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Ncuti Gatwa
Lucky Day
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Synopsis


Conrad Clark
Conrad Clark
 Ruby Sunday faces life back on Earth without The Doctor.

 She has got a loving family and a handsome new man in her life but she still misses her best friend.

 But when a savage alien creature from Ruby's past brings terror to a remote English village can Ruby and UNIT save her new boyfriend Conrad from the terrifying Shreek?

 UNIT is forced into a deadly battle that will push Kate Lethbridge-Stewart to her limits…



General Information

Season: Forty Two (New Series 15)
Production Code: 15-4
Story Number: 316 (New Series: 160)
Episode Number:888 (New Series: 192)
Number of Episodes: 1
Percentage of Episodes Held:100%
Working Titles:"Meanwhile"
Production Dates: November - December 2023
Broadcast Date: 03 May 2025
Colour Status: HD Colour
Studio: Wolf Studios (Cardiff, Wales)
Location:
Cardiff (City Centre and Howells Department Store); Newton, Porthcawl
Writer:Pete McTighe
Director:Peter Hoar
Producer:Vicki Delow
Executive Producers:Jane Tranter, Joel Collins, Julie Gardner, Phil Collinson and Russell T Davies
Brand Director for BBC Studios:Vanessa Hamilton
Production Executive for BBC Studios:John Hamer
Executive Producer for the BBC:Nick Lambon
Co-Producer:Sharon King
Assistant Directors:Geraint Havard Jones (1st), Charlie Campbell (2nd), Jennifer Day (3rd) and Rosey-Pepper Mortley (Crowd 2nd)
Director's Assistant:Abdoul Razak Ceesay
Producer's Assistant:Jamie McKee
Script Supervisors:Nicki Coles and Ines Mayorga (Assistant)
Script Editors:David Cheung and Rasheed Bello (Assistant)
Editors:Ben Drury, Emily Lawrence (Assistant), Joseph Keirle (Assistant), Yas Downess (Assistant), Freddie Heppell (VFX) and Catrin Rees (VFX Assistant)
Colourist:Gareth Spensley
Production Executive:Steffan Morris
Junior Production Executive:Charlotte Cox
Production Manager:Jenny Morgan
Production Assistant:Lisa Elena Williams
Post Production Producer:Ceres Doyle
Post Production Supervisor:Louise Sutton
Location Managers:Alex Moore and Shuaib Said (Assistant)
Supervising Location Manager:Iwan Roberts
Studio Managers:Richard Balshaw and Lloyd Di Mauro (Assistant)
Unit Manager:Kyle Yates
Production Designer:Phil Sims
Director of Production:Emily Russell
Director of Photography:Sam Core
Casting Director:Andy Pryor CDG/CSA
Online Editors:Joshua Williams and Monika Bednarczyk (Assistant)
Line Producer:Angela Phillips
Costume Designer:Pam Downe
Hair & Make-Up Designer:Julie Kendrick
Cameramen:Andrea Jovanovska (Clapper Loader), Sarah MacLeod (Clapper Loader), James Chesterton ACO (Operator), Steve Rees (Operator), Chai Lee Tan (Trainee) and Salma Salah (Trainee)
Visual Effects:Automatik VFX
VFX Producer:Anne Akande
VFX Supervisors:Dave Houghton and Sebastian Barker
Additional VFX:BBC Wales Graphics
Special Effects:Real SFX
Creature FX:Millenium FX
Stunt Co-ordinator:Derek Lea
Stunt Performers:George Harris, George Surry, Joel Conlan and Tom Barnett
Puppeteer:Rachel Wansker
Creature Movement:Paul Kasey
Creature Choreographer:Paul Kasey
Incidental Music:Murray Gold
Sound Recordist:Alex Thompson
Re-recording Mixer:Paul McFadden
Music Performed By:BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Music Conducted By:Alastair King
Assistant to Composer:Sam Dinley
Music Mixed By:Jake Jackson
Score Preperation By:Dave Foster
Music Supervisors:Ollie White and Estera Dabrowska (Assistant)
Music Editor:Marnie Davidge
Title Sequence:Painting Practice & Realtime Visualisation
Title Music:Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Arranged by Murray Gold
Number of Doctors: 1
The Doctor:
Ncuti Gatwa (The Fifteenth Doctor)
Number of Companions: 2
The Companions:
Millie Gibson (Ruby Sunday) and Varada Sethu (Belinda Chandra)
Guest Cast:
Jemma Redgrave (Kate Lethbridge-Stewart), Anita Dobson (Mrs Flood)
Additional Cast:
Benjamin Chivers (Young Conrad), Kirsty Hoiles (Moira Clark), Jonah Hauer-King (Conrad Clark), Gethin Alderman (The Shreek), Kareem Alexander (Jordan Lang), Michelle Greenidge (Carla Sunday), Angela Wynter (Cherry Sunday), Faye McKeever (Louise Miller), Madison Stock (Elsa), Paddy Stafford (Sparky), Blake Anderson (Jack), Aoife Gaston (Michelle), Paul Jerricho (Alfie), Michael Woodford (Derek), Alexander Devrient (Colonel Christofer Ibrahim), Tina Gray (Audrey), Ruth Madeley (Shirley Bingham), Lachele Carl (Trinity Wells), Reeta Chakrabarti (Herself), Joel Dommett (Himself), Alex Jones (Herself), Calypso Cragg (Influencer 2), James Craven (Influencer 3), Selorm Adonu (Influencer 1), Aidan Cook (The Vlinx), Nicholas Briggs (Voice of the Vlinx)
Setting:
London (2007, 2024 and 2025)
Villains:Conrad Clark and The Shreek


The Episodes

No. Episodes Broadcast
(UK)
Duration Viewers
(Millions)
In Archive
888Lucky Day03 May 202546'24"2.8Yes

Total Duration 46 Minutes


Audience Appreciation

Average Viewers (Millions) 2.8


Archives


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Story Images

 
Belinda and The Doctor
Belinda and The Doctor
Young Conrad
Young Conrad
Conrad in 2024
Conrad in 2024
Ruby Sunday and The Doctor
Ruby Sunday and The Doctor
 
Ruby and Conrad
Ruby and Conrad
Kate Lethbridge-Stewart
Kate Lethbridge-Stewart
A Distraught Ruby
A Distraught Ruby
Conrad Attacks UNIT
Conrad Attacks UNIT
 
The Shreek
The Shreek
Conrad in Jail
Conrad in Jail
The Doctor Confronts Conrad
The Doctor Confronts Conrad
Mrs Flood Releases Conrad
Mrs Flood Releases Conrad




Quote of the Story


 'You have to be invited into my TARDIS, Conrad. To be special. But you... you're special for all the wrong reasons. You see, I am fighting a battle on behalf of everyday people who just wanna get through their day and feel safe. And warm. And fed. And then along comes this noise. All day long, this relentless noise! Cowards like you weaponizing lies, taking people's insecurity and fear and making it currency. You are exhausting. You stamp on the truth, choke our bandwidth and shred our patience because the only strategy you have is to wear us down. But the thing is, Conrad, I have energy to burn and all the time in the universe.'

The Doctor



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Release Information

FormatTitleRelease Date (UK)Code NumberCover ArtRemarks
Video
DVD
The Complete Fifteenth Series Box SetDue: August 2025Photo-montageDVD boxed set containing 7 stories from New Series 15 along with the 2024 Christmas Special "Joy to the World"
Video
Blu-Ray
The Complete Fifteenth Series Box SetDue: August 2025Photo-montageBlu-Ray boxed set containing 7 stories from New Series 15 along with the 2024 Christmas Special "Joy to the World"
Video
Blu-Ray
The Complete Fifteenth Series Box Set (Limited Edition Steelbook)Due: August 2025Photo-montageLimited Edition Blu-Ray Steelbook boxed set containing 7 stories from New Series 15 along with the 2024 Christmas Special "Joy to the World"


In Print

No Book Release
Doctor Who Magazine - PreviewIssue 616 (Released: May 2025)

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The Doctor and Companions

 
Ncuti Gatwa
The Fifteenth Doctor

   

Millie Gibson
Ruby Sunday
 
Varada Sethu
Belinda Chandra
   





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