Open All Hours (CON episode)

Open All Hours
Broadcast on:	BBC Three
Broadcast with:	Closing Time
Series number:	6
Broadcast date:	24 September 2011 (full length) 30 September 2011 (Cut Down)
Runtime:	45 minutes (full length) 12'46" (Cut Down)
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Narrator:	Russell Tovey
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Doctor Who Confidential
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Open All Hours was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with Closing Time.

The title is a reference to the 1976-85 BBC sitcom of the same name, in which Lynda Baron starred.

It featured a scene where Matt Smith and James Corden amused themselves during a filming break at night. The two pretended to be the Doctor and Craig Owens in front of a video camera with a toy Dalek action figure while humming the Doctor Who theme tune... and laughably tone deaf.

Aspects of production covered

Danny Hargreaves and Crispin Layfield explained the process of creating the stunt in which the Doctor jumps through a pane of glass.

Additional topics covered

• A Day in the Life: Location Manager.
• Script to Screen filming.

People interviewed

• Matt Smith, The Doctor
• Steven Moffat, Head Writer
• Steve Hughes, Director
• Gareth Roberts, Writer
• James Corden, Craig Owens
• Greg James, Presenter, Radio 1
• Crispin Layfield, Stunt Co-ordinator
• Danny Hargreaves, Special Effects Supervisor
• James DeHaviland, 2nd Assistant Director
• Roz James, Twins' Mum
• Iwan Roberts, Location Manager
• Saul Nassé, Controller, BBC Learning
• Kevin Downing, Teacher
• Jeremy Webb, Director, Death Is The Only Answer
• Lyn Walters, Model Operator
• Tim Rose, Animatronics Operator
• Denise Paul, Producer, Episode 12

Music list

• "Come On, Get In" by KT Tunstall
• "5 Years Time" by Noah and the Whale
• "Alfie" by Lily Allen
• "Waiting for the Heartaches" by The Coral
• "I'm in the House" by Steve Aoki feat. Zuper Blahq
• "Breaking Glass" by David Bowie
• "Baby Love" by The Supremes
• "Bubbles" by Biffy Clyro
• "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" by KT Tunstall
• "Plague of Angels" by The Delta Fiasco, Album: Grandmaster Production Music Presents: Nick Launay XGM004 (also used in CON: Heartbreak Hotel)
• "Clothes Off" by Kate Crash, Album: Grandmaster Production Music presents Nick Launay XGM004
• "Are You Being Served" by The Flaming Stars, Album: London after Midnight: Singles, Rarities and Bar Room Floor-Fillers 1995-2005
• "Main Theme (from 'Airwolf')" by Sylvester Levay
• "I Am Not a Robot" by Marina and the Diamonds

Crew

Executive Producer   Mark Cossey

Executive Producers for Dr Who   Steven Moffat, Piers Wenger and Beth Willis

Series Producer   Gillane Seaborne

Senior Producer   Zoë Rushton

Title Music - Slam & Saw Productions

General production staff Assistant Producer - Donovan Keogh, Paul Symonds, Hannah Williams Production Accountant - Kevin Rickwood Production Co-Ordinator - Megan Pinches Production Executive - Stan Matthews Production Manager - Katy Cartwright Researcher - Matthew Andrews, Leanne René, Robert Wootton	Camera and lighting department Camera - Dewi Davies, Andy Smith Runner - Llywelen Davies Special and visual effects Colourist - Matt Mullins Graphics - BBC Wales	General post-production staff Edit Assistant - George Sabapathy Edit Producer - Ian Hay Offline Editor - Gary Skipton, Joe Pedder Sound Dubbing Mixer - Mark Ferda Sound - Stuart Piggott, Wil Planitzer, Jon Thomas

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

to be added

Notes

• The Character Options action figure of a bronze Dalek is specifically the damaged Dalek Thay, as seen in TV: Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks.

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.