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Series 10 Episode 11 World Enough And Time Sat 24th June 6:45pm.
Written by Steven Moffat and directed by Rachel Talalay.
Friendship drives the Doctor into the rashest decision of his life. Trapped on a giant spaceship, caught in the event horizon of a black hole, he witnesses the death of someone he is pledged to protect. Is there any way he can redeem his mistake? Are events already out of control?
For once, time is the Time Lord’s enemy…
The Doctor is played by Peter Capaldi, Bill by Pearl Mackie and Nardole by Matt Lucas. Michelle Gomez guest stars as Missy and John Simm guest stars as The Master.
Tim M
June 23rd, 2017 - 4:05pmOkay, time to predict the overnight ratings for ‘World Enough and
Time’. I’m going for 3.6 million.
The Temporal Jelly Baby
June 23rd, 2017 - 10:43pmDue to the hype surrounding it, I’m going for 4 million.
fiona ting
June 23rd, 2017 - 3:18pmI think last two episode of series 10 Doctor Who is very good and all Doctor fans include myself cannot for Christmas Special this years also very sad to see Peter leave
r1ch1e
June 22nd, 2017 - 4:36pmI’ve just read some of the spoiler free previews for this episode and if I wasn’t already excited about this episode then I would be now! It’s only Thursday!!!!
Tim M
June 22nd, 2017 - 7:20pmI’ve read some of the spoiler free reviews and yes it does sound good. Lets hope it isn’t all ruined in ‘The Doctor Falls’, and a convenient reset button undoes most of ‘World Enough and Time’. That would be typical Moffat. Build it into something epic, only to finish it unsatisfactory.
Doctor Stu
June 22nd, 2017 - 9:31pmI’m already sensing a Craig ending where love overrides the cybermens emotional inhibitors and unconverts everybody or something along those lines
Doctor Stu
June 22nd, 2017 - 9:32pmIt would be good for bill to die or missy so the Doctor goes into the Christmas special angry and ready to regenerate into a new person and leave his past behind
The Temporal Jelly Baby
June 22nd, 2017 - 9:35pm…or Craig returns with Stormageddon (Dark Lord of All) who then proceeds to take down every single Cyberman all by himself but accidentally causes the Doctor to regenerate in the process.
Really though, it’d be interesting to see how Capaldi’s Doctor interacts with Craig. 🙂
Doctor Stu
June 23rd, 2017 - 11:09amThere’s a loud knocking at the doors, four knocks, is it another master, is it the cybermen, the time Lords? No its little baby alfie with a machine gun…
The Temporal Jelly Baby
June 23rd, 2017 - 10:46pmPerfect. 🙂
River Song’s assistant
June 22nd, 2017 - 2:35pmApparently we discover the Doctor’s real name in the episode.
Doctor Stu
June 22nd, 2017 - 9:32pmProbably a red herring
Tim M
June 22nd, 2017 - 10:33pmWe all know what his name is… Doctor Who of course. Wotan confirmed it from the post office tower in London 1966.
Doctor Stu
June 23rd, 2017 - 11:10amWe all know his name’s really Ferdinand it’s all good
DWCR
June 21st, 2017 - 1:29pmI wonder if John Simm’s master is going to take over from Michelle after she leaves or if this is just a one off return. Interesting
Anonymous
June 21st, 2017 - 12:44am2017 is definitely the year of the 3 Masters
Michelle Gomez dominating series 10 with her brilliant acting and character development of Missy
John Simm reprising the role after first appearing 10 years ago to really shake things up in time for the series finale
Derek Jacobi returning with big finish as the War Master that we never got proper time to meet 10 years ago.
I’m shook.
Tim M
June 21st, 2017 - 6:09pmIt’s a pity Jacobi and Hurt didn’t meet up in a war master and war doctor audio. That would have been two of the finest actors together in an epic adventure.
Anonymous
June 21st, 2017 - 6:27pmIt would, But it would also mean the Doctor would know who Yana was.
therealwhovian63
June 21st, 2017 - 6:45pmI dont know about that because if he forgot or tryed to forget his war incarnation mabye he forgot the old master
therealwhovian63
June 20th, 2017 - 6:34pmIm calling it missy is before jacobi because simm still has somthing that he didn in the end of time. Theres no room for him between utopia to the sound of drums. And no room from last of the time lords to the end of time so un less he regenerated later on after been sent back he must be still the proper master. But why wouldnt he regemerate as soon as he got back and if he did theres no room for him to get that item. Surely the president would shoot him in a heart beat, or two.
Anonymous
June 20th, 2017 - 10:56pmMissy is very definitely post-Simm, she has mentioned escaping Gallifrey (i.e. what happened to Simm’s Master in The End of Time). The question is how far along is she.
therealwhovian63
June 21st, 2017 - 5:23pmAll she said was you saved me and he said i saved gallifrey. Simms master was never ment to be part of the war as he came after jacobi when the war ended so technically there can be more than 1 master in the war. Jacobi would of been in the war when simm returned in the end of time
Mr. J
June 20th, 2017 - 2:55pmI don’t know why, but as much as I’m looking forward to this finale, I’m kind of worried that it’s gonna be weird, disjointed, confusing and disappointing. I think there’s gonna be a lot of weird dream sequences with Bill and disjointed jump cuts between old and new cybermen! I sooo hope I’m wrong because I can’t remember the last time I was this excited for a finale!!
Fernandozer
June 20th, 2017 - 3:41pmi got a feeling its gonna be an epic mess, 2 masters, old and new cybermen, too many cooks!
Doctor Stu
June 20th, 2017 - 11:07amHas anyone seen the promo pics for Saturday’s episode yet. I spot a certain screwdriver and a whole host of goodies
r1ch1e
June 20th, 2017 - 4:57pmYes yes yes! The Master looks well evil. I can wait!
D0CT0R WH0
June 20th, 2017 - 5:48pmI had no idea that the David tennant cybermen were returning. This episode has to be the best. A come on Moffat. This is your last finale. Don’t mess it up.
Doctor Stu
June 20th, 2017 - 7:24pmThey’re my favourite cyberman design
Obsie
June 19th, 2017 - 5:16pmOut of curiosity, is this the longest that Missy has gone without killing someone in a season ?
prototype dalek
June 19th, 2017 - 5:19pmI think so yeah, her first appearance I would say ish but yeah I think it is
prototype dalek
June 19th, 2017 - 4:30pmReally hoping the voices are kept the same, that would make me very happy! loved the USA trailer, looks like we might see some close up’s of Mondas that we have never had so really excited for that, really hope the whole thing is done very well, their is a lot of potential for this episode!
Tim M
June 19th, 2017 - 5:08pmThere is a lot of potential of it being an over convoluted mess. What with Missy, the Master, Mondas and original Cybermen to bring together.
prototype dalek
June 19th, 2017 - 5:18pmJust have to wait and see what happens
Doctor Stu
June 19th, 2017 - 5:39pmI hope they still keep their mouths held open when they speak, i find that slightly creepy. I think the voice needs to be a bit more electrical though as the originals were a little cringe but that’s just me
Lupine Wavelength Haemovarioform
June 19th, 2017 - 12:45pmThe BBC America trailer looks really good. Wont say anything in case people havent watched it yet. But everything about the Mondasian Cybermen is freaky. Imo, the versions of the Cybermen that followed the Mondas ones dont have anything compared to the original. Just shows that back when the show was on a budget, they truly knew how to make a simple concept terrifying!
Im intrigued as to how The Doctor Falls.
The Outcast
June 19th, 2017 - 1:19pmI’m loving all the Hospital imagery from both trailers. The creepy half converted things (called ‘Topknots’ apparently), the Surgical Equipment, the blood bags. I’m really excited, hopefully this won’t be a Hell Bent scenario.
Doctor Stu
June 19th, 2017 - 2:02pmI loved that trailer so much more than the English one, the way the half converted people turn their heads slowly. The English next time made it look like a story with cybermen whereas the American one made it look like an cyber man story. In the next time The way the Doctor says we’re going to drop Missy into a scenario and see how she does made me think he was going to run a simulation or something. The black hole setting reminded me of the Satan pit, the trailer showed blue people who have been in this series as well as the master and the cybermen. All these familiar elements made me think the Doctor has orchestrated a scenario where he had a dilemma, and a couple of villains to test missy against so I thought the whole Simm return would be a giant let down and it would all be a simulation or something. The American trailer gave me a bit of comfort though as it seems like John Simm is back for real
River Song’s assistant
June 19th, 2017 - 8:32pmThe Outcast, those Topknot things you mentioned made my skin crawl. If they are half converted Cybermen, i think i can see how Bill may the series.
Mick181
June 19th, 2017 - 11:54amWhat was wrong with my post???
Why has it been removed???
booboo
June 19th, 2017 - 1:15pmit wasn’t removed there was a (part) wprd in it that blocked it
Harold Saxon
June 19th, 2017 - 12:08amHope they play Murray Gold’s brilliant master vainglorious theme it worked so well last time ! Delighted Derek Jacobi’s Master back on audio too
The Living Shadow
June 18th, 2017 - 5:15pmWhat if the Doctor is trying to make Missy good, because he knows his next incarnation is the Valeyard, and he wants Missy to take the role of the Doctor for when he, as the Valeyard, tries doing something evil?!?
Anonymous
June 18th, 2017 - 5:41pmUm, no. The Valeyard already exists as per the Great Intelligence in The Name of the Doctor (he was created by Smith’s Doctor).
Exterminator
June 18th, 2017 - 9:32pmI think he’s trying to make Missy good because he’s dying and he needs her to take his place. When he saved her from execution, he actually absorbed the death energy intended for her and it’s been slowly killing him all series. Notice how concerned she was for him at the end of empress of mars, she kept asking if he was ok. She knows something’s wrong.
The Living Shadow
June 19th, 2017 - 12:18amAnonymous, yes, but we’ve still not seen the Doctor become the valeyard (at least in Canon) the Great Intelligence only claimed that the Valeyard would be one of the future aliases of the Doctor “before the end.”, nothing about Smith directly becoming the Valeyard.
Exterminator, ah yes, I’d forgotten about that! Also we already know that the 12th Doctor likes to hide his damage, like when he was blind, so we know that he wouldn’t say anything if he was in danger of dying, so that explanation makes a lot more sense 🙂
Pusher
June 18th, 2017 - 4:40pmI wander what iron man and silver robocops relevance is to the mondasian cybermen for this outing?
fiona ting
June 18th, 2017 - 3:55pmI wish peter in the future this last two episode and his last Christmas spacial this year
eluma narty
June 18th, 2017 - 12:21pmSeeing as Missy is pretending to be the Doctor in World Enough and Time, i think that they are looking at how the audience reacts to a female Doctor.
The Outcast
June 18th, 2017 - 2:16pmIts certainly possible, but until the BBC confirm the new Doctor we won’t know.
Lupine Wavelength Haemovarioform
June 18th, 2017 - 8:07pmIf they make the Doctor into a woman, i will be astounded….. and not in a good way
Obsie
June 19th, 2017 - 5:07pmThey sort of tried that when Clara said she was The Doctor to a Cyberman in Death in Heaven, complete with her eyes in the titles. It may have aggravated one or two people.
Lupine Wavelength Haemovarioform
June 22nd, 2017 - 11:20amJenna Coleman is one of only two women i would ever accept as the Doctor, the second being the departing Michelle Gomez. Other than those two, then no way.
The Outcast
June 22nd, 2017 - 1:29pmI don’t want anyone whose already had a major role in the show to be the next Doctor.
River Song’s assistant
June 18th, 2017 - 12:18pmJohn Simm may even be playing a later incarnation of The Master, he may have decided to go back and “visit of few of the old favourites”as a certain familiar face once told the Doctor. It may even turn out that Missy is the Master’s wife and only told the Doctor she was the Master just to see how he’d react and if he would treat her any differently as a female.
This could have been the Master’s plan all along. Get his wife Missy to trick the Doctor, get him to trust her and slowly turn his life upside down. Missy could even be Susan Foreman and wants revenge on her Grandfather for leaving her on earth, and the Master has manipulated her into teaming up with him.
The Outcast
June 18th, 2017 - 2:12pmMissy isn’t Susan. Besides, going back to see Susan has been done plenty in the 8th Doctor audios.
Lupine Wavelength Haemovarioform
June 18th, 2017 - 8:02pmOutcast, with Moffat in charge, ANYTHING is possible
The Outcast
June 18th, 2017 - 8:53amI reckon Peter will Regenerate at the end of the Doctor falls. Perhaps that is why there is that concert thingy for it.
eluma narty
June 18th, 2017 - 12:19pmConcert thing?
booboo
June 18th, 2017 - 1:54pmhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/dd7d93c8-8978-4a46-b0e0-45bc672dfe7b
Its for episode 11
Lupine Wavelength Haemovarioform
June 18th, 2017 - 8:09pmWith all those t&c’s and expenses, its better and easier to just watch it on the telly in the comfort of your own home.
Anonymous
June 19th, 2017 - 7:07pmThe rumour is that the concert is only being advertised as a fan event for the finale, when in actuallity, they are planning to surprisee everyone, by revealing the identity of the 13th doctor there.
It would also explain why the BBC are supposedly broadcasting it around the world, instead of just england. The expenses for the fans there would be more worth it than they had thought.
r1ch1e
June 20th, 2017 - 5:08pmWill it be on TV does anybody know?
r1ch1e
June 18th, 2017 - 8:34amI love the poster Missy and The Master that accompanies this episode! It’s the Master version of DOTD! I can’t wait for the finale this year! It’s unbelievable to think that Capaldi has only got 3 episodes left
Rikki Krystal
June 18th, 2017 - 3:39amNardole is the master.
Rikki Krystal
June 18th, 2017 - 3:40amNardole is a Time lord,and has had many faces,is he the Master?
Mick181
June 18th, 2017 - 6:37amMissy will regenerate into John Sims Master and then we will cop a BS explanation of how thats possible, it’s got Moffatt written all over it.
The Outcast
June 18th, 2017 - 9:00amI have a theory… what if Nardole…
…is Nardole
Mind Blown!
Sorry for my Sarcastic comment, but I don’t think there is any point in saying ‘(insert character here) is the Master!’, unless you have some pretty strong evidence to support your theory. For example: I believe the War Chief is the Master because they not only have the same goals and look similar, but also because it is inferred in one of the VNA’s that the War Chief regenerates into Delgado.
The Doctor Will See You Now
June 18th, 2017 - 2:27amI hope that the Master isn’t asking Missy to give him a kiss. That would be super …. weird.
Anonymous
June 18th, 2017 - 8:16amI hope it was
The Outcast
June 18th, 2017 - 2:40pmI think he was. I don’t know whether he thinks shes the Doctor or what, but I saw a 2nd trailer (it was a bit blurry, as it was recorded of a TV screen, as it was aired by BBC America or something) and in this second trailer, the Master seems to be dancing with his latter incarnation.
Obsie
June 19th, 2017 - 5:13pmIf he is I think it’s such a bizarre, brain rattling idea that for some reason I love it. It also puts me in mind of what Captain Jack said when we had two 10th Doctors plus a part Doctor part Donna scenario : “three Doctors, you won’t believe what I’m thinking right now”, lol.
Jake
June 17th, 2017 - 10:00pmAm I the only one who thinks Missy BECOMES the Master? Like they didn’t do it chronologically so it’s not the Master BECOMES Missy, but the other way around? Kind of like River Song- it’s all back to front?
When The Doctor Was Me
June 17th, 2017 - 10:11pmBut we’ve already seen Jacobi regenerate into Simm, so unless Jacobi makes a suprise appearance i doubt it. I am still holding out that Missy is infact an imposter who imprisoned Simms Master. Not because i’m against the gender change. Just because i think it would fit her character perfectly.
prototype dalek
June 17th, 2017 - 10:35pmNever thought of that, that would be very interesting if it was that
Anonymous
June 18th, 2017 - 1:11amSo missy becomes the war master becomes john simm?
Jake
June 18th, 2017 - 11:02amDamn. Forgot about the war master…
Tim M
June 17th, 2017 - 9:15pmCalm down everybody. Lets just see how this one plays out. It’s a Moffat script, so I’m not getting my hopes up yet.
The Temporal Jelly Baby
June 17th, 2017 - 9:22pmMoffat may be responsible for the poorly written mess that is most of Hell Bent, but he’s also responsible for the absolutely wonderful episode that is Heaven Sent. Let’s just hope we see his better side in this finale. 🙂
Pats86
June 17th, 2017 - 8:00pmWe see the first regeneration of William Hartnel’s Doctor in The Tenth Planet, after fighting the Mondasian Cybermen, Capaldi’s Doctor is the the first of a new cycle of regenerations…..so could it be…..Mondasian Cybermen = new Doctor?
Mark Belsom
June 17th, 2017 - 8:18pmMaybe we’ll see the first doctor ?
DalekAgent
June 17th, 2017 - 8:28pmI kind of hope The Doctors last words before he regenerates are “It’s far from being all over” just like what the First Doctor said before he regenerated and after the defeating the Mondasian Cybermen
D0CT0R WH0
June 17th, 2017 - 7:41pmMONDASION CYBERMEN!? MISSY AND BILL ABOUT TO GET SHOT!! THE MASTER!? I am so hyped for the finale!
Harold Saxon
June 17th, 2017 - 7:40pmAwesome bring it on !
prototype dalek
June 17th, 2017 - 7:32pmCant wait for this one!!
therealwhovian63
June 17th, 2017 - 7:32pmPermission to sqeeeeel
Doctorfan
June 17th, 2017 - 8:39pmPermission granted 100 times
Obsie
June 19th, 2017 - 5:15pmJust don’t do it too near Missy though, lol.