Missy – Michelle Gomez
Colony Sarff – Jami Reid-Quarrell
Davros – Julian Bleach
Kate – Jemma Redgrave
Jac – Jaye Griffiths
Mike – Harki Bhambra
Bors – Daniel Hoffmann-Gill
Boy – Joey Price
Kanzo – Benjamin Cawley
Mr Dunlop – Aaron Neil
Ohila – Clare Higgins
Voice of the Daleks – Nicholas Briggs
Shadow Architect – Kelly Hunter
Alison – India Ria Amarteifio
Ryan – Dasharn Anderson
Newsreaders – Stefan Adegbola, Shin-Fei Chen, Lucy-Newman Williams
School Girl – Demi Papaminas
Daleks – Barnaby Edwards, Nicholas Pegg
Soldier – Jonathon Ojinnaka
Grey Dalek – David Hobday
Blowfish – Christos Gauci
General production staff
Head of Production – Gordon Ronald
Line Producer – Tracie Simpson
Production Manager – Adam Knopf
Location Manager – Iwan Roberts
Unit Manager – Iestyn Hampson-Jones
Production Co-ordinator – Sandra Cosfeld
Production Assistants – Si├┤n Crowle, Jamie Shaw
Production Secretary – Hannah Jones
Unit Drivers – Sean Evans, Kyle Davies
Unit Medic – Glyn Evans
Production Accountant – Ceredig Parry
Assistant Accountant – Justine Wooff
Camera and lighting department
1st Assistant Director – Dan Mumford
2nd Assistant Director – James DeHaviland
3rd Assistant Director – Danielle Richards
Assistant Directors – Gareth Jones, Chris Thomas
Script Supervisor – Nicki Coles
Camera Operator – Mark McQuoid
2nd Camera Operator – Steve Rees
Focus Pullers – Jonathan Vidgen, Matthew Lepper
Grip – John Robinson
Assistant Grip – Sean Cronin
Camera Assistants – Cai Thompson, Scott Waller
Gaffer – Mark Hutchings
Best Boy – Andrew Gardiner
Electricians – Andrew Williams, Bob Milton, Gareth Sheldon, Gawain Nash, Matt Wilson
Art department
Supervising Art Directors – Tristan Peatfield, Dafydd Shurmer
Art Department Accountant – Bethan Griffiths
Production Buyer – Sarah Frere
Set Decorator – Adrian Anscombe
Prop Buyers – May Johnson, Vicki Male, Rosy Pearce
Storyboard Artist – Mike Collins
Concept Artist – Chris Lees
Graphic Artist – Matthew Clark
Motion Graphics – Tom Munday
Standby Props – Liam Collins, Ian Davies
Standby Carpenter – Paul Jones
Prop Hands – Scott Howe, Nigel Magni, Matt Watts
Standby Art Director – Julia Challis
Rigging – Shadow Scaffolding
Head Scenic Artist – Clive Clarke
Scenic Painters – Steve Nelms, Matt Weston, Paul Murray
Storeman – Jamie Southcott
Prop Master – Paul Smith
Props Chargehand – Kyle Belmont
Props Driver – Gareth Fox
Props Makers – Alan Hardy, Jamie Thomas
Construction Manager – Terry Horle
Construction Chargehand – Dean Tucker
Construction Driver – Jonathan Tylke
Practical Electricians – Christian Davies, Austin Curtis
Draughtperson – Kartik Nagar
Chargehand Carpenter – John Sinnott
Carpenters – Tim Burke, Lawrie Ferry, Matt Ferry, Chris Daniels, Julian Tucker, George Rees, Dan Berrow, Keith Richards, Campbell Fraser
Title Concept – Billy Hanshaw
Costume department
Costume Supervisor – Simon Marks
Assistant Costume Designer – Georgie Sayer
Costume Assistants – Andie Mear, Ian Fowler, Jenny Tindle
Make-up and prosthetics
Make-up Supervisor – Sara Angharad
Make-up Artists – Megan Bowes, James Spinks
Movement
Stunt Co-ordinators – Crispin Layfield, Gordon Seed, Lucy Allen
Stunt Performers – Sarah Lochlan, Belinda McGinley, David Grant, Nicholas Daines
Casting
Casting Associate – Alice Purser
General post-production staff
Post-production Supervisor – Samantha Price
Assistant Editors – Becky Trotman, Steven Waltham
On-line Editor – Geraint Pari Huws
Special and visual effects
VFX Editor – Dan Rawlings
Special Creature Effects & Prosthetics – Millennium FX
Colourist – Gareth Spensley
Sound
Sound Recordist – Deian Ll┼╖r Humphreys
Dubbing Mixer – Tim Ricketts
Sound Maintenance Engineers – Tam Shoring, Christopher Goding
Dialogue Editor – Darran Clement
ADR Editor – Matthew Cox
Sound Effects Editor – Paul Jefferies
Effects Editor – Harry Barnes
Foley Editor – Jamie Talbutt
Foley Artist – Julie Ankerson
The DoctorΓÇÖs past catches up with him when a terrified child he once encountered is revealed to be Davros. In the present, Davros summons the Doctor to Skaro, claiming he is dying. Clara and Missy are drawn into the conflict, facing the Daleks. The Doctor is forced to confront whether saving Davros as a child led to the creation of his greatest enemy.
The episode begins on a battlefield where a young boy is stranded among hand mines. The Doctor later realizes the child is a young Davros, creator of the Daleks.
Davros, now aged and dying, asks to see the Doctor one last time. This sets up a confrontation filled with questions about their shared history.
Clara Oswald is captured by the Daleks and must survive inside one of their casings, leading to key revelations about how Daleks communicate.
Missy returns and teams up with Clara, providing both comic moments and unpredictable danger.
The episode explores mercy, morality, and the origins of evil, particularly through the DoctorΓÇÖs relationship with Davros.
