Surely NOT revealing anything would build more hype?

 

Exactly!!

 

Title confirmed as Twice Upon A Time.

 

 

BILL!!

 

OMG!!!

 

But I knew Spoiler was back as the fansites had taken and shared photos of her filming the Xmas episode, bt assumed it was a Dickens three ghosts type thing.

I SCREAMED

SO EXCITED!!!

Polly, companion of the First & Second Doctors

features briefly in that trailer too :o

I noticed that too, Luis :o

Pearl has confirmed at San Diego ComicCon that Christmas will be her final episode and she isn't returning next year. I expected it but it's a shame nonetheless!

Bet that was the producer's decision tbh :o

 

Not like se is a household name with other acting gigs lined up :(

I liked Bill, but she had a pretty solid conclusion (at least so far ;o) that would sound silly if they reversed it and they need a new companion to go with the revamp so I'm glad she's not sticking around in this case.

Edited July 23, 20177 yr by Chez Wombat

That trailer!!! SO SO SO happy

Bill is back!!

. I think the episode might be set during

The First Doctor's last story, where his actual regeneration is one of the missing episodes

. Excitement has increased immensely, going to be a fan boys dream. :lol:

 

Only thing is that Mark Gatiss can go do one.

Looks like a smasher of a special this year :w00t:

They do like to constantly bring back actors to play different characters though. From an in universe point of view it gets annoying plot hole speaking. But it's great to see Bill again even if it's not for a whole series.

Short compilation of adverts starring Dr Who actors

 

According to Doctor Who Magazine,

Jared Garfield (Nathan Nightingale in Hollyoaks) has been cast to play Ben Jackson and Lily Travers (Kingsmen) will play Polly as the First Doctor's companions in the upcoming Christmas special. The characters previously appeared between 1966 and 1967 as a companion to both the First and Second Doctor.

 

ooh, love the sound of that, I loved Ben and Polly as companions back in the day, that would be great to have them back as characters, given that so many of those episodes have been lost.

 

 

I met Wendy Padbury today, the precocious Zoe, and companion with the fab laddy Jamie (Frazier Hines), to Troughton's Doctor (my fave trio). She was marvellous, and throughly enjoyed all the Q&A talks with her and also a trio of recent cast members. I'd love Jamie & Zoe to come back - as older versions with Wendy & Frasier.

 

There was much chat about the new Doctor of course, though purists may insist she's actually the second woman to play the Doctor, so why all the fuss.... :lol:

 

I loved that Doctor Who spoof when it aired during Comic Relief. Rowan Atkinson was rather great in it as well - he would have made a fine official Doctor in the revamped series, albeit it's never going to happen now.

new image for Christmas:

 

 

It is also provisionally confirmed for it's latest usual slot of 5:30 on Christmas Day! BBC One consists of the same formula of The Queen-Family Film-Julia Donaldson cartoon-Doctor Who-Strictly-Call the Midwife-Eastenders-Mrs Browns Boys :lol:

 

It would have been nice to maybe have been on a bit later considering it is the end of an era in more ways than one but they have a formula to stick to and its great that its still got a place on Christmas Day after all these years!!

That has to be the best Christmas special ever, it was brilliantly done, loved it from start to finish. The first few minutes of the original blended well, David Bradley was brilliant and a fitting end to Peter Capaldi.

 

I can't wait for the new series to start, I think Jodie Whittaker will make her own stamp on it. Bring it on.

 

10/10

I enjoyed it, especially David Bradley, but they didn’t have enough material for an hour which is why Peter Capaldi’s monologue was unnecessarily long at the end.