Modern Series Episode 168:
The Haunting Of Villa Diodati

Plot

On the shores of Lake Geneva in the summer of 1816, Villa Diodati is playing host to some of the greatest literary minds of the nineteenth century. The Doctor and her friends arrive on a dark and stormy night, hoping to witness the birth of Mary Godwin's seminal novel Frankenstein, but instead they find dark deeds afoot. A vase smashes itself against a wall. A skeletal hand prowls the corridors. Spectres appear, then vanish. Soon, the very walls of Villa Diodati turn against its inhabitants. The key to the mystery seems to be a vision experienced by Mary's husband-to-be, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley; but he has disappeared...

Original Transmission
Date 16th Feb 2020
Time 7.10pm
Duration 49'42"
Viewers (more) 5.1m (31st)
· BBC1/HD
   Television
   (7 days)
5.0m
   Other devices
   (7 days)
120k
   Consolidated
   (28 days)
5.6m
Appreciation 80%


Cast
The Doctor
Jodie Whittaker (bio)
Graham O'Brien
Bradley Walsh (bio)
Ryan Sinclair
Tosin Cole (bio)
(more)
Yasmin Khan
Mandip Gill (bio)
Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin
Lili Miller
Lord Byron
Jacob Collins-Levy
Claire Clairmont
Nadia Parkes
Dr John Polidori
Maxim Baldry
Ashad
Patrick O'Kane
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Lewis Rainer
Fletcher
Stefan Bednarczyk
Elise
Sarah Perles


Crew
Written by
Maxine Alderton (bio)
Directed by
Emma Sullivan (bio)
(more)

Producer
Alex Mercer
Stunt Coordinator
Crispin Layfield
Stunt Performer
Rob Jarman
Choreographer
Caroline Pope
Creature Movement
Paul Kasey
1st Assistant Director
Guy Murray-Brown
2nd Assistant Directors
Christopher J Thomas
Mark Corden
3rd Assistant Director
Lauren Pate
Assistant Directors
Jennifer Day
Christian Jeffcoat
Assistant Director Trainee
Mathew-Lee Heath
Unit Drivers
Paul Watkins
Jolyon Davey
Steve Darwent
Location Manager
Gareth Roberts
Unit Manager
Jac Jones
Location Assistant
Kyle Yates
Production Manager
Delmi Thomas
Production Coordinator
Sandra Cosfeld
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jade Stephenson
Production Secretary
Ellie Simmons
Production Assistant
Ariana Scott
Executive Assistant
Caroline Cook
1st Assistant Accountant
Debi Griffiths
Assistant Accountant
Rose Wasdell
Art Department Accountant
Hywel Thomas
Cast Payroll
Helen Searle
Camera Operator
Mark McQuoid ACO
Focus Pullers
Jonathan Vidgen
Steve Rees
Camera Assistants
Dan Patounas
Scott Waller
Gwilym Jenner
Evangeline Davies
Key Grip
John Robinson
Grip
Ash Whitfield
Grip Assistant
Steffan Allen
Apprentice Grip
Harry Spencer
Script Supervisor
Alana Marmion-Warr
Assistant Script Editor
Caroline Buckley
Sound Maintenance Engineers
Christopher Goding
Joe Malone
Gaffer
Mark Hutchings
Best Boy
Andy Gardiner
Electricians
Gawain Nash
Andrew Williams
Gareth Sheldon
Stuart Gale
Construction Art Director
Julia Jones
Art Director
Rebecca Brown
Standby Art Director
Cerys Lewis
Set Decorator
Vicki Male
Production Buyer
Rosy Pearce
Assistant Buyer
Billie Blue Williams
Petty Cash Buyer
Hannah Miller
Set Designers
Daniel Kennedy
Lauren Harper
Art Department Assistant
Celyn Davies
Graphics Trainee
Anya Kordecki
Prop Master
Paul Aitken
Props Chargehand
Trystan Howell
Standby Props
Matthew Ireland
2nd Standby Props
Lewis Reece
Set Dressers
Dewi Thomas
John Thomas
Anwen Haf
Tom Major
Storeman
Lucy Hammond
Workshop Manager
Mark Hill
Workshop Assistant
Chris Slocombe
Concept Artist
Louis Knight
Graphic Designer
György Simán
Head Modelmaker
Lee Radford
Prop Fabrication
Penny Howarth
Practical Electricians
Matthew Dunford
Rob Hearne
Standby Carpenter
Colm Garrett
Rigging
Shadow Scaffolding
Standby Riggers
Colin Toms
Scott Williams
Construction Manager
Mark Painter
Construction Chargehands
Dean Tucker
Joseph Painter
Carpenters
Terry Horle
Campbell Fraser
Dave Quinlan
Kristian Tucker
Charlie Wright
Chris Daniels
George Rees
Jonathan Tylke
Dave Hobbs
Stephen Crump
Junior Carpenter
Matthew Painter
Construction Trainee
Marcus Scholl
Construction Driver
Darren Bousie
Construction Labourer
Jason Tylke
HOD Painter
Steve Fudge
Chargehand Painters
Mark Reece
Lloyd Reece
Scenic Artists
Rachel Willsher
Natalie Oakley
Assistant Costume Designer
Simon Marks
Costume Supervisor
Grace Brooks
Costume Assistants
Andie Mear
Ian Fowler
Chloe Gauci
Costume Trainee
Ashleigh Muza
Make-up Supervisor
Emma Cowen
Make-up Artists
Amy Riley
James Spinks
Junior Make-up Artist
Hanna Lewis-Jones
Unit Medic
Glyn Evans
Casting Associate
Ri McDaid-Wren
Casting Assistant
Ray Böhm
Business Affairs
Elaine Evans
Kyle Parsons
Steve Robson
Talent Team
Hannah Williams
Leanne Bowcott
Jeanette Sigsworth
Deborah Evans
Clare Baker
Assistant Editors
David SJ Davies
Hayley Williams
VFX Editor
Georgina Careless
Assistant VFX Editor
Alastair Gray
Additional VFX
BBC Wales Graphics
Post Production Coordinator
Liv Duffin
Sound Designer
Harry Barnes
ADR Editor
Matthew Cox
Dialogue Editor
Darran Clement
Foley
Bang Post Production
Online Editor
Christine Kelly
Assistant Online Editor
Luke Stanbury
Music Recorded by
Olga FitzRoy
Music Mixed by
Goetz Botzenhardt
Original Theme Music by
Ron Grainer
Title Sequence & Additional VFX
Ben Pickles
Series Script Editor
Sheena Bucktowonsing
Script Editor
Fiona McAllister
Series Editor
Rebecca Trotman
Colourist
Jateen Patel
Heads Of Production
Radford Neville
Jacquie Glanville
Production Executive
Tracie Simpson
Post Production Producer
Ceres Doyle
Production Accountant
Rhys Evans
Supervising Location Manager
Iwan Roberts
Sound Recordist
Deian Llŷr Humphreys
Dubbing Mixers
Howard Bargroff
Natasha Haycocks
Visual Effects
DNEG
Special Effects
Real SFX
Creature Effects
Robert Allsopp & Associates
Cybermen created by
Kit Pedler (bio) &
Gerry Davis (bio)
Casting Director
Andy Pryor CDG
Music by
Segun Akinola
Editors
Agnieszka Liggett
Joel Skinner
Director Of Photography
Ed Moore BSC
Production Designer
Dafydd Shurmer
Costume Design & Creature Design
Ray Holman
Make-Up Designer
Claire Pritchard-Jones
Line Producer
Steffan Morris
Series Producer
Nikki Wilson
Executive Producer for the BBC
Ben Irving
Executive Producers
Matt Strevens
Chris Chibnall (bio)

Updated 24th February 2020