Series 12 (Doctor Who)

Series 12 of Doctor Who will premiere in early 2020. Chris Chibnall remains in the position of executive producer whilst Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill and Bradley Walsh will reprise their roles as the Thirteenth Doctor, Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin Khan and Graham O'Brien respectively.

Whittaker announced her own return on Friday 7 December, two days prior to the broadcast of the series 11 finale, The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos. The series was announced almost immediately after the conclusion of said episode.

Overview
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Main

 * The Doctor - Jodie Whittaker
 * Graham O'Brien - Bradley Walsh
 * Ryan Sinclair - Tosin Cole
 * Yasmin Khan - Mandip Gill

Guests

 * Suki Cheng - Molly Harris
 * TBA - Julia Foster

Production
It was originally reported that pre-production on series 12 had begun in November 2018, with Ray Holman having updated his CV to say so. Furthermore it was said that filming would begin in January 2019.

Chris Chibnall's initial statement on the twelfth series was "We're off again! Well we never actually stopped - as Jodie Whittaker's Doctor and friends have been winning the hearts of families across the nation this autumn, we've been busy with a whole new set of action-packed adventures for the Thirteenth Doctor. We adore making this show and have been blown away by the response from audiences, so we can't wait to bring more scares, more monsters and more Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole to BBC One. Brilliant!"

Charlotte Moore, Director of Content added, "We're delighted that the Doctor and her friends will be returning to thrill audiences in 2020. I know Chris and the whole team are already working on a whole new set of exciting adventures."

Producers
In an interview with Television Magazine in June 2017, Chibnall revealed a "five-year plan" for his reign as showrunner and promised that it would be "bold" and "risky".

Writers
Ed Hime will pen another script for series 12.

Directors
Director of Photography is Ed Moore.

Jamie Stone will direct episodes 1 and 5. Lee Haven Jones will direct episodes 3 and 4.

Filming
Location filming on series 12 began on 23 January 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa.
 * Shortly before series 12 began filming, Bradley Walsh revealed that he was in South Africa, and the rest of the main cast were spotted on a flight to Cape Town.

Filming in "SA" ended on 7 February very early in the morning at Bowmans on Bree Street. Location filming also took place at Kogel Bay in Western Cape and Kersefontein Guest Farm in Hopefield.

Filming then took place in Cardiff on 10 February which ended in the morning on 11 February.

Filming also took place at Guildhall in Swansea, Wales on 18 February and 19 February.

Filming returned to "Sheffield" outside Cardiff Central Police Station, having been set-dressed as Hallamshire Police, on 11 March.

Filming took place in Porthkerry Country Park in Barry on 14, 15 and 26 March.

Another shoot took place in Cory's Building on Bute Street in Cardiff, Wales on 18 March which ended very early in the morning on 19 March.

Filming once again took place on Barry Island in an old railway tunnel on 27 March.

Filming then took place at a Ministry of Defence unit in St. Athan, Wales on 28 March.

Cast and crew went to Tenerife on 1 April to start filming on 2 and 3 April around Montaña Samara near Mount Teide. On 5 April they went to Santa Cruz to film in front of the Auditorio de Tenerife.

Myths

 * Although now debunked, Starburst Magazine had reportedly been in contact with the BBC back in November 2018, during which time, the BBC said that series 12 would air in Autumn 2019.
 * Starburst also claimed (citing the same contact, and in the very same article) that Chris Chibnall and Jodie Whittaker had not been very happy behind the scenes, and were set to leave after series 12 had finished.

Television stories
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Aliens and enemies
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Rumours

 * New writers for series 12 will include Victoria Asare-Archer and Prassana Puwanarajah.
 * Vinay Patel could be writing again for series 12.
 * A past alien love interest could be introduced.
 * Rose Tyler could be making a return.
 * Yasmin Khan's police career at the Hallamshire Police could be explored more deeply.
 * Some baddies from the classic era could return.
 * South Africa filming is possibly for episode 1 and 5.
 * A romance could be developing between the Doctor and Yaz.
 * Stephen Fry has reportedly been cast in series 12.
 * Series 12 might be moving back to a Saturday time slot.
 * John Simm's version of could return as various "Vote Saxon" signs pop up in Cardiff Bay.

Home media
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Novels
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