Sarah – Aisling Bea
Nick – Adjani Salmon
Dalek Operator 1 – Barnaby Edwards
Dalek Operator 2 – Nicholas Pegg
Additional Dalek Operator – Jon Davey
Voice of the Daleks – Nicholas Briggs
Mary – Pauline McLynn
Karl – Jonny Dixon
General production staff
Head of Production – Charlotte Bloxham
Executive Producer for the BBC – Ben Irving
Production Executive – Tracie Simpson
Line Producer – Steffan Morris
Production Manager – Delmi Thomas
Supervising Location Manager – Iwan Roberts
Location Manager – Gareth Roberts
Unit Manager – Kyle Yates
Production Co-ordinator – Sandra Cosfeld
Assistant Production Co-ordinator – Ellie Simmons
Production Secretary – Sam Milletti
Executive Assistant – Caroline Cook
Production Office Runner – Ellie Hilton
Unit Drivers – Paul Watkins, Jolyon Davey, Steve Darwent
Unit Medics – Glyn Evans, Andy Jones
Business Affairs – Elaine Evans, Kyle Parsons, Steve Robson
Production Accountant – Rhys Evans
Assistant Accountants – Kate Barber-Williams, Marta Toczko, Elise Betts
Cast Payroll Accountant – Helen Searle
Contracts Booker – Leanne Bowcott
Crew Payroll Accountant – Bethan Wray
Music Rights Executive – Debbie Rogerson
Covid Assistants – Joseph Fletcher, Lloyd Di Mauro
Covid Testing Schedulers – Etty Stanley, Leila Arada
Camera and lighting department
1st Assistant Director – Christopher J Thomas
2nd Assistant Director – Lauren Pate
3rd Assistant Director – Jennifer Day
Assistant Directors – Jac Lewis, Laura Thompson, Tom May
Script Supervisor – Kriss Landin
Camera Operator – Mark McQuoid ACO
Camera Trainees – Adam Clewes, Olga Walus
Focus Pullers – Jonathan Vidgen, Matt Hillier
Key Grip – John Robinson
Assistant Grips – Matt Clark, Marc Marshall
Camera Assistants – Nic Yates, Evangeline Davies
Gaffer – Mark Hutchings
Rigging Gaffer – Andy Gardiner
Best Boy – Gareth Sheldon
Electricians – Gawain Nash, Stuart Gale, Matthew Hutchings, Rhodri Moses, Owen Hashimi
Art department
Supervising Art Director – Ifan Lewis
Construction Art Director – Julia Jones
Art Department Assistant – Laura Honeybun
Art Department Co-ordinator – Hannah Miller
Production Buyer – Billie Blue Williams
Petty Cash Buyer – Sally Sharp
Set Decorator – Vicki Male
Action Props Buyer – Milannah Faith Summers
Graphic Designer – Stephen Fielding
Trainee Graphic Designer – Lois Drage
Standby Props – Ryan Milton, Robert Alexander
Standby Carpenter – Colm Garrett
Prop Hands – Dewi Thomas, John Thomas, Liv Cheung, Tom Major
Standby Art Director – Cerys Lewis
Rigging – Shadow Scaffolding
Standby Rigger – Alex Herbert
Scenic Painters – Alison Drane, Rachel Willsher, Alex Morgan, Ana Marlene Ribeiro
HOD Painter – Scenic Steve
Painter – Mark Reece
Storeman – Lucy Hookings
Prop Master – Paul Aitken
Props Chargehand – Trystan Howell
Props Driver – Paul Carmichael
Construction Manager – David Hobbs
Construction Assistant – Matthew Pike
Workshop Manager – Mark Hill
Workshop Assistant – Chris Slocombe
Construction Chargehands – Dean Tucker, Jonathan Tylke
Construction Driver – Darren Bousie
CNC Programmer – Kristian Tucker
Plasterer – Jason Tylke
Practical Electricians – Rob Hearne, Matthew Dunford
Draughtspersons – Lauren Harper, James Dyer
Trainee Draughtsperson – Rachel Ellis
Carpenters – Chris Daniels, Campbell Fraser, Matt Gronow, Charlie Wright, Marcus Scholl, Ben McDonald, Dafydd Llewelyn Jones, Mike Venables, Gemma Spence, Simon Pothecary, David Warner
Costume department
Costume Supervisor – Grace Brooks
Assistant Costume Designer – Simon Marks
Costume Cutter/Maker – Brighde Penn
Creature Costume Maker – Robert Allsopp & Associates
Costume Assistants – Ian Fowler, Jenny Tindle
Costume Trainee – Yiwen Lin
Make-up and prosthetics
Make-up Supervisor – Amy Riley
Make-up Artists – Angharad Walsh, Diana McDonald, India Jones
Junior Make-up Artist – Nikki Salih
Movement
Stunt Co-ordinators – Crispin Layfield, Belinda McGinley
Stunt Performer – Leon Gabbidon
Casting
Casting Associate – Ri McDaid-Wren
Casting Assistant – Ray B├╢hm
General post-production staff
Post-production Producer – Ceres Doyle
Post-production Supervisor – Liv Duffin
Assistant Editors – Brooke Taylor Michael, Joseph Keirle
On-line Editors – Christine Kelly, Luke Stanbury
Special and visual effects
Additional VFX – Martyn Western, Rory Williams, Zodiak VFX, The 2D Workshop, Ben Pickles
VFX Editor – Emily Lawrence
Assistant VFX Editor – Alastair Gray
Colourist – Gareth Spensley
Head Model Maker – Lee Radford
Model Makers – Penny Howarth, Lee Price
Sound
Sound Recordist – Deian Llyr Humphreys AMPS
Dubbing Mixers – Natasha Haycocks, Howard Bargroff
Sound Maintenance Engineers – Christopher Goding, Joe Malone
Sound Designer – Harry Barnes
Dialogue Editor – Darran Clement
ADR Editor – Matthew Cox
Foley – Bang Post Production
The Doctor, Yaz, Dan, and Sarah are trapped in a repeating time loop in a storage facility on New YearΓÇÖs Eve. Daleks attempt to kill them in each loop, forcing them to adapt and learn from repeated failures. Through cooperation and timing, they break the loop and destroy the Daleks. The emotional focus is on companionship and resilience under pressure.
The Doctor and her companions are trapped in a time loop inside a storage facility on New YearΓÇÖs Eve, repeatedly facing execution by Daleks.
Each loop resets the events but shortens the available time, forcing The Doctor and her allies to adapt quickly and refine their strategy.
Sarah and Nick are two civilians caught in the loop, whose actions become crucial to breaking the cycle.
The Daleks are executing the Doctor for her actions in previous encounters, particularly involving their destruction.
The episode explores time, repetition, growth, and the importance of learning from mistakes.
