Critical popcorn

I’m definitely going to miss Jodie Whittaker but I’m really glad she got a proper opportunity later on in her reign with more concise stories, and a shift back towards trusting her Doctor to fully lead the way. But before she’s away, now confirmed for 23 October, here’s your all-new trailer for The Power of The Doctor!

Action-adventure in space and time for all the family, starring Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill, John Bishop, Sophie Aldred, Janet Fielding and Sacha Dhawan. In this feature-length Special to mark her last adventure, Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor must fight for her very existence, against her deadliest enemies: the Daleks, the Cybermen and her arch-nemesis, the Master.

Who is attacking a speeding bullet train on the edges of a distant galaxy? Why are seismologists going missing from 21st century Earth? Who is defacing some of history’s most iconic paintings? Why is a Dalek trying to make contact with the Doctor? And just what hold does the mesmeric Rasputin have over Tsar Nicholas in 1916 Russia?

The Doctor faces multiple threats…and a battle to the death:

Doctor Who: The Power of The Doctor airs on BBC One this 23rd October