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'''Series 12''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' premiered on [[Wednesday]] [[1 January (releases)|1 January]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]. [[Chris Chibnall]] remained in the position of [[executive producer]] whilst [[Jodie Whittaker]], [[Tosin Cole]], [[Mandip Gill]] and [[Bradley Walsh]] reprised their roles as the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], [[Ryan Sinclair]], [[Yasmin Khan]] and [[Graham O'Brien]] respectively. The series opened with {{cs|Spyfall (TV story)}} and concluded with {{cs|The Timeless Children (TV story)}}, with an additional New Year's Special, {{cs|Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)}}, airing in 2021.
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'''Series 12''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' premiered on [[Wednesday]] [[1 January (releases)|1 January]] 2020.<ref name="Ep1&2Title" /> [[Chris Chibnall]] remained in the position of [[executive producer]] whilst [[Jodie Whittaker]], [[Tosin Cole]], [[Mandip Gill]] and [[Bradley Walsh]] reprised their roles as the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], [[Ryan Sinclair]], [[Yasmin Khan]] and [[Graham O'Brien]] respectively.<ref name="S12">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/89823d93-ca6c-486b-9c82-2a71cd1560bb|title=Doctor Who Series 12 Announcement|author=The Doctor Who Team|date of source=9 December 2018|website name=Doctor Who|accessdate=9 December 2018}}</ref>


In [[May (production)|May]] [[2017 (production)|2017]], it was announced that due to the terms of a deal between [[BBC Worldwide]] and [[SMG Pictures]] in [[China]], the company has [[Right of first refusal|first right of refusal]] on the purchase for the Chinese market of future series of the programme, beginning with this series.<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-06-03/the-bbc-is-already-preparing-for-at-least-five-more-series-of-doctor-who</ref><ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/worldwide/2017/doctor-who-china</ref>
Series 12 was first confirmed in [[April (production)|April]] [[2015 (production)|2015]], when then-showrunner [[Steven Moffat]] confirmed that ''Doctor Who'' had been renewed through 2020.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32202633</ref>


Whittaker announced her own return on Friday [[7 December (production)|7 December]] [[2018 (production)|2018]], two days prior to the broadcast of the [[series 11 (Doctor Who)|series 11]] finale, ''[[The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos (TV story)|The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos]]''.<ref name="Thirteen">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jodie-whittaker-confirms-return-doctor-who-season-12-1167388|title=Jodie Whittaker Confirms Return for 'Doctor Who' Season 12 (Exclusive)|date of source=7 December 2018|website name=Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=9 December 2018}}</ref> The series was announced almost immediately after the conclusion of said episode.<ref name="S12" />
Whittaker announced her own return on Friday [[7 December (production)|7 December]] [[2018 (production)|2018]], two days prior to the broadcast of the [[series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 11]] finale, {{cs|The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos (TV story)}}.<ref name="Thirteen">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jodie-whittaker-confirms-return-doctor-who-season-12-1167388|title=Jodie Whittaker Confirms Return for 'Doctor Who' Season 12 (Exclusive)|date of source=7 December 2018|website name=Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=9 December 2018}}</ref> The series was announced almost immediately after the conclusion of said episode.<ref name="S12">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/89823d93-ca6c-486b-9c82-2a71cd1560bb|title=Doctor Who Series 12 Announcement|author=The Doctor Who Team|date of source=9 December 2018|website name=Doctor Who|accessdate=9 December 2018}} </ref>


== Overview ==
A [[Doctor Who: Series 12 (documentary series)|series of behind the scenes features]] were released to [[YouTube]].
=== Return to familiarity ===
As a huge difference from the complete reinvention from [[Series 11 (Doctor Who)|series 11]], series 12 would return to more familiar ground, apparently hearkening back to the [[Russell T Davies]] and [[Steven Moffat]] eras.<ref>https://screenrant.com/doctor-who-season-12-changes-davies-moffat/</ref>


Series 12 would go back to being "darker and scarier" in an attempt to stray from the lighter and more informative tone of the previous series.<ref name="CyberShelley" >https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/doctor-who-battle-cybermen-once-18146770.amp?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR06V6kY7i4XYcJyZvsmS1ffgbx29r0lWb2P7F359c6g-M-9GWtasFR6kz4</ref>
It continued an ongoing storyline, only briefly mentioned previous series, of "[[Timeless Child|the Timeless Child]]".


Actress [[Dominique Maher]] recorded [[ADR]] (additional dialogue replacement) for her character in an [[Australia]]n accent.<ref name=Browning >https://cultbox.co.uk/general/doctor-who-series-12-episode-1-casting-news</ref>
== Overview ==
=== Early announcements ===
In [[May (production)|May]] [[2017 (production)|2017]], it was announced that due to the terms of a deal between [[BBC Worldwide]] and [[SMG Pictures]] in [[China]], the company has [[Right of first refusal|first right of refusal]] on the purchase for the Chinese market of past and future series and spin-offs, ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', of the programme.<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-06-03/the-bbc-is-already-preparing-for-at-least-five-more-series-of-doctor-who</ref><ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/worldwide/2017/doctor-who-china</ref>


After having disappeared from series 11, having been replaced by a [[New Year Special]], the [[Christmas Special]] returned for series 12.<ref name="Xmas" >https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-christmas-special-director-discovered</ref> Regular episodes continued airing on [[Sunday]]s, following on from the schedule established with series 11.<ref name="Airing" >https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-new-years-day-premiere-officially-announced</ref>
In [[October (production)|October]] [[2019 (production)|2019]], it was revealed that due to the show heading to [[HBO Max]], the network had struck a deal for additional series of the programme.<ref>https://vocal.media/futurism/doctor-who-series-13-and-14-confirmed-hbo-max-reveals-but-will-whittaker-stick-around</ref>


Series 12 brought back two-parters, after they had disappeared from the previous series.<ref>https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-11-30/doctor-who-bringing-back-multi-part-episodes/</ref>
=== Main ===
Series 12 consisted of 9 stories shown over 11 episodes, bring back two-parters, a format that had not occurred the [[Series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|previous season]]. {{cs|Spyfall (TV story)}}, the opening story of the series, was the first time since [[2010 (releases)|2010]]'s {{cs|The End of Time (TV story)}} that a two-parter didn't receive individual titles. The series had a heavy environmental theme, mirroring current global concerns.


=== Returning foes ===
The series continued the "[[Timeless Child]]" story arc, and delved into an unknown past of the Doctor, the [[Time Lords]] and [[Gallifrey]]. This was done via a more "traditional" series arc, as was prominent in the first [[Russell T Davies]] era and the [[Steven Moffat]] era.
Series 12 re-introduced the [[Judoon]], giving them a central role in a television story for the first time since the [[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|series 6]] mid-series finale ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'' in [[2011]].<ref name="Judoon" >http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2019/05/first-new-doctor-who-season-12-monster-and-guest-star-details-revealed</ref>


The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] also made their way back onto the small screen this series, in their first TV appearance since 2017 story ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'' (discounting archival footage in ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') in a way that would inspire [[Mary Shelley]] to create ''[[Frankenstein]]''.<ref name="CyberShelley" />
Series 12 delved deeper into the [[companion]]s' lives and ultimately resulted in the departure of [[Ryan Sinclair]] and [[Graham O'Brien]] in the New Year's special. The series also saw the temporary return of [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]].


The [[Dalek]]s also made their way back, in their bronze design, albeit with a new black Dalek [[casing]] design introduced for one of them.<ref name="Dalek" >https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-filming-with-new-dalek-design-in-bristol</ref>
As was done between [[Series 8 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 8]] and [[Series 9 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 9]], this series also saw some changes to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] compared to the previous series, in the form of a new crystalline column hanging from the ceiling just above the crystalline [[time rotor]], a set a hexagon-filled gold stairs to an upper level that leads to the rest of the ship and new screens and systems and wall changes to make it look even bigger.


=== Promotion ===
The "[[cold opening]]s" returned for some of the episodes this series, having been notably absent in the previous series.
[[File:Series12Promo.jpg|thumb|right|"Watch this Space"]]
On [[31 October (production)|31 October]] [[2019 (production)|2019]] the [[BBC]] released the first proper promotion of the coming series 12, in the form of a poster showing a shadow of the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] cast in the yellow light from the open [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] doors in the bottom corner. A faded rainbow appears across her chest, and the tagline says "Watch this Space".
<ref>https://www.facebook.com/127031120644257/posts/3656897680990899?d=n&sfns=mo</ref>


On [[10 November (production)|10 November]], the BBC released a promo teaser for the new series on the ''[[YouTube|Official Doctor Who YouTube Channel]]'', with the camera zooming fast through a purple [[Time Vortex|vortex]] to a region of space in which the TARDIS suddenly appears and zooms across, revealing first the tagline "Watch this Space" then the "''Doctor Who''" logo and the text "Coming Soon". The "''Doctor Who''" page itself said "Make Space... 23/11/19".<ref>https://www.facebook.com/127031120644257/posts/3686361808044486?vh=e&d=n&sfns=mo</ref>
=== Returning foes ===
Series 12 welcomed back [[the Master]] to the show in a new male [[incarnation]] played by [[Sacha Dhawan]] and disguised as an [[MI6]] spy known as "[[O (Spyfall)|O]]". The Master was last seen in [[Series 10 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 10]]'s {{cs|The Doctor Falls (TV story)}} with both their [[The Master#As Harold Saxon|Harold Saxon]] incarnation played by [[John Simm]] and [[Missy]] incarnation played by [[Michelle Gomez]]. The series finale, {{cs|The Timeless Children (TV story)}}, used an anagram for Dhawan on the ''Doctor Who'' website; "Barack Stemis" which, if re-arranged, means "Master is Back" and playing a false character called "Fakout".<ref name="Fakout">https://twitter.com/0_MattWhelan_0/status/1230222077300482050</ref><ref name="Stemis">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000g09m</ref> This tactic, discounting in-universe examples from [[2007 (releases)|2007]]'s {{cs|Utopia (TV story)}}/{{cs|The Sound of Drums (TV story)}}/{{cs|Last of the Time Lords (TV story)}}, had not been seen since ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'' in [[1983 (releases)|1983]], when an alias was used to hide the presense of [[Anthony Ainley]].


At a Q&A session held at [[Sheffield Hallam University]] on [[19 November (production)|19 November]], Chibnall told the audience that the opening story would be "the biggest episode in the show’s history". A [[BBC One]] source to [[The Mirror]] said that "It’s going to be huge. The scale is just epic. No one will be disappointed."<ref name="S12ep1" >https://cultbox.co.uk/general/doctor-who-showrunner-claims-series-opener-will-be-the-biggest-episode-in-the-shows-history</ref> Whittaker added that "I feel like we’re treading new ground for each of the character journeys, and the development of everybody’s storylines."<ref>https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-11-21/doctor-who-series-13-happening/</ref>
Series 12 re-introduced the [[Judoon]], giving them a central role in a television story for the first time since the [[Series 6 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 6]] mid-series finale {{cs|A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)}} in [[2011 (releases)|2011]]. The [[Nanogene]]s, last seen in the [[2012 (releases)|2012]] story {{cs|Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)}}, also made an appearance this series.


[[File:Series12Promo2(1).jpg|thumb|right|"Space. For All."]]
The series also saw the return of the [[Eternal]]s, not seen on television since before the 2005 revival of the show. This was done through new characters, [[Zellin]] and [[Rakaya]].
On [[21 November (production)|21 November]] the "''Doctor Who''" page posted a new poster, this time showing the entire main cast on a white background at the top and a region of [[space]] at the bottom. The poster said "Space. For All." as well as "Coming Soon".<ref>https://www.facebook.com/127031120644257/posts/3732364913444175?d=n&sfns=mo</ref>


On [[22 November (production)|22 November]] the "''Doctor Who''" page posted a "Trailer Preview" video showing the 3 [[companion]]s inside the TARDIS, nodding, to which the Doctor pulled a lever on the [[TARDIS control console|console]]. The preview then said "Trailer Premiere [[Saturday]]" with the page itself posting the time and the hashtag for [[Doctor Who Day]].<ref>https://www.facebook.com/127031120644257/posts/3734818519865481?vh=e&d=n&sfns=mo</ref>
The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] also made their way back onto the small screen this series, in their first TV appearance since the [[2017 (releases)|2017]] story {{cs|The Doctor Falls (TV story)}} (discounting archival footage in {{cs|Twice Upon a Time (TV story)}}), first in the form of [[Ashad]], followed by a whole army of them, consisting of the [[Cybus Industries|Cybus]]/[[Mondas]]ian cross-breed as [[Cyberguard]]s and a new variant called [[Cyber-Warrior]]s. They also utilised a new weaponry called [[Cyberdrone]]s, which were flying [[Cyber-helmet]]s.


On [[23 November (production)|23 November]] the first official trailer for Series 12 was released on the ''Official Doctor Who [[YouTube]] Channel'' and on the "''Doctor Who''" page. It showed a lot of new and returning creatures and historical people as well as time periods.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/127031120644257/posts/3735856496428350?vh=e&d=n&sfns=mo</ref>
The [[Time Lord]]s returned for the first time since the [[2015 (releases)|2015]] [[Series 9 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 9]] finale ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]''. Although they mainly appeared only through a vision scene in [[the Matrix]], a sole Time Lady was also seen working with the Judoon in {{cs|Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)}}. The finale also gives mention to the [[Shobogan (species)|Shobogans]], first mentioned in [[1976 (releases)|1976]]'s ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]''.


On [[2 December (production)|2 December]] the second official trailer for Series 12 was released on the YouTube channel and the official page. It followed up on what was shown in the first trailer as well as showing new content. It ended with a repeat of "Watch this Space" from the teaser trailer and was followed by the release date, "[[New Year's Day]]".<ref>https://www.facebook.com/127031120644257/posts/3773118029368863/?vh=e&d=n</ref>
The [[Dalek]]s also made their way back, both in their bronze design and in the "scrapyard" design from {{cs|Resolution (TV story)}}, albeit with a new black Dalek [[casing]]. However, like [[Series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 11]], they did not feature in the main series, instead appearing in the following special.


[[File:Series12Promo2(4).jpg|thumb|right|"Space. For All" on 01.01.2020]]
The special itself featured cameos from multiple previous foes, most notably a [[Weeping Angel]], a [[Silent]], an [[Ood]], a [[Pting]] and a [[Sycorax]].
On the same day they re-released the second promo poster but with a slight alteration: instead of "Coming Soon", the text below reads "New Year's Day". The Doctor's companions are also not present in this poster variant.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/127031120644257/posts/3773122112701788/?d=n</ref>


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Thirteenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Jodie Whittaker]]<ref name="S12" /><ref name="Thirteen" /><ref name="radiotimes2" />
* [[Thirteenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Jodie Whittaker]]
* [[Graham O'Brien]] - [[Bradley Walsh]]<ref name="S12" /><ref name="radiotimes2" />
* [[Graham O'Brien]] - [[Bradley Walsh]]
* [[Ryan Sinclair]] - [[Tosin Cole]]<ref name="S12" /><ref name="radiotimes2" />
* [[Ryan Sinclair]] - [[Tosin Cole]]
* [[Yasmin Khan]] - [[Mandip Gill]]<ref name="S12" /><ref name="radiotimes2" />
* [[Yasmin Khan]] - [[Mandip Gill]]


=== Recurring ===
=== Recurring ===
* [[Sonya Khan]] - [[Bhavnisha Parmar]]<ref>https://twitter.com/doctorwhopn/status/1198695199804973062?s=21</ref>
* [[Sonya Khan]] - [[Bhavnisha Parmar]]
* TBA - Maxim Baldry<ref name="Baldry" >https://cultbox.co.uk/spoilers/years-and-years-actor-maxim-baldry-to-appear-in-doctor-who-historical-episode</ref>
* [[Najia Khan]] - [[Shobna Gulati]]
* [[Hakim Khan]] - [[Ravin J Ganatra]]
* [[Sergeant|Sgt.]] [[Ramesh Sunder]] - [[Asif Khan]]
* [[Tibo]] - [[Buom Tihngang]]
* [[Gabriel (The Woman Who Fell to Earth)|Gabriel]] - [[Everal A Walsh]]
* [[The Master|"O"/The Master]] - [[Sacha Dhawan]]
* [[Captain]] [[Jack Harkness]] - [[John Barrowman]]
* [[Jack Robertson]] - [[Chris Noth]]
* [[Grace O'Brien]] - [[Sharon D Clarke]]


=== Guest ===
=== Guest ===
* Voice of the [[Judoon]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]<ref>https://www.blogtorwho.com/confirmed-nicholas-briggs-will-be-the-judoon-in-series-12/</ref>
* [[C (Spyfall)|C]] - [[Stephen Fry]]
* Judoon Captain - [[Paul Kasey]]<ref name="WritersDirect" >https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-series-12-writers-and-directors-officially-announced</ref>
* [[Daniel Barton]] - [[Sir]] [[Lenny Henry]]
* Suki Cheng - Molly Harris<ref name="Ruther1" >http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-block-1-actress-discovered</ref>
* [[Seesay]] - [[Darron Meyer]]
* Marcia<ref name="JudoonArrest" >http://cultbox.co.uk/general/doctor-who-series-12-judoon-at-gloucester-cathedral-filming</ref> - Julia Foster<ref name="Ruther2" >http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-block-2-director-actress-discovered</ref>
* [[Browning (Spyfall)|Browning]] - [[Dominique Maher]]
* TBA - Jordan Ring<ref name="Roath" >http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-outlandish-costumes-on-set</ref>
* [[Passenger 2 (Spyfall)|Passenger]] - [[Sacharissa Claxton]]
* TBA - Neil Stuke<ref name="Judoon" />
* Voice of the [[Kasaavin]] - [[Struan Rodger]]
* Ruth Clayton - Jo Martin<ref name="JudoonArrest" />
* [[Collins (Spyfall)|Mr. Collins]] - [[Andrew Bone]]
* "Barista" - TBA<ref name="Coffee" >http://cultbox.co.uk/general/doctor-who-series-12-jodie-whittaker-companions-judoon-filming-in-cardiff-coffee-shop</ref>
* [[Ethan (Spyfall)|Ethan]] - [[Christopher McArthur]]
* Queen Skithra - [[Anjli Mohindra]]<ref name="Anjli" >https://cultbox.co.uk/general/doctor-who-series-12-new-director-actor-character-discovered</ref>
* [[Sniper (Spyfall)|Sniper]] - [[Melissa De Vries]]
* Noor Inayat Khan<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/features/doctor-who-series-12-episode-2-features-french-resistance-heroine</ref> - Aurora Marion<ref name="Nazi">https://cultbox.co.uk/features/doctor-who-series-12-block-2-actress-discovered</ref>
* [[Passenger 1 (Spyfall)|Older Passenger]] - [[William Ely]]
* Nevi - James Buckley<ref name="Nevi">https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-james-buckley-to-to-star-in-block-2-episode</ref>
* [[US operative (Spyfall)|US operative]] - [[Brian Law]]
* [[Mary Shelley]] - TBA<ref name="CyberShelley" />
* [[Rendition Man]] - [[Ronan Summers]]
* TBA - [[Stephen Fry]]<ref name="FryHenry" >https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/stephen-fry-and-sir-lenny-henry-to-appear-in-doctor-who-series-12</ref>
* [[Noor Inayat Khan]] - [[Aurora Marion]]
* TBA - [[Sir]] [[Lenny Henry]]<ref name="FryHenry" />
* [[Charles Babbage]] - [[Mark Dexter]]
* "All Ears Allan"<ref>https://twitter.com/ruther2/status/1196342588950884352?s=21</ref> - [[Michael Begley]]<ref>https://twitter.com/ruther2/status/1153306824772333570?s=21</ref>
* [[Ada Lovelace]] - [[Sylvie Briggs]]
* TBA - [[Jacob Collins Levy]]<ref>https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/jacob-collins-levy/</ref>
* [[Daniel Barton's mother|Mrs. Barton]] - [[Blanche Williams]]
* Foreman - Shaun Mason<ref>https://twitter.com/ruther2/status/1156299653459128321?s=21</ref>
* [[Jacob Perkins|Perkins]] - [[Kenneth Jay]]
* Seesay - Darron Meyer<ref name=Browning />
* [[Airport worker (Spyfall)|Airport Worker]] - [[Tom Ashley]]
* Vorm - Will Austin<ref>https://twitter.com/doctorwhopn/status/1165583655005302791?s=21</ref>
* [[Nevi]] - [[James Buckley]]
* Agent Browning - Dominique Maher<ref name=Browning />
* [[Vorm]] - [[Will Austin]]
* Sergeant Murphy Docherty - Caolán Byrne<ref>https://twitter.com/Ruther2/status/1184573414507536385?s=20</ref>
* [[Wheezy (Orphan 55)|Lead]] [[Dreg]] - [[Spencer Wilding]]
* Franklin - [[James Rockey]]<ref>https://twitter.com/doctorwhopn/status/1196385427508355072?s=21</ref>
* [[Bella (Orphan 55)|Bella]] - [[Gia Ré]]
* TBA - [[Robert Glenister]]<ref name="NewCast" >https://www.doctorwho.tv/news/?article=doctor-who-series-12-more-cast#_</ref>
* [[Vilma (Orphan 55)|Vilma]] - [[Julia Foster]]
* TBA - Goran Višnjić<ref name="NewCast" />
* [[Hyph3n]] - [[Amy Booth-Steel]]
* [[Benni (Orphan 55)|Benni]] - [[Col Farrell]]
* [[Sylas]] - [[Lewin Lloyd]]
* [[Kane (Orphan 55)|Kane]] - [[Laura Fraser]]
* [[Queen of the Skithra|Queen Skithra]] - [[Anjli Mohindra]]
* [[Thomas Edison]] - [[Robert Glenister]]
* [[Nikola Tesla]] - [[Goran Višnjić]]
* [[Dorothy Skerrit]] - [[Haley McGee]]
* [[Bill Tallow]] - [[Robin Guiver]]
* [[Brady (Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror)|Mr. Brady/Shadowman]] - [[Russell Bentley]]
* [[Harold Green]] - [[Paul Kasey]]
* [[Sorensson (Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror)|Mr. Sorensson]] - [[Erick Hayden]]
* [[Martin (Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror)|Mr. Martin]] - [[Brian Caspe]]
* [[Foreman (Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror)|Foreman]] - [[Shaun Mason]]
* [[Marcia (Fugitive of the Judoon)|Marcia]] - [[Judith Street]]
* Voice of [[Judoon Captain]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* [[Pol-Kon-Don|Judoon Captain Pol-Kon-Don]] - [[Paul Kasey]]
* [[Judoon]] - [[Simon Carew]], [[Richard Highgate]], [[Richard Price]], [[Matthew Rohman]]
* [[Lee Clayton]] - [[Neil Stuke]]
* [[Ruth Clayton]]/[[Fugitive Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Jo Martin]]
* [[Gat]] - [[Ritu Arya]]
* [[Tourist (Fugitive of the Judoon)|Tourist]] - [[Katie Luckins]]
* [[Allan (Fugitive of the Judoon)|"All Ears" Allan]] - [[Michael Begley]]
* [[Jake Willis]] - [[Warren Brown]]
* [[Adam Lang]] - [[Matthew McNulty]]
* [[Gabriela Camara]] - [[Joana Borja]]
* [[Suki Cheng]] - [[Molly Harris]]
* [[Jamila Velez]] - [[Gabriela Toloi]]
* [[Joyce (Praxeus)|Joyce]] - [[Soo Drouet]]
* [[Zach Olson]] - [[Tristan de Beer]]
* [[Aramu]] - [[Thapelo Maropefela]]
* [[Zellin]] - [[Ian Gelder]]
* [[Rakaya]] - [[Clare-Hope Ashitey]]
* [[Tahira]] - [[Aruhan Galieva]]
* [[Maryam (Can You Hear Me?)|Maryam]] - [[Sirine Saba]]
* [[Anita Patel]] - [[Nasreen Hussain]]
* [[Mum (Can You Hear Me?)|Mum]] - [[Amanda Liberman]]
* [[Fred (Can You Hear Me?)|Fred]] - [[Michael Keane]]
* [[Andrew (Can You Hear Me?)|Andrew]] - [[Anthony Taylor]]
* [[Tibo|Old Tibo]] - [[Willie Jonah]]
* [[Mary Shelley|Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin]] - [[Lili Miller]]
* [[George Gordon Byron|Lord Byron]] - [[Jacob Collins Levy]]
* [[Claire Clairmont]] - [[Nadia Parkes]]
* [[Percy Shelley|Percy Bysshe Shelley]] - [[Lewis Rainer]]
* Dr. [[John Polidori]] - [[Maxim Baldry]]
* [[Elise (The Haunting of Villa Diodati)|Elise]] - [[Sarah Perles]]
* [[Fletcher (The Haunting of Villa Diodati)|Fletcher]] - [[Stefan Bednarczyk]]
* [[Ashad|Lone Cyberman/Ashad]] - [[Patrick O'Kane]]
* [[Sergeant (Ascension of the Cybermen)|Sergeant]] - [[Caolán Byrne]]
* [[Ravio]] - [[Julie Graham]]
* [[Ko Sharmus]] - [[Ian McElhinney]]
* [[Feekat]] - [[Steve Toussaint]]
* [[Patrick (Ascension of the Cybermen)|Patrick]] - [[Branwell Donaghey]]
* [[Meg (Ascension of the Cybermen)|Meg]] - [[Orla O'Rourke]]
* [[Fuskle]] - [[Jack Osborn]]
* [[Michael (Ascension of the Cybermen)|Michael]] - [[Andrew Macklin]]
* [[Ethan (Ascension of the Cybermen)|Ethan]] - [[Matt Carver]]
* [[Brendan (Ascension of the Cybermen)|Brendan]] - [[Evan McCabe]]
* [[Bescot]] - [[Rhiannon Clements]]
* [[Yedlarmi]] - [[Alex Austin]]
* Voice of [[Cybermen]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* Cybermen - [[Matthew Rohman]], [[Simon Carew]], [[Jon Davey]], [[Richard Highgate]], [[Richard Price]], [[Mick Lewis]], [[Matthew Doman]], [[Paul Bailey]]
* [[First Tecteun|Tecteun]] - [[Seylan Baxter]]
* [[Solpado]] - [[Kirsty Besterman]]
* [[Jo Patterson]] - [[Harriet Walter]]
* [[Leo Rugazzi]] - [[Nathan Stewart-Jarrett]]
* [[Armen (Revolution of the Daleks)|Armen]] - [[Nathan Armarkwei-Laryea]]
* [[Rachel (Revolution of the Daleks)|Rachel]] - [[Helen Anderson]]
* [[Dalek|Voice of the Daleks]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* [[Dalek Operator]] 1 - [[Barnaby Edwards]]
* Dalek Operator 2 - [[Nicholas Pegg]]


== Production ==
== Production ==
It was originally reported that [[pre-production]] on series 12 had begun in November 2018, with [[Ray Holman]] having updated his CV to say so. Furthermore it was said that [[principal photography|filming]] would begin in January 2019.<ref name="pre-production">{{cite web|url=https://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/doctor-who-season-12-pre-production/|title=Doctor Who Season 12 Has Already Begun Pre-Production|author=Bone, Christian|date of source=12 November 2018|website name=We Got This Covers|accessdate=12 January 2019}}</ref>
It was originally reported that [[pre-production]] on series 12 had begun in November 2018, with [[Ray Holman]] having updated his CV to say so. Furthermore it was said that [[principal photography|filming]] would begin in January 2019.<ref name="pre-production">{{cite web|url=https://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/doctor-who-season-12-pre-production/|title=Doctor Who Season 12 Has Already Begun Pre-Production|author=Bone, Christian|date of source=12 November 2018|website name=We Got This Covers|accessdate=12 January 2019}}</ref>


[[Chris Chibnall]]'s initial statement on the twelfth series was "We're off again! Well we never actually stopped - as [[Jodie Whittaker]]'s [[Thirteenth Doctor|Doctor]] and [[Team TARDIS|friends]] have been winning the hearts of families across the nation [[series 11 (Doctor Who)|this autumn]], we've been busy with a whole new set of action-packed adventures for the Thirteenth Doctor. We adore making this show and have been blown away by the response from audiences, so we can't wait to bring more scares, more monsters and more [[Bradley Walsh]], [[Mandip Gill]] and [[Tosin Cole]] to [[BBC One]]. Brilliant!"<ref name="S12"/>
In an interview with ''[[Radio Times]]'' the cast and showrunner spoke about feeling "less pressure" heading into the second series, with Tosin stating: "Last year was new showrunner, new Doctor, new companions, new time of the show, so everything was just brand new – now that we’ve done that, everyone survived, everyone's OK, the fans have loved it." Mandip added that "there was a bit of uproar or whatever while we were doing it, but [the fans] proved that they do change with the Doctor – and they stay". Chibnall followed up by saying: "There was more pressure last year, launching Jodie, launching a whole new family of companions, a new look, a new composer – it was a whole new team last year."<ref>https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-12-14/doctor-who-series-12-less-pressure/</ref>
 
[[Charlotte Moore]], [[Director of Content]] added, "We're delighted that the Doctor and her friends will be returning to thrill audiences in 2020. I know Chris and the whole team are already working on a whole new set of exciting adventures."<ref name="S12"/>


Chris Chibnall released an official statement, saying: “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!"<ref name="WritersDirect" />
[[File:LED light pink TARDIS.png|thumb|right|200px|The TARDIS's pink lighting from Series 11.]]
Producer [[Nikki Wilson]] noted that the crystal "fingers" in the TARDIS looked pink on camera; a colourist colour-corrected every TARDIS scene for series 11. For series 12, the LEDs in the "fingers" were completely redone to fix this problem.<ref name="Guide">https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-12-15/doctor-who-tardis-changes/</ref>


=== Crew ===
=== Crew ===
==== Producers ====
==== Producers ====
[[Tash Montlake]] was one of the production assistants.<ref name="Taal" >https://cultbox.co.uk/general/doctor-who-series-12-new-photos-of-jodie-whittaker-and-the-tardis-in-south-africa</ref>
Producers included [[Stefan Morris]] and [[Alex Mercer]].


[[Stefan Morris]] was one of the producers.<ref name="Casarotto" >https://cdn.casarotto.co.uk/files/cvs/pope.pdf?mtime=20190823171640</ref>
[[Chris Chibnall]] and [[Matt Strevens]] continued their roles as [[executive producer|executive producers]].


[[Alex Mercer]] produced the [[Christmas Special]].<ref name="Special" >https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-news-on-a-special</ref><ref name="Xmas" />
[[Nikki Wilson]] continued her role as [[series producer]].


In an interview with ''Television Magazine'' in [[June (production)|June]] [[2017 (production)|2017]], Chibnall revealed a "five-year plan" for his reign as [[showrunner]] and promised that it would be "bold" and "risky".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/a830779/chris-chibnall-five-year-plan-for-doctor-who/|title=Chris Chibnall has "five-year" plan for Doctor Who – and it's risky and bold|author=Houghton, Rianne|date of source=14 June 2017|website name=Digital Spy|accessdate=12 January 2019}}</ref>
[[Dafydd Shurmer]], the previous series' [[art director]], took over the position of [[production designer]] after [[Arwel Wyn Jones]] left.


==== Writers ====
==== Writers ====
Headwriter [[Chris Chibnall]] wrote four episodes for the series.<ref name="Writers" >https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-series-12-writers-announced</ref> Two of them were the opener and the finale.<ref name="WritersDirect" />
Headwriter Chris Chibnall wrote four episodes for the series, namely the two-part opener and the two-part finale. He also co-wrote the fifth, sixth and seventh episodes.
 
Series 11 writers [[Ed Hime]], [[Vinay Patel]], and [[Pete McTighe]] returned to each pen another script for this series. [[Nina Métivier]], who served as [[script editor]] on series 11, also wrote a story for this series. New writers included [[Maxine Alderton]] and [[Charlene James]].


[[Ed Hime]], [[Vinay Patel]] and [[Pete McTighe]], who all wrote for series 11, will return to each pen another script for this series. [[Nina Métivier]], who served as [[script editor]] on series 11, will be penning a story for this series. New writers will include [[Maxine Alderton]] and [[Charlene James]].<ref name="Writers" />
[[Sheena Bucktowonsing]] served as script editor on the series.


[[Sheena Bucktowonsing]] served as script editor on the series.<ref name="PreWrap" >https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-fancy-dress-wrap-party</ref>
==== Directors ====
[[Jamie Stone]] directed Block 1, consisting of episodes 1 and 6, as well as Block 5, consisting of 9 and 10.


(Alderton was also confirmed as "core writer" for Series 13<ref>https://twitter.com/doctorwhopn/status/1195295336383864834?s=21</ref>)
[[Lee Haven Jones]] directed Block 2, consisting of episodes 2 and 3 as well as the [[New Year Special]].


==== Directors ====
[[Nida Manzoor]] directed Block 3, consisting of episodes 4 and 5.
[[Jamie Stone]] directed Block 1, consisting of episodes 1 and 5, as well as Block 5, consisting of 9 and 10.<ref name="Direct1" >http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-new-directors-discovered</ref> [[Lee Haven Jones]] directed Block 2, consisting of episodes 2 and 3.<ref name="Direct1" /> [[Nida Manzoor]] directed Block 3<ref name="Anjli" />, consisting of episodes 4 and 6.<ref name="Manzoor" group="note">Nida Manzoor has been confirmed as directing Block 3. All eight other episodes have directors accounted for, representing Blocks 1, 2, 4 and 5, revealing that Block 3 must include episodes 4 and 6.</ref> [[Emma Sullivan]] directed Block 4<ref name="Direct1" />, consisting of episodes 7 and 8.<ref name="Special" />


Lee Haven Jones also directed the [[Christmas Special]].<ref name="Xmas" />
[[Emma Sullivan]] directed Block 4, consisting of episodes 7 and 8.


One [[director of photography]] this series was [[Ed Moore]].<ref name="Ruther2" />
One [[director of photography]] this series was [[Ed Moore]].


[[Caroline Pope]] was [[choreographer]] and [[movement director]].<ref name="Casarotto" />
[[Caroline Pope]] was [[choreographer]] and [[movement director]].<ref name="Casarotto">https://cdn.casarotto.co.uk/files/cvs/pope.pdf?mtime=20190823171640</ref>


=== Filming ===
=== Filming ===
[[Location filming]] on series 12 began on [[23 January (production)|23 January]] [[2019 (production)|2019]] in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]].<ref name="block 1 filming">{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a26014385/doctor-who-series-12-first-look-photo-filming-starts/|title=Doctor Who kicks off series 12 filming with first-look at Jodie Whittaker and cast|author=Harp, Justin|date of source=23 January 2019|website name=Digital Spy|accessdate=24 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="radiotimes2">{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2019-01-24/doctor-who-series-12-filming-starts/|title=Doctor Who series 12 has officially started filming|author=24 January 2019|date of source=24 January 2019|website name=RadioTimes|accessdate=26 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="Cape Town">{{cite web|url=https://hnentertainment.co/doctor-who-series-12-is-officially-delayed-to-2020-but-could-begin-filming-soon-in-wales-south-africa/|title='Doctor Who' Series 12 Is Officially Delayed To 2020 But Could Begin Filming Soon In Wales/South Africa|author=Marc, Christopher|date of source=7 January 2019|website name=HN Entertainment|accessdate=12 January 2019}}</ref><ref>http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-jodie-whittaker-and-companion-actors-headed-abroad</ref>
[[Location filming]] on series 12 began on [[23 January (production)|23 January]] [[2019 (production)|2019]] in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]],<ref name="block 1 filming">{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a26014385/doctor-who-series-12-first-look-photo-filming-starts/|title=Doctor Who kicks off series 12 filming with first-look at Jodie Whittaker and cast|author=Harp, Justin|date of source=23 January 2019|website name=Digital Spy|accessdate=24 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="radiotimes2">{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2019-01-24/doctor-who-series-12-filming-starts/|title=Doctor Who series 12 has officially started filming|author=24 January 2019|date of source=24 January 2019|website name=RadioTimes|accessdate=26 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="Cape Town">{{cite web|url=https://hnentertainment.co/doctor-who-series-12-is-officially-delayed-to-2020-but-could-begin-filming-soon-in-wales-south-africa/|title='Doctor Who' Series 12 Is Officially Delayed To 2020 But Could Begin Filming Soon In Wales/South Africa|author=Marc, Christopher|date of source=7 January 2019|website name=HN Entertainment|accessdate=12 January 2019}}</ref><ref>http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-jodie-whittaker-and-companion-actors-headed-abroad</ref> with cast members having arrived in the country shortly beforehand.<ref name="block 1 filming" /><ref>https://twitter.com/thinguy/status/1086694785933545473</ref> Filming in South Africa ended on [[7 February (production)|7 February]].<ref name="Taal">https://cultbox.co.uk/general/doctor-who-series-12-new-photos-of-jodie-whittaker-and-the-tardis-in-south-africa</ref> While filming in South Africa, [[Jodie Whittaker]] was let into contact with a [[wikipedia:Sac spider|Sac Spider]], which are extremely dangerous and venomous. She let it crawl around on her inside her costume, unaware of the danger.<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/jodie-whittakers-near-fatal-encounter-with-south-african-spider-while-filming-doctor-who</ref>
:: ''Shortly before series 12 began filming, [[Bradley Walsh]] revealed that he was in South Africa<ref name="block 1 filming" />, and the rest of the main cast were spotted on a flight to Cape Town.''<ref>https://twitter.com/thinguy/status/1086694785933545473</ref>
 
Filming in "SA" ended on [[7 February (production)|7 February]] very early in the morning at [[Bowmans]] on [[Bree Street]]. Location filming also took place at [[Kogel Bay]] in [[Western Cape]], [[Kersefontein Guest Farm]] in [[Hopefield]]<ref name="SAwrap">http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-filming-wraps-in-south-africa</ref>, [[Table Mountain]]<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-tosin-cole-posts-playful-video-from-south-africa-location-filming</ref> and the [[Taal Monument]].<ref name="Taal" />
Filming for the season took place in various locations around Wales, including [[Cardiff]],<ref>http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-filming-in-cardiff</ref> [[Swansea]],<ref>http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-filming-at-swansea-guildhall-wales</ref> [[Barry]],<ref>http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-more-filming-in-barry-with-bradley-walsh</ref> [[St Athan]],<ref>http://cultbox.co.uk/spoilers/doctor-who-series-12-bradley-walsh-filming-at-mod-st-athan</ref> [[New Port]],<ref>http://cultbox.co.uk/general/doctor-who-series-12-filming-at-tredegar-house</ref> [[Bridgend]],<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/spoilers/years-and-years-actor-maxim-baldry-to-appear-in-doctor-who-historical-episode</ref> and [[Nash Point]].<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/general/doctor-who-series-12-filming-at-nash-point</ref>
 
Filming also took place in [[Tenerife]]<ref>http://cultbox.co.uk/general/doctor-who-series-12-completion-of-filming-in-tenerife</ref>, [[Bulgaria]],<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/goran-visnjic-and-robert-glenister-to-appear-in-doctor-who-series-12-episode</ref> [[London]]<ref name="EpisodeFilming">https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-series-12-glimpses-of-filming-from-new-video-release</ref>, [[Gloucester]]<ref>https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/whats-on/doctor-who-filming-right-here-2868729</ref> and [[Bristol]].<ref name="Dalek">https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-filming-with-new-dalek-design-in-bristol</ref>


Filming then took place in [[Cardiff]] on [[10 February (production)|10 February]] which ended in the morning on [[11 February (production)|11 February]].<ref>http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-filming-in-cardiff</ref>
On the [[25 October (production)|25 October]], the cast and crew held a [[Halloween]]-styled [[wrap party]] to celebrate that filming was nearing its end.<ref name="PreWrap">https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-fancy-dress-wrap-party</ref>


Filming also took place at [[Guildhall]] in [[Swansea]], [[Wales]] on [[18 February (production)|18 February]] and [[19 February (production)|19 February]].<ref>http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-filming-at-swansea-guildhall-wales</ref> The place had been set-dressed as [[Secret Intelligence Service]] with a sign that says [[Cyber Security Department]].<ref name="Airing" />
Filming wrapped up completely on [[19 November (production)|19 November]] [[2019 (production)|2019]], adding a short Wrap Up-video to prove it.<ref>https://www.blogtorwho.com/video-its-a-wrap-series-12-filming-has-finished/</ref>


Filming returned to "[[Sheffield]]" outside [[Cardiff's Central Police Headquarters|Cardiff Central Police Station]], having been set-dressed as [[Hallamshire Police]], on [[11 March (production)|11 March]].<ref>http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-back-to-sheffield</ref>
''Revolution of the Daleks'' was also filmed in winter 2019, over a year prior to broadcast, reportedly in order to attach it to series 12 filming, to give the cast a longer break.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-03-31/doctor-who-coronavirus-schedule/|title=Why Doctor Who might escape delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic|author=Fullerton, Huw|date of source=31 March 2020|website name=RadioTimes|accessdate=13 May 2020}}</ref>


Filming took place in [[Porthkerry Country Park]] in [[Barry]] on [[14 March (production)|14]], [[15 March (production)|15]] and [[26 March (production)|26 March]].<ref>http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-more-filming-in-barry-with-bradley-walsh</ref>
Unusually, sometime in [[November (production)|November]] [[2020 (production)|2020]], an extra scene was filmed for ''Revolution'' as part of a test day for startup on filming for [[Series 13 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 13]] during [[COVID-19]] restrictions.<ref name="Test">https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/revolution-of-the-daleks-2020-filmed-scene-inserted-into-doctor-who-new-years-special</ref>


Another shoot took place in [[Cory's Building]] on [[Bute Street]] in [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]] on [[18 March (production)|18 March]] which ended very early in the morning on [[19 March (production)|19 March]].<ref>http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-filming-in-cardiff-with-jodie-whittaker</ref> Following that filming took place on the street in front of [[Glamorgan Building]] at [[Cardiff University]] set dressed as [[Nazi]]-occupied [[Paris]], which lasted to [[20 March (production)|20 March]].<ref name="Nazi" />
=== Promotion ===
[[File:Series12Promo.jpg|thumb|right|"Watch this Space"]]
On [[31 October (production)|31 October]] [[2019 (production)|2019]], the [[BBC]] released the first proper promotion of the coming series 12, in the form of a poster showing a shadow of the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] cast in the yellow light from the open [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] doors in the bottom corner. A faded rainbow appeared across her chest, and the tagline said "Watch this Space".<ref>https://www.facebook.com/127031120644257/posts/3656897680990899?d=n&sfns=mo</ref>


Filming once again took place on [[Barry Island]] in an [[Barry Shooting Range|old railway tunnel]] on [[27 March (production)|27 March]].<ref>http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-filming-in-a-tunnel-on-barry-island</ref>
On [[10 November (production)|10 November]], the BBC released a promo teaser for the new series on the ''[[YouTube|Official Doctor Who YouTube Channel]]'', with the camera zooming fast through a purple [[Time Vortex|vortex]] to a region of space in which the TARDIS suddenly appears and zooms across, revealing first the tagline "Watch this Space" then the "''Doctor Who''" logo and the text "Coming Soon". The "''Doctor Who''" page itself said "Make Space... 23/11/19".<ref>https://www.facebook.com/127031120644257/posts/3686361808044486?vh=e&d=n&sfns=mo</ref>


Filming then took place at a [[Ministry of Defence]] unit in [[St. Athan]], [[Wales]] on [[28 March (production)|28 March]].<ref>http://cultbox.co.uk/spoilers/doctor-who-series-12-bradley-walsh-filming-at-mod-st-athan</ref>
At a Q&A session held at [[Sheffield Hallam University]] on [[19 November (production)|19 November]], Chibnall told the audience that the opening story would be "the biggest episode in the show’s history". A [[BBC One]] source to [[The Mirror]] said that "It’s going to be huge. The scale is just epic. No one will be disappointed."<ref name="S12ep1" >https://cultbox.co.uk/general/doctor-who-showrunner-claims-series-opener-will-be-the-biggest-episode-in-the-shows-history</ref> Whittaker added that "I feel like we’re treading new ground for each of the character journeys, and the development of everybody’s storylines."<ref>https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-11-21/doctor-who-series-13-happening/</ref>


Cast and crew went to [[Tenerife]] on [[1 April (production)|1 April]] to start filming on [[2 April (production)|2]] and [[3 April (production)|3 April]] around [[Montaña Samara]] near [[Mount Teide]]. On [[5 April (production)|5 April]] they went to [[Santa Cruz]] to film in front of the [[Auditorio de Tenerife]].<ref>http://cultbox.co.uk/general/doctor-who-series-12-completion-of-filming-in-tenerife</ref>
[[File:Series12Promo2(1).jpg|thumb|right|"Space. For All."]]
On [[21 November (production)|21 November]], the "''Doctor Who''" page posted a new poster, this time showing the entire main cast on a white background at the top and a region of [[space]] at the bottom. The poster said "Space. For All." as well as "Coming Soon".<ref>https://www.facebook.com/127031120644257/posts/3732364913444175?d=n&sfns=mo</ref>


Filming returned to [[Roath Lock]] Studios from [[8 April (production)|8]] to [[10 April (production)|10 April]].<ref name="Roath" /> Filming, however, quickly went to Barry Island once again on [[11 April (production)|11 April]].<ref>http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-bradley-walsh-filming-on-barry-island-again</ref>
On [[22 November (production)|22 November]], the "''Doctor Who''" Facebook page posted a "Trailer Preview" video showing the three [[companion]]s inside the TARDIS, nodding, to which the Doctor pulled a lever on the [[TARDIS control console|console]]. The preview then said "Trailer Premiere [[Saturday]]" with the page itself posting the time and the hashtag for [[Doctor Who Day]].<ref>https://www.facebook.com/127031120644257/posts/3734818519865481?vh=e&d=n&sfns=mo</ref>


Filming took place at [[Howell's School]] in [[Llandaff]] from [[15 April (production)|15]] to [[19 April (production)|19 April]].<ref name="EpisodeFilming" >https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-series-12-glimpses-of-filming-from-new-video-release</ref>
On [[23 November (production)|23 November]], the first official trailer for Series 12 was released.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/127031120644257/posts/3735856496428350?vh=e&d=n&sfns=mo</ref>


From [[29 April (production)|29 April]] to [[2 May (production)|2 May]] filming took place at [[Tredegar House]] in the [[New Parlour (Tredegar House)|New Parlour]], [[Side Hall (Tredegar House)|Side Hall]] and [[Morning Room (Tredegar House)|Morning Room]].<ref>http://cultbox.co.uk/general/doctor-who-series-12-filming-at-tredegar-house</ref>
On [[2 December (production)|2 December]], the second official trailer for Series 12 was released. It followed up on what was shown in the first trailer as well as showing new content. It ended with a repeat of "Watch this Space" from the teaser trailer and was followed by the release date, "[[New Year's Day]]".<ref>https://www.facebook.com/127031120644257/posts/3773118029368863/</ref>


Filming returned to Bute Street for filming yet again in Cory's Building from [[6 May (production)|6]] to [[10 May (production)|10 May]].<ref>http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-return-to-filming-location-in-cardiff</ref>
[[File:Series12Promo2(4).jpg|thumb|right|"Space. For All" on 01.01.2020]]
On the same day they re-released the second promo poster but with a slight alteration: instead of "Coming Soon", the text below now read "New Year's Day". The Doctor's companions were also not present in this poster variant.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/127031120644257/posts/3773122112701788/</ref>


In mid- to late-[[May (production)|May]] filming took place at a [[New York City (Bulgaria)|New York City set]] at [[Nu Boyana Film Studios]] in [[Bulgaria]].<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/goran-visnjic-and-robert-glenister-to-appear-in-doctor-who-series-12-episode</ref>
On [[6 December (production)|6 December]], while promoting [[Fathom Events]], the ''Doctor Who'' Facebook page repeated clips from the second trailer for the series.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/127031120644257/posts/3784314294915903/</ref> On the same day, a "first look" at ''Spyfall Part 1'' was released. It revealed an "impossible" mission for the Doctor and friends.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/127031120644257/posts/3788741727806493/</ref>


Filming took place inside the [[Gloucester Cathedral]] on [[22 May (production)|22]] and [[23 May (production)|23 May]].<ref>https://www.google.dk/amp/s/www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/whats-on/doctor-who-filming-right-here-2868729.amp</ref> On the latter day producer [[Nikki Wilson]] took two [[Judoon]] actors aside to [[Berkeley Street]] to do special-effects shoots in front of a [[green screen]].<ref name="greenscreen" />
On [[8 December (production)|8 December]], a "What To Expect" video was released, with Jodie, Mandip, Tosin, Bradley and Chris Chibnall telling viewers what to expect. The first official trailer was shown along with it.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/127031120644257/posts/3788410177839648/</ref> On the same day, a platoon of [[Judoon]] invaded [[Victoria Station]] to meet visitors, and a big interactive screen was put up, showing the "Watch this Space" teaser transitioning into the TARDIS landing on a surface invaded by Judoon.<ref>https://www.blogtorwho.com/doctor-whos-judoon-invade-victoria-station/</ref>


Filming took place in [[The Little Man Coffee Company]] on [[Bridge Street]] in [[Cardiff]] on [[29 May (production)|29 May]].<ref name="Coffee" />
On [[10 December (production)|10 December]], a second "Preview" clip from the first episode was released. It showed Ryan and Yaz interviewing a spy.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/127031120644257/posts/3802867306393935/</ref>


On the [[30 May (production)|30 May]], filming took place in [[Cardiff Bay]] and at the banks by the nearby canal.<ref>http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-jodie-whittaker-confronts-the-judoon-in-cardiff</ref>
On [[11 December (production)|11 December]], a "New to Who?" video was released, offering a quick summary of the character of "[[The Doctor]]" and the show's premise to potential new viewers, showing a range of clips from the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]'s time until now.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/127031120644257/posts/3806021629411836/</ref>


Filming took place at [[Merthyr Mawr Estate]] in [[Bridgend]], [[Wales]] on [[28 June (production)|28 June]] and [[1 July (production)|1]] to [[3 July (production)|3 July]].<!--Possibly also June 24-28--><ref name="Baldry" /><ref name="EpisodeFilming" />
On [[12 December (production)|12 December]], a video of the Judoon invading Victoria Station along with other parts of [[London]] was released. This video also featured interviews with fans.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/127031120644257/posts/3809787369035262/</ref>


Filming took place on [[Pomeroy Street]] in the [[Butetown]] section of [[Cardiff]] on [[23 July (production)|23 July]].<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-mandip-gill-filming-in-cardiff</ref>
On [[16 December (production)|16 December]], a video with the caption "She's Back" was released exclusively on the ''Doctor Who'' Facebook page showing an compilation of clips from Series 11 along with some descriptive words of the Doctor in-between and ending with two clips from the new series.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/DoctorWho/videos/767190083782463/</ref>


Filming then took place on [[Spencer Street]] in Cardiff on [[5 August (production)|5 August]].<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-filming-with-aliens-in-cardiff</ref>
On [[17 December (production)|17 December]], another promo poster was released. It showed [[Team TARDIS]] in black suits in front of what seemed to be a [[black hole]] with a ring of distorted light around it.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/127031120644257/posts/3825786647435334/</ref>


Filming took place at [[Nash Point]] in [[Wales]] on [[20 August (production)|20]],<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/general/doctor-who-series-12-filming-at-nash-point</ref> [[21 August (production)|21]] and [[22 August (production)|22 August]].<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-wizard-at-nash-point</ref>
On [[21 December (production)|21 December]], a short "Words to Live By" video was released that had the "Space. For All" clip at the beginning and end, with a clip from each of the main "New Who" Doctors in-between.<ref>https://fbwat.ch/1Kw4MhdG126r76UN</ref>


Filming took place at [[Tyndall Street]] near [[Lumis Student Living]] in Cardiff on [[2 October (production)|2 October]].<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/general/doctor-who-series-12-filming-in-cardiff-with-bradley-walsh-and-mandip-gill</ref> Filming continued on [[5 October (production)|5 October]].<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-jodie-whittaker-reports-on-filming-progress-from-cardiff</ref>
On [[24 December (production)|24 December]], a short video with a few clips from the second trailer and the words "Space For Adventure" was released.<ref>https://fbwat.ch/1prvQYp1ZkXAmAVo</ref> Similar videos were released over the next three days, each with a different tagline.<ref>https://fbwat.ch/1zA15esmAica14su</ref><ref>https://fbwat.ch/1x29JHubDo2UsMg2</ref><ref>https://fbwat.ch/1nKSYgeBEUqoYXCE</ref>
On [[9 October (production)|9 October]] filming took place adjacent to that location at [[Capital Quarter]].<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-series-12-more-filming-with-the-companion-actors-in-cardiff</ref> At some point in early [[October (production)|October]], filming took place at [[Canada Lodge and Lake]].<ref name="EpisodeFilming" />


Filming took place on [[Clifton Suspension Bridge]] in [[Bristol]] on [[22 October (production)|22]] and [[23 October (production)|23 October]].<ref name="Dalek" />
On [[8 October (production)|8 October]] [[2020 (production)|2020]], a live-streamed video panel was held at [[New York Comic-Con]], attended by Whittaker, Walsh and Gill. The panel teased the forthcoming winter special {{cs|Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)}}.<ref name="RotDCult"> https://cultbox.co.uk/news/revolution-of-the-daleks-what-is-known-so-far-about-the-doctor-who-special</ref> At the same panel, the question was brought up about how a life sentence for a [[Time Lord]] would work, given the series finale conclusion with [[the Doctor]] being sentenced to life in a space prison and due to a Time Lord’s life-span, to which Whittaker hinted that there might be answers given in ''Revolution''.<ref> https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-10-09/doctor-who-christmas-special-jodie-whittaker-regeneration</ref>


On the [[25 October (production)|25 October]], the cast and crew held a [[Halloween]]-styled [[wrap party]] to celebrate that filming was nearing its end.<ref name="PreWrap" />
On [[23 November (production)|Doctor Who Day, 23rd November]], the official ''Doctor Who'' website and YouTube channel released promo posters and a promo preview from ''Revolution'', both showing the return of [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]]. The posters also showed the return of the [[Dalek]]s.<ref name="JackBack"> https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/captain-jack-is-back</ref> The trailer for the special was released on the [[29 November (production)|29 November]] and revealed that it would be released on [[1 January (releases)|New Year's Day]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]].<ref name="RevTrail">https://fb.watch/23IwJ2mhfB/</ref>


On the nights of [[29 October (production)|29]] and [[30 October (production)|30 October]], filming took place inside [[Cardiff Castle]], on the corner of [[Wharton]] and [[St Mary's Street]] in [[Cardiff]] and at [[Maindy Barracks]].<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-series-12-night-shoots-in-cardiff</ref> Filming also happened at [[Capitol Shopping Centre]] on [[Churchill Way]] and wrapped up on the night of 30 October and early morning of [[31 October (production)|31 October]].<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-principal-photography-wrapped</ref>
=== Broadcast ===
Regular episodes, apart from ''Spyfall: Part One'', continued airing on [[Sunday]]s, following on from the schedule established with series 11.


In mid-[[November (production)|November]], filming took place at [[Smallwood Primary School]] in [[London]].<ref name="EpisodeFilming" />
On [[17 December (production)|17 December]], [[BFI Southbank]] held a press screening of ''Spyfall'' attended by cast and crew. Burgers branded with "DOCTOR WHO" were served.<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-spyfall-screening-at-bfi-southbank</ref>


Filming wrapped up completely on [[19 November (production)|19 November]] [[2019 (production)|2019]], adding a short Wrap Up-video to prove it.<ref>https://www.blogtorwho.com/video-its-a-wrap-series-12-filming-has-finished/</ref>
[[BBC America]] aired all full series and specials of New Who during the week between [[24 December (releases)|24 December]] and [[1 January (releases)|1 January]] in preparation for series 12. The network also aired animated "lost episodes" as an extra.<ref name="Fathom" />


On [[Sunday]] [[5 January (releases)|5 January]], [[Fathom Events]] played host to a special screening of the premiere episode ''Spyfall'' as well as showing an early unveiling of the following episode.<ref name="Fathom" >https://cultbox.co.uk/news/nationwide-bbc-america-doctor-who-fan-event-spyfall-screening</ref>
=== Myths ===
=== Myths ===
* Although now debunked, Starburst Magazine had reportedly been in contact with the BBC back in November 2018, during which time, the BBC said that series 12 would air in Autumn 2019.<ref name="Starburst" >https://www.starburstmagazine.com/doctor-bbc-confirm-series-12-broadcast-2019</ref> Starburst also claimed that [[Chris Chibnall]] and [[Jodie Whittaker]] had not been very happy behind the scenes, and were set to leave after series 12 had finished.<ref name="Starburst" />
Although now debunked, Starburst Magazine had reportedly been in contact with the BBC back in November 2018, during which time, the BBC said that series 12 would air in Autumn 2019.<ref name="Starburst">https://www.starburstmagazine.com/doctor-bbc-confirm-series-12-broadcast-2019</ref> Starburst also claimed that [[Chris Chibnall]] and [[Jodie Whittaker]] had not been very happy behind the scenes, and were set to leave after series 12 had finished.<ref name="Starburst" />
* Rumours of Chibnall leaving gained momentum once again in August 2019 when a random tweet said that he called it quits in the middle of filming, which everyone quickly caught on to.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/389247097790118/posts/2287100304671445?sfns=mo</ref> This was later debunked as "nonsense" by BBC insiders, who went on to reference similar rumours of the past.<ref>https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-08-08/doctor-who-departure-rumours-branded-nonsense-by-insiders/amp/?__twitter_impression=true</ref>
 
A rumour of Chibnall's departure gained momentum once again in August 2019 when some [[Gallifrey Base]] spoiler hounds ambiguously reported that "Chibnall has already gone, it's chaos in Cardiff." This quickly spread to Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/gallifrey/comments/cndtrj/rumor_chris_chibnall_has_left_doctor_who/</ref> The rumour was later denied as "nonsense" by BBC insiders, who went on to reference similar rumours of the past.<ref>https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-08-08/doctor-who-departure-rumours-branded-nonsense-by-insiders/</ref>


== Television stories ==
== Television stories ==
=== Regular series ===
=== Regular series ===
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!width=5%|'''#''' || width=20%|'''Title''' || width=15%|'''Writer''' || width=15%|'''Director''' || '''Notes'''
!width=5%|'''Episode<br>Number''' || width=20%|'''Title''' || width=15%|'''Writer''' || width=15%|'''Director''' || '''Notes'''
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!1
|''Spyfall: Part One''<ref name="Ep1&2Title" />||rowspan=1|[[Chris Chibnall]]<ref name="WritersDirect" />||[[Jamie Stone]]<ref name="Direct1" />||
|-
|-
!2  
|rowspan=2|1 & 2
|''Spyfall: Part Two''<ref name="Ep1&2Title" />||rowspan=1|TBA||rowspan=2|Lee Haven Jones<ref name="Direct1" />||
|rowspan=2|{{cs|Spyfall (TV story)}}||rowspan=2|[[Chris Chibnall]]||[[Jamie Stone|Jamie Magnus Stone]]||rowspan=2|[[MI6]] makes its first appearance on televised ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Debut of {{Dhawan}} and the return of [[The Master's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. Reintroduction of the [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]]. [[Gallifrey]] is revealed to have been destroyed. First appearance of the [[Timeless Child]].
|-
|-
!3
|rowspan=2|[[Lee Haven Jones]]
|TBA||rowspan=1|TBA||
|-
|-
!4
|3
|TBA||rowspan=1|TBA||Nida Manzoor <ref name="Anjli" /><ref name="Manzoor" group="note" />||
|{{cs|Orphan 55 (TV story)}}||[[Ed Hime]]||Introduction of [[Hopper virus]].
|-
|-
!5
|4
|TBA||rowspan=1|TBA||Jamie Stone<ref name="Direct1" />||
|{{cs|Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror (TV story)}}||[[Nina Métivier]]|| rowspan="2" |[[Nida Manzoor]]||
|-
|-
!6
|5
|TBA||rowspan=1|TBA||Nida Manzoor <ref name="Anjli" /><ref name="Manzoor" group="note" />||The [[Judoon]] return.<ref name="EpisodeFilming" />
|{{cs|Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)}}||[[Vinay Patel]] & Chris Chibnall||Return of the [[Judoon]], [[Jack Harkness]] and the [[Chameleon Arch]]. First mention of the [[Ashad|Lone Cyberman]]. [[Ruth Clayton]] is revealed to be [[Fugitive Doctor|another incarnation of the Doctor]].
|-
|-
!7
|6
|TBA||rowspan=1|TBA||rowspan=2|Emma Sullivan<ref name="Direct1" /><ref name="Special" />||
|{{cs|Praxeus (TV story)}}||[[Pete McTighe]] & Chris Chibnall||Jamie Magnus Stone||
|-
|-
!8
|7
|TBA||rowspan=1|TBA||Set in the [[19th century]]<ref name="EpisodeFilming" />
|{{cs|Can You Hear Me? (TV story)}}||[[Charlene James]] & Chris Chibnall|| rowspan="2" |[[Emma Sullivan]]||Return of the [[Eternal|Eternals]].
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|-
!9
| 8
|TBA||rowspan=1|TBA||rowspan=2|Jamie Stone<ref name="Direct1" />||
|{{cs|The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)}}||[[Maxine Alderton]]||The [[Ashad|Lone Cyberman]] appears.
|-
|-
!10  
||9 & 10
|TBA||rowspan=1|Chris Chibnall<ref name="WritersDirect" />||The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] return.<ref name="SpecCybs" >https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/showrunner-says-doctor-who-series-12-cybermen-are-different-and-relentless</ref>
||{{cs|Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)}}/{{cs|The Timeless Children (TV story)}}||Chris Chibnall ||Jamie Magnus Stone||| The [[Timeless Child]] is revealed to be [[the Doctor]], and the Doctor learns she's had many past lives.
|}
|}


=== Christmas special ===
===New Year special===
<ref name="Xmas" />
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!width=5%|'''#''' || width=20%|'''Title''' || width=15%|'''Writer''' || width=15%|'''Director''' || '''Notes'''
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|-
!N/A
| N/A
|TBA||TBA||Lee Haven Jones<ref name="Xmas" />||Re-introduction of the [[Christmas Special]].
|{{cs|Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)}}||[[Chris Chibnall]]||[[Lee Haven Jones]]||Return of [[Jack Robertson]] and the [[Bronze Dalek|Bronze]] [[Dalek]]s. Jack Harkness meets the Thirteenth Doctor. Ryan and Graham leave the TARDIS.
 
The bronze [[Dalek]]s return, with the introduction of a special black Dalek.<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-series-12-bradley-walsh-warns-of-absolutely-terrifying-monsters</ref>
|}
|}


== Aliens and enemies ==
=== Episode notes ===
* [[Judoon]]<ref name="Judoon" ></ref>
* The broadcast of ''Spyfall: Part One'' as a replacement for the annual [[Special|Winter Special]] marks the first time a Special has been ommitted since the tradition began in [[2005 (releases)|2005]] with the [[Christmas Special]] {{cs|The Christmas Invasion (TV story)}} ([[Series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 2]])
* [[Cybermen]]<ref name="CyberShelley" /><ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-the-cybermen-are-back</ref>
* ''Spyfall: Part One'' pays homage to two [[James Bond]] stories; ''Casino Royale'' and ''Skyfall'', respectively.<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-spyfall-new-images-and-information</ref>
* [[Dalek]]s<ref name="Dalek" />
*''Spyfall: Part Two'' featured the first time the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] identified herself as a [[Time Lord]] from the planet [[Gallifrey]].
* [[Wizard]]-like character<ref name="SpecCybs" />
*The villain in ''Orphan 55'' was so terrifying that even being on set behind the scenes had cast and crew frightened.<ref>https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-12-27/doctor-who-series-12-monsters-orphan-55/</ref>
*The [[Judoon Captain]] is named [[Pol-Kon-Don]] as a tribute to late ''Doctor Who'' fan and friend of [[Chris Chibnall]], [[Paul Condon]].<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/judoon-captain-named-for-doctor-who-fan-paul-condon</ref>
*Although ''Fugitive of the Judoon'' was directed by [[Nida Manzoor]], [[Jack Harkness]]' scenes were directed by [[Jamie Magnus Stone]].<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-fugitive-of-the-judoon-behind-the-scenes</ref>
*''Can You Hear Me?'' featured an [[Animation|animated segment]] illustrated by [[Nina Chakrabarti]] with [[Emma Sullivan]] and [[DNEG]].<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/nightmare-episode-of-doctor-who-will-include-an-animated-segment</ref>
* The "cold opening" in ''Ascension of the Cybermen'' had a smooth transition into the [[title sequence]] through the eye of a [[Cyberman]]-head.
*''The Timeless Children'' had the [[Doctor Who theme|theme music]] play across the Doctor's memory-scene when overloading [[the Matrix]].
*''The Timeless Children'' had the most extensive use of archive footage in any of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episodes or any other media, and indeed any of the spin-offs as of 2021.
* Jodie Whittaker was so devastated to film the last scenes with Tosin Cole and Bradley Walsh during ''Revolution of the Daleks'' that she broke down and had to be “carried” back to her trailer.<ref>https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1367134/Jodie-Whittaker-crying-Bradley-Walsh-last-scene-tosin-Cole-exit-BBC-video</ref>


== Rumours ==
==Aliens and enemies==
* In an article on the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' by [[Nicola Methven]], she quotes a "show insider" as saying: "[[Series 11 (Doctor Who)|Last season]], the theme was [[Feminism|empowerment for women]], mirroring what was happening elsewhere in the world. This time there will be an effort to get behind the message that what we’re doing is killing our planet. Kids are really involved in these environmental issues so it’s a perfect fit for ''Doctor Who''."<ref name="DailyMail">https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-rumours-of-environmental-message-and-festive-special</ref>
*[[Kasaavin]]
* A past alien love interest could be introduced.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cultbox.co.uk/general/doctor-who-series-12-rumoured-plans-to-introduce-a-past-alien-relationship|title=Doctor Who Series 12: rumoured plans to introduce a past alien relationship|author=Laford, Andrea|date of source=5 September 2018|website name=CultBox|accessdate=12 January 2019}}</ref>
*[[Daniel Barton]]
* [[South Africa]] filming is possibly for episode 1 and 5<ref name="SAwrap" />, comprising Block 1, directed by [[Jamie Stone]].<ref name="Direct1" />
*{{Dhawan|n="O"/The Master}}
* [[Rose Tyler]] could be making a return.<ref>https://twitter.com/dwpageofficial/status/1037722076587741185?lang=da</ref>
* [[Deep-Space Squid]]
* [[Yasmin Khan]]'s [[police officer|police]] career at the [[Hallamshire Police]] could be explored more deeply.<ref name="S12hint" >{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-12-31/doctor-who-boss-teases-classic-monsters-returning-and-a-new-storyline-for-yaz-in-2020-series/|title=Doctor Who boss teases classic monsters returning and a new storyline for Yaz in 2020 series|author=Fullerton, Huw|date of source=1 January 2019|website name=RadioTimes|accessdate=12 January 2019}}</ref>
*[[Humanoid]]s
* Some baddies from the classic era could return.<ref name="S12hint" />
**[[Hyph3n]]
* A romance could be developing between the Doctor and Yaz.<ref>https://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/doctor-who-mandip-gill-teases-doctoryaz-romance-happen/</ref>
** Several [[Tranquility Spa]] guests
* [[John Simm]]'s version of {{Simm}} could return as various "Vote Saxon" signs pop up in [[Cardiff Bay]].<ref>https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/mysterious-signs-popping-up-around-16118595</ref> The Daily Star further noted that there had been "talks" to have the Master return (though not which version)<ref>https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz-tv/hot-tv/792918/doctor-who-the-master-returns-time-lord/amp?__twitter_impression=true</ref>
*[[Hopper virus]]
** [[Sacha Dhawan]] is rumoured to star as a new incarnation of the Master.<ref>https://vocal.media/futurism/sacha-dhawan-rumoured-to-star-in-doctor-who-as-the-master-in-series-12</ref>
*[[Dreg]]s
* According to a [[German language|German]] magazine, the [[Korea]]n pop band Bangtan Boys will appear in this series.<ref>https://i.redd.it/nwb498ajr3531.jpg</ref>
**[[Dreg leader]]
* The [[Auton]]s could make a return.<ref>https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-07-05/doctor-who-series-12-release-date-2020-cast-plot-spoilers-theories-jodie-whittaker-bbc/</ref>
***"[[Wheezy (Orphan 55)|Wheezy]]"
* [[Petronella Osgood]] could make a return.<ref>https://www.google.dk/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1125893/Doctor-Who-season-12-spoilers-Jodie-Whittaker-Oswood-return-Ingrid-Oliver-catch-up-bbc/amp</ref>
*[[Skithra]]
* [[Kate Stewart]] could make a return.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/389247097790118/posts/2487515727963234?d=n&sfns=mo</ref>
**[[Queen]] [[Queen of the Skithra|Skithra]]
* The [[Sea Devil]]s could return.<ref>https://m.imdb.com/title/tt9354216/?ref_=ttep_ep5</ref>
*[[Judoon]]
* [[Nicholas Briggs]] is listed as the voice of the [[Cybermen]]<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9361038/?ref_=tt_ep_nx</ref>
**[[Pol-Kon-Don]]
* Possible cast members are Ronan Summers as Rendition Man<ref>https://m.imdb.com/title/tt9354122/fullcredits/cast?ref_=m_tt_cl_sc</ref>, [[Andrew Burford]] as Heavy<ref>https://m.imdb.com/title/tt9354166/fullcredits/cast?ref_=m_tt_cl_sc</ref>, [[Matthew Rohman]] as a [[Sea Devil]]<ref>https://m.imdb.com/title/tt9354208/fullcredits/cast?ref_=m_tt_cl_sc</ref> and a [[Judoon]], [[Richard Price]] as a Judoon.<ref>https://m.imdb.com/title/tt9354222/fullcredits/cast?ref_=m_tt_cl_sc</ref>
*[[Nanogene]]s
** Adam Basil is listed on IMDb as stunt double for [[Stephen Fry]].<ref name=Browning />
*[[Lee Clayton]]
* Series 12 could possibly be [[Bradley Walsh]]'s last as [[Graham O'Brien]].<ref>https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/bradley-walsh/cv</ref>
*[[Ruth Clayton|"Ruth Clayton"/"The Doctor"]]
* [[Gwyneth Keyworth]] is rumoured to appear.<ref name="S12ep1" />
*[[Gat]] ([[Gallifreyan]])
* Goran Višnjić is rumoured to be playing [[Nikola Tesla]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-series-12-trailer-breakdown|title=Doctor Who Series 12:trailer breakdown|author=Laford, Andrea|date of source=24 November 2019|website name=CultBox|accessdate=24 November 2019}}</ref>
*[[Praxeus]]
* There could be a [[series arc]] this series (possibly the [[Timeless Child]]).<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-something-is-coming-for-the-doctor</ref>
* [[Crow]]s (possessed)
**[[Enzyme]]s (infected)
*[[Suki Cheng]]
* [[Suki Cheng's crew]]
*[[Chagaska]]
* [[Rakaya]]
*[[Zellin]]
*[[Ghost]]s
**[[Ghost woman (The Haunting of Villa Diodati)|Ghost woman]]
** [[Ghost child (The Haunting of Villa Diodati)|Ghost child]]
*[[Cyberium]]
*[[Cybermen]]
** The [[Ashad|Lone Cyberman/Ashad]]
**[[Cyberdrone]]s
**[[Cyberguard]]s
**[[Cyber-Warrior]]s
*[[Time Lord]]s
**[[Shobogan (species)|Shobogans]]
***[[Tecteun]]
*** [[Shobogan child]]
***[[Omega]]
***[[Rassilon]]
***[[Solpado]]
**[[Timeless Child's species|"Timeless" species]]
***[[Timeless Child]]
**[[CyberMaster]]s
*[[Jack Robertson]]
*[[Defence Drone|Defence Drones]]
**[[Reconnaissance Dalek]]
* [[Gathering coil]]
* [[Thijarian]]
*[[Weeping Angel]]
**[[Angela (Revolution of the Daleks)|Angela]]
*[[Ood]]
**[[Bonnie (Revolution of the Daleks)|Bonnie]]
*[[Sycorax]]
**[[Clyde (Revolution of the Daleks)|Clyde]]
*[[Silent (Revolution of the Daleks)|Silent]]
*[[Pting]]
**[[Tiny (Revolution of the Daleks)|Tiny]]
* [[Dalek]]s
**[[Death Squad Dalek]]s
***[[Dalek leader (Revolution of the Daleks)|Squad Leader]]


== Adaptations and merchandising ==
== Adaptations and merchandising ==
=== Home media ===
=== Home media ===
==== DVD / Blu-ray ====
{{Section stub|This section needs to have images added on the individual sets, and a table also need to be added.}}
Series 12 was released on [[DVD releases|DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] on [[4 May (releases)|4 May]], [[2020 (releases)|2020]] alongside the [[2019 (releases)|2019]] [[New Year Special]] {{cs|Resolution (TV story)}}<ref>https://www.thedigitalfix.com/television/news/doctor-who-series-12-dvd-and-blu-ray-release-confirmed-for-april-and-will-include-resolution/</ref> which was originally given a separate release from [[Series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|the previous series]].<ref>https://shop.bbc.com/products/doctor-who-resolution-21898.html</ref>
Series 12 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>
''The Complete Jodie Whittaker Years'' was released on [[5 November (releases)|5 November]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shop.bbc.com/products/doctor-who-jodie-whittaker-years-24219|title=Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker Years|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907005247/https://shop.bbc.com/products/doctor-who-jodie-whittaker-years-24219|author=BBC Shop - BBC Shop US|website name=[https://shop.bbc.com shop.bbc.com]|accessdate=26 November 2024|archivedate=7 September 2024|quote=This item will be available to ship on 11/5/2024.}}</ref> by the BBC Shop, containing every episode and special from [[Series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 11]] to the [[2022 (releases)|2022]] [[Series 13 (Doctor Who 2005)#2022 Specials|Specials]], including all the existing bonus features, some new to disc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shop.bbc.com/products/doctor-who-jodie-whittaker-years-24219|title=Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker Years|author=BBC Shop - BBC Shop US|website name=[https://shop.bbc.com shop.bbc.com]|accessdate=8 November 2024}}</ref>
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=== Action Figures ===
''to be added''
''to be added''


=== Novels ===
==Stories set during this season==
''to be added''
===Novels===
*''[[At Childhood's End (novel)|At Childhood's End]]''


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes==
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=== Notes ===
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Series 12 of Doctor Who premiered on Wednesday 1 January 2020. Chris Chibnall remained in the position of executive producer whilst Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill and Bradley Walsh reprised their roles as the Thirteenth Doctor, Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin Khan and Graham O'Brien respectively. The series opened with Spyfall [+]Loading...["Spyfall (TV story)"] and concluded with The Timeless Children [+]Loading...["The Timeless Children (TV story)"], with an additional New Year's Special, Revolution of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)"], airing in 2021.

Series 12 was first confirmed in April 2015, when then-showrunner Steven Moffat confirmed that Doctor Who had been renewed through 2020.[1]

Whittaker announced her own return on Friday 7 December 2018, two days prior to the broadcast of the series 11 finale, The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos [+]Loading...["The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos (TV story)"].[2] The series was announced almost immediately after the conclusion of said episode.[3]

A series of behind the scenes features were released to YouTube.

It continued an ongoing storyline, only briefly mentioned previous series, of "the Timeless Child".

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

Early announcements[[edit] | [edit source]]

In May 2017, it was announced that due to the terms of a deal between BBC Worldwide and SMG Pictures in China, the company has first right of refusal on the purchase for the Chinese market of past and future series and spin-offs, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures, of the programme.[4][5]

In October 2019, it was revealed that due to the show heading to HBO Max, the network had struck a deal for additional series of the programme.[6]

Main[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 12 consisted of 9 stories shown over 11 episodes, bring back two-parters, a format that had not occurred the previous season. Spyfall [+]Loading...["Spyfall (TV story)"], the opening story of the series, was the first time since 2010's The End of Time [+]Loading...["The End of Time (TV story)"] that a two-parter didn't receive individual titles. The series had a heavy environmental theme, mirroring current global concerns.

The series continued the "Timeless Child" story arc, and delved into an unknown past of the Doctor, the Time Lords and Gallifrey. This was done via a more "traditional" series arc, as was prominent in the first Russell T Davies era and the Steven Moffat era.

Series 12 delved deeper into the companions' lives and ultimately resulted in the departure of Ryan Sinclair and Graham O'Brien in the New Year's special. The series also saw the temporary return of Captain Jack Harkness.

As was done between series 8 and series 9, this series also saw some changes to the TARDIS compared to the previous series, in the form of a new crystalline column hanging from the ceiling just above the crystalline time rotor, a set a hexagon-filled gold stairs to an upper level that leads to the rest of the ship and new screens and systems and wall changes to make it look even bigger.

The "cold openings" returned for some of the episodes this series, having been notably absent in the previous series.

Returning foes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 12 welcomed back the Master to the show in a new male incarnation played by Sacha Dhawan and disguised as an MI6 spy known as "O". The Master was last seen in series 10's The Doctor Falls [+]Loading...["The Doctor Falls (TV story)"] with both their Harold Saxon incarnation played by John Simm and Missy incarnation played by Michelle Gomez. The series finale, The Timeless Children [+]Loading...["The Timeless Children (TV story)"], used an anagram for Dhawan on the Doctor Who website; "Barack Stemis" which, if re-arranged, means "Master is Back" and playing a false character called "Fakout".[7][8] This tactic, discounting in-universe examples from 2007's Utopia [+]Loading...["Utopia (TV story)"]/The Sound of Drums [+]Loading...["The Sound of Drums (TV story)"]/Last of the Time Lords [+]Loading...["Last of the Time Lords (TV story)"], had not been seen since The King's Demons in 1983, when an alias was used to hide the presense of Anthony Ainley.

Series 12 re-introduced the Judoon, giving them a central role in a television story for the first time since the series 6 mid-series finale A Good Man Goes to War [+]Loading...["A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)"] in 2011. The Nanogenes, last seen in the 2012 story Asylum of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)"], also made an appearance this series.

The series also saw the return of the Eternals, not seen on television since before the 2005 revival of the show. This was done through new characters, Zellin and Rakaya.

The Cybermen also made their way back onto the small screen this series, in their first TV appearance since the 2017 story The Doctor Falls [+]Loading...["The Doctor Falls (TV story)"] (discounting archival footage in Twice Upon a Time [+]Loading...["Twice Upon a Time (TV story)"]), first in the form of Ashad, followed by a whole army of them, consisting of the Cybus/Mondasian cross-breed as Cyberguards and a new variant called Cyber-Warriors. They also utilised a new weaponry called Cyberdrones, which were flying Cyber-helmets.

The Time Lords returned for the first time since the 2015 series 9 finale Hell Bent. Although they mainly appeared only through a vision scene in the Matrix, a sole Time Lady was also seen working with the Judoon in Fugitive of the Judoon [+]Loading...["Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)"]. The finale also gives mention to the Shobogans, first mentioned in 1976's The Deadly Assassin.

The Daleks also made their way back, both in their bronze design and in the "scrapyard" design from Resolution [+]Loading...["Resolution (TV story)"], albeit with a new black Dalek casing. However, like Series 11, they did not feature in the main series, instead appearing in the following special.

The special itself featured cameos from multiple previous foes, most notably a Weeping Angel, a Silent, an Ood, a Pting and a Sycorax.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Recurring[[edit] | [edit source]]

Guest[[edit] | [edit source]]

Production[[edit] | [edit source]]

It was originally reported that pre-production on series 12 had begun in November 2018, with Ray Holman having updated his CV to say so. Furthermore it was said that filming would begin in January 2019.[9]

In an interview with Radio Times the cast and showrunner spoke about feeling "less pressure" heading into the second series, with Tosin stating: "Last year was new showrunner, new Doctor, new companions, new time of the show, so everything was just brand new – now that we’ve done that, everyone survived, everyone's OK, the fans have loved it." Mandip added that "there was a bit of uproar or whatever while we were doing it, but [the fans] proved that they do change with the Doctor – and they stay". Chibnall followed up by saying: "There was more pressure last year, launching Jodie, launching a whole new family of companions, a new look, a new composer – it was a whole new team last year."[10]

The TARDIS's pink lighting from Series 11.

Producer Nikki Wilson noted that the crystal "fingers" in the TARDIS looked pink on camera; a colourist colour-corrected every TARDIS scene for series 11. For series 12, the LEDs in the "fingers" were completely redone to fix this problem.[11]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Producers[[edit] | [edit source]]

Producers included Stefan Morris and Alex Mercer.

Chris Chibnall and Matt Strevens continued their roles as executive producers.

Nikki Wilson continued her role as series producer.

Dafydd Shurmer, the previous series' art director, took over the position of production designer after Arwel Wyn Jones left.

Writers[[edit] | [edit source]]

Headwriter Chris Chibnall wrote four episodes for the series, namely the two-part opener and the two-part finale. He also co-wrote the fifth, sixth and seventh episodes.

Series 11 writers Ed Hime, Vinay Patel, and Pete McTighe returned to each pen another script for this series. Nina Métivier, who served as script editor on series 11, also wrote a story for this series. New writers included Maxine Alderton and Charlene James.

Sheena Bucktowonsing served as script editor on the series.

Directors[[edit] | [edit source]]

Jamie Stone directed Block 1, consisting of episodes 1 and 6, as well as Block 5, consisting of 9 and 10.

Lee Haven Jones directed Block 2, consisting of episodes 2 and 3 as well as the New Year Special.

Nida Manzoor directed Block 3, consisting of episodes 4 and 5.

Emma Sullivan directed Block 4, consisting of episodes 7 and 8.

One director of photography this series was Ed Moore.

Caroline Pope was choreographer and movement director.[12]

Filming[[edit] | [edit source]]

Location filming on series 12 began on 23 January 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa,[13][14][15][16] with cast members having arrived in the country shortly beforehand.[13][17] Filming in South Africa ended on 7 February.[18] While filming in South Africa, Jodie Whittaker was let into contact with a Sac Spider, which are extremely dangerous and venomous. She let it crawl around on her inside her costume, unaware of the danger.[19]

Filming for the season took place in various locations around Wales, including Cardiff,[20] Swansea,[21] Barry,[22] St Athan,[23] New Port,[24] Bridgend,[25] and Nash Point.[26]

Filming also took place in Tenerife[27], Bulgaria,[28] London[29], Gloucester[30] and Bristol.[31]

On the 25 October, the cast and crew held a Halloween-styled wrap party to celebrate that filming was nearing its end.[32]

Filming wrapped up completely on 19 November 2019, adding a short Wrap Up-video to prove it.[33]

Revolution of the Daleks was also filmed in winter 2019, over a year prior to broadcast, reportedly in order to attach it to series 12 filming, to give the cast a longer break.[34]

Unusually, sometime in November 2020, an extra scene was filmed for Revolution as part of a test day for startup on filming for Series 13 during COVID-19 restrictions.[35]

Promotion[[edit] | [edit source]]

"Watch this Space"

On 31 October 2019, the BBC released the first proper promotion of the coming series 12, in the form of a poster showing a shadow of the Thirteenth Doctor cast in the yellow light from the open TARDIS doors in the bottom corner. A faded rainbow appeared across her chest, and the tagline said "Watch this Space".[36]

On 10 November, the BBC released a promo teaser for the new series on the Official Doctor Who YouTube Channel, with the camera zooming fast through a purple vortex to a region of space in which the TARDIS suddenly appears and zooms across, revealing first the tagline "Watch this Space" then the "Doctor Who" logo and the text "Coming Soon". The "Doctor Who" page itself said "Make Space... 23/11/19".[37]

At a Q&A session held at Sheffield Hallam University on 19 November, Chibnall told the audience that the opening story would be "the biggest episode in the show’s history". A BBC One source to The Mirror said that "It’s going to be huge. The scale is just epic. No one will be disappointed."[38] Whittaker added that "I feel like we’re treading new ground for each of the character journeys, and the development of everybody’s storylines."[39]

"Space. For All."

On 21 November, the "Doctor Who" page posted a new poster, this time showing the entire main cast on a white background at the top and a region of space at the bottom. The poster said "Space. For All." as well as "Coming Soon".[40]

On 22 November, the "Doctor Who" Facebook page posted a "Trailer Preview" video showing the three companions inside the TARDIS, nodding, to which the Doctor pulled a lever on the console. The preview then said "Trailer Premiere Saturday" with the page itself posting the time and the hashtag for Doctor Who Day.[41]

On 23 November, the first official trailer for Series 12 was released.[42]

On 2 December, the second official trailer for Series 12 was released. It followed up on what was shown in the first trailer as well as showing new content. It ended with a repeat of "Watch this Space" from the teaser trailer and was followed by the release date, "New Year's Day".[43]

"Space. For All" on 01.01.2020

On the same day they re-released the second promo poster but with a slight alteration: instead of "Coming Soon", the text below now read "New Year's Day". The Doctor's companions were also not present in this poster variant.[44]

On 6 December, while promoting Fathom Events, the Doctor Who Facebook page repeated clips from the second trailer for the series.[45] On the same day, a "first look" at Spyfall Part 1 was released. It revealed an "impossible" mission for the Doctor and friends.[46]

On 8 December, a "What To Expect" video was released, with Jodie, Mandip, Tosin, Bradley and Chris Chibnall telling viewers what to expect. The first official trailer was shown along with it.[47] On the same day, a platoon of Judoon invaded Victoria Station to meet visitors, and a big interactive screen was put up, showing the "Watch this Space" teaser transitioning into the TARDIS landing on a surface invaded by Judoon.[48]

On 10 December, a second "Preview" clip from the first episode was released. It showed Ryan and Yaz interviewing a spy.[49]

On 11 December, a "New to Who?" video was released, offering a quick summary of the character of "The Doctor" and the show's premise to potential new viewers, showing a range of clips from the Thirteenth Doctor's time until now.[50]

On 12 December, a video of the Judoon invading Victoria Station along with other parts of London was released. This video also featured interviews with fans.[51]

On 16 December, a video with the caption "She's Back" was released exclusively on the Doctor Who Facebook page showing an compilation of clips from Series 11 along with some descriptive words of the Doctor in-between and ending with two clips from the new series.[52]

On 17 December, another promo poster was released. It showed Team TARDIS in black suits in front of what seemed to be a black hole with a ring of distorted light around it.[53]

On 21 December, a short "Words to Live By" video was released that had the "Space. For All" clip at the beginning and end, with a clip from each of the main "New Who" Doctors in-between.[54]

On 24 December, a short video with a few clips from the second trailer and the words "Space For Adventure" was released.[55] Similar videos were released over the next three days, each with a different tagline.[56][57][58]

On 8 October 2020, a live-streamed video panel was held at New York Comic-Con, attended by Whittaker, Walsh and Gill. The panel teased the forthcoming winter special Revolution of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)"].[59] At the same panel, the question was brought up about how a life sentence for a Time Lord would work, given the series finale conclusion with the Doctor being sentenced to life in a space prison and due to a Time Lord’s life-span, to which Whittaker hinted that there might be answers given in Revolution.[60]

On Doctor Who Day, 23rd November, the official Doctor Who website and YouTube channel released promo posters and a promo preview from Revolution, both showing the return of Captain Jack Harkness. The posters also showed the return of the Daleks.[61] The trailer for the special was released on the 29 November and revealed that it would be released on New Year's Day 2021.[62]

Broadcast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Regular episodes, apart from Spyfall: Part One, continued airing on Sundays, following on from the schedule established with series 11.

On 17 December, BFI Southbank held a press screening of Spyfall attended by cast and crew. Burgers branded with "DOCTOR WHO" were served.[63]

BBC America aired all full series and specials of New Who during the week between 24 December and 1 January in preparation for series 12. The network also aired animated "lost episodes" as an extra.[64]

On Sunday 5 January, Fathom Events played host to a special screening of the premiere episode Spyfall as well as showing an early unveiling of the following episode.[64]

Myths[[edit] | [edit source]]

Although now debunked, Starburst Magazine had reportedly been in contact with the BBC back in November 2018, during which time, the BBC said that series 12 would air in Autumn 2019.[65] Starburst also claimed that Chris Chibnall and Jodie Whittaker had not been very happy behind the scenes, and were set to leave after series 12 had finished.[65]

A rumour of Chibnall's departure gained momentum once again in August 2019 when some Gallifrey Base spoiler hounds ambiguously reported that "Chibnall has already gone, it's chaos in Cardiff." This quickly spread to Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube.[66] The rumour was later denied as "nonsense" by BBC insiders, who went on to reference similar rumours of the past.[67]

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

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

Episode
Number		 Title Writer Director Notes
1 & 2 Spyfall [+]Loading...["Spyfall (TV story)"] Chris Chibnall Jamie Magnus Stone MI6 makes its first appearance on televised Doctor Who. Debut of the Spy Master and the return of his TARDIS. Reintroduction of the Tissue Compression Eliminator. Gallifrey is revealed to have been destroyed. First appearance of the Timeless Child.
Lee Haven Jones
3 Orphan 55 [+]Loading...["Orphan 55 (TV story)"] Ed Hime Introduction of Hopper virus.
4 Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror [+]Loading...["Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror (TV story)"] Nina Métivier Nida Manzoor
5 Fugitive of the Judoon [+]Loading...["Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)"] Vinay Patel & Chris Chibnall Return of the Judoon, Jack Harkness and the Chameleon Arch. First mention of the Lone Cyberman. Ruth Clayton is revealed to be another incarnation of the Doctor.
6 Praxeus [+]Loading...["Praxeus (TV story)"] Pete McTighe & Chris Chibnall Jamie Magnus Stone
7 Can You Hear Me? [+]Loading...["Can You Hear Me? (TV story)"] Charlene James & Chris Chibnall Emma Sullivan Return of the Eternals.
8 The Haunting of Villa Diodati [+]Loading...["The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)"] Maxine Alderton The Lone Cyberman appears.
9 & 10 Ascension of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)"]/The Timeless Children [+]Loading...["The Timeless Children (TV story)"] Chris Chibnall Jamie Magnus Stone The Timeless Child is revealed to be the Doctor, and the Doctor learns she's had many past lives.

New Year special[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Writer Director Notes
N/A Revolution of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)"] Chris Chibnall Lee Haven Jones Return of Jack Robertson and the Bronze Daleks. Jack Harkness meets the Thirteenth Doctor. Ryan and Graham leave the TARDIS.

Episode notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Aliens and enemies[[edit] | [edit source]]

Adaptations and merchandising[[edit] | [edit source]]

Home media[[edit] | [edit source]]

DVD / Blu-ray[[edit] | [edit source]]

This section's awfully stubby.

This section needs to have images added on the individual sets, and a table also need to be added.

Series 12 was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 4 May, 2020 alongside the 2019 New Year Special Resolution [+]Loading...["Resolution (TV story)"][74] which was originally given a separate release from the previous series.[75]

Series 12 released on 21 November 2023 in a limited edition Blu-ray box set containing every "New Who" series up to Series 13.[76]

The Complete Jodie Whittaker Years was released on 5 November 2024[77] by the BBC Shop, containing every episode and special from Series 11 to the 2022 Specials, including all the existing bonus features, some new to disc.[78]

  • 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

  • The Complete Jodie Whittaker Years cover

    The Complete Jodie Whittaker Years cover

  • The Complete Jodie Whittaker Years packshot 1

    The Complete Jodie Whittaker Years packshot 1

  • The Complete Jodie Whittaker Years packshot 2

    The Complete Jodie Whittaker Years packshot 2

  • The Complete Jodie Whittaker Years blu-ray and book

    The Complete Jodie Whittaker Years blu-ray and book

Action Figures[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

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

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32202633
  2. ↑ Jodie Whittaker Confirms Return for 'Doctor Who' Season 12 (Exclusive). Hollywood Reporter (7 December 2018). Retrieved on 9 December 2018.
  3. ↑ The Doctor Who Team (9 December 2018). Doctor Who Series 12 Announcement. Doctor Who. Retrieved on 9 December 2018.
  4. ↑ http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-06-03/the-bbc-is-already-preparing-for-at-least-five-more-series-of-doctor-who
  5. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/worldwide/2017/doctor-who-china
  6. ↑ https://vocal.media/futurism/doctor-who-series-13-and-14-confirmed-hbo-max-reveals-but-will-whittaker-stick-around
  7. ↑ https://twitter.com/0_MattWhelan_0/status/1230222077300482050
  8. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000g09m
  9. ↑ Bone, Christian (12 November 2018). Doctor Who Season 12 Has Already Begun Pre-Production. We Got This Covers. Retrieved on 12 January 2019.
  10. ↑ https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-12-14/doctor-who-series-12-less-pressure/
  11. ↑ https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-12-15/doctor-who-tardis-changes/
  12. ↑ https://cdn.casarotto.co.uk/files/cvs/pope.pdf?mtime=20190823171640
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Harp, Justin (23 January 2019). Doctor Who kicks off series 12 filming with first-look at Jodie Whittaker and cast. Digital Spy. Retrieved on 24 January 2019.
  14. ↑ 24 January 2019 (24 January 2019). Doctor Who series 12 has officially started filming. RadioTimes. Retrieved on 26 January 2019.
  15. ↑ Marc, Christopher (7 January 2019). 'Doctor Who' Series 12 Is Officially Delayed To 2020 But Could Begin Filming Soon In Wales/South Africa. HN Entertainment. Retrieved on 12 January 2019.
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