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Doctor Who
Series 12
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Starring
No. of stories8
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release1 January (2020-01-01) –
1 March 2020 (2020-03-01)
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The twelfth series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who premiered on 1 January 2020 and aired through to 1 March 2020. It is the second to be led by Chris Chibnall as head writer and executive producer, alongside executive producer Matt Strevens, the twelfth to air after the programme's revival in 2005, and the thirty-eighth season overall. The twelfth series was broadcast on Sundays, except for the premiere episode, continuing on from the eleventh series, after regular episodes of the revived era have previously been broadcast on Saturdays. The series was preceded by a New Year's Day special episode in 2019, "Resolution", instead of the traditional annual Christmas special.

Jodie Whittaker returns for her second series as the Thirteenth Doctor, an incarnation of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in the TARDIS, which appears from the outside to be a British police box. It also stars Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill as the Doctor's travelling companions, Graham O'Brien, Ryan Sinclair and Yasmin Khan, respectively. The series follows the Thirteenth Doctor and her companions as they meet a new incarnation of the Master and his destruction of Gallifrey, the return of Jack Harkness, the appearance of an unknown incarnation of the Doctor from before the Time War, the Cybermen, and the secret of the "Timeless Child".

The ten episodes were directed by Jamie Magnus Stone, Lee Haven Jones, Nida Manzoor and Emma Sullivan. Alongside Chibnall, who wrote four of the scripts and co-wrote a further three, the writers include Ed Hime, Pete McTighe and Vinay Patel, who return from writing the previous series, as well as new contributors Nina Metivier, Maxine Alderton and Charlene James. Filming commenced in January 2019 and concluded by November of that year. The series will be followed by a festive special episode.

Episodes

The twelfth series included two-part stories for the first time since the tenth series, and more than one two-part story for the first time since the ninth series.[1] "Spyfall" is the first two-part episode not to use separate titles for its episodes since "The End of Time" (2009–10).[2]

No.
story
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [3]
AI[3]
'
287"Resolution"Wayne YipChris Chibnall1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)7.1380
'
288a1"Spyfall, Part 1"Jamie Magnus StoneChris Chibnall1 January 2020 (2020-01-01)6.8982
288b2"Spyfall, Part 2"Lee Haven JonesChris Chibnall5 January 2020 (2020-01-05)6.0782
2893"Orphan 55"Lee Haven JonesEd Hime12 January 2020 (2020-01-12)5.3877
2904"Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror"Nida ManzoorNina Metivier19 January 2020 (2020-01-19)5.2079
2915"Fugitive of the Judoon"Nida ManzoorVinay Patel and Chris Chibnall26 January 2020 (2020-01-26)5.5783
2926"Praxeus"Jamie Magnus StonePete McTighe and Chris Chibnall2 February 2020 (2020-02-02)5.2278
2937"Can You Hear Me?"Emma SullivanCharlene James and Chris Chibnall9 February 2020 (2020-02-09)4.9078
2948"The Haunting of Villa Diodati"Emma SullivanMaxine Alderton16 February 2020 (2020-02-16)5.0780
295a9"Ascension of the Cybermen"Jamie Magnus StoneChris Chibnall23 February 2020 (2020-02-23)4.9981
295b10"The Timeless Children"Jamie Magnus StoneChris Chibnall1 March 2020 (2020-03-01)4.6982
'
296"Revolution of the Daleks"[4]Lee Haven Jones[5]Chris Chibnall[6]TBATBDTBD

Casting

The series is the second to feature Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor.[7][8] Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill also reprise their roles as Graham O'Brien, Ryan Sinclair and Yasmin Khan, respectively.[9][10]

Stephen Fry appeared in the first part of the two-part episode "Spyfall", with Lenny Henry appearing in both parts.[11] Dominique Maher and Darron Meyer portrayed Agent Browning and Seesay respectively in "Spyfall, Part 1".[12] Sacha Dhawan appeared unannounced in "Spyfall, Part 1", and was revealed at the end of the episode to be the Master.[13] Aurora Marion portrayed Noor Inayat Khan in "Spyfall, Part 2".[14][15] James Buckley appeared in "Orphan 55" as Nevi.[16] Laura Fraser also appeared in "Orphan 55" as Kane,[17][18] as did Julia Foster as Vilma.[19][20] Goran Višnjić and Robert Glenister have also been cast[21] as Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison respectively,[22] and appeared in "Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror".[20] Anjli Mohindra, who had previously portrayed Rani Chandra in the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures, played Queen Skithra in "Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror".[19][20]

John Barrowman returned to his role as Jack Harkness in "Fugitive of the Judoon". This is his first appearance on the show since "The End of Time - Part Two" in 2010.[23] Jo Martin appeared as a previously unknown incarnation of the Doctor using the alias 'Ruth Clayton' in "Fugitive of the Judoon".[24][20] Neil Stuke appeared in "Fugitive of the Judoon", and Nicholas Briggs provided the voice of the Judoon.[25][20] Molly Harris appeared as Suki Cheng in "Praxeus".[26][20] Warren Brown was also cast in that episode.[27]

Sharon D. Clarke reprises her role as Graham's late wife, Grace, in "Can You Hear Me?".[28] Maxim Baldry appeared as Dr John Polidori in "The Haunting of Villa Diodati".[29][30] Jacob Collins-Levy also appeared as Lord Byron in the same episode.[31][30] Julie Graham, Ian McElhinney and Steve Toussaint guest star in the two-part finale, "Ascension of the Cybermen" / "The Timeless Children".[32][33]

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.[34] 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.[35][36]

Chris Chibnall returned as the series's showrunner, the role he took on following Steven Moffat's departure after the tenth series.[7] Matt Strevens also returned to serve as executive producer alongside Chibnall.[37] On 25 December 2018, the BBC announced that the New Year's Day special would feature the return of the Daleks.[38] Ed Hime (who wrote the penultimate episode of the previous series) wrote an episode.[39] Nina Metivier, who served as script editor on the previous series, also wrote an episode.[40]

In November 2019, Doctor Who Magazine revealed the writers for the twelfth series, including Vinay Patel, Pete McTighe, Maxine Alderton and Charlene James, as well as Hime, Métivier and Chibnall; Chibnall wrote four episodes and co-wrote a further three.[41] In a Radio Times article, Chibnall confirmed that Series 12 would feature the return of two-part stories.[1]

Filming

A New Year's Day special episode, "Resolution", was filmed in 2018 in lieu of the traditional annual Christmas special.[42][43][44]

Costume designer Ray Holman listed the twelfth series as being in pre-production in November 2018.[45] By 17 November, BBC confirmed that Whittaker's second series had begun production.[7] Jamie Magnus Stone, who previously directed the fiftieth-anniversary minisode "The Last Day", directed the first block, which comprised the first and sixth episodes of the series.[46][26] Lee Haven Jones directed the second and third episodes in the second block, Nida Manzoor directed the third block of the fourth and fifth episodes,[47] Emma Sullivan directed the fourth block of the seventh and eighth episodes,[48] and Stone directed the fifth block of the ninth and tenth episodes.[49] A special episode, "Revolution of the Daleks", was filmed by Lee Haven Jones.[5][50][4]

Filming commenced on 23 January 2019[51] in Cape Town, South Africa,[52][53] and concluded on 7 February, taking place at Western Cape, Hopefield,[54] Table Mountain[55] and Taal Monument.[56] Filming took place in Cardiff and Wales between February and October 2019.[57][58][59][60][14][61][62][63][64][65][66] Filming has also taken place in Tenerife,[67] Gloucester,[68] and Merthyr Mawr.[29] Filming concluded by 19 November 2019.[69] In April 2020, Chibnall confirmed that post-production was continuing on "Revolution of the Daleks" remotely throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.[70]

Production blocks were arranged as follows:[71][20][72][30][32][4]

Block Episode(s) Director Writer(s) Producer
X "Resolution" Wayne Yip Chris Chibnall Nikki Wilson
1 "Spyfall, Part 1" Jamie Magnus Stone Chris Chibnall Nikki Wilson
"Praxeus" Pete McTighe and Chris Chibnall
2 "Spyfall, Part 2" Lee Haven Jones Chris Chibnall Alex Mercer
"Orphan 55" Ed Hime
3 "Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror" Nida Manzoor Nina Metivier Nikki Wilson
"Fugitive of the Judoon" Vinay Patel and Chris Chibnall
4 "Can You Hear Me?" Emma Sullivan Charlene James and Chris Chibnall Alex Mercer
"The Haunting of Villa Diodati" Maxine Alderton
5 "Ascension of the Cybermen" Jamie Magnus Stone Chris Chibnall Nikki Wilson
"The Timeless Children"
X "Revolution of the Daleks" Lee Haven Jones Chris Chibnall Alex Mercer

Design and effects

The twelfth series introduced changes to the design of the TARDIS, with a modified column above the time rotor, the pathway from the TARDIS's doors, stairs, and modifications to the central console. These changes were introduced by production designer Dafydd Shurmer.[73][74] The eleventh series removed the cold openings, which was reintroduced for a number of the episodes of the twelfth series.[75]

Music

Segun Akinola returned to compose for the twelfth series.[76][77]

Release

Broadcast

The BBC confirmed after the eleventh series's finale that the twelfth series would premiere in "very early" 2020.[9][10][78] BBC confirmed on 2 December 2019 that the series was set to premiere on 1 January 2020,[79] and aired through to 1 March 2020.[80][32] The twelfth series was broadcast on Sundays, bar the premiere episode, continuing on from the format of the eleventh series, after regular episodes of the revived era had previously been broadcast on Saturdays.[79] The series will be followed by a special episode in the festive season, "Revolution of the Daleks".[50]

The "Spyfall" two-part episode was released in cinemas in the United States on 5 January 2020.[81]

Promotion

The first poster for the twelfth series was released on 21 November 2019.[82] The first trailer for the series was released on 23 November 2019, coinciding with the programme's fifty-sixth anniversary.[83][84] A second trailer was released on 2 December 2019 alongside news of the series's premiere date.[79] Forbidden Planet are releasing shirts weekly with themes that correspond to each week's broadcast episode of Series 12.[85] Two new trailers were released mid-series on 20 January and 7 February 2020.[86][87]

Home media

The twelfth series was released on 4 May 2020 in Region 2, and included the 2019 special "Resolution" in the boxset.[88]

  • (D,B) indicates a simultaneous DVD and Blu-ray release
Series Story no. Episode name Number and duration
of episodes
R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date
12 287–295 Doctor Who : The Complete Twelfth Series
(includes "Resolution" in the Regions 2 & 4)
7 × 50 min.
3 × 60 min.
1 × 65 min.
4 May 2020
(D,B) [89]
3 June 2020
(D,B) [90]
9 June 2020
(D,B) [91]
296 Doctor Who : "Revolution of the Daleks" 1 × 70 min. 25 January 2021
(D,B) [92]
24 March 2021
(D,B) [93]
2 March 2021
(D,B) [94]
11, 12, 13, 2022
specials
277–300 Doctor Who: The Complete Jodie Whittaker Years
(includes "Twice Upon a Time")
20 × 50 min.
1 × 55 min.
7 × 60 min.
2 × 65 min.
1 × 70 min.
1 × 90 min.
25 April 2023
(D) [95]

Reception

Ratings

The series gained the lowest ratings since the reboot of the show in 2005, containing six of the show's ten least-watched episodes.[96]

No. Title Air date Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total
viewers
(millions)
28-day
viewers
(millions)
AI Ref(s)
Viewers
(millions)
Rank Viewers
(millions)
Rank
"Resolution" 1 January 2019 5.15 4 1.98 14 7.126[a] 7.361[b] 80 [3][97][98]
1 "Spyfall, Part 1" 1 January 2020 4.88 2 2.01 8 6.886[c] 7.396[d] 82 [3][97][99]
2 "Spyfall, Part 2" 5 January 2020 4.60 5 1.47 16 6.072[e] 6.694[f] 82 [3][97][100]
3 "Orphan 55" 12 January 2020 4.19 5 1.19 25 5.376[g] 5.889[h] 77 [3][97][101]
4 "Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror" 19 January 2020 4.04 6 1.16 28 5.201[i] 5.795[j] 79 [3][97][102]
5 "Fugitive of the Judoon" 26 January 2020 4.21 6 1.36 23 5.573[k] 6.114[l] 83 [3][97][103]
6 "Praxeus" 2 February 2020 3.97 4 1.25 28 5.223[m] 5.677[n] 78 [3][97][104]
7 "Can You Hear Me?" 9 February 2020 3.81 7 1.09 35 4.895[o] 5.412[p] 78 [3][105][106]
8 "The Haunting of Villa Diodati" 16 February 2020 3.86 7 1.21 31 5.073[q] 5.565[r] 80 [3][97][107]
9 "Ascension of the Cybermen" 23 February 2020 3.71 8 1.28 25 4.987[s] 5.551[t] 81 [3][97][108]
10 "The Timeless Children" 1 March 2020 3.78 7 0.91 30 4.694[u] 5.173[v] 82 [3][97][109]

Critical reception

Doctor Who's twelfth series received positive reviews from critics. Series 12 holds a 78% approval rating on online review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes with an average score of 6.56/10, based on 7 critic reviews. The site's consensus reads "Doctor Who's twelfth outing adds welcome nuances to Jodie Whittaker's Doctor and some scary new layers of horror to some of the series' most terrifying villains."[110] Metacritic calculated a weighted average score of 80 out of 100 from 4 reviews of the series premiere, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[111]


Doctor Who (series 12): Critical reception by episode

Series 12 (2020): Percentage of positive critics' reviews tracked by the website Rotten Tomatoes[110]

Soundtrack

48 selected pieces of score from this series as composed by Segun Akinola were released in a 2-CD set on 3 April 2020 by Silva Screen Records.[112]

Notes

  1. ^ Special episode, total viewers: 6.955m on TV, 73k on PC, 54k on Tablet, 44k on Smartphone
  2. ^ Special episode, total viewers: 7.154m on TV, 90k on PC, 63k on Tablet, 53k on Smartphone
  3. ^ Episode 1, total viewers: 6.699m on TV, 101k on PC, 49k on Tablet, 37k on Smartphone
  4. ^ Episode 1, 28-day viewers: 7.161m on TV, 124k on PC, 61k on Tablet, 49k on Smartphone
  5. ^ Episode 2, total viewers: 5.909m on TV, 84k on PC, 45k on Tablet, 34k on Smartphone
  6. ^ Episode 2, 28-day viewers: 6.480m on TV, 108k on PC, 58k on Tablet, 47k on Smartphone
  7. ^ Episode 3, total viewers: 5.246m on TV, 64k on PC, 37k on Tablet, 29k on Smartphone
  8. ^ Episode 3, 28-day viewers: 5.706m on TV, 90k on PC, 50k on Tablet, 43k on Smartphone
  9. ^ Episode 4, total viewers: 5.071m on TV, 63k on PC, 37k on Tablet, 30k on Smartphone
  10. ^ Episode 4, 28-day viewers: 5.619m on TV, 84k on PC, 49k on Tablet, 43k on Smartphone
  11. ^ Episode 5, total viewers: 5.419m on TV, 73k on PC, 43k on Tablet, 37k on Smartphone
  12. ^ Episode 5, 28-day viewers: 5.921m on TV, 91k on PC, 54k on Tablet, 49k on Smartphone
  13. ^ Episode 6, total viewers: 5.092m on TV, 63k on PC, 38k on Tablet, 30k on Smartphone
  14. ^ Episode 6, 28-day viewers: 5.509m on TV, 80k on PC, 47k on Tablet, 40k on Smartphone
  15. ^ Episode 7, total viewers: 4.771m on TV, 58k on PC, 35k on Tablet, 29k on Smartphone
  16. ^ Episode 7, 28-day viewers: 5.250m on TV, 76k on PC, 46k on Tablet, 40k on Smartphone
  17. ^ Episode 8, total viewers: 4.945m on TV, 61k on PC, 36k on Tablet, 31k on Smartphone
  18. ^ Episode 8, 28-day viewers: 5.398m on TV, 79k on PC, 46k on Tablet, 41k on Smartphone
  19. ^ Episode 9, total viewers: 4.847m on TV, 68k on PC, 38k on Tablet, 33k on Smartphone
  20. ^ Episode 9, 28-day viewers: 5.374m on TV, 85k on PC, 48k on Tablet, 44k on Smartphone
  21. ^ Episode 10, total viewers: 4.550m on TV, 70k on PC, 39k on Tablet, 34k on Smartphone
  22. ^ Episode 10, 28-day viewers: 4.999m on TV, 83k on PC, 47k on Tablet, 43k on Smartphone

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