The Silurian Awakening (episode)

The Silurian Awakening was the first episode of Season 44 of Doctor Who. It was written by Paul Cornell, directed by Keith Boak and featured Paterson Joseph as the Twelfth Doctor and Jacqueline Pearce as Angela Jensen.

Synopsis
Earth – 2007. The Prime Minister, Angela Jensen, arrives in Downing Street to find that she has a rather peculiar situation to deal with. The Silurians have awoken and they demand they’re planet back.

Plot
To be added.

Cast

 * The Doctor - Paterson Joseph
 * Rt. Hon. Angela Jensen M.P. - Jacqueline Pearce
 * Brigadier Winifred Bambera - Angela Bruce
 * Bleytal - Richard Hope
 * Ishkan - Neve McIntosh
 * Jaldane - Stephen Moore
 * Tukok - Daniel Hogarth
 * Shvak - Helen Goldwyn
 * Lokan - Jez Fielder
 * Rt. Hon. Brian Green - Nicholas Farrell
 * Rt. Hon. Rick Yates - Nicholas Briggs
 * Rt. Hon. Albert Dumfries - Nicholas Gecks
 * Voice of the Shalka - Charlotte Eaton

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 Steven Moffat
 * Producer - Gary Russell
 * Script Editor - Paul Cornell
 * Consulting Producer - Nicholas Meyer


 * Writer - Paul Cornell
 * Director - Keith Boak


 * 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


 * Silurians created by Malcolm Hulke
 * Winifred Bambera created by Ben Aaronovitch
 * United Nations Intelligence Taskforce created by Derrick Sherwin

Memorable Quotes
To be added

Background Information
To be added.

Pre-Production
To be added.

Production
To be added.

Post-Production
To be added.

Reaction

 * This episode received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 10.81m viewers. It ranked at 1st over the week.

Ratings

 * The Silurian Awakening gained an overall, consolidated viewing figure of 10.81 million viewers in its first BBC1 airing. This placed it as the No. 1 program in the UK across all channels of the week, beating all 5 episodes of Coronation Street, all 4 of EastEnders, and all 5 of Emmerdale. This makes The Silurian Awakening the highest rated episode in the 44-year history of Doctor Who. However, the episode is not the most-watched episode of the series; that distinction belongs to the 16.1 million viewers obtained by City of Death, Part 4 in 1979.

Continuity
To be added.

Home Video Releases
To be added.