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| == Overview == | | == Overview == |
| [[Fathom Events]] hosted special screenings of the premiere of series 10, on 17 and 19 April 2017, throughout the [[US]] only.<ref>https://blogtorwho.com/doctor-season-10-premiere-screen-us-cinemas/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook#</ref><ref>https://www.fathomevents.com/events/doctor-who-season-10</ref> The theatrical release of ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'' also included a screening of the first episode of ''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]'', ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]''.
| | The series story arc primarily focussed on {{Gomez}} and how the Twelfth Doctor made a deal to guard her in a vault for 1000 years. Despite Nardole's protests to not adventure or interact with her while lecturing at [[St Luke's University]], the Doctor desired to change Missy's outlook on life, away from her evil ways. While here, the Doctor met Bill Potts, who strangely went to his lectures despite not studying at the university. The Doctor personally offered to tutor her and, after helping in her an encounter with a [[Sentient oil|mysterious creature]], decided to take on for adventures in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. |
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| On 23 April 2016, it was announced via a short trailer titled "[[Friend from the Future (TV story)|Friend From the Future]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p03rw6hh/preview-doctor-who-friend-from-the-future|title=iPlayer entry|website name=BBC.co.uk|accessdate=25 April 2016}}</ref> that the Doctor's companion was "[[Bill Potts|Bill]]", played by [[Pearl Mackie]]. Mackie described her character as "wicked" and "cool, strong, sharp, a little bit vulnerable with a bit of geekiness thrown in".<ref name="companion">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36111598|title=Doctor Who: Pearl Mackie named as new companion|website name=BBC News|date of source=23 April 2016|accessdate=23 April 2016}}</ref>
| | The series concluded with the Doctor's attempts to transform Missy ultimately failing after encountering her predessor on a mondasian colony ship. The Doctor and Bill were killed in battle defending the reisdents from the Master's [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] army while Nardole was condemned to the upper floors to keep defending the children should the Cybermen ever reach their floor. Bill managed to survive the ordeal after her friend [[Heather (The Pilot)|Heather]] transformed her into sentient oil like her. As for the Doctor, he managed to survive through [[regeneration]], though he tempoarily delayed it. |
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| Only a Christmas special aired in all of [[2016 (releases)|2016]], with the rest of the series broadcast in [[April (releases)|April]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]].<ref name="april">{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-09-06/doctor-who-will-return-in-april-reveals-peter-capaldi|title=Doctor Who will return "in April", reveals Peter Capaldi|author=Fullerton, Huw|date of source=6 September 2016|website name=RadioTimes|accessdate=12 October 2016}}</ref> As the series marked the end of Moffat's reign, [[Chris Chibnall]] was chosen to take on the role following his exit.<ref name="Moffat" />
| | After one last adventure with his [[First Doctor|original incarnation]], the Twelfth Doctor regenerated into a [[Thirteenth Doctor|female incarnation]]. She soon fell from her TARDIS because it malfunctioned, falling to [[Earth]]. |
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| Moffat confirmed an extra episode to the ''Daily Record'' on 4 February 2016: "I have fourteen ''Doctor Who''s and three ''Sherlock'' films." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/stevenmoffat-hails-dream-jobs-working-7310742#oFyxETez6BXIiwvk.97|title=Steven Moffat hails 'dream jobs' working on Doctor Who and Sherlock as Scot is awarded OBE for services to drama|author=Jones, Tony|date of source=4 February 2016|website name=DailyRecord.co.uk|accessdate=5 February 2016}}</ref> Later on 7 October 2016, Moffat re-confirmed the Christmas special for 2017 at New York [[Comic Con]]. He told that he planned to sit down with Chibnall and "figure out where he wants it parked and how to get it there." and said "But to be honest, it's a very short conversation, I've had it before with [[Russell T Davies|Russell]] saying, 'Could you crash the TARDIS?' And that was it, really."<ref>http://touch.metro.us/entertainment/steven-moffat-will-stay-on-doctor-who-after-season-10/zsJpjg---RarPAFTI8tdQw/</ref>
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| In May 2016 at a convention, [[Michelle Gomez]] confirmed her return as {{Gomez}} in series 10.<ref name="MegaCon">{{cite web|url=http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/michelle-gomez-confirms-missy-is-returning-to-doctor-who|title=Michelle Gomez confirms Missy is returning to 'Doctor Who' next season|author=Martin, William|website name=Cultbox|date of source=30 May 2016|accessdate=14 August 2016}}</ref>
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| In an interview with BBC Newsbeat on 6 September 2016, Steven Moffat revealed that the 2016 Christmas special had begun filming and said that "It's got a lot of heart, but it's got a lot of brain too. Figure that one out."<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-09-06/a-lot-of-heart-but-a-lot-of-brain-too---could-the-doctor-who-christmas-special-feature-a-return-for-a-fan-favourite?utm_content=socialflow&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social</ref>
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| On 12 September 2016, [[Mark Gatiss]] told the audience at a Victoria & Albert Museum members' talk, "I think the Christmas special... which is the only one this year...I think is one of Steve''[n Moffat]''{{'}}s best ever scripts, absolutely beautiful." and "It made me cry.".<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-09-13/the-doctor-who-christmas-special-is-absolutely-beautiful-and-made-mark-gatiss-cry</ref>
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| Speaking at New York [[Comic Con]] on 7 October 2016, Steven Moffat told that series 10 would feel completely new, like episode 1 of [[series 1 (Doctor Who)|series 1]], and was completely different from anything he had done before.<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-10-08/the-next-series-of-doctor-who-will-feel-like-the-first-episode-you-ever-see</ref>
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| On joining the ''Doctor Who'' team for ''The Return of Doctor Mysterio'', [[Justin Chatwin]] said: "Working with the amazing people at ''Doctor Who'' has been one of the most fun and rewarding projects I've ever had the pleasure of being involved with.", Moffat also said: "I've always loved [[superhero]]es and this Christmas ''Doctor Who'' dives into that world. My favourite superhero is [[Clark Kent]]. Not Superman, Clark Kent."<ref name="DW.TV">http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/doctor-who-christmas-special-title-revealed-with-new-super-image</ref>
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| On October 17, 2016, [[Michelle Gomez]] confirmed her return as {{Gomez}} on series 10 to ''The Music''.<ref name="Digspy">http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/doctor-who/news/a811275/doctor-who-series-10-missy-is-back-michelle-gomez-reveals/?utm_content=buffer9fe8d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=mainfacebookpost</ref>
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| Steven Moffat suggested that fans shouldn't expect a multi-Doctor story in the near future, having said: "We can't do it all the time. Not in my time on the show will that happen again, I wouldn't think." and jokingly added: "I don't think we're going to do that again until whatever the next anniversary is, the 100th anniversary, which I've already told them I'm not going to do because I'm planning on having been dead for a while!"<ref name="Digspy" />
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| ''[[The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)|The Return of Doctor Mysterio]]'' had previously been rumoured to be a sequel to ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]''.<ref>https://www.inverse.com/article/21342-doctor-who-christmas-special-nardole</ref> This turned out to be largely true, with the return of the [[Shoal of the Winter Harmony]], [[Nardole]], and mentions of [[Hydroflax]], [[River Song]], and the Doctor's 24 years spent with her.
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| On 30 January 2017, Peter Capaldi announced on [[BBC Radio 2]] that series 10 and the 2017 Christmas special would be his last, remarking that "[he feels] it's time to move on". It was also revealed that the series would begin on [[15 April (releases)|15 April]] 2017.<ref name="PCleave" /> However, Steven Moffat revealed that Capaldi "came close" to staying for series 11.<ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/doctor-who/news/a821406/peter-capaldi-came-close-to-staying-on-doctor-who-for-a-fourth-series-reveals-steven-moffat/</ref> On 23 March 2017, Capaldi revealed his real reason for leaving was to keep the show fresh and even though part of him wanted to stay while he also wanted different challenges.<ref>http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/783163/Doctor-Who-Peter-Capaldi-real-reason-quit-BBC</ref>
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| Due to lots of fans debating back and forth about the possibility of a female incarnation of the Doctor, with the subject having been given mixed reactions, upcoming showrunner Chris Chibnall told ''East Anglian Daily Times'' that: "I can honestly say that nothing has yet been decided, I haven't got my feet under the table yet. I have been working on the play (new comedy ''Worst Wedding Ever'') and I am still finishing the latest series of ''Broadchurch''. Nothing is ruled out but I don't want the casting to be a gimmick and that's all I can say."<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-02-27/chris-chibnall-on-a-female-doctor-who-nothing-is-ruled-out-but-i-dont-want-the-casting-to-be-a-gimmick</ref> However on 11 June, 2017, former showrunner [[Russell T Davies]] told in an interview at LGBT Awards that the next incarnation had been cast and he knew who it would be, but that he would not tell.<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-06-12/the-next-doctor-has-already-been-cast-according-to-former-doctor-who-showrunner-russell-t-davies</ref>
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| While episode 8 writer [[Toby Whithouse]] initially referred to episodes 6, 7 and 8 as a three-parter, with Whithouse specifying to ''Digital Spy'' that episode 8 was "the third part of a three-parter",<ref name="3-parts">http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/doctor-who/news/a823765/doctor-who-series-10-three-parter-monks/?utm_content=buffer32d37&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=TVTwitterpost</ref> Steven Moffat denied this in the June 2017 issue of ''Doctor Who Magazine''.<ref name="DWM 512">[[DWM 512]]</ref> Whithouse again referred to episode 8 as "the third part of this three-parter" in ''DWM''{{'}}s July 2017 issue.<ref name = "dwm 513">[[DWM 513]]</ref> Additionally, in a video introduction for episode 8, actor Pearl Mackie called episode 8 "the last in the trilogy of [[the Monks]] and their evil plan".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p054hv05 |title=Get The Lie of the Land from Peter and Pearl |date of source=1 June 2017 |website name=BBC One, Doctor Who, Series 10 |accessdate=4 June 2017}}</ref>
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| Just as Steven Moffat wrote the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s introductory scene in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time: Part 2]]'', Chibnall has written the first appearance of the Thirteenth Doctor in the 2017 Christmas special.<ref name="ChibnallDoctor" >http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-03-23/new-doctor-who-showrunner-chris-chibnall-will-write-the-first-words-for-peter-capaldis-replacement</ref>
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| [[Bill Potts]] had been widely reported as the first openly [[homosexuality|gay]] companion (despite the precedent set by [[Jack Harkness]] being [[omnisexual]]), with Pearl Mackie having said that "it shouldn't be a big deal in the [[21st century]]. It's about time isn't it?" and that "that representation is important, especially on a mainstream show."<ref>http://bbc.in/2mVQEtz</ref>
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| For the first time ever in the medium of television, there was a [[Multi-Doctor story|Multi-Master story]] with [[John Simm]] as {{Simm}} alongside Michelle Gomez's Missy. Simm said of his return that "I can confirm that it's true, thanks to the power of time travel I'm back." His return was originally to be a secret, but Moffat said of the reveal (first given on ''The Sun'') that "Nothing stays secret for long on ''Doctor Who'' but you'll have to wait a little bit longer to see exactly what the Master is up to and how he makes his return to face the Doctor."<ref name="SimmGomez">http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/9ecdaaa1-10e1-45a7-a266-bdd7a1adcdf2</ref>
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| A then-new show called ''[[Whovians]]'' aired on Sundays on [[ABC2]] and [[iView]] after the weekly screening of series 10.<ref>http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/switchover-show-whovians-coming-to-australia-for-doctor-who-series-10</ref>
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| The fourth episode of series 10, ''[[Knock Knock (TV story)|Knock Knock]]'', was the first episode of the franchise to receive a 3D surround sound effect on [[BBC iPlayer]], allowing the viewers to experience the story all around them.<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-04-24/doctor-who-to-release-a-nail-biting-immersive-version-of-an-upcoming-episode</ref>
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| [[Michelle Gomez]] revealed that she stepped down from the role as {{Gomez}} at the end of the series, having said "it's the end of a chapter."<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-05-16/michelle-gomez-to-leave-doctor-who-with-peter-capaldi-and-steven-moffat</ref>
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| In an interview with ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' for its [[DWM 514|514th issue]], Steven Moffat said that the 2017 Christmas special was "funny and lively".<ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/doctor-who/news/a831983/peter-capaldi-doctor-who-regeneration/</ref>
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| On July 14th 2017, the BBC revealed that the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] casting would be announced on July 16th after the Wimbledon Men's Finals.<ref name="JodieDoctor">http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-07-16/13th-doctor-jodie-whittaker-i-want-to-tell-the-fans-not-to-be-scared-by-my-gender</ref>
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| Speaking to Digital Spy, Capaldi told that his regeneration scene is "beautiful" and said that: "It's quite a big scene – we didn't short-change it".<ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/doctor-who/news/a834521/doctor-who-peter-capaldi-hints-very-beautiful-regeneration-christmas-special/?utm_content=bufferea397&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=TVTwitterpost</ref>
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| == Cast == | | == Cast == |
