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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