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Season 55 - 2020

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  Nothing would’ve really changed in between seasons, however things were about to get unstable for the Doctor Who production team after this season and the reasons for this will be explained later. No Worthy Move By Chris Chibnall The Doctor, on his travels with Claire, intercepts a series of strange energy pulses coming from the heart of London, emanating from GOGGS ( Government Offices Great George Street) itself. Curious, he lands the TARDIS and is soon thrust into a covert government crisis: an alien signal has been detected, seemingly aimed at destabilising Earth’s top leadership. At the heart of the crisis is Derek Callaghan, a former military man turned civil servant, recently promoted to the newly formed position of Secretary of State for Extraterrestrial Operations. Cool under pressure and harbouring a deep distrust of aliens, Callaghan is overseeing the government's response to the growing threat. Unbeknownst to him, however, the alien presence is far closer than anyone...

Season 54 - 2019

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  Writer Chris Chibnall stepped in as the new Showrunner of Doctor Who, the BBC had entrusted this season of Doctor Who to him after the success of his ITV Drama Broadchurch. He was also made Head of Franchise after it was announced that Doctor Who would now be a co-production between BBC Studios and Bad Wolf Studios, Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter would be executive producers. Peter Bennett left Doctor Who at the end of Season 53, however Nikki Wilson would remain on & would now be the Series Producer, Matt Strevens would also be an Executive Producer. This season would also be the first where Sony Pictures Television would be involved with the show, giving it a massive budget increase and international distribution (Very much like the Disney+ deal). With this being a new era, there were still changes to the show. The first & most striking change would be the aspect ratio. Since 1999, the show had been broadcast in 16:9. For this season, it was decided to move the show to ...