda McGinley, Nellie Burroughes
Casting
Casting Associate – Alice Purser
General post-production staff
Post-production Supervisor – Nerys Davies
Post-production Co-ordinator – Samantha Price
Assistant Editors – Katrina Aust, Will Burgess, Joshua Williams
On-line Editor – Geraint Pari Huws
Special and visual effects
VFX Editor – Dan Rawlings
Colourist – Gareth Spensley
Sound
Sound Recordist – Deian Ll┼╖r Humphreys
Dubbing Mixer – Tim Ricketts
Sound Maintenance Engineers – Tam Shoring, Christopher Goding
Dialogue Editor – Darran Clement
ADR Editor – Matthew Cox
Effects Editors – Harry Barnes, Helen Dickson
Foley Editor – Jamie Talbutt
Missy is revealed to be a female incarnation of the Master, offering the Doctor control of an army of Cybermen. The Doctor refuses, rejecting the idea of domination. Danny resists Cyberman control and sacrifices himself to save humanity. The Cybermen are defeated, but at great cost. Missy escapes, and both the Doctor and Clara lie to each other about their futures, choosing to part on seemingly hopeful but uncertain terms.
The Doctor faces Missy and an army of Cybermen created from the dead, threatening humanity on a global scale.
Missy forces the Doctor to confront his identity by giving him control of the Cyberman army, testing whether he is a good man or a ruler.
Danny Pink sacrifices himself to destroy the CybermenΓÇÖs control and later uses his chance to return from the Nethersphere to save a child instead.
No, the Doctor refuses to take control of the Cybermen, rejecting the idea of ruling through fear.
The episode examines power, morality, and identity, as well as the consequences of grief and loss.
