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Doctor Who gets new release date – and it’s not too far away

Not long to go!

By Alastair James

Catherine Tate, David Tennant, and Yasmin Finney in Doctor Who
Catherine Tate, David Tennant, and Yasmin Finney in Doctor Who (Image: BBC)

The BBC has confirmed when we can expect Doctor Who to return to our screens and we have good news – it’s really not that far away!

The new series, starring David Tennant as the Time Lord, will land on our screens on Saturday 25 November.

Tennant returns as the 14th Doctor, having previously appeared as the 10th incarnation of the iconic character. Joining him will be Catherine Tate, reprising her role as Donna Noble.

The two will reunite in ‘The Star Beast’, the first of the three-episode 60th-anniversary series on 25 November. That will be followed by ‘Wild Blue Yonder’ on 2 December and ‘The Giggle’ on 9 December.

Joining Tennant and Tate will be Heartstopper‘s Yasmin Finney, Miriam Margolyes, Jacqueline King, Karl Collins, Ruth Madeley, and Jemma Redgrave.

Neil Patrick Harris will star as the terrifying Toymaker, who. looks set to cause all sorts of mayhem for The Doctor.

The series will lead up to a special festive airing when Ncuti Gatwa will take over the Tardis.

In September a new trailer debuted giving a brief glimpse at the new series.

Doctor Who: Unleashed will follow each new episode giving viewers an unmissable insight into the show’s creation.

Doctor Who will return to BBC One and the BBC iPlayer from Saturday 25 November. Meanwhile, Doctor Who: Unleashed will air on BBC Three and the iPlayer.