Series 12 (Doctor Who 2005)

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Series 12 of Doctor Who was due to premiere in "very early"[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] The series was announced almost immediately after the conclusion of said episode.[2]

Overview

Return to familiarity

As a huge difference from the complete reinvention from series 11, series 12 would return to more familiar ground, apparently hearkening back to the Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat eras.[4]

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.[5]

Actress Dominique Maher recorded ADR (additional dialogue replacement) for her character in an Australian accent.[6]

After having disappeared from series 11, having been replaced by a New Year Special, the Christmas Special returned for series 12.[7]

Returning foes

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 in 2011.[8]

The Cybermen also made their way back onto the small screen this series, in their first TV appearance since 2017 story The Doctor Falls (discounting archival footage in Twice Upon a Time) in a way that would inspire Mary Shelley to create Frankenstein.[5]

The Daleks also made their way back, in their bronze design, albeit with a new black Dalek casing design introduced for one of them.[9]

Cast

Recurring

  • TBA - Maxim Baldry[11]

Guest

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 filming would begin in January 2019.[29]

Chris Chibnall's initial statement on the twelfth series was "We're off again! Well we never actually stopped - as Jodie Whittaker's Doctor and friends have been winning the hearts of families across the nation 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!"[2]

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."[2]

Crew

Producers

Tash Montlake was one of the production assistants.[30]

Stefan Morris was one of the producers.[31]

Alex Mercer produced the Christmas Special.[32][7]

In an interview with Television Magazine in June 2017, Chibnall revealed a "five-year plan" for his reign as showrunner and promised that it would be "bold" and "risky".[33]

Writers

Ed Hime, who wrote for series 11, will return to pen another script for this series.[34]

Nina Métivier, who served as script editor on series 11, will be penning a story for this series.[35]

Sheena Bucktowonsing served as script editor on the series.[36]

Directors

Jamie Stone directed Block 1, consisting of episodes 1 and 5, as well as Block 5, consisting of 9 and 10.[37] Lee Haven Jones directed Block 2, consisting of episodes 2 and 3.[37] Nida Manzoor directed Block 3[19], consisting of episodes 4 and 6.[note 1] Emma Sullivan directed Block 4[37], consisting of episodes 7 and 8.[32]

Lee Haven Jones also directed the Christmas Special.[7]

One director of photography this series was Ed Moore.[16]

Caroline Pope was choreographer and movement director.[31]

Filming

Location filming on series 12 began on 23 January 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa.[38][10][39][40]

Shortly before series 12 began filming, Bradley Walsh revealed that he was in South Africa[38], and the rest of the main cast were spotted on a flight to Cape Town.[41]

Filming in "SA" ended on 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[42], Table Mountain[43] and the Taal Monument.[30]

Filming then took place in Cardiff on 10 February which ended in the morning on 11 February.[44]

Filming also took place at Guildhall in Swansea, Wales on 18 February and 19 February.[45]

Filming returned to "Sheffield" outside Cardiff Central Police Station, having been set-dressed as Hallamshire Police, on 11 March.[46]

Filming took place in Porthkerry Country Park in Barry on 14, 15 and 26 March.[47]

Another shoot took place in Cory's Building on Bute Street in Cardiff, Wales on 18 March which ended very early in the morning on 19 March.[48] 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.[21]

Filming once again took place on Barry Island in an old railway tunnel on 27 March.[49]

Filming then took place at a Ministry of Defence unit in St. Athan, Wales on 28 March.[50]

Cast and crew went to Tenerife on 1 April to start filming on 2 and 3 April around Montaña Samara near Mount Teide. On 5 April they went to Santa Cruz to film in front of the Auditorio de Tenerife.[51]

Filming returned to Roath Lock Studios from 8 to 10 April.[17] Filming, however, quickly went to Barry Island once again on 11 April.[52]

From 29 April to 2 May filming took place at Tredegar House in the New Parlour, Side Hall and Morning Room.[53]

Filming returned to Bute Street for filming yet again in Cory's Building from 6 to 10 May.[54]

Filming took place inside the Gloucester Cathedral on 22 and 23 May.[55] 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.[1]

Filming took place in The Little Man Coffee Company on Bridge Street in Cardiff on 29 May.[18]

On the 30 May, filming took place in Cardiff Bay and at the banks by the nearby canal.[56]

Filming took place at Merthyr Mawr Estate in Bridgend, Wales on 28 June and 1 July.[11]

Filming took place on Pomeroy Street in the Butetown section of Cardiff on 23 July.[57]

Filming then took place on Spencer Street in Cardiff on 5 August.[58]

Filming took place at Nash Point in Wales on 20,[59] 21 and 22 August.[60]

Filming took place at Tyndall Street near Lumis Student Living in Cardiff on 2 October.[61] Filming continued on 5 October.[62] On 9 October filming took place adjacent to that location at Capital Quarter.[63]

Filming took place on Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol on 22 and 23 October.[9]

On the 25 October, the cast and crew held a Halloween-styled wrap party to celebrate that filming was nearing its end.[36]

On the nights of 29 and 30 October, filming took place inside Cardiff Castle, on the corner of Wharton and St Mary's Street in Cardiff and at Maindy Barracks.[64] 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.[65]

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.[66] 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.[66]
  • 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.[67] This was later debunked as "nonsense" by BBC insiders, who went on to reference similar rumours of the past.[68]

Television stories

Christmas special

[7]

# Title Writer Director Notes
N/A TBA TBA Lee Haven Jones[7] Re-introduction of the Christmas Special.

Regular series

# Title Writer Director Notes
1 TBA TBA Jamie Stone[37]
2 TBA TBA Lee Haven Jones[37]
3 TBA TBA
4 TBA TBA Nida Manzoor [19][note 1]
5 TBA TBA Jamie Stone[37]
6 TBA TBA Nida Manzoor [19][note 1]
7 TBA TBA Emma Sullivan[37][32]
8 TBA TBA
9 TBA TBA Jamie Stone[37]
10 TBA TBA

Aliens and enemies

Rumours

  • Series 12 is rumoured in Empire Magazine to premiere on New Years Day.[70] A New Zealand TV station's document lists it as Thursday January 2nd, which is Wednesday January 1st in the UK. The following episodes are placed on Thursdays (Fridays in NZ).[71]
  • In an article on the Daily Mail by Nicola Methven, she quotes a "show insider" as saying: "Last season, the theme was 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."[72]
  • New writers for series 12 will include Victoria Asare-Archer and Prassana Puwanarajah.[73][74]
Victoria Asare-Archer has already written The Runaway, a 2019 VR game starring the Thirteenth Doctor, indicating her involvement in the team of writers this series.

Adaptations and merchandising

Home media

to be added

Novels

to be added

Footnotes

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 The Doctor Who Team (9 December 2018). Doctor Who Series 12 Announcement. Doctor Who. Retrieved on 9 December 2018.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Jodie Whittaker Confirms Return for 'Doctor Who' Season 12 (Exclusive). Hollywood Reporter (7 December 2018). Retrieved on 9 December 2018.
  4. https://screenrant.com/doctor-who-season-12-changes-davies-moffat/
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/doctor-who-battle-cybermen-once-18146770.amp?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR06V6kY7i4XYcJyZvsmS1ffgbx29r0lWb2P7F359c6g-M-9GWtasFR6kz4
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  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2019/05/first-new-doctor-who-season-12-monster-and-guest-star-details-revealed
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-filming-with-new-dalek-design-in-bristol
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  45. http://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-filming-at-swansea-guildhall-wales
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Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.