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'''''Twice Upon a Time''''' was the 2017 [[Christmas Special]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was the show's thirteenth Christmas special since its revival and the fourth starring Capaldi as the Doctor. It was also the final chronological appearance of [[Peter Capaldi]] as the [[Twelfth Doctor]] and introduced [[Jodie Whittaker]] as the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] in its closing moments. | '''''Twice Upon a Time''''' was the 2017 [[Christmas Special]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was the show's thirteenth Christmas special since its revival and the fourth starring Capaldi as the Doctor. It was also the final chronological appearance of [[Peter Capaldi]] as the [[Twelfth Doctor]] and introduced [[Jodie Whittaker]] as the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] in its closing moments. | ||
After a surprise appearance at the end of | After a surprise appearance at the end of {{cs|The Doctor Falls (TV story)}}, the [[First Doctor]] was an integral part of the special's narrative. Here, he was portrayed by [[David Bradley]], who had previously played the original actor [[William Hartnell]] in ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]''. Archival footage from {{cs|The Tenth Planet (TV story)}} was used to bookmark the First Doctor's place in this story, with ''Twice Upon a Time'' retroactively inserting one final adventure for the First Doctor before his regeneration, as well as explaining his absence after leaving Ben and Polly during the last episode of ''The Tenth Planet''. | ||
Speaking of which, [[Ben Jackson]] and [[Polly Wright]] made a brief re-reappearance in the programme for the first time since their exit in 1967's ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]. '' [[Bill Potts]] joined the two Doctors as a [[Testimony]] [[glass avatar]]. Past companions [[Nardole]] and [[Clara Oswald]] made similar brief appearances. [[Rusty (Into the Dalek)|Rusty]], from Capaldi's second episode, | Speaking of which, [[Ben Jackson]] and [[Polly Wright]] made a brief re-reappearance in the programme for the first time since their exit in 1967's ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]. '' [[Bill Potts]] joined the two Doctors as a [[Testimony]] [[glass avatar]]. Past companions [[Nardole]] and [[Clara Oswald]] made similar brief appearances. [[Rusty (Into the Dalek)|Rusty]], from Capaldi's second episode, {{cs|Into the Dalek (TV story)}}, made his second appearance in [[Villengard]], a location mentioned only once before on television, in Steven Moffat's second television story, 2005's {{cs|The Doctor Dances (TV story)}}. | ||
It's also worth noting that ''Twice Upon a Time'' marks the first time two different incarnations of the Doctor were seen regenerating in the same episode; with the First Doctor's regeneration into the [[Second Doctor]] shown briefly before the special ends with the Twelfth Doctor regenerating. | It's also worth noting that ''Twice Upon a Time'' marks the first time two different incarnations of the Doctor were seen regenerating in the same episode; with the First Doctor's regeneration into the [[Second Doctor]] shown briefly before the special ends with the Twelfth Doctor regenerating. | ||
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In early 2018, [[Murray Gold]] announced his departure from ''Doctor Who'' after twelve years at the [[Gallifrey One]] convention, confirming that ''Twice Upon a Time'' was his last episode. It was also the final story with Steven Moffat as [[head writer]] and the first to include any part written and overseen by incoming lead writer, [[Chris Chibnall]].<ref name="DWM">[[DWM 516]]</ref> | In early 2018, [[Murray Gold]] announced his departure from ''Doctor Who'' after twelve years at the [[Gallifrey One]] convention, confirming that ''Twice Upon a Time'' was his last episode. It was also the final story with Steven Moffat as [[head writer]] and the first to include any part written and overseen by incoming lead writer, [[Chris Chibnall]].<ref name="DWM">[[DWM 516]]</ref> | ||
While not known at the time, this would also turn out to be the last consecutive Christmas special of the revived series, breaking the streak that began with | While not known at the time, this would also turn out to be the last consecutive Christmas special of the revived series, breaking the streak that began with {{cs|The Christmas Invasion (TV story)}} in [[2005 (releases)|2005]]. The show would forgo its usual Christmas special in [[2018 (releases)|2018]] in favour of a [[New Year Special]] at the beginning of [[2019 (releases)|2019]]. The [[New Year's Day]] broadcasts continued from 2019 to [[2022 (releases)|2022]], before Christmas specials returned with {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}, which aired on 25 December [[2023 (releases)|2023]]. | ||
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