The One Doctor (episode)

The One Doctor  was the 2008 Christmas Special of  Doctor Who. It was written by Gareth Roberts & Clayton Hickman, directed by Gary Russell and featured Paterson Joseph  as the  Twelfth Doctor and Sophie Okonedo as Lizzie Clarke, with Special Guest Stars, Richard Briers as Banto Zame and Clare Buckfield as Sally-Anne Stubbins.

It was the first episode of Doctor Who to premiere on Christmas Day since "The Feast of Steven", the seventh part of 1966 twelve-part serial The Daleks' Master Plan. However, unlike that episode, The Christmas Invasion was specially commissioned by BBC One to be transmitted outside the programme's normal broadcasting season. It was thus the first in the modern tradition of the "Christmas special".

Synopsis
When the evil Skelloids launch an attack upon the seventeen worlds of the Generios system, its peace-loving inhabitants face total destruction.

So it's fortunate that the famous traveller in time and space known only as the Doctor is in the area, and doubly lucky that, with the help of his pretty young assistant, Sally-Anne, he manages to defeat the deadly creatures and save the day.

One thing is certain: for the Doctor and Sally-Anne, there¹s deadly danger ahead…

Plot
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Cast

 * The Doctor- Paterson Joseph
 * Lizzie Clarke- Sophie Okonedo
 * Banto Zame - Richard Briers
 * Sally-Anne Stubbins - Clare Buckfield
 * Mentos - Brian Blessed
 * Sokkery - David Morissey
 * The Cylinder - Bill Bailey
 * Assemblers - Simon Pegg, Nick Frost
 * Jelloid - Matt Lucas
 * Potikol - Barry Jenner
 * Guard - Gary Russell
 * Questioner - Jane Goddard

Crew

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


 * Executive Producers - Ira Steven Behr and Julie Gardner
 * Co-Executive Producers - Ronald D. Moore, D.C. Fontana, Robert Shearman, and Caroline Symcox
 * Producer - Gary Russell
 * Script Editor - Paul Cornell
 * Consulting Producer - Nicholas Meyer


 * Writer - Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman
 * Director - Gary Russell


 * Director of Photography - Ernie Vincze
 * Production Designer - Edward Thomas
 * Visual Effects - ZOIC Studios
 * Make-Up - Sheelagh Wells
 * Casting Director - Andy Pryor
 * Music - John Debney
 * Costume Designer - Louise Page
 * Edited by - Mike Jones
 * Special Effects - Any Effects


 * Original Theme Music - Ron Grainer
 * Title Sequence - Industrial Light and Magic


 * With thanks to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Memorable Quotes
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Background Information
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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 12.58m viewers. It ranked at 2nd over the week.

Story Notes

 * This is the first Doctor Who episode clearly labelled as a Christmas special. The seventh episode of The Daleks' Master Plan, titled "The Feast of Steven", was written as a Christmas episode and was first broadcast on 25 December 1965.

Continuity
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Home Video Releases
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