Weeelll, we had to share the exciting news that BBC Studios are releasing the Doctor Who: David Tennant Specials on limited edition Blu-ray Steelbook, with new and exclusive artwork, on 2 September 2019!
Broadcast between 2008 and 2010, the ‘specials’ bridged the gap between the fourth and fifth series of Doctor Who, marking the end of the era of David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Russell T Davis as the lead writer and showrunner. They included the appearances of a number of one-off companions played by David Morrissey, Velile Tshabalala, Michelle Ryan, Lindsay Duncan and Bernard Cribbins along with returning cast members Catherine Tate, Billie Piper, Freema Agyeman, Noel Clarke, John Barrowman, Elisabeth Sladen and John Simm.
The magnificent specials are:
- The Next Doctor
- Planet of the Dead
- The Waters of Mars
- The End of Time, “Part One”
- The End of Time, “Part Two”
The Blu-rays also the following special features: commentary with cast & crew, deleted scenes, exclusive David Tennant video diary, Doctor Who Confidential, Doctor Who at the Proms, Doctor Who at Comic Con and more.
This limited edition Steelbook contains a bonus disc including two animated episodes: Dreamland and The Infinite Quest, and it features bespoke artwork created by illustrator Tom Webster.