The Last Battle (CON episode)

The Last Battle
Broadcast on:	BBC Three
Broadcast with:	The Parting of the Ways
Series number:	1
Broadcast date:	18 June 2005 (full length) 19 June 2005 (Cut Down)
Runtime:	30 minutes (full length) 9'40" (Cut Down)
Key crew
Narrator:	Simon Pegg
Doctor Who Confidential
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The Last Battle was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with The Parting of the Ways. The working title for this episode was Finale.

Aspects of production covered

• The scripting of Christopher Eccleston's final episode and his regeneration scene.
• Christopher Eccleston discusses the impact of the Time War upon how his Doctor lives and makes decisions.
• The heavy VFX work for the Dalek spaceship.

Additional topics covered

• Construction of the Dalek Emperor and issues faced with submerging the Kaled mutant prop inside a tank of water.
• The history of the Time Lords and the Daleks, and how that has all fed into the Time War.
• Rose and the Doctor's dynamic.
• A montage celebrating the Ninth Doctor.

2005 promo image.

People interviewed

• John Barrowman, Captain Jack Harkness
• Russell T Davies, Head Writer
• Andrew Collins, Critic & Broadcaster
• Christopher Eccleston, The Ninth Doctor
• Will Cohen, Visual Effects Producer
• Mike Tucker, Model Unit Supervisor
• Nicholas Briggs, Dalek Voice
• Joe Ahearne, Director, Episodes 6, 8, 11, 12 & 13
• David Hankinson, Dalek Operator
• Billie Piper, Rose Tyler
• Helen Raynor, Script Editor, Doctor Who

Music list

• "Breathe" by The Prodigy, Album: The Fat of the Land (also used in CON: Stage Fright)
• "Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino Variation) (from 'The Matrix')" by Rob Dougan, Album: Furious Angels
• "I'll Stand by You" by The Pretenders, Album: Greatest Hits
• "Run" by Snow Patrol, Album: Final Score (also used in CON: Doctor Who: A New Dimension)

Crew

Executive Producer   Mark Cossey

Executive Producers for Dr Who   Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner and Mal Young

Produced & Directed by Gillane Seaborne

General production staff Artist Contracts - Lesley Longhurst Copyright Contracts - Robert Bruce Junior Researcher - Alexander Gratton Production Co-Ordinator - Hannah Simpson Production Manager - Catherine Gosling, Zoë Scott Researcher - Geoff Evans, Zoë Rushton, Stephen Thomas	Camera and lighting department Camera - Mat Bryant, Eric Huyton, Aled Jenkins, Andy Smith Runner - Nic Britz, Bethan Evans, Maxine Hughes, Lucy Lutman, Hannah Williams Special and visual effects Colourist - Jon Everett	General post-production staff Editor - Tom Appleby Sound Dubbing - Mark Ferda Sound - Kevin Meredith, Phil Turner, Roger Van K, Les Mowbray, Steve Hoy

Thanks to Clayton Hickman and Andrew Pixley.
Not every person who worked on this episode 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.

Elements retained in Cut Down

• The history of the Time Lords and the Daleks, and how that has all fed into the Time War. (condensed)
• Rose and the Doctor's dynamic. (slightly condensed)
• A montage celebrating the Ninth Doctor.

Home video releases

Doctor Who: The Complete First Series DVD cover.

The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete First Series DVD box set released on 21 November 2005.