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Spyfall Episode 2: Overnight Ratings

Spyfall Episode 2: Overnight Ratings

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Last night’s Dancing on Ice on ITV had an average audience of 5.14 million beating Doctor Who which got 4.60 million.

Again, the lowest overnight yet for the current team Dr Who team. It’ll be hoping to consolidate better than usual when we get first catch up figures later this wk

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BBC reveals release date for series 12 starring Jodie Whittaker

BBC reveals release date for series 12 starring Jodie Whittaker

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Doctor Who – Series 12

Jodie Whittaker will return to our screens for the 12th series of Doctor Who very soon, the BBC has revealed.

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Fans of the show have been waiting almost a year for the 13th Doctor to return, since 2019’s New Year special.

It has now been announced that Doctor Who series 12 will launch on BBC One on New Year’s Day 2020, with subsequent episodes airing on Sundays.

The new season will launch with a two-part episode titled “Spyfall”, which will see Whittaker joined by her co-stars Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill and Bradley Walsh.
Series 12 trailer is confirmed for Saturday, 23rd November – watch first-look teaser

Series 12 trailer is confirmed for Saturday, 23rd November – watch first-look teaser

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Doctor Who series 12 teaser

Set your atomic clocks: the first trailer for Doctor Who series 12 will materialise tomorrow, just in time for the show’s 56th anniversary.

A post on the official Doctor Who Twitter account has confirmed that the big reveal teased earlier this month is, as many fans had speculated, a trailer for Jodie Whittaker’s second series as the Doctor.

Not only that, but the tweet contains a teaser for the trailer, providing us with our first (brief) look at the new series!

There’s not much to go on, but we do see the Doctor’s loyal companions – Ryan (Tosin Cole), Graham (Bradley Walsh) and Yaz (Mandip Gill) – give her the nod before the Time Lord sends the TARDIS hurtling through time and space.

We also know exactly when the full trailer will be released – 3pm tomorrow, Saturday 23rd November.

Ahead of the new series kicking off, showrunner Chris Chibnall has dispelled rumours that he is set to depart the BBC sci-fi series, while also confirming that another series – the show’s 13th since its 2005 relaunch – is already in the works.

Guest stars already confirmed for series 12 include Stephen Fry and Sir Lenny Henry.

Doctor Who series 12 writers and directors announced

Doctor Who series 12 writers and directors announced

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With the Thirteenth Doctor, played by Jodie Whittaker, and her friends well on their way to landing back on our screens, the next series is set to welcome an exciting host of new directors and both new and returning writers.

Three new writers have jumped on board the TARDIS for series 12: Nina Metivier, Maxine Alderton and Charlene James.

Also making their debut in 2020 and joining ‘the fam’, are four new directors ready to travel through space and time: Nida Manzoor, Emma Sullivan, Jamie Magnus Stone and Lee Haven Jones.

In addition, three writers return from series 11: Vinay Patel (Demons Of The Punjab), Ed Hime (It Takes You Away), and Pete McTighe (Kerblam!)

Chris Chibnall, Showrunner, says:

“We’re thrilled that Doctor Who continues to attract some of the most the most exciting and dynamic talent working in television. Along with our returning faces, we’re excited to welcome new members to the Doctor Who family. The Doctor Who team is crammed with British television’s brightest writers and directors: We’ve adored working with them, and can’t wait to show you the explosive stuff they’ve created!”

Jodie Whittaker returns as the Thirteenth Doctor in early 2020 when Doctor Who makes an explosive return to screens for another action-packed series of thrilling adventures. Mandip Gill, Bradley Walsh and Tosin Cole will all be reprising their roles alongside an exciting host of soon to be announced guest artists.

Directors

After graduating from the National Film and Television School, Emma Sullivan was named one of Screen International’s Stars of Tomorrow. Her short film, After Tomorrow, was also nominated for a Palme d’Or at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, and won Best Short Film at the Edinburgh Film Festival in 2009. She has also directed for the critically acclaimed dramas Call The Midwife and Silent Witness.

Nida Manzoor was named one of Broadcast Magazine’s Hot Shots back in 2015. Since then, she has gone on to direct the BBC comedy-drama Enterprice and has recently received an RTS nomination for her work. Nida is also currently writing and directing an original music comedy series for Channel 4 called Lady Parts.

Jamie Magnus Stone is a film director and animator who graduated from the National Film and Television School. Jamie created and directed the Bafta-nominated short Orbit Ever After and other recent work includes Tripped and The Last Dragon Slayer.

After studying at RADA, Lee Haven Jones has gone on to direct multiple episodes of hit dramas including The Bay, Vera and Shetland. Lee has won two Welsh Baftas for his work as a Director and his first feature film, Gwledd/Feast, will premier later in 2020.

Writers

Nina Metivier is the co-creator and co-writer of teen thriller series The A List (BBC/Netflix), and produced and wrote on the Bafta-winning TV series Dixi.

Maxine Alderton has written for CBBC’s The Worst Witch and ITV’s long running series Emmerdale, winning a Yorkshire RTS award for Best Writer for a special standalone episode about dementia, and has been nominated for a Writers’ Guild award twice.

Charlene James has previously written for the television show A Discovery Of Witches as well the award-winning theatre play, Cuttin’ It.

Pete McTighe is the originating writer of Wentworth, the female prison drama that screens worldwide on Netflix, and is currently Executive Producing and writing season two of A Discovery Of Witches for Sky/AMC/BadWolf.

Ed Hime was nominated for a Craft Bafta for his first episode of Skins, and won the Prix Italia for his radio play The Incomplete Recorded Works Of A Dead Body.

Vinay Patel’s television debut, Murdered By My Father, won the 2016 Royal Television Society Award for Best Single Drama and was nominated for three Baftas.

** Spoiler Alert ** Judoon to return as Gloucester hosts filming

** Spoiler Alert ** Judoon to return as Gloucester hosts filming

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The Doctor, played by Jodie Whittaker, meeting a Judoon Captain
Jodie Whittaker, who plays the 13th doctor, will be back on screens in 2020

It is definitely not the first place you’d expect to encounter a terrifying monster.

But Gloucester is where one of Doctor Who’s most famous villains, the Judoon, is set to make a return.

Jodie Whittaker, who plays the 13th doctor, is currently involved in filming in places like the city’s cathedral.

The Judoon were last seen terrorising David Tennant, as the 10th doctor, in the 2007 episode Smith and Jones.

Silent Witness and Doctor Foster star Neil Stuke is among the actors set to appear in the series.

‘Taking no prisoners’

Chris Chibnall, Showrunner, said: “No! Sho! Blo! The Judoon are storming back into Doctor Who in full force, and the streets of Gloucester aren’t safe.

“If anyone has anything to hide, confess now. The Judoon are taking no prisoners, and will stop at nothing to fulfil their mission.”

The 11th series of the BBC’s show, and Whittaker’s first as the Time Lord, ended in December and the programme will not be back for a full run until 2020.

The next series is currently being filmed on location in College Street and inside Gloucester Cathedral.

Doctor Who Series 12: New Production Designer

Doctor Who Series 12: New Production Designer

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Since it was announced that Doctor Who Production Designer Arwel Wyn-Jones would leave after Doctor Who Series 11 to work on the Hartswood Films production Dracula, Rules of the Beast, we wondered who would take his place.

We’ve discovered that Doctor Who Series 11 Art Director Dafydd Shurmer was promoted to Production Designer, according to the online CV of a Graphic Designer for Doctor Who Series 12, Benjamin Davis.

Shurmer has been an Art Director on many productions including Sherlock.

A different Production Designer, Darryl Hammer, was in charge of the portion of the production filmed in South Africa but it appears Shurmur is now the main Production Designer for the series.

We look forward to seeing what Shurmer does with the production design for Doctor Who Series 12.