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'''Series 10''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' was revealed in the BBC Worldwide Annual Review on 14 July 2015: "During the year matters under review included plans to launch the global genre brands BBC First in Australia and New Zealand on Foxtel and BBC Brit and BBC Earth in Poland; and investments in ''The Musketeers'' S3 and ''Doctor Who'' S10."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcworldwide.com/media/109098/annualreview2014-15.pdf|title=BBC Worldwide Annual Review 2014 - 2015|author=BBC Worldwide|date of source=14 July 2015|website name=BBCWorldwide.com|accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref> On 6 November 2015, in interview with the Radio Times, [[Steven Moffat]] elaborated: "We're making a full series. I can confirm that I am making a full series of 12 episodes, plus a Christmas special. I don't know when it goes out. That is up to someone else."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-11-06/steven-moffat-can-confirm-absolutely-that-there-will-be-a-full-series-of-doctor-who-next-year|title=Steven Moffat can "confirm absolutely" that there will be a full series of Doctor Who next year|author=Kelly, Stephen|date of source=6 November 2015|website name=RadioTimes.com|accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref> It will be [[Peter Capaldi]]'s third series as the [[Twelfth Doctor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-exec-moffat-confirms-capaldi-is-staying-for-season-10|title='Doctor Who' exec Moffat confirms Capaldi is staying for season 10|date of source=31 October 2015|website name=CultBox|accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref>
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|bts3            = Missy Maximum Risk! - Doctor Who Series 10
|ex interview    = Q&A with Pearl Mackie and Steven Moffat - Doctor Who BBC One
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'''Series 10''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran from [[25 December (releases)|25 December]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]] to [[25 December (releases)|25 December]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]. It starred [[Peter Capaldi]] as the [[Twelfth Doctor]], [[Pearl Mackie]] as [[Bill Potts]], [[Matt Lucas]] as [[Nardole]] and [[Michelle Gomez]] as [[Missy]]. The regular series was preceded by {{cs|The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)}}, opened with {{cs|The Pilot (TV story)}}, concluded with {{cs|The Doctor Falls (TV story)}} and followed by {{cs|Twice Upon a Time (TV story)}}.
 
In early 2018, [[Murray Gold]] announced his departure from ''Doctor Who'' at the [[Gallifrey One]] convention, confirming that the 2017 [[Christmas Special]], ''Twice Upon A Time'', was his last episode.
 
In [[April (production)|April]] [[2015 (production)|2015]], [[Steven Moffat]] confirmed that ''Doctor Who'' would run for at least another five years, extending the show until [[2020 (production)|2020]].<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32202633</ref>
 
In [[2020 (releases)|2020]], [[Chris Chibnall]] wrote and released a sequel to this series' following Christmas special called ''[[Things She Thought While Falling (short story)|Things She Thought While Falling]]'' on the [[Doctor Who website|''Doctor Who'' website]], set directly before {{cs|The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)}} as a treat during "strange times" due to outbreak of [[COVID-19]] worldwide.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/97411dd5-13e3-45a8-9ed2-dbf97ef85516</ref>
 
== Overview ==
It consisted of twelve stories and fourteen episodes. The series introduced Bill Potts as a new companion of the Doctor, the first openly gay companion alongside the Doctor on [[TV]] with Nardole continuing to travel with him. The series was most noticeable for reintroducing the "Saxon" incarnation of {{Simm}} and the [[First Doctor]]. Also seen was the first ever female [[Ice Warrior]] on television and the original design for the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], only seen beforehand in {{cs|The Tenth Planet (TV story)}}. [[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]] also made a cameo in {{cs|Empress of Mars (TV story)}}. This series also introduced the first [[Thirteenth Doctor|female incarnation]] of the Doctor.
 
The first confirmation of plans for this series were revealed in the BBC Worldwide Annual Review on [[14 July (production)|14 July]] [[2015 (production)|2015]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcworldwide.com/media/109098/annualreview2014-15.pdf|title=BBC Worldwide Annual Review 2014 - 2015|author=BBC Worldwide|date of source=14 July 2015|website name=BBCWorldwide.com|accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref> On [[6 November (production)|6 November]] 2015, in an interview with the ''[[Radio Times]]'', [[Steven Moffat]] confirmed a full series as well as a Christmas special.<ref name="RT full series">{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-11-06/steven-moffat-can-confirm-absolutely-that-there-will-be-a-full-series-of-doctor-who-next-year|title=Steven Moffat can "confirm absolutely" that there will be a full series of Doctor Who next year|author=Kelly, Stephen|date of source=6 November 2015|website name=RadioTimes.com|accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref> Series 10 was the last for both [[Peter Capaldi]]'s [[Twelfth Doctor]]<ref name="PCleave">http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/43787cd6-f1de-4264-a509-d387d9a89c4b</ref> and Steven Moffat as [[head writer]] and [[executive producer]] of the show.
 
The series story arc primarily focused on [[Missy]] and how the Twelfth Doctor made a deal to guard her in a vault for 1000 years. Despite Nardole's protests to not adventure or interact with her while lecturing at [[St Luke's University]], the Doctor desired to change Missy's outlook on life, away from her evil ways in the hopes of renewing their strong friendship from long ago.
 
While here, the Doctor met Bill Potts, who strangely went to his lectures despite not studying at the university. The Doctor personally offered to tutor her and, after helping her in an encounter with a [[Sentient oil|mysterious creature]], decided to take her on adventures in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]].
 
The series concluded with the Doctor's attempts to transform Missy ultimately failing after encountering her predecessor on a [[Mondasian]] [[Colony ship (World Enough and Time)|Colony ship]], where she joined him against the Doctor.


The [[2015 (releases)|2015]] Christmas special is called ''The Husbands of River Song'' and guest stars [[Alex Kingston]], Greg Davies, and [[Matt Lucas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/doctor-who/12026151/Doctor-Who-Christmas-special-2015-synopsis-photo.htmlauthor=Gee, Catherine|title=Doctor Who Christmas special 2015: new photo and details revealed|date of source=1 December 2015|website name=Telegraph|accessdate=18 December 2015}}</ref>
The Doctor and Bill were killed in battle defending the residents from the Master's [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] army while Nardole was condemned to the upper floors to keep defending the children should the Cybermen ever reach them. Bill managed to survive the ordeal after her friend [[Heather (The Pilot)|Heather]] transformed her into sentient oil like her. As for the Doctor, he managed to survive through [[regeneration]], though he temporarily delayed it.
 
After one last adventure with his [[First Doctor|original incarnation]], the Twelfth Doctor regenerated into a [[Thirteenth Doctor|female incarnation]]. She soon fell from her TARDIS because it malfunctioned after suffering critical damage during the regeneration, falling to [[Earth]].


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Twelfth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Capaldi]]
* [[Bill Potts]] - [[Pearl Mackie]]
* [[Nardole]] - [[Matt Lucas]]
* [[Missy]] - [[Michelle Gomez]]
* [[First Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[David Bradley]]
: and introducing [[Jodie Whittaker]] as [[Thirteenth Doctor|the Doctor]]
=== Recurring ===
=== Recurring ===
* The [[Twelfth Doctor]] - [[Peter Capaldi]]<ref name="Husbands" /><ref name="Husbands 2" />
* [[Heather (The Pilot)|Heather]] - [[Stephanie Hyam]]
* [[River Song]] - [[Alex Kingston]]<ref name="Husbands" />
* [[Moira (The Pilot)|Moira]] - [[Jennifer Hennessy]]
* [[Dalek]]s - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* The [[Monk (species)|Monks]] - [[Jamie Hill]], [[Tim Bentinck]]
* [[Rusty (Into the Dalek)|Rusty]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* [[Clara Oswald]] - [[Jenna Coleman]]


=== Guest ===
=== Guest ===
* King Hydroflax - Greg Davies<ref name="Husbands">http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06tl32t</ref>, Liam Cook<ref name="Husbands 2">http://blogtorwho.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/doctor-who-christmas-special-husbands_11.html?m=1</ref>, Nonso Anozie<ref name="Husbands 2" />
* [[Grant (The Return of Doctor Mysterio)|Grant]] - [[Justin Chatwin]], [[Logan Hoffman]], [[Daniel Lorente]]
* Nardole - [[Matt Lucas]]<ref name="Husbands" />
* [[Lucy Fletcher]] - [[Charity Wakefield]]
* Ramone - Phillip Rhys<ref name="Husbands" />
* [[Brock (The Return of Doctor Mysterio)|Brock]] - [[Tomiwa Edun]]
* Flemming - Rowan Polonski<ref name="Husbands" />
* [[Sim (The Return of Doctor Mysterio)|Dr Sim]] - [[Aleksandar Jovanovic]]
* Scratch - [[Robert Curtis]]<ref name="Husbands" />
* [[Kezzia]] - [[Kiran L Dadlani]]
* Concierge - Anthony Cozens<ref name="Husbands" />
* [[Goodthing]] - [[Mina Anwar]]
* Alphonse - Chris Lew Kum Hoi<ref name="Husbands" />
* [[Steadfast]] - [[Ralf Little]]
* Receptionist - Nicolle Smartt<ref name="Husbands" />
* [[Nate (Smile)|Nate]] - [[Kalungi Ssebandeke]]
* [[Sutcliffe (Thin Ice)|Sutcliffe]] - [[Nicholas Burns]]
* [[Kitty (Thin Ice)|Kitty]] - [[Asiatu Koroma]]
* [[Pie-Man (Thin Ice)|Pie-Man]] - [[Peter Singh]]
* [[Overseer (Thin Ice)|Overseer]] - [[Simon Ludders]]
* [[Dowell (Thin Ice)|Dowell]] - [[Tomi May]]
* [[Spider (Thin Ice)|Spider]] - [[Austin Taylor]]
* [[Dot (Thin Ice)|Dot]] - [[Ellie Shenker]]
* [[Harriet (Thin Ice)|Harriet]] - [[Kishaina Thiruselvan]]
* [[Perry (Thin Ice)|Perry]] - [[Badger Skelton]]
* [[John (Knock Knock)|The Landlord]] - [[David Suchet]], [[Tate Pitchie-Cooper]]
* [[Eliza (Knock Knock)|Eliza]] - [[Mariah Gale]]
* [[Shireen (Knock Knock)|Shireen]] - [[Mandeep Dhillon]]
* [[Felicity (Knock Knock)|Felicity]] - [[Alice Hewkin]]
* [[Paul (Knock Knock)|Paul]] - [[Ben Presley]]
* [[Harry (Knock Knock)|Harry]] - [[Colin Ryan]]
* [[Pavel (Knock Knock)|Pavel]] - [[Bart Suavek]]
* [[Estate agent (Knock Knock)|Estate agent]] - [[Sam Benjamin]]
* [[Ivan (Oxygen)|Ivan]] - [[Kieran Bew]]
* [[Tasker]] - [[Justin Salinger]]
* [[Dahh-Ren]] - [[Peter Caulfield]]
* [[Abby (Oxygen)|Abby]] - [[Mimi Ndiweni]]
* [[Ellie (Oxygen)|Ellie]] - [[Katie Brayben]]
* [[Angelo (Shadow World)|Cardinal Angelo]] - [[Corrado Invernizzi]]
* [[Pope (Shadow World)|Pope]] - [[Joseph Long]]
* [[Penny (Shadow World)|Penny]] - [[Ronke Adekoluejo]]
* [[Rafando]] - [[Ivanno Jeremiah]]
* [[Piero (Shadow World)|Piero]] - [[Francesco Martino]]
* [[Pentagon woman]] - [[Alana Maria]]
* [[Nicolas (Shadow World)|Nicolas]] - [[Laurent Maurel]]
* [[Secretary General (The Pyramid at the End of the World)|Secretary General]] - [[Togo Igawa]]
* [[Commander (The Pyramid at the End of the World)|Commander]] - [[Nigel Hastings]]
* [[Don Brabbit|Colonel Don Brabbit]] - [[Eben Young]]
* [[Erica (The Pyramid at the End of the World)|Erica]] - [[Rachel Denning]]
* [[Douglas (The Pyramid at the End of the World)|Douglas]] - [[Tony Gardner]]
* [[Ilya Svyatoslavovich]] - [[Andrew Byron]]
* [[Xiaolian]] - [[Daphne Cheung]]
* [[Bill Potts' mother]] - [[Rosie Jane]]
* [[Jane Bishop]] - [[Emma Handy]]
* [[Group Commander (The Lie of the Land)|Group Commander]] - [[Beatrice Curnew]]
* [[Alan (The Lie of the Land)|Alan]] - [[Stewart Wright]]
* [[Richard (The Lie of the Land)|Richard]] - [[Solomon Israel]]
* [[Godsacre]] - [[Anthony Calf]]
* [[Neville Catchlove]] - [[Ferdinand Kingsley]]
* [[Friday (Empress of Mars)|Friday]] - [[Richard Ashton]]
* [[Iraxxa]] - [[Adele Lynch]]
* [[Peach (Empress of Mars)|Sergeant Major Peach]] - [[Glenn Speers]]
* [[Jackdaw]] - [[Ian Beattie]]
* [[Vincey]] - [[Bayo Gbadamosi]]
* [[Alan Knibbs]] - [[Ian Hughes]]
* [[Coolidge (Empress of Mars)|Coolidge]] - [[Lesley Ewen]]
* [[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]] - [[Ysanne Churchman]]
* [[Kar]] - [[Rebecca Benson]]
* [[Ban (The Eaters of Light)|Ban]] - [[Daniel Kerr]]
* [[Lucius (The Eaters of Light)|Lucius]] - [[Brian Vernel]]
* [[Simon (The Eaters of Light)|Simon]] - [[Rohan Nedd]]
* [[Thracius]] - [[Ben Hunter (actor)|Ben Hunter]]
* [[Vitus (The Eaters of Light)|Vitus]] - [[Sam Adewunmi]]
* [[Cornelius (The Eaters of Light)|Cornelius]] - [[Billy Matthews (actor)|Billy Matthews]]
* [[Marcus (The Eaters of Light)|Marcus]] - [[Aaron Phagura]]
* [[Judy (The Eaters of Light)|Judy]] - [[Jocelyn Brassington]]
* [[Brother (The Eaters of Light)|Brother]] - [[Lewis McGowan]]
* {{Simm|c}} - [[John Simm]]
* [[Jorj]] - [[Oliver Lansley]]
* [[Surgeon (World Enough and Time)|Surgeon]] - [[Paul Brightwell]]
* [[Nurse (World Enough and Time)|Nurse]] - [[Alison Lintott]]
* [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* [[Hazran]] - [[Samantha Spiro]]
* [[Archibald Hamish Lethbridge-Stewart|Captain Lethbridge-Stewart]] - [[Mark Gatiss]]
* [[Ben Jackson]] - [[Jared Garfield]]
* [[Polly Wright]] - [[Lily Travers]]
* [[Helen Clay]] - [[Nikki Amuka-Bird]]
* [[German soldier (Twice Upon a Time)|Soldier]] - [[Toby Whithouse]]
 
===== ''The Tenth Planet'' =====
* [[First Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[William Hartnell]]<ref name="TTP">Archival footage from [[TV]]: {{cs|The Tenth Planet (TV story)}} during [[TV]]: {{cs|Twice Upon a Time (TV story)}}.</ref>
* [[Polly Wright|Polly]] - [[Anneke Wills]]<ref name="TTP" />
* [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] - [[Michael Craze]]<ref name="TTP" />


== Production ==
== Production ==
The first readthrough began on [[14 June (production)|14 June]] [[2016 (production)|2016]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/DoctorWho/photos/a.182096918471010.52777.127031120644257/1409983469015676/|title="Series 10 is coming! Here's a snap from today's first read-through with Peter and Pearl."|website name=Facebook|date of source=14 June 2016|accessdate=14 August 2016}}</ref> with filming beginning on [[20 June (production)|20 June]].<ref name="RTS10" >{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-06-20/doctor-who-series-10-starts-filming-today-and-twitter-is-very-excited|title= Doctor Who series 10 starts filming today and Twitter is very excited|author=Doran, Sarah|website name=RadioTimes|date of source=20 June 2016|accessdate=14 August 2016}}</ref>
On 23 August 2016, it was rumoured that filming on series 10 would continue to 31 March 2017.<ref>http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-season-10-wont-finish-filming-until-end-march-2017</ref> This proved not to be true, as filming wrapped on [[7 April (production)|7 April]] [[2017 (production)|2017]].<ref>https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/850411339659055105</ref>
=== Crew ===
=== Crew ===
==== Producers ====
==== Producers ====
''to be added''
[[Peter Bennett]] produced {{cs|The Pilot (TV story)}}, {{cs|Smile (TV story)}}, {{cs|Extremis (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Lie of the Land (TV story)}}. He also produced the series finale {{cs|World Enough and Time (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Doctor Falls (TV story)}} as well as the [[Christmas]] special {{cs|Twice Upon a Time (TV story)}}.
 
[[Nikki Wilson]] produced the rest of the episodes, namely {{cs|Thin Ice (TV story)}}, {{cs|Knock Knock (TV story)}}, {{cs|Oxygen (TV story)}}, {{cs|Empress of Mars (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Eaters of Light (TV story)}}.
 
==== Writers ====
==== Writers ====
The Radio Times reported [[Mark Gatiss]] was writing an episode for series 10, possibly a sequel to his [[Series 9 (Doctor Who)|series 9]] episode, ''[[Sleep No More (TV story)|Sleep No More]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-11-14/mark-gatiss-has-a-sequel-planned-to-doctor-whos-sleep-no-more|title=Mark Gatiss has sequel planned to Doctor Who's Sleep No More|author=|Holmes, Jonathan|date of source=14 November 2015|website name=RadioTimes.com|accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref>
Steven Moffat, as head writer, wrote the series opener {{cs|The Pilot (TV story)}}, episode six {{cs|Extremis (TV story)}}, and the two part finale episodes {{cs|World Enough and Time (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Doctor Falls (TV story)}}. He also wrote the Christmas special for 2017, {{cs|Twice Upon a Time (TV story)}} as [[Chris Chibnall]] decided against starting his Doctor's tenure with the special.


On 30 November Steven Moffat revealed [[Jamie Mathieson]] had "just been in and pitched a brilliant idea, a brilliant new monster."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-11-30/steven-moffat-on-his-early-years-overcoming-his-shyness-and-the-pressures-of-running-doctor-who-and-sherlock|title=Steven Moffat on his early years, overcoming his shyness, and the pressures of running Doctor Who and Sherlock|author=Mulkern, Patrick|date of source=30 November 2015|website name=RadioTimes.com|accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref>
[[Mark Gatiss]] wrote {{cs|Empress of Mars (TV story)}} for the tenth series. [[Jamie Mathieson]] wrote episode five, {{cs|Oxygen (TV story)}}.


Steven Moffat announced Series 10 would have "two writers who have never written ''Doctor Who'' before" and teased, "If I told you their names, your brain would explode."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/doctor-who/news/a777536/doctor-who-is-getting-two-new-writers-for-series-10-and-steven-moffat-says-their-names-will-make-your-brain-explode/|title=Doctor Who gets two new writers for series 10 - and Steven Moffat says their names will make your brain explode|author=Jeffery, Morgan|date of source=17 December 2015|website name=RadioTimes.com|accessdate=18 December 2015}}</ref>
New writer [[Mike Bartlett]] penned episode four, {{cs|Knock Knock (TV story)}}. [[Sarah Dollard]] penned the third episode, {{cs|Thin Ice (TV story)}}.
 
Classic series writer [[Rona Munro]], known for the episode ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'', wrote the tenth episode titled {{cs|The Eaters of Light (TV story)}}. This marks the first time a writer of the original series contributed to the revived series. Munro told ''Doctor Who Magazine'' that: "Writing ''Survival'' was my dream job, but it was a mournful time in the show's history. This has been a very different experience. There's more of everything; people, resources, confidence, success… but the same constantly renewing and indefinable wonder that is Doctor Who," and added, "When I was very small and watching the First Doctor, I had a special cushion known as 'Rona's Doctor Whocushion'. I would hide my face in it when the Daleks or other monsters appeared on screen! ''The Eaters of Light'' is my version of other stories that have haunted me for almost as long."<ref>[[DWM 506]]</ref>
 
[[Peter Harness]] wrote episode seven, {{cs|The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)}} and [[Toby Whithouse]] wrote episode eight, {{cs|The Lie of the Land (TV story)}}. In the magazine's June 2017 issue, Moffat told ''Doctor Who Magazine'' that he personally wrote the final draft of episode seven close to filming of the episode's production block.<ref name="DWM 512">[[DWM 512]]</ref>


==== Directors ====
==== Directors ====
Moffat hinted at a [[Peter Jackson]]-directed episode<ref>http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/30/doctor-who-peter-jackson-direct</ref>.
[[Lawrence Gough]] directed episodes 1 and 2, {{cs|The Pilot (TV story)}} and {{cs|Smile (TV story)}}; [[Bill Anderson]] directed episodes 3 and 4, {{cs|Thin Ice (TV story)}} and {{cs|Knock Knock (TV story)}}; [[Charles Palmer]] directed episodes 5 and 10, {{cs|Oxygen (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Eaters of Light (TV story)}}; [[Daniel Nettheim]] directed episodes 6 and 7, {{cs|Extremis (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)}}; ''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]'' director [[Wayne Yip]] directed episodes 8 and 9, {{cs|The Lie of the Land (TV story)}} and {{cs|Empress of Mars (TV story)}}; and [[Rachel Talalay]] directed episodes 11 and 12, {{cs|World Enough and Time (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Doctor Falls (TV story)}}.


=== Filming ===
=== Filming ===
Digital Spy reported Series 10 will start filming around [[April (production)]] or [[May (production)|May]] [[2016 (production|2016]], according to [[Michael Pickwoad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/doctor-who/news/a773521/its-looking-like-doctor-who-series-10-will-start-shooting-in-spring-2016/|title=It's looking like Doctor Who series 10 will start shooting in spring 2016|author=Jeffery, Morgan|date of source=10 November 2015|website name=DigitalSpy.com|accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref>
Although originally reported as beginning in May 2016, filming commenced on the [[20 June (production)|20th of June]].<ref name="nardole">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/6d059f23-2325-4a46-9b5e-cd0ad94b4a59|title= Matt Lucas to join Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie for Doctor Who series 10|website name=BBC Doctor Who|date of source=14 June 2016|accessdate=14 August 2016}}</ref>
 
To avoid online leaks, the production team used the codeword "Mean Town", an anagram of "Ten Woman", when talking about [[Bill Potts|Bill]], casting director [[Andy Pryor]] revealed to the ''Radio Times''. This was a reference to the fact that Bill is the companion of series 10.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-04-26/pearl-mackies-doctor-who-codename-revealed |title=Pearl Mackie's Doctor Who codename revealed  |author=Gill, James |date of source=26 April 2016 |website name=Radio Times |accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref>
 
The working title of {{cs|The Pilot (TV story)}} was ''A Star In Her Eye''.<ref>https://twitter.com/d0od/status/767445794781790208</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/HDProductions70/status/766751107116896256</ref>
 
In the line-up to the beginning of series 10, [[Time For Heroes (trailers)|a bunch of small videos]] were released with Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor, in which three of these featured a description that Steven Moffat himself used for the Doctor in 2013.<ref>http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2013/11/24/matt-smith-steven-moffat-more-talk-doctor-who-at-official-50th-celebration/</ref><ref>https://www.facebook.com/DoctorWho/videos/1803691109644908/</ref>
 
On 24 June, 2017, [[Benjamin Cook]], writer of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', confirmed on {{w|Twitter}} that the pre-titles sequence in {{cs|World Enough and Time (TV story)}} was shot two weeks prior to broadcast, during the production of the 2017 Christmas special<ref name=CookPreTitles >https://twitter.com/benjamin_cook/status/878765850433597441</ref>
 
At a Live Q&A on 24 June, 2017, after the broadcast of ''World Enough and Time'', Steven Moffat said that the second part {{cs|The Doctor Falls (TV story)}} had not finished filming, leading to a possible delay in the broadcast.<ref>http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/821067/Doctor-Who-season-10-Finale-Missy-Bill-Potts-dead-Master-John-Simm-threatened-DELAY-why</ref> Peter Capaldi's final scene on set had been his regeneration scene, just as his first scene in [[TV]]: {{cs|Deep Breath (TV story)}} had been him emerging from the TARDIS.<ref>http://racheltalalay.tumblr.com/post/163516797449/the-time-of-our-lives-steven-moffats-final-dwm</ref> By the end of July 2017, Moffat stated that Jodie Whittaker had already filmed her half of the regeneration scene.<ref>https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz-tv/hot-tv/633706/doctor-who-new-doctor-british-television-programme-jodie-whittaker</ref>
 
{{cs|Twice Upon a Time (TV story)}} was originally rumoured to be titled ''The Doctors''.<ref>http://doctorwhonews.net/2017/07/doctor-who-at-san-diego-comic-con.html</ref><ref>http://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/869081-doctor-who-the-13th-doctor-will-be-revealed-this-sunday</ref>


== Television stories ==
== Television stories ==
=== Christmas special ===
=== Christmas special ===
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!'''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' ||'''Notes'''
!'''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
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||''The Husbands of River Song''||[[Steven Moffat]]||[[Douglas Mackinnon]]||Features the return of [[River Song]]
|N/A||{{cs|The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)}}||[[Steven Moffat]]||[[Ed Bazalgette]]||The Doctor and Nardole have just left [[Darillium]].
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!'''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
!'''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
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|1 ||TBA||TBA||TBA||
|1 ||{{cs|The Pilot (TV story)}}||[[Steven Moffat]]||rowspan=2|[[Lawrence Gough]]||First appearance of [[Bill Potts]], [[Moira (The Pilot)|Moira]], [[St Luke's University]], and [[The Vault (The Pilot)|the Vault]]. Brief reintroduction to the [[Movellan]]s.
|-
|-
|2 ||TBA||TBA||TBA||
|2 ||{{cs|Smile (TV story)}}||[[Frank Cottrell-Boyce]]||
|-
|-
|3 ||TBA||TBA||TBA||
|3 ||{{cs|Thin Ice (TV story)}}||[[Sarah Dollard]]||rowspan=2|[[Bill Anderson (director)|Bill Anderson]]||
|-
|-
|4 ||TBA||TBA||TBA||
|4 ||{{cs|Knock Knock (TV story)}}||[[Mike Bartlett]]||
|-
|-
|5 ||TBA||TBA||TBA||
|5 ||{{cs|Oxygen (TV story)}}||[[Jamie Mathieson]]||[[Charles Palmer]]||First time Nardole travels alongside the Doctor and Bill. The Doctor is rendered irreversibly [[blind]].
|-
|-
|6 ||TBA||TBA||TBA||
|6 ||{{cs|Extremis (TV story)}}||Steven Moffat||rowspan=2|[[Daniel Nettheim]]||Explanation of how Nardole became a companion. [[Missy]] is revealed to be in the vault. First appearance of the [[Monk (species)|Monks]]. Part one of the "Monks Trilogy".
|-
|-
|7 ||TBA||TBA||TBA||
|7 ||{{cs|The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)}}||[[Peter Harness]] & Steven Moffat||The Doctor has his [[eyesight]] restored. Part two of the "Monks Trilogy".
|-
|-
|8 ||TBA||TBA||TBA||
|8 || {{cs|The Lie of the Land (TV story)}}||[[Toby Whithouse]]||rowspan=2|[[Wayne Yip]] ||Part three of the "Monks Trilogy".
|-
|-
|9 ||TBA||TBA||TBA||
|9 || {{cs|Empress of Mars (TV story)}}||[[Mark Gatiss]]||First [[Iraxxa|female Ice Warrior]] depicted in the television series. Brief reintroduction to [[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]].
|-
|-
|10 ||TBA||TBA||TBA||
|10 ||{{cs|The Eaters of Light (TV story)}}||[[Rona Munro]]||[[Charles Palmer]]||First "New Series" story written by a "Classic Series" writer.
|-
|-
|11 ||TBA||TBA||TBA||
|11 & 12 ||{{cs|World Enough and Time (TV story)}} / {{cs|The Doctor Falls (TV story)}}||Steven Moffat||[[Rachel Talalay]]||Reintroduction of the [[Mondasian Cybermen]]. Bill is converted into a Cyberman. Return of {{Simm}}. Death of Missy and the Master. Final regular appearances of [[Bill Potts]] and [[Nardole]]. The Doctor begins [[regenerating]]. Cameo appearance by the [[First Doctor]].
|}
 
=== Christmas special ===
{| {{prettytable}}
!'''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || width=50%| '''Notes'''
|-
|-
|12 ||TBA||TBA||TBA||
|N/A||{{cs|Twice Upon a Time (TV story)}}||[[Steven Moffat]]||[[Rachel Talalay]]||Final regular appearance of the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. Guest appearance by the [[First Doctor]]. First appearance of the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. The [[First Doctor]] also regenerates into the [[Second Doctor]].
|}
|}


== Aliens/Enemies ==
=== Episode notes ===
* King Hydroflax
* On 25 May 2017, the BBC announced the episode {{cs|The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)}} would air in edited form, with a line of dialogue about [[terrorism]] removed. This is in the wake of the preceding Monday's terrorist bombing in a [[Manchester (city)|Manchester]] arena during an {{w|Ariana Grande}} concert.<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-05-25/doctor-who-episode-edited-for-saturday-airing-following-manchester-bombing</ref> The version of the episode broadcast in Canada and the U.S. also contained this edit.
* It had previously been believed that there was to be a ''Casualty'' crossover and this was speculated to be a [[Children in Need]]-special.<ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/doctor-who/news/a809426/are-doctor-who-and-casualty-crossing-over</ref> However it now seems that this was to be part of the episode {{cs|The Lie of the Land (TV story)}}, but was cut from said episode.<ref>http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/the-doctor-whocasualty-crossover-that-never-happened</ref>
* [[Benjamin Cook]], writer of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', confirmed on [[Twitter]], on 24 June 2017 that the pre-titles sequence in {{cs|World Enough and Time (TV story)}} was shot two weeks prior to broadcast, during the production of the 2017 Christmas special<ref name=CookPreTitles /> [[Steven Moffat]] and [[Rachel Talalay]] confirmed this on ''[[The Fan Show]]''.
* Like the previous series, there was an instance where post-production effects were missing on the Scottish airing of the episode. The edit of ''World Enough and Time'' shown on BBC Scotland was missing some lighting effects that'd been added to torchlights in post-production.
* Due to technical problems some viewers watching on BBC Scotland HD lost the sound during watching of the Series 10 finale {{cs|The Doctor Falls (TV story)}}, in the last part of the episode.<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-07-02/bbc-apologises-for-doctor-who-series-10-finale-sound-problems</ref>
* Steven Moffat, showrunner for this series, used the finale ''World Enough and Time'' and (even more so) ''The Doctor Falls'' to pay a subtle tribute to former showrunner [[Russell T Davies]], by having the Doctor's last stand take place on [[Floor 0507]] of the [[Colony ship (World Enough and Time)|colony ship]]. He explained that RTD's go-to number was always "57".<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-07-04/doctor-who-series-10-finale-included-an-incredibly-subtle-tribute-to-russell-t-davies--did-you-spot-it</ref>
* The beginning of {{cs|Twice Upon a Time (TV story)}} features a "Previously" sequence from {{cs|The Tenth Planet (TV story)}} with [[William Hartnell]], [[Anneke Wills]] and [[Michael Craze]]. The sequence slowly morphs Hartnell into [[David Bradley]], and then [[Lily Travers]] and [[Jared Garfield]] appear as Ben and Polly, reenacting the missing last bits on [[Snowcap]] of said episode. The ending of ''Twice Upon A Time'' from the [[First Doctor]]'s view also starts with Bradley starting to regenerate and the episode slowly morphs back into that of Hartnell's First Doctor regenerating into [[Patrick Troughton]]'s [[Second Doctor]].
* This is the first series since [[Series 6 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 6]] in which the title sequence appears the same in every episode of the main series, apart from episode titles.
*Series 10 remains the only series to not have a soundtrack released. Murray Gold has hinted that one is in the works as of April 2020 but to this day no further information has arisen. It is unknown why this series soundtrack was never released, despite the high demand for a release from the fandom. Whether it is down to Gold, the BBC or Silva Screen, it is often dubbed as 'The Series 10 Soundtrack Mystery.'
 
== Aliens/enemies ==
* [[Shoal of the Winter Harmony]]
* [[Sentient oil]]
** [[Heather (The Pilot)|Heather]] (possessed)
* [[Movellan]]s
* [[Dalek]]s
* [[Vardy|Vardies]]
** [[Emojibot]]s
* [[sea creature (Thin Ice)|Sea creature]]
** [[Lure fish]]
* [[Sutcliffe (Thin Ice)|Lord Sutcliffe]]
* [[John (Knock Knock)|The Landlord]]
* [[Dryad]]s
* [[Ganymede Systems]]
** [[Smartsuit]]s
** [[Corpse|Human corpses]] (controlled)
** [[Capitalism]]
* [[Missy]]
* The [[Monk (species)|Monks]]
* [[Ice Warrior]]s
** [[Ice Queen]]
*** [[Iraxxa]]
* [[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]]
* [[Light-eating locust]]
* [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
** [[Patient (World Enough and Time)|Patients]]
** [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Mondasian Cybermen]]
* {{Simm|c}}
* The [[Testimony]]
** [[Glass avatar]]s
* [[Kaled mutant]]s
* [[Rusty (Into the Dalek)|Rusty]]


== Adaptations and merchandising ==
== Adaptations and merchandising ==
=== Home media ===
=== Home media ===
==== DVD / Blu-ray ====
==== DVD / Blu-ray ====
''to be added''
{{Section stub|This section need to have images added on the individual sets.}}
All episodes of Series 10 were released on a DVD box set on [[13 November (releases)|13 November]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]].
 
The episodes were split over five discs with a special sixth disc containing special features, notably the deleted scenes. The box set also included the [[2016 (releases)|2016]] [[Christmas Special]] {{cs|The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)}}.
 
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! style="width:5%;" | '''Name'''
! style="width:5%;" | '''Number and duration<br />of episodes'''
! style="width:5%;" | '''R2 release date'''
! style="width:5%;" | '''R4 release date'''
! style="width:5%;" | '''R1 release date'''
|-
| Doctor Who: Series 10, Disc 1<br />{{cs|The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Pilot (TV story)}} || 1 x 60 min <br /> 1 × 50 min || TBA || TBA || TBA
|-
| Doctor Who: Series 10, Disc 2<br />{{cs|Smile (TV story)}} <br />{{cs|Thin Ice (TV story)}} <br />{{cs|Knock Knock (TV story)}}
|| 1 × 50 min<br />2 × 45 min || TBA || TBA || TBA
|-
| Doctor Who: Series 10, Disc 3<br />{{cs|Oxygen (TV story)}} <br />{{cs|Extremis (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)}}
|| 1 x 50 min <br /> 2 × 45 min || TBA || TBA || TBA
|-
| Doctor Who: Series 10, Disc 4<br />{{cs|The Lie of the Land (TV story)}} <br />{{cs|Empress of Mars (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Eaters of Light (TV story)}}
|| 3 × 45 min || TBA || TBA || TBA
|-
| Doctor Who: Series 10, Disc 5<br />{{cs|World Enough and Time (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Doctor Falls (TV story)}} || 1 x 45 min <br /> 1 × 60 min || TBA || TBA || TBA
|-
|}
 
Series 10 released on [[21 November (releases)|21 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] in a limited edition Blu-ray box set containing every "New Who" series up to [[Series 13 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 13]].<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/doctor-who-limited-edition-complete-new-who-blu-ray-set-is-up-for-preorder</ref>
 
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Limited Edition New Who Blu-Ray Collection Box Set back.jpg|New Who Limited Edition (back)
Limited Edition New Who Blu-Ray Collection Box Set promo front.jpg|New Who Limited Edition (front)
Limited Edition New Who Blu-Ray Collection Box Set promo back.jpg|New Who Limited Edition (back)
Limited Edition New Who Collector's promo 1.jpg|New Who Limited Edition promo
Limited Edition New Who Collector’s promo 2.jpg|New Who Limited Edition promo
</gallery>
 
== Stories set before this season ==
 
=== Audio ===
 
* [[Missy]] and the [[Saxon Master]]'s involvement in [[Masterful (audio story)|''Masterful'']]


== Stories set during this season ==
=== Novels ===
=== Novels ===
''to be added''
* ''[[The Shining Man (novel)|The Shining Man]]''
* ''[[Diamond Dogs (novel)|Diamond Dogs]]''
* ''[[Plague City (novel)|Plague City]]''


=== Audiobooks ===
=== Audiobooks ===
''to be added''
''to be added''


== Notes ==
=== Comics ===
''to be added''
* ''[[The Wolves of Winter (comic story)|The Wolves of Winter]]''


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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Series 10 of Doctor Who ran from 25 December 2016 to 25 December 2017. It starred Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts, Matt Lucas as Nardole and Michelle Gomez as Missy. The regular series was preceded by The Return of Doctor Mysterio [+]Loading...["The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)"], opened with The Pilot [+]Loading...["The Pilot (TV story)"], concluded with The Doctor Falls [+]Loading...["The Doctor Falls (TV story)"] and followed by Twice Upon a Time [+]Loading...["Twice Upon a Time (TV story)"].

In early 2018, Murray Gold announced his departure from Doctor Who at the Gallifrey One convention, confirming that the 2017 Christmas Special, Twice Upon A Time, was his last episode.

In April 2015, Steven Moffat confirmed that Doctor Who would run for at least another five years, extending the show until 2020.[1]

In 2020, Chris Chibnall wrote and released a sequel to this series' following Christmas special called Things She Thought While Falling on the Doctor Who website, set directly before The Woman Who Fell to Earth [+]Loading...["The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)"] as a treat during "strange times" due to outbreak of COVID-19 worldwide.[2]

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

It consisted of twelve stories and fourteen episodes. The series introduced Bill Potts as a new companion of the Doctor, the first openly gay companion alongside the Doctor on TV with Nardole continuing to travel with him. The series was most noticeable for reintroducing the "Saxon" incarnation of the Saxon Master and the First Doctor. Also seen was the first ever female Ice Warrior on television and the original design for the Cybermen, only seen beforehand in The Tenth Planet [+]Loading...["The Tenth Planet (TV story)"]. Alpha Centauri also made a cameo in Empress of Mars [+]Loading...["Empress of Mars (TV story)"]. This series also introduced the first female incarnation of the Doctor.

The first confirmation of plans for this series were revealed in the BBC Worldwide Annual Review on 14 July 2015.[3] On 6 November 2015, in an interview with the Radio Times, Steven Moffat confirmed a full series as well as a Christmas special.[4] Series 10 was the last for both Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor[5] and Steven Moffat as head writer and executive producer of the show.

The series story arc primarily focused on Missy and how the Twelfth Doctor made a deal to guard her in a vault for 1000 years. Despite Nardole's protests to not adventure or interact with her while lecturing at St Luke's University, the Doctor desired to change Missy's outlook on life, away from her evil ways in the hopes of renewing their strong friendship from long ago.

While here, the Doctor met Bill Potts, who strangely went to his lectures despite not studying at the university. The Doctor personally offered to tutor her and, after helping her in an encounter with a mysterious creature, decided to take her on adventures in his TARDIS.

The series concluded with the Doctor's attempts to transform Missy ultimately failing after encountering her predecessor on a Mondasian Colony ship, where she joined him against the Doctor.

The Doctor and Bill were killed in battle defending the residents from the Master's Cybermen army while Nardole was condemned to the upper floors to keep defending the children should the Cybermen ever reach them. Bill managed to survive the ordeal after her friend Heather transformed her into sentient oil like her. As for the Doctor, he managed to survive through regeneration, though he temporarily delayed it.

After one last adventure with his original incarnation, the Twelfth Doctor regenerated into a female incarnation. She soon fell from her TARDIS because it malfunctioned after suffering critical damage during the regeneration, falling to Earth.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

and introducing Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor

Recurring[[edit] | [edit source]]

Guest[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Tenth Planet[[edit] | [edit source]]

Production[[edit] | [edit source]]

The first readthrough began on 14 June 2016,[7] with filming beginning on 20 June.[8]

On 23 August 2016, it was rumoured that filming on series 10 would continue to 31 March 2017.[9] This proved not to be true, as filming wrapped on 7 April 2017.[10]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Producers[[edit] | [edit source]]

Peter Bennett produced The Pilot [+]Loading...["The Pilot (TV story)"], Smile [+]Loading...["Smile (TV story)"], Extremis [+]Loading...["Extremis (TV story)"], The Pyramid at the End of the World [+]Loading...["The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)"] and The Lie of the Land [+]Loading...["The Lie of the Land (TV story)"]. He also produced the series finale World Enough and Time [+]Loading...["World Enough and Time (TV story)"] and The Doctor Falls [+]Loading...["The Doctor Falls (TV story)"] as well as the Christmas special Twice Upon a Time [+]Loading...["Twice Upon a Time (TV story)"].

Nikki Wilson produced the rest of the episodes, namely Thin Ice [+]Loading...["Thin Ice (TV story)"], Knock Knock [+]Loading...["Knock Knock (TV story)"], Oxygen [+]Loading...["Oxygen (TV story)"], Empress of Mars [+]Loading...["Empress of Mars (TV story)"] and The Eaters of Light [+]Loading...["The Eaters of Light (TV story)"].

Writers[[edit] | [edit source]]

Steven Moffat, as head writer, wrote the series opener The Pilot [+]Loading...["The Pilot (TV story)"], episode six Extremis [+]Loading...["Extremis (TV story)"], and the two part finale episodes World Enough and Time [+]Loading...["World Enough and Time (TV story)"] and The Doctor Falls [+]Loading...["The Doctor Falls (TV story)"]. He also wrote the Christmas special for 2017, Twice Upon a Time [+]Loading...["Twice Upon a Time (TV story)"] as Chris Chibnall decided against starting his Doctor's tenure with the special.

Mark Gatiss wrote Empress of Mars [+]Loading...["Empress of Mars (TV story)"] for the tenth series. Jamie Mathieson wrote episode five, Oxygen [+]Loading...["Oxygen (TV story)"].

New writer Mike Bartlett penned episode four, Knock Knock [+]Loading...["Knock Knock (TV story)"]. Sarah Dollard penned the third episode, Thin Ice [+]Loading...["Thin Ice (TV story)"].

Classic series writer Rona Munro, known for the episode Survival, wrote the tenth episode titled The Eaters of Light [+]Loading...["The Eaters of Light (TV story)"]. This marks the first time a writer of the original series contributed to the revived series. Munro told Doctor Who Magazine that: "Writing Survival was my dream job, but it was a mournful time in the show's history. This has been a very different experience. There's more of everything; people, resources, confidence, success… but the same constantly renewing and indefinable wonder that is Doctor Who," and added, "When I was very small and watching the First Doctor, I had a special cushion known as 'Rona's Doctor Whocushion'. I would hide my face in it when the Daleks or other monsters appeared on screen! The Eaters of Light is my version of other stories that have haunted me for almost as long."[11]

Peter Harness wrote episode seven, The Pyramid at the End of the World [+]Loading...["The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)"] and Toby Whithouse wrote episode eight, The Lie of the Land [+]Loading...["The Lie of the Land (TV story)"]. In the magazine's June 2017 issue, Moffat told Doctor Who Magazine that he personally wrote the final draft of episode seven close to filming of the episode's production block.[12]

Directors[[edit] | [edit source]]

Lawrence Gough directed episodes 1 and 2, The Pilot [+]Loading...["The Pilot (TV story)"] and Smile [+]Loading...["Smile (TV story)"]; Bill Anderson directed episodes 3 and 4, Thin Ice [+]Loading...["Thin Ice (TV story)"] and Knock Knock [+]Loading...["Knock Knock (TV story)"]; Charles Palmer directed episodes 5 and 10, Oxygen [+]Loading...["Oxygen (TV story)"] and The Eaters of Light [+]Loading...["The Eaters of Light (TV story)"]; Daniel Nettheim directed episodes 6 and 7, Extremis [+]Loading...["Extremis (TV story)"] and The Pyramid at the End of the World [+]Loading...["The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)"]; Class director Wayne Yip directed episodes 8 and 9, The Lie of the Land [+]Loading...["The Lie of the Land (TV story)"] and Empress of Mars [+]Loading...["Empress of Mars (TV story)"]; and Rachel Talalay directed episodes 11 and 12, World Enough and Time [+]Loading...["World Enough and Time (TV story)"] and The Doctor Falls [+]Loading...["The Doctor Falls (TV story)"].

Filming[[edit] | [edit source]]

Although originally reported as beginning in May 2016, filming commenced on the 20th of June.[13]

To avoid online leaks, the production team used the codeword "Mean Town", an anagram of "Ten Woman", when talking about Bill, casting director Andy Pryor revealed to the Radio Times. This was a reference to the fact that Bill is the companion of series 10.[14]

The working title of The Pilot [+]Loading...["The Pilot (TV story)"] was A Star In Her Eye.[15][16]

In the line-up to the beginning of series 10, a bunch of small videos were released with Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor, in which three of these featured a description that Steven Moffat himself used for the Doctor in 2013.[17][18]

On 24 June, 2017, Benjamin Cook, writer of Doctor Who Magazine, confirmed on Twitter that the pre-titles sequence in World Enough and Time [+]Loading...["World Enough and Time (TV story)"] was shot two weeks prior to broadcast, during the production of the 2017 Christmas special[19]

At a Live Q&A on 24 June, 2017, after the broadcast of World Enough and Time, Steven Moffat said that the second part The Doctor Falls [+]Loading...["The Doctor Falls (TV story)"] had not finished filming, leading to a possible delay in the broadcast.[20] Peter Capaldi's final scene on set had been his regeneration scene, just as his first scene in TV: Deep Breath [+]Loading...["Deep Breath (TV story)"] had been him emerging from the TARDIS.[21] By the end of July 2017, Moffat stated that Jodie Whittaker had already filmed her half of the regeneration scene.[22]

Twice Upon a Time [+]Loading...["Twice Upon a Time (TV story)"] was originally rumoured to be titled The Doctors.[23][24]

Television stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Christmas special[[edit] | [edit source]]

Episode
Number		 Title Writer Director Notes
N/A The Return of Doctor Mysterio [+]Loading...["The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Ed Bazalgette The Doctor and Nardole have just left Darillium.

Regular series[[edit] | [edit source]]

Episode
Number		 Title Writer Director Notes
1 The Pilot [+]Loading...["The Pilot (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Lawrence Gough First appearance of Bill Potts, Moira, St Luke's University, and the Vault. Brief reintroduction to the Movellans.
2 Smile [+]Loading...["Smile (TV story)"] Frank Cottrell-Boyce
3 Thin Ice [+]Loading...["Thin Ice (TV story)"] Sarah Dollard Bill Anderson
4 Knock Knock [+]Loading...["Knock Knock (TV story)"] Mike Bartlett
5 Oxygen [+]Loading...["Oxygen (TV story)"] Jamie Mathieson Charles Palmer First time Nardole travels alongside the Doctor and Bill. The Doctor is rendered irreversibly blind.
6 Extremis [+]Loading...["Extremis (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Daniel Nettheim Explanation of how Nardole became a companion. Missy is revealed to be in the vault. First appearance of the Monks. Part one of the "Monks Trilogy".
7 The Pyramid at the End of the World [+]Loading...["The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)"] Peter Harness & Steven Moffat The Doctor has his eyesight restored. Part two of the "Monks Trilogy".
8 The Lie of the Land [+]Loading...["The Lie of the Land (TV story)"] Toby Whithouse Wayne Yip Part three of the "Monks Trilogy".
9 Empress of Mars [+]Loading...["Empress of Mars (TV story)"] Mark Gatiss First female Ice Warrior depicted in the television series. Brief reintroduction to Alpha Centauri.
10 The Eaters of Light [+]Loading...["The Eaters of Light (TV story)"] Rona Munro Charles Palmer First "New Series" story written by a "Classic Series" writer.
11 & 12 World Enough and Time [+]Loading...["World Enough and Time (TV story)"] / The Doctor Falls [+]Loading...["The Doctor Falls (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Rachel Talalay Reintroduction of the Mondasian Cybermen. Bill is converted into a Cyberman. Return of the Saxon Master. Death of Missy and the Master. Final regular appearances of Bill Potts and Nardole. The Doctor begins regenerating. Cameo appearance by the First Doctor.

Christmas special[[edit] | [edit source]]

Episode
Number		 Title Writer Director Notes
N/A Twice Upon a Time [+]Loading...["Twice Upon a Time (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Rachel Talalay Final regular appearance of the Twelfth Doctor. Guest appearance by the First Doctor. First appearance of the Thirteenth Doctor. The First Doctor also regenerates into the Second Doctor.

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  • On 25 May 2017, the BBC announced the episode The Pyramid at the End of the World [+]Loading...["The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)"] would air in edited form, with a line of dialogue about terrorism removed. This is in the wake of the preceding Monday's terrorist bombing in a Manchester arena during an Ariana Grande concert.[25] The version of the episode broadcast in Canada and the U.S. also contained this edit.
  • It had previously been believed that there was to be a Casualty crossover and this was speculated to be a Children in Need-special.[26] However it now seems that this was to be part of the episode The Lie of the Land [+]Loading...["The Lie of the Land (TV story)"], but was cut from said episode.[27]
  • Benjamin Cook, writer of Doctor Who Magazine, confirmed on Twitter, on 24 June 2017 that the pre-titles sequence in World Enough and Time [+]Loading...["World Enough and Time (TV story)"] was shot two weeks prior to broadcast, during the production of the 2017 Christmas special[19] Steven Moffat and Rachel Talalay confirmed this on The Fan Show.
  • Like the previous series, there was an instance where post-production effects were missing on the Scottish airing of the episode. The edit of World Enough and Time shown on BBC Scotland was missing some lighting effects that'd been added to torchlights in post-production.
  • Due to technical problems some viewers watching on BBC Scotland HD lost the sound during watching of the Series 10 finale The Doctor Falls [+]Loading...["The Doctor Falls (TV story)"], in the last part of the episode.[28]
  • Steven Moffat, showrunner for this series, used the finale World Enough and Time and (even more so) The Doctor Falls to pay a subtle tribute to former showrunner Russell T Davies, by having the Doctor's last stand take place on Floor 0507 of the colony ship. He explained that RTD's go-to number was always "57".[29]
  • The beginning of Twice Upon a Time [+]Loading...["Twice Upon a Time (TV story)"] features a "Previously" sequence from The Tenth Planet [+]Loading...["The Tenth Planet (TV story)"] with William Hartnell, Anneke Wills and Michael Craze. The sequence slowly morphs Hartnell into David Bradley, and then Lily Travers and Jared Garfield appear as Ben and Polly, reenacting the missing last bits on Snowcap of said episode. The ending of Twice Upon A Time from the First Doctor's view also starts with Bradley starting to regenerate and the episode slowly morphs back into that of Hartnell's First Doctor regenerating into Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor.
  • This is the first series since Series 6 in which the title sequence appears the same in every episode of the main series, apart from episode titles.
  • Series 10 remains the only series to not have a soundtrack released. Murray Gold has hinted that one is in the works as of April 2020 but to this day no further information has arisen. It is unknown why this series soundtrack was never released, despite the high demand for a release from the fandom. Whether it is down to Gold, the BBC or Silva Screen, it is often dubbed as 'The Series 10 Soundtrack Mystery.'

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This section's awfully stubby.

This section need to have images added on the individual sets.

All episodes of Series 10 were released on a DVD box set on 13 November 2017.

The episodes were split over five discs with a special sixth disc containing special features, notably the deleted scenes. The box set also included the 2016 Christmas Special The Return of Doctor Mysterio [+]Loading...["The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)"].

Name Number and duration
of episodes 		R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date
Doctor Who: Series 10, Disc 1
The Return of Doctor Mysterio [+]Loading...["The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)"]
The Pilot [+]Loading...["The Pilot (TV story)"]		 1 x 60 min
1 × 50 min		 TBA TBA TBA
Doctor Who: Series 10, Disc 2
Smile [+]Loading...["Smile (TV story)"]
Thin Ice [+]Loading...["Thin Ice (TV story)"]
Knock Knock [+]Loading...["Knock Knock (TV story)"] 		1 × 50 min
2 × 45 min		 TBA TBA TBA
Doctor Who: Series 10, Disc 3
Oxygen [+]Loading...["Oxygen (TV story)"]
Extremis [+]Loading...["Extremis (TV story)"]
The Pyramid at the End of the World [+]Loading...["The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)"] 		1 x 50 min
2 × 45 min		 TBA TBA TBA
Doctor Who: Series 10, Disc 4
The Lie of the Land [+]Loading...["The Lie of the Land (TV story)"]
Empress of Mars [+]Loading...["Empress of Mars (TV story)"]
The Eaters of Light [+]Loading...["The Eaters of Light (TV story)"] 		3 × 45 min TBA TBA TBA
Doctor Who: Series 10, Disc 5
World Enough and Time [+]Loading...["World Enough and Time (TV story)"]
The Doctor Falls [+]Loading...["The Doctor Falls (TV story)"]		 1 x 45 min
1 × 60 min		 TBA TBA TBA

Series 10 released on 21 November 2023 in a limited edition Blu-ray box set containing every "New Who" series up to Series 13.[30]

  • New Who Limited Edition (front)

    New Who Limited Edition (front)

  • New Who Limited Edition (back)

    New Who Limited Edition (back)

  • New Who Limited Edition (front)

    New Who Limited Edition (front)

  • New Who Limited Edition (back)

    New Who Limited Edition (back)

  • New Who Limited Edition promo

    New Who Limited Edition promo

  • New Who Limited Edition promo

    New Who Limited Edition promo

Stories set before this season[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Stories set during this season[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audiobooks[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Comics[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32202633
  2. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/97411dd5-13e3-45a8-9ed2-dbf97ef85516
  3. ↑ BBC Worldwide (14 July 2015). BBC Worldwide Annual Review 2014 - 2015. BBCWorldwide.com. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Kelly, Stephen (6 November 2015). Steven Moffat can "confirm absolutely" that there will be a full series of Doctor Who next year. RadioTimes.com. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/43787cd6-f1de-4264-a509-d387d9a89c4b
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Archival footage from TV: The Tenth Planet [+]Loading...["The Tenth Planet (TV story)"] during TV: Twice Upon a Time [+]Loading...["Twice Upon a Time (TV story)"].
  7. ↑ "Series 10 is coming! Here's a snap from today's first read-through with Peter and Pearl.". Facebook (14 June 2016). Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Doran, Sarah (20 June 2016). Doctor Who series 10 starts filming today and Twitter is very excited. RadioTimes. Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
  9. ↑ http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-season-10-wont-finish-filming-until-end-march-2017
  10. ↑ https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/850411339659055105
  11. ↑ DWM 506
  12. ↑ DWM 512
  13. ↑ Matt Lucas to join Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie for Doctor Who series 10. BBC Doctor Who (14 June 2016). Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
  14. ↑ Gill, James (26 April 2016). Pearl Mackie's Doctor Who codename revealed. Radio Times. Retrieved on 27 April 2016.
  15. ↑ https://twitter.com/d0od/status/767445794781790208
  16. ↑ https://twitter.com/HDProductions70/status/766751107116896256
  17. ↑ http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2013/11/24/matt-smith-steven-moffat-more-talk-doctor-who-at-official-50th-celebration/
  18. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/DoctorWho/videos/1803691109644908/
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 https://twitter.com/benjamin_cook/status/878765850433597441
  20. ↑ http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/821067/Doctor-Who-season-10-Finale-Missy-Bill-Potts-dead-Master-John-Simm-threatened-DELAY-why
  21. ↑ http://racheltalalay.tumblr.com/post/163516797449/the-time-of-our-lives-steven-moffats-final-dwm
  22. ↑ https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz-tv/hot-tv/633706/doctor-who-new-doctor-british-television-programme-jodie-whittaker
  23. ↑ http://doctorwhonews.net/2017/07/doctor-who-at-san-diego-comic-con.html
  24. ↑ http://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/869081-doctor-who-the-13th-doctor-will-be-revealed-this-sunday
  25. ↑ http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-05-25/doctor-who-episode-edited-for-saturday-airing-following-manchester-bombing
  26. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/doctor-who/news/a809426/are-doctor-who-and-casualty-crossing-over
  27. ↑ http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/the-doctor-whocasualty-crossover-that-never-happened
  28. ↑ http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-07-02/bbc-apologises-for-doctor-who-series-10-finale-sound-problems
  29. ↑ http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-07-04/doctor-who-series-10-finale-included-an-incredibly-subtle-tribute-to-russell-t-davies--did-you-spot-it
  30. ↑ https://www.ign.com/articles/doctor-who-limited-edition-complete-new-who-blu-ray-set-is-up-for-preorder
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