Here Come the Girls (CON episode)

Here Come the Girls
Broadcast on:	BBC Three
Broadcast with:	Turn Left
Series number:	4
Broadcast date:	21 June 2008 (full length) 22 June 2008 (Cut Down)
Runtime:	45 minutes (full length) 10 minutes (Cut Down)
Key crew
Narrator:	Anthony Head
Doctor Who Confidential
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Here Come the Girls was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with Turn Left.

Aspects of production covered

• The SFX explosion and sparks work for when the TARDIS is pushing Donna back through time.
• Location filming for the Shan Chen market, and how heavy rain made it a difficult shoot.
• David Tennant talks about his single day of filming on Turn Left.
• Redressing of the Shan Chen market with Bad Wolf markings for the climax of the episode.
• The animatronic Beetle prop, and the use of it in filming.
• Catherine Tate discusses her difficulties of keep track of the parallel worlds and timelines involved in the arc at this point.

Additional topics covered

• The return of Rose, and the attachment of Bad Wolf to her as a warning.
• How Donna has, in a way, become a pivotal point of history due to her connection to the Doctor.

People interviewed

• Danny Hargreaves, Special Effects Supervisor
• Russell T Davies, Head Writer, Doctor Who
• Susie Liggat, Producer, Episode 11
• David Tennant, The Doctor
• Graeme Harper, Director, Episode 11
• Chipo Chung, Fortune Teller
• Jon Moore, Senior Prosthetics Technician
• Neill Gorton, Prosthetics Designer
• Catherine Tate, Donna Noble
• Billie Piper, Rose Tyler

Music list

• "All Sparks" by Editors, Album: The Back Room
• "Newborn" by Muse, Album: Origin Of Symmetry
• "Live and Let Die" by Guns N' Roses, Album: Use Your Illusion (Part 1)
• "Do It Again" by Chemical Brothers, Album: We Are the Night
• "Here Come The Girls" by Ernie K Doe, Album: Here Come The Girls Single
• "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" by Death Cab For Cutie, Album: Plans
• "Here It Comes" by Doves, Album: Lost Souls
• "The Sea Song" by Doves, Album: Lost Souls
• "Dare" by Gorillaz, Album: Demon Days

Crew

• Camera - Andy Clifford, James Daniels, Eric Huyton, Nick Jardine, Aled Jenkins
• Sound - Rob Craig, Kevin Meredith, Jon Thomas
• Runners - Poppy Chandler, Scott Handcock, Stuart Laws, Robert Wootton
• Edit Assistant - Sam Jones
• Researchers - Ian Hay, Nathan Landeg
• Assistant Producers - Paul Giddings, Hannah Williams
• Production Team Assistants - Amanda Buckley, Rachel Evans
• Production Accountant - Elaine Stephenson
• Production Co-ordinator - Tors Grantham
• Production Manager - Kirsty Reid
• Production Executive - Paul Williams
• Editor - Rob Franz
• Colourist - Jon Everett
• Dubbing Mixer - Mark Ferda
• Edit Producer - Paul Symonds
• Executive Producer - Mark Cossey
• Executive Producers for Dr Who - Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner
• Producer - Zoë Rushton
• Series Producer - Gillane Seaborne

Elements retained in Cut Down

to be added

Home video releases

The "Cut Down" version of the episode is available on the Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series DVD box set.