Doctor Who, Series 5 and Specials.

Meds · December 19, 2008, 01:59:54 PM

All Ten Doctors to appear in Christmas special.
From Todays Sun Newspaper.

ALL TEN Timelords will appear in the explosive Dr Who Christmas special.

Producers travelled back in time to pick out old footage of the actors. Three are now dead.

Show chief Russell T Davies said: "It's nice for fans to see the old doctors. And it helps kids get their heads round the fact there have been lots of them."

The ten, from William Hartnell in 1963 to the latest David Tennant, will appear in The Next Doctor alongside new foes, the Cybershades. They are hairy, mutant cousins of the evil Cybermen — but they're not the only enemy the Doc faces.

TV Biz saw a sneak preview of the action-packed Christmas Day show in which a huge robot Cyber King, controlled by sinister Mercy Hartigan (Dervla Kerwan), stalks Victorian London.

There is also a crucial scene in which the Doctor attempts to get ANOTHER Doc — played by David Morrissey — to understand the succession of Timelords.

Fans also see sidekick Rosita (Velile Tshabalala) and an early Tardis — a rickety hot air balloon.

M-5 · December 19, 2008, 09:41:00 PM

I do so envy you Brits.

Meds · December 20, 2008, 06:30:42 AM

Quote from: M-5 on December 19, 2008, 09:41:00 PM
I do so envy you Brits.

You have to let us have at least something first. ;)

Feathers · December 20, 2008, 08:54:45 AM

Well that does look interesting but I hope they plumb it into the story rather than making it a gratuitous sop to the old fans (like me).

Less than a week to go until we find out!

Meds · December 20, 2008, 01:25:45 PM

It would certainly make a change to give a massive nod to the classic fans, plus of course you'll get all the new fans wanting to know more about these past Doctors and for me thats very important. So looking forward to the Christmas episode, the past have frankly been poor and this one looks like its going to be the best so far.

Meds · December 25, 2008, 11:33:25 AM

SPOILER FREE... :dalek

Well this was the BEST Christmas special we've had to far. I sat there in total awe all the way through. maybe its because i know we won't get much Who next year, whatever, i really enjoyed it. You do get to see all ten Doctors which i think is sooooooo important for new Who fans and Classic fans, it brings everyone together nicely. David Morrisey was brilliant, the man is a excellent actor. Tennant as usual cannot put a foot wrong n his portrayal of our favorite time lord. The story is a mixture of Temple of Doom and Oliver Twist and the lead bad lady (Dervla Kirwan as Miss Hartigan) was top notch. I'm a bit iffy about the new Cybermen, they have not a patch on the 60's version but still it was good to see them.

All in all an great episode and i look forward to talking about it more when you get to see it. One thing, the next episode is called Planet of the Dead ( To quote RTD "We know that, for his first 2009 adventure, the Doctor will be left without the TARDIS and that "dark forces are gathering. The Gate is waiting, and life will never be the same again." )

M-5 · December 25, 2008, 01:26:17 PM

I can hardly wait.

Feathers · December 25, 2008, 03:12:16 PM

That was very good. I agree with Meds, it was better than previous specials.

The story behind the 'Next Doctor' of the title certainly wasn't one I saw coming but worked very well and was better than anything I'd thought of in advance! I too liked all the Doctors appearing though de the history of this set of Cybermen I'm not sure how they can justify doing it in the way they did.

Overall, well worth watching and a highlight of Christmas day.dd

X · December 25, 2008, 06:43:03 PM

I saw it and fell asleep during part of it. I liked it, but I liked the 07 one better.

Scott · December 25, 2008, 07:56:44 PM

I liked it. It was good fun. Not the best of stories from the good Doctor (My favorite is still 'The Girl in the Fireplace'). But it was at least fun.

Geekyfanboy · December 25, 2008, 09:10:37 PM

Can't wait to watch.. downloading now.

Rico · December 26, 2008, 05:12:10 AM

You guys torrenting this??

X · December 26, 2008, 07:00:30 AM

Quote from: Rico on December 26, 2008, 05:12:10 AM
You guys torrenting this??

I'd like to think of it as delayed streaming.

Geekyfanboy · December 26, 2008, 08:21:57 AM

Quote from: Rico on December 26, 2008, 05:12:10 AM
You guys torrenting this??

Yep.. already burned to DVD and when I get home from work I'll be enjoying it.

Meds · December 26, 2008, 03:21:27 PM

From OPG.

Unofficial overnight figures show The Next Doctor was watched by 11.7 million viewers, a share of 50.5 per cent of the audience.

The rating is the highest achieved by the programme in 2008 and the second highest since the programme returned in 2005, only being beaten by last year's Christmas special.

The programme was the second-highest rated of Christmas Day and of Christmas week so far, beating EastEnders, even though the soap was shown in a much later slot. The highest-rated programme of the day was Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death with a massive 14.3 million watching.

On BBC3 Doctor Who Confidential had an audience of 0.46 million and Doctor Who: Top 5 Christmas Moments was watched by 0.48 million viewers. Gavin and Stacey: 12 Days of Christmas was the highest- rated programme on multi-channel television.