Broken Shackles (episode)

Broken Shackles
Doctor(s)	Thirteenth Doctor
Companion(s)	Zenla Chris Parsons Gemma Legato
Featuring	The Woman
Main Enemy	The Human Colonists
Main Setting(s)	Rosadyne, 31st Century
Key Crew
Written by	Nicholas Briggs
Directed by	Nicholas Briggs
Produced by	Gary Russell
Executive Producer(s)	Ira Steven Behr Faith Penhale Martin Campbell
Release Details
TX Date(s)	27 August 2011
TX Time	18:10
Original Release	BBC One
Format	1x90 minute episode
Chapter	Chapter Three
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The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective.

Broken Shackles was the second episode of Season 48 of Doctor Who. It was written & directed by Nicholas Briggs and featured David Suchet as the Thirteenth Doctor, Juliet Landau as Zenla, Dougray Scott as Chris Parsons and introduced Emer Kenny as Gemma Legato.

Synopsis

Gemma Legato, a human colonist from the 31st Century, lives on the planet Rosadyne, where the native race, the Aarchnaughts, are enslaved by the humans. All her life, Gemma has been fighting for the Aarchnaughts’ freedom and now, as three strange travellers drop out of the sky, her fight maybe finally worth something.

Plot

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Cast

• The Doctor - David Suchet
• Zenla - Juliet Landau
• Chris Parsons - Dougray Scott
• Gemma Legato - Emer Kenny
• Turner - John Pickard
• Lance - Sacha Dhawan
• Prime Designate Samuels - Trevor Laird
• The Woman - Maureen O’Brien
• Voice of the Aarchnaughts - John De Lancie

Crew

• Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber

• Executive Producers - Ira Steven Behr, Faith Penhale, and Martin Campbell
• Co-Executive Producers - Ronald D. Moore, Joseph Lidster, Marc Platt, and Nicholas Briggs
• Producer - Gary Russell
• Script Editor - Robert Shearman

• Writer - Nicholas Briggs
• Director - Nicholas Briggs

• Director of Photography - Stephen Pehesso
• Production Designer - Michael Pickwoad
• Visual Effects - ZOIC Studios
• Make-Up - Barbara Southcott
• Casting Director - Andy Pryor
• Music - David Arnold
• Costume Designer - Ray Holman
• Edited by - Matt Newman
• Special Effects - Real SFX

• Original Theme Music - Ron Grainer
• Title Sequence - Framestore VFX
• Title Sequenced designed by Bernard Lodge

• With thanks to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
• Conducted and orchestrated by Ben Foster
• Music mixed by Jake Jackson
• Music recorded by Gerry O'Riordan

• Aarchnaughts created by Robert Shearman

Memorable Quotes

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Background Information

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Development

• The working title for this story was 'Retribution of the Aarchnaughts'.

Pre-Production

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Production

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Post-Production

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Reaction

• This episode received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 9.91m viewers. It ranked at 2nd over the week.

Home Video Releases

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