Henry Avery – Hugh Bonneville
Toby Avery – Oscar Lloyd
The Boatswain – Lee Ross
Mulligan – Michael Begley
De Florres – Tony Lucken
Dancer – Chris Jarman
McGrath – Carl McCrystal
The Siren – Lily Cole
General production staff
Production Executive – Julie Scott
Line Producer – Diana Barton
Associate Producer – Denise Paul
Production Manager – Steffan Morris
Location Manager – Nicky James
Location Assistant – Geraint Williams
Unit Manager – Rhys Griffiths
Production Co-ordinator – Claire Hildred
Assistant Production Co-ordinator – Helen Blyth
Production Assistant – Charlie Coombes
Production Secretary – Scott Handcock
Production Accountant – Dyfed Thomas
A/Production Accountant – Rhys Evans
Camera and lighting department
1st Assistant Director – Nick Brown
2nd Assistant Director – James DeHaviland
3rd Assistant Director – Heddi-Joy Taylor-Welch
Assistant Directors – Janine H Jones [Jay Harley], Michael Curtis
Script Supervisor – Caroline Holder
Camera Operator – Joe Russell
Focus Pullers – Steve Rees, Jonathan Vidgen
Grip – Gary Norman
Camera Assistants – Simon Ridge, Svetlana Miko, Matthew Lepper
Gaffer – Mark Hutchings
Best Boy – Pete Chester
Electricians – Ben Griffiths, Bob Milton, Stephen Slocombe, Alan Tippets
Art department
Supervising Art Director – Stephen Nicholas
Assistant Art Director – Jackson Pope
Production Buyer – Ben Morris
Petty Cash Buyer – Kate Wilson
Set Decorator – Julian Luxton
Props Buyer – Adrian Anscombe
Concept Artist – Richard Shaun Williams
Design Assistant – Dan Martin
Graphic Artist – Christina Tom
Standby Props – Phil Shellard, Helen Atherton
Standby Carpenter – Will Pope
Standby Art Director – Ciaran Thompson
Standby Rigger – Bryan Griffiths
Store Person – Jayne Davies
Props Master – Paul Aitken
Props Chargehand – Rhys Jones
Dressing Props – Tom Belton, Kristian Wilsher
Props Driver – Medard Mankos
Props Makers – Penny Howarth, Nicholas Robatto, Alan Hardy
Construction Manager – Matthew Hywel-Davies
Construction Chargehand – Scott Fisher
Practical Electrician – Albert James
Graphics – BBC Wales Graphics
Draughtsman – Julia Jones
Costume department
Costume Supervisor – Heather Leat
Assistant Costume Designer – Samantha Keeble
Costume Assistants – Jason Gill, Yasemin Kascioglu, Emma Jones
Make-up and prosthetics
Make-up Supervisor – Pam Mullins
Make-up Artists – Vivienne Simpson, Allison Sing
Prosthetics – Millennium FX
Movement
Stunt Co-ordinator – Crispin Layfield
Stunt Performers – Gordon Seed, Stephanie Carey
Casting
Casting Associate – Alice Purser
General post-production staff
Post-production Supervisor – Nerys Davies
Post-production Co-ordinator – Marie Brown
Assistant Editor – Becky Trotman
On-line Conform – Mark Bright
On-line Editor – Jeremy Lott
Special and visual effects
VFX Producer – Beewan Athwal
VFX Editor – Cat Gregory
Colourist – Mick Vincent
Sound
Dubbing Mixer – Tim Ricketts
Sound Maintenance Engineers – Jeff Welch, Dafydd Parry
Dialogue Editor – Paul McFadden
Sound Effects Editor – Paul Jefferies
Sound Editor – Doug Sinclair
Foley Editor – Jamie Talbutt
The TARDIS lands on a pirate ship plagued by a deadly curse. A ghostly Siren appears whenever someone is injured, taking them away to their doom. As the crew grows fearful, the Doctor realizes the phenomenon is not supernatural but technological. The Siren is a medical program from an alien ship attempting to heal patients. The Doctor must find a way to save everyone without triggering its fatal misinterpretation of injury.
ΓÇ£The Curse of the Black SpotΓÇ¥ follows the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond, and Rory Williams as they find themselves aboard a 17th-century pirate ship where crew members are mysteriously disappearing after being marked with a black spot.
The Black Spot is a mysterious mark that appears on injured crew members. Those marked are taken by a supernatural force that seems to come from the sea.
The Siren is an alien entity that appears as a beautiful glowing woman. She appears to heal injured people but actually transports them elsewhere under unknown conditions.
They are transported to the ship under unexplained circumstances, likely due to interference from alien technology or spatial anomalies.
This episode combines historical adventure with alien mystery in Doctor Who, continuing the dynamic trio of the Eleventh Doctor, Amy, and Rory in a standalone adventure format.
