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3.8 Human Nature

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
Susie Liggat
Paul Cornell

Regular Cast

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

Guest Cast

Joan Redfern – Jessica Hynes
Jenny – Rebekah Staton
Tim Latimer – Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Baines – Harry Lloyd
Hutchinson – Tom Palmer
Clark – Gerard Horan
Lucy Cartwright – Lauren Wilson
Rocastle – Pip Torrens
Phillips – Matthew White
Doorman – Derek Smith
Mr Chambers – Peter Bourke

Production Team

General production staff

Production Executive – Julie Scott
Production Manager – Tracie Simpson
Location Manager – Lowri Thomas
Location Scout – Branwen Evans
Unit Manager – Huw Jones
Production Co-ordinator – Jess van Niekerk
Production Assistant – Debi Griffiths
Production/Script Secretary – Kevin Myers
Production Runner – Si├ín Eve Goldsmith
Drivers – Wayne Humphreys, Malcolm Kearney
Senior Production Accountant – Endaf Emyr Williams
Production Accountant – Oliver Ager
Contracts Assistant – Kath Blackman
Finance Manager – Chris Rogers

Camera and lighting department

1st Assistant Director – Richard Harris
2nd Assistant Director – Steffan Morris
3rd Assistant Director – Sarah Davies
Floor Runners – Lowri Denman, Heddi Joy Taylor
Continuity – Non Eleri Hughes
2nd unit Camera Operator – Steven Hall
Focus Puller – Steve Rees
2nd Unit Focus Puller – Jamie Southcott
Grip – John Robinson
Camera Assistant – Tom Hartley
Boom Operators – Jeff Welch, Bryn Thomas
Gaffer – Mark Hutchings
Best Boy – Steve Slocombe
Electricians – Clive Johnson, Ben Griffiths

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 – David Morison
Props Buyer – Catherine Samuel
Design Assistants – Peter McKinstry, Rob Dicks
Cyfle Trainee – Christina Tom
Standby Props – Phill Shellard, Nick Murray
Standby Carpenter – Paul Jones
Standby Rigger – Bryan Griffiths
Standby Painter – Ellen Woods
Chief Props Master – Adrian Anscombe
Props Master – Paul Aitken
Senior 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 – Lindsay Bonaccorsi
Assistant Costume Designer – Marnie Ormiston
Costume Assistants – Sheenagh O’Marah, Kirsty Wilkinson
Make-up and prosthetics
Make-up Artists – Pam Mullins, Steve Smith, John Munro
Prosthetics – Millennium FX
Prosthetics Designer – Neill Gorton
Prosthetics Supervisor – Rob Mayor
On Set Prosthetics Supervisor – Lotta Hagvist
Prosthetics Technician – Lisa Crawley

Movement

Stunt Co-ordinator – Glenn Marks
Choreographer – Ailsa Berk

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 – Mark Bright

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 – Julian Howarth
Dubbing Mixer – Tim Ricketts
Supervising Sound Editor – Paul McFadden
Sound FX Editor – Paul Jeffries
Sound Editor – Doug Sinclair
Foley Editor – Kelly-Marie Angell

Synopsis

Fleeing the relentless and powerful Family of Blood, the Doctor uses a Chameleon Arch to rewrite his own biology, storing his Time Lord self inside a fob watch and becoming entirely human. He takes the identity of John Smith, a gentle Edwardian schoolteacher in 1913, with Martha posing as his housemaid while guarding the watch. The complication ΓÇö John Smith has fallen genuinely and tenderly in love with school nurse Joan Redfern, building a life he believes is real. Then the Family arrives at the village, and the watch must be opened.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is ΓÇ£Human NatureΓÇ¥ about?

ΓÇ£Human NatureΓÇ¥ follows the Tenth Doctor who, to escape enemies known as the Family of Blood, uses a device to become human. He becomes John Smith, a schoolteacher in 1913 England, with all his Time Lord memories hidden in a watch.

Who is John Smith?

John Smith is the human identity of the Doctor created by a perception filter device. He has no memory of being a Time Lord and lives a normal life as a teacher at a boarding school.

Who are the Family of Blood?

The Family of Blood are alien beings who hunt the Doctor because of his Time Lord energy. They seek immortality and believe the DoctorΓÇÖs life force can extend their existence indefinitely.

What role does Martha Jones play?

Martha Jones disguises herself as a maid and serves as the DoctorΓÇÖs protector. She is the only one who knows his true identity and must ensure he survives as a human until the danger passes.

How does this episode connect to Doctor Who themes?

ΓÇ£Human NatureΓÇ¥ explores identity, sacrifice, and morality within Doctor Who. It is a key emotional story for the Tenth Doctor, showing the consequences of separating the Doctor from his Time Lord nature.