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All the new things we’ve found out about Doctor Who series 7
Simon Brew
Lots of new details about Doctor Who series 7, right here!
Published on Mar 21, 2012
It’s been a busy day in the world of Doctor Who, with a press conference this morning unveiling the identity of the Doctor’s new companion for part of the series ahead.
If you don’t want to know a single thing more about Doctor Who series 7, then we’d advice you look elsewhere, now.
Still here?
Okay then. The new companion, as we reported earlier, is former Emmerdale star Jenna Louise Coleman. She’ll join the show in this year’s Christmas special, and travel with the Doctor from that point onwards.
If you buy into the idea that Matt Smith is leaving in 2013 – which has been strongly rumoured, but never confirmed, and certainly wasn't this morning – then her casting could be even more crucial than usual, given that she’d have the job, potentially, of working with two different Doctors. Just a thought, there.
Steven Moffat, in the official press release, said: “It’s not often the Doctor meets someone who can talk even faster than he does, but it’s about to happen. Jenna is going to lead him his merriest dance yet. And that’s all you’re getting for now. Who she’s playing, how the Doctor meets her, and even where he finds her, are all part of one of the biggest mysteries the Time Lord ever encounters. Even by the Doctor’s standards, this isn’t your usual boy meets girl.”
We now know the transmission shape of the next series, too. Series seven (since the show was revived) will feature 14 episodes, including the Christmas special. We’ll get the first six of those this year, with the remaining eight screening in early 2013. 2013, as many of you well know, is Doctor Who’s 50th birthday year.
The end of the Ponds will come with episode five of the new run, so the last one before Christmas. This is where Amy and Rory, played by Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill, will depart the show. We know that episode five will see the latest appearance of the Weeping Angels, too. As Steven Moffat said, “Amy and Rory will leave in a final encounter with the Weeping Angels in episode five. Not everyone gets out alive and I mean it this time”.
We also know that the Daleks will be back in 2013. It wouldn't be a birthday party without them.