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Here Come the Girls was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with Turn Left.

The title is a reference to the 1970 Ernie K. Doe song of the same name.

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[]

Music list[]

  • "Here It Comes" by Doves, Album: Lost Souls[1]
  • "All Sparks" by Editors, Album: The Back Room
  • "Dare" by Gorillaz, Album: Demon Days (also used in CON: One Year On)
  • "Do It Again" by The Chemical Brothers, Album: We Are the Night
  • "New Born" by Muse, Album: Origin of Symmetry
  • "Live and Let Die" by Guns N' Roses, Album: Use Your Illusion I
  • "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
  • "Sea Song" by Doves, Album: Lost Souls

Crew[]

General production staff Camera and lighting department


Special and visual effects

General post-production staff

Sound

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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[]

Series-4-boxset

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.

Footnotes[]

  1. Episode 11 : Here Come The Girls. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 5 January 2019.
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