Doctor Who - Doctor Who TV Series & Specials (2005-2025)

Rating		Votes
10	12%	19
9	8%	14
8	24%	40
7	24%	39
6	13%	22
5	10%	16
4	8%	14
3	0%	0
2	1%	1
1	0%	0
Average Rating 7.1
Votes 165

Synopsis

Premiered November 6, 2023 at the Battersea Power Station.

The Star Beast will be the first of the three 2023 specials of Doctor Who, broadcast on 25 November 2023 as part of the 60th anniversary celebrations.

It will see the first full onscreen adventure of David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor, the return of Catherine Tate as Donna Noble, and the first episode of Russell T Davies's second stint as showrunner.

This episode is an adaptation of the comic story Doctor Who and the Star Beast.

Has Prerequisite Story

114 out of 158 (72.2%) raters say this story requires a previous story.

Extended Ratings

Plot

6.7

(127)

Acting

8.5

(127)

Effects

8.6

(124)

Replay

7.4

(115)

10th and 14th Doctors

2023 TV Specials

Donna Noble

Star Beast

Starbeast

2023 TV Specials

6.3

Destination: Skaro aka Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023

7.1

The Star Beast

8.7

Wild Blue Yonder

7.6

The Giggle

6.8

The Church on Ruby Road

7.3

Set Average Rating

Cast

The Doctor - David Tennant

Donna Noble - Catherine Tate

Rose Noble - Yasmin Finney

Shaun Temple - Karl Collins

BBC Reporter - Matt Green

Colonel Chan - Jamie Cho

Shirley Bingham - Ruth Madeley

Lad - Harley McEvilly

Lad - Max Fincham

Sylvia Noble - Jacqueline King

Fudge Merchandani - Dara Lall

The Meep - Cecily Fay

Meep Animatronics - Brian Herring

Phill Woodfine

Wrarth Warrior 1 - Robert Strange

Wrarth Warrior 2 - Stephen Love

Wrarth Warrior 3 - Jordan Benjamin

Wrarth Warrior 4 - Vassili Psaltopoulos

Soldier - Isabella Carey

Major Singh - Ronak Patani

Voice of Zogroth - Ned Porteous

Voice of Zreeg - John Hopkinson

Chief Technician - Anna Martine Freeman

Sergeant - Archie Backhouse

Voice of the Meep - Miriam Margolyes

Director:

Rachel Talalay

Music:

Murray Gold

Sound Design:

Rob Ireland

Writer:

Russell T Davies