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This article is about the upcoming 2020 series. For the 1974–75 season, see Doctor Who (season 12).

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The twelfth series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who is set to premiere in early 2020, with filming for the series having commenced in January 2019. The series will be the second to be led by Chris Chibnall as head writer and executive producer. This series will be the twelfth to air following the programme's revival in 2005, and will be the thirty-eighth season overall.

Jodie Whittaker is due to return for her second series as the Thirteenth Doctor, the most recent incarnation of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in the TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box on the outside. The series also stars Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill as the Doctor's travelling companions, Graham O'Brien, Ryan Sinclair and Yasmin Khan, respectively.

Episodes

See also: List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)
StoryEpisodeTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [1]UK viewers
(millions) [2]		AI [2]
TBA1TBAJamie Stone[3]TBD2020 (2020)TBDTBD
TBA2TBALee Haven Jones[4]TBD2020 (2020)TBDTBD
TBA3TBALee Haven Jones[4]TBD2020 (2020)TBDTBD
TBA4TBATBDTBD2020 (2020)TBDTBD
TBA5TBAJamie Stone[3]TBD2020 (2020)TBDTBD
TBA6TBATBDTBD2020 (2020)TBDTBD
TBA7TBATBDTBD2020 (2020)TBDTBD
TBA8TBATBDTBD2020 (2020)TBDTBD
TBA9TBAJamie Stone[3]TBD2020 (2020)TBDTBD
TBA10TBAJamie Stone[3]TBD2020 (2020)TBDTBD

Casting

See also: List of Doctor Who cast members

The series is the second series to feature Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor.[5][6] Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill will also reprise their roles as Graham O'Brien, Ryan Sinclair and Yasmin Khan, respectively.[7][8] Molly Harris is set to appear as a character named Suki Cheng.[3] Neil Stuke is also set to star in Series 12, as are the Judoon.[9] Jo Martin is set to appear as a character named Ruth Clayton.[10] Anjli Mohindra, who had previously played Rani Chandra in the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures, is set to play a character named Queen Skithra.[11] Julia Foster is also set to appear as a character named Marcia.[11] Aurora Marion is set to play Noor Inayat Khan.[12][13] James Buckley is also to appear as a character named Nevi.[14] Maxim Baldry is also set to appear in a historical episode.[15] A yet-to-be-revealed actress is set to appear as Mary Shelley.[16] Michael Begley is set to appear in an episode.[17] Jacob Collins-Levy is also set to appear in an episode.[18]

Production

Writing and development

In April 2015, Steven Moffat confirmed that Doctor Who would run for at least another five years, extending the show until 2020.[19] In May 2017, it was announced that due to the terms of a deal between BBC Worldwide and SMG Pictures in China, the company has first right of refusal on the purchase for the Chinese market of future series of the programme until and including Series 15.[20][21]

Chris Chibnall is set to return as the series' showrunner, the role he took on following Steven Moffat's departure after the tenth series.[5] Ed Hime, who wrote the penultimate episode of the previous series, "It Takes You Away", is set to write an episode for the twelfth series.[22]

Filming

Costume designer Ray Holman listed the twelfth series as being in pre-production in November 2018.[23] By 17 November, BBC confirmed that Whittaker's second series had begun production.[5] Jamie Stone, who previously directed the fiftieth-anniversary minisode "The Last Day", directed the first block, which comprised the first and fifth episodes of the series.[24][3] Lee Haven Jones will direct the second and third episodes in the second block, Nida Manzoor will direct the third block, Emma Sullivan will direct the fourth block, and Stone will direct the fifth block of the ninth and tenth episodes.[4]

Filming commenced on 23 January 2019.[25] Filming began in Cape Town, South Africa.[26][27] Filming in South Africa ended on 7 February 2019 at Bowmans on Bree Street. Location filming also took place at Kogel Bay in Western Cape and Kersefontein Guest Farm in Hopefield.[28] Filming took place in Cardiff between 10 and 11 February 2019,[29] and again on 30 May 2019 in Cardiff Bay[30] and at Guildhall in Swansea, Wales between 18 and 19 February 2019.[31] Filming returned to Cardiff Central Police Station, which was set-dressed as Hallamshire Police in Sheffield on 11 March 2019.[32] Filming has also taken place in Tenerife[33] and Gloucester.[34] Filming took place on the streets of Glamorgan Building at Cardiff University having been set-dressed as a Nazi-occupied Paris 19 and 20 March 2019.[12] Filming also took place in Merthyr Mawr, on 28 June and 1 July.[15] Filming took place on Pomeroy Street in the Butetown section of Cardiff on 23 July.[35]

Production blocks are arranged as follows:

Block Episode(s) Director Writer(s) Producer Ref(s)
1 Episode 1
Episode 5		 Jamie Stone TBA TBA [5][3]
TBA TBA TBA TBA [36]
2 Episode 2
Episode 3		 Lee Haven Jones TBA TBA [4]
3 TBA Nida Manzoor TBA TBA [11]
4 TBA Emma Sullivan TBA TBA [4]
5 Episode 9
Episode 10		 Jamie Stone TBA TBA [4]

Release

The twelfth series was originally reported to be broadcast in late 2019 by Starburst;[5] but the BBC confirmed after the eleventh series' finale that the series will premiere in "very early" 2020.[7][8][1]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Ratings Guide". Doctor Who News. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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  6. ^ Jeffrey, Morgan (7 December 2018). "Jodie Whittaker confirms she'll be back for Doctor Who series 12". DigitalSpy. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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  12. ^ a b "Doctor Who Series 12: Block 2 actress discovered". CultBox. 19 June 2019.
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  14. ^ "Doctor Who Series 12: James Buckley to star in Block 2 episode". CultBox. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Doctor Who Series 12: Maxim Baldry to star in historical episode". CultBox. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  16. ^ Methven, by Nicola; 21:00, 12 Jul 2019Updated23:02 (12 July 2019). "Doctor Who will battle Cybermen once again in 'darker and scarier' new series". mirror. {{cite web}}: |last2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  18. ^ "Jacob Collins-Levy".
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  22. ^ "Ed Hime". United Agents. Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  23. ^ Bone, Christian (12 November 2018). "Doctor Who Season 12 Has Already Begun Pre-Production". WeGotThisCovered.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  24. ^ "CV". Darryl Hammer. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  25. ^ Harp, Justin (24 January 2019). "Doctor Who kicks off series 12 filming with first-look at Jodie Whittaker and cast". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  26. ^ 24 January 2019 (24 January 2019). "Doctor Who series 12 has officially started filming". RadioTimes. Retrieved 22 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  27. ^ "Doctor Who Series 12: Jodie Whittaker and companion actors headed abroad". CultBox. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  28. ^ "Doctor Who filming wraps in South Africa". CultBox. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  29. ^ "Doctor Who filming in Cardiff". CultBox. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  30. ^ "Doctor Who Series 12: Jodie Whittaker confronts the Judoon in Cardiff". CultBox. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  31. ^ "Doctor Who filming at Swansea Guildhall, Wales". CultBox. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  32. ^ "Doctor Who Series 12: back to "Sheffield"". CultBox. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  33. ^ "Doctor Who filming in Tenerife". CultBox. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  34. ^ "Doctor Who: Judoon to return as Gloucester hosts filming". BBC. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  35. ^ "Doctor Who Series 12: Mandip Gill filming in Cardiff". CultBox. 23 July 2019.
  36. ^ Laford, Andrea (30 May 2019). "Doctor Who Series 12: new information from South Africa filming". Cultbox. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
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