Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Doctor Who - Series 13 Due To Film Soon And Other Bits

It's been a while since I've done a Doctor Who blog and while Chibnall is still frustratingly secretive for his and show's own good, it seems we're finally getting something to mull over.


First of all, it seems that filming for Series 13 might be finally starting up in the next few weeks. With many productions starting again after months of lockdown and with new measures implemented for safety for all cast and crew in the midst of the current pandemic, filming will of course take much longer with a possibility that the thirteenth series may not air until early 2022 but this has yet to be confirmed as there's still hope they might be able to meet a late 2021 airdate. I've been saying for a while I think they would be better off going down a split series route with this upcoming series.

In terms of casting, Jodie Whittaker will of course reprise her role of the Doctor for the upcoming series as will Mandip Gill as Yasmin Khan. It's also appearing further likely that both Bradley Walsh and Tosin Cole will depart the series in upcoming special Revolution Of The Daleks. The special which has yet to confirmed for either Christmas Day or New Year's Day will be something of a love letter to the Daleks.


Speaking of the pepperpots, they'll be getting their own animated spin-off, which fans will be able to watch on YouTube from November. The series, consisting of five ten minute episodes and featuring the vocal talents of Nicholas Briggs, Anjli Mohindra, Ayesha Antoine and Joe Sugg will be a part of the ongoing Time Lord Victorious series, which also has taken in upcoming audios, comics and books to name a few things. The series will be written by James Goss and created by Salford-based animators Studio Liddell. I'm hoping that at least one of these episodes will factor in a certain Time Lord of course.


Elsewhere, do you fancy some live action stuff from UNIT? Yes, I know they were foolishly disbanded in Resolution (yes, Chibnall, that's still a very dumb thing you did) but from Spring 2021 if you're in London, you can see Doctor Who: Time Fracture, a ground-breaking Immersive Theatrical Adventure set during the Blitz. The BBC YouTube put some effort into this by having Jemma Redgrave briefly reprise her role as Kate Stewart but cast for this is subject to change depending on various conditions. 

A little closer to time, make sure to check NYCC on October 8th as Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill and Bradley Walsh (I'm gonna assume that Tosin Cole will be later confirmed) will be taking part in a restrospective of the series so far with Melanie McFarland, starting from 2.45pm ET/likely 7.45pm for UK/Irish fans. Whether or not we might get a tiny bit of info about the upcoming special or next series, I'm doubtful but at least it's something.

Doctor Who: Time Fracture Details: https://www.fromtheboxoffice.com/city/2957-london/1DDFR-doctor-who-time-fracture/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI85OzudHt6wIVGODtCh3qLgN-EAAYASAAEgI8EfD_BwE 

Filming for Series 13 of Doctor Who due for later this year. When more details emerge, I'll post about them here of course.

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