Time Trouble (CON episode)

Time Trouble
Broadcast on:	BBC Three
Broadcast with:	Father's Day
Series number:	1
Broadcast date:	14 May 2005 (full length) 15 May 2005 (Cut Down)
Runtime:	30 minutes (full length) 12'54" (Cut Down)
Key crew
Narrator:	Simon Pegg
Memorable moment
Doctor Who Confidential
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Time Trouble was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with Father's Day. The working title for this episode was A Time and a Place.

Aspects of production covered

• The CGI work on the Reapers.
• The challenging nature of getting reactions from actors to the Reapers on location without any sort of visual guide.
• Logistics of filming Pete's death scene.
• Paul Cornell discusses the emotional turmoil of Pete's death, and the challenge of writing a daughter meeting her long gone father.
• How natural vulture sounds were modified to create the Reaper roar.

Additional topics covered

• What meeting her dad means for Rose as a character.
• Dealing with time travel and meddling in history throughout the existence of the show.
• The nature of the Doctor as a lonely wanderer and an alien.

2005 promo image.

People interviewed

• Phil Collinson, Producer, Doctor Who
• Shaun Dingwall, Pete Tyler
• Russell T Davies, Head Writer
• Clayton Hickman, Editor, Doctor Who Magazine
• Andrew Collins, Critic & Broadcaster
• Christopher Eccleston, The Ninth Doctor
• Paul Cornell, Writer, Episode 8
• Sylvester McCoy, The Seventh Doctor
• Billie Piper, Rose Tyler
• Will Cohen, Visual Effects Producer
• Chris Petts, 3-D Modeller
• David Bowman, Compositor
• Paul Jefferies, Sound Effects Editor
• Peter Davison, The Fifth Doctor
• Lin Davie, Make Up Supervisor
• Camille Coduri, Jackie Tyler

Music list

• "Come with Me" by Puff Daddy feat. Jimmy Page, Album: Godzilla Soundtrack
• "White Wedding (Part 1)" by Billy Idol, Album: The Wedding Singer Soundtrack
• "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult, Album: Rediscover the 70's
• "Don't Get Me Wrong" by The Pretenders, Album: Now That's What I Call Music 1986
• "Steptoe and Son Theme" by Ron Grainer, Album: The A-Z of British TV Themes from Sixties and Seventies
• "Adagio for Strings (from 'Platoon')" by Samuel Barber & Richard Hickox, Album: Cinema Moods

Crew

• Camera - Mat Bryant, Eric Huyton, Nick Jardine, Aled Jenkins
• Sound - Peter Eason, Kevin Meredith, Phil Turner, Roger Van K, Ryan Windley
• Runners - Nic Britz, Maxine Hughes, Lucy Lutman, Hannah Williams
• Junior Researcher - Alexander Gratton
• Researchers - Geoff Evans, Zoë Rushton, Stephen Thomas
• Production Co-ordinator - Hannah Simpson
• Production Managers - Catherine Gosling, Zoë Scott
• Editor - Rob Mansell
• Colourist - Jon Everett
• Dubbing - Peter Jeffreys
• Executive Producers for Dr Who - Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner, Mal Young
• Executive Producer - Mark Cossey
• Series Producer - Gillane Seaborne
• Produced & Directed by - Adam Page

Elements retained in Cut Down

• Paul Cornell discusses the emotional turmoil of Pete's death, and the challenge of writing a daughter meeting her long gone father.
• The CGI work on the Reapers. (slightly trimmed)
• The challenging nature of getting reactions from actors to the Reapers on location without any sort of visual guide.

Home video releases

Doctor Who: The Complete First Series DVD cover.

The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete First Series DVD box set released on 21 November 2005.