Series 9 (Doctor Who)

Series 9 of Doctor Who will begin filming in January 2015, for an airdate of 2015. This will be Peter Capaldi's second series as the Twelfth Doctor. Executive producer Steven Moffat could not, however, confirm in November 2014 the return of Jenna Coleman, who has played companion Clara Oswald since series 7.

New to Doctor Who, but not the DWU, this series will be Catherine Tregenna — the Torchwood writer will be penning an episode of the series. Tregenna will be the first female Who writer since Helen Raynor's two-parter in series 4, and the only one to date under Moffat's rule as show runner.

In DWM 480, Michelle Gomez confirmed that she will return in series 9 as, the latest incarnation of the Master who served as the central villain in series 8. Moffat teased in DWM 475, "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!"

On 17 December 2014, at a press conference for the Christmas special Last Christmas, Steven Moffat revealed the title of the first episode of this series to be The Magician's Apprentice.

Rumours

 * Jenna Coleman allegedly had a "change of heart" on whether she wanted to stay on Doctor Who and is now going to appear in the first half of this series. This change required the Christmas special, which Series 9 follows after, to be rewritten; "When it came to Clara, they had to tear them up and start again," the source said. "In the original draft of the script, she became an old woman who then died with the Doctor at her side. But after they were rewritten, she will now be seen returning to the Tardis, hand in hand with the Doctor."

Recurring

 * The Twelfth Doctor - Peter Capaldi
 * - Michelle Gomez