Missy – Michelle Gomez
Mother – Emma Handy
Group Commander – Beatrice Curnew
Alan – Stewart Wright
Richard – Solomon Israel
Giant Monk – Jamie Hill
Bill’s Mum – Rosie Jane
General production staff
Head of Production – Gordon Ronald
Production Executive – Tracie Simpson
Line Producer – Steffan Morris
Production Manager – Adam Knopf
Location Manager – Nicky James
Unit Manager – Beccy Jones
Production Co-ordinator – Sandra Cosfeld
Assistant Production Co-ordinator – Nicola Chance
Production Assistants – Virginia Bonet, Jamie Shaw
Unit Drivers – Sean Evans, Paul Watkins
Unit Medic – Glyn Evans
Business Affairs Executive – Carol Griggs
Production Accountant – Simon Wheeler
Assistant Accountant – Matthew Fisher
Camera and lighting department
1st Assistant Director – Simon Morris
2nd Assistant Director – James DeHaviland
3rd Assistant Director – Christopher J Thomas
Assistant Directors – Rhun Llewelyn, Lauren Pate
Script Supervisor – Nicki Coles
Camera Operator – Mark McQuoid
Focus Pullers – Jonathan Vidgen, Elhein De Wet
Grip – John Robinson
Assistant Grip – Sean Cronin
Camera Assistants – Gethin Williams, Drew Marsden, Dan Patounas
Gaffer – Mark Hutchings
Best Boy – Andy Gardiner
Electricians – Gawain Nash, Gareth Sheldon, Bob Milton, Sion Davies, Andrew Williams
Art department
Supervising Art Directors – Paul Spriggs, Dafydd Shurmer
Art Director – Tim Overson
Art Department Accountant – Bethan Griffiths
Production Buyer – Jen Saguaro
Set Decorator – Adrian Anscombe
Prop Buyers – Jo Pearce, Charlotte Lailey de Ville
Storyboard Artist – Mike Collins
Concept Artist – Sam Lamont
Graphic Artist – Lawrence Hearn
Standby Props – Matt Ireland, Jonathan Barclay
Standby Carpenter – Paul Jones
Prop Hands – Scott Howe, Nigel Magni, Matt Watts
Standby Art Director – Nick Murray
Rigging – Shadow Scaffolding
Standby Rigger – Colin Toms
Head Scenic Artist – Clive Clarke
Painters – Steve Nelms, John Nelms, Paul Murray, Debby McShane
Storeman – Jamie Southcott
Prop Master – Paul Smith
Props Chargehand – Kyle Belmont
Props Driver – Gareth Fox
Construction Manager – Terry Horle
Construction Chargehand – Dean Tucker
Construction Driver – Jonathan Tylke
Construction Labourer – Jason Tylke
Practical Electricians – Callum Alexander, Austin Curtis
Graphics Assistant – Jack Bowes
Draughtsperson – Matt Sanders
Chargehand Carpenter – John Sinnott
Carpenters – Tim Burke, Matt Ferry, Chris Daniels, George Rees, Dan Berrow, Tom Berrow, Keith Richards, Campbell Frazer, Joe Painter, Alan Jones, Mike Venables
Title Concept – Billy Hanshaw
Costume department
Costume Supervisor – Kat Willis
Assistant Costume Designer – Zoe Howerska
Costume Assistants – Rebecca Cunningham, Leila Headon, Jenny Tindle
Make-up and prosthetics
Make-up Supervisor – James Spinks
Make-up Artists – Megan Bowes, Lolly Goodship
Movement
Stunt Co-ordinator – Crispin Layfield
Stunt Performers – Troy Kenchington, Joel Conlan, Sarah Lochlan
Casting
Casting Associate – Ri McDaid-Wren
Casting Assistant – Louis Constantine
General post-production staff
Post-production Supervisor – Samantha Price
Post-production Co-ordinator – Hannah Jones
Assistant Editors – Becky Trotman, David Davies
On-line Editor – Geraint Pari Huws
Assistant On-line Editor – Christine Kelly
Special and visual effects
VFX Editor – Dan Rawlings
Special Creature Effects & Prosthetics – Millennium FX
Colourist – Chris Rogers
Model Makers – Alan Hardy, Jamie Thomas
Sound
Sound Recordist – Deian Ll┼╖r Humphreys
Dubbing Mixers – Mark Ferda, Darran Clement
Sound Maintenance Engineers – Tam Shoring, Christopher Goding
Dialogue Editor – Helen Dickson
ADR Editor – Matthew Cox
Sound Effects Editor – Harry Barnes
Foley Editor – Simon Clement
Foley Artist – Julie Ankerson
Under the MonksΓÇÖ rule, humanity lives in a false reality shaped by propaganda. The Doctor appears to collaborate with them as part of a plan to break their hold. BillΓÇÖs memories and emotional connection disrupt the MonksΓÇÖ control, freeing humanity. The Doctor regains his sight, and the Monks are defeated.
Earth is under the control of the Monks, who have rewritten history so humanity believes they have always been its rulers.
Bill Potts resists the false reality and tries to uncover the truth about the Doctor and the Monks.
The Doctor is initially presented as having accepted the MonksΓÇÖ rule, but this is revealed to be part of a resistance plan.
The truth is restored when Bill rejects the false reality, breaking the psychic hold the Monks have over humanity.
The episode examines propaganda, memory, resistance, and the fragility of perceived truth.