Doctor Who still pushes the envelope sometimes in terms of horrific imagery and terrifying concepts — this past year included mummies, cyborg zombies and a host of other nasty ideas. But the concept art for these horrors is usually worse than what ends up on screen. See for yourself!
Above is concept art for the Teller from the episode “Time Heist.” You can see some other moderately disturbing versions of this character below…
These concept art pieces come from Millennium FX, which works on the show, and they were published online at the Radio Times. Check out a ton more of the beastly and bizarre concept art of Doctor Who season eight, along with some more commentary from the Millennium folks, at the Radio Times site — our favorites are below.