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Doctor Who The Idiot's Lantern

Saturday, 27th May 2006 7:00PM BBC One (45 mins)

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The Idiot’s Lantern Synopsis

It’s 1953, the Coronation year of HM Queen Elizabeth II, and the people of Great Britain huddle round their television sets to witness the great event. But behind the celebrations there are rumours of monsters on the streets, and the tormented Mr Magpie is hiding a strange and alien secret.

Credits

Credits
  • Writer Mark Gatiss
  • Director Euros Lyn
  • Producer Phil Collinson
  • Script Editor Simon Winstone
  • The Doctor David Tennant
  • Rose Tyler Billie Piper
  • The Wire Maureen Lipman CBE
  • Magpie Ron Cook
  • Eddie Connolly Jamie Foreman
  • Rita Connolly Debra Gillett
  • Tommy Connolly Rory Jennings
  • Grandma Connolly Margaret John
  • Detective Inspector Bishop Sam Cox
  • Crabtree Ieuan Rhys
  • Aunty Betty Jean Challis
  • Security Guard Christopher Driscoll
  • Mrs Gallagher Marie Lewis