Heartbreak Hotel (CON episode)

Aspects of production covered Edit

• Readthrough for The God Complex.
• Discussion about the hotel sets.
• The dummies' sequence, and that there were so many dummies that many of the crew had to be hidden amongst the set and puppeteering them.
• The prosthetics design and fitting process for the Minotaur.
• Discussion about the Minotaur and his backstory.
• The similarities between the Minotaur and the Eleventh Doctor, and how that informed the development of the plot.
• Guest cast discuss their characters and the fears within the hotel prison.
• Toby Whithouse and the guest cast visit the TARDIS set.
• Writing stage directions about the TARDIS.

Additional topics covered Edit

• A Day In The Life of a Writer.
• The importance of costume fittings.
• Script To Screen rehearsals for Death Is The Only Answer.
• Toby Whithouse brings his children on-set for a tour of the sets alongside his first reactions to the completed sets.

People interviewed Edit

• Steven Moffat, Head Writer
• Toby Whithouse, Writer
• Karen Gillan, Amy Pond
• Dave Boneywell, Prosthetics Technician
• Lisa Crawley, Suit Fabricator
• Spencer Wilding, Minotaur
• Arthur Darvill, Rory Williams
• Sarah Quintrell, Lucy
• Dimitri Leonidas, Howie
• Ross Southard, Head Turner
• Daniel Pirrie, Joe
• David Walliams, Gibbis
• Beth Willis, Executive Producer
• Piers Wenger, Executive Producer
• Matt Smith, The Doctor
• Jeremy Webb, Director, Death Is The Only Answer
• Nickolas Grace, Einstein
• Paul Kasey, Ood

Music list Edit

• "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" by Arctic Monkeys
• "Guilt" by Nero
• "Fire In Your Eyes" by Chase & Status
• "Feel It" by The Bongolian
• "Civilization" by Justice
• "That Face" by Frank Sinatra Jr.
• "Plague Of Angels" by Delta Fiasco
• "I Will Stay But You Should Leave" by Skunk Anansie

Crew Edit

• Graphics - BBC Wales
• Title Music - Slam & Saw Productions
• Camera - Aled Jenkins, Steve Webb
• Sound - Sean Millar, Wil Planitzer
• Edit Assistant - George Sabapathy
• Runner - Llywelen Davies
• Researchers - Matthew Andrews, Leanne René, Robert Wootton
• Assistant Producers - Donovan Keogh, Hannah Williams
• Production Accountant - Kevin Rickwood
• Production Co-ordinator - Megan Pinches
• Production Manager - Katy Cartwright
• Production Executive - Stan Matthews
• Colourist - Matt Mullins
• Dubbing Mixer - Mark Ferda
• Offline Editors - Lizzie Minnion, Rahim Mastafa
• Edit Producer - Nathan Landeg
• Executive Producer - Mark Cossey
• Executive Producers for Dr Who - Steven Moffat, Piers Wenger, Beth Willis
• Senior Producer - Zoë Rushton
• Series Producer - Gillane Seaborne

Elements retained in Cut Down Edit

to be added

Home video releases Edit

The "Cut Down" version of the episode is available on the Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series DVD & Blu-ray box sets.