Doctor Who 60th anniversary special titles are REVEALED and trailer released
Doctor Who has revealed the titles of its three 60th anniversary specials and shared a brand new trailer starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate.
The much-loved BBC sci-fi series returns in November 2023 with three specials to celebrate its 60th anniversary, featuring a slew of familiar faces returning.
Now, Doctor Who has revealed the titles of the three anniversary episodes and a glimpse of the drama-packed storylines that will be revealed in an exciting trailer.
The short 40-second clip showed David, 52, reprising his role as the Doctor, while comedian Catherine, 53, rejoined him as fan favorite Donna Noble.
It also featured newcomer Yasmin Finney as Rose and showed villain Neil Patrick Harris embodying The Toymaker as he took on David.
Exciting: Doctor Who has revealed the titles for its three 60th anniversary specials and shared a brand new trailer featuring David Tennant and Catherine Tate
Between short snippets of upcoming episodes, the titles of the three episodes were confirmed to be The Star Beast, Wild Blue Yonder, and The Giggle.
The short trailer started with Donna asking David’s 10th Doctor, “Why did this face come back?” Say goodbye?’
Then there was an orange explosion in the sky as David said, “I don’t think that’s an airplane, it’s a spaceship in trouble.”
He gave the warning to newcomer Rose – played by Heartstopper star Yasmin – who looked in awe as she stood next to The Doctor.
The first special title, The Star Beast, then flashed onto the screen, followed by dramatic scenes from the episode, featuring a red-eyed metallic insect-like creature.
When “redacted” and “network errors” warnings appeared in the trailer, a shocked Donna was heard asking the doctor, “Oh my God, where are we?”
To which the time-traveling Time Lord replied, “I’m sorry Donna.”
The second title, Wild Blue Yonder, then flashed before Neil’s incarnation of the famed Toymaker villain debuted.
Return: The sci-fi series returns in November 2023 with three specials to celebrate its 60th anniversary, featuring a slew of familiar faces returning, including Catherine’s Donna Noble
Excitement: The trailer also featured newcomer Yasmin Finney as Rose and
As the toymaker was seen dancing in circles in a tuxedo, the doctor warned, “He’s here, driving you crazy, laughing at the human race.”
The Doctor was then shown reluctantly dancing with the Toymaker, before the third special title, The Giggle, was revealed.
A final clip showed Donna poking a small fuzzy creature in the eyes as it was hidden behind a series of stuffed animals.
But when the animal suddenly moved, Donna yelled, “What the hell?”
Rose was also shocked as it appears she will be accompanying the Doctor and Donna on more than one adventure through space and time.
Alongside the trailer was a caption: “#DoctorWho returns later this year for its 60th anniversary with three special episodes.
Special: THE STAR BEAST. Special Two: WILD BLUE YONDER. Special Three: THE GIGGLE.”
Doctor Who will return in November 2023 with three special episodes to coincide with the show’s 60th anniversary, starring David Tennant as the fourteenth Doctor.
The Fifteenth Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa, will then take control of the TARDIS alongside Millie Gibson as his new companion Ruby Sunday, with its first episode airing during the festive period next year.
In October, Jodie Whittaker stepped down from her role as The Doctor, replaced by returning star David for the upcoming anniversary episodes.
In the latest episode of Jodie, fans got a glimpse of Ncuti’s version of The Doctor when he was briefly seen alongside David in a teaser trailer.
It was previously announced that the likes of Jinkx Monsoon and Jonathan Groff will be joining the cast for Ncuti’s upcoming Doctor Who series.
The Broadway star, 38, who is known for the crime series Mindhunter, was previously announced to take part in the sci-fi series.
The BBC said he will play a “mysterious and thrilling” guest star in which he will “jump aboard the Tardis.”
New photos show Jonathan wearing 19th century fashion, complete with a blue tailcoat, embroidered waistcoat, dark trousers and light blue tie.
Villain: The trailer also gave a glimpse of Neil Patrick Harris embodying the formidable The Toymaker as he took on David’s 10th Doctor
New cast: After the specials, the Fifteenth Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa, will take control of the TARDIS in 2024 alongside Millie Gibson as his new companion Ruby Sunday
Here he is! It was previously announced that Jonathan Groff will be joining the cast for Ncuti’s upcoming series Doctor Who and a first look at the picture was revealed earlier this week.
He appears alongside Sex Education star Ncuti, who is about to take over the Time Lord, and Coronation Street actress Millie, who plays Ruby.
Ncuti, 30, can be seen in the images dressed in a red vest, cream trousers and stockings with coiffed hair tied back, while Millie wears a yellow dress, white gloves and gold jewellery.
The BBC teased the new episode, saying: “Dress to impress and watch out for the Duchess…”
In the revamp of the long-running series, Russell T Davies returns as showrunner and transvestite Jinkx Monsoon star as the Doctor’s “most powerful enemy yet.”