Missy – Michelle Gomez
Colony Sarff – Jami Reid-Quarrell
Davros – Julian Bleach
Boy – Joey Price
Voice of the Daleks – Nicholas Briggs
Daleks – Barnaby Edwards, Nicholas Pegg
Grey Dalek – David Hobday
First Doctor – William Hartnell (archive footage)
Fourth Doctor – Tom Baker (archive footage)
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
On Skaro, the Doctor faces Davros, who manipulates him into sharing regeneration energy. Clara is captured and seemingly exterminated, pushing the Doctor toward anger. Missy plays both sides, aiding ClaraΓÇÖs survival. The Doctor ultimately outwits Davros by using the DaleksΓÇÖ own systems against them. Clara escapes, and the Doctor secretly ensures DavrosΓÇÖs survival as a child, preserving the timeline.
It picks up directly from the previous episode, with the Doctor confronting Davros and the Daleks on their home planet, Skaro.
Davros attempts to manipulate the Doctor into giving up regeneration energy, questioning whether the DoctorΓÇÖs compassion helped create the Daleks.
Clara remains conscious within the Dalek shell, but her words are translated into Dalek phrases, showing how their emotional suppression works.
Missy appears to betray Clara but ultimately helps ensure her survival, maintaining her unpredictable alliance with the Doctor.
The Doctor uses DavrosΓÇÖs plan against him, causing the Daleks to be attacked by decaying versions of themselves, while also ensuring Davros survives.
