History proves it again and again: no matter how good things are, there’ll always be some who are unhappy. No, we’re not talking about the more vociferous Doctor Who fans! We’re talking about the Zygons. And while it’s understandable that no episode pleases everyone, ‘The Zygon Invasion’ should have everyone reaching the consensus that it’s … >
The new season of Doctor Who continues this weekend with ‘The Zygon Invasion’, written by Peter Harness (‘Kill the Moon’). The Zygons, a race of shapeshifting aliens, have been living in secret among us on Earth, unknown and unseen – until now! When Osgood is kidnapped by a rogue gang of Zygons, the Doctor, Clara … >
Now, this is a Part 1! With many of the two-parters this season, the trick has been to tell a story that pivots at the halfway point, flipping and somersaulting over the viewer’s expectations. With ‘The Zygon Invasion’, however, the watchword is very much ‘scale’. Since the events of 2013’s ‘The Day of the Doctor’, … >
The BBC has released two trailers for the next episode of Doctor Who. Written by Peter Harness (‘Kill the Moon’), ‘The Zygon Invasion’ will air at 8.15pm on Saturday 31 October on BBC One. > Buy Season 9 on DVD on Amazon. > Buy Season 9 on Blu-ray on Amazon. Watch the trailers… The synopsis reads: … >
By the standards of Doctor Who last year’s season finale represented a veritable blood bath. Following the passing of Danny Pink in ‘Dark Water’ (before we even got to the title sequence!), most shocking of all was the death of Osgood in ‘Death in Heaven’, vaporised by a wonderfully mad and sinister Missy. Despite only … >
The BBC has released the official story details for the eighth episode of Doctor Who‘s new season. Written by Peter Harness (‘Kill the Moon’), ‘The Zygon Inversion’ will air at 8pm on Saturday 7 November on BBC One. The synopsis reads: “Shapeshifting Zygons are everywhere in the UK, and there is no way of knowing who … >
The BBC has released the official story details for the seventh episode of Doctor Who‘s new season, which features the return of Ingrid Oliver as Osgood. Written by Peter Harness (‘Kill the Moon’), ‘The Zygon Invasion’ will air at 8.15pm on Saturday 31 October on BBC One. The synopsis reads: “The Zygons, a race of shapeshifting … >
Two more Doctor Who stars will be attending the official Doctor Who Festival later his year. BBC Worldwide has announced today that Michelle Gomez and Ingrid Oliver will be joining Peter Capaldi (the Twelfth Doctor) and showrunner Steven Moffat at the three-day event, which takes place at ExCeL in London from 13-15 November. Michelle Gomez … >
Peter Harness has revealed that a key theme of his upcoming two-part Doctor Who story will be “consequences”. Episodes 7 and 8 of the new season will feature the return of Ingrid Oliver as Osgood, last seen being killed by Missy in ‘Death in Heaven’, alongside Jemma Redgrave as UNIT’s Kate Stewart, who will also … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has responded to fan theories that it was Osgood’s Zygon duplicate which died in Season 8’s finale. Ingrid Oliver made her debut as UNIT scientist Osgood in the show’s 50th anniversary special, ‘The Day of the Doctor’, in which viewers saw Osgood replicated by a shapeshifting Zygon. Osgood was vaporised … >