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A '''cold opening''' (or '''pre-title sequence''') was the scene of a story that appeared prior to the [[title sequence]]. | A '''cold opening''' (or '''pre-title sequence''') was the scene of a story that appeared prior to the [[title sequence]]. | ||
With some exceptions, cold openings were not featured in the classic series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', which ran from [[1963 (releases)|1963]] to [[1989 (releases)|1989]]. A cold opening was, however, featured in the one-off [[Doctor Who (TV story)|TV movie]] from [[1996 (releases)|1996]]. Cold openings would go on to become a permanent instalment of the new series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' from [[2005 (releases)|2005]] to [[2017 (releases)|2017]], again with only a few exceptions, until being completely abandoned during [[2018 (releases)|2018's]] [[Series 11 (Doctor Who)|series 11]]. This would later prove to be temporary, as cold openings were promptly reintroduced in [[2020 (releases)|2020]]'s [[Series 12 (Doctor Who)|series 12]], but as an on-and-off feature. In [[Series 13 (Doctor Who)|series 13]] they were brought back for all episodes, with ''[[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]]'' standing out as the only exception. | With some exceptions, cold openings were not featured in the classic series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', which ran from [[1963 (releases)|1963]] to [[1989 (releases)|1989]]. A cold opening was, however, featured in the one-off [[Doctor Who (TV story)|TV movie]] from [[1996 (releases)|1996]]. Cold openings would go on to become a permanent instalment of the new series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' from [[2005 (releases)|2005]] to [[2017 (releases)|2017]], again with only a few exceptions, until being completely abandoned during [[2018 (releases)|2018's]] [[Series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 11]]. This would later prove to be temporary, as cold openings were promptly reintroduced in [[2020 (releases)|2020]]'s [[Series 12 (Doctor Who)|series 12]], but as an on-and-off feature. In [[Series 13 (Doctor Who)|series 13]] they were brought back for all episodes, with ''[[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]]'' standing out as the only exception. | ||
''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' [[series 1 (Torchwood)|series 1]] and [[Series 2 (Torchwood)|series 2]] featured cold openings, as did ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' and ''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]''. | ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' [[series 1 (Torchwood)|series 1]] and [[Series 2 (Torchwood)|series 2]] featured cold openings, as did ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' and ''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]''. | ||
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In the new series, the majority of exceptions were series premieres. ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'' and ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'', which were the series premieres of [[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 1]], [[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|3]] and [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|4]] respectively, all did not feature cold openings. The fiftieth anniversary story, [[2013 (releases)|2013's]] ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', did not feature a cold opening, instead beginning with a slightly modified version of the [[title sequence]] from the first ''Doctor Who'' television story, [[1963 (releases)|1963's]] ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', in widescreen. | In the new series, the majority of exceptions were series premieres. ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'' and ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'', which were the series premieres of [[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 1]], [[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|3]] and [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|4]] respectively, all did not feature cold openings. The fiftieth anniversary story, [[2013 (releases)|2013's]] ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', did not feature a cold opening, instead beginning with a slightly modified version of the [[title sequence]] from the first ''Doctor Who'' television story, [[1963 (releases)|1963's]] ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', in widescreen. | ||
Although returning in [[Series 12 (Doctor Who)|series 12]] after their absence in [[Series 11 (Doctor Who)|series 11]], only four episodes featured cold openings: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall: Part One]]'', ''[[Can You Hear Me? (TV story)|Can You Hear Me?]]'', ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'' and ''[[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]]''. Cold openings became became standard again in [[Series 13 (Doctor Who)|series 13]], with the only exception being ''[[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]]''. | Although returning in [[Series 12 (Doctor Who)|series 12]] after their absence in [[Series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 11]], only four episodes featured cold openings: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall: Part One]]'', ''[[Can You Hear Me? (TV story)|Can You Hear Me?]]'', ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'' and ''[[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]]''. Cold openings became became standard again in [[Series 13 (Doctor Who)|series 13]], with the only exception being ''[[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]]''. | ||
The pilot episode of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'', ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'', was the only exception to the format for the first two series by not featuring a cold opening. Similarly, the pilot story of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'' was also the only story of the show not to feature a cold opening. | The pilot episode of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'', ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'', was the only exception to the format for the first two series by not featuring a cold opening. Similarly, the pilot story of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'' was also the only story of the show not to feature a cold opening. | ||
