Michelle Gomez and John Simm return as their respective incarnations of the Master. The main story arc for the first half of the series revolved around the Doctor and Nardole occupying themselves as a university professor and assistant while they guard an underground vault containing Missy, who the Doctor has sworn to protect for a thousand years after her supposed execution. Missy later travels with the team in the TARDIS, and eventually partners with her previous incarnation as they all battle a Cyberman onslaught aboard a Mondasian colony ship. Steven Moffat wrote four episodes for the series. Other returning writers who have worked on this series and previous ones include Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Sarah Dollard, Jamie Mathieson, Peter Harness, Toby Whithouse and Mark Gatiss, as well as two new writers for the revived era of the programme, Mike Bartlett and Rona Munro, the latter of whom wrote "Survival", the final serial of the original classic era.
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Doctor Who (series 10)
Doctor Who (series 10) | Introduction
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The tenth series of the British science fiction television programme "Doctor Who" premiered on 15 April 2017 and concluded on 1 July 2017, and consisted of twelve episodes, after it was announced in July 2015 that BBC Worldwide had invested in a tenth series of the programme in its annual review. The series is led by head writer and executive producer Steven Moffat, alongside executive producer Brian Minchin. It is the third and final series overseen by the two as executive producers, as well as Moffat's sixth and final series as head writer. This series is the tenth to air following the programme's revival in 2005, and is the thirty-sixth season overall.
Doctor Who (series 10) | Introduction
The eleventh series of the British science fiction television programme "Doctor Who" premiered on 7 October 2018 and concluded on 9 December 2018. The series is the first to be led by Chris Chibnall as head writer and executive producer, alongside executive producers Matt Strevens and Sam Hoyle, after Steven Moffat and Brian Minchin stepped down after the tenth series. This series is the eleventh to air following the programme's revival in 2005 and is the thirty-seventh season overall. It also marks the beginning of the third production era of the revived series, following Russell T Davies' run from 2005–2010, and Moffat's from 2010–2017.
Doctor Who (series 11) | Introduction
Another trailer for the series premiered on 3 April 2017. On 9 April 2017 Capaldi, Mackie, Moffat and Minchin attended a panel at the BFI & Radio Times TV Festival, featuring a sneak preview of clips from the upcoming series.
Doctor Who (series 10) | Promotion
The tenth season of British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" began on 30 December 1972 with the tenth anniversary special "The Three Doctors", and ended with Katy Manning's final serial "The Green Death".
Doctor Who (season 10) | Introduction
Filming for the series commenced in October 2017 and concluded in August 2018.
Doctor Who (series 11) | Introduction
Preceded by a Christmas special in December 2016, "The Return of Doctor Mysterio", the series is the third and final series starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, an incarnation of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box on the outside; Capaldi announced in January 2017 that he would be stepping down from the role after the tenth series. The series introduces Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts, the Doctor's newest travelling companion, and also features Matt Lucas as Nardole, who appeared in the 2015 and 2016 Christmas specials.
Doctor Who (series 10) | Introduction
A preview scene was filmed in April 2016 as part of a promotional clip shown on 23 April 2016 on BBC One, during the semi-final half-time of the 2015–16 FA Cup. It introduced the Doctor and his new companion, Bill, being faced with Daleks. However, Moffat has stated that this scene may not be introduced into the series itself. Capaldi, Mackie, Lucas and Moffat promoted the series at New York Comic Con in October 2016. The first trailer for the series was premiered at the end of the 2016 Christmas special, "The Return of Doctor Mysterio". A second teaser trailer was released on 25 February 2017.
Doctor Who (series 10) | Promotion
An edited version of this scene was later included in “The Pilot”.
Doctor Who (series 10) | Supplemental episode
Directors of the series included three who have previously worked on the show, and three brand new ones. Filming began on 20 June 2016 and lasted just over nine months, ending on 7 April 2017. The series received positive reviews from critics. The performances of Capaldi and Mackie were met with the most praise, as well as the writing, plots and themes of the episodes.
Doctor Who (series 10) | Introduction
The second series of British science fiction programme "Doctor Who" began on 25 December 2005 with the Christmas special "The Christmas Invasion". Following the special, a regular series of thirteen episodes was broadcast, starting with "New Earth" on 15 April 2006. In addition, two short special episodes were produced; and an interactive episode, as well as 13 "TARDISODEs". This is the first series to feature David Tennant as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box on the outside. He continues to travel with his companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), with whom he has grown increasingly attached.
Doctor Who (series 2) | Introduction
This series dealt with the mystery of the vault and the Doctor’s oath, later exploring the Doctor and Missy’s relationship, and the possibility of Missy "turning good". This season introduces Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie) and Nardole (Matt Lucas) as The Doctor's companions.
List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present) | Series 10 (2017)
The entire season was broadcast from 30 December 1972 to 23 June 1973.
Doctor Who (season 10) | Broadcast
The ten episodes were directed by Jamie Magnus Stone, Lee Haven Jones, Nida Manzoor and Emma Sullivan. Alongside Chibnall, who wrote four of the scripts and co-wrote a further three, the writers include Ed Hime, Pete McTighe and Vinay Patel, who return from writing the previous series, as well as new contributors Nina Metivier, Maxine Alderton and Charlene James. Filming commenced in January 2019 and concluded by November of that year. The series will be followed by a festive special episode.
Doctor Who (series 12) | Introduction
"Doctor Who": Series 10 (2017)
Doctor Who Extra | Series 3 (2017)
The eleventh season of British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" began on 15 December 1973 with the serial "The Time Warrior", and ended with Jon Pertwee's final serial "Planet of the Spiders". The season's writing was recognized by the Writer's Guild of Great Britain for Best Children's Drama Script.
Doctor Who (season 11) | Introduction
The ninth series of the British science fiction television programme "Doctor Who" premiered on 19 September 2015 with "The Magician's Apprentice" and concluded on 5 December 2015 with "Hell Bent". The series was led by head writer and executive producer Steven Moffat, alongside executive producer Brian Minchin. Nikki Wilson, Peter Bennett, and Derek Ritchie served as producers. The series is the ninth to air following the programme's revival in 2005, and is the thirty-fifth season overall. This is the second series starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his TARDIS, which is disguised as a British police box.
Doctor Who (series 9) | Introduction
On 16 July 2017, a minute-long clip was released on the "Doctor Who" web site, after the 2017 Wimbledon Championships men's finals, introducing Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor. The first teaser for the series was released during the final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on 15 July 2018, almost exactly a year following the official announcement. Whittaker, Gill, Cole, Chibnall and Strevens promoted the show with a panel at the San Diego Comic-Con on 19 July 2018, where the first trailer was released. The second trailer for the series was released on 20 September 2018. The premiere of the new series was held at The Moor, Sheffield on 24 September 2018, as part of a red carpet event for the first episode and eleventh series.
Doctor Who (series 11) | Promotion
The following table dictates the season or series in question for the programme as a whole.
List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present) | Series overview
The twentieth season of British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" began on 3 January 1983 with the story "Arc of Infinity", and ended 16 March 1983 with "The King's Demons". A 20th Anniversary special, "The Five Doctors", followed in November 1983.
Doctor Who (season 20) | Introduction
The eleventh series was broadcast on Sundays, a first in the programme's history, after regular episodes of the revived era have previously been broadcast on Saturdays. The series introduces Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, a new incarnation of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in her TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box on the outside. The series also introduces Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole, and Mandip Gill as the Doctor's newest travelling companions, Graham O'Brien, Ryan Sinclair, and Yasmin Khan, respectively. The series follows the Thirteenth Doctor as she initially searches for her lost TARDIS, inadvertently bringing Graham, Ryan, and Yasmin with her on her travels.
Doctor Who (series 11) | Introduction
The read-through for the first production block of the tenth series took place on 14 June 2016. Filming began on 20 June 2016. The second episode was filmed in Valencia, Spain. Shooting for the first block concluded on 28 July 2016. The read-through for the second block took place on 18 July 2016, and filming began on 1 August 2016, beginning with the third episode. Production on the 2016 Christmas special began on 5 September 2016 and wrapped on 30 September 2016. The read-through for "Oxygen" took place on 12 October 2016. Shooting on the fourth block began on 17 October and ended on 18 November 2016.
Doctor Who (series 10) | Filming
After the fourth series was the final full series to star David Tennant as the Doctor, and the last with lead writer and showrunner Russell T Davies, the specials marked their official departure from the programme, with Matt Smith and Steven Moffat replacing them as the Doctor and the lead writer and showrunner respectively.
Doctor Who (2008–2010 specials) | Introduction
The twenty-sixth season of British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" began on 9 September 1989 with the serial "Battlefield", after a regular series of four serials was broadcast finishing with "Survival" which was the final episode of "Doctor Who" to air before a 16-year absence from episodic television following its cancellation.
Doctor Who (season 26) | Introduction
The series was the sixth to air following the programme's revival in 2005 after the classic era aired between 1963 and 1989, and is the thirty-second season overall. The series stars Matt Smith as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his TARDIS, a spacecraft whose exterior resembles a British police box. It also stars Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill as his companions, newlyweds Amy Pond and Rory Williams. Alex Kingston also returns as River Song, a mysterious woman from the Doctor's future who is revealed throughout the series to be Amy and Rory's part-Time Lord daughter and the Doctor's wife.
Doctor Who (series 6) | Introduction
For the first time since the seventh series, and thus the second time in the programme's history, each episode of the series served mostly as a standalone story with no multi-parters.
Doctor Who (series 11) | Episodes
The sixth season of British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" began on 10 August 1968 with the first story of season 6 "The Dominators" and ended Patrick Troughton's reign as the Doctor with its final story "The War Games". Only 37 out of 44 episodes are held in the BBC archives; 7 remain missing. As a result, 2 serials are incomplete.
Doctor Who (season 6) | Introduction
Production on Moffat and Smith's first series began in July 2009, and the first episode was broadcast on 3 April 2010. The new series was accompanied by a new logo, unveiled on 6 October 2009, and a new title sequence. The series featured a completely redesigned TARDIS interior, a slightly altered TARDIS exterior, and a new companion – Amy Pond – portrayed by Karen Gillan. Gillan was joined on a recurring basis by Arthur Darvill, playing Amy's boyfriend (later husband) Rory Williams, and Alex Kingston as the mysterious River Song.
History of Doctor Who | Eleventh Doctor
Although the first series of "Doctor Who"s return in 2005 is the 27th full series of the show, the production team officially restarted the series numbering from scratch. This was mainly due to the 16-year gap between Season 26 and the new series (not counting the 1996 television movie).
Doctor Who (season 26) | Season 27
Filming for the spin-off series "Class" ran from April to September 2016, beginning before the filming for the tenth series of "Doctor Who" started. Peter Capaldi took part in the filming of "Class", and appeared in the opening episode of the spin-off series.
Doctor Who (series 10) | Filming
It was the first series to feature Matt Smith as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his TARDIS (a spacecraft whose exterior resembles a British police box). Karen Gillan is introduced as the Doctor's new companion, Amy Pond. Her fiancé, Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill), appears in seven episodes, travels with the Doctor and Amy, and is a regular character in the next series. Alex Kingston returns as River Song, a mysterious woman from the Doctor's future who summons him twice in this series. The main story arc, covering several episodes, concerns a pattern of cracks in the universe which are sometimes unnoticed by the characters.
Doctor Who (series 5) | Introduction
In July 2015, the annual review for BBC Worldwide indicated that it had invested in a tenth series of the programme. It was announced in January 2016 that Series 10 would be Steven Moffat's final series as showrunner, after which he will be replaced in the role by Chris Chibnall in 2018. In May 2016, Steven Moffat stated in the 500th issue of "Doctor Who Magazine" that he would be writing the first and last three episodes of the series. Furthermore, he stated that the series would consist mostly of single-part stories so that the new companion, Bill Potts, could have more stories to explore her character, though two-parters would still be present in the series.
Doctor Who (series 10) | Writing and development
An extended teaser released on 27 June 2014 showed the airdate to be 23 August 2014.
Doctor Who (series 8) | Broadcast
The twelfth season of the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" began on 28 December 1974 with Tom Baker's first serial "Robot", and ended with "Revenge of the Cybermen" on 10 May 1975. This is the first season to feature Tom Baker as the fourth incarnation of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box on the outside. He is accompanied by companions Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen), continuing from season eleven, and Harry Sullivan (Ian Marter), who joins in this season.
Doctor Who (season 12) | Introduction
The ninth season of British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" began on 1 January 1972 with "Day of the Daleks", and ended with "The Time Monster".
Doctor Who (season 9) | Introduction
A new series of "Confidential" started broadcasting on 23 April 2011 with a brand new title sequence. Russell Tovey continued to narrate the episodes. The final episode, which aired on 1 October 2011, incorporated a mini-episode, "Death is the Only Answer", written by a group of schoolchildren who won a contest co-sponsored by "Confidential".
Doctor Who Confidential | Series 6 (2011)
The fifteenth season of British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" began on 3 September 1977 with the episode "Horror of Fang Rock", and ended with "The Invasion of Time".
Doctor Who (season 15) | Introduction
Filming for the fifth block began on 23 November 2016, paused in December for a break over the holidays, and resumed on 3 January 2017 and concluding on 17 January 2017. The sixth block began filming concurrently on 16 January 2017, before concluding on 22 February 2017. On 6 March 2017 the BBC stated that the work on the final two episodes of the series had begun, with Rachel Talalay returning to direct her third consecutive series finale. Filming for the series was concluded on 7 April 2017. Production for the 2017 Christmas special started on 12 June 2017, and concluded on 10 July 2017.
Doctor Who (series 10) | Filming
The twelfth series of the British science fiction television programme "Doctor Who" premiered on 1 January 2020 and aired through to 1 March 2020. It is the second to be led by Chris Chibnall as head writer and executive producer, alongside executive producer Matt Strevens, the twelfth to air after the programme's revival in 2005, and the thirty-eighth season overall. The twelfth series was broadcast on Sundays, except for the premiere episode, continuing on from the eleventh series, after regular episodes of the revived era have previously been broadcast on Saturdays. The series was preceded by a New Year's Day special episode in 2019, "Resolution", instead of the traditional annual Christmas special.
Doctor Who (series 12) | Introduction
The third series of British science fiction programme "Doctor Who" was preceded by the 2006 Christmas special "The Runaway Bride". Following the special, a regular series of thirteen episodes was broadcast, starting with "Smith and Jones" on 31 March 2007. In addition, a 13-part animated serial (equivalent to one regular episode) was produced and broadcast as part of "Totally Doctor Who". The series stars David Tennant as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box on the outside. In the Christmas special he is joined by Catherine Tate as Donna Noble.
Doctor Who (series 3) | Introduction
The twenty-fourth season of British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" began on 7 September 1987 with Sylvester McCoy's first story "Time and the Rani", and ended with "Dragonfire".
Doctor Who (season 24) | Introduction
The eighth season of British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" began on 2 January 1971 with "Terror of the Autons" and ended with "The Dæmons" featuring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor.
Doctor Who (season 8) | Introduction
The seventeenth season of British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" began on 1 September 1979 with the story "Destiny of the Daleks", and ended with "The Horns of Nimon".
Doctor Who (season 17) | Introduction
Michelle Gomez and John Simm return as their respective incarnations of the Master. The main story arc for the first half of the series revolved around the Doctor and Nardole occupying themselves as a university professor and assistant while they guard an underground vault containing Missy, who the Doctor has sworn to protect for a thousand years after her supposed execution. Missy later travels with the team in the TARDIS, and eventually partners with her previous incarnation as they all battle a Cyberman onslaught aboard a Mondasian colony ship. Steven Moffat wrote four episodes for the series. Other returning writers who have worked on this series and previous ones include Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Sarah Dollard, Jamie Mathieson, Peter Harness, Toby Whithouse and Mark Gatiss, as well as two new writers for the revived era of the programme, Mike Bartlett and Rona Munro, the latter of whom wrote "Survival", the final serial of the original classic era.
Doctor Who (series 10) | Introduction
As with Series 6, this series was again split into two parts. For the first time in the show's history, each episode of this series is a standalone story with no multi-parters.
Doctor Who (series 7) | Episodes
Daniel Nettheim directed two episodes for the series, written by Steven Moffat and Peter Harness, after having previously directed the two-parter "The Zygon Invasion" / "The Zygon Inversion" in the ninth series.
Doctor Who (series 10) | Writing and development
The twenty-first season of British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" began on 5 January 1984 with the 5th Doctor (Peter Davison) serial "Warriors of the Deep", and ended with Colin Baker's first serial "The Twin Dilemma". For only the second time (the first being during season 4), the entire TARDIS crew changed over the course of a single season.
Doctor Who (season 21) | Introduction
The seventh season of British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" began on 3 January 1970 with Jon Pertwee's first story "Spearhead from Space" and ended with "Inferno". The first season to be made in colour, it marked the beginning of Barry Letts's five seasons as series producer, but it has been described as "essentially devised" by his predecessor, Derrick Sherwin, who produced the opening story. The season sees the beginning of the Doctor's exile to Earth by the Time Lords and his attachment to UNIT as its scientific advisor.
Doctor Who (season 7) | Introduction
Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction series. Doctor Who may also refer to:
Doctor Who (disambiguation) | Introduction
This season was broadcast on Wednesdays.
Doctor Who (season 25) | Serials
All three later contemplate returning to their normal lives but decide to continue travelling with the Doctor. Rather than an overall story arc similar to those in previous series, each episode of the series served mostly as a standalone story. With the exception of Chibnall, every writer and director who worked on the eleventh series was new to the programme. The ten episodes were directed by Jamie Childs, Mark Tonderai, Sallie Aprahamian, and Jennifer Perrott, and written by Malorie Blackman, Ed Hime, Pete McTighe, Vinay Patel, Joy Wilkinson, and Chris Chibnall, who wrote five episodes for the series solo, co-writing an additional episode with Blackman.
Doctor Who (series 11) | Introduction
The twenty-fifth season of British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" began on 5 October 1988. It comprised four separate serials, beginning with "Remembrance of the Daleks" and ending with "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy". To mark the 25th anniversary season, producer John Nathan-Turner brought back the Daleks and the Cybermen. The American New Jersey Network also made a special behind-the-scenes documentary called "The Making of Doctor Who", which followed the production of the 25th anniversary story "Silver Nemesis".
Doctor Who (season 25) | Introduction
In August 2013, actress Jenna Coleman initially announced that filming was scheduled to begin in January 2014, after the broadcast of Peter Capaldi's initial appearance in the Christmas special that would contain the Doctor's regeneration. In late 2013, announcements were made for various directing appointments for the new series, with a total of six episodes allocated initially; in October, the first two episodes of the series were allocated to Ben Wheatley, with production due to start in December 2013. In November and December two further episodes were each allocated to Paul Murphy and Douglas Mackinnon. The first read through took place on 17 December 2013.
Doctor Who (series 8) | Filming
The thirteenth season of British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" began on 30 August 1975 with the story "Terror of the Zygons", and ended with "The Seeds of Doom".
Doctor Who (season 13) | Introduction
On 13 March 2017 the BBC released new promotional image of Capaldi, Mackie and Lucas, as well as releasing the title for the premiere. The full trailer for the series was premiered later the same day on BBC One, during the quarter-final half-time of the 2016–17 FA Cup, along with promotional images from the first episode. Leading up to the launch of the series, five teaser trailers aired online. On 31 March 2017 BBC America released the trailer for "Doctor Who" and the "Class". The same day, an interview with Mackie was shown on BBC News, containing clips from the first episode.
Doctor Who (series 10) | Promotion
Information on this list is current through to Series 11.
List of Doctor Who writers | Introduction
On 20 May 2008 it was announced that Russell T Davies would step down as executive producer and head writer of "Doctor Who" in 2009; Steven Moffat was confirmed as his replacement. On 29 October 2008, during his acceptance speech via live feed at the National Television Awards, David Tennant publicly announced his intention to exit the series at the end of the 2009 specials, making way for a new actor to portray the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in the 2010 series. 26-year-old actor Matt Smith was announced as his successor in a special edition of "Doctor Who Confidential", broadcast on BBC One on 3 January 2009.
History of Doctor Who | Eleventh Doctor
The first series of the 2005 revival of the British science fiction programme "Doctor Who" began on 26 March 2005 with the episode "Rose". This marked the end of the programme's 16-year absence from episodic television following its cancellation in 1989, and was the first new televised "Doctor Who" story since the broadcast of the television movie starring Paul McGann in 1996. The finale episode, "The Parting of the Ways", was broadcast on 18 June 2005. The show was revived by longtime "Doctor Who" fan Russell T Davies, who had been lobbying the BBC since the late 1990s to bring the show back.
Doctor Who (series 1) | Introduction
The series gained the lowest ratings since the revival of the show in 2005, containing six of the show's ten least-watched episodes.
Doctor Who (series 12) | Ratings
The Tenth Doctor was portrayed by David Tennant, who was cast before the first series aired.
List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present) | Tenth Doctor
The sixth, seventh and eighth episodes of the series, "Extremis", "The Pyramid at the End of the World", and "The Lie of the Land", constitute a three-part arc while remaining separate stories. The episodes "World Enough and Time" and "The Doctor Falls" serve as the series' two-part finale and only multi-part story, in the same format as the eighth series.
Doctor Who (series 10) | Episodes
In addition to Song, the series continues story threads from the fifth series, most notably the Silence, the cause of the TARDIS exploding in "The Pandorica Opens" / "The Big Bang".
Doctor Who (series 6) | Introduction
The twenty-second season of British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" began on 5 January 1985 and ended on 30 March 1985. It opened with the serial "Attack of the Cybermen" and ended with the serial "Revelation of the Daleks". The season returned to the traditional Saturday transmission for the first time since Season 18, but for the first and only time in the series' first run it featured 45-minute episodes in its entirety. During transmission, BBC One controller Michael Grade announced an 18-month hiatus for the series, partly citing the violence depicted in the stories of the season.
Doctor Who (season 22) | Introduction
The episodes were directed by directors who were new to "Doctor Who". Filming began in late July 2009, lasting about nine months. The series was filmed primarily in Wales, except for "The Vampires of Venice" and "Vincent and the Doctor" (which had scenes filmed in Trogir, Croatia). Design changes from the previous series included a new logo, title sequence, variant of the Doctor's sonic screwdriver, interior and exterior of the TARDIS, and a change in the theme music.
Doctor Who (series 5) | Introduction
Previous showrunner Russell T Davies was also a fan of the sequence.
Doctor Who (series 6) | Broadcast
"The Next Doctor" is the first of the 2008–2010 specials of the British science fiction television programme "Doctor Who" that was broadcast on 25 December 2008, as the fourth "Doctor Who" Christmas special of the revived series. During its original airing, the episode had an audience of 13.1 million viewers and was the second-most-watched programme of Christmas Day 2008. David Tennant stars as the Tenth Doctor with companions Jackson Lake (David Morrissey) and Rosita Farisi (Velile Tshabalala). The episode is set in 1851 London during Christmas. In the episode, the Doctor meets Jackson Lake, a human with memory loss who believes he is the Doctor.
The Next Doctor | Introduction
The first trailer of the series was shown on television and released online shortly after the broadcast of the second part of "The End of Time" on 1 January 2010. On 17 February, a new promotional image was released. A second trailer was released on 20 February, and a 3D version was shown in cinemas with "Alice in Wonderland". Moffat confirmed the series' 3 April start date on the 19 March "BBC Breakfast". That day, a trailer shown at the press screening of episode one was released online. BBC America, who would air the series in the United States, released an extended trailer on 21 March.
Doctor Who (series 5) | Promotion
In the revived programme, the pattern is resumed with the transition of the Ninth to the Tenth, the Tenth to the Eleventh and the Twelfth to the Thirteenth Doctor, although Steven Moffat is on record stating the intention was to cast an actor in his mid-30s to 40s for the role of the Eleventh Doctor, despite casting Matt Smith, who is the youngest actor to ever have played the role.
The Doctor (Doctor Who) | Changing faces
The seventh series of the British science fiction television programme "Doctor Who" was broadcast concurrently on BBC One in the United Kingdom, and was split into two parts as the previous series had been. Following its premiere on 1 September 2012, the series aired weekly with five episodes until 29 September. The remaining eight episodes were broadcast between 30 March and 18 May 2013. The 2012 Christmas special, "The Snowmen", aired separately from the main series and introduced a new TARDIS interior, title sequence, theme tune, and outfit for the Doctor. "Doctor Who"s seventh series was the show's third and final series to feature Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill.
Doctor Who (series 7) | Introduction
"Doctor Who"s tenth series has received positive reviews. Series 10 holds a 88% approval rating on online review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes with an average score of 7.54/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Peter Capaldi's darkest wit shines in his final season as Doctor Who thanks to the newest foil and friend, Bill Potts." Writing for the "Radio Times" halfway through the series' run, Huw Fullerton calls it "a return to form for the sci-fi series after a much-needed rest year, with the format, actors and writers all feeling fresher than during their last outing". Reaction to individual episodes have also been positive, with scores on the site ranging from 83% to 100%; four episodes of the series hold a perfect approval rating, which include the final three of the series.
Doctor Who (series 10) | Critical reception
The eighteenth season of British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" began on 30 August 1980 with the serial "The Leisure Hive", and ended with Tom Baker's last story "Logopolis".
Doctor Who (season 18) | Introduction
A number of short prequel videos were released online prior to selected episodes' airings.
Doctor Who (series 6) | Prequels
The Master brings the human race under his control as part of an elaborate plan to restore the world of his and the Doctor's own people, the Time Lords, from their demise in the Time War referred to in the series. The Doctor is able to avert this, but incurs fatal injuries. In the episode's conclusion, as has happened before, the Doctor regenerates and becomes a new man with a new personality and physical traits, setting up the show's following series with Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Steven Moffat as executive producer.
The End of Time (Doctor Who) | Introduction
The entire season (including the show's 20th anniversary special "The Five Doctors") was broadcast from 3 January to 25 November. Transmission moved to Tuesdays and Wednesdays, except for the first episode of "Arc of Infinity".
Doctor Who (season 20) | Broadcast
The eighth series of the British science fiction television programme "Doctor Who" began on 23 August 2014 with "Deep Breath" and ended with "Death in Heaven" on 8 November 2014. The series was officially ordered in May 2013, and led by head writer and executive producer Steven Moffat, alongside executive producer Brian Minchin. Nikki Wilson, Peter Bennett and Paul Frift served as producers. The series is the eighth to air following the programme's revival in 2005, the thirty-fourth season overall, and the first series since series five not to be split into two parts. The series is the first to star Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box on the outside.
Doctor Who (series 8) | Introduction
Series 11 premiered on 7 October 2018 with "The Woman Who Fell to Earth". The episode count was again reduced to ten regular episodes. In place of the traditional Christmas special that had aired annually over 2005–2017, a New Years special, "Resolution", was broadcast on 1 January 2019. No regular episodes were broadcast throughout 2019. Series 12 was commissioned for another ten-episode run in 2020, with all the main cast from the previous series returning. Rather than having a dedicated Christmas or New Years special, 1 January 2020 instead saw the broadcast of the series premiere "Spyfall, Part 1"; the series then took up its regular timeslot on 5 January with "Spyfall, Part 2".
History of Doctor Who | Thirteenth Doctor
The two special broadcast episodes were initially released in separate home media sets, before being released together alongside the mini-episodes in a collector's boxset. Both episodes starred Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald. The 50th anniversary special, "The Day of the Doctor" saw the guest returns of former series leads David Tennant and Billie Piper, as well as introducing John Hurt as the War Doctor. "The Time of the Doctor" saw the departure of Smith from the series and the introduction of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor.
Doctor Who (2013 specials) | Introduction
The series also introduces Freema Agyeman as the Doctor's new companion Martha Jones, who leaves at the end of the series due to the fact that her family need support whilst recovering from the events of the series finale, which involved her mother, sister and brother being tortured. John Barrowman also reprises his role as Captain Jack Harkness in the final three episodes which serve as the finale. The series is connected by a loose story arc consisting of the recurring phrase "Vote Saxon", which ultimately is revealed to be the return of the Doctor's enemy Time Lord the Master, first played by Derek Jacobi before regenerating into John Simm.
Doctor Who (series 3) | Introduction
When it ended, Baker was dismissed from the role on the orders of Grade.
Doctor Who (season 23) | Introduction
The nineteenth season of British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" began on 4 January 1982 with "Castrovalva", and ended with "Time-Flight".
Doctor Who (season 19) | Introduction
Matt Lucas returned in his role as Nardole, as seen in the 2015 and 2016 Christmas specials "The Husbands of River Song" and "The Return of Doctor Mysterio", in a regular role that started from the first episode of the series, but would not appear in every episode. In June 2016, it was announced that Stephanie Hyam would be joining the tenth series. In July 2016, actors Mina Anwar, Ralf Little, and Kaizer Akhtar had been added to the cast and portrayed Goodthing, Steadfast, and Praiseworthy respectively in the second episode. On 16 August 2016, it was announced that David Suchet, famous for his role in "Agatha Christie's Poirot", would appear as a character known as "The Landlord" in the fourth episode, "Knock Knock".
Doctor Who (series 10) | Casting
Continuing on from Season 25, Season 26 continued script editor Andrew Cartmel's move to push the series towards a darker approach, focusing this time more on Ace's personal life as well as The Doctor's past and manipulations. This season was broadcast on Wednesdays.
Doctor Who (season 26) | Serials
Although carrying the "Extra" name, they differ in content and presentation. They continue in the same format as Series 1 on home media releases as extras.
Doctor Who Extra | Introduction
This season was the last to have Barry Letts as Producer and Terrance Dicks as Script Editor, ending the relationship that had gone through the whole of Jon Pertwee's tenure as the Doctor. It saw the introduction of a new logo that would be used nearly throughout the fourth Doctor's era, as well as the new companion Sarah Jane Smith and the alien race, the Sontarans.
Doctor Who (season 11) | Serials
Nicholas Courtney, John Levene and Richard Franklin continue their recurring roles of UNIT personnel Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Sergeant Benton and Captain Mike Yates respectively. Previous lead actors William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton return to guest as the First and Second Doctors in the programme's tenth anniversary serial, "The Three Doctors", although illness limited Hartnell's involvement. This was the first time that previous incarnations of the Doctor had returned to the programme, in what would become a regular feature of anniversary episodes. Roger Delgado makes his final appearance as The Master in "Frontier in Space". He died in a car crash in Turkey shortly after the story's transmission.
Doctor Who (season 10) | Recurring and guest cast
He made subsequent appearances in season 20 and season 26.
Doctor Who (season 5) | Guest stars
A new logo was unveiled at the BBC Worldwide showcase on 20 February 2018. This logo was designed by the creative agency Little Hawk, who also created a stylised insignia of the word "who" enclosed in a circle with an intersecting line. Visual effects were done by the British company DNEG. The new opening title sequence was not included in the premiere episode, "The Woman Who Fell to Earth", and instead first appeared in the second episode, "The Ghost Monument".
Doctor Who (series 11) | Design and effects
Controversial topics, such as racism and capitalism, were covered during episodes in the series, and were also met with positive reactions.
Doctor Who (series 10) | Critical reception
The sixth series of British science fiction television programme "Doctor Who" was shown in two parts. The first seven episodes were broadcast from April to June 2011, beginning with "The Impossible Astronaut" and ending with mid-series finale "A Good Man Goes to War". The final six episodes aired from August to October, beginning with "Let's Kill Hitler" and ending with "The Wedding of River Song". The main series was preceded by "A Christmas Carol", the 2010 Christmas special. The series was led by head writer and executive producer Steven Moffat, alongside executive producers Beth Willis and Piers Wenger. Sanne Wohlenberg, Marcus Wilson, and Denise Paul served as producers.
Doctor Who (series 6) | Introduction
Additional companions Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon), Wendy Padbury (Zoe Heriot), Caroline John (Liz Shaw) and Richard Franklin (Mike Yates) make cameos throughout the special. Returning villains for the season are Omega ("Arc of Infinity"), Cybermen ("The Five Doctors") and The Mara ("Snakedance"). A lone Dalek and a lone Yeti appear briefly in "The Five Doctors". David Banks makes his second of four appearances in the show in "The Five Doctors" as a Cyber-leader.
Doctor Who (season 20) | Guest stars
Prologue videos to selected episodes were released via various online outlets and the Children in Need 2012 appeal.
Doctor Who (series 7) | Prequels
During this season, the title card was slightly modified for the final serial "The Twin Dilemma", and continued during Colin Baker's reign as the Sixth Doctor until the end of the season 23 14 episode epic "The Trial of a Time Lord".
Doctor Who (season 21) | Production
The fifth season of British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" began on 2 September 1967 with the first story of season 5 "The Tomb of the Cybermen" and ended on 1 June 1968 with "The Wheel in Space". Only 22 out of 40 episodes are held in the BBC archives; 18 remain missing. As a result, only 2 serials exist entirely.
Doctor Who (season 5) | Introduction
For the British science-fiction television programme "Doctor Who", List of Doctor Who episodes may refer to:
Lists of Doctor Who episodes | Introduction
As with the opening sequence from the Sixth Doctor era, the Seventh Doctor's opening does not use a static image of the Doctor, but rather one with limited animation: the image of the Doctor starts as a scowl, then fades to a wink followed by a smile. McCoy wears makeup that gives his face and hair a silver/grey appearance. Episode four mistakenly uses an early version of this sequence, which gives the Doctor's face a shadowy look which producer John Nathan-Turner felt was not prominent enough.
Doctor Who (season 24) | Production
An eleventh series will be released from January 2022, featuring the first appearance of Nerys Hughes as new companion Margaret. The stories will be set during season 14 of the classic series, specifically between "The Deadly Assassin" and "The Face of Evil".
Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Adventures | Season 11
The Tenth Doctor Adventures, announced in October 2015, is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the television series "Doctor Who". It sees the return of David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble. The first trilogy of stories was released in May 2016. In November 2017 a second volume was released, featuring the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler. A third volume was released in May 2019, with Tate again reprising her role as Donna.
Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Adventures | Introduction
Pre-production for the eleventh series began in late October 2017. Filming officially began on 31 October 2017, and concluded on 3 August 2018. Jamie Childs directed the first and ninth episode of the series in the opening production block, having directed Whittaker's introduction video as the Thirteenth Doctor. Sallie Aprahamian directed the third filming block, consisting of two episodes. The eleventh series was shot using Cooke and Angénieux anamorphic lenses for the first time in the series' history, a creative decision made in order to make the show look more cinematic. In November 2017, the production team visited parts of Sheffield, where they filmed a majority of "The Woman Who Fell To Earth".
Doctor Who (series 11) | Filming
A tenth series will be released from January 2021, featuring Louise Jameson as Leela and John Leeson as K9. Like Series 4 and 7, the stories will be set during 15 of the classic series.
Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Adventures | Season 10
Promotional touring for the series began on 29 March and ended the two days later, with Smith and Gillan presenting the first episode in Belfast, Inverness, Sunderland, Salford and Northampton. The first episode was screened in New York's Paley Center for Media and the Village East Movie Theatre on 14 April.
Doctor Who (series 5) | Promotion
The fourteenth season of British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" began on 4 September 1976 with "The Masque of Mandragora", and ended with "The Talons of Weng-Chiang".
Doctor Who (season 14) | Introduction