Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Doctor Who - Series 13 Begins Filming & Captain Jack Return for Revolution Of The Daleks - EDITED

I wanted to wait a while before doing this particular blog and there's a chance I might be editing it as well, but we finally have information about Doctor Who that's actually related to the show and not extraneous media, so here goes.

First of all, the worst kept secret was finally revealed. On Monday, the BBC decided to do a watchalong of The Timeless Children as part of #DoctorWhoDay with a very brief trailer airing at the end. The trailer revealed that John Barrowman will be reprising his role as Captain Jack Harkness for the festive special, Revolution Of The Daleks. It seems that Jack's role in the upcoming episode will focus on helping the companions - Graham (Bradley Walsh), Yasmin (Mandip Gill) and Ryan (Tosin Cole) against an invasion of Daleks while the Doctor herself is a bit detained.

#JackIsBack: https://twitter.com/JohnBarrowman/status/1330965668548657152


While Revolution Of The Daleks has yet to be given a confirmed airdate and with a proper trailer and further guest casting yet to be revealed, executive producer Chris Chibnall did tell DWM that there will be a character called Leo in the special with another character telling him to "embrace the uncertainty." I know that's hardly much to go but it's likely this character is probably someone who the Doctor largely interacts with before getting free from her current predicament. There will also be multiple versions of Daleks to look out for in this special but what of the future though? Fortunately I can answer that question for you.

Edited: Chris Noth will be reprising his role as Jack Robertson. The character was last seen in Arachnids In The UK. Noth will also be joined by Dame Harriet Walter and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett in undisclosed roles. The special will also be 70 minutes long. 


The answer being that Series 13 has officially gone into production since November 2nd. The forthcoming series will see Jodie Whittaker back in her third full series as the Doctor but the series will only being eight episodes this time around, due to COVID restrictions and longer filming needed for production along with new safety measures for cast and crew.

As for the companion situation - this is where it gets a tad tricky. Right now, only Jodie Whittaker has been confirmed for Series 13 but Mandip Gill was spotted on set and took part in the Children In Need bit with Jodie, so it's practically confirmed that Yasmin will be continuing on for the next series as a regular. It has been confirmed now that both Bradley Walsh and Tosin Cole will be departing in the special. Whether or not, Yasmin will be the sole companion remains to be seen.

In terms of filming, right now the episode currently in production is a Crimean War based episode, featuring Sara Powell as Mary Seacole as well the return of the Sontarans and John Bishop being spotted on set. Jamie Magnus Stone is slated to direct a block for this series while both Ed Hime and Maxine Alderton have seemingly been confirmed as writers for the new series. I'll be posting more details as the series progresses and more confirmed information is made known.


Doctor Who: Revolution Of The Daleks will air on BBC1 and BBCAmerica  on January 1st 2021 while Series 13 is currently in production with an Autumn 2021 airdate slated. 

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