All this talk about spoilers has me thinking about my favorite Brit series. Yep, that one. Again.
Well, anyway, the titles of the thirteen episodes of the current series (season, to us Yanks) have all been released, save one. Also announced have been which stories are two-parters.
Anyway, the current series titles have been/will be:
1:
Partners In Crime2:
The Fires of Pompeii3:
Planet of the Ood4 & 5:
The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky6:
The Doctor's Daughter7:
The Unicorn and the Wasp8 & 9:
Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead10:
Midnight11:
Turn Left12 & 13:
TBA/Journey's End.
It's episode 12 that has the fans talking. The actual title of the story won't be revealed until just prior to the episode being broadcast in Great Britain. So speculation is rife, yes rife, about what the title will actually be. There is even speculation that the title of the episode will, indeed, be "TBA," with the initials standing for something other than "to be announced." (Fans of the Doctor do keep a sense of humor about these things.
)
Other things that have been released to the press:
The Doctor's Daughter was/will be played by Georgia Moffett, daughter of fifth Doctor Peter Davison.
The Unicorn and the Wasp features Agatha Christie as one of the characters.
Rose Tyler, as played by Billie Piper, returns in
Turn Left and will stay with the series for the remaining two episodes.
Turn Left is also this year's "Doctor Lite" episode, focusing on other characters. (Last year's "Doctor Lite" story,
Blink, recently won Steven Moffat the BAFTA for best teleplay.)
The final episode will feature a very crowded TARDIS, as Freema Agyeman (as Martha Jones), John Barrowman (Capt. Jack Harkness), Noel Clark (Mickey Smith), Camille Coduri (Jackie Tyler), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) and John Leeson (the voice of K9) have all been announced as members of that episode's cast.
NONE OF THIS COUNTS AS SPOILERS! This has all been ANNOUNCED. Spoilers would reveal actual plot elements - what has been announced instead feeds the fires of speculation and rumor.
ALSO not counting as a spoiler is the announcement that the aforementioned Steven Moffit will be taking over as chief writer and executive producer when the fifth series begins production, as Russel T. Davies is stepping down after this year's Christmas special and
a couple of three other specials while David Tennant goes off and plays
Hamlet or some such thing. This signals a change, the end of one era and the beginning of another. (No word yet as to whether he'll also be running the show over at
Torchwood or
The Sarah Jane Adventures.)
