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Doctor Who Christmas specials are a unique beast. Current (and former) showrunner Russell T. Davies introduced the concept to the franchise when he brought the show back in 2005, and he loves nothing so much as a big, bombastic holiday spectacle. One of his first moves upon regaining control of
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It's the most wonderful time of the year: Doctor Who Christmas special season! Yes, we're mere weeks away from the iconic sci-fi series' annual holiday installment, and this year the show's swinging for the fences with a Bridgerton star, a Time Hotel,
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As a franchise, Doctor Who is well into elder statesman territory now, boasting over sixty years of history, fifteen actors in the role of the Doctor, and dozens of companions and notable guest stars. But, that extended history comes with more than a few gaps. Much of the series'
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Emerging leading man Jonathan Bailey has become nearly inescapable in recent years, with roles in beloved series from Broadchurch to Bridgerton. He's so charming that he could create chemistry with a brick wall; instead, he has chosen to defy the limits and stereotypes that still remain in the
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Nothing says Merry Christmas like....dinosaurs? That's the vibe in the latest clip from Doctor Who's forthcoming festive special "Joy to the World," which features Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor, a guest appearance by Bridgerton's Nicola Coughlan, and a seemingly very
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Ncuti Gatwa is one of those rare and spectacular actors living every other young actor’s dream: a much-deserved meteoric rise to stardom. Though he may seem like an overnight success, his breakout role in Sex Education only came after years of hard-won minor roles in theater and
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The tradition of families gathering around the telly at Christmas in the U.K. to watch Christmas specials from their favorite series has been going on since the early 1980s; however, it wasn't until the 2005 reboot of Doctor Who that it gained enough cultural cache to earn
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Production on the first official Doctor Who spinoff since the ill-fated (and very forgettable) Class attempted to create a Doctorless Doctor Who in the mid-2010s kicked off at the end of August 2024 with a splashy A-list roster. The five-episode limited series (which should not be
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Sacha Dhawan has been diligently making a name for himself in the television world since he was just twelve years old. He was born and raised in Manchester by parents from Punjab, India. There, he studied theater from a young age and started landing television roles as a preteen. Dhawan
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If the latest internet reports are to be believed, former The Good Wife star will be stepping aboard Ncuti Gatwa's second season of Doctor Who. The actress, best known for playing Kalinda Sharma on the critically acclaimed CBS series and allegedly feuding with star Juliana Margulies behind the
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You may best know prolific stage and screen actor Adjoa Andoh from her role as a presiding member of Bridgerton’s ton, but offscreen, she’s more like British acting royalty. Born in 1963 and raised as the only Black girl in her small southern England town, Andoh’s life
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Production has officially begun on the Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea, the first installment in showrunner Russell T. Davies' long-planned Disney+ expansion of the Whoniverse. Though the specifics of the limited series' plot remain under wraps, the spin-off will