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3.11 Utopia

Broadcast Details

Series / Episode No.
Episode Title
Transmission Date
Duration
Ratings (Millions)
Season
Doctor
Producer(s)
Script Editor
Written By
Directed By
3
Tenth / David Tennant
Phil Collinson
Russell T. Davies

Regular Cast

The Doctor — Tenth / David Tennant
Martha Jones — Freema Agyeman

Guest Cast

Professor Yana – Derek Jacobi
Chantho – Chipo Chung
Padra – Ren├⌐ Zagger
Lieutenant Atillo – Neil Reidman
Chieftain – Paul Marc Davis
Guard – Robert Forknall
Creet – John Bell
Kistane – Deborah Maclaren
Wiry Woman – Abigail Canton
The Master – John Simm

Production Team

General production staff

Production Executive – Julie Scott
Production Manager – Debbi Slater
Location Manager – Gareth Skelding
Unit Manager – Geraint Havard Jones
Production Co-ordinator – Jess van Niekerk
Production Assistant – Debi Griffiths
Production/Script Secretary – Kevin Myers
Production Accountant – Endaf Emyr Williams
Contracts Assistant – Kath Blackman
Finance Manager – Chris Rogers

Camera and lighting department

1st Assistant Director – Gareth Williams
2nd Assistant Director – Anna Evans
3rd Assistant Director – Paul Bennett
Floor Runners – Glen Coxon, Tom Evans
Continuity – Llinos Wyn Jones
Focus Puller – Ant Hugill
Grip – Clive Baldwin
Camera Assistant – Stephen Andrews
Boom Operators – Jeff Welch, Jillian Speed
Gaffer – Peter Chester
Best Boy – Chris Davies

Art department

Chief Supervising Art Director – Stephen Nicholas
Supervising Art Director – Arwel Wyn Jones
Art Department Production Manager – Jonathan Marquand Allison
Art Department Co-ordinator – Matthew North
Associate Designer – James North
Set Decorator – Keith Dunne
Props Buyer – Sue Jackson-Potter
Design Assistants – Peter McKinstry, Ian Bunting, Al Roberts, Rob Dicks
Cyfle Trainee – Sarah Payne
Standby Props – Gareth Thomas, Rhys Jones
Standby Carpenter – Will Pope
Standby Art Director – Dafydd Shurmer
Standby Rigger – Keith Freeman
Standby Painter – Julia Challis
Chief Props Master – Adrian Anscombe
Props Chargehand – Martin Broadbent
Props Storeman – Martin Griffiths
Forward Dresser – Austin Curtis
Chief Props Maker – Barry Jones
Props Makers – Penny Howarth, Mark Cordory, Nick Robatto
Construction Manager – Matthew Hywel-Davies
Construction Chargehands – Allen Jones, Scott Fisher
Graphics – BBC Wales Graphics

Costume department

Costume Supervisor – Charlotte Mitchell
Costume Assistants – Bobby Peach, Sara Morgan
Make-up and prosthetics
Make-up Artist – Allison Sing
Prosthetics – Millennium FX
Prosthetics Designer – Neill Gorton
Prosthetics Supervisor – Rob Mayor
On Set Prosthetics Supervisor – Matt O’Toole
Prosthetics Technician – Claire Folkard

Movement

Stunt Co-ordinators – Crispin Layfield, Glenn Marks

Casting

Casting Associates – Andy Brierley, Kirsty Robertson

General post-production staff

Post-production Supervisors – Samantha Hall, Chris Blatchford
Post-production Co-ordinator – Marie Brown
Assistant Editors – Tim Hodges, Matthew Mullins
On-line Editor – Simon C. Holden

Special and visual effects

Visual FX Producers – Will Cohen, Marie Jones
Visual FX Supervisor – Dave Houghton
VFX Editor – Ceres Doyle
VFX Production Assistant – Marianne Paton
SFX Co-ordinator – Ben Ashmore
SFX Supervisor – Paul Kelly
SFX Technicians – Danny Hargreaves, Henry Brook
Colourist – Mick Vincent

Sound

Sound Recordist – Ray Parker
Dubbing Mixer – Tim Ricketts
Supervising Sound Editor – Paul McFadden
Sound FX Editor – Paul Jeffries
Sound Editor – Doug Sinclair
Foley Editor – Kelly-Marie Angell

Synopsis

A chaotic TARDIS landing at the literal end of the universe brings the Doctor, Martha and a returning Jack Harkness to a barren world where the last human survivors scramble toward mythical Utopia. Elderly professor Yana is desperately working to launch a rocket to get them there, hiding a nagging sense that something is buried deep inside him. A fob watch on his desk ΓÇö identical to the Doctor’s ΓÇö contains the truth. When Chantho opens it, Yana is revealed as the Master, who steals the TARDIS and abandons the three of them at the end of everything.

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Multimedia

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is ΓÇ£UtopiaΓÇ¥ about?

ΓÇ£UtopiaΓÇ¥ follows the Tenth Doctor and Captain Jack Harkness as they track a stolen spaceship to the end of the universe. There, they discover a dying human outpost and a desperate attempt to reach a mythical place called Utopia.

Who is Professor Yana?

Professor Yana appears to be a kind scientist helping survivors at the end of time. However, he is later revealed to have a hidden identity that connects directly to the DoctorΓÇÖs greatest enemy.

Who are the Futurekind?

The Futurekind are mutated humans who have adapted to survive in the dying universe. They are violent, primal, and constantly attacking the outpost in search of resources.

Why is Captain Jack Harkness important here?

Captain Jack Harkness reunites with the Doctor after being left behind in the 19th century. He brings key information about the time rift and plays a central role in identifying the threat hidden within the outpost.

How does this episode connect to Doctor Who lore?

ΓÇ£UtopiaΓÇ¥ begins the final arc of the series and leads directly into major revelations about the Master in Doctor Who. It also marks a major turning point for the Tenth Doctor, introducing one of his most personal and dangerous enemies.