More behind the scenes secrets from Doctor Who’s latest episode, Wild Blue Yonder, have now been revealed…
Last weekend’s episode of Doctor Who, Wild Blue Yonder appears to have (rightly) gone down rather well. Our own spoiler-y review of it is here, with Russell T Davies penning a tale that called for plenty from his two lead actors, David Tennant and Catherine Tate.
The man who directed the episode was Tom Kingsley meanwhile, and over on his Twitter/X/Whatever We Call It These Days feed, he’s been detailing some behind the scenes information from the shoot.
It’s a fascinating thread of details he’s dropped too, not least the revelation that in Wild Blue Yonder, you actually see the Doctor played by six different people throughout the episode.
David Tennant we all knew about, of course. But as Kingsley revealed via a shot of the cast sheet,...
Last weekend’s episode of Doctor Who, Wild Blue Yonder appears to have (rightly) gone down rather well. Our own spoiler-y review of it is here, with Russell T Davies penning a tale that called for plenty from his two lead actors, David Tennant and Catherine Tate.
The man who directed the episode was Tom Kingsley meanwhile, and over on his Twitter/X/Whatever We Call It These Days feed, he’s been detailing some behind the scenes information from the shoot.
It’s a fascinating thread of details he’s dropped too, not least the revelation that in Wild Blue Yonder, you actually see the Doctor played by six different people throughout the episode.
David Tennant we all knew about, of course. But as Kingsley revealed via a shot of the cast sheet,...
- 12/5/2023
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Warning: contains spoilers for Doctor Who: “Wild Blue Yonder”
In the December issue of Doctor Who Magazine, a preview for the second 60th anniversary special “Wild Blue Yonder” advertised the following episode cast:
“David Tennant, Catherine Tate, [Redacted], [Redacted], [Redacted]”
Fans were understandably quick to fill in those blanks with potential guest stars fitting for a diamond anniversary. Nobody guessed the actual names redacted: Bernard Cribbins, plus Daniel Tuite and Helen Cripps.
Who? Exactly.
Tuite and Cripps play David Tennant and Catherine Tate’s body doubles in “Wild Blue Yonder”, an episode that saw the Doctor and Donna pitted against monstrous copies of themselves. Neither household names nor Doctor Who regulars, had the two actors been revealed prior to broadcast, it would likely not have explained or spoiled a thing…
…apart from the fervour of fan speculation, which was whipped up to great effect by the secrecy surrounding the ep. Very few...
In the December issue of Doctor Who Magazine, a preview for the second 60th anniversary special “Wild Blue Yonder” advertised the following episode cast:
“David Tennant, Catherine Tate, [Redacted], [Redacted], [Redacted]”
Fans were understandably quick to fill in those blanks with potential guest stars fitting for a diamond anniversary. Nobody guessed the actual names redacted: Bernard Cribbins, plus Daniel Tuite and Helen Cripps.
Who? Exactly.
Tuite and Cripps play David Tennant and Catherine Tate’s body doubles in “Wild Blue Yonder”, an episode that saw the Doctor and Donna pitted against monstrous copies of themselves. Neither household names nor Doctor Who regulars, had the two actors been revealed prior to broadcast, it would likely not have explained or spoiled a thing…
…apart from the fervour of fan speculation, which was whipped up to great effect by the secrecy surrounding the ep. Very few...
- 12/4/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
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