Executives o n the TV show hired two £20,000 double deckers which were apparently central to the plot of the Easter special. One was used to shoot scenes with star David Tennant in Cardiff while the other was shipped to Dubai for filming there.
But a crane operator managed to wreck the second 1980 Bristol VR model while unloading it in Dubai docks.
Russell T Davies, the series producer, is reported to have "exploded" when he heard there was no way of getting a replacement in time.
It is believed that he was forced to rip up the script and write a new plotline.
Only last week he revealed the show revolved around the Doctor taking a "bus trip which takes an unexpected detour into danger".
To ship the bus to Dubai would have cost the BBC around £7,000. And production in the Middle East state is costing an estimated £30,000 a week.
The storyline for Planet Of The Dead sees Lady Christina de Souza - played by ex-EastEnder Michelle Ryan - pull off a jewellery heist and escape on the bus where she meets the Timelord.
The bus has already caused problems with fans disrupting filming in Wales. They kept pressing the buttons at pedestrian crossings, causing the bus to stop.
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