Doctor Who Series 11: giant spider and pregnant man in latest trailer

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Trailer breakdowns are typically created in the order of when the scenes appear on the trailer. This article will attempt to break down the scenes from the latest Doctor Who Series 11 trailers by episode, when possible. Some scenes from the previous trailer will be included when relevant.

Episode 1: The Woman Who Fell to Earth

Official BBC synopsis: “We don’t get aliens in Sheffield.” In a South Yorkshire city, Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin Khan and Graham O’Brien are about to have their lives changed forever, as a mysterious woman, unable to remember her own name, falls from the night sky. Can they believe a word she says? And can she help solve the strange events taking place across the city?

Strips of what seems like metal writhe…

A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer

…until they reveal the Doctor ‒ on a train. The  53 seconds of footage that leaked from this episode took place on the same train.

A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer

Yasmin and Ryan…

A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer

A publicity photo released by the BBC confirms Ryan and Yasmin are in their first episode costumes.

Sharon D Clarke as Grace, Mandip Gill as Yaz, Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor, Bradley Walsh as Graham and Tosin Cole as Ryan, BBC Photo

“I’m Just a traveler.”

A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 Trailer

“I’m the Doctor. When people need help, I never refuse.”

A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer
A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer

 

Episode 2: The Ghost Monument

Official BBC Synopsis: Still reeling from their first encounter, can the Doctor and her new friends stay alive long enough, in a hostile alien environment, to solve the mystery of Desolation? And just who are Angstrom and Epzo?

A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer
a Still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer

A desolate place…

A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer
A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer

…which turns out to be dangerous…

A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer
A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer
A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer
A Still from the BB Doctor Who Series 11 trailer

The Doctor on the top of a sand dune.

A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer

A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer

A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer

Episode 3 Rosa:

The period set dressing of this Cape Town street in South Africa is meant to represent 1955 Montgomery Alabama where Rosa Parks refused to yield her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Her subsequent arrest sparked a successful civil rights boycott which lead to the desegregation of the buses. Chris Chibnall told both Big Issue North and the Radio Times that “Rosa” would appear in Series 11.

A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer

Here are two more Episode 3 photos from the previous trailer:

A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer
A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer

And a promotional photo from the same episode

BBC Doctor Who promotional photo
A still from the BBC Doctor Who trailer

 

Episode 4, Arachnids in the UK:

Graham and Ryan are running from a giant spider! This scene was filmed in a large, empty function room at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport on March 12.

A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer

This scenes is likely from Arachnids in the UK as well.

A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer

Tanya Fear guest stars in Arachnids in the UK.

Tanya Fear, Jodie Whittaker and Tosin Cole in a still from the BBC Doctor Who trailer

 

Episode 5, The Tsuranga Conundrum:

A pregnant man on the left! This actor’s character publicity shot was posted publicly by accident on the photographer’s website.

These two are likely from the same episode:

A Still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer
A scene from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer

 

Now, some interesting things spotted in in some of the other scenes:

Graham with a device attached to the side of his head

A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer
A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer

Some miscellaneous scenes from the trailer:

A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer

A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer“What do we do?” “Why are you asking her?” “ ’Cause she’s in charge, Bro!” “Says who?” “Says us!”

A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer
A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer
A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer
A still from the Doctor Who Series 11 trailer
A still from the BBC Doctor Who Trailer
A still from the BBC Doctor Who Trailer

Shaun Dooley appears in a Series 11 episode.

A Still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer

This one is likely from fifth and final block of filming, Episodes 6 and 10.

A still from the BBC Doctor Who Series 11 trailer

Doctor Who Series 11 premieres worldwide on Sunday, October 7.