Doctor Who The Star Beast
TV Episode | 57 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Doctor Who

The Star Beast

TV Episode | 57 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

The Doctor is caught in a fight to the death as a spaceship crash-lands in London. But as the battle wreaks havoc, destiny is converging on the Doctor's old friend, Donna.

Showrunner

Russell T. Davies (as Russell T Davies)

Director

Rachel Talalay (directed by)

Writers

Russell T. Davies (written by) (as Russell T Davies) | Pat Mills (from a story by) ("The Meep & The Wrarth" created by) | Dave Gibbons (from a story by) ("The Meep & The Wrarth" created by)

Producers

Russell T. Davies (as Russell T Davies) | Vicki Delow

Composer

Murray Gold

Cinematographer

Matt Gray

Editor

William Oswald (as Will Oswald)

Casting Director

Andy Pryor

Production Designer

Phil Sims

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 25, 2023

Release date

Nov 25, 2023 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins & 18 nominations

Contacts

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Cast	+ Add Cast
26 cast members

Name	Known for
David Tennant The Doctor The Doctor See fewer	Fright Night (2011)
Catherine Tate Donna Noble Donna Noble See fewer	The Catherine Tate Show (2004)
Yasmin Finney Rose Noble Rose Noble See fewer	Heartstopper (2022)
Karl Collins Shaun Temple Shaun Temple See fewer	Attack the Block (2011)
Matt Green BBC Reporter BBC Reporter See fewer	Finding Neverland (2004)
Jamie Cho Colonel Chan Colonel Chan See fewer	Batman Begins (2005)
Ruth Madeley Shirley Bingham Shirley Bingham See fewer	Don't Take My Baby (2015)
Harley McEvilly Lad 1 Lad 1 See fewer	Doctor Who (2023)
Max Fincham Lad 2 Lad 2 See fewer	Dark Money (2019)
Jacqueline King Sylvia Noble Sylvia Noble See fewer	55 Degrees North (2004)
Dara Lall Fudge Merchandani Fudge Merchandani See fewer	Doctor Who (2023)
Cecily Fay The Meep The Meep See fewer	Warrioress (2013)
Robert Strange Sergeant Zogroth Sergeant Zogroth See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)
Stephen Love Wrarth Warrior 2 Wrarth Warrior 2 See fewer	The Peripheral (2022)
Jordan Benjamin Wrarth Warrior 3 Wrarth Warrior 3 See fewer	Doctor Who (2023)
Vassili Psaltopoulos Wrarth Warrior 4 Wrarth Warrior 4 See fewer	Doctor Who (2023)
Isabella Carey Soldier Soldier See fewer	Doctor Who (2023)
Ronak Patani Major Singh Major Singh See fewer	Andor (2022)
Ned Porteous Zogroth (voice) Zogroth (voice) See fewer	EastEnders (1985)
John Hopkinson Zreeg (voice) Zreeg (voice) See fewer	Doctor Who (2023)
Anna Martine Freeman Chief Technician Chief Technician See fewer	Ted Lasso (2020)
Archie Backhouse Sergeant Sergeant See fewer	The Sandman (2022)
Miriam Margolyes The Meep (voice) The Meep (voice) See fewer	The Age of Innocence (1993)
Andy M Milligan Construction Worker (uncredited) Construction Worker (uncredited) See fewer	Belgravia: The Next Chapter (2024)
Chris Robb Camden Man (uncredited) Camden Man (uncredited) See fewer	Wi-Fi Noir (2016)
Anastasia Zabarchuk Girl in Camden (uncredited) Girl in Camden (uncredited) See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)