Heartbreak Hotel (CON episode)

Heartbreak Hotel
Broadcast on:	BBC Three
Broadcast with:	The God Complex
Series number:	6
Broadcast date:	17 September 2011 (full length) 18 September 2011 (Cut Down)
Runtime:	45 minutes (full length) 9'04" (Cut Down)
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Narrator:	Russell Tovey
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Doctor Who Confidential
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Heartbreak Hotel was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with The God Complex.

The title is a reference to the 1956 Elvis Presley song of the same name.

Aspects of production covered

• Readthrough for The God Complex.
• Discussion about the hotel sets.
• The dummies' sequence, and that there were so many dummies that many of the crew had to be hidden amongst the set and puppeteering them.
• The prosthetics design and fitting process for the Minotaur.
• Discussion about the Minotaur and his backstory.
• The similarities between the Minotaur and the Eleventh Doctor, and how that informed the development of the plot.
• Guest cast discuss their characters and the fears within the hotel prison.
• Toby Whithouse and the guest cast visit the TARDIS set.
• Writing stage directions about the TARDIS.

Additional topics covered

• A Day in the Life: Writer.
• The importance of costume fittings.
• Script to Screen rehearsals for Death is the Only Answer.
• Toby Whithouse brings his children on-set for a tour of the sets alongside his first reactions to the completed sets.

People interviewed

• Steven Moffat, Head Writer
• Toby Whithouse, Writer
• Karen Gillan, Amy Pond
• Dave Boneywell, Prosthetics Technician
• Lisa Crawley, Suit Fabricator
• Spencer Wilding, Minotaur
• Arthur Darvill, Rory Williams
• Sarah Quintrell, Lucy
• Dimitri Leonidas, Howie
• Ross Southard, Head Turner
• Daniel Pirrie, Joe
• David Walliams, Gibbis
• Beth Willis, Executive Producer
• Piers Wenger, Executive Producer
• Matt Smith, The Doctor
• Jeremy Webb, Director, Death Is The Only Answer
• Nickolas Grace, Einstein
• Paul Kasey, Ood

Music list

• "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" by Arctic Monkeys
• "Guilt" by Nero
• "Fire in Your Eyes" by Chase & Status feat. Maverick Sabre
• "Feel It" by The Bongolian
• "Secret Robes (Alternative Mix)" by Matthew Corbett & Mike Wilkie, Album: The Movie Soundtrack ATMOS229
• "Count in Fives" by The Horrors
• "Civilization" by Justice
• "That Face" by Frank Sinatra Jr.
• "Plague of Angels" by The Delta Fiasco, Album: Grandmaster Production Music Presents: Nick Launay XGM004 (also used in CON: Open All Hours)
• Unidentified song
• "I Will Stay But You Should Leave" by Skunk Anansie

Crew

• Graphics - BBC Wales
• Title Music - Slam & Saw Productions
• Camera - Aled Jenkins, Steve Webb
• Sound - Sean Millar, Wil Planitzer
• Edit Assistant - George Sabapathy
• Runner - Llywelen Davies
• Researchers - Matthew Andrews, Leanne René, Robert Wootton
• Assistant Producers - Donovan Keogh, Hannah Williams
• Production Accountant - Kevin Rickwood
• Production Co-ordinator - Megan Pinches
• Production Manager - Katy Cartwright
• Production Executive - Stan Matthews
• Colourist - Matt Mullins
• Dubbing Mixer - Mark Ferda
• Offline Editors - Lizzie Minnion, Rahim Mastafa
• Edit Producer - Nathan Landeg
• Executive Producer - Mark Cossey
• Executive Producers for Dr Who - Steven Moffat, Piers Wenger, Beth Willis
• Senior Producer - Zoë Rushton
• Series Producer - Gillane Seaborne

Elements retained in Cut Down

to be added

Home video releases

Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series DVD cover.

The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series DVD & Blu-ray box set released on 21 November 2011.