Allons-y! 2023 is an important year for science fiction fans as it celebrates, in a big way, the 60th anniversary from ‘Doctor Who’, the fantastic series of adventures through space and time. An event that will be forged in the form of three specials with two notable returns: that of Russell T Davies as chief scriptwriter and that of David Tennant as Lead.
In what we are already knowing more details of this festive Trilogy, which will also serve as a bridge to season 14, we will see tEverything we know about the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who.
The history
As we saw in ‘The Power of the Doctor‘, the Master subjected the Doctor to a regeneration process to transform him into him. Once the wrong is reversed, Thirteen ends up mortally wounded. However, the instability after forced respawns causes Fourteen to end up looking the same as Ten.
But it will not be the only return from the Tennant era, since part of the plot will revolve around Donna Noble and how it seems more than likely that the reunion between companion and Doctor will take place, something that can be lethal for the former.
Although there is no official synopsis yet, if we trust what we saw in the trailer, we will also see the official return of UNIT, an organization that was dismantled at some point. during the Chibnall/Whittaker period. We will also have a villain who may or may not be the Master and also the arrival of a mysterious new Rose.
The cast
david tennant leads the cast of these specials as Fourteen (or Ten version 2). Together with him we will meet Yasmin Finney as “another Rose”; Neil Patrick Harrisas the villain; Jacqueline King as Sylvia, Donna’s mother; Karl Collins as Shaun, the husband; Y Ruth Madeley like Shirley Anne. Furthermore we know that Bernard Cribbins (Donna’s father) was able to shoot some scenes for this special before his death.
Also, although the BBC have been somewhat ambiguous (talking about “next season”), we have the return of Jemma Red Grave like Kate Lethbridge-Stewart, head of UNIT and the signing of Aneurin Barnard as Roger ap Gwilliam. By last, Ncuti Gatwa will make the pertinent appearance as the next Doctor.
The filming
The British usually shoot well in advance and the ‘Doctor Who’ specials are already done. Filming spanned from May to July 2022 in London..
Russell T. Davies is the writer of these specials, which are directed by Rachel Talalay, Tom Kingsley and Chanya Button respectively.
the release date
Although there are no specific days, although we smell that they will come out on consecutive weekends, the three specials will premiere in November 2023 on BBC. In Spain it is to be expected that we will see them via Disney+, although it has not been announced if we will see it simultaneously or we will have to wait.
the trailer
we already have a first trailer for these ‘Doctor Who’ 60th anniversary specials.