The first read-through for series 8 was held on 17 December 2013. In a May 2013 interview, Steven Moffat claimed that 'the next season is plotted out.' Prof Emile Moorhouse - Christopher Villiersīrian Minchin, the new producer of the series, explained in the July 2013 issue of Doctor Who Magazine that 'I have just spent a very happy few days meeting some scarily clever writers, and we have an incredible set of stories to work on.

Kate Lethbridge-Stewart - Jemma Redgrave.

Cybermen - Jeremiah Krage and voiced by Nicholas Briggs.

Daleks - operated by Barnaby Edwards and voiced by Nicholas Briggs.

Danny Pink - Samuel Anderson, Remi Gooding.

This is a plan to lure the Doctor into a trap so she can get her 'friend back.' The overarching story elements revolve around characters who have died in the episode being greeted to 'Heaven,' by Missy, where the heaven is revealed to be a data cloud to store the minds of the deceased, as Missy upgrades the bodies into Cybermen before manipulating the minds to delete their emotions and put them into their old cyber-upgraded bodies as an army. This series also saw the return of the Master, now in a female incarnation known as Missy, played by Michelle Gomez, which was the first time a Time Lord had been portrayed in two distinct genders. Kate Stewart, Osgood and UNIT also appeared. The Paternoster Gang returned, each using a sonic device designed in a Blue Peter competition in the series. Although initially reported by media as being a new companion for the Doctor, in fact the character never actually took on an official companion role during the course of the season.

Samuel Anderson joined the cast as a new recurring character, Danny Pink, a fellow teacher at Coal Hill School. The new Doctor was joined by Series 7, Part 2's companion, Clara Oswald, as played by Jenna Coleman, in her first full series. Series 8 was the first series since series 5 in 2010 to be broadcast straight with no series split halfway through it, and the first series of the revival not to consist of 13 episodes (excluding Christmas and other specials), instead running for 12. įilming began on 6 January 2014, and ended on 7 August of the same year. The previous Doctor, Matt Smith, announced he was leaving on 1 June of the same year. Capaldi was announced in a live television special, Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor, on 4 August 2013. The series saw the debut of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor. Special Agent for the Defense Intelligence Agency.It consisted of eleven stories and twelve episodes. Special Agent Assigned to NCIS Pearl Team.Ĭomputer specialist for the NCIS Pearl Team. When a beloved Paniolo (Hawaiian cowboy) is shot while out riding his horse, Jane and her team must gain the trust of the Paniolo community to help find the culprits and protect the Paniolo's life while Kai tries to convince his stubborn father to see a doctor.

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