Also, Reece Shearsmith has been cast in a role in Mark Gatiss' episode for series 9.

Good casting! He was excellent in Chasing Shadows even if the programme was a bit too similar to BBC detective dramas. That now means three out of four of the League of Gentlemen actors/creators have appeared in Doctor Who :lol:

Bethany Black, a transgender actress who was in 'Banana' earlier this year has also been cast in an episode.

 

Seems to me that because they're still making casting announcements there could be more than 12 episodes like last year, unless they're just filming really late in the day this year. The finale is on 5 December though, so it'd be great if it ran straight through to Christmas (with the Christmas special being the Friday after the last episode) - although maybe that'd be a bit quick to have the Christmas special so soon after the finale?

I don't think it'd be too soon. We're used to a big gap between the finale and Christmas based on when the series have been previously. But really, the only reason for a DW Christmas special is because it's a huge ratings pull so I can't see the powers that be being bothered too much with gap sizes.

Assuming it is true, then it will probably be September 2017 before Series 10 :( I just hope if it is, we get a few feature length specials, at Easter, August Bank Holiday, and the usual Xmas Special next year.

I can totally see why the break would be needed from Moffat's point of view but this is why I think it would be the right time to stand down. He's now done five series which is a huge amount but this would be the second time in his tenure where we've basically had a year without a series. I feel a large part of why he might be staying on is the fact that he turned down the big money writing for Steven Spielberg when he accepted the DW job. Also, the huge pessimist in me is thinking that the BBC might consider stopping it when he leaves, like they apparently considered it when Davies left.

 

Thinking about it now though, Moffat is staying on for Series 10 and I'm thinking he might leave after that with Capaldi.

Filming for episode 12 is now underway. The BBC released an image of the readthrough with the title of the script being 'X'. A few people on Doctor Who sites have been saying that since David Tennant and Russell T Davies are in Cardiff, and X = roman numeral for '10', this could tie in with explaining Peter Capaldi's appearance in 'The Fires of Pompeii'. :o

I would rather they didn't explain his appearance in that really, it's not necessary at all.

New trailer:

 

 

Even though this one is shorter, it makes me a lot more excited. Maybe because it reveals more of the monsters, the ones with eyes in the hands in particular look good (maybe it's because I like Pan's Labyrinth idk).

 

The Dalek Supreme is back too :o

Omg both of the trailers are amazing, but I am LOVING that one even more! In love with Clara's look, and all of the episodes just look very epic!

 

Surprised, but excited for it, that the Dalek Supreme's back as well. :o

Every new trailer we get for this makes it look so much more amazing. I'm so very excited for this. Especially Dalek Supreme and Missy returning and that big grey monster thing. o:

 

And, you know, The Doctor rocking out which is still the coolest thing ever.

Saw the trailer for this after Eastenders, looks good, I literally can't wait.

Moffat has "teased" every episode of the series in the upcoming issue of SFX. Don't know if it's just me, but they don't really seem like teasers, lol. A lot more secretive about the last half of the series than he was for series 8.

 

'The Magician's Apprentice' & 'The Witch's Familiar'

“This is the opening two-parter. It features lots of Daleks and this time we mean it! Clara receives a mysterious summons and has to team up with Missy to search for the Doctor in a very, very old place.”

 

Episodes 3 & 4

“This two-parter is written by Toby Whithouse and features an underwater base plagued by creeping ghosts and an island that is about to be submerged in water. But who or what is doing this and how can the Doctor stop it? It’s very scary, atmospheric and claustrophobic, much like some classic episodes.”

 

'The Girl Who Died' & 'The Woman Who Lived'

“Those two are exceptional! Doctor Who meets Game of Thrones! Well, only because Maisie Williams is in them. The first part features Vikings fighting mercenary robots (and a dragon!) and the second one sees a group of Highwaymen dealing with a Norse god”.

 

Episodes 7 & 8

“This one is written by Peter Harness and Day of the Doctor acted as a prologue to it. In it, the Zygons made peace with the Humans, but not every Zygon decided it was okay so they’ve been raising an army, silently and now they’re rising against UNIT! We’ve been planning this forever and Osgood is in it! But how is that possible you’d ask? Missy killed her! Who knows? Well, we know.”

 

Episode 9

“This is a very unique Doctor Who story from Mark Gatiss. It wasn’t possible to do such an episode ten years ago, when the show came back and Mark has been rewriting it over and over again to make it perfect. It’s a beautiful story, very eerie and special, I think it’s going to be an instant classic.”

 

Episode 10

“An episode which leapt out as “why haven’t we done this already? This is so Doctor Who we should be doing this immediately”. And when Sarah Dollard walked in with the finalised script, it was even better! Really, this is going to be a fan-favorite, everyone will want to rewatch it.”

 

Episodes 11 & 12

“A challenge. I won’t say anything else because it would be too spoilery, but when you’ll watch it, you’re going to ask how exactly the Doctor and Clara are going to pull it off.”

 

-x-

 

I'm starting to get a bit worried about the opening episodes now considering he's said there's a *lot* of Daleks, and we've already been there with 'Asylum of the Daleks', but I'll keep an open mind.

Episodes 7 and 8's titles have now been revealed - 'Invasion of the Zygons' and 'Inversion of the Zygons'.

 

'The Magician's Apprentice' apparently ends on a massive cliffhanger, and Moffat's said that the last episode sees the Doctor and Clara paying the price for having good fun for too long.

 

Episode 9

 

- A special story that will feature only old phone and camcorder footage showing the Time Lord’s followers filming their attempts to fight a creature, Doctor Who does “Cloverfield”

- Executive producer Brian Minchin teased: “We’re considering not even having opening titles and just running the footage.”

 

Not quite sure how that could translate on-screen, but let's go with it. :kink:

 

The

Hath

and the

Judoon

are also confirmed to be returning! :o

River Song will be returning in the Christmas Special as filming starts this week. :D

 

Very happy that she's working with another Doctor!

The

Hath

and the

Judoon

are also confirmed to be returning! :o

Can they not x

 

That Episode 9 sounds interesting, will have to see how it works

I'd hoped for a return for River as I'm sure she'd mentioned in her first appearance in Silence In The Library that David Tennant's Doctor looked younger...

 

Either way I'm looking forward to this series especially after series 8 was a vast improvement on the Moffatt era, I just hope it delivers!!

I mean Moffat's descriptions/teasers above seem perfect, but then if he WASN'T high on his own auteurship then I'd be worried.

I LOVE River and I would like to see her return at some point, however, I think her story ended wonderfully in 'The Name of the Doctor'. Although not confirmed at the time, that goodbye between River and Matt Smith's Doctor really felt like an 'ending' and after a couple of seasons where she dominated quite a lot, I think it was the right time to end it. There is so much potential for her character (especially since she's essentially a time-travelling Timelord as well), but I think for now I'd rather just know that she had "other" adventures with the Doctor, and leave it at that.

 

One episode with River in a couple of seasons time would be totally unexpected and make her as exciting as she was when she first arrived. There's no need for anymore than that.

I was literally reading this post of mine just a few days ago and BEHOLD IT HATH HAPPENED.

 

This has genuinely made my day. I feel like I need a (new) signature to celebrate the occasion.

Saw this on BBC News at work today, and I got VERY excited - looking forward to her returning a lot! :wub:

So glad River will be back. After the build up, it would have been lame if she'd only partnered with 11 before meeting 10.

Well, I'll hope for the best (yes I'm probably the only one that didn't really like her, but it was TOO CONFUSING whenever she was in it :'()

Edited September 2, 20159 yr by Chez Wombat