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Season 59 - 2026

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  Following the bold and daring storytelling of Season 58, anticipation was high for what Chris Clenshaw and his team had planned next. The Christmas Special had left fans both emotional and excited for the future, especially with the departure of Anya Chalotra as Ellie Sinclair in the finale and the return of Nick Berry’s Ninth Doctor for one final farewell. Season 59 would now consist of ten episodes, along with a Christmas Special at the end of the year. Clenshaw described this season as one that would "push the Doctor to his limits like never before,"  With Ellie’s departure, the question of who would step aboard the TARDIS next loomed over the fandom, and in late 2025, the BBC confirmed that James Bye would join the cast as the Doctor’s new companion, Denver Russell. Denver was described as tough, loyal and willing to help the Doctor in any situation. As for the writing team, the show continued to attract top-tier talent. Returning writers included Pete McTighe, Sharma A...

Omega: Series One - 2025

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  Omega would’ve been the sixth spinoff show after Earth Defence, Olympus, After Travels, the Beginning and UNIT. It would’ve been created by Chris Clenshaw, Kate Herron and Pete McTighe with Herron showrunning it. It would’ve been set after the events of the Season 58 two-parter The Bowler Society and Prometheus which saw the return of Omega from The Three Doctors and Arc of Infinity , the point of the series was to bring Omega’s character arc full-circle in some aspects whilst leaving the door open to a possible return, as the series would attempt to turn Omega into an Anti-Hero. Series One aired from 3rd January - 7th February on BBC One. Gabriel Byrne returned as Omega after his character was arrested by the Time Agency in the finale, Gugu Mbatha-Raw would be introduced as Belinda Matthews, a time agent who would’ve been paired up with Omega and Peter Capaldi as Mortimer Grissom, the director of the Time Agency. This would also expand the Multiverse in the Whoniverse which was...

UNIT: Series One - 2025

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  UNIT would’ve been the fifth spinoff show after Earth Defence, Olympus, After Travels and the Beginning. It was ran by Pete McTighe and Tom Shankland, the series was created by Chris Clenshaw as it was seen as a unique idea to have a Doctor Who show set in the past. David Morrissey was cast in the lead role as Peter Durrell, the Commander In Chief of UNIT in the 1980s. Daniel Mays plays Michael Cleaver, Anna Maxwell-Martin as Sandra Foley, Adam James as James Drayton and Jack Franklin as David Reid. There would be six episodes throughout written by Pete McTighe and Tom Shankland, with music being composed by David Arnold, but 80s songs being present in the end credits in a similar vein to Olympus: Insurrection (2021). New Order By Pete McTighe and Tom Shankland A cold, grey morning in London, 1986. The camera tracks a high-security convoy snaking through the city, two Land Rovers flanking an unmarked military transport truck. Inside the truck, soldiers sit in tense silence, surro...