The Rings of Akhaten

233 – "The Rings of Akhaten"
233 – "The Rings of Akhaten"
Doctor Who episode
Cast
	Doctor Matt Smith (Eleventh Doctor);
	Companion Jenna-Louise Coleman (Clara Oswald);
Production
Directed by	Farren Blackburn
Written by	Neil Cross
Executive producer(s)	Steven Moffat; Caroline Skinner;
Series	Series 7
Chronology
← Preceded by; "The Bells of Saint John"	Followed by →; "Cold War"
	List of episodes (2005–present)

"The Rings of Akhaten"^[1] will be the eighth episode of the seventh series of the British science-fiction drama Doctor Who.

Production

According to Matt Smith, there were "between 50 and 60 prosthetic aliens" in a scene set in an alien market.^[2]

^ "Radio Times Doctor Who". BBC Doctor Who. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
^ "Interview with Matt Smith" (Press release). BBC. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.