13.1 The Halloween Apocalypse

Broadcast Details

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Doctor
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13
Thirteen / Jodie Whittaker
Nikki Wilson
Rebecca Roughan
Chris Chibnall
Jamie Magnus Stone

Regular Cast

The Doctor — Thirteen / Jodie Whittaker
Yasmin Khan — Mandip Gill
Dan Lewis — John Bishop

Guest Cast

Karvanista – Craige Els
Joseph Williamson – Steve Oram
Diane – Nadia Albina
Swarm – Sam Spruell
Azure/Anna – Rochenda Sandall
Vinder – Jacob Anderson
Claire – Annabel Scholey
Ritskaw[nb 1] – Jonathan Watson
Kragar – Dan Starkey
Old Swarm – Matthew Needham
En Sentac – Sarah Amankwah
K-Toscs – Charlie Oscar
Wilder – Richard Tate
James Stonehouse – Paul Leonard
Wilma – Heather Bleasdale
Kev – John May
J├│n – Gunnar Cauthery
Weeping Angel – Barbara Fadden

Production Team

General production staff

Head of Production – Jacquie Glanville
Executive Producer for the BBC – Ben Irving
Production Executive – Tracie Simpson
Line Producer – Steffan Morris
Associate Producer – Sheena Bucktowonsing
Production Manager – Delmi Thomas
Supervising Location Manager – Iwan Roberts
Location Manager – Gareth Roberts
Unit Manager – Jac Jones
Production Co-ordinator – Sandra Cosfeld
Assistant Production Co-ordinator – Jade Stephenson
Production Secretary – Nikhil Theva Raj
Executive Assistant – Caroline Cook
Production Runners – Etty Stanley, 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, Kim Dyer
Cast Payroll Accountant – Helen Searle
Contracts Booker – Leanne Bowcott
Crew Payroll Accountant – Bethan Wray
Covid Manager – Pete Levy
Covid Coordinator – Ellie Simmons
Covid Assistants – Kyle Yates, Jonny Tarr

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
Script Supervisor – Vicky Cole
Camera Operator – Mark McQuoid ACO
Camera Trainee – Evangeline Davies
Focus Puller – Jonathan Vidgen
Key Grip – John Robinson
Assistant Grip – Matt Clark
Camera Assistant – Dan Patounas
Gaffer – Mark Hutchings
Rigging Gaffer – Andy Gardiner
Best Boy – Gareth Sheldon
Electricians – Gawain Nash, Stuart Gale, Matthew Hutchings, Rhodri Moses

Art department

Supervising Art Director – Rebecca Brown
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
Concept Artist – Louis Knight
Graphic Designer – Stephen Fielding
Trainee Graphic Designer – Lois Drage
Standby Props – Matthew Ireland, Melissa Sheppard, Lewis Reece
Standby Carpenter – Colm Garrett
Prop Hands – Dewi Thomas, John Thomas, Liv Cheung, Tom Major, Christopher Ahearne
Standby Art Director – Cerys Lewis
Rigging – Shadow Scaffolding
Standby Rigger – Alex Herbert
Scenic Painters – Alison Drane, Rachel Willsher
HOD Painter – Scenic Steve
Painters – Lloyd Reece, Mark Reece
Storeman – Lucy Hookings
Prop Master – Paul Aitken
Props Driver – Paul Carmichael
Construction Manager – Tom Berrow
Construction Assistant – Marcus Scholl
Workshop Manager – Mark Hill
Workshop Assistant – Chris Slocombe
Construction Chargehands – Dan Berrow, Jonathan Tylke
Construction Driver – Darren Bousie
CNC Programmer – Kristian Tucker
Plasterers – David Williams, Jason Tylke
Practical Electricians – Rob Hearne, Matthew Dunford
Draughtspersons – Lauren Harper, Alex Roberts
Trainee Draughtsperson – Rachel Ellis
Carpenters – Sam Burridge, Campbell Fraser, Matt Gronow, Rhys Andrews, Dean Tucker, David Hobbs, Ben McDonald, Ashley Bullock, Mike Venables, Julian Tucker

Costume department

Costume Supervisor – Ian Fowler
Assistant Costume Designer – Simon Marks
Costume Cutter/Maker – Brighde Penn
Creature Costume Maker – Robert Allsopp & Associates
Costume Assistants – Andie Mear, Nadia Cucinella
Costume Trainee – Yiwen Lin
Make-up and prosthetics
Make-up Supervisor – Emma Cowen
Make-up Artists – Amy Riley, Angharad Walsh
Junior Make-up Artist – India Jones
Prosthetics Trainees – Tara Kemp, Nyle Pritchard-Trew
Prosthetics Designer – Danny Marie Elias
Prosthetics Artist – Amy Paul
Junior Prosthetics Artists – Elly Suggit, Ashley Lovett
Prosthetics Office Assistant – Gwenno Hughes

Movement

Stunt Co-ordinator – Crispin Layfield
Stunt Performers – Belinda McGinley, Anna Benton

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 – Hayley Williams, Brooke Taylor Michael
On-line Editor – Christine Kelly
Assistant On-line Editor – Luke Stanbury

Special and visual effects

Additional VFX – BBC Wales Graphics, Zodiak VFX, 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

Synopsis

A cosmic threat known as the Flux begins to destabilise the universe. The Doctor investigates multiple strange events, including encounters with Swarm and Azure, ancient beings tied to entropy. Yaz, Dan, and other companions are drawn into the escalating crisis. The episode sets up a collapsing universe, with forces converging across time and space as reality begins to fracture.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the premise of The Halloween Apocalypse?

The Doctor and her companions face a universe spanning catastrophe known as the Flux, which is destroying entire planets and threatening all of reality.

What is the Flux?

The Flux is a mysterious and powerful force that consumes matter and space, causing widespread destruction across the universe.

Who are the main threats introduced?

Multiple threats appear, including the Ravagers, the Sontarans, and the return of the Weeping Angels.

What happens to the Doctor?

The Doctor begins to uncover hidden memories connected to a secret past, tying into the larger mystery of the Flux.

What themes are explored in The Halloween Apocalypse?

The episode explores chaos, memory, identity, and the scale of universal destruction.