"The Star Beast" Opener Credits Pat Mills, Dave Gibbons

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The opening sequence to the Beep the Meep-starring Doctor Who Sixtieth Anniversary episode “The Star Beast” credit Pat Mills & Dave Gibbons.

Published Sat, 25 Nov 2023 16:26:10 -0600

by Ray Flook

Earlier this 12 months, Doctor Who followers realized that Beep the Meep (Miriam Margolyes) can be taking part in a serious position on this month’s large three-episode particular occasion from the BBC, Disney+, and Showrunner Russell T. Davies celebrating the Sixtieth anniversary of Doctor Who. And they did not have to attend lengthy to be taught if Beep’s creators can be getting acknowledged, with the opening title sequence for David Tennant (Fourteenth Doctor) & Catherine Tate (Donna Noble)-starring “The Star Beast” itemizing the episode as written by Davies from a narrative by Pat Mills & Dave Gibbons. Written by Mills & John Wagner and drawn by Gibbons, Beep the Meep first appeared within the 1980 sketch “Doctor Who and the Star Beast,” working in Doctor Who Weekly #19-#26. Spoiler? If you’ve got solely watched the particular and never learn the comics, do not anticipate a lot of a “kinder, gentler” Meep. That character would reappear a couple of instances over time within the comics (together with “The Star Beast II” in 1996’s Doctor Who Magazine Yearbook) in addition to within the Big Finish Productions audio drama The Ratings War.

And this is a have a look at the complete opening title sequence that was unveiled at the beginning of “The Star Beast,” adopted by a glance again at what we all know concerning the anniversary occasion to date:

Joining Tennant & Tate for the three-episode Sixtieth-anniversary Doctor Who particular occasion are Neil Patrick Harris within the large unhealthy position because the Toymaker and Yasmin Finney as Rose – the daughter of Donna Noble and Shaun Temple (Karl Collins), with Jacqueline King returning as Sylvia Noble. In addition, Ruth Madeley is about to seem as Shirley Anne Bingham, and Bernard Cribbins is about to seem, reprising his position as Wilfred Mott posthumously. Fans of the comics can anticipate to see Beep the Meep (voiced by Miriam Margolyes) and the Wrarth Warriors play a serious half, and – as if all of that wasn’t sufficient – Ncuti Gatwa is predicted to debut because the Fifteenth Doctor. And let’s not overlook that Jemma Redgrave can be returning as UNIT head Kate (Lethbridge-) Stewart. Now, this is a glance again on the official trailer for the three-episode particular occasion – with “The Star Beast” presently streaming, we’ve the trailer for December 2nd’s “Wild Blue Yonder” (with “The Giggle” being unleashed on December ninth)

And a glance again on the official trailers that had been beforehand launched by BBC & Disney+:

With all three episodes written by Davies, we realized the episode titles throughout this weekend’s Eurovision 2023 broadcast: Special One: “The Star Beast” (directed by Rachel Talalay), Special Two: “Wild Blue Yonder” (directed by Tom Kingsley), and Special Three’: “The Giggle” (directed by Chanya Button). Here’s a glance again to when that every one turned official: