Open All Hours (CON episode)

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

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

Sound

Dubbing Mixer - Mark Ferda
Sound - Stuart Piggott, Wil Planitzer, Jon Thomas








BBC Cymru Wales

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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

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.