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Time Trouble was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with Series 1 episode Father's Day. The working title for this episode was A Time and a Place.[1]
Contents
Aspects of production covered[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult, Album: Rediscover the 70's[2]
- "Steptoe and Son Theme" by Ron Grainer, Album: The A-Z of British TV Themes from Sixties and Seventies
- "White Wedding" by Billy Idol, Album: The Wedding Singer Soundtrack
- "Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber, Album: Cinema Moods
- "Don't Get Me Wrong" by The Pretenders, Album: Now 1986
- "Come with Me" by Puff Daddy feat. Jimmy Page, Album: Godzilla Soundtrack
Crew[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]

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.
Footnotes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Doctor Who Confidential. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 6 January 2019.
- ↑ Episode 8 : Time Trouble. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 5 January 2019.
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