Shadow Play (CON episode)

Shadow Play
Broadcast on:	BBC Three
Broadcast with:	Silence in the Library
Broadcast date:	31 May 2008 (Full length), 1 June 2008 (Cut Down)
Runtime:	42'54" (Full length), 13'54" (Cut Down)
Key crew
Narrator:	Anthony Head
Doctor Who Confidential
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Shadow Play was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with Silence in the Library.

Aspects of production covered

• The challenges for the lighting team in creating multiple shadows.
• How the locations team used a disused Welsh library for the production for nearly two weeks as the Library.
• Steve Pemberton and David Tennant talk about the relate-ability of the fear of shadows.

Additional topics covered

to be added

People interviewed

• Steven Moffat, Writer, Episode 8
• O-T Fagbenle, Other Dave
• Russell T Davies, Head Writer, Doctor Who
• David Tennant, The Doctor
• Alex Kingston, Professor River Song
• Harry Peacock, Proper Dave
• Steve Pemberton, Strackman Lux
• Catherine Tate, Donna Noble
• Euros Lyn, Director, Episode 8
• Rory Taylor, Director of Photography
• Phil Collinson, Series Producer, Doctor Who
• Edward Thomas, Production Designer
• Danny Hargreaves, Special Effects Supervisor
• Jon Moore, Prosthetics Technician
• Charlie Bluett, Prosthetics Technician
• Ailsa Berk, Choreographer
• Colin Salmon, Dr Moon

Music list

• "In the Shadows" by The Rasmus, Album: Dead Letters (also used in CON: Cybermen)
• "Somewhere a Clock Is Ticking" by Snow Patrol, Album: Final Straw
• "It's Oh So Quiet" by Björk, Album: Post
• "Aerodynamic" by Daft Punk, Album: Discovery
• "The Pretender" by Foo Fighters, Album: Silence, Echoes, Patience and Grace
• "Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)" by Gnarls Barkley, Album: The Odd Couple
• "The Beginning of the Twist" by The Futureheads, Album: This Is Not the World

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, 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 Assistant - Sam Jones Edit Producer - Paul Symonds Editor - Rahim Mastafa Sound Dubbing Mixer - Mark Ferda Sound - Deian Humphreys, Kevin Meredith, Brian Murrell, Jon Thomas

BBC 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

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.