Lady Christina de Souza – Michelle Ryan
Professor Malcolm Taylor – Lee Evans
Captain Erisa Magambo – Noma Dumezweni
D.I Macmillan – Adam James
Lou – Reginald Tsiboe
Carmen – Ellen Thomas
Angela – Victoria Alcock
Barclay – Daniel Kaluuya
Nathan – David Ames
Bus Driver – Keith Perry
Sgt Dennison – Glenn Doherty
Sgt Ian Jenner – James Layton
Sorvin – Paul Kasey
Praygat – Ruari Mears
General production staff
Production Executive – Julie Scott
Associate Producer – Debbi Slater
Production Manager – Steffan Morris
Location Manager – Gareth Skelding
Unit Manager – Geraint Williams
Production Co-ordinator – Jess van Niekerk
Production/Script Secretary – Kevin Myers
Production Accountant – Adam Olley
Camera and lighting department
1st Assistant Director – John Bennett
2nd Assistant Director – James DeHaviland
3rd Assistant Director – Sarah Davies
Floor Runner – Nicola Brown
Continuity – Llinos Wyn Jones
Camera Operators – Joe Russell, James Leigh
Focus Pullers – Steve Rees, Jamie Southcott
Grip – John Robinson
Boom Operators – Jeff Welch, Bryn Thomas
Gaffer – Mark Hutchings
Best Boy – Peter Chester
Electricians – Steve Slocombe, Clive Johnson
Art department
Supervising Art Director – Stephen Nicholas
Art Department Co-ordinator – Amy Pope
Associate Designer – James North
Set Decorator – Julian Luxton
Design Assistant – Al Roberts
Standby Props – Phill Shellard, Jackson Pope
Standby Art Director – Nick Murray
Property Master – Paul Aitken
Construction Manager – Matthew Hywel-Davies
Graphics – BBC Wales Graphics
Costume department
Costume Supervisor – Lindsay Bonaccorsi
Assistant Costume Designer – Rose Goodhart
Costume Assistants – Barbara Harrington, Louise Martin
Make-up and prosthetics
Make-up Artists – Pam Mullins, Steve Smith, Morag Smith
Prosthetics – Millennium FX
Movement
Stunt Co-ordinator – Lee Sheward
Choreographer – Ailsa Berk
Casting
Casting Associate – Andy Brierley
General post-production staff
Post-production Supervisors – Chris Blatchford, Samantha Hall
Post-production Co-ordinator – Marie Brown
Assistant Editor – Lee Bhogal
Special and visual effects
Colourist – Mick Vincent
Sound
Sound Recordist – Julian Howarth
Dubbing Mixer – Tim Ricketts
Dialogue Editor – Matthew Cox
Supervising Sound Editor – Paul McFadden
Sound FX Editor – Paul Jefferies
A London double-decker bus passes through a wormhole and deposits the Doctor and a group of passengers onto a barren desert world, the sand being all that remains of a civilisation consumed by the Swarm ΓÇö a vast cloud of flying stingray-like creatures that devour everything in their path and are following the wormhole straight back to Earth. Aristocratic thief Lady Christina de Souza proves a rare companion fully the Doctor’s equal in confidence and resourcefulness. With UNIT monitoring from the other side, the Doctor must adapt the alien bus for a return journey before the Swarm arrives.
ΓÇ£Planet of the DeadΓÇ¥ follows the Tenth Doctor and Christina de Souza after a London bus is transported through a wormhole to a desert alien world. They must find a way back while avoiding deadly creatures.
Christina de Souza is a charming cat burglar who becomes an unexpected companion. She is intelligent, confident, and tempted by adventure with the Doctor.
The planet is a barren desert world with hostile environments and dangerous flying creatures. It is also linked to a broken interstellar transport system.
The creatures are stingray-like aliens that hunt in swarms. They are sensitive to movement and can attack anything crossing their territory.
This special continues the lighter adventure tone of Doctor Who while showing the Tenth Doctor nearing the end of his era, reflecting on change and travel.
