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'''''The Power of the Doctor''''' was the [[2022 (releases)|2022]] ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' [[Centenary Special]], broadcast as part of the [[BBC 100]] celebrations. Marking the end of [[Jodie Whittaker]]'s tenure as the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], this was also the final entry to be penned by [[Chris Chibnall]] as [[showrunner]]. It saw the return of the [[Spy Master]] and [[Ashad]] following their apparent demise at the end of ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'', and it marked the first time [[the Master]], the [[Cybermen]], and the [[Dalek]]s all worked together onscreen. | '''''The Power of the Doctor''''' was the [[2022 (releases)|2022]] ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' [[Centenary Special]], broadcast as part of the [[BBC 100]] celebrations. Marking the end of [[Jodie Whittaker]]'s tenure as the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], this was also the final entry to be penned by [[Chris Chibnall]] as [[showrunner]]. It saw the return of the [[Spy Master]] and [[Ashad]] following their apparent demise at the end of ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'', and it marked the first time [[the Master]], the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], and the [[Dalek]]s all worked together onscreen. | ||
Several past ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' [[companion]]s returned for the special, most prominently [[Janet Fielding]] as [[Tegan Jovanka]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]], and [[Bradley Walsh]] as [[Graham O'Brien]]. Appearing in cameo roles were [[Bonnie Langford]] and [[Katy Manning]] as [[Melanie Bush]] and [[Jo Grant|Jo Jones]], with Langford returning to the television series for the first time since her exit in ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'', and Manning returning to for the first time since her character's last appearance in ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' story ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]''. Notably, joining Langford and Manning in a cameo role was [[William Russell]] as [[Ian Chesterton]], marking the character's first appearance in the television series since ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' in [[1965 (releases)|1965]], which [[Guinness World Records]] marked as the longest gap between televised appearances of a character still played by their actor.<ref name="IanRecord">https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-william-russell-ian-chesterton-return-newsupdate/</ref> | Several past ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' [[companion]]s returned for the special, most prominently [[Janet Fielding]] as [[Tegan Jovanka]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]], and [[Bradley Walsh]] as [[Graham O'Brien]]. Appearing in cameo roles were [[Bonnie Langford]] and [[Katy Manning]] as [[Melanie Bush]] and [[Jo Grant|Jo Jones]], with Langford returning to the television series for the first time since her exit in ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'', and Manning returning to for the first time since her character's last appearance in ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' story ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]''. Notably, joining Langford and Manning in a cameo role was [[William Russell]] as [[Ian Chesterton]], marking the character's first appearance in the television series since ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' in [[1965 (releases)|1965]], which [[Guinness World Records]] marked as the longest gap between televised appearances of a character still played by their actor.<ref name="IanRecord">https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-william-russell-ian-chesterton-return-newsupdate/</ref> | ||
