The Star Beast (Unleashed episode)

was a documentary that covered the production of 2023's first 60th Anniversary special, .
It was the first full-length episode of Doctor Who: Unleashed to be broadcast on BBC Three.
== Main subject ==
The production of The Star Beast.
== Topics covered ==
* How the reunion of Donna Noble and the Doctor came about through the Doctor Who: Lockdown! Tweetalong.
* Russell T Davies re-introducing David Tennant as the Doctor, now in his fourteenth incarnation, and notes that the question of why this has happened is a thread that will run throughout the three 2023 specials.
* Catherine Tate and Tennant's opinions on returning to their roles.
* Yasmin Finney as Rose Noble.
** A graphic of the Noble family is shown.
** Finney's difficulties filming the deadnaming scene.
* The adaption of The Star Beast from Doctor Who Weeklys Doctor Who and the Star Beast, and Davies' love of the original comic.
* Dave Gibbons and Pat Mills's visit to the set to watch the filming of The Star Beast, with Tennant's meeting of the pair and request for them to sign a copy of the original magazine, and their reactions to meeting the Meep.
* The design, construction (by Millennium FX) and operation (requiring 6 people) of the Meep.
** The fact that Cecily Fay, the performer inside of the Meep cannot see, hear or breath when the head is on.
** The use of an earpiece for Fay to communicate with creature choreographer Paul Kasey.
** The role of Loren Clark and Elaine Morris as the costume creators/dressers.
** The role of Second Puppeteer Gerrard Moore to operate the eyes and ears of the Meep.
** The role of puppeteer Brian Herring to operate the mouse and nose of the Meep and provide the on-set voice.
** The role of Miriam Margolyes to provide the voice of the Meep.
** The role of Untold Studios to finish of the Meep in post-production.
* The role of Angharad Evans as 2nd Assistant Sound.
* The new TARDIS interior.
* A preview of the next episode, Wild Blue Yonder.
== People interviewed ==
== Crew ==
== Releases ==
The episode received the following broadcasts:
Day 	Time 	Channel
25 November 2023	19:30	BBC Three
25 November 2023	23:45	BBC One except Scotland and Scotland HD
26 November 2023	1:00 	BBC One Scotland and Scotland HD only
26 November 2023	3:25 	BBC Three
26 November 2023	21:00	BBC Three
== Notes ==
to be added
== External links ==
== References ==
Category:2023 documentaries
Category:Doctor Who: Unleashed
Category:Production spotlight documentaries
Category:Documentaries about the making of Doctor Who televised stories