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Doctor Who series 8
Series 8
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original releaseAugust 2014[1][2]
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The eighth series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who is planned to air from August 2014 on BBC One.[1][2] The series will be the first to star Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, and will co-star Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald in her first full series.

List of episodes

See also: List of Doctor Who serials
Story No. Episode Title Directed by Written by UK viewers AI Original air date Production
code
2421TBABen WheatleySteven MoffatTBATBAAugust 2014[1][2]TBA
2432TBABen WheatleyPhil Ford[3]TBATBATBATBA
2443TBAPaul Murphy[4]Mark Gatiss[5]TBATBATBATBA
2454TBADouglas MackinnonSteven Moffat[6]TBATBATBATBA
2465TBADouglas MackinnonStephen Thompson[6]TBATBATBATBA
2476TBAPaul MurphyGareth Roberts[5]TBATBATBATBA
2487TBAPaul Wilmshurst[7]Peter Harness[8]TBATBATBATBA
2498TBAPaul Wilmshurst[7]Jamie Mathieson[8]TBATBATBATBA
2509TBADouglas Mackinnon[9]TBATBATBATBATBA
25110TBATBATBATBATBATBATBA
252a11TBARachel Talalay[10]Steven Moffat[8]TBATBATBATBA
252b12TBARachel Talalay[10]Steven Moffat[8]TBATBATBATBA

Casting

See also: List of Doctor Who cast members

The show's star since 2010, Matt Smith announced in June 2013 that he would be leaving Doctor Who[11] following the 2013 Christmas episode "The Time of the Doctor". His replacement was announced, after several weeks of speculation,[12] on a special live broadcast called Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor on 4 August as Peter Capaldi, who had up to that point been best known for portraying spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in the BBC comedy series The Thick of It.[13] Capaldi had previously appeared on the show as Caecilius in "The Fires of Pompeii".[14] He also played John Frobisher in the Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood: Children of Earth.

In October 2013, actress Neve McIntosh stated in an interview that recurring characters Madame Vastra, Jenny Flint and Strax (known to fans as "the Paternoster Gang") were due to return in the new series.[15] On 24 February 2014, it was announced that Gavin & Stacey actor Samuel Anderson will join the cast as the recurring character Danny Pink, a teacher and Clara's colleague at Coal Hill School.[16]

Beyond the return of the Paternoster Gang, and the casting of Samuel Anderson, the first major guest star of the series was announced in March 2014 when it was revealed that Keeley Hawes had been cast in episode five as a character named Ms Delphox.[17] Subsequently, Tom Riley, Ben Miller, Hermione Norris, Frank Skinner, Foxes, and Christopher Fairbank were cast in guest roles.[18][19][20][21][22][9]

Production

Writing and development

At Comic-Con 2013, Steven Moffat said that, although much of the focus at that point remained on the 50th anniversary and Christmas specials, writing for series 8 was under way:

The scripts [are] coming in, we know what we're going to do and how it's going to end, and what it's building to.[13]

In an interview with Doctor Who Magazine, Moffat likened his initial plans for the Twelfth Doctor to Tom Baker's first season, with the Doctor being tricky to deal with at the beginning, but with the benefit of familiar characters to ease through the transition; Moffat also commented on the situation of Clara having to deal with the Doctor changing.[23] Moffat has also stated that, unlike the situation with Colin Baker,[24] reference will be made to Peter Capaldi's previous appearances in the Whoniverse:

I remember Russell [T Davies] told me that he had a big old plan as to why there were two Peter Capaldis in the Who universe: one in Pompeii and one in Torchwood. When I cast Peter and Russell got in touch to say how pleased he was, I said, "Okay, what was your theory and does it still work?" and he said, "Yes it does. Here it is..."[25]

Steven Moffat said that the issue of Peter Capaldi's previous appearances would be addressed, amongst other story issues

Chris Chibnall, who has written five previous episodes of Doctor Who, and a few for Torchwood, indicated in April 2013 that he had been approached by Moffat to contribute to Series 8.[26] The subsequent success of his drama series Broadchurch, has led to Chibnall stating that, while still willing to write for Doctor Who, his schedule may mean it not being possible for this upcoming series.[27]

Neil Cross, who wrote two episodes in Series 7, has also stated a desire to write for Series 8.[28] Cross confirmed that he would be writing at least one episode for Series 8 in August 2013, while Neil Gaiman, who contributed one episode to Series 6 and another episode to Series 7, and Frank Cottrell Boyce also stated that they were developing scripts. However, neither were able to confirm initially whether these would be for Series 8 or a subsequent series.[29][30]

Gareth Roberts, who has written five previous episodes of Doctor Who, has been confirmed to be returning for Series 8.[31]

On 7 January 2014, it was announced that former producers Peter Bennett (producer in 2010, who has also worked on spin-off Torchwood and former showrunner Russell T Davies' Wizards vs Aliens) and Nikki Wilson (script editor and producer from 2009 to 2010) would produce the series. Will Oswald is editing Episodes 1, 2, 5 and 6.[32]

On 26 March 2014, it was announced that Mark Gatiss will write either one or two episodes for the series. In a Q&A in Brazil he said that he believes that Jane Austen should feature in an episode, just like other famous authors who have appeared on the show. (William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, and Agatha Christie).[33]

In April 2014, it was announced Peter Harness and Jamie Mathieson would be writing for the series.[34]

Filming

In September 2012, Matt Smith stated a desire to see an episode of Doctor Who directed by Sir Peter Jackson, the director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Jackson responded positively to the suggestion by saying "name the time and place".[35] In March 2013 he maintained his desire to have an involvement in the show, stating that he would happily accept a Dalek in payment.[36] Steven Moffat stated in August 2013 that Jackson was serious about his desire to direct Doctor Who, and also said that, if it were to happen, there was a good likelihood of filming taking place in New Zealand.[37]

In August 2013, actress Jenna Coleman initially announced that filming was scheduled to begin in January 2014, after the broadcast of Peter Capaldi's initial appearance in the Christmas special that would contain the Doctor's regeneration.[38] In late 2013, announcements were made for various directing appointments for the new series, with a total of six episodes allocated initially; in October, the first two episodes of the series were allocated to Ben Wheatley, with production due to start in December 2013.[30][39] In November and December two further episodes were each allocated to Paul Murphy[40] and Douglas Mackinnon.[41] The first read through took place on 17 December 2013.[42]

Filming began on 6 January 2014 in Cardiff,[43] with Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman shooting their first scenes for Series 8 on 7 January 2014.[3] Filming is expected to last until August 2014.[44]

On 22 February 2014 it was announced that Paul Wilmshurst would also direct an episode.[45]

On 11 May 2014, it was announced that an episode directed by Wilmshurst and written by Harness would be filming in Lanzarote, the second time Doctor Who has filmed there after the 1984 serial Planet of Fire.[20] Filming took place in Volcán del Cuervo, also known as the Raven’s Volcano.[46]

On 14 May 2014 it was announced that American director Rachel Talalay would be directing two episodes of the eighth series.[47]

Production blocks have been arranged as follows:

Block Episode title Director Writer Producer Code
1 TBA (Episode 1)
TBA (Episode 2)		 Ben Wheatley Steven Moffat
Phil Ford		 TBA TBA
2 TBA (Episode 4)
TBA (Episode 5)		 Douglas Mackinnon Steven Moffat
Stephen Thompson		 TBA TBA
3 TBA (Episode 3)
TBA (Episode 6)		 Paul Murphy Mark Gatiss
Gareth Roberts		 Nikki Wilson[48] TBA
4 TBA (Episode 7)
TBA (Episode 8)		 Paul Wilmshurst Peter Harness
Jamie Mathieson		 Peter Harness[20] TBA
5 TBA (Episode 9) Douglas Mackinnon TBA TBA TBA
6 TBA (Episode 11)
TBA (Episode 12)		 Rachel Talalay[47] Steven Moffat[8] TBA TBA
7 TBA (Episode 10)
TBA		 TBA TBA TBA TBA

Promotion

On 23 May 2014, the first 15 second teaser trailer for the series was released online.[1][2]

Broadcast

Series 8 was initially slated to be broadcast starting in the late summer of 2014, with Steven Moffat acknowledging this likelihood in July 2013, prior to the announcement of Peter Capaldi's casting.[49] In September however it was suggested that the broadcast date would likely be pushed back to the third quarter of 2014, which would tie in with the production starting in January 2014 and typically lasting up to 9 months before the transmission of the first episode. It was also suggested that the series would be a twelve rather than thirteen episode run.[50] In an October 2013 interview, Steven Moffat said that there will be at least 13 episodes in the series. It is unknown if a Christmas special will be among them.[51]

In February 2014, Ben Wheatley, director of the first two episodes, stated that his episodes and therefore the start of the series would air from summer 2014.[52]

At the final 50th anniversary event at the BFI in December 2013, Steven Moffat confirmed that the series would contain 13 episodes and would be broadcast in the second half of 2014. He also stated that it would not be split into two parts, instead being transmitted continuously.[53] Moffat also announced that this would be the standard broadcast format for future series.[54] A teaser trailer released on 23 May 2014 revealed that the eighth series will air in August 2014.[1][2]

DVD and Blu-ray releases

See also: List of Doctor Who DVD and Blu-ray releases

Series 8 will see a complete series DVD and Blu-ray release. In January 2014, three weeks after filming started, Amazon UK announced that the DVD and Blu-ray releases of the complete series box set were available to pre-order.[55][56]

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