Doctor Who Series 9

Regular Cast

The Doctor: Peter Capaldi

Clara Oswald: Jenna Coleman

Crew

Writers: Steven Moffat, Jamie Mathieson, Toby Whithouse, Catherine Tregenna, Mark Gatiss

*Rumoured writers include Neill Cross and Peter Harness

Directors: Hettie MacDonald, Daniel O’Hara, Ed Bazelgette

Photo taken for International Women’s Day with the many women of Doctor Who’s cast and crew!

Quotes:

“As you saw in the finale and the Christmas episode he’s kind of answered his question of ‘Am I a good man?’ and this year he’s having the time of his life, having dangerous and exciting adventures in time and space. These are the glory days of the Doctor and Clara. They’re having the biggest, most dangerous adventures they’ve ever had and they’re having great fun doing it. The mission statement we had was bigger adventures, and to go further in space and time. We’ve got a very confident Doctor, we’ve got a very confident companion and they’re both experts at doing this now so we can tell slightly bigger stories. We’re doing more two-parters – and not just conventional two parters. We’re doing linked stories where you might not be sure how they’re going to be connected until you see them. We’re pushing the storytelling that way, to give us more scale of adventure.” - Brian Minchin, Cultbox

“As ever, Doctor Who is a combination of complete daft silliness and loads of people getting slaughtered in the early evening. Tonally, [Season 9] very much the same [as Season 8]. Peter is getting stronger and more confident in the role… I told the [show’s] writers, don’t just write him mean, write him funny – because he’ll make any joke fly.” - Steven Moffat, Entertainment Weekly

“[Peter Capaldi] is on amazing form at the moment. I was looking at some of his first series stuff and thinking ‘it’s magnificent, but it’s nothing compared to what he’s doing now’.” - Steven Moffat on Peter Capaldi

“I can’t say too much about it. She continues to complicate and that relationship between the two of them is incredibly strong.” - Steven Moffat on Clara Oswald

“We’re changing the rhythm of [Doctor Who] quite a bit. For a long while, those 45-minute stories were the backbone of Doctor Who. The rule I’ve got is that you won’t be absolutely certain whether a show is going to be a two-parter or not. With each of the two-parters we’re doing, there’s a substantial difference between the two halves…. Sometimes they’re just linked episodes” - Steven Moffat on the Series 9 format

“We’re not bringing him back exactly the same as we left him, at all. I think that was already evident at Christmas,” he explained. “He’s left some of the burden of being the superhero of the universe behind… Also, Peter magnifies anything that is dark. So I’m pushing him – I’m writing quite funny this year – I’m pushing him the other way. He’s also got a Scottish gloom about him. If you gave him a Matt Smith script, it would come out very, very differently. I think it was great fun to do for a year. But no, that’s not how we’re going to play the rest of him… What I’ve been saying to him is ‘You’re the stern Doctor. You’re not the rude Doctor. You’re not a brusque Doctor. You’re kind of the don’t-give-a-damn Doctor! You actually don’t give a damn what you say to people.’” - Steven Moffat, Doctor Who Magazine

“Jenna is obviously in all of the next series.” - Steven Moffat on Jenna Coleman’s departure date.

“I’m in the midst of that right now – I broke off to come here today, in fact, but I’m hoping to finish the script tonight. It has been a tough nut to crack, but I’m delighted with how scary it is. I can’t say any more than that.” - Mark Gatiss on his episode.

Episodes

Episode 1: The Magician’s Apprentice

Written by: Steven Moffat

Directed by: Hettie MacDonald

Starring: Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald), Michelle Gomez (Missy), Jemma Redgrave (Kate Stewart), Jaye Griffiths, Clare Higgins, India Ria Amarteifio, Dasharn Anderson, Harki Bhambra, Daniel Hoffmann-Gill, Aaron Neil, Demi Papaminas, Joey Price and Jami Reid-Quarrell, Kelly Hunter, Jaye Griffiths, Demi Papaminas (School girl)

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Quotes:

“I was thinking of the story of the first two-parter and I was thinking that she fits, she should be there. That character, if you get it right, does put a different light on the Doctor. I was looking back at the old Jon Pertwee/Roger Delgado ones and what’s fascinating about that is that they only ever play it as friends. They never, ever play it as enemies at all. They’re just two gentlemen having fun with each other. The Doctor’s best friend is a murdering psychopath, that’s actually quite fun.” - Steven Moffat on Missy’s return.

“”Missy is brilliant and having seen her in the finale we just couldn’t wait to work with Michelle again. Steven had the perfect story. It’s not going to be Missy as you expect her to be. Steven likes to surprise everyone and he’s going to do that with this opening. Missy has an awful lot of sides to her and we’re going to see some new ones in this series. We also learn a bit more about her relationship with the Doctor…” - Brian Minchin, SFX Magazine

Notes:

Filming took place in Tenerife, Spain. Set partially on an alien planet and in contemporary London, expect Coal Hill to feature and Jemma Redgrave.

Episode 2: The Witch’s Familiar

Missy returns in the Series 9 opening two-parter

Written by: Steven Moffat

Directed by: Hettie MacDonald

Starring: Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald), Michelle Gomez (Missy), Jemma Redgrave (Kate Stewart), Jaye Griffiths and Clare Higgins, India Ria Amarteifio, Dasharn Anderson, Harki Bhambra, Daniel Hoffmann-Gill, Aaron Neil, Demi Papaminas, Joey Price and Jami Reid-Quarrell, Kelly Hunter, Jaye Griffiths, Demi Papaminas (School girl)

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Via: Whovian Comley

Notes:

Filming took place in Tenerife, Spain. Set partially on an alien planet and in contemporary London, expect Coal Hill to feature and Jemma Redgrave.

Episode 3:

Written by: Toby Whithouse

Directed by: Daniel O’Hara

Starring: Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald), Paul Kaye (Prentis), Sophie Stone (Cass), Morven Christie (O’Donnell), Arsher Ali (Mason Bennett), Colin McFarlane, Sophie Stone, Zaqi Ismail, Steven Robertson (Pritchard), Neil Fingleton.

Quotes:

“An amazing guest cast for a brilliantly creepy two-parter by Toby Whithouse. Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman are back in Cardiff, back in the box, and back in action - for one of our scariest adventures yet!” - Steven Moffat

“The adventures begin again for myself and Jenna and I’m delighted to be back filming my second series of Doctor Who.” - Peter Capaldi

“As a kid of the 1970s, the two shows you always watched were Top of the Pops and Doctor Who, they were unmissable. I actually wrote a song called ‘Looking For Davros’ in my first punk band and I sang it like a demented Dalek. I got to present TOTP back in the mid 90s and landing this role in Doctor Who completes the dream double. Peter is a perfect Doctor and I’m loving every minute of the experience, even the five hours in make-up. What a treat, best 50th birthday present ever!” - Paul Kaye

Notes:

Potentially a “ghost story” rumoured to be set in an army base.

Episode 4:

Written by: Toby Whithouse

Directed by: Daniel O’Hara

Starring: Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald), Paul Kaye (Prentis), Sophie Stone (Cass), Morven Christie (O’Donnell), Arsher Ali (Mason Bennett), Colin McFarlane, Sophie Stone, Zaqi Ismail, Steven Robertson (Pritchard), Neil Fingleton.

Quotes:

“An amazing guest cast for a brilliantly creepy two-parter by Toby Whithouse. Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman are back in Cardiff, back in the box, and back in action - for one of our scariest adventures yet!” - Steven Moffat

“The adventures begin again for myself and Jenna and I’m delighted to be back filming my second series of Doctor Who.” - Peter Capaldi

“As a kid of the 1970s, the two shows you always watched were Top of the Pops and Doctor Who, they were unmissable. I actually wrote a song called ‘Looking For Davros’ in my first punk band and I sang it like a demented Dalek. I got to present TOTP back in the mid 90s and landing this role in Doctor Who completes the dream double. Peter is a perfect Doctor and I’m loving every minute of the experience, even the five hours in make-up. What a treat, best 50th birthday present ever!” - Paul Kaye

Notes:

Potentially a “ghost story” rumoured to be set in an army base.

Episode 5: The Girl Who Died

What’s that in the shadows? New monster about to meet Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman in Doctor Who Series 9

Written by: Jamie Mathieson and Steven Moffat

Directed by: Ed Bazelgette

Starring: Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald), David Schofield (Odin), Rufus Hound (Sam Swift), Murray McArthur (Hasten), Maisie Williams, Tom Stourton, Ariyon Bakare, Simon Lipkin, Ian Conningham, Barnaby Kay, John Voce, Struan Rodger

Maisie Williams guest stars in The Girl Who Died/The Woman Who Lived

Quotes:

“There’s been a lot of speculation about whether she’s like a younger Clara or whether she is a new character completely. I’m not going to tell you which one. Whether she is good or bad is up for discussion, I think. She does put the Doctor to the test and it’s sort of a dynamic that we haven’t seen before.” - Maisie Williams

“I’m so excited to be working on Doctor Who as it’s such a big and important part of British Culture. I can’t wait to meet the cast and crew and start filming, especially as we’ll be shooting not too far from my home town” - Maisie Williams

“We’re thrilled to have Maisie Williams joining us on Doctor Who. It’s not possible to say too much about who or what she’s playing, but she is going to challenge the Doctor in very unexpected ways. This time he might just be out of his depth, and we know Maisie is going to give him exactly the right sort of hell.” - Steven Moffat

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Notes:

Set in the time of the Vikings and dealing with Norse mythology.

Episode 6: The Woman Who Lived

Chewing it over? Doctor Who director Ed Bazalgette discusses a shot with one of the show’s new monsters…

Written by: Catherine Tregenna

Directed by: Ed Bazelgette

Starring: Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald), David Schofield (Odin), Rufus Hound (Sam Swift), Murray McArthur (Hasten), Maisie Williams, Tom Stourton, Ariyon Bakare, Simon Lipkin, Ian Conningham, Barnaby Kay, John Voce, Struan Rodger

Quotes:

“There’s been a lot of speculation about whether she’s like a younger Clara or whether she is a new character completely. I’m not going to tell you which one. Whether she is good or bad is up for discussion, I think. She does put the Doctor to the test and it’s sort of a dynamic that we haven’t seen before.” - Maisie Williams

“I’m so excited to be working on Doctor Who as it’s such a big and important part of British Culture. I can’t wait to meet the cast and crew and start filming, especially as we’ll be shooting not too far from my home town” - Maisie Williams

“We’re thrilled to have Maisie Williams joining us on Doctor Who. It’s not possible to say too much about who or what she’s playing, but she is going to challenge the Doctor in very unexpected ways. This time he might just be out of his depth, and we know Maisie is going to give him exactly the right sort of hell.” - Steven Moffat

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Notes:

Set in the time of the Vikings and dealing with Norse mythology.

Episode 7:

“Osgood” Returns in this two-parter

Written by: Peter Harness

Directed by: Daniel Nettheim

Starring: Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald), Jemma Redgrave (Kate Stewart), Ingrid Oliver (Osgood),  Jaye Griffiths, Cleopatra Dickens, Sasha Dickens, Abhishek Singh, Todd Kramer, Jill Winternitz, Nicholas Asbury, Jack Parker and Aidan Cook

Episode 8:

Written by: Peter Harness

Directed by: Daniel Nettheim

Starring: Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald), Jemma Redgrave (Kate Stewart), Ingrid Oliver (Osgood),  Jaye Griffiths, Cleopatra Dickens, Sasha Dickens, Abhishek Singh, Todd Kramer, Jill Winternitz, Nicholas Asbury, Jack Parker and Aidan Cook

Episode 9:

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Starring: Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald)

Episode 10:

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Starring: Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald)

Episode 11:

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Starring: Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald)

Quotes:

“I’ve figured out the cliffhanger to the penultimate episode of series 9. And it’s a whopper. Ohh, I don’t think you’ll see this coming!” - Steven Moffat, Doctor Who Magazine 475

Episode 12:

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Starring: Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald)

Notes:

Jenna Coleman is expected to leave the series at the conclusion of this episode.