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New Series Episode 60:
The Waters Of Mars

Plot

The Doctor lands on Mars on November 21st, 2059. There, Bowie Base One -- the first human colony on the Red Planet -- is destined to be overrun by an intelligent, contagious contaminant freed from the glacier which provides the base with its water. The self-destruct mechanism will be activated, destroying colonists and contaminant alike. The Doctor knows that this event must happen: it is a pivotal moment in human history. But can he force himself to walk away without trying to save the day?

Production

Forthcoming.

Sources
  • Forthcoming.
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Original Transmission
Date 15th Nov 2009
Time 6.59pm
Duration 62'04"
Viewers (BBC1) 9.9m (6th)
Viewers (HD) 376k
Audience App. 88%


Cast
The Doctor
David Tennant
Adelaide Brooke
Lindsay Duncan
Ed Gold
Peter O'Brien
Yuri Kerenski
Aleksandar Mikic
Mia Bennett
Gemma Chan
Maggie Cain
Sharon Duncan-Brewster
Tarak Ital
Chook Sibtain
Andy Stone
Alan Ruscoe
Steffi Ehrlich
Cosima Shaw
Roman Groom
Michael Goldsmith
Emily
Lily Bevan
Mikhail
Max Bollinger
Adelaide's father
Charlie De'Ath
Young Adelaide
Rachel Fewell
Ulrika Ehrlich
Anouska Strahnz
Lisette Ehrlich
Zofia Strahnz
Ood Sigma
Paul Kasey


Crew
Written by
Russell T Davies &
Phil Ford
Directed by
Graeme Harper
Produced by
Nikki Wilson

Daleks created by
Terry Nation
1st Assistant Director
William Hartley
2nd Assistant Director
James DeHaviland
3rd Assistant Director
Sarah Davies
Location Manager
Gareth Skelding
Unit Manager
Geraint Williams
Production Co-ordinator
Jess van Niekerk
Production Secretary
Kevin Myers
Production Runner
Siaân Warrilow
Floor Runner
Alison Jones
Continuity
Llinos Wyn Jones
Script Editor
Gary Russell
Camera Operators
Roger Pearce
Rory Taylor
Focus Pullers
Steve Rees
Jamie Southcott
Grip
John Robinson
Camera Assistants
Jon Vidgen
Tom Hartley
Gaffer
Mark Hutchings
Best Boy
Peter Chester
Electricians
Ben Griffiths
Jonathon Cox
Boom Operators
Jeff Welch
Bryn Thomas
Stunt Co-ordinator
Abbi Collins
Choreographer
Ailsa Berk
Supervising Art Director
Stephen Nicholas
Associate Designer
James North
Art Department Coordinator
Amy Pope
Standby Art Director
Ciaran Thompson
Standby Props
Phill Shellard
Jackson Pope
Set Decorator
Joelle Rumbelow
Property Master
Paul Aitken
Construction Manager
Matthew Hywel-Davies
Graphics
BBC Wales Graphics
Costume Supervisor
Lindsay Bonaccorsi
Assistant Costume Designer
Rose Goodhart
Costume Assistants
Barbara Harrington
Louise Martin
Make-Up Artists
Pam Mullins
Steve Smith
Morag Smith
Casting Associate
Andy Brierley
Casting Assistant
Alice Purser
VFX Editor
Ceres Doyle
Post Production Supervisors
Samantha Hall
Chris Blatchford
Post Production Co-ordinator
Marie Brown
Colourist
Mick Vincent
Dubbing Mixer
Tim Ricketts
Supervising Sound Editor
Paul McFadden
Sound FX Editor
Paul Jefferies
Dialogue Editor
Douglas Sinclair
Original Theme Music
Ron Grainer
Casting Director
Andy Pryor CDG
Production Executive
Julie Scott
Production Accountant
Dyfed Thomas
Sound Recordist
Julian Howarth
Costume Designer
Louise Page
Make Up Designer
Barbara Southcott
Music
Murray Gold
Special Effects
Any Effects
Prosthetics
Millennium FX
Visual Effects
The Mill
Editor
William Oswald
Production Designer
Edward Thomas
Director of Photography
Ernie Vincze BSC
Associate Producer
Debbi Slater
Executive Producers
Russell T Davies
Julie Gardner


Working Titles
Red Christmas


Media
DVD Releases
Doctor Who: The Waters Of Mars (2010)
Buy: Canada · USA
Doctor Who: The Waters Of Mars / The End Of Time (boxed set; 2010)
Buy: UK
Doctor Who: The Complete Specials (boxed set; 2010)
Buy: Canada · UK · USA
Blu-ray Releases
Doctor Who: The Waters Of Mars (2010)
Buy: USA
Doctor Who: The Complete Specials (boxed set; 2010)
Buy: Canada · UK · USA

Updated 5th February 2010