The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)

The Rings of Akhaten
Doctor:	Eleventh Doctor
Companion(s):	Clara
Main setting:	Akhaten
Key crew
Writer:	Neil Cross
Director:	Farren Blackburn
Producer:	Marcus Wilson Denise Paul
Release details
Story number:	232
Premiere broadcast:	6 April 2013
Format:	1x45 minute episode
Production code:	3.7
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The Rings of Akhaten was the seventh regular episode of the seventh series of Doctor Who produced by BBC Wales.

Synopsis

Clara Oswald wants to see something awesome, so the Doctor whisks her off to the inhabited rings of the planet Akhaten, where the Festival of Offerings is in full swing. Clara meets the young Queen of Years as the pilgrims and natives ready for the ceremony. But something is stirring in the pyramid, and a sacrifice will be demanded.

Plot

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Cast

• The Doctor - Matt Smith
• Clara Oswald - Jenna-Louise Coleman
• Merry - Emilia Jones
• Dave Oswald - Michael Dixon
• Ellie Oswald - Nicola Sian
• The Chorister - Chris Anderson
• The Mummy - Adrian Cook
• Dor'een - Karl Greenwood

Crew

Executive Producers   Caroline Skinner and Steven Moffat

General production staff Production Executive - Julie Scott Script Producer - Denise Paul Line Producer - Des Hughes Production Manager - Phillipa Cole Location Manager - Iwan Roberts Location Assistant - Iestyn Hampson-Jones Unit Manager - Monty Till Production Co-ordinator - Claire Hildred Assistant Production Co-ordinator - Gabriella Ricci Production Assistants - Rachel Vipond, Samantha Price Production Secretary - Sandra Cosfeld Production Accountant - Jeff Dunnn A/Production Accountant - Rhys Evans Script department Assistant Script Editor - John Phillips Camera and lighting department 1st Assistant Director - Nick Brown 2nd Assistant Director - Heddi-Joy Taylor-Welch 3rd Assistant Director - Delmi Thomas Assistant Directors - Danielle Richards, Garth Jones Script Supervisor - Steve Walker Camera Operator - Joe Russell Focus Pullers - James Scott, Julius Ogden Grip - Gary Norman Assistant Grip - Owen Charnley Camera Assistants - Meg De Koning, Sam Smithard, Evelina Norgren Gaffer - Mark Hutchings Best Boy - Stephen Slocombe Electricians - Bob Milton, Nick Powell, Gafin Riley, Gareth Sheldon	Art department Supervising Art Director - Paul Spriggs Art Director - Amy Pickwoad Assistant Art Director - Richard Hardy Art Department Co-ordinator - Donna Shakesheff Production Buyers - Adrian Greenwood, Holly Thurman Petty Cash Buyer - Florence Tasker Set Decorator - Joelle Rumbelow Set Dressers - Austin J Curtis, Jayne Davies Storyboard Artist - Andrew Wildman Graphic Artist - Christina Tom Graphic Designer - Chris Lees Standby Props - Helen Atherton, Rob Brandon Standby Carpenter - Will Pope Prop Hand - Jamie Southcott Standby Art Director - Nandie Narishkin Standby Rigger - Bryan Griffiths Props Master - Paul Smith Props Chargehand - Ian Griffin Dressing Props - Paul Barnett, Mike Elkins, Jamie Farrell Props Driver - Gareth Fox Props Makers - Penny Howarth, Alan Hardy Construction Manager - Terry Horle Construction Chargehand - Dean Tucker Practical Electrician - Christian Davies Scenic Artist - John Pinkerton Graphics - Peter Anderson Studio Costume department Costume Supervisor - Carly Griffith Assistant Costume Designer - Fraser Purfit Costume Assistants - Katarina Cappellazzi, Florence Chow, Gemma Evans	Make-up and prosthetics Make-up Artists - Katie Lee, Elin Rhiannon, Vivienne Simpson Prosthetics - Millennium FX Movement Stunt Co-ordinators - Crispin Layfield, Gordon Seed, Jo McLaren Stunt Performer - Annabel Canaven Casting Casting Associate - Alice Purser General post-production staff Post-production Supervisor - Nerys Davies Assistant Editor - Becky Trotman On-line Editor - Geraint Pari Huws Special and visual effects Additional VFX - BBC Wales Visual Effects VFX Editor - Joel Skinner Colourist - Mick Vincent Sound Sound Recordist - Deian Llŷr Humphreys Dubbing Mixer - Tim Ricketts Sound Maintenance Engineers - Ross Adams, Chris Goding Dialogue Editor - Darran Clement ADR Editor - Matthew Cox Supervising Sound Editor - Paul McFadden Sound Effects Editor - Paul Jefferies Sound Editor - Doug Sinclair Foley Editor - Jamie Talbutt

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.

References

• The Doctor tells Clara that he's been to Akhaten with his granddaughter before.

Story notes

Ratings

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Filming locations

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Production errors

If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.

• The Crack on the glass case containing the mummy, disappears and reappears between shots.
• The leaf that Clara has in this episode is different to the one shown in the previous episode.

Continuity

• The Doctor wears Amy's reading glasses. (TV: The Angels Take Manhattan, The Snowmen, The Bells of Saint John)
• Clara's leaf is featured. (TV: The Bells of Saint John)
• Clara's book, 101 Places to See, used to belong to her mother. (WC: The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel, TV: The Bells of Saint John)
• The Doctor again mentions seeing the beginning of the universe. (TV: Destiny of the Daleks)
• This is not the first time the Doctor has faced a living star although he implied that it was the first time he'd faced one so massive. (TV: 42)
• The Doctor mentions the Last Great Time War. (TV: The End of Time)

Home video releases

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External links

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