Grace – Sharon D Clarke
Tim Shaw – Samuel Oatley
Karl – Jonny Dixon
Rahul – Amit Shah
Sonia – Asha Kingsley
Janey – Janine Mellor
Ramesh Sunder – Asif Khan
Andy – James Thackeray
Dean – Philip Abiodun
Dennis – Stephen MacKenna
Gabriel – Everal A Walsh
General production staff
Head of Production – Radford Neville
Production Executive – Tracie Simpson
Line Producer – Steffan Morris
Production Manager – James DeHaviland
Supervising Location Manager – Iwan Roberts
Location Manager – Lyn Moses
Unit Manager – David Blayney
Production Co-ordinator – Jessica Elise Evans
Production Assistant – Alexandra Bahiyyih Wain
Production Secretary – Jade Stephenson
Executive Assistant – Caroline Cook
Unit Drivers – Sean Evans, Paul Watkins, Jolyon Davey
Unit Medic – Glyn Evans
Business Affairs – Carol Griggs, Steve Robson
Production Accountant – Laurence Parker
Assistant Accountants – Helen Searle, Kate Barber-Williams
Assistant Script Editor – Hannah Mason
Camera and lighting department
1st Assistant Director – Sarah Davies
2nd Assistant Director – Delmi Thomas
3rd Assistant Director – Christopher J Thomas
Assistant Directors – Lauren Pate, Sion Eirug
Script Supervisor – Lindsay Grant
Camera Operator – Mark McQuoid ACO
Focus Pullers – Jonathan Vidgen, Elhein De Wet
Assistant Grip – Ash Whitfield
Camera Assistants – Gethin Williams, Drew Marsden, Cai Stephens
Gaffer – Mark Hutchings
Best Boy – Andy Gardiner
Electricians – Bob Milton, Gawain Nash, Andrew Williams, Gareth Sheldon
Art department
Supervising Art Director – Dafydd Shurmer
Art Department Co-ordinator – Isabelle Kennedy
Art Department Accountant – Karen Evans
Production Buyer – Vicki Male
Petty Cash Buyer – Kayleigh Powell
Set Decorator – Joelle Rumbelow
Set Designers – Julia Jones, Zsofia Ekler
Storyboard Artist – Michael Collins
Concept Artist – Darren Fereday
Graphic Designer – Richard Wells
Standby Props – Matthew Ireland, Cerys Lewis
Standby Carpenter – Paul Jones
Prop Hands – Atiff Tahir, Scott Howe, Lissa Lamona, Richard Barker
Standby Art Director – Katie MacGregor
Rigging – Shadow Scaffolding
Standby Rigger – Colin Toms
HOD Painter – Steve Fudge
Chargehand Painters – Mark Reece, Lloyd Reece
Storeman – Charlie Malik
Prop Master – Jim Mate
Props Chargehand – Stuart Rankmore
Prop Fabrication – Penny Howarth
Specialist Prop Maker – Nick Robatto
Construction Manager – Mark Painter
Workshop Manager – Mark Hill
Workshop Assistant – Chris Slocombe
Construction Chargehands – Dean Tucker, John Sinnott
Construction Driver – Darren Bousie
Construction Hand – Jason Tylke
Practical Electrician – Matthew Dunford
Scenic Artists – Jeremy Duckham, Gemma Dorie
Carpenters – Terry Horle, Joseph Painter, Mat Ferry, Tim Burke, Jonathan Tylke, Campbell Fraser, Chris Daniels, George Rees
Costume department
Assistant Costume Designers – Emma Burnand, Simon Marks
Costume Assistants – Ian Fowler, Andie Mear, Jenny Tindle, Holly Williams
Make-up and prosthetics
Make-up Supervisor – Emma Cowen
Make-up Artists – Allison Sing, Angharad Walsh
Junior Make-up Artist – Hanna Lewis-Jones
Movement
Stunt Co-ordinators – Crispin Layfield, Belinda McGinley
Stunt Performers – Liam Carey, Matt Hermiston, Xavier Lake, Marvin Stewart-Campwell
Wires – Bob Schofield
Casting
Casting Associate – Ri McDaid-Wren
Casting Assistant – Louis Constantine
General post-production staff
Post-production Supervisor – Ceres Doyle
Post-production Co-ordinator – Claire Rees
Assistant Editors – David Davies, Hayley Williams
On-line Editors – Geraint Pari Huws, Christine Kelly
Special and visual effects
VFX Editor – Dan Rawlings
Creature Effects & Prosthetics – Millennium FX
Wires – Bob Schofield
Colourist – Gareth Spensley
Head Modelmaker – Lee Radford
Sound
Sound Recordist – Deian Ll┼╖r Humphreys
Dubbing Mixer – Howard Bargroff
Sound Maintenance Engineers – Tam Shoring, Christopher Goding
Dialogue Editor – Darran Clement
ADR Editor – Matthew Cox
SFX Editor – Harry Barnes
Foley – Bang Post Production
In Sheffield, the newly regenerated Doctor falls to Earth with no memory of her identity and begins assembling a new sonic device. She meets Ryan, Yaz, and Graham, who are dealing with a mysterious alien hunter named Tim Shaw. The group becomes entangled in a deadly game as Tim Shaw uses human victims for a ritual hunt. The Doctor improvises to defeat him, forming her first new team of companions.
The episode introduces the Thirteenth Doctor, played by Jodie Whittaker, along with new companions Yasmin Khan, Ryan Sinclair, and Graham O’Brien.
An alien hunter named Tzim-Sha arrives on Earth, tracking a human target as part of a ritual hunt.
The Doctor struggles with post regeneration confusion but quickly reestablishes her identity through problem solving and building a new sonic screwdriver.
The companions help the Doctor track the alien threat and become a team, each bringing different skills and perspectives.
The episode focuses on identity, teamwork, grief, and new beginnings following loss and change.
