Information
Writer: Matt Jones
Director: James Strong
Script Editor: Simon Winstone
Producer: Phil Collinson
Executive Producer(s): Russell T. Davies, Julie Gardner
Originally Broadcast: 10th June 2006
Duration: 45 mins
Viewing Figures (in millions): 6.0m
Production Code: 2.9
Monsters/Villains: The Ood, The Beast
Year Set: 42nd Century
Location: Sanctuary Base 6, Krop Tor
Synopsis
Rose battles the murderous Ood and the Doctor finds his every belief being challenged to the core, as the Pit beckons in the concluding part of this two-part story.
With the planet threatening to fall into the Black Hole, the Doctor must make the ultimate sacrifice – but can he save the entire universe from the Beast?
Rose battles the murderous Ood and the Doctor finds his every belief being challenged to the core, as the Pit beckons in the concluding part of this two-part story.
With the planet threatening to fall into the Black Hole, the Doctor must make the ultimate sacrifice – but can he save the entire universe from the Beast?
Cast
Monster File: The Beast
David Tennant – David Tennant
Rose Tyler – Billie Piper
Mr Jefferson - Danny Webb
Zachary Cross Flane - Shaun Parkes
Ida Scott - Claire Rushbrook
Toby Zedd - Will Thorp
Danny Bartock - Ronny Jhutti
The Ood - Paul Kasey
The Voice of the Beast - Gabriel Woolf
The Voice of the Ood - Silas Carson
Home Planet: Unknown/Krop Tor?
Life Form: Demon
Life Form: Demon
When the Doctor saw it, the Beast was a gigantic horned demon, locked away at the centre of the planet Krop Tor. It claimed to have been locked away before the creation of the universe, and that it had many names, including Satan. Whether it is the devil everyone fears in hell, is unknown. The Beast had the power for its mind to leave its physical form, and possess people, including the Ood, and Toby Zed. While its victims were possessed, their irises turned a crimson red, and, if it was a human, strange markings appeared all over their skin and the pitch of their voice could change dramatically. Hosts could also survive a vacuum. It could also display itself through various types of electronic media, such as computers and hologram viewers. It is known that the Disciples of the Light confined the Beast to the planet later known as Krop Tor and placed the planet in orbit around the black hole K37 Gem 5. If he ever tried to escape, the field holding the planet in orbit would break and the planet would be sucked into the black hole. He claimed that the devils and demons that appear in various religions were based on him.
Preceded by: The Impossible Planet - Followed by: Love & Monsters
