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== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
A spaceship crashes in [[north London]]. Not that [[Donna Noble]] ([[Catherine Tate|Tate]]) noticed; she had other things on her mind. Besides, there's no such thing as aliens — right?! But then one turns up in her garden shed: [[the Meep]] (voiced by [[Miriam Margolyes|Margolyes]]). Another — [[Fourteenth Doctor|the Doctor]] ([[David Tennant|Tennant]]) — barges into her [[kitchen]]. By the time a squadron of [[Wrarth Warrior]]s shows up on her doorstep, the [[Noble family]] must face facts: Donna's past is catching up to her. And her mind is about to be blown...<ref>[[DWM 597]] - Preview of ''The Star Beast'', Page 18</ref>
A spaceship crashes in [[north London]]. Not that [[Donna Noble]] ([[Catherine Tate|Tate]]) noticed; she had other things on her mind. Besides, there's no such thing as aliens — right?! But then one turns up in her garden shed: [[the Meep]] (voiced by [[Miriam Margolyes|Margolyes]]). Another — [[Fourteenth Doctor|the Doctor]] ([[David Tennant|Tennant]]) — barges into her [[kitchen]]. By the time a squadron of [[Wrarth Warrior]]s shows up on her doorstep, the [[Noble family]] must face facts: Donna's past is catching up to her. And her mind is about to be blown...<ref name="DWM 597 TSB preview">[[DWM 597]] - Preview of ''The Star Beast'', Page 18</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Sylvia Noble]] - [[Jacqueline King]]
* [[Sylvia Noble]] - [[Jacqueline King]]
* [[Shaun Temple]] - [[Karl Collins]]
* [[Shaun Temple]] - [[Karl Collins]]
* [[Ruth Madeley/Spoilers|Shirley Anne Bingham]] - [[Ruth Madeley]]  
* [[Shirley Anne Bingham]] - [[Ruth Madeley]]  
* Voice of [[the Meep]] - [[Miriam Margolyes]]
* Voice of [[the Meep]] - [[Miriam Margolyes]]
* [[The Meep]] - TBA
* [[The Meep]] - TBA
* [[Wrarth Warrior]]s - TBA
* [[Wrarth Warrior]]s - TBA
* TBA - [[Jamie Hayden]]<ref name="DWM 597 TSB preview"/>
* TBA - [[Dara Lall]]<ref name="DWM 597 TSB preview"/>


=== Uncredited cast ===
=== Uncredited cast ===
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== Crew ==
== Crew ==
{{Wales crew|ExecutiveProd=Russell T Davies|ExecutiveProd3=Jane Tranter|ExecutiveProd2=Julie Gardner|ExecutiveProd4=Phil Collinson|ExecutiveProd5=Joel Collins|Writer=Russell T Davies|Producer=Vicki Delow|Director=Rachel Talalay|DOP=Matt Gray BSC|ProductionDesigner=Philip Sims|Make-upDesigner=Steve Smith|CastingDirector=Andy Pryor CDG|Music=Murray Gold|CostumeDesigner=Pam Downe|OriginalTheme=Ron Grainer|CoProducer=Ellen Marsh|ProductionManager=Delmi Thomas|ScriptEditor=Scott Handcock|SpecialEffects=Real SFX|ProductionExec=Steffan Morris|ProductionCoOrdinator=Sandra Cosfeld|1stAD=Gareth Thomas|Rigging=Shadow Scaffolding|Prosthetics=Millennium FX|CastingAssociate=Ri McDaid-Wren|CastingAssistant=Kristian Wall|SpecialEffectsCoOrdinator=Danny Hargreaves|SoundRecordist=Deian Llŷr Humphreys AMPS|Foley=Bang Post Production|StoryBy=Pat Mills|StoryBy2=Dave Gibbons}}
{{Wales crew
''to be added''
|ExecutiveProd     = Russell T Davies
|ExecutiveProd3     = Jane Tranter
|ExecutiveProd2     = Julie Gardner
|ExecutiveProd4     = Phil Collinson
|ExecutiveProd5     = Joel Collins
|Writer             = Russell T Davies
|Producer           = Vicki Delow
|Director           = Rachel Talalay
|DOP               = Matt Gray BSC
|ProductionDesigner = Philip Sims
|Make-upDesigner   = Steve Smith
|CastingDirector   = Andy Pryor CDG
|Music             = Murray Gold
|CostumeDesigner   = Pam Downe
|OriginalTheme     = Ron Grainer
|CoProducer         = Ellen Marsh
|ProductionManager = Delmi Thomas
|ScriptEditor       = Scott Handcock
|SpecialEffects     = Real SFX
|ProductionExec     = Steffan Morris
|ProductionCoOrdinator = Sandra Cosfeld
|1stAD             = Gareth Thomas
|Rigging           = Shadow Scaffolding
|Prosthetics       = Millennium FX
|CastingAssociate   = Ri McDaid-Wren
|CastingAssistant   = Kristian Wall
|SpecialEffectsCoOrdinator = Danny Hargreaves
|SoundRecordist     = Deian Llŷr Humphreys AMPS
|Foley             = Bang Post Production
|StoryBy           = Pat Mills
|StoryBy2           = Dave Gibbons
}}
''more to be added''


== Worldbuilding ==
== Worldbuilding ==
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This story's upcoming debut was mentioned alongside the other [[2023 specials]] in the non-fiction feature ''[[Back in Business (feature)|Back in Business]]'' published in ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2024]]'' on [[7 September (releases)|7 September]] 2023.
* This story's upcoming debut was mentioned alongside the other [[2023 specials]] in the non-fiction feature ''[[Back in Business (feature)|Back in Business]]'' published in ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2024]]'' on [[7 September (releases)|7 September]] 2023.
* The preview of the episode released in [[DWM 597]] revealed the casting of [[Jamie Hayden]] and [[Dara Lall]], a short teaser of the plot, and a snippet of dialogue between the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] and [[Shirley Anne Bingham]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==

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The Star Beast will be the first of the three 2023 specials of Doctor Who, broadcast on 25 November 2023[1] as part of the 60th anniversary celebrations.

It will see the first full onscreen adventure of David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor, the return of Catherine Tate as Donna Noble, and the first episode of Russell T Davies's second stint as showrunner.

This episode is an adaptation of the comic story Doctor Who and the Star Beast.

Synopsis

A spaceship crashes in north London. Not that Donna Noble (Tate) noticed; she had other things on her mind. Besides, there's no such thing as aliens — right?! But then one turns up in her garden shed: the Meep (voiced by Margolyes). Another — the Doctor (Tennant) — barges into her kitchen. By the time a squadron of Wrarth Warriors shows up on her doorstep, the Noble family must face facts: Donna's past is catching up to her. And her mind is about to be blown...[2]

Plot

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Cast

Uncredited cast

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Crew

General production staff

Script department

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Art department

Costume department

Make-up and prosthetics

Casting

General post-production staff

Special and visual effects

Sound



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.

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Worldbuilding

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References

  1. ↑ @bbcpress on twitter.com
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 DWM 597 - Preview of The Star Beast, Page 18
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