Sins of the Fathers (CON episode)

Sins of the Fathers
Broadcast on:	BBC Three
Broadcast with:	The Doctor's Daughter
Series number:	4
Broadcast date:	10 May 2008 (full length) 16 May 2008 (Cut Down)
Runtime:	45 minutes (full length) 11'48" (Cut Down)
Key crew
Narrator:	Anthony Head
Doctor Who Confidential
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Sins of the Fathers was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with The Doctor's Daughter.

The title is a reference to the biblical phrase Sins of the Father.

Aspects of production covered

• Shooting in an underground tunnel for the pre-titles sequence.
• Georgia Moffett discusses Jenny and her motivations upon being created.
• The stunt work on the sequence where Jenny flips through the laser wall.

Additional topics covered

• The Doctor's family on Gallifrey and his "lost" children
• The war between the Humans and Hath

People interviewed

• Russell T Davies, Head Writer, Doctor Who
• Phil Collinson, Series Producer, Doctor Who
• Stephen Greenhorn, Writer, Episode 6
• Freema Agyeman, Martha Jones
• Georgia Moffett, Jenny
• Danny Hargreaves, Special Effects Supervisor
• David Tennant, The Doctor
• Steven Moffat, Writer, Time Crash
• Peter Davison, The Fifth Doctor
• Catherine Tate, Donna Noble
• Alice Troughton, Director, Episode 6

Music list

• "Taper Jean Girl" by Kings of Leon, Album: Aha Shake Heartbreak
• "Instrumental Suite (from 'Indecent Proposal')" by John Barry, Album: Indecent Proposal Soundtrack
• "Just a Girl" by No Doubt, Album: Tragic Kingdom
• "Young Folks" by Peter, Bjorn and John feat. Victoria Bergsman, Album: Young Folks (Single)
• "Spitfire" by The Prodigy, Album: Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (also used in CON: Finale and War Games)
• "Genesis" by Justice, Album: Cross
• "Look Back In" by Moby, Album: 18
• "All These Things That I've Done" by The Killers, Album: Hot Fuss (also used in CON: Doctor Who: A New Dimension)
• "Gorecki" by Lamb, Album: Best Kept Secrets: The Best of Lamb 1996–2004 (also used in CON: Alien Abduction)

This song was in the music list on the Doctor Who website, but does not feature in the episode:

• "Apologize" by Timbaland feat. OneRepublic, Album: Shock Value

Crew

Executive Producer   Mark Cossey

Executive Producers for Dr Who   Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner

Series Producer   Gillane Seaborne

Producer Zoë Rushton

General production staff Assistant Producer - Paul Giddings, Paul Symonds, Hannah Williams Production Accountant - Elaine Stephenson Production Co-Ordinator - Tors Grantham Production Executive - Paul Williams Production Manager - Kirsty Reid Production Team Assistant - Amanda Buckley Researcher - Ian Hay	Camera and lighting department Camera - James Daniels, Dewi Davies, Jaimie Gramiston, Eric Huyton, Aled Jenkins, Andy Smith Runner - Scott Handcock, Stuart Laws Special and visual effects Colourist - Jon Everett	General post-production staff Edit Assistant - Sam Jones Edit Producer - Nathan Landeg, Jamie Lynch Editor - William Ward-Lewis Sound Dubbing Mixer - Mark Ferda Sound - Rob Craig, Steve Hoy, Kevin Meredith, Jon Thomas

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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

• Georgia Moffett discusses Jenny and her motivations upon being created.

Home video releases

Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series DVD cover.

The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series DVD box set released on 17 November 2008.