Guide to Doctor Who Series 9


Included here, for your delectation, is a round~up of all the news and info on Doctor Who Series 9. Please note, NO plot spoilers will be included here. This page will be updated as and when stuff happens!
LAST UPDATE: Dec 4

THE MAGICIAN'S APPRENTICE / THE WITCH'S FAMILIAR
Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Hettie MacDonald
Starring: Michelle Gomez (Missy), Jemma Redgrave (Kate Stewart), Kelly Hunter (The Stolen Earth), Clare Higgins (The Night of the Doctor) and Jaye Griffiths (Sherlock, Wizards vs Aliens, Bugs). Other guest stars include Daniel Hoffmann-Gill, Jami Reid-Quarrell, Aaron Neil, India Ria Amarteifio, Joey Price, Dasharn Anderson, Harki Bhambra and Demi Papaminas.

Filming for the two-parter took place in Tenerife and Caerphilly Castle in Wales.

A spoilery look at The Witch's Familiar HERE
The Witch's Familiar - Doctor Who Extra HERE
Blogtor's spoiler-free review of The Witch's Familiar HERE
Another clip from The Witch's Familiar HERE
Clip from The Witch's Familiar HERE
Moffat and Capaldi introduce The Witch's Familiar HERE
Blogtor on Doctor Who: The Fan Show reviewing The Magician's Apprentice HERE
The Witch's Familiar image gallery HERE
Peter Capaldi talks about the return of Davros HERE
Watch The Witch's Familiar Next Time HERE
Watch The Witch's Familiar TV Trailer HERE
Cast list for The Magician's Apprentice HERE
Spoilery look at The Magician's Apprentice HERE
S9 Prequel - The Doctor's Meditation review HERE
Gallery of promotional pictures HERE
Watch Q&A from Cardiff premiere HERE
Spoiler-free review of The Magician's Apprentice HERE
Synopsis for The Witch's Familiar HERE
Watch the TV trailer HERE
Episode synopsis HERE
Features a snake made up of other snakes
Four promotional pictures HERE
Capaldi reveals The Doctor makes a cataclysmic mistake HERE
• Episode images HERE and HERE
Collection of filming pics HERE
New alien revealed? Pic HERE
Official announcement of director HERE
Announcement and video of Michelle Gomez's return HERE

UNDER THE LAKE / BEFORE THE FLOOD
Written by Toby Whithouse
Directed by Daniel O’Hara
Starring: Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones), Morven Christie (Twenty Twelve), Arsher Ali (The Missing), Colin McFarlane (Voyage of the Damned, Torchwood: Children of Earth), Sophie Stone (Midsummer Murders), Zaqi Ismail, Steven Robertson (Being Human), Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace) and the tallest man in Britain, Neil Fingleton (Game of Thrones, X-Men: First Class).

This was the first story to be filmed from Doctor Who Series 9.

Spoilery review of Before The Flood HERE
Before The Flood - Doctor Who Extra HERE
Blogtor's spoiler-free Before The Flood review HERE
Introduction to Before The Flood HERE
Before The Flood clip HERE
10 teasers from Before The Flood HERE
Before The Flood image gallery HERE
10 quotes from Before The Flood HERE
Before The Flood TV trailer HERE
Under The Lake clip 2 HERE
Under The Lake clip 1 HERE
Under The Lake image gallery HERE
Next Time - Under The Lake HERE
Moffat, Capaldi and Coleman introduce Under The Lake HERE
Under The Lake spoiler-free review HERE
10 quotes from Under The Lake HERE
Peter Serafinowicz joins guest cast HERE
Under The Lake cast list HERE
Under The Lake TV trailer HERE
Episode synopsis for Before The Flood HERE
Episode synopsis for Under The Lake HERE
Past aliens to appear and news about time line HERE
Exec Producer Brian Minchin's episode guide HERE


THE GIRL WHO DIED / THE WOMAN WHO LIVED
The Girl Who Died by Jamie Mathieson (Flatline, Mummy on the Orient Express) and Steven Moffat
The Woman Who Lived by Catherine Tregenna (Torchwood - Out of Time)
Directed by Ed Bazalgette (Poldark).

Starring: Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones), David Schofield (Merlin) as Odin, Rufus Hound (Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor) as Sam Swift, Tom Stourton (Horrible Histories), Ariyon Bakare, Simon Lipkin, Ian Conningham, Murray McArthur, Barnaby Kay, John Voce and Struan Rodger (voice of the Face of Boe in New Earth and Gridlock).

Behind the scenes with Rufus Hound on The Woman Who Lived HERE
Image gallery for The Woman Who Lived HERE
10 teasers for The Woman Who Lived HERE
The Woman Who Lived Clip 2 HERE
Steven Moffat and Peter Capaldi introduce The Woman Who Lived HERE
The Woman Who Lived Clip 1 HERE
First promo pic from The Woman Who Lived HERE
The Woman Who Lived cast list HERE
The Woman Who Lived trailer HERE
Behind the scenes with Maisie Williams on The Girl Who Died HERE
The Girl Who Died spoilery review HERE
The Girl Who Died Clip 1 HERE
The Girl Who Died spoiler-free review HERE
Capaldi and Coleman introduce The Girl Who Died HERE
The Girl Who Died image gallery HERE
The Girl Who Died trailers HERE
The Girl Who Died cast list HERE
10 teasers from The Girl Who Died HERE
Maisie Williams interview HERE
Writer Jamie Mathieson interview HERE
The Woman Who Lived synopsis HERE
The Girl Who Died synopsis HERE
• Exec Producer Brian Minchin's episode guide HERE
• New monster revealed - see it HERE
• Another image of the story's monster HERE
• Read the press release HERE
• The read through took place on March 19 (pictured at the top of this page). Video of Rufus Hound from the read through HERE
• Maisie Williams talks about her character - read HERE
• Filming began on March 20, with some shooting taking place at Margam Castle. Peter Capaldi was pictured on set by a fan.
• A gallery of pictures HERE from filming in a wood (Mar 25)
• Gallery of pics from St Fagans filming (Apr 14)
• David Schofield is playing Odin, suggesting this story may have a Viking theme - details HERE
• Features Vikings on a spaceship, and Jenna Coleman in a spacesuit.


THE ZYGON INVASION
Written by Peter Harness (Kill The Moon)

THE ZYGON INVERSION
Written by Peter Harness and Steven Moffat
Directed by Daniel Nettheim (BBC Two's Line of Duty)

Stars: Ingrid Oliver as Osgood, Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart, Rebecca Front as Colonel Walsh, Jaye Griffiths (The Magician's Apprentice), Cleopatra Dickens, Sasha Dickens, Abhishek Singh, Todd Kramer, Jill Winternitz, Nicholas Asbury, Jack Parker and regular Doctor Who monster actor, Aidan Cook (The Rings of Akhaten, Hide, Nightmare in Silver, The Day of the Doctor, The Time of the Doctor).

Peter Capaldi talks to Blogtor about The Zygon Inversion speech HERE
The Zygon Inversion review HERE
The Zygon Inversion Clip 2 HERE
The Zygon Inversion introduction with Ingrid Oliver and Steven Moffat HERE
The Zygon Inversion Clip 1 HERE
The Zygon Inversion image gallery HERE
The Zygon Inversion teasers HERE
The Zygon Inversion TV trailer HERE
Capaldi and Coleman introduce Zygon Invasion HERE
The Zygon Invasion Clip 1 HERE
The Zygon Invasion spoiler-free review HERE
The Zygon Invasion teasers HERE
The Zygon Invasion image gallery HERE
The Zygon Invasion cast list HERE
The Zygon Invasion trailers HERE
The Zygon Inversion synopsis HERE
The Zygon Invasion episode synopsis HERE
Rebecca Front's character revealed HERE
• Exec Producer Brian Minchin's episode guide HERE
• Peter Capaldi talks to Blogtor about the episode HERE
• Two-parter features the return of Osgood and the Zygons - press release HERE
• VIDEO: Ingrid Oliver teases role
• Gallery of pics featuring Peter Capaldi and Ingrid Oliver HERE
• Gallery of pics featuring Jenna Coleman on a bike HERE
• Pics from filming with Peter, Jenna and Ingrid Oliver HERE [SPOILERS]
• Peter Capaldi filming in a playground HERE
• Filming pics from Church Hall and Zygons HERE


SLEEP NO MORE
Written by Mark Gatiss (The Unquiet Dead, Robot of Sherwood)
Directed by Justin Molotnikov (Atlantis, Merlin)

Stars: Reece Shearsmith (The League of Gentlemen), Elaine Tan (Eastenders, Entourage), Neet Mohan (All in Good Time, Desert Dancer), Bethany Black (Cucumber, Banana), Paul Courtenay Hyu (Dalziel and Pascoe, Coronation Street), Zina Badran (A Touch Of Cloth), Natasha Patel, Elizabeth Chong, Nikkita Chadha, Gracie Lai and monster actors Paul Davis, Tom Wilton and Matthew Doman.

Clip 2 HERE
Introduction HERE
Clip 1 HERE
Mark Gatiss talks to Blogtor about the ep HERE Image gallery HERE
10 Teasers HERE
Mark Gatiss interview HERE
Reece Shearsmith interview HERE
Cast list HERE
Next Time and TV Trailers HERE
Episode synopsis HERE
• Exec Producer Brian Minchin's episode guide HERE
This is a "found footage" episode - SOURCE
• Gatiss talks about his episode HERE
• Watch an interview with Mark Gatiss discussing his ep HERE


FACE THE RAVEN
Written by Sarah Dollard (Being Human, The Game)
Directed by Justin Molotnikov (Atlantis, Merlin)

Stars: Maisie Williams (The Girl Who Died/The Woman Who Lived), Joivan Wade (Flatline), Simon Manyonda (Whitechapel), Simon Paisley Day (The End of the World), Letitia Wright (Cucumber/Banana), Robin Soans (The Keeper of Traken), Angela Clerkin (The Office), Caroline Boulton (The Last Kingdom) Jenny Lee (Monarch of the Glen) and Naomi Ackie.

The read through took place on May 28

Behind the scenes videos HERE
• Sarah Dollard interview Part 2 HERE
Sarah Dollard interview Part 1 HERE
Spoiler-free review HERE
10 teasers HERE
Image gallery HERE
Trailers HERE
Returning characters and monsters HERE
First promo pic and cast list HERE
Episode synopsis HERE
Writer Sarah Dollard reveals the return of XXXX HERE [SPOILERS]
• Also features the return of Rigsy from Flatline (actor Jovian Wade)
• Exec Producer Brian Minchin's episode guide HERE
• Gallery of filming pics featuring Peter Capaldi's new red velvet coat HERE


HEAVEN SENT
Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Rachal Talalay

Stars Peter Capaldi, Jami Reid-Quarrell and has a running time of 55mins (approx.)

Behind-the-scenes HERE
Clip HERE
Spoiler-free review HERE
Introduction from Steven Moffat and Peter Capaldi HERE
10 teasers HERE
Image gallery HERE
Promotional pic HERE
Next Time and TV trailers HERE
First promo pic HERE
• The Veil revealed? HERE
Episode synopsis HERE [SPOILERS]
• On set filming report HERE
• It is a "one hander"
• Exec Producer Brian Minchin's episode guide HERE


HELL BENT
Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Rachal Talalay
Ep 12 was the last to film of Series 9. This is a 60 minute episode.

Clip HERE
Peter Capaldi introduction HERE
Steven Moffat introduction HERE
Spoiler-free review HERE
15 teasers HERE
Image gallery HERE [Spoilers!]
Cast list HERE [Spoilers!]
Episode synopsis HERE
• Angry Doctor in finale HERE
• Cameos from returning monsters HERE
• Exec Producer Brian Minchin's episode guide HERE


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