Death in Heaven (TV story)

Death in Heaven
Doctor:	Twelfth Doctor
Companion(s):	Clara
Featuring:	Danny, Kate, Osgood
Main enemy:	Missy, Cybermen
Main setting:	London, 2010s
Key crew
Writer:	Steven Moffat
Director:	Rachel Talalay
Producer:	Peter Bennett
Release details
Story number:	251b
Premiere broadcast:	8 November 2014
Premiere network:	BBC One
Format:	1x56 minute episode
Production code:	4.12
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Death in Heaven was the twelfth and final episode of the eighth series of Doctor Who produced by BBC Wales.

It allowed Doctor Who to again pay homage to Nicholas Courtney, with his character, the Brigadier, appearing as a Cyberman. This was the first appearance by the character since Battlefield.

Plot

With Cybermen rampant on the streets, old friends unit aganist old foes.

Cast

• The Doctor - Peter Capaldi
• Clara - Jenna Coleman
• Danny - Samuel Anderson
• Missy - Michelle Gomez
• Seb - Chris Addison
• Osgood - Ingrid Oliver
• Kate Stewart - Jemma Redgrave
• Colonel Ahmed - Sanjeev Bhaskar
• Graham - James Pearse
• Boy - Antonio Bourouphael
• Teenage boy - Shane Keogh-Grenade
• Teenage girl - Katie Bignell
• Cyberman - Jeremiah Krage
• Voice of the Cybermen - Nicholas Briggs
• Santa Claus - Nick Frost

Crew

Executive Producers   Steven Moffat and Brian Minchin

Written by Steven Moffat	Produced by Peter Bennett	Directed by Rachel Talalay	Director of Photography Rory Taylor	Production Designer Michael Pickwoad	Visual Effects BBC Wales VFX
Make-up Designer Claire Pritchard-Jones	Casting Director Andy Pryor CDG	Music Murray Gold	Costume Designer Howard Burden	Edited by Will Oswald	Special Effects Real SFX
Original theme music by Ron Grainer  •  With thanks to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales  Cybermen created by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis

General production staff Production Executive - Julie Scott Line Producer - Tracie Simpson Location Manager - Iwan Roberts Unit Manager - Nick Clark Production Co-ordinator - Adam Knopf Assistant Production Co-ordinator - Sandra Cosfeld Production Accountant - Jeff Dunn Script department Script Editor - David P Davis Camera and lighting department 1st Assistant Director - Simon Morris 2nd Assistant Director - James DeHaviland 3rd Assistant Director - Danielle Richards Assistant Directors - Gareth Jones, Chris Thomas Script Supervisor - Steve Walker Camera Operator - Mark McQuoid Focus Pullers - Jonathan Vidgen, Jason Oxley Grip - Bob Freeman Camera Assistants - Cai Thompson, Katy Kardasz Gaffer - Mark Hutchings Best Boy - Stephen Slocombe Electricians - Gafin Riley, Andy Gardiner, Bob Milton, Gareth Sheldon	Art department Art Director - Sian M Hughes Set Decorator - Adrian Anscombe Props Buyer - May Johnson Concept Artist - Chris Lees Graphic Artist - Christina Tom Standby Props - Liam Collins, Mike Elkins Standby Carpenter - Ben Milton Standby Rigger - Dave Bayliss Props Master - Paul Smith Props Chargehand - Chris Dudley Props Driver - Gareth Fox Props Makers - Alan Hardy, Jamie Thomas Construction Manager - Terry Horle Construction Chargehand - Dean Tucker Graphics - BBC Wales Graphics Costume department Costume Supervisor - Melissa Cook Assistant Costume Designer - Carly Griffith Costume Assistants - Michelle McGrath, Gemma Evans	Make-up and prosthetics Make-up Supervisor - Amy Riley Make-up Artists - Emma Cowen, Ann Marie Williams Movement Stunt Co-ordinator - Dani Biernat Casting Casting Associate - Alice Purser General post-production staff Post-production Supervisor - Samantha Price Assistant Editors - Katrina Aust, Will Burgess Special and visual effects VFX Editor - Dan Rawlings Colourist - Gareth Spensley Sound Sound Recordist - Bryn Thomas Dubbing Mixer - Tim Ricketts Dialogue Editor - Darran Clement Foley Editor - Jamie Talbutt

Not every person who worked on this adventure was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources.

References

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Individuals

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Story notes

• Clara's ruse to the Cybermen of being the Doctor in the pre-opening teaser was followed by a one-off modification to the title sequence, with the eyes of the Twelfth Doctor being replaced by those of Clara's.
• This is the first and last episode of series 8 to show a scene mid-end credits that leads into the Christmas special.
• This is the second time in series 8 and since Matt Smith left Doctor Who in The Time of the Doctor that the Eleventh Doctor is seen, although unlike Deep Breath which was an actual scene, this was a flashback.

Ratings

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Filming locations

• St. Paul's Cathedral, London

Production errors

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Continuity

• Kate presents a damaged Cyberman headpiece to the Cybermen who emerged from St. Paul's Cathedral - a token from their previous attempt at invading Earth. (TV: The Invasion)
• This is the third and second time the Doctor has been shown meeting Kate Stewart (TV: The Power of Three) and Osgood (TV: The Day of the Doctor) respectively.
• Clara uses the identity of the Doctor for the second time. (TV: Flatline)
• A news report mentions 'accounts' on file of earlier appearances of the Cybermen. (TV: The Invasion, Army of Ghosts/Doomsday)
• Osgood notes UNIT has files on all ex-Prime Ministers in reference to the Master's previous incursions, commenting 'she wasn't even the worst.' (TV: The Sound of Drums)
• It is revealed that Missy was the 'woman in the shop' from whom Clara received the Doctor's phone number for Wi-Fi support, as well as being the one that left the hint in a newspaper which led Clara and the Doctor to ending up in the hideout of the Clockwork Droids. (TV: The Bells of Saint John)
• While masquerading as the Doctor, Clara notes many things from the Doctor's past:
  • She notes that among his family is a non-Gallifreyan daughter created via genetic transfer. (TV:The Doctor's Daughter)
  • Clara mentions the Doctor has been married four times. He was married to Scarlette, Elizabeth I, Marilyn Monroe, and River Song. (PROSE: The Adventuress of Henrietta Street, TV: The Day of the Doctor, A Christmas Carol, The Wedding of River Song)
  • She mention the Doctor's granddaughter and earlier companion during his first incarnation Susan Foreman. (TV: An Unearthly Child et.al.)

Home video releases

DVD releases

Doctor Who Series 8 Boxset

Blu-ray releases

Doctor Who Series 8 Blu-ray Boxset

External links

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