Rent Doctor Who: New Series 12 (2020)
3.6 of 5 from 24 ratings
9h 40min
- General info
- Available formats
- All series
- Synopsis:
- Jodie Whittaker's globally acclaimed Thirteenth Doctor returns for her sophomore season - a brand new set of action-packed epic adventures spanning space and time. Accompanied by her three best friends, Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yaz (Mandip Gill) and Graham (Bradley Walsh), the Thirteenth Doctor is set to face her toughest challenges yet. Featuring terrifying monsters old and new, figures from Earth's history, and an eclectic set of guest stars, this series will delve deeper into the hearts of the Thirteenth Doctor. Cinematic visuals, compelling characters, and a host of alien threats all collide in new episodes shot through with Doctor Who's trademark warmth, humour and heart.
- Actors:
- Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill, Stephen Fry, Lenny Henry, Andrew Bone, Sacharissa Claxton, Melissa De Vries, William Ely, Ravin J. Ganatra, Shobna Gulati, Asif Khan, Brian Law, Dominique Maher, Christopher Mc Arthur, Darron Meyer, Bhavnisha Parmar, Struan Rodger, Ronan Summers
- Directors:
- Jamie Magnus Stone, Lee Haven Jones, Nida Manzoor, Emma Sullivan
- Producers:
- Alex Mercer
- Voiced By:
- Nicholas Briggs
- Creators:
- Sydney Newman
- Writers:
- Sydney Newman, Chris Chibnall, Ed Hime, Nina Metivier, Vinay Patel, Russell T. Davies, Pete McTighe, Charlene James, Kit Pedler, Maxine Alderton, Gerry Davis
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Action & Adventure, TV Dramas, TV Mysteries, TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 04/05/2020
- Run Time:
- 580 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- 2:1 Univisium
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Closer Looks
- Audio Commentaries
- What to Expect in Series 12
- Series 11 Look Back
- Resolution - Behind the Scenes
- A Dalek Re-formed
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes special features
- Disc 2:
- This disc includes episodes 1 - 2
- Special Features - Disc 3:
- This disc includes episodes 3 - 5
- Special Features - Disc 4:
- This disc includes episodes 6 - 8
- Special Features - Disc 5:
- This disc includes episodes 9 - 10
- Special Features
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Reviews (2) of Doctor Who: New Series 12
A partial return to form - Doctor Who: New Series 12 review by LC
The good news is that this series is a massive improvement on the largely godawful Series 11. We get an ongoing story arc that builds to a cracking finale, and rather than being a one-note smiley mum, Jodie Whittaker's Doctor gets some moments of darkness and - gasp - actual drama and conflict with the other members of the TARDIS team. The central storyline also manages to both deepen our knowledge of the Doctor's past whilst adding yet more layers of mystery, which is always a good thing.
It's not all perfect however. There still isn't enough for three companions to do, and the series is perhaps too reliant on shock returning monsters and other elements from the past (opener 'Spyfall' is a good example - it's full of furious action and leans heavily on a returning villain, but contains some very messy storytelling). And whilst the central spine of this series is good (all the Cyberman/Timeless Child stuff), the entirely original episodes tends towards dullness ('Orphan 55', 'Praxeus', 'Can You Hear Me?'). The best of the entirely original episodes is probably 'Nikola Tesla's Night of Terrors', but even that is let down by some laughable monsters that seem to have been lifted directly from 'The Runaway Bride'. Chibanll's era just cannot seem to produce any interesting or memorable monsters, at all.
But uneven as it is, the overall trend is definitely upwards. After watching Series 11, I was so depressed I couldn't even bring myself to watch Series 12 on first broadcast. Having finally seen it, I am now excited for the future again - so that's a big turnaround. Roll on Series 13.
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Doctor What - Doctor Who: New Series 12 review by MB
Not quite the Doctor I remember. It used to be an eccentric old man and one companion. Now there are so many groupies (6?) I've lost count.
She performs well this episode but I still find a female doctor a little jarring... bit like if you switched on Pride and Prejudice and found it was a group of lads getting married off. Mind you, that could be quite amusing...
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