River Runs Deep (CON episode)

River Runs Deep was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with Forest of the Dead.

	BBC Three
	Forest of the Dead
	7 June 2008 (Full length), 8 June 2008 (Cut Down)
	42'43" (Full length), 12'02" (Cut Down)
	Anthony Head
Doctor Who Confidential
← Previous	Shadow Play
Next →	Look Who's Talking

Aspects of production covered

• The dynamic of River and the Doctor, and the mystery behind that.

Additional topics covered

• The history of the Doctor being locked up in cells in the classic series, and how that varies to the modern era.
• Colin Salmon discusses the role of Dr Moon within the story.

People interviewed

• Alex Kingston, Professor River Song
• David Tennant, The Doctor
• Euros Lyn, Director, Episode 9
• Russell T Davies, Head Writer, Doctor Who
• Catherine Tate, Donna Noble
• Phil Collinson, Series Producer, Doctor Who
• Steven Moffat, Writer, Episode 9
• John Barrowman, Captain Jack Harkness
• Colin Salmon, Dr Moon

Music list

• "A-Punk" by Vampire Weekend, Album: Vampire Weekend
• "Brakes On" by Air, Album: Premiers Symptômes
• "Adventure" by Be Your Own Pet, Album: Be Your Own Pet
• "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" by Queens of the Stone Age, Album: Rated R
• "Nude" by Radiohead, Album: In Rainbows
• "Afrikaan Beat" by Bert Kaempfert, Album: About Schmidt Soundtrack
• "Julie and Candy" by Boards of Canada, Album: Geogaddi
• "Lovely Head" by Goldfrapp, Album: Felt Mountain (also used in CON: The Dark Side)
• "The Universal" by Blur, Album: The Great Escape

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, Nathan Landeg	Camera and lighting department Camera - James Daniels, Dewi Davies, Eric Huyton, Aled Jenkins Runner - Scott Handcock, Stuart Laws Special and visual effects Colourist - Jon Everett	General post-production staff Edit Producer - Cat Chappell Editor - Rob Franz Sound Dubbing Mixer - Mark Ferda Sound - Kevin Meredith, Dafydd Parry, 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

• The dynamic of River and the Doctor, and the mystery behind that. (condensed, and music cues removed)
• Colin Salmon discusses the role of Dr Moon within the story. (slightly trimmed)

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.