Wirrn Isle (episode)

Wirrn Isle was the fifth episode of Season 47 of Doctor Who. It was written by William Gallagher, directed by James Strong and featured David Suchet as the Thirteenth Doctor, Juliet Landau as Zenla and Dougray Scott as Chris Parsons.

Synopsis
The year is 16127. Four decades have passed since the colonists of Nerva Beacon returned to repopulate the once-devastated Earth — and the chosen few are finding the business of survival tough. Far beyond the sterile safety of sanitised Nerva City, transmat scientist Roger Buchman has brought his family to an island surrounded by what they once called Loch Lomond, hoping to re-establish the colony he was forced to abandon many years before. But something else resides in the Loch. A pestilent alien infestation that the Doctor, beaming in from Nerva City, remembers only too well from his time aboard the Beacon... The Wirrn are back. And they're hungry.

Plot
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Cast

 * The Doctor - David Suchet
 * Zenla - Juliet Landau
 * Chris Parsons - Dougray Scott
 * Roger Buchman - Tim Bentinck
 * Veronica Buchman - Jenny Funnell
 * Toasty Buchman - Tessa Nicholson
 * Iron Buchman - Michael Goldsmith
 * Sheer Jawn - Dan Starkey
 * Dare - Nia Roberts
 * Paul Dessay - Glyn Sweet

Crew

 * Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber


 * Executive Producers - Ira Steven Behr, Faith Penhale, and Martin Campbell
 * Co-Executive Producers - Ronald D. Moore, Joseph Lidster, Gareth Roberts, and Nicholas Briggs
 * Producer - Gary Russell
 * Script Editor - Robert Shearman


 * Writer - William Gallagher
 * Director - James Strong


 * Director of Photography - Stephen Pehesso
 * Production Designer - Edward Thomas
 * Visual Effects - ZOIC Studios
 * Make-Up - Barbara Southcott
 * Casting Director - Andy Pryor
 * Music - David Arnold
 * Costume Designer - Ray Holman
 * Edited by - Matt Newman
 * Special Effects - Real SFX


 * Original Theme Music - Ron Grainer
 * Title Sequence - Framestore VFX
 * Title Sequenced designed by Bernard Lodge


 * With thanks to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
 * Conducted and orchestrated by Ben Foster
 * Music mixed by Jake Jackson
 * Music recorded by Gerry O'Riordan


 * Wirrn created by Robert Holmes

Memorable Quotes
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Background Information
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Development
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Pre-Production
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Production
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Post-Production
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Reaction

 * This episode received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 10.03m viewers. It ranked at 4th over the week.

Story Notes

 * This story sees the return of the Wirrn last seen in Season 44's Wirrn Dawn.

Continuity
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Home Video Releases
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