There are five specials between the end of series 4 and the start of Steven Moffat's series 5. There will be no full tv series in 2009, but between the episode 'Journey's End' and the start of series five in 2010, there will be four one hour Doctor Who Specials in 2009. All will star David Tennant as the 10th Doctor.
Doctor Who 2009 Specials
1. The Next Doctor (4:14 - Christmas Special)
Writer: Russell T. Davies
Director: Andy Goddard
This episode will be screened on 25 December 2008.
It features David Tennant as The Doctor, David Morrissey as a possible future Doctor, Cybermen and more.
2. Planet of the Dead (4:15 - 1st 2009 Special - Easter)
Writers: Russell T. Davies & Gareth Roberts
Director: James Strong
The 2009 Easter special is scripted by Davies along with Gareth Roberts who also wrote 'Attack of the Graske', 'The Shakespeare Code' and 'The Unicorn and the Wasp' as well as various new era Doctor Who novels. The script marks the first time that a Doctor Who episode has had more than one writing credit since it returned.
This story might be a two-parter. It may feature a new monster?
3. No Title Yet! (4:16 - 2nd 2009 Special)
Writers: Russell T. Davies???
Director: ?
This maybe part 2 of the Easter Special???
4. No Title Yet! (4:17 - 3rd 2009 Special - Halloween)
Writers: Russell T. Davies???
Director: ?
5. No Title Yet! (4:18 - 4th 2009 Special aka Christmas Special)
Writers: Russell T. Davies???
Director: ?
The final special will broadcast on Christmas 2009.
On the Internet there is a lot of speculation of what the 2009 Specials will be about. Some of the speculative ideas include:
1. The Return of Sutekh
Sutekh last appeared in the fourth Doctor story 'Pyramids of Mars'. This story setting could be in in Egypt.
2. The 8th Doctor to Appear
Paul McGann may return as the Eighth Doctor appearing in flashbacks about The Time War.
Paul McGann played the Doctor in the 1996 TV movie, his eighth Doctor has appeared in a lengthy series of original BBC novels and as well as the Big Finish original audio dramas.
3. The Return of the Doctor's Daughter
Jenny (Georgina Moffett), the Doctor's Daughter may return in one of the 2009 Doctor Who specials. At the end of her first story 'Doctor's Daughter', the Doctor believed she was dead but she returned to life in its closing minutes of the episode.
4. Return of Donna Noble, Wilf, the Master
The characters Donna Noble (Catherine Tate), Wilf (Bernard Cribbins) and John Simm (The Master) may appear in one of the 2009 Doctor Who specials.
Donna Noble maybe the Time Lady Romana or the Rani in human disguise. The Chameleon Arch was used by the Tenth Doctor in the episode 'Human Nature' to rewrite every cell in his body, enabling him to hide from the Family of Blood in 1913. The chameleon arch stored the Doctor's Time Lord self in a fob watch. In episode 'Utopia', Martha discovered that the Master used the same process, creating 'Professor Yana' as his persona.
5. Return of Astrid
Astrid (Kylie Minogue) may return as a human Tardis.
6. Return of River Song
River Song (Alex Kingston) may return.
7. Other Monsters / Enemies
There are so many great monsters / enemies from the classic series, new series and novels that have the potential to return. These include: the Silurians, Sea Devils, Slithereen, Omega, Zygons, Rutans, Terileptils, Meddling Monk and Ice Warriors.
8. Time War Story
The Time War was a conflict between the Time Lords and the Daleks, resulting in their mutual destruction. The event has been referred to on several occasions in the new Doctor Who tv series since it began in 2005.
Did you know?
* David Tennant has officially revealed in 2008 that the five new specials of Doctor Who will be his swansong as the tenth Doctor. Thus we will see the eleventh Doctor come into existence by the end of the 2009 Christmas special.
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