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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.
- You may wish to consult
Star Beast (disambiguation)for other, similarly-named pages.
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
- Fourteenth Doctor[3] - David Tennant[4][5][6]
- Donna Noble - Catherine Tate[4][5][6]
- Rose Noble - Yasmin Finney[7][5][6]
- Wilfred Mott - Bernard Cribbins[8]
- Sylvia Noble - Jacqueline King[9][5][6]
- Shaun Temple - Karl Collins[9][5][6]
- Shirley Anne Bingham - Ruth Madeley[5][6]
- The Meep - TBA[5]
- Voice of the Meep - Miriam Margolyes[5][10][6]
- Wrarth Warriors[5]
- Major Singh - Ronak Patani[12][6]
- Colonel Chan - Jamie Hayden[13][6]
- Fudge Higgins/Merchandani - Dara Lall[14][15][6]
- BBC reporter - Matt Green[6]
- Chief technician - Anna Martine Freeman[6]
- Sergeant - Archie Backhouse[6]
- Soldier - Isabella Carey[6]
- Lad - Harley McEvilly[6]
- Lad - Max Fincham[6]
Uncredited cast
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Crew
| Executive Producers Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter with Phil Collinson and Joel Collins |
General production staff
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| 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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Notes
- This story's upcoming debut was mentioned alongside the other 2023 specials in the non-fiction feature Back in Business published in Doctor Who The Official Annual 2024 on 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.
- This marks the first appearance of the Fourteenth Doctor's sonic screwdriver on television.
Myths
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Filming locations
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Production errors
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Influences
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Continuity
- Although not explicit at the time of release, the Redacted audio drama Redemption [+]Loading...["Redemption (audio story)"] leads directly into The Star Beast, as the characters Cleo Proctor and Apex Costa watch the Meep's star cruiser fly through the skies of Camden Town.
- Doctor Who The Official Annual 2024 contained several works of fiction which teased some of the characters in The Star Beast:
- The short story We Are Family hinted towards the reunion of the Nobles and the Doctor, and Rose meeting the Meep.
Home media releases
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Gallery
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External links
- Official The Star Beast page on the Doctor Who website
Footnotes
- ↑ @bbcpress on twitter.com
- ↑ DWM 597 - Preview of The Star Beast, Page 18
- ↑ https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/david-tennant-is-the-fourteenth-doctor
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/david-tennant-catherine-tate-return
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-the-star-beast-full-cast-list
- ↑ https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/yasmin-finney-joins-doctor-who-cast
- ↑ https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/david-tennant-and-catherine-tate-film-doctor-who-in-camden
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/unit-activity-spotted-at-doctor-who-filming-near-wembley-stadium
- ↑ https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/miriam-margolyes-joins-doctor-who
- ↑ https://twitter.com/ruther2/status/1713911118165414272?s=46&t=n1ymF6URs9Fk5Zw8aOt81A
- ↑ https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-showrunner-reveals-new-60th-anniversary-trailer-clues
- ↑ https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-new-cast-member-discovered
- ↑ https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials-casting-news
- ↑ https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-further-cast-newsupdate/