The Impossible Planet (episode)

The Impossible Planet was the sixth episode of Season 46 of Doctor Who. It was written by Matt Jones, directed by James Strong and featured Paterson Joseph as the Twelfth Doctor, Sophie Okonedo as Lizzie Clarke and Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka.

Synopsis
The TARDIS lands in the future on an alien planet shrouded in darkness. The Doctor, Lizzie and Tegan are plunged into terror when they lose the TARDIS down a deep chasm, leaving themselves on a space base positioned on an impossible planet in the orbit of a black hole. Meanwhile, an entity who identifies as Satan himself is awakening and beginning to cause chaos amongst the crew.

Plot
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Cast

 * The Doctor - Paterson Joseph
 * Lizzie Clarke - Sophie Okonedo
 * Tegan Jovanka - Janet Fielding
 * Mr. Jefferson - Danny Webb
 * Zachary Cross Flane - Shaun Parkes
 * Ida Scott - Claire Rushbrook
 * Toby Zed - Will Thorp
 * Danny Bartock - Ronny Jhutti
 * Scooti Manista - Myanna Buring
 * Guards - Lianna Stewart
 * The Ood - Paul Kasey
 * Voice of the Beast - Gabriel Woolf
 * Voice of the Ood - Silas Carson

Crew

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


 * Executive Producers - Ira Steven Behr and Faith Penhale
 * Co-Executive Producers - Ronald D. Moore, Joseph Lidster, Phil Ford, Nicholas Briggs, David Weddle, and Bradley Thompson
 * Producer - Gary Russell
 * Script Editor - Robert Shearman
 * Consulting Producer - Nicholas Meyer


 * Writer - Matt Jones
 * Director - James Hawes


 * 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 - William Oswald
 * 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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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 8.28m viewers. It ranked at 14th over the week.

Story Notes

 * Sound effects matching the door opening and closing sounds from the first two games in the popular Doom series are occasionally used, especially noticeable when Toby goes searching for the "voices" distracting him from his archaeological findings.
 * The Beast intends to make war on God, seemingly referring to the Christian God. While there have been many Gods depicted in the franchise’s history, it has mostly shied away from talking about contemporary religions, and generally assumes them to be wrong.
 * This episode begins with a title card that reads 'In Loving Memory of Barry Letts; Doctor Who Producer 1970-1974; Co-Creator of Leftover; 1925-2009' following his death that week.

Continuity
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Home Video Releases
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