Series 9 (Doctor Who 2005)
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Series 9 of Doctor Who will begin filming in January 2015[1], for an airdate of 2015. This will be Peter Capaldi's second series as the Twelfth Doctor[2] and Jenna Coleman's third series as Clara Oswald, making her the longest running companion of the new series to date.[3]
New to Doctor Who, but not the DWU, this series will be Catherine Tregenna — the Torchwood writer will be penning an episode of the series.[4] Tregenna will be the first female Who writer since Helen Raynor's two-parter in series 4, and the only one to date under Moffat's rule as show runner.
In DWM 480, Michelle Gomez confirmed that she will return in series 9 as Missy, the latest incarnation of the Master who served as the central villain in series 8. Moffat teased in DWM 475, "I've figured out the cliffhanger to the penultimate episode of [series 9]. And it's a whopper. Ohh, I don’t think you'll see this coming!"
On 17 December 2014, at a press conference for the Christmas special Last Christmas, Steven Moffat revealed the title of the first episode of the regular series to be The Magician's Apprentice.[5]
For long time there had been huge debate on whether Jenna Coleman would leave or stay after the Christmas special Last Christmas, but, after speaking at a press launch for the Christmas special at London's BFI earlier in December, Jenna revealed: "It's wonderful – I've got another series of stories with the Doctor." She added, "I couldn't walk away with the story being unresolved and there's so much more to do – I think they've finally just reached a point where they really understand each other!" and executive producer Steven Moffat confirmed this: "Jenna is obviously in all of the next series. There was a certain amount of toing and froing, wasn't there, Jenna? It occurred to us all that we don’t start filming until January, so we could keep it a proper secret." Jenna also hinted at what to expect in series 9: "Just when Clara was feeling more comfortable in the relationship, it's thrown something totally new up."[6]
Cast
Main
Recurring
Television stories
Christmas special
| Episode Number |
Title | Writer | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Last Christmas | Steven Moffat | Paul Wilmshurst | Clara returns to travelling with the Doctor. |
Regular season
| Episode Number |
Title | Writer | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Magician's Apprentice | Steven Moffat | TBA |
Footnotes
- ↑ Armstrong, Stephen (September 13th, 2014). Jenna Coleman on Doctor Who rumours, a "rock star" world tour and the future for Clara Oswald. RadioTimes. Retrieved on November 25th, 2014.
- ↑ Ritman, Alex (November 17th, 2014). 'Doctor Who' Showrunner Confirms Peter Capaldi to Return for Season 9. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on November 25th, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/jenna-coleman-confirms-staying-doctor-article-1.2056707
- ↑ Martin, William (November 24th, 2014). Catherine Tregenna writing ‘Doctor Who’ ep for Season 9. CultBox. Retrieved on November 25th, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.kasterborous.com/2014/12/series-9-episode-title-revealed/
- ↑ http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/jenna-coleman-confirmed-to-return-for-all-of-season-9
