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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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
Alex
March 2nd, 2013 - 10:27pmThe daleks aren’t in it, they are in the 50th special at the cinema in 3d
Anonymous
March 2nd, 2013 - 10:23pmIt’s true that a time lord only has 12 regenerations, which means that they have 13 lives, but if you remember from “Let’s Kill Hitler” the series 6 episode, River killed the Doctor and then brought him back using her remaining 10 regenerations which means that she has no more left and she only used two for herself, it is highly possible that her 10 remaining lives were added to the Doctor’s remaining 2, which means it would be like he had a complete new life cycle.
Who
March 2nd, 2013 - 9:34pmTrue in the 10th doc days but now matt smith has said he can as many times as he likes But if they stick with 10 doc idea he might come back in a new body like master so his regeneration s start again
Dwr50
March 2nd, 2013 - 9:02pmThen what is it
John Capps
March 2nd, 2013 - 8:32pmI was beginning to wonder when the good dr. was going to come back.TV is so boring with out him on it.I’m glad.Now who are you really when will we find out what clues have you left to tell us.Just glad your back.
j stephan
March 2nd, 2013 - 8:10pmDr Who will have to come to an end he can only regenerate 12 times
Dr Tom
March 2nd, 2013 - 3:04pmThe Doctors greatest secret is not his name it is WHO he is !
john who
March 2nd, 2013 - 3:04pmThe monster in picture 5 looks like a hoix.
matt9982
March 2nd, 2013 - 2:50pmreally! there must be some kind of decent explanation for such a silly name?
outnumbered
March 2nd, 2013 - 2:35pmi no but it looks like one
Connor Bell
March 2nd, 2013 - 2:28pmYou could just say when Strax shuts his eyes and sighs in A Good Man Goes To War that he just passes out or has a rest or something, that’s how I took it. And ‘The Doctor’s greatest secret’ probably will be revealed but secretly to a character not out loud to the audience. He’ll probably whisper it in River’s ear, hence how she knows it in Forest of the Dead
crazy guy
March 2nd, 2013 - 1:41pmin the christmas special the doctor tells Clara about that and it said that a special friend of his healed him so it may be rory or vastra and jenny but there was a deleted clip explaining that but it has not been seen yet i guess it will be an extra on the dvd
crazy guy
March 2nd, 2013 - 1:39pmcause they call them mini movies cause this series they are trying to make them movie like episodes which i think they have done really well
ForeverDalek2313
March 2nd, 2013 - 1:12pmWhy are they calling the episodes movies.
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
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 (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 12:55pmHIS NAME IS KEITH!
LOL 😀
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 12:53pmAsylum of the daleks was amazing I thought! I want Zygons back 🙁
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
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 12:51pmYeah, how did Strax come to life? Rory was a nurse, maybe he fixed him up?
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 12:50pmGod, not another one! First the trickster, then the silence and now these top hat creatures. They all look the same, what is the point?
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 12:48pmAgain, smashed glass! Not an anomaly! lol!
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!
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 12:47pmI think the silurians look better! But I’m glad they haven’t changed the design to dramatically. I hope the zygons dont get completely changed when they return
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.
Alex (www.tzwhoworld.weebly.com)
March 2nd, 2013 - 12:43pmIts not an anomaly, its smashed glass…
drwhofan4ever
March 2nd, 2013 - 12:10pmi have two questions.
q1. do we find out how strax came back to life since he did die in series 6
q2. if the doctor reveals his name does that mean that the show ends
outnumbered
March 2nd, 2013 - 11:38amrip of of primeval
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.