March 1st, 2013
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Doctor Who to Return with The Bells of St John
Doctor Who to Return with ‘The Bells of St John’ – First Official Picture!
Doctor Who is to return to BBC One on 30 March in a modern day urban thriller announced today as ‘The Bells of St John’, as the first official image is revealed giving fans a sneak peak at what to expect from the epic new series.
Written by Steven Moffat, ‘The Bells of St John’ will mark the official introduction of the Doctor’s newest companion, Clara Oswald, played by Jenna-Louise Coleman. Having already made two appearances last year, the opening episode will be the first time fans get to see the Clara that will accompany the Doctor across the series’ eight adventures.
Set in London against the backdrop of new and old iconic landmarks, The Shard and Westminster Bridge, ‘The Bells of St John’ will also establish a new nemesis, the Spoonheads, who will battle the Doctor as he discovers something sinister is lurking in the Wi-Fi.
Steven Moffat, executive producer and lead writer, said:
“It’s the 50th year of Doctor Who and look what’s going on! We’re up in the sky and under the sea! We’re running round the rings of an alien world and then a haunted house. There’s new Cybermen, new Ice Warriors and a never before attempted journey to the centre of the TARDIS. And in the finale, the Doctor’s greatest secret will at last be revealed! If this wasn’t already our most exciting year it would be anyway!”
Featuring a movie a week from a ghost story to an underwater siege to a period drama, the new series will also introduce new monsters, as well as bringing back fan favourites the Ice Warriors and Cybermen.
Meanwhile the series’ stellar list of guest stars include: Celia Imrie; Richard E Grant; Warwick Davis, Jessica Raine; Dougray Scott and Tamzin Outhwaite, as well as for the first time on screen together, mother and daughter Dame Diana Rigg and Rachael Stirling.
Images courtesy of BBC Pictures
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Dr who?
March 2nd, 2013 - 7:37amSo I guess the finale will be based on the great intelligience with Richard e grant back and then will connect to the trenzalore story arc
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 12:52pmI doubt it…
I think Richard might perhaps be in it but not as a main villain
timelord327
March 3rd, 2013 - 8:54amanyway, I think that the greatest intelligence would be the daleks. so i think theymight play a part in he clara series arc.
lew
March 6th, 2013 - 6:58pmthe great intelligence might be an anagram of something
Will
March 1st, 2013 - 11:02pmHooray for classic monsters but where are THE CLASSIC’S…you know what I mean, The lads, the boys, The Daleks! It’s not just Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary, it’s the Daleks too, they deserve a 50th anniversary episode and Asylum of the Daleks doesn’t count because it was crap.
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 12:53pmAsylum of the daleks was amazing I thought! I want Zygons back 🙁
ForeverDalek2313
March 2nd, 2013 - 12:59pmI agree, it was with the trailer for series two they did not show the Daleks at all, so hopefully they will be in the series. They do deserve to be in it.
Alex
March 2nd, 2013 - 10:27pmThe daleks aren’t in it, they are in the 50th special at the cinema in 3d
ForeverDalek2313
March 3rd, 2013 - 12:07pmThe 50th special it at the cinema?,when is it out?
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 3rd, 2013 - 2:30pmDecember this year, unknown date. It’s going to be called An adventure in space and time.
Doctor Stu
March 1st, 2013 - 9:25pmLove the picture and the new ice warriors. Would be super cool if it was the doctor and Clara smashing through the shard in London
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 12:48pmYes, its the new building in London. The Shard. Images were leaked of them filming there! Confirmed!
daleksean
March 1st, 2013 - 9:21pmsome of these pictures have what looks like a primeval theme
Anonymous
March 2nd, 2013 - 10:56amlol
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 12:48pmAgain, smashed glass! Not an anomaly! lol!
Anonymous
March 1st, 2013 - 7:46pmI like the new ice warriors
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 10:43pmThey aren’t really new to be honest
outnumbered
March 1st, 2013 - 6:53pmgone the days when doctor who was scary
i mean spoon heads really. i think the writer is run out of ideas and they need to change him.
the astronaut of death
March 1st, 2013 - 7:35pmI know it is a rubbish name for a monster but that’s one monster .I think the weeping angels are scary as hell and the silence were rather scary aswell and where getting a ghost episode and everyone knows ghost stories are scary doctor is still scary
Anonymous
March 1st, 2013 - 8:48pmI think it is more of a nickname the doctor calls them! Which isn’t bad, maybe they are spies from the lady in the trailer ( who says something about clara being pretty) and they don’t really have a name, but the docotr gives it to them?
John Smith
March 2nd, 2013 - 11:31amWell, judging by what I’ve heard, the Cybermen will be going back to their classic series roots and will be slightly frightening like they were back in the 80’s. I partly agree with Mr Anonymous when he says that it’s a nickname for these new monsters or whatever they are. Lol. Spoon Heads. What a name. At least young Dr Who fans will know that they have to eat their veggies or else their spoons will attack them! That’s what I love about Dr Who, they make everyday objects scary!
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 12:46pmThere’s been recent filming leaked where the doctor the doctor is talking to clara about evil wi-fi. There is a ‘spoon-head’ creature on a table, perhaps disactivated.
ForeverDalek2313
March 2nd, 2013 - 1:08pmThe spoon heads does seem very mediocre, i would have probably gone for something like the Crolindars or the diedels
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 10:34pmIf you think that cybermen were scary in the 80s there is something very wrong with you XD
ForeverDalek2313
March 3rd, 2013 - 12:09pmI was not even born then.
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 3rd, 2013 - 2:31pmThe diedels, seriously? Sounds like a toddlers show!
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
March 1st, 2013 - 6:05pmlooks good
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 10:44pmYeah! Primeval and Doctor Who collide! Nah, just joking, everyone knows that they are smashing through the shard
Jack
March 1st, 2013 - 5:43pmBooboo Could u please make image one wallpaper size because when I tried it went all blur :/ thanks
booboo
March 1st, 2013 - 5:47pmhttp://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb89/boooboodog/xxwq_zps544117df.jpg
Jack
March 1st, 2013 - 6:51pmThanks 😀
Tardis’nt
March 1st, 2013 - 5:26pmjust realised, the ice warriors now have 3 fingers, not a claw 🙁
doctor smith
March 2nd, 2013 - 7:51amsay what
John Smith
March 2nd, 2013 - 11:33amThank God! That old School Lego Hand was not appreciated in my opinion. It always made them that little bit more unrealistic and silly. At least now they can grip onto door handles properly… More or less…
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 10:44pmLego hand! Made me lol!
The TARDIS
March 3rd, 2013 - 8:00amI miss the Lego hands… Does this mean that they’ve gotten rid of the sonic weapon thing as well?
John Smith
March 4th, 2013 - 8:14amThey probably haven’t gotten rid of it just yet. The kept the main effect for the Dalek’s Blaster so why not keep the Ice Warriors screen shakey effect thing? It’s partly iconic but they’ll probably think of a way to do it up with CGI and make it look more modern.
2doctors2000
March 1st, 2013 - 4:41pmComsidering the Doctor explained he chose his name alike the Master, I wonder why his name is so important. If the universe falls when the Doctor Who is answered, then why would the Doctor answer it. He said there is only one reason in the Forest of Dead, but why, I hope we find out, not actually the name but why he would say it.
2doctors2000
March 1st, 2013 - 4:36pmIt seems the slight tweaks hopefulyl have made the Ice Warriors look a little more modern, just how I wanted. Hope the body isn’t like a full makeover, but their head looks pretty good in my opinion 🙂
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 10:45pmI hope the Lego like hands have been removed!
sheepinafez
March 1st, 2013 - 4:34pmreally can’t wait for the ice warriors but really hope we dont find out th doctors name
John Smith
March 2nd, 2013 - 11:34amSame here. Letting the Doctor spill his real name all over the pavements would ruin most of the mystery of the show.
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 10:48pmThey wouldn’t do this, with the money they’re getting at the moment? Of course bloody bit!
john who
March 1st, 2013 - 4:10pmwhos the monster in picture 8?
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 10:37pmA freaky kind of pig creature with a runny nose
Hmm…
crazy guy
March 1st, 2013 - 4:04pmin the quest star list, it says Richard e grant does that mean from the christmas special or is he in it again
pathdw98
March 2nd, 2013 - 1:57amrumour is hes in the finale
John Smith
March 2nd, 2013 - 11:35amWhat? Again? I thought he was a dead man. A cold corpse as cool as the snow (see what I did there?). But knowing Moffat’s clever story writing, you never know what might happen.
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 10:45pmHmmm…
The TARDIS
March 1st, 2013 - 3:54pmGreat to see the Ice Warriors looking almost exactly the same as they did back in the 60s and 70s! After they messed up the Silurians, it’s nice to see them sticking to the original designs.
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 10:49pmThe very original design looked a bit stupid though, especially with the Lego claw hand!
Tardis’nt
March 1st, 2013 - 3:23pmi like the ice warriors, and cybermen. the bells of st john should be interesting.
what kind of name is spoonhead? 😛
i think that the finale will end with river (or whoever it is that asks) saying “doctor who?” and the doctor saying something like “exactly” then the credits.
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 10:49pmRiver isn’t in the series
drjakeyoung
March 2nd, 2013 - 11:02pmyes she is, she is in the final.
The Silence
March 2nd, 2013 - 11:03pmShe is. In the finale.
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 3rd, 2013 - 2:32pmWhen was that announced? Link to proof please if you don’t mind 🙂
Anonymous
March 1st, 2013 - 3:15pmim glad they did not redesign the ice warriors only modernise them. plus why is the doctor dresed in the jokers costume?
McGann is the Doctor
March 1st, 2013 - 1:20pmAwesome, looks like the Doctor stole that outfit from the Joker (an obscure villain from the batman comic books, movies videogames and cartoons, you won’t have heard of him).
Is that a golden bowtie ? That can’t be right, he wears a purple one in the story ❗
DOCTOR WHO ONE
March 1st, 2013 - 3:31pmI think a lot of Doctor Who fan’s would be familiar with the Joker dude.
“Why so serious ?” 😀
Anonymous
March 1st, 2013 - 5:53pmI think Matt smith would make a good joker plus ice warriors are back
Dalek Sec
March 2nd, 2013 - 2:09amI think David Tennant would make a better Joker, than Matt Smith and Heath Ledger combined. 🙂
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 10:45pmDavid Tennant? The joker? He could make a good bane! XD
John Smith
March 4th, 2013 - 8:16amWait till you see this picture! http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTWShRmRQ_sdIni6DbBkONn3dKB7QDyij4fXeQm5QBMQquB1Qcp
Dalek The Supreme
March 1st, 2013 - 1:09pmThis looks to be an incredibly epic season, with the exception of the possibility of the Doctor’s name being revealed. I hope Moffat has the sense not to reveal it. Though I just had an interesting idea: What if his name really was Doctor Who?
Dalek The Supreme
March 1st, 2013 - 1:10pmAlso, the new Ice Warriors look EPIC! And Spoonheads? What kind of a name is that???
booboo
March 1st, 2013 - 1:12pm4th picture up, they look like spoon heads but agree, terrible name, helpfully that isnt what they are really called
Esterath
March 1st, 2013 - 3:41pmIt’s obviosuly a name coined by the Doctor.
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 10:46pmIt’s a nickname!!!!!!
Doctor Bob
March 1st, 2013 - 11:15amCool can’t wait it looks like a great series much better than the first part of the series. Bring on the 30th of march
DW1243655885698
March 1st, 2013 - 10:25amOMG That just looks amazing!!!
Some bloke
March 1st, 2013 - 9:43amOH MY GOD look at those ice warrior. They’ve barely changed them, just made them a little more up-to-date. Cant wait to see them in full!!!!!!!!!
🙂
DOCTOR WHO ONE
March 1st, 2013 - 8:46amNo fan of the Ice Warriors [they sound like they’ve smoked too many Cigarettes, giving them all very sore throats when they speak], but at least they don’t appear to have altered what so ever, except it now looks like they have a 3 fingered hand instead of the sort of claw hands they had in the classic series, but the overall familiar look of theirs has not changed.
Anyone else thinking of the 8th Doctor with Grace and the 10th Doctor with Rose on Motorbikes when looking at the 11th Doctor and Clara in these images ?.
Mr Evil Fez
March 1st, 2013 - 8:26amI can’t wait for the new series!
tom turner
March 1st, 2013 - 7:57amcant wait for the second half of series 7 30 days to go woo hoo
matt9982
March 1st, 2013 - 7:38amWOW! That looks amazing, can’t wait for the new series! Also I don’t really want to know who the Doctor is because it would ruin all the point 🙁
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 3rd, 2013 - 2:38pmYeah, I don’t think his name would be revealed. If it was, the universe would collapse, and even if the doctor saved it from collapsing, there would be no point of the show title Doctor Who and they would have to cancel the show. And they wouldn’t cancel the show with the amount of money they are getting recently.
matt9982
March 3rd, 2013 - 7:34pmWell… I do hope your right because Doctor Who is such a Good show! 🙂
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 7th, 2013 - 7:31amYup 😉
The Cyber Squirrel
March 1st, 2013 - 7:36amThe Spoonheads?
matt9982
March 1st, 2013 - 7:40amI know what a stupid name, I hope there is some kind of reason. And not that they have spoon heads…
The Supreme Dalek
March 1st, 2013 - 8:11amI am afraid they do have spoon heads. The Ice Warriors picture isn’t the only monster one that has been released…
matt9982
March 2nd, 2013 - 2:50pmreally! there must be some kind of decent explanation for such a silly name?
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 3rd, 2013 - 2:34pmA nickname by the doctor. They are rumoured to be like the pilot fish
matt9982
March 3rd, 2013 - 7:35pmWhat are pilot fish?
The Silence
March 4th, 2013 - 8:43pmThe robots disguised as Santas in ‘The Christmas Invasion’ and ‘The Runaway Bride’.
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 7th, 2013 - 7:33amI thought that the pilot fish were a clever monster
the astronaut of death
March 1st, 2013 - 6:43amIM SORRY BUT DOSE IT SAY And in the finale, the Doctor’s greatest secret will at last be revealed I HOPE THIS IS NOT TRUE AND IF SO SAVE IT FOR THE 50TH
DOCTOR WHO ONE
March 1st, 2013 - 8:41amI wouldn’t worry about it mate. The Doctors name won’t really be revealed, it’s just a great big joke old Steven Moffat is playing on us.
After all, if he reveals the Doctors name [which he can’t cos even he don’t know what it is really] then calling the series ‘DOCTOR WHO’ would become meaningless.
Dalek The Supreme
March 1st, 2013 - 1:10pmUnless his name really is Doctor Who…
DOCTOR WHO ONE
March 1st, 2013 - 3:32pmWell if the Doctors name really is ‘Doctor Who’ then really there is nothing to worry about 🙂
pathdw98
March 1st, 2013 - 4:36pmwho knows maybe moffat does know the doctors real name. something originally created and kept secret by someone like sydney newman or verity lambert that has been passed down between showrunners over the last 50 years. unlikely i know but maybe.
Dalek Sec
March 2nd, 2013 - 2:31amIt would be unlikely, as the classic series was killed off. Surely they would give us the name then, if they had it for all those years.
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 12:55pmHIS NAME IS KEITH!
LOL 😀
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 7th, 2013 - 7:32amDose?
the astronaut of death
March 1st, 2013 - 6:38ambrilliant poster and monster pic hope to get some more episode titles soon
the astronaut of death
March 1st, 2013 - 6:41aman I was hoping they were not going to modernise the ice worriers to much but they look just like they did in the classic brilliant
Anonymous
March 1st, 2013 - 6:09amlooks great! 😀
Anonymous
March 1st, 2013 - 6:13amalso in the picture you see in the glass the ice warriors, the cybermen, the hex and a few new monsters
dr u no
March 1st, 2013 - 4:09pmwhats the hex
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 3rd, 2013 - 2:33pmHex? Is that the ghost?