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In a Radio Times interview, Mandip Gill had plenty of praise for the tenth episode of Doctor WhoSeries 11, The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos, written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Jamie Childs. “It’s a real team effort, showcasing the whole ensemble. I think people are really going to enjoy it.” Not only does she deem the episode “big and explosive” but Gill also praises the guest stars. “It’s big and explosive. I’ve worked with Phyllis [Logan] before on Good Karma Hospital, so…

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Preview images have been revealed for episode 9 of the new series of Doctor Who, It Takes You Away airing Sunday 2nd December. Synopsis: Episode Nine – It Takes You Away On the edge of a Norwegian fjord, in the present day, The Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz discover a boarded-up cottage and a girl named Hanne in need of their help. What has happened here? What monster lurks in the woods around the cottage – and beyond? Guest starring Ellie Wallwork…

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The BBC iPlayer has enjoyed its biggest month ever, with Killing Eve and Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor Who debut leading the way. Doctor Who‘s 11th series premiere (and Whittaker’s full debut) ‘The Woman Who Fell to Earth’ – which last month was confirmed as the show’s highest series launch ever – received a massive 2.96 million requests in the month of October. It was the second-ranked episode for the month on BBC iPlayer. Top belonged to the series premiere of the…

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The BBC have announced a mighty assembly of shows for its festive season, including Doctor Who, Call the Midwife, Luther and Les Misérables… As always there will be a festive – and yup, murderous – edition of EastEnders as the truth about Alfie and Hayley has catastrophic consequences for everyone involved. Additionally, there’ll be a big Christmas show for Michael McIntyre called, uh, Michael McIntyre’s Big Christmas Show as well as a couple of Yuletide episodes of Mrs Brown’s Boys. In terms of drama we’ve got mega Victor Hugo adaptation, Les…

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Tom Spilsbury has just reported that Doctor Who’s seventh episode (Kerblam!) had a consolidated total of 7.46 million viewers after seven days of catch-up were added (7.225m on televisions and 0.233m on computers and other devices). It was the ninth-most-watched programme of the week. https://twitter.com/TomSpilsbury/status/1067054467802193920

Doctor Who: The Witchfinders was watched by 5.66 million viewers, a share of 27.9% of the total TV audience, according to unofficial overnight figures. The rating makes Doctor Who the fourth highest rated programme for Sunday and the 19th for the week ending 18th November. Highest for the day was ITV’s celebrity show, I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here which had 9.73 million watching. Strictly Come Dancing – Results Show had 8.86 million viewers, while Dynasties, the David…

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Written by Ed Hime (Skins) and directed by Jamie Childs (‘The Woman Who Fell to Earth’, ‘Demons of the Punjab’), the episode will see The Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz materialise in the Scandinavian country, where they come across a boarded-up cottage and a girl named Hanne who is in need of their help. The trailer really doesn’t give away much, but you can probably be confident there’s some sort of alien or monster lurking in the woods around the…

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